Overview
The BA (English) (International) Pathway is a four-year full-time programme leading to the BA Degree (English) (International) Pathway. The degree is taught by the School of English.
First Year - Arts (English)
In First Arts (English) students take English together with two other subjects from the First Arts programme.
Second Year - Arts (English) (International) Pathway
Students who wish to take the Second Arts (English) (International Pathway) register for the pathway at the beginning of Second Year. No student may register for Second Arts (English) (International) Pathway until s/he has passed the First University Examination in Arts (English). The selection of any module is conditional on the Professor or Lecturer concerned and the College being satisfied that a student is capable of profiting by attendance thereat. Students may not select modules which involve a timetable clash.
In Second Arts (English) (International) Pathway students take a Single Subject Degree consisting of modules to the value of 60 credits in English.
Third Year - Arts (English) (International) Pathway
Students complete the Third Year of BA English (International) at a host university abroad.
Students are reminded that if they wish to transfer from the BA English (International) to the BA English - CK109, they may do so at the start of Semester 1 by submitting a transfer application to the Office of the College of Arts, Celtic Studies, and Social Sciences. Transfers are not available for students in European Studies.
Third Arts (English) (International) Pathway is spent in an approved foreign university where students will study approved courses/modules to the equivalent value of 60 credits. All courses will be assessed by the approved Host University.
Fourth Year - Arts (English) (International) Pathway
No student may register for Fourth Arts (English) (International Pathway) until s/he has passed the Third University Examination in Arts (English) (International) Pathway. The selection of any module is conditional on the Professor or Lecturer concerned and the College being satisfied that a student is capable of profiting by attendance thereat. Students may not select modules which involve a timetable clash.
In Fourth Arts (English) (International) Pathway, students take a Single Subject Degree consisting of modules to the value of 60 credits in English.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
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| EN1010 | Critical Reading and Writing | 5 |
| EN1011 | Literature in Time | 5 |
| EN1012 | Literature in Question | 5 |
| EN1101 | Contexts: The Production and Reception of Literature and Film | 5 |
| EN1103 | Problems in Literature | 10 |
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| 3 | 60 |
| Special Topics in Literature and Culture | |
| Old English Language | |
| Critical Skills Seminar | |
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| Special Topics in Literature and Culture | |
| Old English Language | |
| Creative Writing 1 | |
| Critical Skills Seminar | |
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| Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales and Related Texts | |
| American Literature to 1900 | |
| Modern Drama | |
| Adaptation, Literature, and Culture | |
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| Romance and Realism | |
| Women and Literature | |
| EN2078 | Colony and Nation: Irish Literature before 1900 | 5 |
| Introduction to Renaissance Literature | |
| 5 | 60 |
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| Dissertation | |
| EN3003 | Special Studies Seminar | 10 |
| 4 | |
| Special Studies Seminar | |
| Creative Writing 2: Fiction Workshop | |
| Dissertation | |
| 4 | |
| EN3110 | Dissertation | 20 |
| EN3112 | Creative Writing 2 Poetry Workshop | 10 |
| EN3109 | Creative Writing 2: Fiction Workshop | 10 |
| 4 | |
| Special Studies Seminar | |
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| Modern and Contemporary American Literature | |
| Victorian Literature | |
| Contemporary Irish Writing | |
| The Irish Literary Revival & Irish Modernism | |
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| Of Monsters and Men: Old & Early English Literature | |
| Romance: Medieval to Renaissance | |
| Romantic Literature | |
| Contemporary Culture | |
| Total Credits | 295 |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for BA (Hons) (English) (International) Pathway (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Grasp the scope and range of English as a subject which encompasses topics from Old English to Digital Humanities; which traverses diverse cultural traditions (including Irish, American and African); and which offers ways of addressing such fields as Film, Drama and Theatre Studies;
- Articulate knowledge and understanding of texts, concepts and theories relating to the subject of English;
- Demonstrate a knowledge of some of the theories which underpin the criticism of literature, film, drama and theatre studies;
- Describe the ways in which texts acquire meaning from the material, cultural and political contexts in which they are produced;
- Apply their knowledge of texts and theories through the central practice of close reading;
- Form independent and sound judgments about texts;
- Gather, sift and organise material independently, and evaluate its significance;
- Express an awareness of the complexity, uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge;
- Write effective and accurate scholarly prose.
