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Duration:
4 Years
Attendance:
Full Time
Delivery:
NFQ Level:
8 (240 credits)
Level:
Undergraduate
Award:
Bachelor of Arts
Next Intake:
September
CAO Points 2025

462

Typical Class Size
Leaving Cert Subject Entry Requirements

O6/H7 in English, Irish, a third language and three other recognised subjects.

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Má tá tú ag iarraidh barr feabhais a bhaint amach sa Ghaeilge.

Más spéis leat ard/sainscileanna teanga a bhaint amach agus a fhorbairt.

Más spéis leat gairm bheatha trí mheán na Gaeilge ag leibhéal náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta a bheith agat ina lán réimsí sa tsochaí: earnáil na hoidhreachta agus an chultúir, aistriúchán, oideachas, cúrsaí foilsitheoireachta, na meáin chumarsáide, mar shampla.

About This Course

Má tá tú ag iarraidh barr feabhais a bhaint amach sa Ghaeilge.

Más spéis leat ard/sainscileanna teanga a bhaint amach agus a fhorbairt.

Más spéis leat gairm bheatha trí mheán na Gaeilge ag leibhéal náisiúnta agus idirnáisiúnta a bheith agat ina lán réimsí sa tsochaí: earnáil na hoidhreachta agus an chultúir, aistriúchán, oideachas, cúrsaí foilsitheoireachta, na meáin chumarsáide, mar shampla.

• Scileanna teanga • Cultúr agus stair chultúrtha na Gaeilge • Scileanna agus léann an aistriúcháin ar bhonn idirdhisciplíneach • Litríocht na Gaeilge • Eagarthóireacht/cóipeagarthóireacht Is í an Ghaeilge teanga an chláir seo seachas na modúil ar an léann Ceilteach.

Bliain 1

Sa chéad bhliain déantar cúig mhodúl a chlúdaíonn cruinneas agus forbairt na Gaeilge, stair agus cultúr na teanga agus scileanna bunúsacha tosaigh san aistriúchán. Is féidir le mic léinn dhá mhodúl tosaigh a roghnú ón tSean-Ghaeilge, ón mBéaloideas agus ó Léann na hÉireann (a mhúintear trí mheán an Bhéarla).

Bliain 2

Sa dara bliain déantar staidéar ar chroímhodúil ar nualitríocht na Gaeilge, ar fhilíocht na Gaeilge (c.1650 go dtí an lá atá inniu ann), iriseoireacht na Gaeilge, an ghramadach agus an Ghaeilge ar an Scáileán. Is féidir dhá mhodúl a roghnú ó Logainmneacha agus Sloinnte, Aistriúchán Dlíthiúil agus Literacy and learning in Early Irish nó Poets and Performance in Celtic Civilization.

Bliain 3

Sa tríú bliain bíonn rogha ag mic léinn dul ar bhliain nó ar thrimeastar thar lear, trimeastar sa Ghaeltacht, intéirneacht, nó 30 creidiúint de mhodúil roghnacha.

Bliain 4

Sa cheathrú bliain, déantar staidéar ar chroímhodúil ar an Litríocht Réigiúnach, ar an NuaPhrós, agus ar Scileanna Taighde. Déanann an mac léinn tráchtas nó tionscnamh taighde chomh maith.

Measúnú

Usáidfear stíleanna éagsúla measúnaithe sna modúil ar fad idir scrúduithe, aistí, ghrúpobair, thionscnaimh, thráchtais agus thaithí oibre.

• Eagraíochtaí cultúrtha agus oidhreachta • Aistriúchán le comhlachtaí príobháideacha, le hinstitiúidí náisiúnta agus Eorpacha • Gairmeacha le foilsitheoireacht – eagarthóirí, cóipeagarthóirí, aistritheoirí • Múinteoireacht • Státseirbhís agus Rialtas na hÉireann • Na meáin chló, chraolta agus ar líne • Aistritheoirí agus Riarthóirí san Aontas Eorpach • Taighdeoirí/léachtóirí ollscoile

Tá cáil ar an Ghaeilge i UCD as feabhas i dtaighde agus i dteagasc ag leibhéal fochéime agus iarchéime a neartú. Taobh le féidearthachtaí do MLitt agus PhD is féidir le mic léinn leanúint le MA: Scríobh & Cumarsáid agus MA sa Nua-Ghaeilge. Ghnóthaigh mic léinn ó na cúrsaí seo scoláireachtaí Fulbright agus Fondúireacht Cheanada-Éireann mar chomhaltaí teagaisc sna Stáit Aontaithe agus i gCeanada.

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
 IR10200 Stair agus Litríocht na nÓg Autumn  10
Stage 1 Core Modules
 IR10220 Teanga agus Cultúr Autumn  10
Stage 1 Core Modules
 IR10040 Teanga na Gaeilge I Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 IR10180 Bunscileanna Aistriúcháin Spring  10
Stage 1 Core Modules
 IR10190 An Ghaeilge Acadúil Spring  10
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Choose a minimum of 2 option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.Students may take an additional module from this list in place of their elective (taken in Spring).
 CCIV10010 Introduction to Celtic Civilization Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Choose a minimum of 2 option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.Students may take an additional module from this list in place of their elective (taken in Spring).
 CCIV10040 Vikings in the Celtic World Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Choose a minimum of 2 option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.Students may take an additional module from this list in place of their elective (taken in Spring).
 EMIR10010 Introduction to Early Irish I Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Choose a minimum of 2 option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.Students may take an additional module from this list in place of their elective (taken in Spring).
 IRFL10010 Introduction to Folklore Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Choose a minimum of 2 option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.Students may take an additional module from this list in place of their elective (taken in Spring).
 IRST10010 Introduction to Irish Studies Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Choose a minimum of 2 option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.Students may take an additional module from this list in place of their elective (taken in Spring).
 CCIV10020 Early Ireland: Continuity & Change Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Choose a minimum of 2 option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.Students may take an additional module from this list in place of their elective (taken in Spring).
 CCIV10030 The British Celts Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Choose a minimum of 2 option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.Students may take an additional module from this list in place of their elective (taken in Spring).
 EMIR10020 Introduction to Early Irish II Spring  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Choose a minimum of 2 option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.Students may take an additional module from this list in place of their elective (taken in Spring).
 IRFL10040 Ethnography of the Everyday Spring  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 IR20180 Teanga na Gaeilge II A Autumn  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 IR20290 Iriseoireacht & Scríbhneoireacht Autumn  10
Stage 2 Core Modules
 IR20300 Litríocht 1650 - 1845 Autumn  10
Stage 2 Core Modules
 IR20010 Teanga na Gaeilge II B (Irish language II B) Spring  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 IR20060 Logainmneacha agus sloinnte Spring  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 IR20240 An Ghaeilge ar an Scáileán Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select two option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.
 IR20220 Bláthú na Nuafhilíochta Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select two option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.
 CCIV20070 Poets, Power and Performance Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select two option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.
 HUM20030 Career Readiness (Humanities) Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select two option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.
 IR20260 Aistriúchán Dlíthiúil Intro Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select two option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.
 IR20320 Scéalta Rómánsacha Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 2 of:
Select two option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.
 IR20330 Dianchúrsa Gaeltachta Spring  5

Tá dhá thuairim agam nuair a smaoiním ar mo thaithí mar mhac léinn Nua-Ghaeilge anseo in UCD. Ar dtús, is áit iontach fháiltiúil í Scoil na Gaeilge, an Léinn Cheiltigh agus an Bhéaloidis chun staidéar a dhéanamh inti. Bhíodh ranganna na léachtóirí i gcónaí suimiúil, lán eolais agus taitneamhach. Mar aon leis sin, lasmuigh de na léachtaí, bhíodh caidreamh láidir i gcónaí agam le mo chomh-mhic léinn agus le foireann uile na Scoile. D’aimsigh mé teaghlach nua na Gaeilge anseo, sinn ag foghlaim le chéile, ag ithe lóin le chéile sa Seomra Caidrimh, agus ag caitheamh laethanta iontacha órga le chéile sa Ghaeltacht. Ní ábhar ollscoile amháin í an Ghaeilge in UCD: is teanga bheo í agus is foinse pobail í freisin.

Stiofán Ó Briain, Graduate

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