Overview

Courses are offered in history, literature, music, language, and cultural studies. The curriculum is structured in three tiers: core courses (8 credits), field specialization courses (8 credits), and electives (16 credits).

All students enrolled in the Irish and Irish-American Studies MA program from New York University are required to take two courses in their first year, the Irish Studies Seminar I, IRSH-GA 1001 (fall), and the Irish Studies Seminar II: An Teanga Bheo—The Irish Language, IRSH-GA 1002 (spring). The Irish Studies Seminar I is the core course of the M.A. It is designed to engage participants with the ideas and debates that animate all the component disciplines of Irish studies and to prepare students for the topics-oriented classes that form the bulk of the M.A. curriculum.

Thesis or Final Project

All students are required to complete a final project or thesis.
This requirement may be met in either of two ways. With permission of their faculty adviser, students have the option of enrolling, in their final semester, in Guided Research, IRSH-GA 1099, in order to prepare an M.A. research thesis.
This is recommended for students who wish to go on to pursue a Ph.D. degree. Students not approved to write a thesis must designate, with the approval of their faculty adviser, one research essay submitted on a course within their field of specialization as their final project.
This essay must be revised to meet standards of publication in the field and must be approved by one additional faculty member in addition to the student’s faculty adviser.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Irish Literature

Irish Language

Irish Studies

Irish History

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00

Language

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Credits

32 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Tuition Fees

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56646 USD / year

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56646 USD / year

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56646 USD / year

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Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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Overview

Thesis or Final Project

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

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Academic requirements

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New York City

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