English - Research

Entry requirements

Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.



Minimum English language requirements:



Applicants for whom English is not their first language are required to demonstrate their proficiency in English in order to benefit fully from their course of study. For information about English language tests accepted and required scores, please see here. The requirements specified are applicable for both EU and International applicants..



Maynooth University's TOEFL code is 8850

Duration

4 years Full-time, 6 years Part-time

Fees

In general, there are two levels of fees payable. EU students from EU countries including Ireland pay a subsidised level of fees for both taught courses and research programmes. Tuition fees for students from outside the EU are not subsidised and are thus somewhat higher than for EU students.

Enrolment dates

Commences September (or other agreed time)

Research

Research Interests

The Department of English at Maynooth University has an impressive international research record, including published work on major Irish authors, Irish cinema and visual culture, eighteenth-century British writing, Shakespeare, modernism, and new world literatures in English. Staff research specialisms include 18th and 19th century Irish culture, Ireland and romanticism, Irish famine studies, James Joyce, Ireland and gender theory, Northern Irish culture, Irish poetry, and critical theory.

More details
  • Qualification letters

    PhD

  • Qualifications

    Degree - Doctoral (Level 10 NFQ)

  • Attendance type

    Full time,Part time,Daytime

  • Apply to

    PAC