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BA or comparable degree. Minimum English language requirements for students whose first language is not English apply. Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.

Minimum English language requirements

• IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score
• TOEFL (Paper based test): 585
• TOEFL (Internet based test): 95
• PTE (Pearson): 62

Maynooth University’s TOEFL code is 8850

Online application only http://www.pac.ie/maynoothuniversity

PAC Code
MHK71

The following documents should be forwarded to PAC, 1 Courthouse Square, Galway or uploaded to your online application form:

Certified copies of all official transcripts of results for all non-Maynooth University qualifications listed MUST accompany the application. Failure to do so will delay your application being processed. Non-Maynooth University students are asked to provide two academic references and a copy of birth certificate or valid passport.

The Part-time Higher Diploma requires a student to take Second and Third Year English from the BA programme over two-years, amounting to 60 credits in English. Students may choose any combination of 30 credits from the modules offered each year.

Duration: 2 years Part-time

Disclaimer
The modules below are indicative of the content associated with this course of study.
The modules are subject to change as the curriculum is revised and reviewed annually. Please check periodically for updates.

Year 1

ENGLISH ENP500 - ENGLISH Credits: 30 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CONTEMPORARY IRISH CINEMA EN388 5 2 CONTEMPORARY LITERARY THEORY EN301 5 1 CONTEMPORARY POETRY EN396 5 2 CRITICAL GEOGRAPHIES EN302 5 1 EXPERIMENTAL FORMS EN303 5 2 FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES EN241 5 1 GLOBAL ARAB MIGRANT WRITING AND FILM EN379 5 2 GLOBAL CINEMA EN341 5 1 GRAPHIC CONTENTS EN394 5 2 IMAGINED WORLDS EN244 5 2 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LITERATURE EN242 5 1 INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH 1 EN108 10 1 INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH 2 EN109 10 2 LATE IMPERIAL ROMANCE: FICTION AND THE END OF EMPIRE EN377 5 2 LITERARY FORMS EN203 5 2 LITERATURE IN HISTORY EN202 5 1 LITERATURES OF PLACE EN204 5 2 LOST WORLDS EN342 5 1 MODERNISM EN243 5 2 PETROCULTURES AND THE ENERGY HUMANITIES EN374 5 2 POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE EN247 5 2 READING THE HISTORICAL NOVEL EN383 5 2 READING ULYSSES EN386 5 2 REVOLUTION AND DISSIDENCE EN304 5 2 ROMANTICISM EN246 5 1 SHAKESPEARE ACROSS MEDIA EN384 5 2 THE ART OF SHORT FICTION: CRITICAL AND CREATIVE APPROACHES TO THE SHORT STORY EN375 5 2 THEORISING LITERATURE EN201 5 1 WRITING IN FOCUS EN343 5 1 WRITING IRELAND EN245 5 2

Year 2

ENGLISH ENP502 - ENGLISH Credits: 30 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CONTEMPORARY IRISH CINEMA EN388 5 2 CONTEMPORARY LITERARY THEORY EN301 5 1 CONTEMPORARY POETRY EN396 5 2 CRITICAL GEOGRAPHIES EN302 5 1 EXPERIMENTAL FORMS EN303 5 2 FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES EN241 5 1 GLOBAL ARAB MIGRANT WRITING AND FILM EN379 5 2 GLOBAL CINEMA EN341 5 1 GRAPHIC CONTENTS EN394 5 2 IMAGINED WORLDS EN244 5 2 INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN LITERATURE EN242 5 1 INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH 1 EN108 10 1 INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH 2 EN109 10 2 LATE IMPERIAL ROMANCE: FICTION AND THE END OF EMPIRE EN377 5 2 LITERARY FORMS EN203 5 2 LITERATURE IN HISTORY EN202 5 1 LITERATURES OF PLACE EN204 5 2 LOST WORLDS EN342 5 1 MODERNISM EN243 5 2 PICTURING AMERICA: SHAPING THE STATES IN WORD AND IMAGE EN382 5 2 READING THE HISTORICAL NOVEL EN383 5 2 READING ULYSSES EN386 5 2 REVOLUTION AND DISSIDENCE EN304 5 2 ROMANTICISM EN246 5 1 SHAKESPEARE ACROSS MEDIA EN384 5 2 THE ART OF SHORT FICTION: CRITICAL AND CREATIVE APPROACHES TO THE SHORT STORY EN375 5 2 THEORISING LITERATURE EN201 5 1 WRITING IN FOCUS EN343 5 1 WRITING IRELAND EN245 5 2

Programme Coordinator Amanda Bent
Tel 01 708 3706
Email english.department@mu.ie
Website https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/english
Address Department of English, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co. Kildare

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The programme has helped graduates to qualify towards a career in teaching at Leaving Certificate level. Applicants who wish to use this programme to enhance their range of teaching subjects are advised to contact the Teaching Council before applying to ensure recognition.

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