Bachelor of Arts (Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies)
Program start date | Application deadline |
2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Entry Points (2022) 358
Course Overview
The BA degree in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies is an exciting 4 year denominated programme developed for students with a keen interest in all aspects of drama and performance, including all forms of theatre practice.
This world-class programme provides a unique opportunity to study drama, theatre and performance from a practical, theoretical and historical perspective. You will explore all aspects of theatre, including acting, directing, playwriting, design and more. There are also specialised classes in such areas as Musical Theatre, Theatre for Children and Young Audiences, and Arts Management. Teaching on the programme will take a variety of forms, from lectures and seminars to practical workshops, performances and internships.
One of the most innovative features of the programme is its emphasis on putting learning into practice, through seminars in acting, design and directing, through workshops with professional theatre companies, and through the option of internships with arts organisations and professional placements in Year Three.
Enjoy our introductory video to Bachelor of Arts (Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies) from our May 2021 Virtual Open Day
Who Teaches this Course
Professor Patrick Lonergan https://www.nuigalway.ie/our-research/people/english-and-creative-arts/patricklonergan/
Dr Charlotte McIvor https://www.nuigalway.ie/our-research/people/charlottemcivor/
Dr Ian R. Walsh https://www.nuigalway.ie/our-research/people/english-and-creative-arts/ianwalsh/
Dr Miriam Haughton https://www.nuigalway.ie/our-research/people/english-and-creative-arts/miriamhaughton/
Marianne Kennedy
https://www.nuigalway.ie/our-research/people/english-and-creative-arts/mariannenichinneide/
Mike O’Halloran, Technical Manager
Program Outline
Course Outline
The BA degree in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies is an exciting 4 year denominated programme developed for students with a keen interest in all aspects of drama and performance, including all forms of theatre practice. This world-class programme provides a unique opportunity to study drama, theatre and performance from a practical, theoretical and historical perspective. You will explore all aspects of theatre, including acting, directing, playwriting, design and more. There are also specialised classes in such areas as Musical Theatre, Theatre for Children and Young Audiences, and Arts Management. Teaching on the programme will take a variety of forms, from lectures and seminars to practical workshops, performances and internships.
Putting Learning into Practice
One of the most innovative features of the programme is its emphasis on putting learning into practice, through seminars in acting, design and directing, through workshops with professional theatre companies, and through the option of internships with arts organisations and professional placements in Year Three.
Partnerships and Archives
Our students benefit from our partnerships with Irish theatre companies, including the internationally acclaimed Druid Theatre, which provide workshops as part of the Druid Academy programme. Students also have full access to Abbey Theatre Digital Archive, a unique resource that provides access to thousands of plays and videos.
Performance Spaces
All classes in Drama and Theatre studies are taught at the O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance, a dedicated performance space which includes 3 studio spaces and a state-of-the-art 120 seat theatre.
Year 1
In year one you study Drama and Theatre along with two other Arts subjects.
Drama and Theatre Studies modules include
Introduction to Acting
Theatre Histories 1
Introduction to Stagecrafts
Theatre Histories 2
Year 2
In year Two you study Drama and Theatre along with one other Arts subject.
Drama and Theatre Studies modules include:
Modern Drama
Irish Theatre
Stagecrafts 2
Playwriting
Contemporary Theatre
Production Practicum
Year 3
This year is fully dedicated to Drama and Theatre studies.
You choose from a range of optional modules which may include:
International Theatre Experience: Study abroad
Third Year Theatre Production
Work experience
Musical Theatre
Theatre for Children and Young Audiences
Irish Language Drama and Theatre
Acting Reconsidered
Year 4
In year FOUR you study Drama and Theatre along with one other Arts subject.
Drama and Theatre Studies modules include:
Curriculum Information
Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.
Glossary of Terms
Curriculum Information
Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).
Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.Glossary of Terms
Credits
You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
Module
An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
Subject
Some courses allow you to choose subjects, where related modules are grouped together. Subjects have their own required number of credits, so you must take all that subject's required modules and may also need to obtain the remainder of the subject's total credits by choosing from its available optional modules.
Optional
A module you may choose to study.
Required
A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
Required Core Subject
A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.
Semester
Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.
Year 1 (60 Credits)
Optional Subject: Ancient Classics (20 Credits): Optional
CC230:
Beginning Latin Part 1- 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalCC1101:
Mythology and the City in Ancient Greece- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCC114:
Written Words & Spoken Languages in the Ancient World- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCC1100:
Classics in 20 Objects- 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalCCS205:
Ancient Greek for Beginners (Part One)- 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalCC232:
Beginning Latin Part 2- 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalCC1102:
Empire and Literature in Ancient Rome- 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalCCS206:
Ancient Greek for Beginners (Part Two)- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Archaeology (20 Credits): Required
AR113:
Prehistoric Ireland & Europe- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAR1104:
Material Culture and Museums- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAR1102:
Recording Monuments in the Landscape- 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredAR1105:
Medieval Ireland and Europe- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Celtic Civilisation (20 Credits):
If you choose this subject, you cannot choose International Development.
RequiredSG1100:
Medieval Celtic Literature A- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredSG1101:
Medieval Celtic Literature B- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredSG111:
Early & Medieval History of the Celts- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredSG116:
Celtic Mythology, Religion & Folklore- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required Core Subject: Drama and Theatre (20 Credits): Required
DT1115:
Introduction to Acting- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredDT1108:
Theatre Histories 1- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredDT1109:
Theatre Histories 2- 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredDT1105:
Introduction to Stagecraft- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Economics (20 Credits): Required
EC1108:
Skills for Economics I- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEC135:
Principles of Microeconomics- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEC1109:
Skills for Economics II- 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredEC136:
Principles of Macroeconomics- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: English (20 Credits): Required
EN124:
Introduction to English 1- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEN1106:
Exploring English- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEN1101:
Literature and the Social World- 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalEN1102:
Exploring English - 1BA and Denominated Programmes- 10 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEN125:
Introduction to English 2- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: French (20 Credits): Required
FR1100:
Introduction to French Language and Culture- 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredFR1101:
Introduction to French Literature in Context- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Gaeilge (20 Credits): Required
NG1107:
Scéal agus Pobal na Gaeilge- 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredNG1105:
An Teanga Bheo- 10 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredNG1106:
Litríocht agus Cultúr na Linne- 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional Subject: Geography/Tíreolaíocht (20 Credits): Required
TI1100:
Geography in Practice- 10 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredTI150:
Principles of Human Geography- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredTI151:
Principles of Physical Geography- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: German (Advanced) (20 Credits): Required
GR1100:
German Language and Culture (Advanced)- 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredGR1102:
Skills for studying German (Advanced)- 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional Subject: German (Beginners) (20 Credits): Required
GR1101:
German Language and Culture (Beginners)- 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredGR1103:
Skills for studying German (Beginners)- 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional Subject: Global Media (20 Credits): Required
AJ1104:
Digital Literacy Essentials- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAJ1100:
History of Media- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAJ1105:
Creative Coding and Web Media 101- 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredAJ1102:
Introduction to Media and Communication Studies- 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalAJ1106:
Pop Culture, Media and Society- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: History (20 Credits): Required
HI1103:
Europe and Ireland 1789 - 1918- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredHISK1101:
Skills for Historians (1)- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredHI1104:
Europe: From Medieval to Modern- 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredHISK1102:
Skills for Historians (2)- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: International Development (20 Credits):
If you choose this subject, you cannot choose Law.
If you choose this subject, you cannot choose Psychology.
If you choose this subject, you cannot choose Celtic Civilisation.
RequiredDEV1103:
Introduction to International Development- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredHR101:
Introduction to Human Rights I- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredDEV1100:
Introduction to Sustainable Development I- 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredHR102:
Introduction to Human Rights II- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Italian (20 Credits): Required
IT1100:
Italian Language and Culture- 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredIT1101:
Italy at the movies- 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional Subject: Law (20 Credits):
If you choose this subject, you cannot choose International Development.
RequiredLW103.I:
Irish Legal Systems- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredLW3109:
Tort Law- 10 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredLW126:
Legal Skills- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Léann na Cumarsáide (20 Credits): Required
CG1100:
Scéalaíocht Dhigiteach- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCG1101:
Machnamh Criticiúil agus Láithreoireacht- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCG1105:
Bunús na hIriseoireachta- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCG1104:
Na Meáin agus an tSochaí- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Mathematics (20 Credits): Optional
MA185:
Analysis and Algebra 1- 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalMA131:
Mathematical Skills- 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalMA133:
Analysis and Algebra 1- 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalMA187:
Mathematical Skills- 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalMA186:
Analysis and Algebra 2- 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalMA135:
Analysis and Algebra 2- 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredMA208:
Quantitative Techniques for Business- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Modern Irish Culture Studies: Literature & Music (20 Credits): Required
ISSK1100:
Introducing Modern and Contemporary Irish Literature- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredIS1100:
Irish Music and Emigration- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredIS1103:
Introducing Irish Traditional Music & Dance since 1893- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredIS1104:
The Migrant Experience in Modern Irish Writing- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Philosophy (20 Credits): Required
PI107:
Introduction To The History Of Philosophy- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredPISK1100:
Critical Thinking & Persuasive Writing- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredPI120:
Philosophical Questions & Issues- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredPI108:
Introduction To Practical Ethics- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Psychology (20 Credits):
If you choose this subject, you cannot choose International Development.
RequiredPS1103:
Introduction to Research Methods and Practical Skills in Psychology- 10 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredPS122:
Introductory Psychology 1- 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalPS1100:
Critical and Collaborative Thinking- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredPS124:
Introductory Psychology 2- 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalPS137:
Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology- 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Spanish (Beginners) (20 Credits): Required
SH1100:
Intensive Beginners Spanish Language and Culture- 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredSH1102:
Mundo hispano: An Introduction to the Hispanic World- 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional Subject: Spanish (Intermediate) (20 Credits): Required
SH1102:
Mundo hispano: An Introduction to the Hispanic World- 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredSH1101:
Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture- 15 Credits - Semester 1
Year 2 (60 Credits)
Optional Subject: Ancient Classics (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Classics in the previous year / semester.
This subject is available if you studied Ancient Classics in the previous year / semester.
OptionalCC2103:
Mediterranean Origins- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCC230:
Beginning Latin Part 1- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCCS205:
Ancient Greek for Beginners (Part One)- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCCS315:
Intermediate Latin 1- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCC3103:
Intermediate Ancient Greek Part One- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCCS311:
Advanced Classical and Medieval Latin 1- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCCS201:
Studies in the Ancient Imagination- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCC2105:
Heroic Epic- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCC2104:
The City-State- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalCC232:
Beginning Latin Part 2- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalCCS206:
Ancient Greek for Beginners (Part Two)- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalCCS207:
Studies in Ancient Literature and Thought- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalCCS316:
Intermediate Latin 2- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalSG217:
A Field of Gods & Men: Celtic Myths- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalCC3104:
Intermediate Ancient Greek Part Two- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalCC2102:
Classical Mythology and Drama- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalCC321:
Latin Texts from Medieval Ireland and Britain- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Archaeology (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Archaeology in the previous year / semester.
OptionalTI254:
Space, Place and the Irish Landscape- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAR2101:
Early Kingship: From Chaos to Cosmos- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredAR246:
Castles, Colonists & Crannogs 1100-1350- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredAR2102:
People, Ritual and Death: Life in Early Prehistoric Europe- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAR2105:
Early Medieval Archaeology of Western Ireland- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredAR2103:
Archaeology and Irish Identity – Celts, Christians, Vikings- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredAR245:
Archaeology in Practice- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredAR236:
Interpretation in Archaeology- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAR2100:
Making Sense of Art: Style, Symbol and Story- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAR334:
Ancient Civilisations: The Rise of Complex Societies- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Celtic Civilisation (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Celtic Civilisation in the previous year / semester.
OptionalSG221:
Medieval Irish Language I- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSG223:
Society & Social Institutions in the Celtic-speaking West- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAR246:
Castles, Colonists & Crannogs 1100-1350- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSG216:
The Stories of Medieval Wales- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAR2101:
Early Kingship: From Chaos to Cosmos- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCC230:
Beginning Latin Part 1- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2110:
Making Ireland English: 1580-1665- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCC2105:
Heroic Epic- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSG219:
The Celtic Languages in the Modern World- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalSG217:
A Field of Gods & Men: Celtic Myths- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalCCS207:
Studies in Ancient Literature and Thought- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalSG222:
Medieval Irish Language II- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalSG220:
King Arthur & the Holy Grail- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalCC232:
Beginning Latin Part 2- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalCC2102:
Classical Mythology and Drama- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAR2103:
Archaeology and Irish Identity – Celts, Christians, Vikings- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Required Core Subject: Drama Theatre (30 Credits): Required
DT2107:
Stagecraft 2- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredDT2106:
Irish Theatre- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredDT2105:
Modern Drama- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPS3108:
Design Thinking- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredDT204:
Introduction to Playwriting- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredDT2109:
Theatre Production Practicum II- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredDT2104:
Contemporary Theatre- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2114:
Communicating Through Storytelling- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Economics (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Economics in the previous year / semester.
OptionalEC207:
Irish Economic History- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEC219:
Comparative Economic Thought- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredEC269:
Intermediate Microeconomics- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredEC273:
Mathematics for Economics- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEC247:
Introduction to Financial Economics- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEC259:
Economics of Public Policy- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredEC268:
Intermediate Macroeconomics- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredEC275:
Statistics for Economics- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEC400.V:
University of Villanova: Economics- 15 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: English (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied English in the previous year / semester.
OptionalEN448.I:
Stories Told and Re-Told- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2166:
Seduction, Sexuality, and Race: Early Modern Identities- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2102:
Renaissance Drama- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2106:
Shakespearean Comedies- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2107:
Shakespearean Comedies- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2154:
Exploring Shakespeare (S1)- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN298.I:
Spenser: The Faerie Queene- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN3154:
Literature, Empathy and Estrangement (S1)- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN3101:
Allusion, Adaptation and Appropriation- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalENG230.I:
19th Century Detective Fiction- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2121:
Media Industries A- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN3113:
Modernist Fiction- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalENG243.I:
Special Topic- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalENG227.I:
Eighteenth-Century Writing- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2133:
Media, Culture, Society- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalENG215.I:
Literature of North America- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2152:
Monsters, Mischief, and Marvels: Reading Old English (S1)- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN385:
Drama And Theatre Studies- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN410.I:
Jane Austen- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2171:
SERVICE LEARNING: READING AND WRITING WITH PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN(S1)- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalENG244.I:
Textual Histories- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2112:
Creative Writing- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2113:
Creative Writing- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN278.I:
Milton's Poetry- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN444.I:
Pain & Pleasure in Jacobean Theatre- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN3141:
North American Literature- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalENG213.I:
Film Studies- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalENG230.II:
19th Century Detective Fiction- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN410.II:
Jane Austen- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2114:
Renaissance Drama- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2116:
Shakespearean Comedies- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2117:
Shakespearean Comedies- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2172:
SERVICE LEARNING: READING AND WRITING WITH PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN(S2)- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2155:
Exploring Shakespeare (S2)- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN434.I:
Studies in 20th Century Fiction- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN434.II:
Studies in 20th Century Fiction- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalENG203:
Genre Studies- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalENG304:
Contemporary Literature- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2114:
Communicating Through Storytelling- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN264:
Studies In Medieval Literature- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2100:
Creative Writing- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN3155:
Literature, Empathy and Estrangement (S2)- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalENG215.II:
Literature of North America- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2142:
Worlds in Revolt: Romanticisms- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN278.II:
Milton's Poetry- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2156:
Love and Literature- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2153:
Monsters, Mischief, and Marvels: Reading Old English (S2)- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2122:
Media Industries B- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalENG243.II:
Special Topic- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN298.II:
Spenser: The Faerie Queene- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN3102:
Allusion, Adaptation and Appropriation- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2120:
Media Studies- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalENG244.II:
Textual Histories- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2168:
Early Modern Studies in the Global Classroom- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN448.II:
Stories Told and Re-Told- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2101:
Creative Writing- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN3114:
Modernist Fiction- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2111:
Nineteenth-Century Gothic Fiction- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalENG213.II:
Film Studies- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalENG202:
18th Century Studies- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: French (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied French in the previous year / semester.
RequiredFR269:
Lecture du français: Textes, Contextes, Idées- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredFR266:
French Language 5- 10 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredFR270:
Langue poétique/ langue vivante- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalFR218:
French Language II- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalFR2100:
Expressing French and Francophone Identities- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredFR267:
La France mise en scène- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalFR400:
Univ.of Villanova: French- 15 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Gaeilge (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Gaeilge in the previous year / semester.
RequiredNG227:
Teanga Na Nua-Ghaeilge I- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredNG2100:
An tSochtheangeolaíocht- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredNG2101:
An Gearrscéal sa Ghaeilge- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalNG2103:
Teanga na Sean-Ghaeilge I- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2108:
Canúint agus Caighdeán- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2104:
Na Meáin Chumarsáide agus an Ghaeilge- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2107:
Ainmneacha, Sloinnte agus Logainmneacha na hÉireann- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2102:
Scannánaíocht na Gaeilge- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2106:
An Fhiannaíocht- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2105:
Amhránaíocht na Gaeilge- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredNG2109:
Téamaí i Nuafhilíocht na Gaeilge- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredNG228:
Teanga Na Nua-Ghaeilge II- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2110:
Drámaíocht na Gaeilge- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Geography/Tíreolaíocht (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Geography/Tíreolaíocht in the previous year / semester.
OptionalTI254:
Space, Place and the Irish Landscape- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI2102:
Introduction To GIS- 10 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI229:
Political & Cutural Geography: Identity, Race & the Nation- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI235:
Biogeography- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI216:
Aimsir Agus Aeraid/ Weather And Climate- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalBSS2103:
Introduction to Sustainability 1- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredTI251:
Theory & Practice in Geography I- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI255:
Earth Surface Landforms and Processes- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI236:
Environmental Planning: Principles & Processes- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI230:
Economic Geography- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalTI258:
Rural Environments: Sustainability & Management- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalTI2104:
Marine Spatial Planning- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalTI2108:
Introduction to Palaeoclimatology- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalTI248:
Coastal Environments- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2114:
Communicating Through Storytelling- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredTI252:
Theory & Practice in Geography II- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: German (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied German (Advanced) in the previous year / semester.
This subject is available if you studied German (Beginners) in the previous year / semester.
RequiredGR239:
History of German Literature & Culture I- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredGR236:
German Language I- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredGR238:
German Studies I- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredGR237:
German Language II- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredGR240:
German Studies II- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredGR235:
History of German Literature & Culture II- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Global Media (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Global Media in the previous year / semester.
RequiredAJ2109:
Understanding Media Audiences- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredAJ2112:
Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredAJ2102:
Power without Responsibility- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredAJ2116:
Global Migration and Media: Refugees, Climate, Misinformation and Crisis- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredAJ2110:
How Television Lobotomised the World- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredAJ2100:
Online and Social Media: Theory and Practice- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: History (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied History in the previous year / semester.
OptionalHI465:
European Encounters with the Mongols- 10 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI295:
The American Civil War: Its Causes and Developments- 10 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI166:
Ireland in the 1950s- 10 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2103:
Monarchy & Society in Early 17th Century France- 10 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2110:
Making Ireland English: 1580-1665- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalMG3113:
Megatrends- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI492:
The Family in Modern Ireland- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI170:
Europe, 1918-1989- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2144:
Technology and Society from Ancient Times to the Renaissance- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalBSS1100:
Digital Citizenship- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI262:
Medieval Europe C1050-1250- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI249:
Ireland:Economy And Society,1700-1850- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI2113:
The Making & Breaking of Britain in the 20th C- 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI431:
French Mobilisation and the Great War, 1914-24- 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI2125:
Global History, 1780-1945- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI2135:
Fluxes, Fevers and Fighting Men: Disease and Armies (1489-1856)- 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI2128:
Production, consumption, and the changing shape of the European home 1780-1914- 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2114:
Communicating Through Storytelling- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalMG3115:
Megatrends- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Italian (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Italian in the previous year / semester.
RequiredIT238:
Italian Culture & Society I- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredIT235:
Intermediate Language I- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredIT2101:
Oral (Communication and Presentation Skills)- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredIT237:
Applied Language Skills: Intercultural Studies- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredIT236:
Intermediate language II- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredIT239:
Italian Culture & Society II- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Law (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Law in the previous year / semester.
RequiredLW107.I:
Legal Methods And Research- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredLW202:
Contract I- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredLW227:
Constitutional Law I- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalLW232:
Housing Law & Policy- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalLW370:
Comparative Disability Law- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalLW358:
Environmental Law II- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredLW205:
Contract II- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredLW228:
Constitutional Law II- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Léann na Cumarsáide (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Léann na Cumarsáide in the previous year / semester.
RequiredGA117:
Dlí, Eiticí agus an Córas Poiblí- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredCG2100:
Anailís na Meán- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredCG2101:
Craoltóireacht- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredCG2103:
Teicneolaíochtaí na Meán- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredCG2102:
Dearadh Físe- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredGA210:
An Gné-Alt- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Mathematical Studies (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Mathematics in the previous year / semester.
RequiredST2001:
Statistics for Data Science 1- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA284:
Discrete Mathematics- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA211:
Calculus I- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredST2002:
Statistics for Data Science 2- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredMA203:
Linear Algebra- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredMA212:
Calculus II- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Mathematics (30 Credits): Optional
ST1111:
Probability Models- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalST2001:
Statistics for Data Science 1- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA2286:
Differential Forms- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA284:
Discrete Mathematics- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalST1112:
Statistical Methods- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalST2002:
Statistics for Data Science 2- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredMA2287:
Complex Analysis- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredMA283:
Linear Algebra- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalMA801:
University of Villanova- 15 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Modern Irish Culture Studies: Literature & Music (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Modern Irish Culture Studies: Literature & Music in the previous year / semester.
OptionalEN464.I:
Negotiating Identities: Aspects of 20th Century Irish Writing- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalIS2102:
Festival, Ritual and Commemoration- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalIS2104:
Claiming Place in Gaelic Irish Literature- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalIS2105:
Popular Music, Cultural Identities and Ireland- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalIS2100:
Music, Gender and Ireland- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalIS2103:
Irish Landscapes, Culture and Literature- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN464.II:
Negotiating Identities: Aspects of 20th Century Irish Writing- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Philosophy (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Philosophy in the previous year / semester.
OptionalPI210:
Moral And Political Philosophy- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalBSS2103:
Introduction to Sustainability 1- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPI2101:
Information Ethics- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPI234:
Topics in Practical Philosophy- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPI248:
Phenomenology- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPI232:
Topics in Theoretical Philosophy- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredPI216:
History Of Modern Philosophy- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPI247:
Nietzsche & Philosophy- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI2102:
Formal Logic- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalBSS2104:
Introduction to Sustainability 2- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI207:
Philosophy Of Art- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI240:
Bioethics- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI2105:
Philosophical Inquiry through P4C- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2114:
Communicating Through Storytelling- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI2100:
East Asian Philosophy and Culture- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI2XX:
2nd Year Dummy seminar module- 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI2110:
Critical Skills in Context- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Psychological Studies (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Psychology in the previous year / semester.
RequiredPS403:
Biological Psychology- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredPS338:
Theories of Personality- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredPS214:
Developmental Psychology 1- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredPS219:
Research Methods in Psychology- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredPS320:
Memory & Cognition- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredPS428:
Social Psychology- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Spanish (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Spanish (Intermediate) in the previous year / semester.
This subject is available if you studied Spanish (Advanced) in the previous year / semester.
This subject is available if you studied Spanish (Beginners) in the previous year / semester.
OptionalSH2101:
Spanish Language II A: Ex-Intermediate- 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSH2100:
Spanish Language II B: Ex-Beginner- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredSH232:
Hispanic Literature & Culture I- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredSH2102:
Spoken Spanish and Oral Presentation Skills- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredSH236:
Cultural Debates in Latin America- 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredSH2103:
Spanish Language II C- 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredSH233:
Hispanic Literature & Culture II- 5 Credits - Semester 4
Year 3 (60 Credits)
OptionalDT3107:
Theatre for Children and Young People- 10 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalTP312:
International Theatre Experience- 30 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalDT3111:
Acting Reconsidered- 10 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalDT3123:
Musical Theatre: History and Performance (S1)- 10 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalDT3103:
Irish Language Drama and Theatre- 10 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalDT3125:
Voice Work and Shakespearean Performance- 10 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalDT3109:
Theatre Internship 1- 30 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalDT3115:
Exploring Irish Theatre and Performance (S 1)- 5 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalDT3110:
Theatre Internship 2- 30 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalTP307:
Theatre in Practice- 30 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalTP310:
Theatre Experience Abroad- 30 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalDT3113:
Rehearsal Techniques for Directors and Actors- 10 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalDT3118:
Introduction to Applied Theatre- 10 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalDT3100:
Contemporary Drama: Text and Performance- 10 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalDT3104:
Musical Theatre: History and Performance- 10 Credits - Semester 6
Year 4 (60 Credits)
Optional Subject: Archaeology (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Archaeology in the previous year / semester.
RequiredAR338:
Explaining Prehistory - Current Research Trends- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredAR3100:
Metal, Warfare, and Chiefdoms - The Bronze Age Roots of European Civilization- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredAR343:
Public Archaeology- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAR347:
Palaeoecology - Reconstructing Past Environments- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalAR325:
Minor Dissertation- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalBSS2104:
Introduction to Sustainability 2- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredAR3101:
Landscape and Archaeology: Context and Practice- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredAR332:
The Development Of The Castle In Medieval Europe- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Celtic Civilisation (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Celtic Civilisation in the previous year / semester.
OptionalSG3100:
The Cultural Impact of Christianity on Ireland- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSG311:
The Invention of the Celt: Concepts & Perspectives- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSG313:
The Poetry of Medieval Wales c.600-1100- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAR3100:
Metal, Warfare, and Chiefdoms - The Bronze Age Roots of European Civilization- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC230:
Beginning Latin Part 1- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSG221:
Medieval Irish Language I- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSG317:
Medieval Irish Language III- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSG318:
Research Project- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC316:
Barbarians- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAR332:
The Development Of The Castle In Medieval Europe- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCC232:
Beginning Latin Part 2- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCCS307:
Ireland & the Ancient World- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSG222:
Medieval Irish Language II- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSG3101:
Poets, Patrons & Propaganda: Irish Literature c.1100-1600- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSG319:
Medieval Irish Language IV- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSG316:
The Celtic Languages & their Relatives- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN388:
Studies In Modern Irish Literature- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSG320:
Medieval Women in the Celtic-speaking West- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalAR3101:
Landscape and Archaeology: Context and Practice- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Classics (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Classics in the previous year / semester.
OptionalSG3100:
The Cultural Impact of Christianity on Ireland- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC3102:
Studying Greek Figured Pottery- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCCS311:
Advanced Classical and Medieval Latin 1- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCCS315:
Intermediate Latin 1- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCCS205:
Ancient Greek for Beginners (Part One)- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC230:
Beginning Latin Part 1- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC3108:
Ancient Rhetoric- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC3103:
Intermediate Ancient Greek Part One- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC316:
Barbarians- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCCS306:
Iconography- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCCS307:
Ireland & the Ancient World- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCC3100:
Pompeii- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCCS206:
Ancient Greek for Beginners (Part Two)- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCCS316:
Intermediate Latin 2- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCC232:
Beginning Latin Part 2- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCC3104:
Intermediate Ancient Greek Part Two- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCC321:
Latin Texts from Medieval Ireland and Britain- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCC3111:
Creative Writing for Ancient Classics- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCCS303.II:
Special Research Project in Classics- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Required Core Subject: Drama Theatre (30 Credits): Optional
DT4101:
Contemporary Irish Theatre- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredDT4102:
Performance Studies- 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalFM4103:
Mixed Reality, Virtual Scene- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalDT4108:
Arts Management- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredDT4107:
Practice-based Research Project- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalBSS3105:
Global Engagement Module- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalDT4105:
Playwriting 3: Adaptation- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Economics (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Economics in the previous year / semester.
OptionalEC369:
Money And Banking- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC3105:
Econometrics- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC345:
Health Economics- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC388:
Environmental And Natural Resource Economics- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredEC3101:
Microeconomics and Public Policy- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC427:
Ireland, Europe & the Global Economy- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC382:
International Economics- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC3100:
Economics and Philosophy- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC362:
Economics Of Financial Markets- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC386:
Public Economics- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC429:
Marine Economics- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC3106:
Behavioural Finance- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredEC3102:
Macroeconomics and Public Policy- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC3104:
Agricultural and Food Economics- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC357:
Development Economics- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: English (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied English in the previous year / semester.
OptionalEN387:
Specialist Studies : Twentieth Century Literature- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3109:
Poetry of the First World War- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3110:
Poetry of the First World War- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3105:
20th Century Children's Fiction- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3144:
Empire Writing (S1)- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN599.I:
Literary Composition- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalENG223.I:
Special Theme- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN2146:
Medieval Piety: Poetry, Play, Prose (S1)- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN435.I:
Studies in 20th Century Poetry- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN459.I:
Contemporary Irish Writing- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN464.I:
Negotiating Identities: Aspects of 20th Century Irish Writing- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalENG238:
Nineteenth Century British Literature- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3141:
North American Literature- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalENG213.I:
Film Studies- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN280.I:
Transformations of the Novel- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalENG232.I:
African Fiction- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3150:
Historical Fiction (S1)- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalENG228:
Old English Poetry- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN439.I:
Cinema/Media Studies- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3119:
Technology and Culture A- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3121:
Murder, Intrigue, and Early Modern True Crime (S1)- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN404.I:
Contemporary Irish Poetry- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3106:
20th Century Children's Fiction- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3136:
James Joyce, Ulysses (S1)- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3139:
Twentieth-Century Irish Drama (S1)- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3146:
Monsters, Mischief, and Marvels: Reading Old English (S1)- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalENG242.I:
Modernist Fiction- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN402.I:
History Of the English Language- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3123:
Stage and Page: The Early Modern Imagination- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3111:
Poetry of the First World War- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3112:
Poetry of the First World War- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3137:
James Joyce, Ulysses (S2)- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalENG232.II:
African Fiction- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3120:
Technology and Culture B- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3156:
20th Century Writing By Women (British & North America)- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3140:
Twentieth-Century Irish Drama (S2)- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3151:
Historical Fiction (S2)- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN4112:
Ecology and Literature- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN4110:
Gender, Sexuality and Drama (S2)- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalENG202:
18th Century Studies- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN459.II:
Contemporary Irish Writing- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3138:
Literature in the Digital Age- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN388:
Studies In Modern Irish Literature- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN399:
Essay- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3122:
Murder, Intrigue, and Early Modern True Crime (S2)- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN464.II:
Negotiating Identities: Aspects of 20th Century Irish Writing- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalENG207.II:
Nineteenth-Century Writing- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN280.II:
Transformations of the Novel- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3107:
20th Century Children's Fiction- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN2147:
Medieval Piety: Poetry, Play, Prose (S2)- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3147:
Monsters, Mischief, and Marvels: Reading Old English (S2)- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalENG304:
Contemporary Literature- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN598.II:
Literature and Visual Art- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN434.II:
Studies in 20th Century Fiction- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN434.I:
Studies in 20th Century Fiction- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3134:
The Brontës (S2)- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3145:
Empire Writing (S2)- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN435.II:
Studies in 20th Century Poetry- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalENG223.II:
Special Theme- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN599.II:
Literary Composition- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN439.II:
Cinema/Media Studies- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3128:
Writing Animals (S2)- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN284.II:
Creative Writing- Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN404.II:
Contemporary Irish Poetry- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3108:
20th Century Children's Fiction- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalENG242.II:
Modernist Fiction- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalENG203:
Genre Studies- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: French (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied French in the previous year / semester.
RequiredFR379:
French Language 6- 10 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredFR371:
French Literature & Culture 7- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredFR3100:
French Literature and Culture 11- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredFR380:
French and Francophone Studies 11- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredFR366:
French and Francophone Studies 10- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Gaeilge (Cursa A) (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Gaeilge in the previous year / semester.
OptionalNG4102:
Miontráchtas Taighde i Léann na Gaeilge- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalWE111:
Introduction to Welsh Language I- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4104:
Cineál agus Ceart na Gaeilge- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4107:
Teanga na Sean-Ghaeilge II- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4106:
Ainmeolaíocht na Gaeilge- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4103:
Scannánaíocht na Gaeilge- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4112:
Scríbhneoirí Thír Chonaill- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4115:
Gaeilge na hAlban 1- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredNG4101:
Filí agus Filíocht na Gaeilge, 700-1900- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredNG4113:
Teanga Na Nua-Ghaeilge 111- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4111:
Cartlanna na Gaeilge- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4110:
An Ghaeilge agus na Meáin Chumarsáide- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4100:
Traidisiún na Lámhscríbhinní déanacha- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredNG4109:
Próslitríocht na Gaeilge- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredNG4105:
An Béaloideas - An Scéalaíocht- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredNG4114:
Teanga Na Nua-Ghaeilge IV- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Geography/Tíreolaíocht (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Geography/Tíreolaíocht in the previous year / semester.
OptionalTI326:
War & Representation: Spaces & Politics of the Media- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI369:
Geographical Perspectives on Rural Change- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI303:
Coastal Dynamics- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI3126:
Geographies of Tourism: Planning, Development and Sustainability- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI3127:
Critical Geographies of Children- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalMG3113:
Megatrends- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI3128:
Palaeoceanography- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredTI335:
Research Project Design & Development- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI3113:
Long-term Environmental Change- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI332:
Local Development: Theory and Practice- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI3114:
Environmental Change: International course in Chengdu, China- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI338:
Palaeoecology - Reconstructing Past Environments- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI311:
Advanced Gis- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3117:
Migration, Mobility and Belonging- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalMG3115:
Megatrends- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalBSS3105:
Global Engagement Module- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI324:
Urban Geography: Planning the Modern City- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI355:
Research Seminar in Historical & Cultural Geography- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3108:
Research Seminar in Health Geography- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3106:
Research Seminar in Critical Geopolitics- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3105:
Research Seminar in Conservation- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI351:
Research Seminar in Recent Environment Change- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI357:
Research Seminar in Human Geography- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI353:
Research Seminar in Economic & Population Geography- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI354:
Research Seminar in Rural Development & Sustainable Environment- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3125:
Research Seminar in Ice Age Climate- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI363:
Seminar in Coastal Geomorphology & Physical Geography- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3109:
Research Seminar in Landscape and Heritage- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI352:
Research Seminar in Geography of Rural Social & Economic Change- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI364:
Research Seminar:Health Geography & Urban-Rural Fringe Development- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI360:
Research Seminar in Biogeography & Physical Geography- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI356:
Research Seminar in Physical Geography- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI350:
Research Seminar in Sustainable Development- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI359:
Research Seminar in Geography- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI361:
Research Seminar in GIS & Environmental Changes- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI362:
Research Seminar in Planning & Urban Geography- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3107:
Research Seminar in Future Climate Change- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3111:
Research Seminar in Soil monitoring and waste management- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3112:
Research Seminar in Sustainability & Resource Use- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3110:
Research Seminar in Political and Cultural Geography- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3104:
Research Seminar in Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3101:
Research Seminar in Natural Climate Variability- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI367:
Research Seminar in Developmental Geographies- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3103:
Research Seminar in Beach Dune Dynamics- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI366:
Seminar in Environmental Planning- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3100:
Geography of Children, Youth and Families- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI365:
Research Seminar in Critical Environmental Geography- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3102:
Research Seminar in Agriculture and the Multifunctional Countryside- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3118:
Research Seminar in Rural Planning- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3119:
Research Seminar in Tourism- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3120:
Research Seminar in Human-Environment Interactions- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3121:
Research Seminar in Marine Spatial Planning- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3123:
Research Seminar in Biogeography- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3124:
Research Seminar in Conservation Geography- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI358:
Research Seminar in Social Geography- 10 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: German (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied German in the previous year / semester.
RequiredGR337:
German Cultural Studies I- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredGR341:
German Language I- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredGR338:
German Cultural Studies II- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredGR339:
German Cultural Studies III- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredGR340:
German Cultural Studies IV- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredGR342:
German Language II- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Global Media (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Global Media in the previous year / semester.
OptionalAJ4106:
Media Research Methods- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAJ4107:
Advanced Media Production- 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAJ4110:
Independent Research Project- 10 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredAJ4100:
We need to talk about gender, identity, race and sex- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredAJ4103:
Contemporary Irish Media: Policy, Politics and Practice since 1922- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAJ4108:
Gangsters, Narcos and Wise Guys: Crime, Representation and Media- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredAJ4102:
Global Political Economy of the Mass Media- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: History (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied History in the previous year / semester.
OptionalHI443:
State & People in Ireland 1820-1845- 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI439:
Vichy France- 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3110:
European Warfare 1618-1714: Theory and Practice- 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI484:
Slavery and Emancipation in the American South- 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3125:
Civil War and Society in France, 1562-1598- 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI376:
Popular Culture In Pre-Industrial Europe- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI167:
Power and Conflict in Northern Ireland, 1963-1972- 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI165:
Life In Urban Galway from the Act of Union to the Anglo-Irish Treaty- 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3100:
Brave New World: Globalisation since 1945- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalBSS2103:
Introduction to Sustainability 1- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI337:
Nazi Germany- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI574.II:
Researching, Presenting and Writing History- 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3180:
Popular Culture In Pre-Industrial Europe (Remote Learning)- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3179:
Nazi Germany (Remote Learning)- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3194:
The Environment Since 1945- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI569:
Aristocratic Women in Medieval Europe c.500-1250- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI570:
Technology and Society 1450-1930- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI3112:
The First World War: Transnational perspectives- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI3123:
Power and Pleasure at Versailles: The Reign of Louis XIV of France, 1661-1715- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI3121:
Famine in Ireland 1845 - 50- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI585:
Debates and Controversies in European Women's History, 1780-1939- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI3126:
Labour radicalism in the Anglophone world, c.1900-1939- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalBSS2104:
Introduction to Sustainability 2- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI168:
Coming to Terms with the Nazi Past- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI3115:
Poverty, Crime and Institutions, Europe 1780-1914- 10 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI488:
Labour in Irish Society & Politics, c. 1760-1960- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalBSS3105:
Global Engagement Module- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Italian (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Italian in the previous year / semester.
OptionalIT344:
Italian Childrens Literature- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalIT345:
Community Based Learning:Language Teaching- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIT324:
Language 111- 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalIT342:
Italian Culture & Society III- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIT346:
Oral, Presentation and Transferable Skills- 5 Credits - Semester 7
Optional Subject: Law (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Law in the previous year / semester.
RequiredLW503:
European Union Law I- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredLW4103:
Administrative Law I- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredLW409:
Criminal Law I- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredLW504:
European Union Law II- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredLW4104:
Administrative Law II- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredLW413:
Criminal Law II- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Léann na Cumarsáide (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Léann na Cumarsáide in the previous year / semester.
RequiredGA413:
Geilleagar na Meán- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredCG4102:
Lucht Féachana na Meán- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredCG2104:
Scriptscríobh- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredGA402:
Iriseoireacht Fheidhmeach- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredCG4101:
Dúshláin na Meán Sóisialta- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredCG4103:
Tionscadal Deireadh Céime- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Mathematical Studies (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Mathematical Studies in the previous year / semester.
OptionalST311:
Applied Statistics I- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCS3304:
Logic- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredMA313:
Linear Algebra I- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredMA335:
Algebraic Structures- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCS402:
Cryptography- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalST312:
Applied Statistics II- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredCS3101:
Software for Mathematical Scientists and Educators- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredMA334:
Geometry- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredMA302:
Complex Variable- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Mathematics (Honours) (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Mathematics in the previous year / semester.
OptionalMA490:
Measure Theory- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalST311:
Applied Statistics I- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCS3304:
Logic- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalMA341:
Metric Spaces- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalMA416:
Rings- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalST417:
Introduction to Bayesian Modelling- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalST2003:
Random Variables- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredMA3343:
Groups- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredMA3101:
Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalST312:
Applied Statistics II- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalMA482:
Functional Analysis- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalMA461:
Probabilistic Models for Molecular Biology- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCS402:
Cryptography- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalMA4344:
Advanced Group Theory- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalST2004:
Statistical Inference- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCS4423:
Networks- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredMA3491:
Fields and Applications- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredMA342:
Topology- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Modern Irish Culture Studies: Literature & Music (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Modern Irish Culture Studies: Literature & Music in the previous year / semester.
RequiredIS3100:
Introducing Literary and Cultural Theory- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIS3101:
Topics in Irish Music Studies- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIS3102:
Topics in Irish Literature Studies- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIS3103:
Independent Project in Irish Studies- 15 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Philosophy (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Philosophy in the previous year / semester.
OptionalPI3104:
Philosophy of Culture in Context- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI315:
Philosophy of Mind- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI335:
Moral Theory- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI3100:
Kant's Theoretical Philosophy- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI246:
American Pragmatism- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI3103:
Environmental Ethics- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalBSS1100:
Digital Citizenship- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI216:
History Of Modern Philosophy- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI399:
Extended Essay- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI241:
History Of Irish Thought- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI327:
Philosophy Of Religion- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI310:
Topics In Applied Philosophy: Disability, Poverty And Human Freedom- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI3105:
Philosophy of Nature- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI3106:
Formal Logic 2- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalBSS3105:
Global Engagement Module- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI331:
Readings In Metaphysics- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI3102:
Contemporary East Asian Philosophies- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Psychological Studies (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Psychological Studies in the previous year / semester.
OptionalPS342:
Introduction to Positive Psychology- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPS408:
Human Sexuality- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPS409:
Psychology, Science & Pseudoscience- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPS3114:
Introduction to Communication Skills and Counselling- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredPS334:
Applied Behaviour Analysis- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredPS322:
Health Psychology- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPS338:
Theories of Personality- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalMG3113:
Megatrends- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalBSS2103:
Introduction to Sustainability 1- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPS3109:
Vertically Integrated Projects 1 S1- 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPS4100:
Technology and Health- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPS345:
Applied Developmental Psychology- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPS343:
Pediatric Clinical Behavioural Interventions- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPS336:
Psychology, Society & Human Values- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalLW365:
Criminology- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredPS3100:
Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredPS427:
Forensic, Abnormal & Clinical Psychology- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPS3105:
Fundmentals of Research Development in Psychology- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPS3101:
Modelling Learning and Decision Making- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPS3107:
Introduction to Psychophysiology- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPS3103:
Health and Well-Being: Theory & Practice- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPS3102:
Brain and Behaviour: Theory & Practice- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPS339:
Behavioural Medicine- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPS320:
Memory & Cognition- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalBSS2104:
Introduction to Sustainability 2- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalMG3115:
Megatrends- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalAJ2114:
Communicating Through Storytelling- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPS341:
Introduction to Collaborative Enquiry & Applied Systems Science- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPS3110:
Vertically Integrated Projects 1 S2- 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalED2104:
Design Your Life Semester 2- 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Spanish (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Spanish in the previous year / semester.
RequiredSH339:
Spanish Language III- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredSH336:
Hispanic Literature & Culture III- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredSH337:
Hispanic Literature & Culture IV- 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredSH3104:
Hispanic Research: From Theory to Practice- 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredSH340:
Spanish Language IV- 10 Credits - Semester 8
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