Literature & Culture

The MA in Literature & Culture is our flagship MA programme in English-language literature and culture. Students work with leading international scholars and world-class teachers, who have expertise in a wide range of areas, from the literature of the Middle Ages to the modern and contemporary. The programme provides an intensive combination of taught courses and supervised research, designed to develop students’ skills and confidence as scholars and critics of literature and its contexts. Current courses include seminars in Medieval and Renaissance LIterature, 18th and 19th-Century literature and culture, Contemporary American Poetics, Modernism, World Literature, Social Network Analysis, and Research Methods.



The supervised dissertation gives you the unique opportunity to work closely on a topic of your choosing with published experts in your field of interest. All students take the core module Research Methods, and can choose other modules in a variety of areas, including British, American and World Literature.

Recent courses have included:



Chaucer and the Fourteenth Century

American Modernism at Home

Re-reading the Renaissance

American Lyric: Document and Memoir

Memory Cultures

Feeling Modern: Thinking and Being in 18th and 19th-Century Britain

Social Network Analysis and Fiction

World-Systems, World-Literature: Mapping the Planet

Contemporary U.S. Genre Fiction: Intersection, Disruption, Protest

Concepts of Modernity



Further information on the MA in Literature & Culture is available on the UCD School of English, Drama & Film website: http://www.ucd.ie/englishdramafilm/study/postgraduate/literatureandculture/

Stage 1 Core Modules

ENG42090 Public Humanities and Ireland Autumn 10

ENG42120 Dissertation: Lit & Culture Summer 30



Stage 1 Options - B) Min 2 of:

We recommend that you take 2 options with your core module in Trimester 1

ENG40940 Gender and Sexuality in Theory and Representation Autumn 10

ENG41570 World-Systems,World-Literature Autumn 10

ENG41640 Joyce, Ulysses Autumn 10

ENG42160 Material Girls Autumn 10



Stage 1 Options - C) Min 3 of:

We recommend that you take 3 options in Trimester 2

EDF40060 Digital Methods Spring 10

ENG41590 The Tradition and the Contemporary Spring 10

ENG41840 American Lyric: Document and Memoir Spring 10

ENG41860 Queer Frictions: Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Literature & Culture Spring 10

ENG42080 Un/Settling Global Literatures Spring 10

ENG42170 Reading Contemporary Poetry Spring 10

FS40270 Stardom, Celebrity & Media Culture Spring 10

FS40370 Media, Gender, and Sexuality Spring 10

HUM40040 Creative Approaches Spring 10

An honours undergraduate degree in English or in another cognate subject (NFQ Level 8) with a 2.1 classification (Second Class Honours, Grade One) or equivalent* is normally required. A sample of written work of c.3000 words and two academic references are also required. Applicants whose first language is not English must demonstrate English language proficiency of IELTS 7 (no band less than 6.5 in each element), or equivalent.



Students meeting the programme’s academic entry requirements but not the English language requirements, may enter the programme upon successful completion of UCD’s International Pre-Master’s Pathway programmes. Please see the following link for further information: https://www.ucd.ie/alc/programmes/pathways/int%20pmp/



*equivalencies will vary depending on grade scale of award presented but will generally require a grade average of B or a GPA no less than 3.08;



*However, all applicants will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and in certain exceptional cases an award at a lower level or a 2.2 classification may be considered.



These are the minimum entry requirements – additional criteria may be requested for some programmes.



You may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), as UCD recognises formal, informal, and/or experiential learning. RPL may be awarded to gain Admission and/or credit exemptions on a programme. Please visit the UCD Registry RPL web page for further information. Any exceptions are also listed on this webpage.

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(Z251): 1 Years Full Time

(Z252): 2 Years Part Time

Delivery: On Campus

MA Literature & Culture (Z251) Full Time

EU fee per year - € 7055

nonEU fee per year - € 19200


MA Literature & Culture (Z252) Part Time

EU fee per year - € 4235

nonEU fee per year - € 9600


***Fees are subject to change


Tuition fee information is available on the UCD Fees website. Please note that UCD offers a number of graduate scholarships for full-time, self-funding international students, holding an offer of a place on a UCD graduate degree programme. For further information please see International Scholarships.


Each year the School of English, Drama and Film offers a number of competitive tuition bursaries of 1,000 euro. Applicants with an offer of a place on one of the School's MA programmes are eligible to apply.

Z251 Literature & Culture Master of Arts Full-Time

Commencing September 2025

Graduate Taught



Z252 Literature & Culture Master of Arts Part-Time

Commencing September 2025

Graduate Taught

Recent graduates are working in the following areas:



Arts, culture, heritage & museums



• Media/publishing/broadcasting/journalism



• Charities / NGOs / International Aid



• Business /HR/ training



• Public sector – government/EU



Some students have also progressed to and successfully completed PhD study.