Important information that you will need for second year registration for English in September 2016
     
    Please read carefully
     
    (Note: This information applies only to students who are in MH101 First Arts, and not to students who entered English Major in September 2015 through the code MH114.)
     
    As you may know, there are going to be changes to the structure of the second and third years of the Maynooth University Arts Degree, beginning in September 2016.  These will mean that all students coming in to the second year of their BA in September will be able to choose a Double Major degree (as now), or to choose a Major/Minor combination.   (Some subjects will offer a single Major degree; English does not offer this option.) 
     
    Every module offered by English is worth 5 credits.
     
    You will have three possible options for second year English:
     
    OPTION 1) IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A MAJOR IN ENGLISH, WITH A MINOR IN ANOTHER SUBJECT, YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE 40 CREDITS IN ENGLISH AND 20 CREDITS IN YOUR OTHER SUBJECT
     
    OPTION 2) IF YOU WANT TO CHOOSE A DOUBLE MAJOR DEGREE, YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE 30 CREDITS IN ENGLISH AND 30 CREDITS IN YOUR OTHER SUBJECT
     
    OPTION 3) IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ENGLISH AS A MINOR SUBJECT, WITH A MAJOR IN ANOTHER SUBJECT, YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE 20 CREDITS IN ENGLISH AND 40 IN YOUR OTHER SUBJECT
     
    However, in addition, any student in English may take an elective course in second year, which means that you drop 5 credits in English.   See below for some further info on choosing an elective.  
     
     
    Below please find the list of module codes and names for which you will have to register for the Options above.  
     
     
    OPTION 1: MAJOR IN ENGLISH
     
    YOU MUST REGISTER FOR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING MODULES (UNLESS YOU ARE TAKING AN ELECTIVE  -  SEE BELOW - IN WHICH CASE YOU CAN DROP ANY ONE OF THE MODULES LISTED BELOW)
     
     
    EN252 Renaissance and Restoration
    EN253 Enlightenment and Romanticism
    EN254 Irish Studies I
    EN251 World Lit 1
    EN255 Critical Theory and Research II
    EN256 Victorianism to Modernism
    EN257 Introduction to Creative Writing   
    EN258 Modern American Literature
     
     
    OPTION 2: DOUBLE MAJOR
    YOU MUST REGISTER FOR 6 OF THE FOLLOWING MODULES  (UNLESS YOU ARE TAKING AN ELECTIVE - SEE BELOW - IN WHICH CASE YOU CAN DROP ANY ONE OF THE MODULES LISTED BELOW, WITHIN THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED HERE)
     
    EN252 Renaissance and Restoration (YOU MUST TAKE AT LEAST ONE OF THE MODULES EN252 AND EN253)
    EN253 Enlightenment and Romanticism  (YOU MUST TAKE AT LEAST ONE OF THE MODULES EN252 AND EN253)
    EN254 Irish Studies I  (YOU MUST TAKE AT LEAST ONE OF THE MODULES EN254 AND EN255)
    EN255 Critical Theory and Research II  (YOU MUST TAKE AT LEAST ONE OF THE MODULES EN254 AND EN255)
    EN251 World Lit 1
    EN256 Victorianism to Modernism
    EN258 Modern American Literature
     
    OPTION 3: MINOR IN ENGLISH
    YOU MUST REGISTER FOR 4 OF THE FOLLOWING MODULES  (UNLESS YOU ARE TAKING AN ELECTIVE – SEE BELOW – IN WHICH CASE YOU CAN DROP ANY ONE OF THE MODULES LISTED BELOW, WITHIN THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED HERE)
     
     
    EN252 Renaissance and Restoration (YOU MUST TAKE AT LEAST ONE OF THE MODULES EN252 AND EN253)
    EN253 Enlightenment and Romanticism  (YOU MUST TAKE AT LEAST ONE OF THE MODULES EN252 AND EN253)
    EN254 Irish Studies I  (YOU MUST TAKE AT LEAST ONE OF THE MODULES EN254 AND EN255)
    EN255 Critical Theory and Research II  (YOU MUST TAKE AT LEAST ONE OF THE MODULES EN254 AND EN255)
    EN251 World Lit 1
    EN256 Victorianism to Modernism
    EN258 Modern American Literature
     
     
     
     
    Note on Creative Writing (EN257):  This is an option available to English Major students only.   These classes have to be kept at a small size, so numbers may have to be capped.  
     
    Elective courses:  If you take an elective course, this will be offered outside your subject departments.  You will drop 5 credits in English and 5 credits in your other subject in order to take an elective course.   Elective courses run over both semesters are worth 10 credits.
     
    We don’t yet have the full details on electives for second year next year, but to get a sense of what was offered last year see:
     
    https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/study-maynooth/maynooth-education/elective-streams/elective-stream-availability.
     
    The full list of electives for second year, 2016-7, will be available before registration in September.  
     
     
    If you have any queries you should contact Dr Stephen O’Neill, second year co-ordinator, at [email protected].  
     

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