Courses / Course structure

• Either 15 or 30 credits of Anthropology. 
• If taking the 30 credit option: the extra 15 credits are timetabled outside of groups 1-6 so you may choose other subjects from groups 1, 2, 3, 5, 6.
• Only one of these can be taken as a double subject since the extra 15 credits for each are taught at the same time: Anthropology, Computer Science, German (beginner), History, International Development, Law, Sociology, Spanish (beginner).

Please note: if you wish to gain accreditation in Business as a subject eligible for 2nd level teaching (after the required postgraduate degree in teaching), you should choose Business (Management) – MN1MV30. This Business (International Business) in Arts pathway will NOT guarantee the credits in Business disciplines required by the Teaching Council of Ireland (see the Teaching Council website for details).

Please note: if you wish to gain accreditation in Business as a subject eligible for 2nd level teaching (after the required postgraduate degree in teaching), you should choose Business (Management) – MN1MV30. This Business (Management) in Arts pathway includes core modules across the Business disciplines required by the Teaching Council of Ireland (see the Teaching Council website for details).

Please note: if you wish to gain accreditation in Business as a subject eligible for 2nd level teaching (after the required postgraduate degree in teaching), you should choose Business (Management) – MN1MV30. This Business (Marketing) in Arts pathway will NOT guarantee the credits in Business disciplines required by the Teaching Council of Ireland (see the Teaching Council website for details).

• 15 credit option only in 1st year.
• Only one of these can be taken as a double subject since the extra 15 credits for each are taught at the same time: Anthropology, Computer Science, German (beginner), History, International Development, Law, Sociology, Spanish (beginner).
• Recommend O4/H7 Leaving Certificate Mathematics.

• Students who wish to take the 15-credit non-beginners option should note that the expectation is that students would normally have achieved at least a H4 at Leaving Certificate (or equivalent). Students with alternative qualifications or experience are welcome to contact the Academic Coordinator from the School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures by email to smllc@mu.ie - please include your student number in all correspondence. 
• Within MH101, subjects from groups 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 may be selected (one per group).

 

CH2F10 Non progression subject taken with an elective subject

 

CS2F10 Non progression subject taken with an elective subject

 

 

On completion of this elective stream, students should be able to have an understanding of the basic tools of accounting, be able to apply those tools to understand issues of current affairs in the business world, and understand the contribution accounting can make to a wide range of social and global issues. 

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

This stream will provide students with the knowledge and competencies to critically engage with racism as a systemic form of discrimination in a variety of cultural, historical and geopolitical contexts. 

This elective stream will enable students with no prior learning to acquire the basics of Mandarin Chinese. 

 

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

This elective stream will enable students with no prior learning to acquire the basics of spoken and written Spanish (up to CEFRL levels A 1.2 and A 2.1). 

 

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

This elective stream introduces community education and practice. It outlines its history, principles and ambitions and organizes for students to witness community education in action through field visits.

 

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

This elective stream enables students who have started to learn Chinese in First Year, but discontinue Chinese as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules CN281 and CN282. 

 

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

This elective stream enables students who have studied French in First Year (at beginners or advanced levels), but discontinue French as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules.

 

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

This elective stream enables students who have studied German in First Year (at beginners and advanced levels), but discontinue German as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules GN281 and GN282. 

This elective stream enables students who have studied Irish in First Year (at beginners and advanced levels), but discontinue Irish as a full subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. 

 

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

This elective stream enables students who have studied Spanish in First Year (at beginners or advanced levels), but discontinue Spanish as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules SPA281 and SPA282. 

 

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

Join the maker movement; no prior experience necessary. Find out what people really need and learn to design cool and exciting new products that combine great design and interactive programmable electronics. 

 

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

This annual competition is open to all students and sets a challenge to conceive a business idea through creative problem solving, research and experimental entrepreneurship. Industry sponsors award several cash prizes.  

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

This elective stream complements any discipline with both theoretically grounded and practical ‘know-how’ for working in civil society, and engaging specifically with value-driven NGOs and voluntary groups.

 

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

This stream introduces students to film and screen studies in semester one, focusing on the technical analysis of moving images, their cultural history and social significance; in semester two, students choose a module through which to explore film within national contexts and genres (Irish, Latin American cinema, or documentary film) or in relation to other art forms, such as music and literature. 

 

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

This interdisciplinary elective stream aims to introduce students to current issues and debates in Gender and Sexuality Studies as they relate to their own lives. 

 

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

Has human activity, driven by consumption, climate and environmental change, pushed earth systems, upon which we collectively depend, beyond irreversible tipping points, and if so, what are the emergent socio-political crises and dilemmas threatening human survival and how can we transition to a just and sustainable future? 

 

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

To consider questions raised by the human experience of good and evil, and how it may impact understandings of God, humanity, ethics, and social issues of crime, punishment and reconciliation.

 

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

This stream will explore the "Great Books" that have inspired, empowered, challenged and consoled millions of people throughout human history by allowing them to better understand themselves and the world they live in. 

 

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

Students will study the principles of valid argument and address some important philosophical issues that arise within the interplay of technology and the human being in the 'Digital Age' today.

 

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

Please note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

EX2EX-“Prioritise your future career by selecting a module that gives you the opportunity to meet employers, develop a strong sense of self-awareness, an elective that enables you to identify and develop a range of employability skills, as well as to enhance your application and interview technique, ensuring that you are well equipped to secure internships and to successfully enter the graduate labour market”.

This module is offered in both semester 1- EX201 and repeated in semester 2 -  EX202.

Students register for one module only. EX201 or EX202.   

Students cannot register for both  modules

Please Note: Electives are subject to timetable constraints.  Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.

 

 

EP2F10 Non progression subject taken with an elective subject

1. The threshold for MT236S is 75% in MT1SF15.
2. 2nd Year Mathematics for Science serves as a common entry to 3rd Mathematics (Applied) and 3rd Mathematics (Pure). Please see Department Thresholds and Progression Routes.

 

 

MT2F10 Non progression subject taken with an elective subject. 

Students taking Computer Science (20 credits) and this 10 credit Mathematics subjects must register for modules MT201S and ST221. Head of Department written permission is required for this combination before registration. 

• Select all compulsory modules. 

• Optional Modules:   Select one of BI406, BI435,  BI437, BI440 or BI443 in Semester 2.

• Note, there is a cap on the numbers that can be accommodated in BI437 and BI440 - check the individual modules for details. 

 

• Select all compulsory modules. 
• Optional Modules: Select one of BI403, BI405, BI411 or BI441 in Semester 1 / Select one of BI306 or BI315 in Semester 2.  
• Note, there is a cap on the numbers that can be accommodated in BI441 and BI315; see the individual modules for details. 

 

BI420 and BI421 are compulsory modules.

Students are required to take either BI445 or BI447 or BI448 OR BI423 AND BI425.

Optional Modules:

Students must choose either 3 or 4 modules from Semester 1 AND either 3 or 4 modules from Semester 2.

CORE SUBJECTS: BI403, BI406, BI410, BI411, BI435, BI440, BI441.

SEMESTER 1
BI441 is timetabled against BI405.

BI407 cannot be taken with BI411.

SEMESTER 2

BI440 is timetabled against BI436.

BI406 cannot be taken with BI443.

Notes for registration                                                                                                                                                                            

1. You must ensure that a minimum of 35 credits (out of 60 in fourth year) are in the Biological Science area if you wish to graduate with a Biological Science degree.

2. There is a cap on the numbers that can be accommodated in BI407, BI436, BI437, BI439, BI441 - see the individual modules for quota numbers.

3. There is also a cap on the numbers that can be accommodated in BI447 and BI448. Please contact the department for details of how to apply for these modules.  

 

BI420 and BI421 are compulsory modules.

Students are required to take either BI445 or BI447 or BI448 OR BI423 AND BI425.

Optional Modules:

Students must choose either 3 or 4 modules from Semester 1, AND either 3 or 4 modules from Semester 2.

BI436 and BI437 cannot be taken by students who have completed BI413 Mechanisms of Human Disease.

CORE SUBJECTS:  BI405, BI407, BI411, BI418, BI433, BI436, BI437, BI439, BI443, BI444.

SEMESTER 1
BI441 is timetabled against BI405.

BI407 cannot be taken with BI411.
 

SEMESTER 2
BI440 is timetabled against BI436. 
BI406 cannot be taken with BI443.                                                                                                                                                                                                

Notes for registration:                                                                                               

1. You must ensure that a minimum of 35 credits (out of 60 in fourth year) are in the Biomedical science area if you wish to graduate with a Biomedical Science degree.

2. There is a cap on the numbers that can be accommodated in BI407, BI436, BI437, BI439, BI441 - see the individual modules for quota numbers.

3. There is also a cap on the numbers that can be accommodated in BI447 and BI448. Please contact the department for details of how to apply for these modules.