Building skills in teamwork, negotiation and collaboration, graduates emerge from this degree with an academic qualification, portfolio of project work and demonstrable management and production skills – highly desirable attributes for careers in the creative and cultural industries.

This course prepares students for postgraduate study in a wide diversity of fields, including media studies, ICT, business, cultural studies, cultural policy and arts management. It also deepens artform knowledge in visual culture, music, film, design and fashion.

In stage 1, you must register to 7 core modules and 4 option modules. You must also pick a spring elective module, or you may pick an extra option module from your programme instead. Students are advised to take two options in Autumn and two options in Spring.

In stage 2, you will take 6 core modules (30 credits) and commence your study of one specialisation. You will choose one specialisation from the following list:







- English & Creative Writing



- Media & Communications



- Irish & Folklore



- Visual Cultures



- Music History, Performance & Production







Module information and registration guidelines for each Specialisation are explained in more detail in a handout provided by the Programme Coordinator. Please email creativeindustries@ucd.ie for any queries.







Students can begin to accumulate the credits required in their chosen specialisation by taking 10 credits in your specialisation this year at stage 2, and then a further 10 credits of level 3 modules at stages 3 or 4.







You may also pick two elective modules (10 credits total), or you may pick an extra option module or modules from your programme instead.







Students are strongly advised to balance their workload across the autumn and spring trimesters i.e. 30 credits/6 modules in autumn and 30 credits/6 modules in Spring.