University College Cork: University College Cork (UCC) is a prestigious public research university located in Cork, Ireland. Established in 1845, UCC is known for its academic excellence, innovative research, and vibrant campus life. It offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across various fields, including arts, sciences, business, engineering, medicine, and law. UCC is committed to providing a supportive learning environment, fostering critical thinking, and preparing students for successful careers and global citizenship.

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Our MA in Irish Writing and Film is offered by the English Department at University College Cork. This innovative programme will introduce you to an exceptionally rich body of cultural texts whose breadth and diversity continue to generate scholarly debate. With expert guidance, you will discover the historical and cultural contexts that inform Irish culture up to the present day and engage in debate on a wide range of issues. You will read key texts from the eighteenth century to the present and be encouraged to engage with some of the most influential critical and theoretical models currently being applied in the analysis of Irish literature and film. You will also develop independent research in the field under the expert guidance of our academics, all of whom are themselves authors of important studies of Irish culture. The writers we cover include the following luminaries: Jonathan Swift, Edmund Burke, Maria Edgeworth, James Clarence Mangan, Sheridan Le Fanu, James Joyce, W.B. Yeats, Elizabeth Bowen, Samuel Beckett, Kate O’Brien, Brian Friel, John McGahern, Éilis Ní Dhuibhne, Anne Enright, Marina Carr, Colm Tóibín, Anna Burns and Melatu Uche Okorie. We explore the canon of classic Irish films such as Man of Aran (Robert J Flaherty, 1934) and This Other Eden (Muriel Box, 1959), alongside the work of Lenny Abrahamson (Adam & Paul, Room, The Little Stranger) and other notable contemporary Irish filmmakers. Show less

The MA in Irish Writing and Film is delivered in two parts and comprises 90 credits total.

Part I: Taught modules (50 credits)

The subject modules and the Literary Research Skills module comprise the taught element of the MA and run from September to March. These modules introduce students to the specific thematic area of their choice. The Literary Research Skills module aims to equip MA students for the development and implementation of their research strategy through the acquisition of a range of research skills.

Part II: Dissertation (40 credits)

The dissertation (15,000-17,000 words) is written between March and the end of August, to be submitted in September. It is supervised by a member(s) of staff, after consultation and agreement. Supervision will take place between March and the end of August.

Part I

EN6009: Contemporary Literary Research: Skills, Methods & Strategies (10 credits)
FX6010: Irish Cinema - History, Contexts, Aesthetics (10 Credits)
Three of the following four modules:

EN6047: Irish Culture - Colonial, Postcolonial Transnational (10 credits)
EN6048: Gender & Sexuality (10 credits)
EN6049: Gothic to Modernism (10 credits)
EN6050: Space & Place in Irish Writing & Film (10 credits)
Note: Subject to the approval of the MA programme co-ordinators, students may substitute one 10-credit module with a 10-credit module from one of our other two English MA programmes: MA English - Modernities: Literature, Theory & Culture from the Romantics to the Present and MA English -Texts & Contexts: Medieval to Renaissance.

Part II

EN6017: Dissertation (40 credits)
For further details and module descriptions, see the Postgraduate College Calendar.

Modules
Further details on modules can be found in our Book of Modules. Any modules listed are indicative of the current set of modules for this course but are subject to change from year to year.

University Calendar
You can find the full academic content for the current year of any given course in our University Calendar.

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You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:

• Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
• Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it

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