UCD Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
English BA (Hons) (NFQ Level 8)
CAO Code DN511 Single Honours CAO Points Range 2015 425—545
Length of course 3 years Average Intake 15
CAO Code DN500 Joint Honours
CAO Points Range 2015 330—585 Length of Course 3 Years Average Intake 325
Entry Requirements English ¬ Irish ¬ A third language ¬ Three other recognised subjects
Leaving Certificate You must obtain a minimum of Grade H5 in two subjects and a minimum of Grade O6/H7 in the remaining four subjects
A-Level/GCSE See
www.ucd.ie/myucd/alevel
Other EU Applicants See
www.ucd.ie/myucd/eu
Non-EU Applicants See
www.ucd.ie/myucd/noneu
Level 5/6 FETAC Entry Routes Yes (DN500 only) , see
www.ucd.ie/myucd/fetac
Level 6/7 Progression Routes None
Mature Entry Route Yes, see page 188 Option to take a single honours degree after First Year Yes
Why is this subject for me? Study English at UCD if you are an enthusiastic reader, talker and writer, and love literature. Strengthen your understanding of narrative, poetic and dramatic forms. Enlarge your critical vocabulary and historical awareness. Explore how the study of literature intersects with questions of gender, politics and cultural theory. Learn how to research a topic, evaluate evidence and present your ideas in a cogent, elegant fashion. Become a creative and dynamic critic yourself!
What will I study? You will study themes, forms, theories and contexts of literature from around the world and from Anglo-Saxon to contemporary times, choosing from around 60 modules. Modules include:
First Year Literature in Context 1 & 2 ¬ Contemporary Irish Writing ¬ Literary Genre
Second & Third Year Medieval Literature ¬ Critical Theory ¬ Renaissance Literature ¬Romantic Literature ¬ Irish Literature ¬American Literature ¬ Victorian Literature ¬Reading Ulysses¬ Shakespeare from Stage to Screen¬Fin de Siècle ¬Gothic & Gothick ¬ Talking Animals ¬Modern American Poetry ¬ The Modernist Novel ¬Sex, Politics & the Irish Stage
Popular Subject Combinations: History, Film Studies, Drama, Geography, Philosophy, Sociology and Greek & Roman Civilisation
Review the subjects you can study with English. See page 35
Students attend lectures, tutorials and workshops, and undertake independent study. Assessment is through end-of- semester written examinations and continuous assessment, such as written assignments, presentations and group projects. In third year, students attend small group seminars, which are predominantly assessed via an end-of-semester written assignment.
Other courses of interest Drama Studies
English with Film
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Undergraduate Office English UCD School of English, Drama & Film Newman, Belfield, Dublin 4
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Career & Graduate Study Opportunities Graduates in English have found employment as writers and dramatists, and in areas including: Journalism and broadcasting ¬Research and administration¬ Civil service ¬ Education ¬ Business ¬ Advertising and Public Relations ¬ Tourism English offers a wide range of master’s programmes (
www.ucd.ie/englishanddrama/ graduatestudies) and opportunities for PhD study. One-year full-time MA programmes include: American Literature ¬ Anglo-Irish Literature & Drama ¬ Creative Writing ¬Directing for Theatre ¬ Drama & Performance Studies ¬ Playwriting ¬ Film Studies ¬ Gender, Sexuality & Culture ¬Medieval Literature & Culture ¬Modernity, Literature & Culture ¬ Renaissance Literature & Culture
International Study Opportunities Opportunities may include: Albert-Ludwigs- Universität, Freiburg, Germany ¬Université Sorbonne (Paris IV), France ¬University of Turin, Italy ¬ University of Verona, Italy ¬ University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands ¬ University of Coimbra, Portugal ¬University of Barcelona, Spain ¬University of British Columbia, Canada ¬University of Miami, USA ¬ University of Otago, New Zealand ¬ University of California, Davis
This book, printed by the Society of Stationers (Dublin) in 1635, is held in the Special Collections of the UCD James Joyce Library.
"Professor Frank McGuinness has lectured in the UCD School of English, Drama & Film since 1997. He has published widely on Irish literature and theatre. His internationally acclaimed body of work includes 22 original plays, 18 adaptations spanning Sophocles, Ibsen and most recently Joyce screenplays, and five volumes of poetry. He has also produced work for film and television, has been nominated for two BAFTAs and won a Tony Award for his version of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. His teaching interests include the Art and Practice of Stagecraft, American Theatre, Gender Studies, Theatre Directing, the Novella and Irish Theatre."
Professor Frank McGuinness, UCD Writer-in-Residence
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