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BSc Social Sciences (BHSOC010)

Academic Year 2024/2025
College
Social Sciences & Law
UCD Level
Undergraduate
NFQ Level
8
Degree
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Overall Credits for Programme
240
Credits per Stage
Stage 1
Core/Option: 55 Electives: 5
Stage 2
Core/Option: 50 Electives: 10
Stage 3
Core/Option: 50 Electives: 10
Stage 4
Core/Option: 50 Electives: 10
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Description    
Archaeology AES2 Archaeology (Single Major)
Archaeology AEJ4 Archaeology (Joint Major)
Archaeology AEW2 Archaeology major (with language minor) (Major (with Minor))
Archaeology AEW3 Archaeology major (with other minor) (Major (with Minor))
Archaeology, Geography & History LSS2 Archaeology, Geography & History (Single Major)
Art History HAI2 Art History (Minor)
Celtic Civilisation CCI2 Celtic Civilization (Minor)
Chinese CNI5 Social Sciences Chinese (Minor)
Computational Social Sciences SCS1 Computational Social Science (Single Major)
Computational Social Sciences - Additional Subject Streams ECC3 Economics (BSc Computational Social Science) (Subject / Stream)
Computational Social Sciences - Additional Subject Streams GGC2 Geography (BSc Computational Social Science) (Subject / Stream)
Computational Social Sciences - Additional Subject Streams PTC2 Politics (BSc Computational Social Science) (Subject / Stream)
Computational Social Sciences - Additional Subject Streams SOC2 Sociology (BSc Computational Social Science) (Subject / Stream)
Earth Sciences GEI2 Earth Sciences Minor (Minor)
Economics ECS5 Economics (Single Major)
Economics ECJ3 Economics (Joint Major)
Economics ECW2 Economics major (with language minor) (Major (with Minor))
Economics ECW3 Economics major (with other minor) (Major (with Minor))
Economics, Mathematics & Statistics EMS1 Economics, Mathematics and Statistics (Single Major)
English ENI2 English (Minor)
French FRI4 French (Minor)
Geography GGJ3 Geography (Joint Major)
Geography GGW2 Geography major (with language minor) (Major (with Minor))
Geography GGW3 Geography major (with other minor) (Major (with Minor))
Geology GEI1 Geology Minor (Minor)
German GRI4 German (Minor)
Greek GKI3 Greek (Minor)
Greek and Roman Civilisation GCI2 Greek & Roman Civilization (Minor)
History HSJ2 History (Joint Major)
History HSI7 History (Minor)
Information & Communication Studies ICJ4 Information & Communication Studies (Joint Major)
Information & Communication Studies ICW1 Info & Communication Studies major (with language minor) (Major (with Minor))
Information & Communication Studies ICW2 Information & Communication Studies major (with other minor) (Major (with Minor))
Irish Folklore IFI2 Irish Folklore (Minor)
Italian ITI4 Italian (Minor)
Linguistics LII2 Linguistics (Minor)
Mathematics MSJ2 Mathematics (Joint Major)
Modern Irish MII4 Irish (Minor)
Music MCI1 Music (Minor)
Philosophy PLJ2 Philosophy (Joint Major)
Philosophy PLW2 Philosophy major (with language minor) (Major (with Minor))
Philosophy PLW3 Philosophy major (with other minor) (Major (with Minor))
Philosophy, Politics & Economics COS1 Philosophy, Politics and Economics (Single Major)
Politics & International Relations PTS4 Politics & International Relations (Single Major)
Politics & International Relations PTJ3 Politics & International Relations (Joint Major)
Politics & International Relations PTW2 Politics & International Relations (with language minor) (Major (with Minor))
Politics & International Relations PTW3 Politics & International Relations major (with other minor) (Major (with Minor))
Social Justice SJJ1 Social Justice (Joint Major)
Sociology SOJ3 Sociology (Joint Major)
Sociology SOW2 Sociology major (with language minor) (Major (with Minor))
Sociology SOW3 Sociology major (with other minor) (Major (with Minor))
Spanish ELI4 Spanish (Minor)
Statistics SAJ3 Statistics (Joint Major)

Degree GPA Calculation Stage Weightings Award Description GPA Band  
3 Stage Rule S4 - 50.00%
S3 - 30.00%
S2 - 20.00%
First Class Honours >=3.68 <=4.2
Second Class Honours, Grade 1 >=3.08 <=3.67
Second Class Honours, Grade 2 >=2.48 <=3.07
Pass >=2 <=2.47

MODE_TEXT    
Single Major SCS1 Computational Social Science
Single Major EMS1 Economics, Mathematics and Statistics
Single Major COS1 Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Major (with Minor) AEW2 Archaeology major (with language minor)
Major (with Minor) AEW3 Archaeology major (with other minor)
Major (with Minor) ECW2 Economics major (with language minor)
Major (with Minor) ECW3 Economics major (with other minor)
Major (with Minor) GGW2 Geography major (with language minor)
Major (with Minor) GGW3 Geography major (with other minor)
Major (with Minor) ICW1 Info & Communication Studies major (with language minor)
Major (with Minor) ICW2 Information & Communication Studies major (with other minor)
Major (with Minor) PLW2 Philosophy major (with language minor)
Major (with Minor) PLW3 Philosophy major (with other minor)
Major (with Minor) PTW2 Politics & International Relations (with language minor)
Major (with Minor) PTW3 Politics & International Relations major (with other minor)
Major (with Minor) SOW2 Sociology major (with language minor)
Major (with Minor) SOW3 Sociology major (with other minor)
Joint Major AEJ4 Archaeology
Joint Major ECJ3 Economics
Joint Major GGJ3 Geography
Joint Major HSJ2 History
Joint Major ICJ4 Information & Communication Studies
Joint Major MSJ2 Mathematics
Joint Major PLJ2 Philosophy
Joint Major PTJ3 Politics & International Relations
Joint Major SJJ1 Social Justice
Joint Major SOJ3 Sociology
Joint Major SAJ3 Statistics
Minor HAI2 Art History
Minor CCI2 Celtic Civilization
Minor GEI2 Earth Sciences Minor
Minor ENI2 English
Minor FRI4 French
Minor GEI1 Geology Minor
Minor GRI4 German
Minor GKI3 Greek
Minor GCI2 Greek & Roman Civilization
Minor HSI7 History
Minor MII4 Irish
Minor IFI2 Irish Folklore
Minor ITI4 Italian
Minor LII2 Linguistics
Minor MCI1 Music
Minor CNI5 Social Sciences Chinese
Minor ELI4 Spanish