MA in Philosophy and Literature
The Masters of Arts in Philosophy and Literature is an interdisciplinary one-year programme (or two years part-time), designed to offer graduates of either philosophy or literature (English and other literatures) the opportunity to study the many areas of overlap between the disciplines. The central questions concern the status of the text, the status of the world represented in the text, and the relationship between the reader, the text, the author, and that world.
The programme comprises six modules. Please see below an indicative module list for 2012-13 academic year and may be subject to change. This means the following:
(A) one compulsory module: PHIL40400 Philosophy and Literature (Joseph Cohen and Fran O'Rourke), offered in Semester I
(B) two of the following philosophy modules:
| Semester I | Semester II |
|---|---|
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PHIL40250 Merleau-Ponty
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PHIL40950 Carnal Hermeneutics |
(C) one of the following literary theory modules:
| Semester I | Semester II |
|---|---|
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ENG40720 Concepts of Modernity
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ENG41190 Old Worlds, New Worlds |
(D) and two of the following literature modules (the following list includes those modules from Section (C):
| Semester I | Semester II |
|---|---|
|
ENG40720 Concepts of Modernity |
GER40030 Literary Autobiography |
Please note: the School of Philosophy is not responsible for modules in other schools. Some of these modules may not be accessible to students on this MA programme because of (i) cancellation, (ii) oversubscription, or (iii) a timetable clash. Changes in the timetables of other Schools might be made as late as August. Even when a module is available to philosophy students, places may be limited, and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Further information may be available from the websites of the Schools in question: ENG modules are offered by the School of English; FR, GER and SLL modules are offered by the School of Languages and Literatures. Once students have decided which of these modules they would like to enrol in, they should contact the relevant module co-ordinator as soon as possible to discuss the requirements and expectations of the module. Sometimes the essay-writing and assessment criteria of an English Literature module may differ from those of a Philosophy module.
In addition to the six modules, students must also write a dissertation of 12-15,000 words on a relevant topic, due on 23 August 2013. The dissertation must be supervised by a member of the School of Philosophy, although students may consult members of other schools for informal advice.
Any questions about the programme should be addressed to the programme co-ordinator, Joseph Cohen: joseph.cohen@ucd.ie.
All administrative enquiries should be sent to the School Manager:
Please note that all applications should be made on-line.
