Program Overview
The Children's Literature and Young Adult Literature at St Patrick's College Drumcondra is a MA programme in Humanities over 24 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Children's Literature and Young Adult Literature programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across Ireland and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 24 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- Tuition: EUR 2,812 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Dublin, Ireland
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Children's Literature and Young Adult Literature programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- ["English 401 Part One: Children\'s literature of the long eighteenth century; Part Two: British and American children\'s classics of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries", \'English 402 Visual narrative including picture books, illustrated works, animation, and film\', "English 403 Part One: Ireland and children\'s literature, the Irish revival; Part Two: Ireland and children\'s literature, the twentieth century", "English 404 Politics and children\'s literature: Central critical arguments, approaches to literature, research methodology", \'English 405 Contemporary teenage fiction: Realism and fantasy in works written for young people.\']
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
You need the following GPA score:
Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to Upper Second Class on the UK Honour scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on the UK Honour scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).
Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).
This course is open to those with an undergraduate degree at honours level (2:1 or above) in a related subject, or those with substantial and demonstrable experience related to children\'s literature.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
EUR 2,812 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: EUR 2,812 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact St Patrick's College Drumcondra directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About St Patrick's College Drumcondra
St Patrick's College Drumcondra
Dublin, Ireland
St Patrick's College, often known as St Pat's, was a third level institution in Ireland, the leading function of which was as the country's largest primary teacher training college, which had at...
University Profile- Application Deadline 2004-04-18
- Start Date 2018-09-01
- Language English
- Duration 24 months
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