English

Programme Short Name:	BA (Hons) (NFQ Level 8)
Load (FT vs PT):	Full Time Part Time
Levels (UG, G, etc):	Undergraduate studies
Course Information:	CAO Code: DN500 (Joint Honours) CAO Points Range 2015: 335 - 605 Length of Course: 3 Years Average Intake: 405 CAO Code: DN511 (Single Honours) CAO Points Range 2015: 460 - 520 Length of Course: 3 Years Average Intake: 15 Leaving Certificate: Passes in English, Irish, a third language & three other recognised subjects. Two of the six subjects must be minimum HC3. Click below for equivalent entry requirements information for: A-Level/GCSE Other EU Applicants Non-EU Applicants Level 5/6 FETAC Entry Routes (DN500/DN501 only) Mature Entry Route
Choosing	English can be taken as part of a Joint Honours degree (DN500) and can also be taken on a part time basis (DN501). Review the subjects you can study with English by looking at the diagram here. If you would like to pursue a Single Honours degree in English, you have additional choices: DN511 allows you to concentrate on English only or you can combine English with Drama (DN512) or English with Film (DN513). There may be an opportunity for those taking the joint honours degree (DN500) to transfer to the single subject degrees at the end of first year.
Why is this subject for me?	Study English at UCD if you are an enthusiastic reader, talker and writer, and love literature. Strengthen your understanding of narrative, poetic and dramatic forms. Enlarge your critical vocabulary and historical awareness. Explore how the study of literature intersects with questions of gender, politics and cultural theory. Learn how to research a topic, evaluate evidence and present your ideas in a cogent, elegant fashion. Become a creative and dynamic critic yourself!
What will I study?	You will study themes, forms, theories and contexts of literature from around the world and from Anglo-Saxon to contemporary times, choosing from around 60 modules. Modules include: Modules include: First Year Literature in Context 1 & 2 Contemporary Irish Writing Literary Genre Second & Third Year Medieval Literature Critical Theory Renaissance Literature Romantic Literature Irish Literature American Literature Victorian Literature Reading Ulysses Shakespeare from Stage to Screen Fin de Siècle Gothic & Gothick Medieval Celluloid Modern American Poetry The Modernist Novel Sex, Politics & the Irish Stage Students attend lectures, tutorials and workshops, and undertake independent study. Assessment is through end-ofsemester written examinations and continuous assessment, such as written assignments, presentations and group projects. In third year, students attend small group seminars, which are predominantly assessed via an end-of-semester written assignment. For detailed information on subject content click the relevant link below: First Year (Joint Honours) Second - Third Year (Joint Honours) First - Third Year (Single Honours)
Career & Graduate Study Opportunities	Graduates in English have found employment as writers and dramatists, and in areas including: Journalism and broadcasting Research and administration Civil Service Education Business Advertising and Public Relations Tourism English offers a wide range of master's programmes (www.ucd.ie/englishanddrama/graduatestudies), and opportunities for PhD study. One year full time MA programmes include: American Literature Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama Creative Writing Directing for Theatre Drama and Performance Studies Playwriting Film Studies Gender, Sexuality and Culture Medieval Literature and Culture Modernity, Literature and Culture Renaissance Literature and Culture
International Study Opportunity:	Opportunities may include: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, Germany Université Sorbonne Paris IV, France University of Turin, Italy University of Verona, Italy University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands University of Coimbra, Portugal University of Barcelona, Spain University of British Columbia, Canada University of Miami, USA University of Otago, New Zealand
Staff Profile:	"Professor Frank McGuinness has lectured in the UCD School of English, Drama & Film since 1997. He has published widely on Irish literature and theatre, and his plays - The Factory Girls, Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme - and versions of the European classics from Sophocles to Ibsen are performed throughout the English-speaking world. He has also published four volumes of poetry, produced work for film and television, and has been nominated for two BAFTAs. His teaching interests include the Art and Practice of Stagecraft, American Theatre, Gender Studies, Theatre Directing, the Novella and Irish Theatre." Professor Frank McGuinness, UCD Writer-in-Residence
Related Programs:	English with Drama English with Film
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Contact Information:	Undergraduate Office UCD School of English, Drama & Film Newman Belfield, Dublin 4 Tel: +353 1 716 8323/8328/8157 Email: englishdramafilm@ucd.ie
Categories:	English