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Irish Studies graduates develop key skills such as research, critical thinking and writing, that have diverse applications and can lead to employment opportunities in: Journalism and the Media, Tourism, Heritage, Advertising, Business, the Arts, Public Relations, Public Service and Politics.
Graduates are prepared to pursue MA and Diploma courses offered by the UCD School of Irish, Celtic Studies & Folklore including the MA Irish Studies and the MA Irish Folklore & Ethnology. Graduates may also pursue MLitt and PhD studies specialising in one of the many areas of the subject.
Students must take the two core modules IRST10010 Introduction to Irish Studies and IRST10020 Introduction to Cultural Studies plus 45 credits of options (9 modules in total).
All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
Students can choose a 5 credit module in place of an elective from any of the option module lists.
| Module ID | Module Title | Trimester | Credits |
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| IRST10010 | Introduction to Irish Studies | Autumn | 5 |
| IRST10020 | Introduction to Irish Cultural Studies | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN1OF: Options A: Culture and Identity Choose a total of 9 modules across Options A (Culture and Identity), Options C (History and Heritage) and Options D (Literature). You must choose at least one module from each group. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2) Students may take an additional option modules in place of their Spring elective, if they wish. |
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| AH10070 | Dublin: Its Museums and Collections | Autumn | 5 |
| CCIV10010 | Introduction to Celtic Civilization | Autumn | 5 |
| CCIV10040 | Vikings in the Celtic World | Autumn | 5 |
| EMIR10010 | Introduction to Early Irish I | Autumn | 5 |
| IRFL10010 | Introduction to Folklore | Autumn | 5 |
| IR10050 | Irish for Beginners/Gaeilge do Thosaitheoirí | Autumn and Spring (separate) | 5 |
| MUS10240 | Music in Ireland | Autumn and Spring (separate) | 5 |
| CCIV10020 | Early Ireland: Continuity & Change | Spring | 5 |
| CCIV10030 | The British Celts | Spring | 5 |
| IRFL10040 | Ethnography of the Everyday | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN1OF: Options A: Culture and Identity Choose a total of 9 modules across Options A (Culture and Identity), Options C (History and Heritage) and Options D (Literature). You must choose at least one module from each group. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2) Students may take an additional option modules in place of their Spring elective, if they wish. |
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Stage 1 Options - C)MIN1OF: Options C: History and Heritage Choose a total of 9 modules across Options A (Culture and Identity), Options B (History and Heritage) and Options D (Literature). You must choose at least one module from each group. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2) Students can choose an additional option module in place of their Spring elective, if they wish. |
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| GEOG10130 | Geography Matters | Autumn | 5 |
| SPOL10180 | History of Irish Social Policy | Autumn | 5 |
| ARCH10050 | Intro archaeology of Ireland | Spring | 5 |
| HIS10310 | Ireland's English Centuries | Spring | 5 |
| HIS10320 | The Making of Modern Ireland, 1800-2000 | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - C)MIN1OF: Options C: History and Heritage Choose a total of 9 modules across Options A (Culture and Identity), Options B (History and Heritage) and Options D (Literature). You must choose at least one module from each group. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2) Students can choose an additional option module in place of their Spring elective, if they wish. |
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Stage 1 Options - D)MIN1OF: Options D: Literature Choose a total of 9 modules across Options A (Culture an Identity), Options B (History and Heritage) and Options C (Literature). You must choose at least one module from each group. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2) |
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| ENG10130 | Contemporary Irish Writing | Autumn | 5 |
| IR10210 | Cultúr na hÓige Gaelaí | Autumn and Spring (separate) | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - D)MIN1OF: Options D: Literature Choose a total of 9 modules across Options A (Culture an Identity), Options B (History and Heritage) and Options C (Literature). You must choose at least one module from each group. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2) |
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| IRST20010 | Place, People & Identities | Autumn | 5 |
| IRST20060 | Reading Irish Studies | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN1OF: Choose a total of 8 modules across Options A (Culture an Identity), Options B (History and Heritage) and Options C (Literature). You must choose at least one module from each group. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2) Students may choose additional option modules in place of electives, if they wish. |
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| CCIV20020 | The Fortunes of the Celtic Languages | Autumn | 5 |
| CCIV20130 | Kings and Heroes of Early Ireland | Autumn | 5 |
| ECON20060 | Irish Economy: Policy Making in a Global Context | Autumn | 5 |
| IRFL20010 | The Study of Folklore: Origins and Development | Autumn | 5 |
| AH20300 | Medieval Art and Architecture: characteristics and influences | Spring | 5 |
| CCIV20120 | Law & Society in Early Ireland | Spring | 5 |
| FS20140 | Irish Cinema & TV | Spring | 5 |
| IRFL20050 | Healers and Healing | Spring | 5 |
| IRFL20090 | Folklife & Ethnology | Spring | 5 |
| MUS20030 | Studies in Irish Music | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN1OF: Choose a total of 8 modules across Options A (Culture an Identity), Options B (History and Heritage) and Options C (Literature). You must choose at least one module from each group. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2) Students may choose additional option modules in place of electives, if they wish. |
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Stage 2 Options - B)MIN1OF: Choose a total of 8 modules across Options A (Culture an Identity), Options B (History and Heritage) and Options C (Literature). You must choose at least one module from each group. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2) Students may choose additional option modules in place of electives, if they wish. |
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| HIS21100 | A History of Ireland: Politics, Culture, and Society | Autumn | 5 |
| HIS21180 | Landscapes Remade: People and Place in Ireland, 1500-1800 | Autumn | 5 |
| HIS21240 | Celts, Romans and Vikings: The Formation of Early Ireland | Autumn | 5 |
| HIS21120 | Northern Ireland, 1920-2010: from partition to Paisley | Spring | 5 |
| IRFL20100 | Oral history and tradition | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN1OF: Choose a total of 8 modules across Options A (Culture an Identity), Options B (History and Heritage) and Options C (Literature). You must choose at least one module from each group. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2) Students may choose additional option modules in place of electives, if they wish. |
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Stage 2 Options - C)MIN1OF: Choose a total of 8 modules across Options A (Culture an Identity), Options B (History and Heritage) and Options C (Literature). You must choose at least one module from each group. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2) Students may choose additional option modules in place of electives, if they wish. |
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| DRAM20110 | Contemporary Ireland On Stage | Autumn | 5 |
| IR20220 | Bláthú na Nuafhilíochta | Autumn | 5 |
| IRFL20030 | The Narrative Art | Autumn | 5 |
| CCIV20070 | Poets, Power and Performance | Spring | 5 |
| ENG20440 | Reading the story of Ireland: Irish Literature in English | Spring | 5 |
| IR20240 | An Ghaeilge ar an Scáileán | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN1OF: Choose a total of 8 modules across Options A (Culture an Identity), Options B (History and Heritage) and Options C (Literature). You must choose at least one module from each group. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2) Students may choose additional option modules in place of electives, if they wish. |
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| Programme | Module Weightings | Rule Description | Description | ||
| BHACS024 | 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 |
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| Second Class Honours, Grade 2 | 2.48 |
3.07 |
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| Pass | 2.00 |
2.47 |
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