BA (Hons) Irish Studies at University of Liverpool

This degree offers students a unique opportunity to study the history, politics, culture, literature, and language of Ireland. The interdisciplinary nature of the course provides students with a broad grounding in the humanities and social sciences, equipping graduates with a diverse and versatile skills set suitable for a wide-range of careers. You will explore Irish identity and society from a number of perspectives including the historical, the linguistic, the political, the literary and the ethnographic.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Duration: 3 years full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students take 45 credits of required modules and 15 credits of optional modules in each semester. Compulsory modules in year one include English Literature in Ireland: Jonathan Swift to Wb Yeats, Northern Ireland Before the 'troubles': from Partition to Civil Rights and Armalites, Conversion, Conflict, and Coexistence: Medieval Religious Experiences, Fieldtrip to Belfast: Space, Conflict and Identity in a Divided City, Modern and Contemporary Irish Writing: from James Joyce to Sally Rooney.

Career pathways

An Irish Studies degree provides you with a range of transferable skills will allow you to pursue a career in many different areas. Alternatively, many of our graduates go on to undertake further academic research.

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