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The Graduate Diploma in Irish Folklore and Ethnology offers modules on a wide range of topics within the subject area, including research theories, the study of oral narrative, traditional music and song, fieldwork and archival methods, social tradition, popular belief systems, material culture, and Irish and European ethnology. It also offers students a choice of modules in subjects which are related to the study of Folklore and Ethnology, such as Modern Irish, Archaeology, Cultural Policy, Creative Writing, and Ethnomusicology.

The programme includes:

Training in original archival and fieldwork research and methods.
Access to the specialist library and archive holdings of the National Folklore Collection.
An opportunity for the student to pursue their research interests in the preparation and writing of a Diploma thesis on a subject of their choice, under the guidance of a member of the teaching staff in Irish Folklore

An opportunity for the student to engage in short-term work placement with the National Folklore Collection.

Career & Graduate Study Opportunities

Given the nature and reach of the subject, graduates in Irish Folklore and Ethnology can be found across a broad range of occupations and organisations, including heritage institutions, tradition archives, musuems and cultural bodies. Graduates have also found employment in teaching, research, the media and journalism. The MA in Irish Folklore and Ethnology can also act as a pathway to higher degrees in Irish Folklore, involving further in-depth research of a chosen topic.