This programme provides students with an in-depth grounding in three cognate subject areas: Classics, Art History, and Archaeology. Students who take this course will benefit from the inter-disciplinary study of the visual arts, archaeology, and material culture from antiquity to the present day. The first three years of the programme focus on training and building expertise and skills in the three disciplinary areas. In Art History students will learn the skills of visual analysis and learn how to read images in their social and cultural context, in Archaeology they will move from the ‘big stories’ to methods and material culture analysis, and in Classics they will use literary and historical analysis along with the visual and material evidence to reconstruct the lost worlds of the Greek and Roman past. It is expected that on completion of the third year students will have accumulated 45 credits in each subject area. Interdisciplinarity will be emphasized in Stage 3, with a core seminar on a key theme (e.g. text and image, memory, environment and culture) and a summer fieldwork project in Glendalough. The focus of the final year will be the dissertation.
- School
- School of Classics
- Attendance
- Full Time
- Level
- Undergraduate
- NFQ Level
- 8
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts
- Mode of Delivery
- On Campus
- Programme Director
- Dr Joanna Day
- Overall Programme Credits:
- 240
- Programme Credits:
- 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 - Major/Minor Core & Option Credits:
- Stage 1: 55
Stage 2: 50
Stage 3: 50
Stage 4: 50
Curricular information is subject to change.
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.
Students on the Classics, Art History and Archaeology pathway will benefit from the inter-disciplinary study of the visual arts, archaeology, and material culture from prehistory and antiquity to the present day. In Classics, you will use literary and historical analysis along with the visual and material evidence to reconstruct the lost worlds of the Greek and Roman past; in Art History, you will learn the skills of visual analysis and learn how to read images in their social and cultural context; and in Archaeology, you will learn the principles and practices of archaeological approaches to material culture and landscapes in order to explore past human societies. Graduates will have skills in critical thinking and interdisciplinary analysis which will prepare them for careers in the cultural and heritage sector, education, archives, media, journalism, public service, museums and art galleries, research, and a wide range of private sector employment opportunities.
1 - Use skills of inquiry, research, critical thinking, and problem solving to
pursue and evaluate knowledge.
2 - Evaluate ideas, challenge assumptions and develop creative solutions to problems for example by the independent pursuit of knowledge and making connections between different disciplinary approaches and methods.
3 - Communication, collaboration, and leadership: demonstrate effective communication, digital expertise, collaboration and leadership skills to convert decisions and commitments into action.
4 - Understand the ethical implications of ideas, communications, and actions including demonstrated awareness of the historical and cultural construction of knowledge systems and traditions
5 - Understand the relevance and contribution of the Humanities and the Social Sciences 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.
6 - Articulate advocacy of human, social and cultural values with an awareness of the value of life-long learning, an understanding of how to learn, and an appreciation of the complexity of ideas, societies, cultures, artefacts, and language, both visual and textual.
2 - Evaluate ideas, challenge assumptions and develop creative solutions to problems for example by the independent pursuit of knowledge and making connections between different disciplinary approaches and methods.
3 - Communication, collaboration, and leadership: demonstrate effective communication, digital expertise, collaboration and leadership skills to convert decisions and commitments into action.
4 - Understand the ethical implications of ideas, communications, and actions including demonstrated awareness of the historical and cultural construction of knowledge systems and traditions
5 - Understand the relevance and contribution of the Humanities and the Social Sciences 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.
6 - Articulate advocacy of human, social and cultural values with an awareness of the value of life-long learning, an understanding of how to learn, and an appreciation of the complexity of ideas, societies, cultures, artefacts, and language, both visual and textual.
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 8 core modules (40 credits). Students should then choose either (a) both modules from Options 1 and one module from Options 2 or (b) one module from Options 1 and two modules from Options 2. Students should also choose 1 elective.
It is recommended that students spread their credit workload evenly between Trimester 1 and Trimester 2.
Stage 2
Students register to 7 core modules and then choose any 3 modules from the available options.
Stage 3
Students who remain in UCD for the full year in stage 3 should pick at least 10 credits from Art History, at least 10 credits from Archaeology, at least 10 credits from Classics, and a maximum of 10 credits from the "Extra-Subject Options" list. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester.
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.
| Trimester | Credits | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stage 1 Core Modules |
AH10120 | The Art of the Renaissance: Reform and Rebirth | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 1 Core Modules |
AH10130 | The Art of the Ancient and Medieval World | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 1 Core Modules |
ARCH10010 | Exploring Archaeology | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 1 Core Modules |
ARCH10160 | The Human Past | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 1 Core Modules |
CAHA10010 | Museums and Collections | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 1 Core Modules |
GRC10170 | Lost Cities of the Ancient World | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 1 Core Modules |
ARCH10150 | Anthropology: an introduction | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Core Modules |
GRC10140 | Classical Myth: An Introduction | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 1 of: Options 1 Students can choose both modules from Options 1 and one module from Options 2 OR one module from Options 1 and two modules from Options 2. |
AH10140 | The Baroque to Romanticism: European Art, 1600-1850 | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 1 of: Options 1 Students can choose both modules from Options 1 and one module from Options 2 OR one module from Options 1 and two modules from Options 2. |
AH10150 | The Modern World 1848-1914 | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: Options 2 Students can choose both modules from Options 1 and one module from Options 2 OR one module from Options 1 and two modules from Options 2. |
ARCH10050 | Intro archaeology of Ireland | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: Options 2 Students can choose both modules from Options 1 and one module from Options 2 OR one module from Options 1 and two modules from Options 2. |
GRC10180 | The Age of Augustus | Spring | 5 |
Stage 1 Options - B) Min 0 of: Options 2 Students can choose both modules from Options 1 and one module from Options 2 OR one module from Options 1 and two modules from Options 2. |
GRC10190 | War and the Hero: The Epics of Homer and Virgil | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Core Modules |
AH20200 | The Modern to the Contemporary | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Core Modules |
ARCH20510 | Archaeology of Landscapes | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Core Modules |
HUM20040 | Primary Source Research in the Humanities A: Exploring UCD Cultural Heritage Collections | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Core Modules |
AH20230 | European Architecture | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Core Modules |
ARCH20500 | Archaeology of Things | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Core Modules |
GRC20030 | Early Roman Empire | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Core Modules |
GRC20270 | The Athenian Empire | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - A)3 of: Choose any 3 option modules from the following list: |
AH20210 | Perspectives on Irish Art: From Medieval to Modern | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - A)3 of: Choose any 3 option modules from the following list: |
AH20240 | The Age of Michelangelo: Mannerism in Italy 1520-1600 | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - A)3 of: Choose any 3 option modules from the following list: |
ARCH20570 | Cultural Heritage | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - A)3 of: Choose any 3 option modules from the following list: |
ARCH20600 | Archaeological Science | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - A)3 of: Choose any 3 option modules from the following list: |
GRC20010 | Alexander and his Successors | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - A)3 of: Choose any 3 option modules from the following list: |
GRC20220 | Greeks, Romans, and Barbarians | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - A)3 of: Choose any 3 option modules from the following list: |
GRC20290 | The Comedies of Aristophanes | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - A)3 of: Choose any 3 option modules from the following list: |
AH20220 | History of Photography | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - A)3 of: Choose any 3 option modules from the following list: |
AH20250 | Early Islamic Art and Architecture | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - A)3 of: Choose any 3 option modules from the following list: |
ARCH20610 | Historical Archaeology | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - A)3 of: Choose any 3 option modules from the following list: |
ARCH20620 | People in Prehistory: key themes and problems | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - A)3 of: Choose any 3 option modules from the following list: |
GRC20230 | Heracles the Hero | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - B) Min 0: This is a College of Arts and Humanities module. It is the equivalent of an elective. You take it instead of taking one of your Stage 2 electives. Please make sure that you have selected the correct number of programme options from the list above. This is not one of your required options. It is recommended in particular if you are considering applying for an internship option next year. |
HUM20030 | Career Readiness (Humanities) | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Archaeology modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
ARCH30170 | Combat Archaeology | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Archaeology modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
ARCH30500 | Experiment Archaeology & Ancient Technologies | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Archaeology modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
ARCH30760 | Early Medieval Ireland and Bey | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Archaeology modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
ARCH30640 | The archaeology of collapse | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Archaeology modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
ARCH30720 | Archaeology of Food | Spring | 10 |
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Archaeology modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
ARCH30770 | Environmental Arch in Practice | Spring | 10 |
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Archaeology modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
ARCH30900 | Intro to Human Bioarchaeology | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Classics modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
GRC30010 | Ancient Medicine and Society | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Classics modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
GRC30070 | Family Life in Ancient Greece | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Classics modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
GRC30290 | Magic in the Ancient World | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Classics modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
GRC30080 | The Oedipus Myth | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Classics modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
GRC30320 | Classics in Popular Culture | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Classics modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
GRC30330 | Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Classics modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
GRC30340 | Access Classics | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - B1) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Art History modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
AH30600 | From Constantinople to Istanbul: Art, Faith, Politics | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 3 Options - B1) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Art History modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
AH30610 | Art, Myth & Identity in Venice | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 3 Options - B1) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Art History modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
AH30620 | Roma: Caput Mundi | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 3 Options - B1) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Art History modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
AH30540 | Georgian Dublin | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - B1) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Art History modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
AH30590 | Woman & Modern Architecture | Spring | 10 |
Stage 3 Options - B1) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Art History modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
AH30630 | Genre in the Age of Vermeer | Spring | 10 |
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a maximum of 10 credits from the extra subject options below. |
ARCT10090 | History & Theory of the Designed Environment I - Perspectives on Architecture | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a maximum of 10 credits from the extra subject options below. |
BMGT3008D | Project Management | Autumn | 10 |
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a maximum of 10 credits from the extra subject options below. |
GEOG30180 | Ideas in Geography | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a maximum of 10 credits from the extra subject options below. |
IS30380 | Digital Storytelling | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a maximum of 10 credits from the extra subject options below. |
PHIL20630 | Art and Society | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a maximum of 10 credits from the extra subject options below. |
PHIL30590 | Aristotle: Ethics & Politics | Autumn | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a maximum of 10 credits from the extra subject options below. |
IA20010 | Creative Thinking & Innovation | Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate) | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a maximum of 10 credits from the extra subject options below. |
IA20090 | Design Your Purposeful Life | Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate) | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a maximum of 10 credits from the extra subject options below. |
BMGT20100 | Developing Future Leaders | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a maximum of 10 credits from the extra subject options below. |
IS30350 | The Digital Self | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 0 of: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a maximum of 10 credits from the extra subject options below. |
PHIL20580 | Plato's Republic | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 0 of: 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 |
Stage 3 Options - D) Min 0 of: 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. |
HUM30030 | Internship- Spring (Humanities) | Spring | 30 |
See the UCD Assessment website for further details
Module Weighting Info
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 |
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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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