MA French
The taught French programme from Maynooth University is aimed at graduates with a primary honours degree in French, with a minimum of 2.2 or equivalent, who have spent a year in France, or who have equivalent expertise in French language.
Duration
1 year
Starting Date
September
Tuition Fee
€14,000 per full
Location
Maynooth, Ireland
The programme
It is designed for graduates of French who wish to take their study of French language, literature and culture to a deeper level and to enhance their language skills. A significant proportion of the course is delivered and assessed through French. Core teaching involves modules on writing and presentation skills in French, practical translation and research methodology.
The French programme from Maynooth University is designed around the theme of writing and exile, a topic that corresponds to departmental research expertise in the modern and early modern periods.
There are elective modules (taught through English) in women’s writing, translation studies and conflict studies. The minor thesis (15,000-20,000 words) involves independent research and collaboration with a supervisor on an agreed subject.
Career Options
Recent graduates from the taught MA in French have gone on to work in teaching at all levels, translating, administration involving use of Frenchand English, editing, management and tourism.
Courses Included
- Research Skills: Data Collection
- Maternal Counternarratives
- Approaches To Translation Studies
- Theories Of Second Language Acquisition
- Language Endangerment And Revitalisation
- Advanced Francophone Literature And Culture