都柏林大學

Why is this course for me?

Are you an enthusiastic reader and writer who want to immerse yourself in literature ranging from Old English to new writing being published today? Do you want to explore the radical potential of novels, plays and poems to change lives? Would you like to analyses literary concepts and forms deeply, to creatively connect ideas across a wide range of cultures, periods, genres and media, and to develop your critical thinking and analytical skills to an advanced level? Would you like to study with world-class researchers and teachers, and develop your own unique research project? If so, the BA Humanities Degree in English is for you.

International Study Opportunities

We offer a number of Erasmus and Study Abroad opportunities, including at:

• Albert-Ludwigs-Universit?t, Frieburg, 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.

Career & Graduate Study Opportunities

Our English graduates have found employment in:

• Broadcasting and Journalism
• Cultural Production and Arts Management
• Public Relations
• Business / Finance
• Publishing
• Law
• Politics
• Policymaking
• Teaching
• Heritage
• Management Consultancy
• Tourism
• Humanities Research and many other areas.

There are a wide range of MA Programmes available in the School of English, Drama and Film, as well as opportunities for MPhil and PhD study. MA programmes include:

• Literature and Culture (with specialisms in American)
• Gender, Sexuality and Culture
• Medieval
• Modern and Contemporary Renaissance
• Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama
• Creative Writing.

What Will I Study

You will study texts ranging from the Old English, medieval and early modern periods to the nineteenth and through to the twenty-first century – writing which extends across national boundaries and regions, from British to Irish to American to World Literature, and covering multiple genres. You will explore literary production, value and impact – how fiction, poetry and drama are inspired, shaped, released and received in particular historical and cultural contexts – learning how the meanings of literary texts change and renew across time and space.