Overview

The MA (Global Cultures and Languages) may be taken full-time over 12 months or part-time over 24 months from the date of first registration for the programme.

Part-time option

Students registered on the MA (Global Cultures and Languages) part-time take as follows: A minimum of 45 credits of taught modules (which must include LL6008, LL6111 and LL6902) in Year 1, and 45 credits in Year 2, including LL6006 and 15 credits from the list of elective modules.

Postgraduate Diploma in Global Cultures and Languages (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

Students who pass taught modules to the value of at least 60 credits may opt to exit the programme and be conferred with a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Cultures and Languages.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Students take 90 credits.
Part I
Students take 30 credits as follows:
Core Modules
LL6008	Mobility, Plurilingualism and Intercultural Communication in a Globalized World	10
LL6111	Theorising the Global: Migration Studies, Postcolonialism, and Critical Theory	10
LL6902	Research Skills in Modern Languages	10
Elective Modules		30
Students take 30 credits from the following groups of modules:
Global Cultures and Languages
AS6000	Transcultural Asia: Past, Present and Future (10)
LL6024	Conflict, memory and nation building in the Francophone world (10)
LL6037	Migration and Material Culture (10)
LL6038	Metropolis, Mobility and Minorities (10)
Language Skills
Students take 10 credits of language modules. 1
Part II
Students take 30 credits as follows:
Core Modules
LL6006	Dissertation in Global Cultures and Languages	30
Total Credits		90

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Students must take 10 credits in a language offered by the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures. The level and appropriate module will be determined by the department and approved by the Programme Director. Students may take a language at Beginner Level or at any of the competency levels offered by the department if appropriate.

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 MA in Global Cultures and Languages (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Evaluate a broad range of primary and secondary sources related to contemporary languages practice in the widest context;
  
• Apply a range of interdisciplinary appropriate methodologies required for undertaking research in the respective language area;
  
• Demonstrate critical understanding of a range of topics and academic approaches in the areas of language policy/education, cultural theory;
  
• Contribute to existing critical, theoretical and methodological debates within a specified field of study;
  
• Plan and conduct research at the appropriate level for a masters qualification;
  
• Present their research in a dissertation supported by relevant secondary materials;
  
• Demonstrate through the dissertation advanced understanding of a selected topic in the field;
  
• Utilise advanced critical, theoretical, and methodological concepts in the presentation of their research;
  
• Work effectively as an individual, in teams and in multi-disciplinary settings together with the capacity to undertake lifelong learning.