MA (Italian)
College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Celtic Studies
Key facts
Entry requirements
Second Class Honours NQAI level 8 degree with Second Class Honours Grade 2 in Italian; or equivalent international qualification.
Duration:
1 year, full-time
Next start date: September 2012
ECTS weighting: 90
Average intake: 15
Closing date:
2nd August 2012
Taught
Course overview
The Masters in Italian is designed to enhance critical, analytical, and linguistic skills as well as develop research methods and crosscultural and intercultural awareness. The focus will be on literary and cinematic texts, which will be contextualised and related to wider European and international trends and movements. The programme will be of particular benefit to people in education, the creative industry, media and communication, translation services, tourism, and government.
Course outline
The MA is a 90 ECTS programme. It consists of a combination of seminars and lectures. There are three core modules:
• Great Books of the 20th Century 1 (10 ECTS);
• Great Films 1 (10 ECTS);
• Dissertation (30 ECTS).
Remaining credits can be accrued from the following modules:
• Great Books of the 20th Century 2 (10 ECTS);
• Great Films 2 (10 ECTS);
• Defining Historical and Social Events (10 ECTS);
• Applied Language Skills (10 ECTS).
The dissertation will be approximately 15,000 words on a topic to be decided in consultation with the course coordinator. The dissertation will show that the student has applied the full range of knowledge and resources applicable to the topic and has demonstrated the capacity for independent research.
Applications and selections
Applications are made online via The Postgraduate Applications Centre (PAC). Relevant PAC application code(s) above.
Who teaches this course?
Prof Paolo Bartoloni, PhD
Dr Laura McLoughlin, PhD
Dr Lindsay Myers, PhD
Dr. Anne O' Connor, PhD
Requirements and assessment
Each module will be assessed through individual or group class presentations, essays, and continuous assessment, including active participation in class.
Find out more
Prof Paolo Bartoloni
T +353 91 492 392
E paolo.bartoloni@nuigalway.ie
www.nuigalway.ie/italian
