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Education & Modern Languages  (EDS1)

BEd (NFQ Level 8) · Academic Year 2024/2025
School
School of Education
Attendance
Full Time
Level
Undergraduate
NFQ Level
8
Award
Bachelor of Education
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Programme Director
Dr Eileen Bowman
Overall Programme Credits:
240
Programme Credits:
Stage 1
Core/Option: 60 Electives: 0
Stage 2
Core/Option: 60 Electives: 0
Stage 3
Core/Option: 60 Electives: 0
Stage 4
Core/Option: 60 Electives: 0
Major/Minor Core & Option Credits:
Stage 1: 60
Stage 2: 40

Curricular information is subject to change.

Stage 1

Subject/ Stream selection: You must choose two language streams from the five modern languages offered on this programme: French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.

Culture option selection: You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 1 requirements. Please ensure that you choose an option in one of the languages you are studying. Please note, you will be required to take a culture option module in the second language you are studying in stage 2. For example, a French and German student could select FR10120 Reading Short French Texts in stage 1, and would then be required to choose a German culture option in stage 2.

Stage 2

You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.

Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.

Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.

Module Type Module   Trimester Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
 EDUC10180 Irish Childhoods Autumn  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 EDUC10240 Introduction to Language Learning, Pedagogy & Communication Autumn  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 EDUC10270 What’s it for?” – Socio-Historic Perspectives on Education Autumn  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 EDUC10220 Education for a sustainable future Spring  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 EDUC10250 Professional Placement Spring  10
Stage 1 Core Modules
 EDUC10260 Creative Pedagogies, Critical Thinking and Wellbeing in Education Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 1 requirements. Please ensure that you choose an option in one of the languages you are studying. Please note, you will be required to take a culture option module in the second language you are studying in stage 2. For example, a French and German student could select FR10120 Reading Short French Texts in stage 1, and would then be required to choose a German culture option in stage 2.
 FR10120 Reading Short French Texts: Literary Analysis Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 1 requirements. Please ensure that you choose an option in one of the languages you are studying. Please note, you will be required to take a culture option module in the second language you are studying in stage 2. For example, a French and German student could select FR10120 Reading Short French Texts in stage 1, and would then be required to choose a German culture option in stage 2.
 GER10120 Spoken German for Beginners Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 1 requirements. Please ensure that you choose an option in one of the languages you are studying. Please note, you will be required to take a culture option module in the second language you are studying in stage 2. For example, a French and German student could select FR10120 Reading Short French Texts in stage 1, and would then be required to choose a German culture option in stage 2.
 GER10140 Reading German Literature Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 1 requirements. Please ensure that you choose an option in one of the languages you are studying. Please note, you will be required to take a culture option module in the second language you are studying in stage 2. For example, a French and German student could select FR10120 Reading Short French Texts in stage 1, and would then be required to choose a German culture option in stage 2.
 ITAL10120 Dante's Inferno Reloaded: Text, Reception, Adaptation Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 1 requirements. Please ensure that you choose an option in one of the languages you are studying. Please note, you will be required to take a culture option module in the second language you are studying in stage 2. For example, a French and German student could select FR10120 Reading Short French Texts in stage 1, and would then be required to choose a German culture option in stage 2.
 PORT10110 Postcolonial Portuguese World Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 1 requirements. Please ensure that you choose an option in one of the languages you are studying. Please note, you will be required to take a culture option module in the second language you are studying in stage 2. For example, a French and German student could select FR10120 Reading Short French Texts in stage 1, and would then be required to choose a German culture option in stage 2.
 SPAN10110 Reading Hispanic Texts Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 1 requirements. Please ensure that you choose an option in one of the languages you are studying. Please note, you will be required to take a culture option module in the second language you are studying in stage 2. For example, a French and German student could select FR10120 Reading Short French Texts in stage 1, and would then be required to choose a German culture option in stage 2.
 FR10130 French Fictions Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 1 requirements. Please ensure that you choose an option in one of the languages you are studying. Please note, you will be required to take a culture option module in the second language you are studying in stage 2. For example, a French and German student could select FR10120 Reading Short French Texts in stage 1, and would then be required to choose a German culture option in stage 2.
 GER10150 German History on Screen Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 1 requirements. Please ensure that you choose an option in one of the languages you are studying. Please note, you will be required to take a culture option module in the second language you are studying in stage 2. For example, a French and German student could select FR10120 Reading Short French Texts in stage 1, and would then be required to choose a German culture option in stage 2.
 ITAL10130 Beginning Italian Linguistics Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 1 requirements. Please ensure that you choose an option in one of the languages you are studying. Please note, you will be required to take a culture option module in the second language you are studying in stage 2. For example, a French and German student could select FR10120 Reading Short French Texts in stage 1, and would then be required to choose a German culture option in stage 2.
 PORT10090 Film and Fiction (in the Portuguese-speaking world) Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 1 requirements. Please ensure that you choose an option in one of the languages you are studying. Please note, you will be required to take a culture option module in the second language you are studying in stage 2. For example, a French and German student could select FR10120 Reading Short French Texts in stage 1, and would then be required to choose a German culture option in stage 2.
 SPAN10130 Hispanic Cultures & Societies Spring  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 EDUC20030 Key Ideas in Education Autumn  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 EDUC20090 Contemporary Language Pedagogy, Curriculum and Assessment Autumn  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 EDUC20100 Inclusive Ed for Additional N Autumn  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 EDUC20080 Professional Placement II Spring  20
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
FR20130 French New Wave Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
FR20140 Versailles: Power, Politics & Spectacle Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
FR20220 World War 2 in French Culture Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
GER20230 Transcultural Encounters 1 Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
GER20260 Radical Thinkers Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
ITAL20160 Reading Italian Literature Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
ITAL20240 Italian history 1815-1945 Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
PORT20200 Migration and Displacement in Portuguese-language global cinema Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
SPAN20310 Indigenous Cultures Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
SPAN20320 Spain on Screen Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
SPAN20330 Catalan Culture and Society Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
FR20160 The Realist Novel Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
FR20180 La France d'aujourd'hui Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
GER20200 Auf Deutsch Handeln Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
GER20280 Große Reden Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
ITAL20170 Italian Short Stories Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
ITAL20230 Italian cinema and society Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
PORT20210 Portuguese Today Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
PORT20220 Reading Portuguese Texts Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
SPAN20240 Latin American Culture I Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
SPAN20250 Crime, Passion & Mystery in Latin American Noir Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
SPAN20290 21st-C Spanish fictions Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A)1 of:
You must select one language culture option from the list below to fulfill stage 2 requirements. You must select an option in one of the languages you are studying, ensuring that you select an option in the language you did not select in stage 1; i.e. studying French and Spanish, if a French culture option is taken in stage 1, a Spanish culture option must be taken in stage 2.
SPAN20300 Spaces of Conflict in Spanish Film Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - Subject/Streams ELCD Spanish  
Stage 1 Options - Subject/Streams FRC8 French  
Stage 1 Options - Subject/Streams GRCG German  
Stage 1 Options - Subject/Streams ITCC Italian  
Stage 1 Options - Subject/Streams PRC7 Portuguese  
Stage 2 Options - Subject/Streams ELCD Spanish  
Stage 2 Options - Subject/Streams FRC8 French  
Stage 2 Options - Subject/Streams GRCG German  
Stage 2 Options - Subject/Streams ITCC Italian  
Stage 2 Options - Subject/Streams PRC7 Portuguese  

See the UCD Assessment website for further details

Module Weighting Info
 
  Award GPA
Programme Module Weightings Rule Description Description >= <=
BHSOC019 Stage 4 - 50.00%
Stage 3 - 30.00%
Stage 2 - 20.00%
 Standard Honours Award First Class Honours

3.68

4.20
Second Class Honours, Grade 1

3.08

3.67
Second Class Honours, Grade 2

2.48

3.07
Pass

2.00

2.47
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