Overview
Status: Active
National Framework Of Qualifications (NFQ) Level: 9
NFQ Award Class: Minor Award
Total Credits: 30
Connected Curriculum: - Global Reach
- Inter-and Transdisciplinary
- Research Based Teaching
Graduate Attributes: - Creator, evaluator and communicator of knowledge
- Digitally Fluent
- Effective global citizen
Exit Award only
Students on the MA (Irish Mythology and Folklore) programme who successfully complete and pass taught modules to the value of at least 30 credits in Part I may exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in Irish Mythology and Folklore.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| CC6024 | Tales of Kings and Heroes in Medieval Ireland | 10 |
| CC6025 | Celtic Paganism and its Irish Legacy: The Medieval Evidence | 10 |
| CC6027 | Gender Perceptions in Medieval Ireland | 10 |
| FL6011 | Doing Irish Folklore: Archival Collection and Dissemination, Past and Present | 10 |
| FL6012 | The Gaelic Otherworld: Stories and Theories | 10 |
| FL6014 | Festival, Carnival & Celebratory Traditions 1 | 10 |
| FL6014 | Festival, Carnival & Celebratory Traditions | 10 |
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 the Postgraduate Certificate in Irish Mythology and Folklore (NFQ Level 9, Minor Award)
(Online)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Command a good knowledge of the early Latin church from which medieval Irish religious culture arose, and of which it continued to form a part;
- Be familiar with the distinction between original medieval sources and verifiable oral collections, in contrast to modern popular reinterpretations of the material;
- Evaluate the reception context and socio-religious milieu of the medieval texts and the performative and cultural context of oral traditions;
- Have some understanding of the latest scholarly and academic methodologies with regard to the interpretation and analysis of the sources;
- Communicate an integrated vision of the subject, informed by literary evidence, historical sources, oral collections and academic research outputs.
