Courses / Course

• studying how human societies are organised
• analysing the social forces that govern the world we live in and their impact on individuals, families, communities and countries
• how class, gender, religion, race, ethnicity and sexuality affect groups of people, and the roles played by large institutions like political or education systems
• learning about social professions such as social work, community work and youth work
• studying Social Policy - government and institutional policies in relation to human welfare
• contemporary issues in society, especially Irish society - such as drugs, criminal justice, ageing and inequality
• learning to explore practical problems using conceptual and analytical tools
• developing your skills of enquiry, research and communication

	Required	Ordinary level grade	Higher level grade
Irish		D3	D3
English		D3	D3
Language		D3	D3
Math		-	-
Science		-	-

This course requires 3 additional subjects

It is essential that you also apply to the CAO.

Applications must be received before 1 February 2015. Candidates are shortlisted for interview on the basis of an entrance test. 

If you have a disability or specific learning difficulty (e.g. dyslexia), and require examination support for the written tests, please submit supporting documentation by 1 March to the Access Office.

Unfortunately we are unable to consider applications for alternative examination accommodation after this deadline. 

For further information on the supporting documentation required, as well as examination and other supports take a look around the Access Office website.

Applicants are required to have a minimum of six subjects in the Irish Leaving Certificate with two Higher Level papers at C3 and four Ordinary or Higher Level papers at grade D3.

How to Apply

We welcome over 2,000 undergraduate students to our University each year:

School-leavers who have completed the Leaving Certificate

Mature students returning to education

EU/EFTA students who want to study in Ireland

International students from countries outside the EU

FETAC or BTEC major award recipients.

The application process to our undergraduate degree programmes depends on the category to which you belong. Please visit "How to Apply" for further details.

If you are unsure about anything, just contact us. We are happy to help.

As a Double Major Bachelor of Social Science degree, three subjects are taken in first year and two in second and third year.

Students who opt to spend a year studying abroad are awarded a BA (International) degree.

Duration: 3 years (BSocSc) or 4 years (BSocSc International)

Disclaimer
The modules below are indicative of the content associated with this course of study.
The modules are subject to change as the curriculum is revised and reviewed annually. Please check periodically for updates.

Year 1

SOCIAL POLICY SP1F30 - SOCIAL POLICY Credits: 30 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CRITICAL SKILLS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE 1: INQUIRY, DISCOVERY AND DISCOURSE SP153 7.5 1 CRITICAL SKILLS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE 2: IDEAS, ANALYSIS AND COMMUNICATION SP154 7.5 2 INTRODUCING SOCIAL POLICY 1 SP151 7.5 1 INTRODUCING SOCIAL POLICY 2 SP152 7.5 2 SOCIOLOGY SO1F15 - SOCIOLOGY Credits: 15 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS: CONTEMPORARY IRISH SOCIETY SO155 7.5 2 SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION SO152 7.5 1 ANTHROPOLOGY AN1V30 - ANTHROPOLOGY Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ANTHROPOLOGY MATTERS AN169 7.5 2 BEING HUMAN: UNDERSTANDING OUR MATERIAL AND DIGITAL WORLDS AN168 7.5 1 INTRODUCING ANTHROPOLOGY AN167 7.5 1 MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT AN170 7.5 2 ECONOMICS EC1F15 - ECONOMICS Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS AND TO QUANTITATIVE METHODS EC103 7.5 2 MICROECONOMICS 1 EC101 7.5 1 GEOGRAPHY GY1V30 - GEOGRAPHY Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS 1 GY161 7.5 1 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS 2 GY162 7.5 2 LIVING LANDSCAPES 1 GY151 7.5 1 LIVING LANDSCAPES 2 GY152 7.5 2 HISTORY HY1V30 - HISTORY Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory DOCUMENTS IN HISTORY HY132 7.5 2 INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL HISTORY: VIKINGS AND NORMANS HY121 7.5 1 MAKING THE MODERN WORLD: THEMES IN HISTORY HY122 7.5 2 THE PRACTICE OF HISTORY HY131 7.5 1 PHILOSOPHY PH1F15 - PHILOSOPHY Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS: EXPLORING VALUE, JUSTICE, AND OUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE NON-HUMAN WORLD PH157 7.5 2 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY: CULTIVATING CRITICAL THINKING AND INCLUSIVE PERSPECTIVES PH156 7.5 1

Year 2

DOUBLE MAJOR SOCIAL POLICY SP2DM - SOCIAL POLICY Credits: 30 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ADVANCED SOCIAL POLICY SP211 5 1 CASE STUDIES IN SOCIAL POLICY: DRUGS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SP215 5 1 CHILD AND FAMILY POLICY SP217 5 1 COMPARATIVE AND EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY SP216 5 2 ENGAGING WITH CIVIL SOCIETY: JUSTICE, WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENT – PRACTICAL PROJECT SP261 5 2 ENGAGING WITH CIVIL SOCIETY: JUSTICE, WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENT – THEORY AND CONCEPTS SP260 5 1 MENTAL HEALTH IN IRELAND: POLICY, PRACTICE AND CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS SP218 5 2 POLICY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS SP212 5 2 THE SOCIAL PROFESSIONS (SOCIAL WORK, COMMUNITY AND YOUTH WORK) SP219 5 2 ANTHROPOLOGY AN2DM - ANTHROPOLOGY Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory AFFLICTION AND HEALING: MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AN213 5 1 ANTHROPOLOGICAL ENCOUNTERS WITH SUSTAINABILITY AN242 5 2 ANTI-RACISM 1 AN215 5 1 ANTI-RACISM 2 AN216 5 2 ETHNOGRAPHIC READING AND WRITING AN217 5 2 ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH METHODS AN210 5 1 ETHNOGRAPHIES OF CRIME AND POLICING AN205 5 1 LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND MEDIATION: LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY AN212 5 2 MATERIAL CULTURES AN228 5 1 SELF, PERSON, IDENTITY: PSYCHOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AN240 5 2 ECONOMICS EC2DM - ECONOMICS Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CORPORATE FINANCE FN205 5 1 ECONOMETRICS (STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS) EC206 5 2 ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY GY221 5 1 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR NON-ACCOUNTANTS AC210 5 1 FINANCIAL MODELLING FN212 5 2 HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY EC229 5 1 HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT EC216 5 1 INFORMATION ECONOMICS EC230 5 2 INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS EC202A 5 2 INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS EC201 5 1 INTERMEDIATE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS EC205 5 1 MONEY & BANKING EC211 5 2 PUBLIC ECONOMICS EC214 5 2 ELECTIVE STREAMS AC2EL - ACCOUNTING IN SOCIETY Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR NON-ACCOUNTANTS AC210 5 1 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING FOR NON-ACCOUNTANTS AC211 5 2   AN2EL - ANTI-RACISM Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ANTI-RACISM 1 AN215 5 1 ANTI-RACISM 2 AN216 5 2   CN2BEL - BEGINNING CHINESE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BEGINNING CHINESE CN260 5 1 BEGINNING CHINESE CN261 5 2   FR2BEL - BEGINNING FRENCH Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BEGINNING FRENCH 1 FR260 5 1 BEGINNING FRENCH 2 FR261 5 2   GN2BEL - BEGINNING GERMAN Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BEGINNING GERMAN 1 GN260 5 1 BEGINNING GERMAN 2 GN261 5 2   SPA2BEL - BEGINNING SPANISH Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BEGINNING SPANISH SPA260 5 1 BEGINNING SPANISH SPA261 5 2   AD2CEL - COMMUNITY EDUCATION Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory COMMUNITY EDUCATION IN PRACTICE AD261 5 2 COMMUNITY EDUCATION; HISTORICAL OVERVIEW AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES AD260 5 Year-Long   CN2CEL - CONTINUING CHINESE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory MANDARIN CHINESE 3 CN281 5 1 MANDARIN CHINESE 4 CN282 5 2   FR2CEL - CONTINUING FRENCH Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 1 FR281 5 1 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 2 FR282 5 2   GN2CEL - CONTINUING GERMAN Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTERMEDIATE GERMAN: GRUNDKURS SPRACHE 3 GN281 5 1 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN: GRUNDKURS SPRACHE 4 GN282 5 2   NG2CEL - CONTINUING NUA GHAEILGE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory AN GHAEILGE SCRÍOFA & LABHARTHA NG211 5 2 AN GHAEILGE SCRÍOFA & LABHARTHA 1 NG201 5 1   SPA2CEL - CONTINUING SPANISH Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 1 SPA281 5 1 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 2 SPA282 5 2   GE2EL - CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL PROTOTYPING Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL PROTOTYPING - 1 EE260 5 1 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL PROTOTYPING - 2 EE261 5 2   PD2DEL - EDEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN AND INNOVATION Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN & INNOVATION 1 PD217A 5 1 ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN & INNOVATION 2 PD218A 5 2   SP2EL - ENGAGING WITH CIVIL SOCIETY Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ENGAGING WITH CIVIL SOCIETY: JUSTICE, WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENT – PRACTICAL PROJECT SP261 5 2 ENGAGING WITH CIVIL SOCIETY: JUSTICE, WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENT – THEORY AND CONCEPTS SP260 5 1   MD2EL - FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES MD240 5 1 HISTORY AND THEORY OF DOCUMENTARY MD216 5 2 MUSIC AND FILM MU226 5 2 VISUAL WORLDS OF SPAIN AND LATIN AMERICA SPA223 5 2   SK2EL - FOUNDATIONS IN SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CRITICAL SKILLS: INTERSECTIONS OF SCIENCE WRITING AND MEDIA SK252 5 2 CRITICAL SKILLS: UNDERSTANDING SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION SK251 5 1   GN2GEL - GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE 1 IS201 5 1 GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE 2 IS202 5 2   GY2EL - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE - 1 GY260 5 1 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE - 2 GY261 5 2   TH2GEL - GOOD AND EVIL Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory GOOD AND EVIL: REFLECTING ON THE EXPERIENCE TH251 5 1 GOOD AND EVIL: RESPONDING TO THE REALITY TH252 5 2   EN2BEL - GREAT BOOKS Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BOOKS THAT MADE THE WORLD - I EN280 5 1 BOOKS THAT MADE THE WORLD - II EN281 5 2   EC2EL - INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS I EC240 5 1 INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS II EC241 5 2   LN2BEL - INTENSIVE INTRODUCTORY LATIN Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTENSIVE INTRODUCTORY LATIN, 1A GC298A 5 1 INTENSIVE INTRODUCTORY LATIN, 1B GC298B 5 1   GR2BEL - INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT GREEK Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT GREEK 1 GC227 5 1 INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT GREEK 2 GC228 5 2   PH2LEL - INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY IN THE DIGITAL AGE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory DIGITAL ETHICS PH221 5 2 PHILOSOPHIES OF THE DIGITAL AGE PH215B 5 1   NG2IEL - IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTRODUCING IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE ID001 5 1 INTRODUCING IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE ID001X 5 2 THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF 'ROYAL SITES' ID013X 5 2 THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF ‘ROYAL SITES’ ID013 5 1   KD2AEL - PRIORITISING PEOPLE AND PLANET Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ANTHROPOLOGICAL ENCOUNTERS WITH SUSTAINABILITY AN261 5 2 LEADERSHIP AND PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE KD212 5 1   PD2SEL - SERVICE INNOVATION Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory DESIGN HISTORY & CULTURE PD201 5 2 SERVICE INNOVATION 1 PD264 5 1   EX2EX - SKILLS FOR SUCCESS:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Credits: 5 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory SKILLS FOR SUCCESS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY EX201 5 1 SKILLS FOR SUCCESS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY EX202 5 2   MN2EQEL - THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE IRISH EQUINE INDUSTRY Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory EQUINE SPORT, LEISURE, AND TOURISM MN231 5 2 INTRODUCTION TO THE IRISH EQUINE INDUSTRY MN230 5 1   SG2EL - WONDROUS PEOPLE AND PLACES: AN INTRODUCTION TO CELTIC LITERATURE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory LITERATURE 8 - KING ARTHUR'S BRITAIN: MEDIEVAL WELSH LITERATURE SG228 5 2 SPACE, PLACE AND OTHERWORLDS IN MEDIEVAL IRISH LITERATURE SG256 5 1   GEOGRAPHY GY2DM - GEOGRAPHY Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BIOGEOGRAPHY GY217 5 2 CLIMATOLOGY GY213 5 1 ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY GY221 5 1 GEOGRAPHIES OF JUSTICE GY249 5 2 GEOGRAPHY FIELD TRIP (IRELAND) GY205 5 2 GEOGRAPHY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT GY223 5 1 GEOMORPHOLOGY GY214 5 1 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE - 1 GY260 5 1 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE - 2 GY261 5 2 HAZARDS AND SOCIETY GY216 5 2 HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES GY212 5 2 METHODS OF GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS 1 GY201 5 1 METHODS OF GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS 2 GY202 5 2 POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY GY227 5 1 SOCIAL AND CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY GY234 5 1 URBAN GEOGRAPHY GY222 5 2 HISTORY HY2DM - HISTORY Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory A HISTORY OF SPORT IN MODERN IRELAND HY2007 5 2 A HISTORY OF ULSTER, 1886-1972 HY2004 5 1 AMERICAN HISTORY SPECIAL TOPIC (A) HY240 5 1 AMERICAN HISTORY SPECIAL TOPIC (B) HY241 5 2 EARLY MODERN EUROPE - CULTURE HY283 5 2 EUROPE 1911-1945 HY293 5 1 EUROPE IN THE EARLY MODERN WORLD HY212 5 2 EUROPE POST 1945 HY294 5 2 HISTORY 1 - EARLY IRELAND, FROM ST PATRICK TO THE BATTLE OF CLONTARF SG253 5 1 HISTORY 2 - LAW, SOCIETY AND LEARNED CLASSES IN EARLY IRELAND SG254 5 2 HISTORY OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE (A) HY230 5 2 INTRODUCTION TO MILITARY HISTORY AND WAR STUDIES HY2001 5 2 IRELAND IN PREHISTORY HY292 5 1 IRELAND IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY HY205 5 1 IRELAND IN THE MODERN WORLD: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY HY218 5 1 IRELAND IN THE MODERN WORLD: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY HY219 5 2 MODERN BRITISH ELECTIVE HY272 5 1 MODERN EUROPE ELECTIVE HY281 5 1 MULTICULTURALISM IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND, 1900-PRESENT HY2003 5 2 PICTURING THE RENAISSANCE HY233 5 1 POVERTY AND WELFARE IN PRE-FAMINE IRELAND, 1800-1845 HY299 5 1 POWER AND THE PEOPLE IN IMPERIAL ROME GC217 5 1 SEARCHING FOR PEACE DURING THE COLD WAR HY2009 5 1 SETTLEMENT AND SOCIETY IN IRELAND HY224 5 2 THE GAELIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AND NATIONALISM HY2006 5 2 THE HISTORY OF SUICIDE: A GLOBAL OUTLOOK HY249 5 2 UNDERSTANDING THUCYDIDES: THE FLOWERING OF GREEK HISTORIOGRAPHY GC224 5 2 PHILOSOPHY PH2DM - PHILOSOPHY Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory DIGITAL ETHICS PH221 5 2 EPISTEMOLOGY PH206 5 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF LOGIC FOR COMPUTATIONAL THINKING CS125 5 2 INTRODUCTION TO GREEK PHILOSOPHY GC230 5 1 MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY PH204 5 2 MORAL PHILOSOPHY IN A GLOBALISED SOCIETY PH202 5 1 PHILOSOPHIES OF THE DIGITAL AGE PH215B 5 1 STUDYING WOMEN PHILOSOPHERS PH216 5 2 UNIQUE ANIMALS? ANTHROPOLOGICAL CONCEPTS IN PHILOSOPHY PH205 5 2 SOCIOLOGY SO2DM - SOCIOLOGY Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CLASSICAL SOCIAL THEORY SO201 5 1 CRITICAL RACE AND ETHNIC IRELAND SO241 5 1 ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE SO223A 5 2 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL RESEARCH SO202 5 1 MARX ON IRELAND SO221 5 1 MEDIA AND SOCIETY SO208 5 1 NATURE TOURISM: ROMANCING NATURE AS A LEISURE ACTIVITY SO344 5 2 NORTHERN IRISH SOCIETY SO214 5 2 RESEARCH DESIGN AND SURVEY, FIELDWORK & DOCUMENTARY METHODS SO225 5 2 SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND REVOLUTIONS SO215 5 1 SOCIAL WORLDS OF CHILDREN SO210 5 1 SOCIETY AND STATE PO304 5 2 SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER SO352 5 2 STRUCTURES OF INEQUALITY: CLASS, RACE & GENDER SO203 5 2 URBAN SOCIOLOGY SO211 5 1

Year 3

DOUBLE MAJOR SOCIAL POLICY SP3DM - SOCIAL POLICY Credits: 30 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory AGEING AND SOCIAL POLICY SP309 2.5 2 ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE SP310 5 2 HOUSING POLICY, THEORY AND PRACTICE SP312 5 1 LINKING EQUALITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION SP302 2.5 1 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE WELFARE STATE SP313 5 1 SOCIAL POLICY AND GENDER SP305 2.5 2 SOCIAL POLICY AND PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS SP308 2.5 1 SOCIAL POLICY AND WELFARE STATES IN TIMES OF CHANGE SP304 5 2 SOCIAL POLICY:DISSERTATION/RESEARCH PROJECT SP301 10 Year-Long ANTHROPOLOGY AN3DM - ANTHROPOLOGY Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ANTHROPOLOGY AND LITERATURE AN356 5 1 ANTHROPOLOGY OF SECURITY AN310 5 1 CONSUMPTION ISSUES AN311 5 2 EXCAVATION AND COMMUNITY ARCHAEOLOGY: CONSTRUCTING PASTS, PLACES AND PERSONHOOD AN351 5 1 FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY AN353 5 1 FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY: COLD CASE ANALYSIS, MISSING PERSONS AND UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS AN346 5 2 HUMAN-ANIMAL RELATIONS: ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES AN357 5 2 KNOWLEDGE, POWER, INSTITUTIONS AN344 5 2 SHIFTING WORLDS: THEORIES AND ETHNOGRAPHIES OF GLOBAL CHANGE AN348 5 1 THESIS 1 AN307 5 1 THESIS 2 AN318 10 2 TROUBLING IDENTITIES: RACE, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY AN355 5 1 USER EXPERIENCE AND SERVICE INNOVATION AN342 5 1 VISUAL ETHNOGRAPHY AN340 5 2 ECONOMICS EC3DM - ECONOMICS Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS EC302 5 2 ADVANCED MICROECONOMICS EC301 5 1 BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS EC334 5 2 COMPETITION & REGULATION EC308 5 1 CORPORATE FINANCE FN205 5 1 CORPORATE FINANCE (FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT) FN206 5 2 DERIVATIVES 1: FORWARDS, FUTURES & SWAPS FN307 5 1 ECONOMETRICS EC306 5 1 ECONOMICS OF SPORT EC327 5 1 ECONOMICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES EC311 5 2 ECONOMICS OF WORK AND LIFE DECISIONS EC319 5 2 ECONOMICS THESIS EC399 5 Year-Long GEOGRAPHY OF THE INFORMATIONAL ECONOMY GY321 5 1 INTERNATIONAL MACROECONOMICS EC333 5 2 INTERNATIONAL TRADE EC318 5 2 INVESTMENTS (PORTFOLIO SELECTION & ANALYSIS) FN305 5 1 GEOGRAPHY GY3DM - GEOGRAPHY Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory APPROACHES TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY GY305 5 1 CLIMATE CHANGE GY313 5 1 CULTURE, HEALTH AND PLACE GY336 5 2 ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY GY347 5 2 ENVIRONMENTAL REMOTE SENSING GY314 5 2 GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SCIENCE GY304 5 1 GEOGRAPHIES OF WASTE GY319A 5 1 GEOGRAPHY OF THE INFORMATIONAL ECONOMY GY321 5 1 GEOGRAPHY RESEARCH WORKSHOPS GY310B 5 2 GEOGRAPHY WORK PLACEMENT (SEMESTER 1) GY399A 5 1 GEOGRAPHY WORK PLACEMENT (SEMESTER 2) GY399B 5 2 GEOPOLITICS: POWER AND SPACE GY337 5 1 GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM PRESSURES AND SUSTAINABILITY GY317 5 1 GLOBAL FOODSCAPES GY333 5 2 MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY GY326 5 2 OCEANOGRAPHY GY369 5 1 PALAEOECOLOGY GY367 5 2 REGIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT GY330 5 2 SMART CITIES GY332 5 2 THE CITY IN FILM GY339 5 1 HISTORY HY3DM - HISTORY Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory A WORLD FULL OF GODS: RELIGIOUS LIFE IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE GC316 5 2 AFRICAN LIVES IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND, C. 1550-2018 HY3017 5 1 EARLY MODERN IRELAND HY304 5 1 EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE UNDER COMMUNISM HY3007 5 1 EMIGRATION IN NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURY IRISH SOCIETY HY320 5 1 ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE IN AMERICAN HISTORY HY305 5 2 EUROPE IN THE AGE OF REVOLUTION AND NATION, 1789-1878 HY3025 5 2 FIRE FROM HEAVEN: THE RISE OF MACEDONIA & ALEXANDER THE GREAT GC313 5 1 HISTORY 5 - THE VIKING WORLD II: IRELAND SG354 5 2 HISTORY AND STORY (I) HY318 5 1 HISTORY AND STORY (II) HY319 5 2 HISTORY DISSERTATION HY301 10 Year-Long HITLER'S EUROPE, 1939-1945 (A) HY314 5 1 HITLER'S EUROPE, 1939-1945 (B) HY315 5 2 IRISH MIGRANTS IN THE EARLY MODERN WORLD HY393 5 2 MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN BALKANS (800-1800) HY3023 5 1 SOCIAL HISTORY OF HEALTH IN NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURY IRELAND HY390 5 2 SPORT AND POLITICS IN MODERN IRELAND HY3018 5 2 THATCHER’S BRITAIN: A POLITICAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN IN THE 1980S HY3021 5 1 THE DECLINE AND RISE OF THE IRISH COUNTRY HOUSE, 1845 TO PRESENT HY352 5 1 THE GREAT WAR, 1914-18 HY384 5 2 THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, 1495 TO 1648 HY353 5 1 THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, 1648-1806 HY354 5 2 THE IRISH IN BRITAIN: TWENTIETH CENTURY HY395 5 2 THE TROUBLES: CONFLICT IN NORTHERN IRELAND HY3011 5 2 TOWNS IN MEDIEVAL IRELAND HY387 5 1 PHILOSOPHY PH3DM - PHILOSOPHY Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory DISSERTATION PH316A 5 Year-Long FROM MODERNISM TO POSTMODERNISM PH355 5 2 PHENOMENOLOGY AND CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY PH331A 5 2 PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL SCIENCE PH313A 5 2 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION IN THE MODERN AGE PH356 5 1 RATIONALISTS AND EMPIRICISTS: TOWARDS MODERN PHILOSOPHY PH354 5 1 RENAISSANCE PHILOSOPHY. METHODS AND PRACTICES PH330 5 2 TOWARDS A PHILOSOPHY OF TOLERATION PH348 5 1 SOCIOLOGY SO3DM - SOCIOLOGY Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL THEORY SO301 5 1 CRIME AND SOCIETY SO345 5 2 GENDER AND POLITICS PO312 5 1 INEQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY: LESSONS FROM LATIN AMERICA PO313A 5 1 IRISH POLITICS AND SOCIETY PO315 5 2 RACE & ETHNICITY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE SO320A 5 2 REVOLUTIONS SO319 5 2 SCREENING SOCIAL CHANGE: CAPITALISM, CINEMA AND TELEVISION SO343 5 2 SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION SO330 5 2 SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH SO209 5 1 SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY SO312 5 2 SPECIAL TOPIC RESEARCH PROJECT SO303A 10 Year-Long TECHNOLOGY & CULTURE SO321A 5 1

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