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BA Humanities (BHACS024)

Academic Year 2025/2026
College
Arts & Humanities
UCD Level
Undergraduate
NFQ Level
8
Degree
Arts (BA)
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    
Classics, Art History & Archaeology CAS1 BA Humanities Classics, Art History & Archaeology (Single Major)
Classics, English & History CAS2 BA Humanities Classics, English & History (Single Major)
Creative & Cultural Industries CCS2 BA Humanities Creative & Cultural Industries (Single Major)
English Literature ENS5 BA Humanities English Literature (Single Major)
English with Creative Writing ENS6 BA Humanities English with Creative Writing (Single Major)
English with Creative Writing / English Literature - Additional Subject Streams ELCB Spanish Beginners (Subject / Stream)
English with Creative Writing / English Literature - Additional Subject Streams ELCC Spanish Non-Beginners (Subject / Stream)
English with Creative Writing / English Literature - Additional Subject Streams FMD2 Film Studies (Subject / Stream)
English with Creative Writing / English Literature - Additional Subject Streams FRC7 French (Subject / Stream)
English with Creative Writing / English Literature - Additional Subject Streams GCC2 Greek & Roman Civilization (Subject / Stream)
English with Creative Writing / English Literature - Additional Subject Streams GRCD German Beginners (Subject / Stream)
English with Creative Writing / English Literature - Additional Subject Streams GRCE German Non-Beginners (Subject / Stream)
English with Creative Writing / English Literature - Additional Subject Streams HSC4 History (Subject / Stream)
English with Creative Writing / English Literature - Additional Subject Streams ISC2 Irish Studies (Subject / Stream)
English with Creative Writing / English Literature - Additional Subject Streams MCC2 Music (BA Humanities) (Subject / Stream)
English with Creative Writing / English Literature - Additional Subject Streams RDD2 Drama Studies (Subject / Stream)
English, Drama & Film ENS7 BA Humanities English, Drama & Film (Single Major)
European Studies HSS6 BA Humanities European Studies (Single Major)
Global Studies HSS5 BA Humanities Global Studies (Single Major)
History HSS3 BA Humanities History (Single Major)
History & Politics HPS1 BA Humanities History & Politics (Single Major)
Irish Language, Literature & Translation ISS2 BA Humanities Irish Language, Literature & Translation (Single Major)
Irish Studies ISS1 BA Humanities Irish Studies (Single Major)
Languages, Linguistics & Cultures AYS1 BA Humanities Languages, Linguistics & Cultures (Single Major)
Languages, Linguistics & Cultures ELC9 Spanish Beginners (Humanities 15 credit language block) (Subject / Stream)
Languages, Linguistics & Cultures ELCA Spanish Non-Beginners (Humanities 15 credit language block) (Subject / Stream)
Languages, Linguistics & Cultures FRC6 French (Humanities 15 credit language block) (Subject / Stream)
Languages, Linguistics & Cultures GKC3 Greek (Languages, Linguistics & Cultures) (Subject / Stream)
Languages, Linguistics & Cultures GRCB German Beginners (Humanities 15 credit language block) (Subject / Stream)
Languages, Linguistics & Cultures GRCC German Non-Beginners (Humanities 15 credit language block) (Subject / Stream)
Languages, Linguistics & Cultures ITC9 Italian Beginners (Humanities 15 credit language block) (Subject / Stream)
Languages, Linguistics & Cultures ITCA Italian Non-Beginners (Humanities 15 credit language block) (Subject / Stream)
Languages, Linguistics & Cultures LTC3 Latin (Languages, Linguistics & Cultures) (Subject / Stream)
Languages, Linguistics & Cultures MIC2 Irish (Languages, Linguistics & Cultures) (Subject / Stream)
Music, Film & Drama MCS4 BA Humanities Music, Film & Drama (Single Major)
None CCS3 BA Humanities CCI (English & Creative Writing) (Single Major)
None CCS4 BA Humanities CCI (Media & Communications) (Single Major)
None CCS5 BA Humanities CCI (Irish & Folklore) (Single Major)
None CCS6 BA Humanities CCI (Visual Cultures) (Single Major)
None CCS7 BA Humanities CCI (Music History, Performance & Production) (Single Major)
None ISS3 BA Humanities The Irish Language & Culture (Single Major)
None MCS5 BA Humanities Music (Single Major)
Portuguese PRC6 Portuguese (Humanities 15 credit language block) (Subject / Stream)

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 CAS1 BA Humanities Classics, Art History & Archaeology
Single Major CAS2 BA Humanities Classics, English & History
Single Major CCS2 BA Humanities Creative & Cultural Industries
Single Major ENS5 BA Humanities English Literature
Single Major ENS6 BA Humanities English with Creative Writing
Single Major ENS7 BA Humanities English, Drama & Film
Single Major HSS6 BA Humanities European Studies
Single Major HSS5 BA Humanities Global Studies
Single Major HSS3 BA Humanities History
Single Major HPS1 BA Humanities History & Politics
Single Major ISS1 BA Humanities Irish Studies
Single Major AYS1 BA Humanities Languages, Linguistics & Cultures
Single Major MCS5 BA Humanities Music
Single Major MCS4 BA Humanities Music, Film & Drama
Single Major ISS3 BA Humanities The Irish Language & Culture