MA Culture and Colonialism

at National University of Ireland Galway

Our teaching staff has been drawn over the years from the disciplines of English, History, Political Science and Sociology, Economics, Irish Studies, Film Studies, Spanish, French, Archaeology, German, Italian, and Classics, and is supplemented by Irish and international guest lecturers.
 

Modules/coursework on offer may include:

•  Literature and Colonialism
•  Cinema and Colonialism
•  Studies in the History of Colonialism and Imperialism
•  Decolonization and Neo-Colonialism: The Politics of ‘Development’
•  Colonialism and Cultural Theory
•  Approaches to Culture and Colonialism
•  Travel Literature
•  Political Economy, Colonialism and Globalization (How To Argue with an Economist).
   

Curriculum Information
 

Year 1 (90 Credits)

• Required CU552: Culture & Colonialism - Minor Dissertation
• Required SP544: Decolonization & Neo-Colonialism:The Politics of 'Development'
• Required EN541: Colonialism In Twentieth Century Cultural Theory
• Optional EN573: Travel Literature
• Optional HI546: Studies In The History Of Colonialism And Imperialism I
• Optional EN547: Literature And Colonialism
• Optional EN597: Approaches to the Study of Culture and Colonialism
• Optional HI6100: NGOs and the Making of the 20th Century World
• Optional FM6119: Film, Politics, and Colonialism

NQAI Level 8 at H2.2 in relevant subject area, GPA 3.0 or equivalent international qualification. IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent if applicable.

Undergraduate and mature students can satisfy matriculation registration requirements for NUI Galway by achieving certain grades in the following examinations. 
 

Leaving certificate (for EU and non-EU)

You need a pass in at least six subjects in the Leaving Certificate in accordance with College requirements with:

• Minimum Grade H5 (Higher Level) in two subjects 

• Passes in the remaining four subjects at O6/ H7 
   

You should pick your subjects based on the requirements for entry to your desired course.
 

All subjects of the Leaving Certificate are accepted for matriculation registration purposes, with the exception of Gaeilge Bonnleibhéal (Irish Foundation Level), Mathematics (Ordinary Alternative/Foundation Level and; Home Economics (General), which is recognised only for St. Angela's College, Sligo.
 

GCE and GSCE
 

You need a pass in at least six subjects in accordance with College requirements with at least:

• GCE Advanced Level: Grade C in two recognised subjects and

• GCSE Level: Grade C in four recognised subjects.
   

You should pick your subjects based on the requirements for entry to your desired course.

English Language Requirement:

IELTS :- 6.5

TOEFL :- 88

Fees: EU
€6,850 full-time; €3,465 part-time p.a. 2022/23

Fees: Tuition
€6,710 full-time; €3,360 part-time p.a. 2022/23

Fees: Student levy
€140 p.a. FT; €105 p.a. PT 2022/23

Fees: Non EU
€16,540 p.a. 2022/23

 

Career Opportunities

MA in Culture and Colonialism graduates have gone on to careers in development work, NGOs, law, university lecturing, publishing, media, journalism, community work, teaching (primary and secondary), film-making, advertising, and the civil service. The programme has a particularly strong record in research training: a high proportion of its students have proceeded to doctoral programmes in Ireland, Britain and North America, with many of them winning prestigious funding awards.