, ▁Div inity , ▁Fine ▁Art , ▁Human ities , ▁or ▁Social ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁Sometimes ▁it ▁is ▁taken ▁as ▁a ▁shorter ▁research ▁degree ▁than ▁the ▁M Ph il . ▁ ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁Ireland ▁Ireland ▁offers ▁ML itt ▁degrees ▁across ▁the ▁Human ▁Sciences / ▁Arts . ▁O ften ▁students ▁register ▁initially ▁for ▁the ▁ML itt ▁programme ▁before ▁being ▁' prom oted ' ▁to ▁Ph D ▁studies . ▁D ifferent ▁schools ▁and ▁instit utes ▁have ▁different ▁requirements ▁for ▁an ▁ML itt . ▁Gener ally ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sem in ars ▁in ▁the ▁relevant ▁area ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁substantial ▁dis sert ation ▁research ed ▁and ▁written ▁over ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁ 4 ▁sem esters ▁( 6 ▁part - time ). ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁The ▁Master ▁of ▁Let ters ▁( M . L itt .) ▁is ▁awarded ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁schools ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁▁ ▁D rew ▁University , ▁in ▁Mad ison , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁offers ▁it ▁the ▁Master ▁of ▁Let ters ▁as ▁an ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁gradu ate ▁degree ▁in ▁the ▁Human ities ▁through ▁its ▁" Ar ts ▁& ▁Let ters " ▁programme . ▁The ▁M . L itt . ▁degree ▁requires ▁ 3 0 - 3 3 ▁credit ▁hours ▁and ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁subm itting ▁a ▁three - cred it ▁ 5 0 - ▁to ▁ 7 5 - page ▁th esis . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁intermediate ▁degree ▁in ▁the ▁programme , ▁which ▁also ▁offers ▁a ▁Doctor