DN530 BA Humanities Languages, Linguistics & Cultures (AYS1)

The BA Humanities is an innovative, interdisciplinary four-year programme that combines multiple subjects to provide coherence and depth to student learning within nine carefully structured pathways. Taught by expert academics in the Arts and Humanities, the BA Humanities programme offers both intensive training in particular disciplines and unique skill sets that are developed by bringing together subjects that and relate closely to each other. Students will gain essential life and employment skills, including critical, analytical and creative thinking, and expert communications, while learning how to be adaptable and flexible in preparation for employment in a dynamic work environment.

The Languages, Linguistics and Cultures pathway is designed for students who are seeking a high level of language and intercultural competency by developing effective communication and analytical skills. It takes a holistic approach to language by fostering linguistics, alongside literary and cultural approaches. Students can choose between French, German, Greek, Italian, Irish, Latin, and Spanish, with Portuguese and Welsh also available as minors. Irish modules are directed towards its status as a modern working language in the European Union and towards broadening its scope nationally and internationally. This pathway focuses on specific oral and written language skills and critical intercultural and interdisciplinary skills. Its emphasis on modern language teaching methods combines theoretical and practical resources with a range of primary material such as literary texts, material culture, natural spoken language, and computer-mediated texts. Learning activities critically explore communicative practices and students will engage with a variety of approaches to language and language related products, including approaches based on literary, linguistic, historic and cultural studies.

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This programme targets students who aim for a high level of language and intercultural competency developing effective communication and analytical skills through the acquisition of linguistic and cultural proficiency in English and in a second language. Students can choose between Ancient Greek, French, German, Italian, Irish, Latin and Spanish, with Portuguese and Welsh also available as minors.



The programme takes a holistic approach to language by fostering linguistic, literary and cultural approaches to language. This prepares students for a variety of career paths including: careers in education, media, translation, public service, cultural institutions, research, editing and publishing, and a wide range of private sector employment opportunities that require intercultural competences.



This pathway focuses on specific oral and written language skills as well as critical intercultural and interdisciplinary skills. Its emphasis on language teaching methods combines theoretical knowledge and practical skills focusing on a range of primary material such as literary texts, material culture, natural spoken language, and computer mediated texts. Learning activities critically explore communicative practices and students will engage with a variety of approaches to language and language-related production, including literary, linguistic, historical and cultural studies-based approaches. The programme fosters a wide range of transferable skills ranging from active communication skills in English and a second language, academic writing, speaking and presentation skills, to project-work and critical analysis skills. Student learning is fostered and assessed in a variety of ways such as oral, written and aural examinations, peer assessment, hands on small scale research projects, essays and presentations. Students are strongly encouraged to spend their third year abroad and/or doing an internship.


1 - Understand, express and communicate ideas clearly, fluently and accurately in spoken and written form in a register appropriate to the context in the chosen language and English.
2 - Demonstrate an awareness of cultural diversity and an ability to effectively manage exchanges in intercultural contexts.
3 - Demonstrate an awareness of general linguistic and discursive strategies and grammatical structures in the chosen language, English and languages more generally.
4 - Demonstrate an ability to use appropriate methods of academic enquiry to formulate pertinent questions about, and to build knowledge of, the cultures to which the chosen language is associated and about the interaction of culture and language more generally.
5 - Demonstrate the ability to understand, apply and critically evaluate secondary literature and theoretical frameworks and writing about it.
6 - Demonstrate awareness of the ethical implications of research, actions and ideas.
7 - Abstract and synthesize information; collecting, analyzing and manipulating data of diverse kinds.
8 - Develop the ability to ask theoretically and empirically motivated questions about language structure and use, a diverse range of cultural products and their relationships.
9 - Evaluate ideas, challenge assumptions, and develop creative solutions to problems including through the independent pursuit of knowledge and making connections between different disciplinary approaches and methods.
10 - Demonstrate effective communication skills, digital expertise, collaboration and leadership skills to convert decisions and commitments into action.
11 - Understand the relevance and contribution of the Humanities to contemporary society and cultural practice including an ability to articulate the links between past and present as well as the influence of the past on shaping community and societal structures and beliefs.
12 - Demonstrate an ability to manage time and to work effectively, both as part of a team and independently.
13 - Develop research skills through a hands-on research project and/or actively apply academic skills to a range of domains through an internship.

This course prepares students for a variety of career paths, including: careers in education, media, translation, public service, cultural institutions, research, editing and publishing, and a wide range of private sector employment opportunities that require intercultural competences. With regard to the Irish language, one of the main aspects of this programme is to address the status of Irish as a modern working language in the European Union.



Graduates are eligible for taught masters courses in a variety of fields including Languages and Linguistics. In addition graduates are prepared for MLitt and PhD programmes.


UCD Arts & Humanities Programme Office,
Newman Building,
Belfield,
Dublin 4
Tel: +353 1 716 8321/8102

Web: www.ucd.ie/ahss

Stage 1

Students are pre-registered to 4 core modules and should register to 1 language block and 3 or 4 options (depending on language block). All students are strongly encouraged to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters i.e. 30 credits per trimester.
In addition to the language block, students can choose to take a second language (15 credits) from the culture block option list. For advice on which level to take i.e. beginner or non-beginner, please look for advice from the Pathway Coordinator or Programme Manager.

Stage 2

Students are pre-registered to four core linguistics modules (20 credits). Students should also choose 20 credits from their language and a minimum of 2 options (10 credits) from the Pathway Options list. All students are strongly encouraged to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters i.e. 30 credits per trimester.

Stage 3

The following options are available to all students at stage 3:

Option 1: Full Year Abroad (60 credits)

Option 2: Trimester Internship (30 credits, 1/2 year) and Trimester Abroad (30 credits, 1/2 year)

Option 3: Trimester Internship (30 credits, 1/2 year) and Trimester in UCD (30 credits, 1/2 year - 25 programme credits and 5 elective credits)

Option 4: Trimester Abroad (30 credits, 1/2 year) and Trimester in UCD (30 credits, 1/2 year - 25 programme credits and 5 elective credits)

Option 5: Full Year at UCD (60 credits - 50 programme credits and 10 elective credits)

All students are strongly encouraged to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters i.e. 30 credits per trimester.

Stage 4

Students are pre-registered to three core linguistics modules (20 credits). Students should also choose 20 credits from their language and a minimum of 2 options (10 credits) from the Pathway Culture Options list. All students are strongly encouraged to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters i.e. 30 credits per trimester.

Module ID Module Title Trimester Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
     
LING10030 Sounds in Language Autumn 5
LLC10010 Lang, Ling & Cultures Stage 1 Autumn 5
LING10010 Language Use and Communication Spring 5
LING10040 Words and Sentences Spring 5
Stage 1 Core Modules
     
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN3OF:
Culture Block Options
Students taking Greek or Latin should select three modules from the Pathway Options list below.
Students taking all other languages must select four modules from the Pathway Options list below.
It is important that you balance your workload and take a maximum of 30 credits each trimester
     
CCIV10010 Introduction to Celtic Civilization Autumn 5
ENG10130 Contemporary Irish Writing Autumn 5
FR10060 French Grammar & Comprehension Autumn 5
FR10120 Reading Short French Texts: Literary Analysis Autumn 5
FS10010 Introduction to Film and Media Autumn 5
GER10010 German Language I a Autumn 5
GER10100 German Beginners A Autumn 5
GER10120 Spoken German for Beginners Autumn 5
GER10140 Reading German Literature Autumn 5
HIS10070 The Making of Modern Europe: 1500-2000 Autumn 5
IRFL10010 Introduction to Folklore Autumn 5
IRST10010 Introduction to Irish Studies Autumn 5
IS10010 Information & Social Media Autumn 5
IS10050 Digital Judgement: Truth, Lies, & the Internet Autumn 5
ITAL10020 Italian Language I a Autumn 5
LING10020 Language Acquisition and Language Disruption Autumn 5
MFD10010 Music, Film and Drama: Making, Doing, Interpreting Autumn 5
SPAN10010 Spanish Language I a Autumn 5
SPAN10130 Hispanic Cultures & Societies Autumn 5
SPAN10140 Intensive ab initio Spanish Ia Autumn 5
IR10040 Teanga na Gaeilge I Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
CCIV10020 Early Ireland: Continuity & Change Spring 5
ENG10220 Literature and Crisis Spring 5
FR10070 French Grammar & Expression Spring 5
FR10130 French Fictions Spring 5
FS10020 Introduction to Film and Media Theory Spring 5
GER10020 German Language I b Spring 5
GER10110 German Beginners B Spring 5
GER10150 German History on Screen Spring 5
GRC10140 Classical Myth: An Introduction Spring 5
GRC10190 War and the Hero: The Epics of Homer and Virgil Spring 5
HIS10080 Rome to Renaissance Spring 5
HIS10320 The Making of Modern Ireland, 1800-2000 Spring 5
IR10090 Forbairt na Gaeilge Acadúla Spring 5
IRFL10040 Ethnography of the Everyday Spring 5
IRST10020 Introduction to Irish Cultural Studies Spring 5
IS10040 Information, Society, and Culture Spring 5
IS10060 Digital Technology Spring 5
ITAL10030 Italian Language I b Spring 5
ITAL10080 Making Italy Spring 5
MFD10020 Adaptation, Transmediality & Intertextuality Spring 5
MUS10120 Music, Culture and Society Spring 5
SPAN10050 Spanish Language I b Spring 5
SPAN10110 Reading Hispanic Texts Spring 5
SPAN10150 Intensive ab initio Spanish Ib Spring 5
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN3OF:
Culture Block Options
Students taking Greek or Latin should select three modules from the Pathway Options list below.
Students taking all other languages must select four modules from the Pathway Options list below.
It is important that you balance your workload and take a maximum of 30 credits each trimester
     
Stage 1 Options - Subject / Streams
     
Spanish Beginners (Humanities 15 credit language block)
Spanish Non-Beginners (Humanities 15 credit language block)
French (Humanities 15 credit language block)
Greek (Languages, Linguistics & Cultures)
German Beginners (Humanities 15 credit language block)
German Non-Beginners (Humanities 15 credit language block)
Italian Beginners (Humanities 15 credit language block)
Italian Non-Beginners (Humanities 15 credit language block)
Latin (Languages, Linguistics & Cultures)
Irish (Languages, Linguistics & Cultures)
Stage 1 Options - Subject / Streams
     
Stage 2 Core Modules
     
LING20060 World Englishes Autumn 5
LING20100 Intercultural Communication Autumn 5
LING20080 Meaning in Language Spring 5
LING20090 Sociolinguistics 2 Spring 5
Stage 2 Core Modules
     
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN0OF:
FRENCH LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with French at Stage 2 must register for FR20020 French Language II a, FR20040 French Language II b plus at least TWO further French modules from this list.
Students must pass FR20020 AND FR20040 to progress to level 3 French.
     
FR20020 French language II a: Grammaire et syntaxe françaises Autumn 5
FR20130 French New Wave Autumn 5
FR20260 Reading Prose in the Early Modern Period Autumn 5
FR20040 French Language II b: Expression française écrite et orale Spring 5
FR20180 La France d'aujourd'hui Spring 5
FR20220 World War 2 in French Culture Spring 5
FR20250 Social Networks: Experiments in Early Modern Friendship Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN0OF:
FRENCH LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with French at Stage 2 must register for FR20020 French Language II a, FR20040 French Language II b plus at least TWO further French modules from this list.
Students must pass FR20020 AND FR20040 to progress to level 3 French.
     
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN0OF:
GERMAN BEGINNERS LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with German at Stage 2 must register for GER20240 German Ex-Beginners A, GER20250 German for Ex-Beginners B plus at least TWO further German modules from this list.
Students must pass GER20240 AND GER20250 to progress to level 3 German.
     
GER20230 Transcultural Encounters 1 Autumn 5
GER20240 German for Ex-Beginners A Autumn 5
GER20260 Radical Thinkers Autumn 5
GER20190 Grimms' Tales and Adaptations Spring 5
GER20200 Auf Deutsch Handeln Spring 5
GER20250 German for Ex-Beginners B Spring 5
GER20270 Introduction to translation German/English-English/German Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN0OF:
GERMAN BEGINNERS LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with German at Stage 2 must register for GER20240 German Ex-Beginners A, GER20250 German for Ex-Beginners B plus at least TWO further German modules from this list.
Students must pass GER20240 AND GER20250 to progress to level 3 German.
     
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN0OF:
GERMAN NON-BEGINNERS LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with German at Stage 2 must register for GER20060 German Language II a, GER20070 German Language II b plus at least TWO further German modules from this list.
Students must pass GER20060 AND GER20070 to progress to level 3 German.
     
GER20060 German Language II a Autumn 5
GER20230 Transcultural Encounters 1 Autumn 5
GER20260 Radical Thinkers Autumn 5
GER20070 German Language II b Spring 5
GER20190 Grimms' Tales and Adaptations Spring 5
GER20200 Auf Deutsch Handeln Spring 5
GER20270 Introduction to translation German/English-English/German Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN0OF:
GERMAN NON-BEGINNERS LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with German at Stage 2 must register for GER20060 German Language II a, GER20070 German Language II b plus at least TWO further German modules from this list.
Students must pass GER20060 AND GER20070 to progress to level 3 German.
     
Stage 2 Options - D)MIN0OF:
ITALIAN LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Italian at Stage 2 must register for ITAL20010 Italian Language II a, ITAL20080 Italian Language II b plus at least TWO further Italian modules from this list.
Students must pass ITAL20010 AND ITAL20080 to progress to level 3 Italian.
     
ITAL20010 Italian Language II a Autumn 5
ITAL20160 Reading Italian Literature Autumn 5
ITAL20240 Italian history 1815-1945 Autumn 5
ITAL20080 Italian Language II b Spring 5
ITAL20170 Italian Short Stories Spring 5
ITAL20230 Italian cinema and society Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - D)MIN0OF:
ITALIAN LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Italian at Stage 2 must register for ITAL20010 Italian Language II a, ITAL20080 Italian Language II b plus at least TWO further Italian modules from this list.
Students must pass ITAL20010 AND ITAL20080 to progress to level 3 Italian.
     
Stage 2 Options - E)MIN0OF:
SPANISH BEGINNERS LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Spanish at Stage 2 must register for SPAN20230 Spanish ex ab-initio IIa, SPAN20060 Spanish Language II b plus at least TWO further Spanish modules from this list.
Students must pass SPAN20230 AND SPAN20060 to progress to level 3 Spanish.
     
SPAN20230 Spanish ex ab-initio IIa Autumn 5
SPAN20240 Latin American Culture I Autumn 5
SPAN20260 Modern Spanish Theatre Autumn 5
SPAN20060 Spanish Language II b Spring 5
SPAN20220 La sociedad española actual: Economía y cultura Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - E)MIN0OF:
SPANISH BEGINNERS LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Spanish at Stage 2 must register for SPAN20230 Spanish ex ab-initio IIa, SPAN20060 Spanish Language II b plus at least TWO further Spanish modules from this list.
Students must pass SPAN20230 AND SPAN20060 to progress to level 3 Spanish.
     
Stage 2 Options - F)MIN0OF:
SPANISH NON-BEGINNERS LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Spanish at Stage 2 must register for SPAN20080 Spanish Language II a, SPAN20060 Spanish Language II b plus at least TWO further Spanish modules from this list.
Students must pass SPAN20080 AND SPAN20060 to progress to level 3 Spanish.
     
SPAN20080 Spanish Language II a Autumn 5
SPAN20240 Latin American Culture I Autumn 5
SPAN20260 Modern Spanish Theatre Autumn 5
SPAN20060 Spanish Language II b Spring 5
SPAN20220 La sociedad española actual: Economía y cultura Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - F)MIN0OF:
SPANISH NON-BEGINNERS LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Spanish at Stage 2 must register for SPAN20080 Spanish Language II a, SPAN20060 Spanish Language II b plus at least TWO further Spanish modules from this list.
Students must pass SPAN20080 AND SPAN20060 to progress to level 3 Spanish.
     
Stage 2 Options - G)MIN0OF:
LATIN LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Latin at Stage 2 must register for all three modules from this block.
     
GRC20030 Early Roman Empire Autumn 5
LAT20140 Intermediate Latin Autumn 10
LAT20130 Catullus Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - G)MIN0OF:
LATIN LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Latin at Stage 2 must register for all three modules from this block.
     
Stage 2 Options - H)MIN0OF:
GREEK LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Greek at Stage 2 must register for GRK20140 Intermediate Greek plus at least TWO further Greek modules from this list.
Students must pass GRK20140to progress to level 3 Greek.
     
GRC20220 Greeks, Romans, and Barbarians Autumn 5
GRK20140 Intermediate Greek Autumn 10
GRK20110 Greek Texts: Plato Spring 5
GRK30090 Greek Texts: Euripides Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - H)MIN0OF:
GREEK LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Greek at Stage 2 must register for GRK20140 Intermediate Greek plus at least TWO further Greek modules from this list.
Students must pass GRK20140to progress to level 3 Greek.
     
Stage 2 Options - I)MIN0OF:
IRISH LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Irish at Stage 2 must register for IR20180 Teanga na Gaeilge II A, IR20010 Teanga na Gaeilge II B plus at least TWO further Irish modules from this list.
Students must pass IR20180 and IR20010 to progress to level 3 Irish.
     
IR20050 Iriseoireacht na Gaeilge (Journalism in Irish) Autumn 5
IR20180 Teanga na Gaeilge II A Autumn 5
IR20220 Bláthú na Nuafhilíochta Autumn 5
IR20010 Teanga na Gaeilge II B (Irish language II B) Spring 5
IR20240 An Ghaeilge ar an Scáileán Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - I)MIN0OF:
IRISH LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Irish at Stage 2 must register for IR20180 Teanga na Gaeilge II A, IR20010 Teanga na Gaeilge II B plus at least TWO further Irish modules from this list.
Students must pass IR20180 and IR20010 to progress to level 3 Irish.
     
Stage 2 Options - J)10CR:
CULTURE BLOCK
pick two modules from this list.
You are advised to spread your workload evenly across both trimesters. i.e. 30 credits in autumn and 30 credits in spring.
     
GRC20030 Early Roman Empire Autumn 5
HIS21320 Sport and the modern world Autumn 5
IRFL20010 The Study of Folklore: Origins and Development Autumn 5
IRFL20030 The Narrative Art Autumn 5
IRST20010 Place, People & Identities Autumn 5
IS20010 Core Competencies for Digital Citizenship Autumn 5
LING20010 Syntax 2 Autumn 5
LING20020 Phonology 2 Autumn 5
MUS20080 Musics of the World Autumn 5
PHIL20630 Art and Society Autumn 5
CCIV20070 Poets, Power and Performance Spring 5
GRC20270 The Athenian Empire Spring 5
HIS20950 European Statecraft, Strategy & Culture, c. 1470-c.1770: Personalities & Power Spring 5
HIS21330 Global Asia Spring 5
IRFL20090 Folklife & Ethnology Spring 5
IRST20060 Reading Irish Studies Spring 5
IS20120 Computer-Mediated Communication Spring 5
IS20130 Social Studies of ICTs Spring 5
LING20120 Second Language Teaching & Learning Spring 5
LING20130 Multilingualism Spring 5
SLL20030 Perceptions of Europe in the Twentieth Century Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - J)10CR:
CULTURE BLOCK
pick two modules from this list.
You are advised to spread your workload evenly across both trimesters. i.e. 30 credits in autumn and 30 credits in spring.
     
Stage 2 Options - K)MIN0OF:
You may select this module in spring as an elective module in spring. It is recommended in particular if you are considering applying for an internship option next year.
General Elective modules can also be chosen on the Electives Tab
     
HUM20030 Career Readiness (Humanities) Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - K)MIN0OF:
You may select this module in spring as an elective module in spring. It is recommended in particular if you are considering applying for an internship option next year.
General Elective modules can also be chosen on the Electives Tab
     
Stage 3 Options - *A)MIN0OF:
Students who remain in UCD for the full year must take a MINIMUM of 30 credits from these level 3 modules. Students who are in UCD for just one trimester must take a MINIMUM of 15 credits from these level 3 modules. (NOTE: some modules listed below are 5 credits and some are 10 credits).
     
FR30310 French Language 3a: Expression avancée Autumn 5
GER30080 German Language III a Autumn 5
HIS32730 The Digital Humanities Autumn 10
IR30400 Teanga na Gaeilge III A Autumn 5
IS30020 Web Publishing Autumn 5
IS30350 The Digital Self Autumn 5
ITAL30070 Italian Language III a Autumn 5
SLL30050 Adaptations Autumn 5
SPAN30010 Spanish Language III a Autumn 5
ENG31930 Irish Fiction After 2010 Autumn and Spring (separate) 10
AH30650 Art/Resistance/Activism Spring 10
ENG31780 Contemporary European Crime Fiction Spring 5
ENG31940 Global Science Fiction Spring 10
FR30270 The Object in Postwar French Culture Spring 5
GER30230 ‘Belonging’ in German, Austrian and Swiss Cinema since 1990 Spring 5
GRK30110 Greek Texts: Epic Spring 5
IR30220 Athbheochan na Gaeilge Spring 5
IS30380 Digital Storytelling Spring 5
IS30450 Artificial Intelligence Spring 5
ITAL30260 Politics and Morals in Renaissance Italy Spring 5
SPAN30230 Historical Memory in Spain: 21st Century Narrative and Film Spring 5
SPAN30280 Women's Life Writing in Spain Spring 5
Stage 3 Options - *A)MIN0OF:
Students who remain in UCD for the full year must take a MINIMUM of 30 credits from these level 3 modules. Students who are in UCD for just one trimester must take a MINIMUM of 15 credits from these level 3 modules. (NOTE: some modules listed below are 5 credits and some are 10 credits).
     
Stage 3 Options - B)MIN0CR:
Students who remain in UCD for the full year may take a MAXIMUM of 10 credits from these level 2 modules. Students who are in UCD for just one trimester may take a MAXIMUM of 5 credits (1 module)from these level 2 modules.
     
AH20280 Queer Art Histories Autumn 5
ENG20780 Critical Theory Autumn 10
IRFL20010 The Study of Folklore: Origins and Development Autumn 5
IRFL20030 The Narrative Art Autumn 5
IRST20010 Place, People & Identities Autumn 5
IS20010 Core Competencies for Digital Citizenship Autumn 5
MUS20080 Musics of the World Autumn 5
PHIL20630 Art and Society Autumn 5
IA20010 Creative Thinking & Innovation Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
IA20020 Essentials of Entrepreneurship: Action and Mindset Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
IA20060 Entrepreneurship for Social Good Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
IA20080 Design Thinking for Innovation Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
IA20090 Design Your Purposeful Life Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
CCIV20070 Poets, Power and Performance Spring 5
HUM20030 Career Readiness (Humanities) Spring 5
IRFL20090 Folklife & Ethnology Spring 5
IRST20060 Reading Irish Studies Spring 5
IS20120 Computer-Mediated Communication Spring 5
SLL20030 Perceptions of Europe in the Twentieth Century Spring 5
Stage 3 Options - B)MIN0CR:
Students who remain in UCD for the full year may take a MAXIMUM of 10 credits from these level 2 modules. Students who are in UCD for just one trimester may take a MAXIMUM of 5 credits (1 module)from these level 2 modules.
     
Stage 3 Options - B1)MIN0CR:
Students who remain in UCD for the full year can take a MAXIMUM of 10 credits (2 modules) from these level 1 modules. Students who are in UCD for just one trimester can take a MAXIMUM of 5 credits (1 module)from these level 1 modules.
     
CCIV10010 Introduction to Celtic Civilization Autumn 5
ENG10130 Contemporary Irish Writing Autumn 5
FS10010 Introduction to Film and Media Autumn 5
HIS10070 The Making of Modern Europe: 1500-2000 Autumn 5
IRFL10010 Introduction to Folklore Autumn 5
IRST10010 Introduction to Irish Studies Autumn 5
IS10010 Information & Social Media Autumn 5
IS10050 Digital Judgement: Truth, Lies, & the Internet Autumn 5
MFD10010 Music, Film and Drama: Making, Doing, Interpreting Autumn 5
PHIL10160 Critical Thinking Autumn 5
IR10040 Teanga na Gaeilge I Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
LANG10020 Chinese Language and Culture 1(CEFR A1.1) Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
LANG10080 Arabic General Purposes 1(CEFR A1.1) Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
LANG10210 Japanese Language and Culture 1 (CEFR A1.1) Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
LANG10380 Swahili General Purposes 1(CEFR A1.1) Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
LANG10640 Irish Sign Language 1 Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
LANG10650 Intro to English Lang Teaching Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
LANG10660 Korean for General Purposes 1 Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
PHIL10040 Introduction to Ethics Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
CCIV10020 Early Ireland: Continuity & Change Spring 5
ENG10220 Literature and Crisis Spring 5
FS10020 Introduction to Film and Media Theory Spring 5
IR10090 Forbairt na Gaeilge Acadúla Spring 5
IRFL10040 Ethnography of the Everyday Spring 5
IRST10020 Introduction to Irish Cultural Studies Spring 5
IS10040 Information, Society, and Culture Spring 5
IS10060 Digital Technology Spring 5
ITAL30320 Italian Transnational Literature Spring 5
MFD10020 Adaptation, Transmediality & Intertextuality Spring 5
MUS10120 Music, Culture and Society Spring 5
PHIL10030 Introduction to Modern Philosophy Spring 5
Stage 3 Options - B1)MIN0CR:
Students who remain in UCD for the full year can take a MAXIMUM of 10 credits (2 modules) from these level 1 modules. Students who are in UCD for just one trimester can take a MAXIMUM of 5 credits (1 module)from these level 1 modules.
     
Stage 3 Options - I)MIN0OF:
Stage 3 Internship Option: Students who have been offered a College sourced internship, or self-sourced their own internship with approval from the Programme Board should register to the internship module in the appropriate trimester.
     
HUM30020 Internship-Autumn (Humanities) Autumn 30
HUM30030 Internship- Spring (Humanities) Spring 30
Stage 3 Options - I)MIN0OF:
Stage 3 Internship Option: Students who have been offered a College sourced internship, or self-sourced their own internship with approval from the Programme Board should register to the internship module in the appropriate trimester.
     
Stage 3 Options - J)MIN0OF:
This is an elective substitution module. You may select this module instead of one of your elective modules.
     
HUM30050 Writing for Life: employability skills for arts and humanities students Spring 5
Stage 3 Options - J)MIN0OF:
This is an elective substitution module. You may select this module instead of one of your elective modules.
     
Stage 4 Core Modules
     
LING20120 Second Language Teaching & Learning Spring 5
LING30030 Language Impairment Spring 5
LING30140 Corpus Linguistics Spring 10
Stage 4 Core Modules
     
Stage 4 Options - A)MIN0OF:
FRENCH LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with French as their language must register for FR30310 French Language 3a and FR30320 French Language 3b plus at least TWO further French modules from this list (minimum 20 credits)to complete the French language degree requirements.
French Language 3a and 3b are core for this language block.
     
FR30290 Qu'est-ce que l'individualisme Autumn 5
FR30310 French Language 3a: Expression avancée Autumn 5
FR30370 Equality and Feminisms in C17 France Autumn 5
FR30390 Postcolonial Narratives in French Autumn 5
FR30040 Literature of Quebec Spring 5
FR30320 French Language 3b Spring 5
Stage 4 Options - A)MIN0OF:
FRENCH LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with French as their language must register for FR30310 French Language 3a and FR30320 French Language 3b plus at least TWO further French modules from this list (minimum 20 credits)to complete the French language degree requirements.
French Language 3a and 3b are core for this language block.
     
Stage 4 Options - B)MIN0OF:
GERMAN LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with French as their language must register for GER30080 German Language 3a, GER30090 German Language 3b plus at least TWO further German modules from this list (minimum 20 credits) to complete the German language degree requirements.
German Language 3a and 3b are core for this language block.
     
GER30080 German Language III a Autumn 5
GER30130 Translating Contemporary Texts German-English (Advanced) Autumn 5
GER30210 Transcultural Encounters 2 Autumn 5
GER30090 German Language III b Spring 5
GER30230 ‘Belonging’ in German, Austrian and Swiss Cinema since 1990 Spring 5
Stage 4 Options - B)MIN0OF:
GERMAN LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with French as their language must register for GER30080 German Language 3a, GER30090 German Language 3b plus at least TWO further German modules from this list (minimum 20 credits) to complete the German language degree requirements.
German Language 3a and 3b are core for this language block.
     
Stage 4 Options - C)MIN0OF:
ITALIAN LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Italian as their language must register for ITAL30070 Italian Language IIIa, ITAL30080 Italian Language III b plus at least TWO further Italian modules from this list (minimum 20 credits) to complete the Italian language degree requirements.
Italian Language IIIa and IIIb are core for this language block.
     
ITAL30070 Italian Language III a Autumn 5
ITAL30310 Women Writing Identities Autumn 5
ITAL30080 Italian Language III b Spring 5
ITAL30200 The Story of Italian 2: Modern Age and Today Spring 5
ITAL30260 Politics and Morals in Renaissance Italy Spring 5
ITAL30320 Italian Transnational Literature Spring 5
Stage 4 Options - C)MIN0OF:
ITALIAN LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Italian as their language must register for ITAL30070 Italian Language IIIa, ITAL30080 Italian Language III b plus at least TWO further Italian modules from this list (minimum 20 credits) to complete the Italian language degree requirements.
Italian Language IIIa and IIIb are core for this language block.
     
Stage 4 Options - D)MIN0OF:
SPANISH LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Spanish as their language must register for SPAN30010 Spanish Language IIIa, SPAN30020 Spanish Language IIIb plus at least TWO further Spanish modules from this list (minimum 20 credits) to complete the Spanish language degree requirements.
Spanish Language IIIa and Spanish Language IIIb are core for this language block.
     
SPAN30010 Spanish Language III a Autumn 5
SPAN30070 Latin American Literature II: To the Boom and Beyond Autumn 5
SPAN30020 Spanish Language III b Spring 5
SPAN30200 Surrealism in Spain and Mexico Spring 5
SPAN30230 Historical Memory in Spain: 21st Century Narrative and Film Spring 5
Stage 4 Options - D)MIN0OF:
SPANISH LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Spanish as their language must register for SPAN30010 Spanish Language IIIa, SPAN30020 Spanish Language IIIb plus at least TWO further Spanish modules from this list (minimum 20 credits) to complete the Spanish language degree requirements.
Spanish Language IIIa and Spanish Language IIIb are core for this language block.
     
Stage 4 Options - E)MIN0OF:
GREEK LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Greek as their language must register for at least four modules (minimum 20 credits) to complete the Greek language degree requirements.
     
GRK30060 Greek Texts: Aeschylus Autumn 5
GRK30100 Greek Texts: Herodotus Autumn 5
GRK20110 Greek Texts: Plato Spring 5
GRK30110 Greek Texts: Epic Spring 5
Stage 4 Options - E)MIN0OF:
GREEK LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Greek as their language must register for at least four modules (minimum 20 credits) to complete the Greek language degree requirements.
     
Stage 4 Options - F)MIN0OF:
Stage 4 Latin Language Modules.
Students taking Latin as their language must take the following 4 modules (20 credits) at stage 4 to complete their Latin language requirements for their degree.
     
LAT30020 Ovid and Lucan: Successors to Virgil Autumn 5
LAT30200 Tacitus Histories Autumn 5
LAT20180 Cicero's Political Oratory Spring 5
LAT30120 Virgil's Aeneid Spring 5
Stage 4 Options - F)MIN0OF:
Stage 4 Latin Language Modules.
Students taking Latin as their language must take the following 4 modules (20 credits) at stage 4 to complete their Latin language requirements for their degree.
     
Stage 4 Options - G)MIN0OF:
IRISH LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Irish as their language must register for IR30400 Teanga na Gaeilge III A and IR30030 Teanga na Gaeilge III B plus at least TWO further Irish modules from this list (minimum 20 credits) to complete the Irish language degree requirements.
Teanga na Gaeilge III A and IR30030 Teanga na Gaeilge III B are core for this language block.
     
IR30400 Teanga na Gaeilge III A Autumn 5
IR30420 Litriocht na Gaeilge 1650-1845 Autumn 5
IR30030 Teanga na Gaeilge III B (Irish language III B) Spring 5
IR30220 Athbheochan na Gaeilge Spring 5
IRST30140 The Forgotten Irish Spring 5
Stage 4 Options - G)MIN0OF:
IRISH LANGUAGE BLOCK
Students progressing with Irish as their language must register for IR30400 Teanga na Gaeilge III A and IR30030 Teanga na Gaeilge III B plus at least TWO further Irish modules from this list (minimum 20 credits) to complete the Irish language degree requirements.
Teanga na Gaeilge III A and IR30030 Teanga na Gaeilge III B are core for this language block.
     
Stage 4 Options - H)10CR:
Stage 4 Culture Option Modules
Pick two modules from this list.
     
CCIV30070 Introduction to Early Irish 1 Autumn 5
FR30290 Qu'est-ce que l'individualisme Autumn 5
GRC30070 Family Life in Ancient Greece Autumn 5
GRC30290 Magic in the Ancient World Autumn 5
GRC30330 Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World Autumn 5
IR30370 Gaeilge na hAlban Autumn 5
IRFL30030 The Life Cycle Autumn 5
IS30020 Web Publishing Autumn 5
IS30350 The Digital Self Autumn 5
LING30080 Phonology 3 Autumn 5
SPAN30070 Latin American Literature II: To the Boom and Beyond Autumn 5
ENG31780 Contemporary European Crime Fiction Spring 5
FR30350 Narratives of Place Spring 5
IR30100 Scéalta Rómánsacha 1300-1800 Spring 5
IR30450 An litríocht réigiúnach Spring 5
IS30380 Digital Storytelling Spring 5
LING30060 First Language Acquisition Spring 5
Stage 4 Options - H)10CR:
Stage 4 Culture Option Modules
Pick two modules from this list.
     
Stage 4 Options - I)MIN0OF:
This is an elective substitution module. You may select this module instead of one of your elective modules.
     
HUM30050 Writing for Life: employability skills for arts and humanities students Spring 5
Stage 4 Options - I)MIN0OF:
This is an elective substitution module. You may select this module instead of one of your elective modules.
     
See the UCD Assessment website for further details

Module Weighting Info  
  Award GPA
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

Second Class Honours, Grade 2

2.48

3.07

Pass

2.00

2.47


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