Identities and Cultures of Europe (M.Phil.)

Program Overview

This program explores identity in European and related cultures, equipping students with critical tools and intercultural communication skills. Graduates are prepared for careers in cultural outreach, creative industries, diplomacy, and more.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This program explores questions of identity in the context of European and related cultures. It equips students with critical tools and real-life experience to understand the complex challenges posed by shifting notions of identity. The program offers flexible course delivery options, including full-time and part-time, to enable students to develop strong intercultural communication skills for successful engagements with diverse audiences.

Outline:

Program

• Core Modules:
• Questions of Identity in Europe (two modules, one in each semester)
• Optional Modules:
• Selection of modules from a wide range offered by the program and other Master's courses at Trinity, such as:
• Food, Drink and European Cultural Identities
• Forced Migration and Identity
• Cultures of Memory and Identity in Central Europe
• Art, Gender and Identity
• Racism and Resistance
• Empire, Colonialism and Globalisation in the Middle East and North Africa
• Field Trip:
• Three-day field trip to Belgium to network and create links with cultural institutions, organizations, and NGOs
• Internship (Optional):
• Opportunity to do an internship at an approved NGO or cultural institution in Dublin
• Identity Workshop:
• Features speakers from civil society, the creative industries, and/or academia
• Research Dissertation:
• Guidance from experts in the field

Program

• Follows the same core components as the Master's, with the exception of the dissertation
• Option to sign up for the dissertation module after the Diploma program is completed

Program

• Part-time (1 year)

Careers:

Graduates are equipped with extensive interdisciplinary and intercultural competencies, strong critical and analytical abilities, and advanced research and presentation skills. They are prepared for careers in cultural outreach & policy, creative & cultural industries, museum curation, diplomacy, international & non-governmental organizations, journalism, media & public relations, project management, or academia.

Other:

• The program is highly sought after in a broad range of industries.
• Recent graduates have secured careers via placement networks and pursued opportunities in various fields, including:
• EU Commission
• Accenture
• The Design Museum London
• Ireland's Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science
• Alliance française Dublin
• EPIC The Irish Immigration Museum
• Museum of Literature Ireland
• Science Gallery Dublin
• University College Dublin