This course, the first Masters course in creative writing at an Irish university, was offered by the School of English for the first time in 1997–98.
This course is aimed at students interested in historically and theoretically nuanced approaches to studying women, gender and sexuality that are offered through the three disciplines in the School of Histories and Humanities: Classics, History, and History of Art and Architecture.
The programme offers professional social work education for applicants with a primary degree in Social Sciences or equivalent.