ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW TAUGHT MA IN PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE
Stephen Thornton
- Ollscoil Luimnigh -
Mary Immaculate College
- University of Limerick -
Web www.mic.ul.ie
Mary Immaculate College is a university level College of Education and =
the
Liberal Arts, academically linked with the University of Limerick. It =
serves
the needs of a growing and diverse student population of over 2,000
students. Under-graduate programmes at B.Ed. and B.A. levels and a =
range of
post-graduate programmes at Diploma, Masters and Doctorate level are =
offered
in the College.
ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW TAUGHT MA IN PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE
The MA in Philosophy and Literature is a taught programme, which is =
designed
to provide an additional postgraduate academic qualification for =
graduates
in the areas of Philosophy and English, and to give students a sense of =
the
interdisciplinarity between the areas of Philosophy and English. It is =
also
designed to develop a sense of critical thinking in both areas and to
facilitate critical engagement with contemporary issues and problems.
The programme consists of 6 taught modules and a DISSERTATION. The =
modules
are as follows: Philosophy and the Subject: From the Modern to the
Postmodern, The Value of Literary and Cultural Theory, Contemporary
Postcolonial Theory and Literature, The Contemporary Crisis of =
Experience,
Language, Symbol and Symbolism, Introduction to Hermeneutics, =
Existentialism
and Literary Realism, Literary Aesthetics, Visiting Faculty Module.
Full-time students may take the MA degree course in one year and =
part-time
students will require two years.
The programme may lead to doctoral study in the field for suitably =
qualified
graduates.
Course Co-ordinator: Dr. Chris Lawn, Department of Philosophy, Mary
Immaculate College
Tel. 00-353-61-204576
Email: Chris...@mic.ul.ie
For Further Information, contact:
Admissions Office
Mary Immaculate College
(University of Limerick)
South Circular Road
Limerick,
Ireland Tel 00-353-61-204348
Dr. Stephen Thornton,
Director of Postgraduate Studies in the Arts,
Department of Philosophy,
Mary Immaculate College (University of Limerick),
South Circular Road,
Limerick,
Ireland.
Tel: +353 61 204341
Fax: +353 61 313632
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