Expand+If English is not your native language, unless you have done your primary degree through English in an English speaking country, an English language qualification is required for all programmes.

Higher Diploma in Irish Folklore

You will need:
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Hide-If English is not your native language, unless you have done your primary degree through English in an English speaking country, an English language qualification is required for all programmes.

Higher Diploma in Irish Folklore

You will need:

A primary degree at third level and a complete transcript of academic history including grades for each subject taken.

Names and contact details of two referees who can assess your intellectual ability, maturity and motivation.
Other documentation as required by the University.

A basic reading knowledge of the Irish language is also required for this programme. This may be acquired concurrently with the student’s Higher Diploma studies.

Expand+HDip Irish Folklore

Graduate Taught (level 8 nfq, credits 60)
The HDip in Irish Folklore should provide students with the requisite skills, knowledge and experience to enable them to formulate and complete their own research projects in the field...

Hide-HDip Irish Folklore

Graduate Taught (level 8 nfq, credits 60)
The HDip in Irish Folklore should provide students with the requisite skills, knowledge and experience to enable them to formulate and complete their own research projects in the field of folklore studies Designed for students and scholars without any previous background in general folkloristics or comparative ethnology

Training in original archival and fieldwork research and methods.

Access to the specialist library and archive holdings of the UCD Delargy Centre for Irish Folklore and the National Folklore Collection

Who should apply?
Full Time option suitable for:

Domestic(EEA) applicants: Yes
International (Non EEA) applicants currently residing outside of the EEA Region. No

The programme is designed for students and scholars without any previous background in general folkloristics or comparative ethnology, with the aim of providing them with a broad knowledge of the essentials of these subjects. The course is suitable as a conversion course which could provide a pathway to higher degrees in Irish Folklore.

Expand+The programme cosists of 8 taught modules, two of which incorporate a series of research seminars as well as training and supervision towards an end-of-year dissertation. All students will be required to engage in original research as part of their w...

Hide-The programme cosists of 8 taught modules, two of which incorporate a series of research seminars as well as training and supervision towards an end-of-year dissertation. All students will be required to engage in original research as part of their work toward their dissertation.

Stage 1 - Core

The Study of Folklore: Origins and Development IRFL20010
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Material Culture IRFL20020
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The Narrative Art IRFL20030
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The Life Cycle IRFL30030
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Seminars and Dissertation 2 IRFL30070
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Seminars and Dissertation 1 IRFL40020

Stage 1 - Option

Healers and Healing IRFL20050
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Social Life and Legend IRFL20060
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Music and Words: Identity in the Irish Context IRFL20070
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Calendar Custom IRFL30020
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Hero Tales IRFL30040
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Folk Religion and Belief IRFL30060
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Textual Analysis of the Irish Oral Tradition IRFL30080
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Collectors of Song and Music IRFL30090