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Philosophy, Politics and Economics  (COS1)

BSc (NFQ Level 8) · Academic Year 2020/2021
School
Central Office - College of Social Sciences and Law
Attendance
Full Time
Level
Undergraduate
NFQ Level
8
Award
Bachelor of Science
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Programme Director
Professor Jos Dornschneider-Elkink
Overall Programme Credits:
240
Programme Credits:
Stage 1
Core/Option: 60 Electives: 0
Stage 2
Core/Option: 50 Electives: 10
Stage 3
Core/Option: 50 Electives: 10
Stage 4
Core/Option: 50 Electives: 10
Major/Minor Core & Option Credits:
Stage 1: 60
Stage 2: 50
Stage 3: 50
Stage 4: 50

Curricular information is subject to change.

PPE provides a broad and deep understanding of how a society works, and indeed how international society works. It examines the complex economic and political forces in play, the problems of measuring and assessing the health of society, and the principles of justice that should guide political decision-making to improve society. PPE will teach students how to read beyond media headlines, and where to find more information about the hot policy questions of the day, in national and international contexts. 

Philosophy, Politics and Economics combines the best of the three disciplines. The content and the approaches of each discipline feed into each other, yielding a three-dimensional appreciation of the toughest problems facing our society in the institutional, local, national and international contexts. This programme is designed to provide future politicians, civil servants, journalists and managers with a complex and subtle vision of how to improve things, and the skills to argue in support of such a vision. This appreciation of complexity is thus the greatest value that we strive to inculcate in our students: a reluctance to be fobbed off with cliché and mantra, or to be intimidated by statistics and jargon; a curiosity about what lies behind the newspaper headlines, and a persistence to research a topic thoroughly before forming an opinion; the willingness to engage with others respectfully and sensitively, and a humility to acknowledge one’s own error and prejudice.


1 - demonstrate a broad understanding of the central issues, theories and problems within all three of the disciplines of Philosophy, Politics and Economics;
2 - demonstrate a very detailed knowledge and understanding within a narrower range of areas within these disciplines;
3 - evaluate critically the leading theories and ideas within all of these disciplines;
4 - solve abstract problems using clear and concise arguments;
5 - develop their own ways of thinking about problems in philosophy, politics and economics, with rigour and clarity;
6 - communicate their ideas effectively using written and oral methods;
7 - develop their own research projects, applying research techniques effectively;
8 - work responsibly and directedly as an individual and in teams;
9 - demonstrate an awareness of principles of ethical practice in politics and economics and how these principles should be applied.

A number of semester-long study opportunities will be established with other PPE universities in Europe.

PPE programmes are scattered throughout many of the top universities in the world, attracting the best and most ambitious students and educating cohorts of politicians, civil servants, journalists and managers. All three disciplines share a commitment to rigour and problem-solving that will develop useful skills for any career – skills such as research, analysis, written expression and interpreting data. For a list of famous PPE programmes and graduates (such as Bill Clinton, David Cameron and Aung San Suu Kyi), see the Wikipedia entry on ‘Philosophy, Politics and Economics’. According to the BBC, the Oxford PPE “dominates public life in the UK”. 

Stage 3

Please ensure that you register to a minimum of 50 credits in total of Philosophy, Politics & International Relations and Economics modules. Please ensure that you register for a minimum of 10 credits for each subject area. If you are studying abroad (Erasmus/non-EU exchange), please see registration guidelines here.

Stage 4

Students are required to take 50 option credits in stage 4. A minimum of 15 credits must be taken in each of the three subject areas - Philosophy, Politics & International Relations, and Economics.

Politics options: Students wishing to take POL30490 and POL30500 must apply to the school in advance.

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
 ECON10770 Introduction to Economics Autumn  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 INRL10010 Foundation of Political Theory & International Relations Autumn  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 PHIL10160 Critical Thinking Autumn  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 PHIL10190 Introducing PPE Autumn  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 POL10170 Foundations in Political Research Autumn  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 ECON10030 Introduction to Quantitative Economics Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 PHIL10040 Introduction to Ethics Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 ECON10010 Principles of Microeconomics Spring  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 ECON10020 Principles of Macroeconomics Spring  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 PHIL10020 Introduction to the Problems of Philosophy Spring  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 POL10160 Foundations of Contemporary Politics Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Choose 1 option module. (Students who achieved less than an O3 in Leaving Cert Mathematics must register to and pass MATH00010 from list below in Autumn before being permitted to take core module ECON10030 Introduction to Quantitative Economics in Spring.)
 MATH00010 Introduction to Mathematics Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Choose 1 option module. (Students who achieved less than an O3 in Leaving Cert Mathematics must register to and pass MATH00010 from list below in Autumn before being permitted to take core module ECON10030 Introduction to Quantitative Economics in Spring.)
 PHIL10030 Introduction to Modern Philosophy Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Choose 1 option module. (Students who achieved less than an O3 in Leaving Cert Mathematics must register to and pass MATH00010 from list below in Autumn before being permitted to take core module ECON10030 Introduction to Quantitative Economics in Spring.)
 PHIL10100 Existentialism and Humanism: An Introduction to Continental Philosophy Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Choose 1 option module. (Students who achieved less than an O3 in Leaving Cert Mathematics must register to and pass MATH00010 from list below in Autumn before being permitted to take core module ECON10030 Introduction to Quantitative Economics in Spring.)
 PHIL10200 Intro Philosophy of Science Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Choose 1 option module. (Students who achieved less than an O3 in Leaving Cert Mathematics must register to and pass MATH00010 from list below in Autumn before being permitted to take core module ECON10030 Introduction to Quantitative Economics in Spring.)
 POL10120 Foundations in Global Development Spring  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 ECON20010 Intermediate Microeconomics Autumn  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 PHIL20490 Knowledge & Scepticism Autumn  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 POL20010 Individuals and the State: The Idea of Freedom in the History of Political Thought Autumn  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 ECON20040 Statistics for Economists Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 ECON20020 Intermediate Macroeconomics Spring  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 PHIL20620 Philosophy of Social Science Spring  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 POL20050 Research Methods in Political Science Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 INRL20040 Theories and Concepts in International Relations Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 POL20020 Comparative Politics Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 POL20060 Law, Politics, and Human Rights Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 ECON20060 Irish Economy Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 ECON20080 Economic Policy Analysis Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 ECON20190 Introduction to Financial Economics Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 INRL20040 Theories and Concepts in International Relations Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 INRL20080 Irish Foreign Policy Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 INRL20090 United States Foreign Policy Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 INRL20160 Introduction to European Union Politics Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20010 Rationalism and Empiricism Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20020 Logic Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20280 Metaphysics Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20440 Feminism & Gender Justice Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20500 Phenomenology & Existentialism Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20640 Philosophy of Mind Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20700 Introduction to the Philosophy of History Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 POL20180 Capitalism and Democracy Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 POL20220 Political Institutions and Development Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 POL20230 Political Behaviour Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 DEV20130 Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 ECON20120 The Economics of the European Union: Institutions, Policies and Crises Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 ECON20130 Economic History: From the Middle Ages to the Second World War Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20240 Applied Ethics Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20550 Family, Ethics and Law Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20570 Philosophy & Literature Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20580 Plato's Republic Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20600 Nietzsche: Nihilism as a Philo Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20670 Origins of Analytic Philosophy Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20690 Philosophical Naturalism & Hum Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 POL20020 Comparative Politics Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 POL20060 Law, Politics, and Human Rights Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 POL20250 Irish Politics Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 POL20260 Introduction to Chinese Politics Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20010 Rationalism and Empiricism Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20020 Logic Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20440 Feminism & Gender Justice Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20500 Phenomenology & Existentialism Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20630 Art and Society Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20240 Applied Ethics Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20580 Plato's Republic Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
 PHIL20600 Nietzsche: Nihilism as a Philo Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Philosophy option list below.
PHIL30260 Philosophy of Law Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Philosophy option list below.
PHIL30280 Philosophy of Interpretation Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Philosophy option list below.
PHIL30300 Critical Theory Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Philosophy option list below.
PHIL30590 Aristotle: Ethics & Politics Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Philosophy option list below.
PHIL30820 Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Philosophy option list below.
PHIL30110 Post-Kantian German Philosophy Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Philosophy option list below.
PHIL30490 History of Ethics: Eighteenth Century Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Philosophy option list below.
PHIL30520 Philosophy of Religion Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Philosophy option list below.
PHIL30650 History as a Philosophical Question Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Philosophy option list below.
PHIL30670 Practical Philosophy: Work Experience Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Philosophy option list below.
PHIL30790 Animated Philosophy Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Philosophy option list below.
PHIL30830 Reason and Faith: A Comparative Approach from Plato to Galilei Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Economics option list below.
 ECON30100 The Economics of Health and Health Policy Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Economics option list below.
 ECON30180 Industrial Economics: Economics of Business Strategy Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Economics option list below.
 ECON30270 Behavioural Economics and Public Policy Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Economics option list below.
 ECON30360 Labour Economics Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Economics option list below.
 ECON30400 Political Economy Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Economics option list below.
 ECON30410 Development Economics Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Economics option list below.
 ECON30490 Experiential Economics Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Economics option list below.
 ECON30130 Econometrics: Applying Statistics to Economic Data Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Economics option list below.
 ECON30150 International Money and Banking Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Economics option list below.
 ECON30160 International Trade Economics Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Economics option list below.
 ECON30170 Financial Economics: Asset Pricing Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Economics option list below.
 ECON30190 Public Economics: Government Spending, Taxation and Public Choice Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Economics option list below.
 ECON30390 Experimental Economics Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 2 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Economics option list below.
 ECON30430 Economics of International Fin Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 INRL30340 Internat. Political Economy Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 INRL30350 International Justice Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 INRL30370 Terrorism & Political Violence Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 POL30710 Media and Politics Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 POL30750 The Concept of Representation Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 POL30780 Justice in Education Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 POL30820 Pol Risk & Foreign Investment Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 POL30840 Electoral Systems and their Consequences Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 POL30850 Citizen Pol. in Global South Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 INRL30320 Gender in War & Peace Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 INRL30330 Integration Fragmentation Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 INRL30360 Middle East Politics Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 INRL30380 Politics of Peace & Conflict Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 POL30660 Data Analytics for Social Sciences Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 POL30680 Gender and Politics Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 POL30690 Introduction to Asian Politics Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 POL30740 Political Economy of EU Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 POL30810 EU in the world Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Please select a minimum of 10 credits from the Politics and International Relations option list below.
 POL36060 Public Opinion: What Divides Voters? Spring  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 INRL30340 Internat. Political Economy Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 INRL30350 International Justice Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 INRL30370 Terrorism & Political Violence Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 POL30490 Advanced Seminar in Politics 1 Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 POL30710 Media and Politics Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 POL30750 The Concept of Representation Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 POL30780 Justice in Education Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 POL30820 Pol Risk & Foreign Investment Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 POL30840 Electoral Systems and their Consequences Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 POL30850 Citizen Pol. in Global South Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 INRL30320 Gender in War & Peace Spring  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 INRL30330 Integration Fragmentation Spring  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 INRL30360 Middle East Politics Spring  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 POL30500 Advanced Seminar in Politics 2 Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 POL30660 Data Analytics for Social Sciences Spring  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 POL30680 Gender and Politics Spring  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 POL30690 Introduction to Asian Politics Spring  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 POL30740 Political Economy of EU Spring  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Politics modules to fulfill your stage 4 requirement. At least 10 credits must be selected from the level 3 options listed below. Please note that there are 5 and 10 credit modules available.
 POL30810 EU in the world Spring  10
Stage 4 Options - B) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Philosophy option modules.
 PHIL30260 Philosophy of Law Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - B) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Philosophy option modules.
 PHIL30280 Philosophy of Interpretation Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - B) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Philosophy option modules.
 PHIL30300 Critical Theory Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - B) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Philosophy option modules.
 PHIL30590 Aristotle: Ethics & Politics Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - B) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Philosophy option modules.
 PHIL30110 Post-Kantian German Philosophy Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - B) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Philosophy option modules.
 PHIL30490 History of Ethics: Eighteenth Century Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - B) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Philosophy option modules.
 PHIL30520 Philosophy of Religion Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - B) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Philosophy option modules.
 PHIL30650 History as a Philosophical Question Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON30100 The Economics of Health and Health Policy Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON30180 Industrial Economics: Economics of Business Strategy Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON30270 Behavioural Economics and Public Policy Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON30290 Advanced Microeconomics Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON30360 Labour Economics Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON30400 Political Economy Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON30410 Development Economics Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON30130 Econometrics: Applying Statistics to Economic Data Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON30150 International Money and Banking Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON20100 Game Theory Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON30120 Advanced Macroeconomics Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON30160 International Trade Economics Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON30170 Financial Economics: Asset Pricing Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON30190 Public Economics: Government Spending, Taxation and Public Choice Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON30260 The Economics of the Transport Sector Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON30390 Experimental Economics Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON30420 Advanced Econometrics Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - C) Min 3 of:
Select a minimum of 15 credits of Economics option modules.
 ECON30430 Economics of International Fin Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Students may select one module from the following Politics level 2 option list to fulfil stage 4 requirements.
 INRL20080 Irish Foreign Policy Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Students may select one module from the following Politics level 2 option list to fulfil stage 4 requirements.
 INRL20090 United States Foreign Policy Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Students may select one module from the following Politics level 2 option list to fulfil stage 4 requirements.
 INRL20160 Introduction to European Union Politics Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Students may select one module from the following Politics level 2 option list to fulfil stage 4 requirements.
 POL20180 Capitalism and Democracy Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Students may select one module from the following Politics level 2 option list to fulfil stage 4 requirements.
 POL20220 Political Institutions and Development Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Students may select one module from the following Politics level 2 option list to fulfil stage 4 requirements.
 POL20230 Political Behaviour Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Students may select one module from the following Politics level 2 option list to fulfil stage 4 requirements.
 DEV20130 Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Students may select one module from the following Politics level 2 option list to fulfil stage 4 requirements.
 POL20060 Law, Politics, and Human Rights Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Students may select one module from the following Politics level 2 option list to fulfil stage 4 requirements.
 POL20250 Irish Politics Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - D) Min 1 of:
Students may select one module from the following Politics level 2 option list to fulfil stage 4 requirements.
 POL20260 Introduction to Chinese Politics Spring  5

See the UCD Assessment website for further details, including worked examples of how degree award GPAs are calculated

Module Weighting Info
 
  Award GPA
Programme Module Weightings Rule Description Description >= <=
BHSOC010 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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