MA Global Cultures & Languages

at University College Cork

The core set of modules introduces students to key concepts needed for engagement in a global marketplace: mobility and globalization; intercultural communication; cultural transfer and exchange. Modules also include research training and development, as well as a dissertation in the student’s area of choice.
 

Students take 90 credits as follows:
 

Part I

• LL6007 Research Journal and Presentation Skills (5 credits)

• LL6008 Mobility, Plurilingualism and Intercultural Communication in a Globalized World (10 credits)

• LL6901 Research Methods (5 credits)
   

Plus 40 credits from the following module groups:*
 

• Global Cultures & Languages

• AS6000 Transcultural Asia: Past, Present, and Future (10 credits)

• LL6016 Mediterranean Cultures: Encounters (10 credits)

• LL6018 Contemporary Translation Theory and Practice (10 credits)

• LL6024 Conflict, Memory, and Nation-Building in the Francophone world (10 credits)

• LL6037 Migration and Culture (10 credits)

• LL6038 Metropolis, Mobility, and Minorities (10 credits)
   

• Japanese, Korean, & Chinese

• AS1501 Japanese language Level 1 (10 credits)

• AS1601 Korean Language Level 1 (10 credits)

• CH1001 Chinese Language (Mandarin) I (10 credits)
   

• French

• FR1101 Foundation Course in Written and Oral French (10 credits)

• FR2101 Advanced French Language (10 credits)

• FR4101 Advanced Use of French (10 credits)

• FR6503 Advanced French Translation Skills (10 credits)

• FR6504 French Translation Project (5 credits)

• FR6505 Theory, Methodology and Practice of Consecutive and Simultaneous Interpreting (5 credits)

• FR6701 French for Reading Purposes: Proficiency Level (5 credits)

• FR6702 Advanced French Intercultural Communications (5 credits)
   

• German

• GE1101 German Integrated Written and Oral Language Course (10 credits)

• GE1103 German Integrated Written and Oral Language Course for Beginners (10 credits)

• GE2101 German Integrated Language Course (10 credits)

• GE3101 German Advanced Integrated Language Course (10 credits)

• GE6005 Translation Project (German) (5 credits)
   

• Hispanic

• HS1102 First-Year Spanish Language for Non-Beginners (10 credits)

• HS1103 Spanish Language (Beginner Level) (10 credits)

• HS2101 Second Year Spanish Language (ex-beginners) (10 credits)

• HS2102 Second Year Spanish Language (ex-non beginners) (10 credits)

• HS3001 Final Year Spanish Language (10 credits)

• HS6003 Advanced Translation Skills (10 credits)

• HS6006 Advanced Spanish Language for Professional Purposes (10 credits)

• HS6014 Gramática para ELE: Teaching Spanish Grammar in the Second Language Classroom (10 credits)

• HS6017 Intensive Catalan Language and Culture (10 credits)

• HS6018 Intensive Galician Language and Culture (10 credits)

• HS6019 Intensive Portuguese Language and Culture (10 credits)
   

• Italian

• IT1101 Introduction to Written and Spoken Italian (10 credits)

• IT1102 Non-Beginners' Written and Spoken Italian (10 credits)

• IT1109 Introduction to Written and Spoken Italian (10 credits)

• IT1110 Italian Language (Beginner Level) (5 credits, P1 only)

• IT1120 Italian Language (Beginner Level) (5 credits, P2 only)

• IT2101 Intermediate Italian Language (10 credits)

• IT2103 Lower-Intermediate Italian Language (B1) (5 credits, P1 only)

• IT2104 Upper-Intermediate Italian Language (B2) (5 credits, P2 only)

• IT3101 Advanced Italian Language (10 credits)

• IT6003 Advanced Italian Language for Professional Purposes (10 credits)

• IT6101 Translation: Methods and Practice (10 credits)

• IT6104 Teaching of Italian as a second language 1 (10 credits)

• IT6301 Italian Cultural Awareness (5 credits)
   

• Digital Arts & Humanities

• DH6004 Conceptual Introduction to Digital Arts and Humanities (5 credits)

• DH6010 Humanities and New Technologies: Tools and Methodologies (5 credits)
   

• Other

• LL6012 Research Project (5 credits)

• LL6023 What Gets Lost: Poetry and Translation (10 credits)

• LL6017 Work Placement and Portfolio (10 credits)
   

Part II

• LL6006 Dissertation in Global Cultures and Languages (30 credits)
   

*Note: Students may take on a new language, but may not take more than 10 credits of a language at Beginners' Level.

• Applicants should normally have at least a Second Class Honours Grade I in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) or equivalent in French, German, Italian, Hispanic Studies/Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean or English.

• Candidates with a Second Class Honours Grade I degree in language, linguistics or a cognate discipline completed through the medium of French, German, Italian, Hispanic Studies/Spanish, Chinese, Japanese,  Korean or English may also be considered following a review of their individual qualifications by the course committee.

• Candidates who hold a Second Class Honours Grade II in a primary honours degree (NFQ, Level 8) may also be considered, based on the information provided in a supplementary statement and/or interview acceptable to the programme selection committee. Applicants may be required to present themselves for an interview or further assessment before a final decision is made.

• Graduates who do not meet the above entry requirements may also be considered if they are deemed to have reached equivalent experiential learning (including proficiency in language and intercultural skills from other sources). Such applications will be considered under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) subject to approval by the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Science.
   

  Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & Examinations
  
  The minimum English language entry requirements for admission onto a postgraduate programme at UCC are outlined below. These requirements are for postgraduate applicants whose first language is not English. If Gaeilge (Irish) is your first language these requirements do not apply to you.
   

  There are a small number of programmes with a higher minimum English language entry requirement and we list these below under Programmes with a Higher Minimum English Language Requirement.
  
  
  IELTS*    

   

• 6.5 Overall

• 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
   

• TOEFL iBT    
   

• 90 Overall

• Listening 20

• Reading 19

• Speaking 21

• Writing 20

The EU fee for this course is Full-time €6,130; €3,130 (Year 1 part-time), €3,130 (Year 2 part-time).
 

The Non-EU fee for this course is €16,400.

This one-year MA course will appeal to a wide range of people, including present and future language teachers, and those interested in language studies, linguistics, and oral and written communication. The course begins in late September, with teaching ending in March and a thesis is submitted in early October. The MA in Global Cultures and Languages requires attendance at lectures and seminars, the writing of course papers, and the completion of other assessed tasks including presentations.