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Cert TESOL with Trinity London

Are you considering a complete career change or aspiring to teach English in Ireland or abroad? Liffey College’s Trinity CertTESOL programme is your gateway to a rewarding career in English language teaching. Our intensive four-week programme offers internationally recognised training that equips you to teach English worldwide, whether in traditional classrooms, online or through blended learning formats. The CertTESOL is comparable to CELT/CELTA qualifications.

English Language Course / English / Dublin

Intakes: June Intake 2026 ( Open ) ,

English Tests Scores:

1. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) [ 7.0 ]

Entry Requirements:

1. Applicants must be at least 18 years old
2. hold a qualification that allows progression to Level 7 (third-level) education
3. and meet the academic entry requirements of the programme. Applicants should have a strong interest in becoming full-time English language teachers and must commit to attending the full four-week training programme and completing all required research and assignments.

Less than a year

Certificate in Access for Higher Education - Level 6

The programme aids students in effective career decision-making and fosters the ability to devise and implement solutions for well-defined challenges. Graduates of the access programme will apply their knowledge across diverse contexts within all module areas.

Certifications / English / Dublin

Intakes: January Intake 2026 ( Open ) ,

English Tests Scores:

1. DET (Duolingo English test) [ 80 ]
2. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) [ 5.0 ]
3. PTE (Pearson Test of English) [ 51 ]

Entry Requirements:

1. Grade O3 in subjects to include Mathematics and a language other than English in the Leaving Certificate /FETAC Level 5 / Equivalent International Exam.

1 year

GradDip TESOL

The Grad Dip TESOL is an internationally recognised qualification in the field of English language education. develops the professional competences essential to work in leadership positions within the field enables participants critically investigate aspects of own classroom practice in a supportive and developmental environment introduces participants to a wide range of academic and professional networks within the field of TESOL.

Post Graduate Course / English / Dublin

Intakes: September Intake 2026 ( Open ) ,

English Tests Scores:

1. DET (Duolingo English test) [ 120 ]
2. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) [ 6.5 ]
3. PTE (Pearson Test of English) [ 63 ]
4. TOEFL Internet Based [ 90 ]

1 year

HIGHER DIPLOMA IN ENGLISH

The Higher Diploma in English is a programme designed for applicants who already hold a BA or comparable degree, and who wish to add English to their list of qualifications. It is particularly useful for applicants who may already be teachers, or who wish to qualify as teachers in the future, and who would like to have the background to teach English to Leaving Certificate level. The programme may also be of interest to applicants who already hold an undergraduate qualification in another subject, and simply want to study English out of interest in the subject. Modules range from courses on Shakespeare, the Victorian Novel, to Modernism, Postmodernism, and Irish and World Literatures.

Higher Diploma / English / Maynooth

Intakes: September Intake 2026 ( Open ) ,

English Tests Scores:

1. DET (Duolingo English test) [ 120 ]
2. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) [ 6.5 ]
3. PTE (Pearson Test of English) [ 62 ]
4. TOEFL Internet Based [ 95 ]

1 year

MA CREATIVE WRITING

The MA in Creative Writing combines workshops and seminars with one-on-one mentoring of writing projects. Students may take optional modules in literature or other creative modules from across the Faculty, such as Writing for Screen Media. Assessment is through shorter pieces of writing, such as craft essays and reflective journals, and a longer project. The MA, taught by award-winning, internationally-renowned writers, will focus on guiding each student to further develop their voice as a writer, as well as to enrich their existing interests as a writer with new perspectives and a grasp of stylistic approaches. Tactics for editing and revision will be taught in tandem with generative exercises and practices aimed at deepening each student?s relationship to their creative process. Students will have the opportunity to build and develop networks which will sustain their writing practice beyond the MA degree.

Post Graduate Course / English / Maynooth

Intakes: September Intake 2026 ( Open ) ,

English Tests Scores:

1. DET (Duolingo English test) [ 110 ]
2. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) [ 6.5 ]
3. PTE (Pearson Test of English) [ 58 ]
4. TOEFL Internet Based [ 79 ]

Entry Requirements:

1. Minimum 4-year Bachelor’s degree (awarded from 2016 onwards); 2H2: minimum overall result of 60% or 2.7/4.0; 2H1: minimum overall result of 70% or 3.2/4.0.

1 year

MA ENGLISH: LITERATURES OF ENGAGEMENT

We live in a moment where the key discourses which have dominated our understanding of the world ? of politics, economics and culture at large ? suddenly seem inadequate to the task of engaging with an allegedly ?post-truth? environment. New discourses are struggling to emerge; some old ones appear once again to be urgently relevant. The political challenges now confronting us are urgent and manifold, and demand serious critical thinking. These include: inequality, migration, climate change, neo-imperialism, neo-nationalism and isolationism, the exploitations and depredations of global capitalism and resurgent misogyny and racism. The MA in English: Literatures of Engagement addresses this sense of crisis by recognising the significant role that literature ? and the critical discourses associated with the study of literature ? have in both reproducing and analysing cultural values and ideologies, but also in articulating responses and resistance to those. The programme is underpinned by a conviction that any critique of contemporary culture must be rooted in an informed understanding of historical currents shaping the present.

Post Graduate Course / English / Maynooth

Intakes: September Intake 2026 ( Open ) ,

English Tests Scores:

1. DET (Duolingo English test) [ 110 ]
2. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) [ 6.5 ]
3. PTE (Pearson Test of English) [ 58 ]
4. TOEFL Internet Based [ 79 ]

Entry Requirements:

1. Minimum 4-year Bachelor’s degree (awarded from 2016 onwards); 2H2: minimum overall result of 60% or 2.7/4.0; 2H1: minimum overall result of 70% or 3.2/4.0.

1 year

BA (Hons) English - Arts

Do you enjoy discussing books, films, song, theatre? By studying English you will develop your knowledge and writing skills, and get more from the books and films you love. UCC School of English has a strong tradition of creativity and independent thinking. Our students learn, by reading and listening, how to balance different arguments. You will get practice at clear and persuasive writing and at effective discussion in seminar situations. You will join a community of learning where you can develop your ideas and knowledge and shape your skills. The BA in English introduces you to the subject in its fullest sense. You will study English across the centuries and can cover areas such as creative writing, film, drama and theatre. If you're a keen reader and interested in technology, we can help you hone your digital and literary skills with courses on digital media and through technology-enabled learning.

Undergraduate Course / English / Cork

Intakes: September Intake 2026 ( Open ) ,

English Tests Scores:

1. DET (Duolingo English test) [ 120 ]
2. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) [ 6.5 ]
3. LanguageCert Academic [ 70 ]
4. LanguageCert International ESOL [ B2 Communicator High Pass with no less than 33 in each skill. ]
5. PTE (Pearson Test of English) [ 63 ]
6. TOEFL Internet Based [ 90 ]

4 years

M.Phil in Modern and Contemporary Literary Studies

The study of literature is never just one thing. Modern literary culture is diverse, exciting, complex and rich. Trinity College Dublin’s School of English is proud to offer a taught master’s degree which grows out of and embraces this multiplicity, the M.Phil. in Modern and Contemporary Literary Studies. Here at Trinity, our School of English has internationally recognized strengths in national and international Anglophone literatures, in canonical and popular literary forms, and in material literary culture and book history.

Post Graduate Course / English / Dublin

Intakes: September Intake 2026 ( Open ) ,

English Tests Scores:

1. DET (Duolingo English test) [ 120 ]
2. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) [ 6.5 ]
3. PTE (Pearson Test of English) [ 69 ]
4. TOEFL Internet Based [ 90 ]

1 year

MA in English - Modernities: Literature, Theory & Culture from the Romantics to the Present

This MA English - Modernities: Literature, Theory & Culture from the Romantics to the Present introduces you to the advanced study of American, British, and Irish literature and other cultural forms, from the eighteenth century to the present day, as well as to a selection of theoretical works pertaining to the concept of ‘modernity’. Under the guidance of leading scholars in their fields, our students encounter some of the most influential contemporary critical and theoretical models currently being applied to the notions of modernity and modernisation, and apply the ideas raised by these theories to a rich variety of works from the 1700s to the twenty-first century.

Post Graduate Course / English / Cork

Intakes: September Intake 2026 ( Open ) ,

English Tests Scores:

1. DET (Duolingo English test) [ 120 ]
2. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) [ 6.5 ]
3. LanguageCert Academic [ 70 ]
4. LanguageCert International ESOL [ B2 Communicator High Pass with no less than 33 in each skill. ]
5. PTE (Pearson Test of English) [ 63 ]
6. TOEFL Internet Based [ 90 ]

1 year

MA in English (Medieval and Renaissance Literature)

Our MA in English (Medieval and Renaissance Literature) offers students the opportunity to explore Old English, Middle English, and early modern literature in all its rich variety and contexts. The MA examines canonical and lesser-known texts, forms, and authors from the islands of Britain and Ireland, ranging from the earliest works in English, such as riddles, elegies, and wisdom poetry, to the proliferation of texts and genres in Middle English writing of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, including Chaucer, to the cheap print of the sixteenth century and the popular plays of Shakespeare. We take a particular interest in interrogating conventional boundaries between periods (including between Old and Middle English, and between medieval and Renaissance texts), between genres, and between media (from oral to written traditions, from page to stage, and from text to screen).

Post Graduate Course / English / Cork

Intakes: September Intake 2026 ( Open ) ,

English Tests Scores:

1. DET (Duolingo English test) [ 120 ]
2. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) [ 6.5 ]
3. LanguageCert Academic [ 70 ]
4. LanguageCert International ESOL [ B2 Communicator High Pass with no less than 33 in each skill. ]
5. PTE (Pearson Test of English) [ 63 ]
6. TOEFL Internet Based [ 90 ]

1 year

BA (Hons) English

Our BA in English offers you the opportunity to explore books, films, and theatre under the guidance of world-class scholars. By studying English you will develop your knowledge, creativity, and writing skills, and get more from the literature you love. The English Department at UCC has a strong tradition of creativity and independent thinking. In choosing the BA in English, you will join a community of scholars who are passionate about literature and dedicated to helping you achieve your goals and reach your potential. Our BA introduces you to the subject in its fullest sense. Through reading, writing, discussion, and group and independent research, you will learn about literary genres, movements, and historical periods and develop a deep understanding of critical theories and current debates. You will also have the option of studying creative writing and digital literacy. The programme enables you to gain invaluable experience and skills in research, creative and critical thinking, effective communication, presentation, and teamwork.

Undergraduate Course / English / Cork

Intakes: September Intake 2026 ( Open ) ,

English Tests Scores:

1. DET (Duolingo English test) [ 120 ]
2. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) [ 6.5 ]
3. LanguageCert Academic [ 70 ]
4. LanguageCert International ESOL [ B2 Communicator High Pass with no less than 33 in each skill. ]
5. PTE (Pearson Test of English) [ 63 ]
6. TOEFL Internet Based [ 90 ]

4 years

HDip in Arts English

The Higher Diploma in Arts English is a postgraduate qualification intended for students who already have a degree in another subject and who wish to study English intensively. You study a range of second- and third-year English undergraduate modules, over the course of one academic year (full time) or two academic years (part time). A valuable qualification in itself, the Higher Diploma in Arts in English may also be used as a pathway to further study, and the course is aimed at graduates who may wish to be considered for a subsequent master’s course in English.

Higher Diploma / English / Cork

Intakes: September Intake 2026 ( Open ) ,

English Tests Scores:

1. DET (Duolingo English test) [ 120 ]
2. IELTS (International English Language Testing System) [ 6.5 ]
3. LanguageCert Academic [ 70 ]
4. LanguageCert International ESOL [ B2 Communicator High Pass with no less than 33 in each skill. ]
5. PTE (Pearson Test of English) [ 63 ]
6. TOEFL Internet Based [ 90 ]

1 year

M.Phil in Children’s Literature

Children’s literature is a broad category, encompassing everything from picturebooks to Young Adult fiction, from four-hundred-year-old texts to the latest publications. This taught master’s programme addresses its various genres, readerships, publishing trends and modes of criticism. The core module gives a thorough grounding in the field. Option modules enable you to forge your own path of study. Completing a dissertation, under expert supervision, allows you to develop your own research interests. While the focus is on literary analysis, for the last number of years the programme has also offered a creative writing option module.

Post Graduate Course / English / Dublin

Intakes: September Intake 2026 ( Open ) ,

English Tests Scores: