Study MA in Literature and Culture at University College Dublin in Ireland, UCD College of Arts and Humanities

MA in Literature and Culture

Ireland

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What will I learn?

The MA in Literature Culture is our flagship MA programme in English-language literature and culture. Students work with leading international scholars and world-class teachers, who have expertise in a wide range of areas, from the literature of the Middle Ages to the modern and contemporary. The programme provides an intensive combination of taught courses and supervised research, designed to develop students skills and confidence as scholars and critics of literature and its contexts. Current courses include seminars in Medieval and Renaissance LIterature, 18th and 19th-Century literature and culture, Contemporary American Poetics, Modernism, World Literature, Social Network Analysis, and Research Methods. The supervised dissertation gives you the unique opportunity to work closely on a topic of your choosing with published experts in your field of interest. All students take the core module Research Methods, and can choose other modules in a variety of areas, including British, American and World Literature. Recent courses have included:Chaucer and the Fourteenth CenturyAmerican Modernism at HomeRe-reading the RenaissanceAmerican Lyric: Document and MemoirMemory CulturesFeeling Modern: Thinking and Being in 18th and 19th-Century BritainSocial Network Analysis and FictionWorld-Systems, World-Literature: Mapping the PlanetContemporary U.S. Genre Fiction: Intersection, Disruption, ProtestConcepts of ModernityDURATION:1 Years 2 YearsNEXT INTAKE:20242025 September

Which department am I in?

UCD College of Arts and Humanities

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
€22,600.00 (US$ 24,220) per year
Estimated Monthly Costs (per student) - Accommodation - €1,242

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2026

Venue

Belfield Campus

Belfield, Dublin 4,

Belfield,

Dublin,

D04 V1W8, Leinster, Republic of Ireland

Entry requirements

For international students

An honours undergraduate degree in English or in another cognate subject (NFQ Level 8) with a 2.1 classification (Second Class Honours, Grade One) or equivalent is normally required. A sample of written work of c.3000 words and two academic references are also required. Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About University College Dublin

UCD is the most international and diverse university in Ireland, and is the destination of choice for over 11,000 international students.

  • Main campus in Belfield, only 5km from Dublin city centre
  • 100th in the world (QS World University Rankings, 2027)
  • One of Europe’s top research-intensive universities
  • Scholarships available for international students

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