Cúrsa 12 mhí (lánaimseartha) nó cúrsa 24 mhí (páirtaimseartha).

In order to be admitted to the MA in Modern Irish an applicant must have at least an upper Second Class Honours in the subject in the B.A. examination, or an equivalent qualification. All suitably qualified applicants will be required to attend for interview.

Cúrsa a bhfuil dhá chuid ann, mar leanas, atá áthairiscint ag Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge le haghaidh na céime:
Cuid I: sé cinn de mhodúil a múinfear dhá thráthnóna sa seachtain i gcaitheamh na bliana, agus a mbeidh scrúduithe scríofa á leanúint sa Gheimhreadh nó sa Samhradh;
Cuid II: tráchtas gearr, a mbeidh aontú na Roinne leis, a scríobhfaidh an mac léinn faoi stiúradh duine foirne de chuid na Roinne agus go mbeidh idir 12,000-15,000 focal ann.

Cuid I
GA6001 Scríobh Acadúil na Gaeilge (10 creidiúint) Múinfear é seo thar an dá sheimeastar.
GA6002 Beirt Bhanfhile: Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill agus Biddy Jenkinson (10 creidiúint) Múinfear é seo i Seimeastar 1
GA6004 Stair Fhoclóireacht na Gaeilge (10 creidiúint) Múinfear é seo i Seimeastar 1
GA6006 Saothar Mháirtín Uí Chadhain (10 creidiúint) Múinfear é seo thar an dá sheimeastar.
GA6007 Filíocht Uí Bhruadair (10 creidiúint) Múinfear é seo i Seimeastar 2.
GA6011 Scríbhinní Amhlaoibh Uí Shúilleabháin (10 creidiúint) Múinfear é seo i Seimeastar 2.

Cuid II
GA6009 Miontráchtas sa Nua-Ghaeilge (30 creidiúint)

Caithfidh na mic léinn na modúil chéanna a roghnú i bpáirt le chéile, .i. ní chuirfear modúl ar fáil do mhac léinn aonair. (Níor ghá go mbeadh gach modúl díobh seo á thairiscint gach bliain).

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules 2015/2016.

Postgraduate Diploma in Modern Irish
Candidates who pass at least 60 credits of taught modules may elect to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Modern Irish.

Programme Learning Outcomes for MA in Modern Irish (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Assess a broad range of literature in its historical context;
• Express themselves with confidence in the written language using different registers and specialised vocabularies;
• Appreciate the nuances of literary discourse with particular reference to Irish-language poetry and prose;
• Engage with the rich lexicon of the Irish tradition and with its various forms of expression;
• Distinguish between the salient features of the principal dialects of the modern language and to accurately express themselves in one of them;
• Decipher unpublished Irish-language manuscript material in its original form;
• Research a specialised topic using the latest methodologies and present the results in the form of a dissertation.

Programme Learning Outcomes for the Postgraduate Diploma in Modern Irish (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Assess a broad range of literature in its historical context;
• Express themselves with confidence in the written language using different registers and specialised vocabularies;
• Appreciate the nuances of literary discourse with particular reference to Irish-language poetry and prose;
• Engage with the rich lexicon of the Irish tradition and with its various forms of expression;
• Distinguish between the salient features of the principal dialects of the modern language and to accurately express themselves in one of them;
• Decipher unpublished Irish-language manuscript material in its original form.