Trinity College Dublin - Comparative Literature

Course Overview/Contact:

This course is designed to provide an understanding of Comparative Literature as a subject of study and a critical practice. The core modules provide the theoretical and methodological basis for comparing texts of various genres and artefacts of different media at an advanced level. Optional modules enable the further development of these competencies and offer opportunities to develop and apply this knowledge and these skills to a range of primary texts from a wide range of languages, cultures, epochs and other contexts.

Applicants would normally be required to have a good honors degree (at least upper second class honours standard), or an equivalent qualification, in a cognate area. Applicants should normally have an advanced reading knowledge of at least one language other than English among those offered by the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies at Trinity College Dublin.

The course consists of two core modules taken by all students (Theory and Methodology and Moving between Cultures), two options from the range offered in a given year, and a dissertation of 15,000-20,000 words whose theme and approach should be comparativist.

In order to be awarded the degree of M.Phil. in Comparative Literature candidates must satisfy the Court of Examiners by obtaining an overall pass in both the following components:

1. the assessment work for core course 1, core course 2, options 1 and 2 (combined)
2. the dissertation

The two core modules each contribute 20% of the overall assessment, the options each contribute 10% and the dissertation 40%.

Course Options:

1 Year Full Tiime

Course Url

www.tcd.ie/langs-lits-cultures/postgraduate/comparative_literature/

Course Email

arndsp@tcd.ie

Next Intake

September 2017

Closing Date

31st March 2017

Entry Requirements:

We welcome enquiries and expressions of interest - please contact the Course Director Dr. Peter Arnds (arndsp@tcd.ie) with a copy to the School's Executive Officer (sllcs@tcd.ie)

For information, please contact:

Dr Peter Arnds, Course Director E: arndsp@tcd.ie Department of Germanic Studies Arts Building Trinity College Dublin 2 Ireland.

The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies (SLLCS) Room 5042 Level 5 Arts Building Trinity College Dublin T: 00 353 1 896 1706 E: sllcs@tcd.ie