The English BSc (Hons) at University College Dublin is designed for enthusiastic readers, writers, and thinkers eager to deepen their understanding of literature's narrative, poetic, and dramatic forms. You will enlarge your critical vocabulary and historical awareness, exploring how literary study intersects with crucial questions of gender, politics, and cultural theory. This undergraduate degree will equip you with the ability to research complex topics, evaluate evidence rigorously, and present your ideas with cogent elegance, transforming you into a creative and dynamic critic yourself.
Studied full-time on campus over four years, your learning experience will involve a rich variety of teaching methods, from in-depth seminars to collaborative research-driven modules. You will explore themes and contexts spanning global literature from Medieval to contemporary times, with opportunities to choose from over 60 diverse modules, including Literary Genre, Irish Literature, and Global Science Fiction. Assessment combines end-of-semester essays and examinations with continuous project work, culminating in a dissertation. You will graduate with enhanced critical analysis and research skills, prepared for careers in publishing, education, journalism, and beyond.