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BA English

BA English

Undergraduate (Level 8 NFQ , Credits 180 )
Study English at UCD if you are an enthusiastic reader, talker and writer, and love literature. Strengthen your understanding of narrative, poetic and dramatic forms. Enlarge your critical vocabulary and historical awareness. Explore how the study of literature intersects with questions of gender, politics and cultural theory. Learn how to research a topic, evaluate evidence and present your ideas in a cogent, elegant fashion. Become a creative and dynamic critic yourself!
For more information regarding this course, please click School of English, Drama and Film

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Graduates in English have found employment as writers and dramatists, and in areas including:
 

  • Journalism and broadcasting
  • Research and administration
  • Civil Service
  • Education
  • Business
  • Advertising and Public Relations
  • Tourism


The UCD School of English, Drama and Film also offers a wide range of master's programmes and opportunities for PhD study.
One year full time MA programmes include:

  • Creative Writing
  • Drama & Performance Studies
  • Film Studies
  • Gender, Sexuality & Culture
  • Irish Literature & Culture
  • Literature & Culture
  • Theatre Practice
  • Writing for Stage & Screen

You may apply to study abroad for either a trimester or a year through the Erasmus programme or on a non-EU exchange. UCD has over 200 Erasmus partners in Europe and an increasing number of non-EU exchange agreements with universities in the USA, Canada, Australia, Japan and elsewhere.

Opportunities may include:

  • Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, Freiburg, 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

The year abroad takes place when you have accumulated at least 110 credits and satisfied any subject prerequisites, adding a fourth year to the BA programme and turning it into a BA International.

See our UCD Global exchanges page for more information