This, the first undergraduate programme in Global Studies in Ireland, responds to a significant ‘global turn’ in the direction of humanities research in recent years, and to the demands of global citizenship. It combines core training in the disciplines of: History with a focus on international and global historical methods; Languages with a focus on those spoken outside of Europe; as well as Literature, Film and Drama with a focus on critical theory and world literature. The first year core module Of Borders and Belonging will be taught within the School of History while in the second year the core module will be taught out of the School of English, Film and Drama. In all the cores, a focus on interdisciplinary methods will be retained including of disciplines not currently taught at UCD such as anthropology, for example.

 

As the Global Studies programme places foreign language acquisition at the centre of its mission, it features at least one semester abroad wherein students can put into practice the training they have received locally.  In addition to the core disciplines there will be the possibility for students to take electives in relevant social science modules. In the final year, students will be supervised in one school but will be encouraged to write a dissertation that brings insights from the other disciplines they have received training in.

1 - Use skills of inquiry, research, critical thinking, and problem solving to pursue and evaluate knowledge
2 - Challenge assumptions and develop creative solutions to problems including through the independent pursuit of knowledge and making connections between different disciplinary approaches and methods.
3 - 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 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 a propensity towards and awareness of the value of life-long learning, an understanding of how to learn, including an appreciation of the complexity of ideas, of societies, cultures and language.

Our Global Studies graduates have found employment in; Business Consultancy, Journalism, Diplomatic Service, Marketing, NGOs, Policy Analyst, Public Relations, Radio/TV Producer, Translating/Interpreting.

Graduates are prepared for a wide range of taught MA Programmes in the fields of Arts and Humanities such as: MA in Global History, MA in International War Studies, MA in Environmental Humanities, MA in European History, MA in Modern Languages, MA in Linguistics & Applied Linguistics, MA in Public History, MA in Cultural Policy & Arts Management. Graduates are also prepared for MPhil and PhD study. See www.ucd.ie/graduatestudies

Stage 1: Students should take 55 credits plus 5 elective credits. In addition to four 5-credit core modules (20 credits in total), students should select 35 credits of option modules. Overall, a minimum of 10 credits should come from History, 10 credits from English and 10 credits from Languages.

All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)

Students should take 50 credits plus 10 elective credits.

In addition to 10 credits of core modules, students should pick 10 credits of English modules, 10 credits of History modules, 10 credits of Language modules (both in the same language), plus 10 further credits of option modules.

All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2).

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
ENG10230	Reading World Literature	Autumn	5
GBST10020	From Micro to Global	Autumn	5
ENG10220	Literature and Crisis	Spring	5
HIS10450	Radicals and Revolutionaries	Spring	5
Stage 1 Core Modules
Stage 1 Options - A)1OF: Stage 1 English, Drama & Film option: Pick one English, Drama & Film module from these options. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
ENG10130	Contemporary Irish Writing	Autumn	5
FS10050	Media and Globalisation: Places, Cultures and Identities in a Connected World	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - A)1OF: Stage 1 English, Drama & Film option: Pick one English, Drama & Film module from these options. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
Stage 1 Options - B)1OF: Pick one History module from these options. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
HIS10070	The Making of Modern Europe: 1500-2000	Autumn	5
HIS10320	The Making of Modern Ireland, 1800-2000	Autumn	5
HIS10440	The United States, 1776-1991	Autumn	5
HIS10080	Rome to Renaissance	Spring	5
HIS10310	Ireland's English Centuries	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - B)1OF: Pick one History module from these options. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
Stage 1 Options - C)1OF: Autumn Language Modules: You must select the Autumn offering of one of the following modules. You will take a second module in the same language in the Spring trimester. NOTE: Spanish beginners should choose SPAN10140 Intensive ab initio Spanish Ia
FR10060	French Grammar & Comprehension	Autumn	5
SPAN10010	Spanish Language I a	Autumn	5
SPAN10140	Intensive ab initio Spanish Ia	Autumn	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
LANG10220	Russian General Purposes 1 (CEFR A1.1)	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
LANG10380	Swahili General Purposes 1(CEFR A1.1)	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
LANG10660	Korean for General Purposes 1	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
LANG10670	Portuguese Gen Purp 1	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
Stage 1 Options - C)1OF: Autumn Language Modules: You must select the Autumn offering of one of the following modules. You will take a second module in the same language in the Spring trimester. NOTE: Spanish beginners should choose SPAN10140 Intensive ab initio Spanish Ia
Stage 1 Options - C1)1OF: Spring Language Modules: select the Spring offering of one of the following modules. This must be in the same language that you registered for in the Autumn trimester. NOTE: Spanish beginners should choose SPAN10150 Intensive ab initio Spanish Ib
LANG10160	Chinese Language and Culture 2 (CEFR A1.2)	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
LANG10200	Japanese Language and Culture 2 (CEFR A1.2)	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
LANG10350	Russian General Purposes 2 (CEFR A1.2)	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
LANG10690	Portuguese General Purposes 2 (CEFR A1.2)	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
LANG10700	Korean General Purposes 2	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
FR10070	French Grammar & Expression	Spring	5
LANG10680	Swahili for General Purposes 2	Spring	5
LANG10710	Arabic General Purposes 2	Spring	5
SPAN10050	Spanish Language I b	Spring	5
SPAN10150	Intensive ab initio Spanish Ib	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - C1)1OF: Spring Language Modules: select the Spring offering of one of the following modules. This must be in the same language that you registered for in the Autumn trimester. NOTE: Spanish beginners should choose SPAN10150 Intensive ab initio Spanish Ib
Stage 1 Options - D)2OF: Pick two option modules from the list below. Note that FR10120 and FR10130 require competency in French and SPAN10110 requires competency in Spanish All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
AH10130	The Art of the Ancient and Medieval World	Autumn	5
FR10120	Reading Short French Texts: Literary Analysis	Autumn	5
GRC10170	Lost Cities of the Ancient World	Autumn	5
SPAN10130	Hispanic Cultures & Societies	Autumn	5
DSCY10050	War: Ancient and modern	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
DSCY10120	Contagion & Control	Spring	5
FR10130	French Fictions	Spring	5
LING10010	Language Use and Communication	Spring	5
MUS10120	Music, Culture and Society	Spring	5
SPAN10110	Reading Hispanic Texts	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - D)2OF: Pick two option modules from the list below. Note that FR10120 and FR10130 require competency in French and SPAN10110 requires competency in Spanish All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
Stage 1 Options - E)1OF: Students can choose one module from these options. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
ARCH10160	The Human Past	Autumn	5
INRL10010	Foundation of Political Theory & International Relations	Autumn	5
ARCH10150	Anthropology: an introduction	Spring	5
PHIL10110	Introduction to Eastern Philosophy	Spring	5
POL10160	Foundations of Contemporary Politics	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - E)1OF: Students can choose one module from these options. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
Stage 1 Options - F)MIN0OF: Elective Substitution Options: You may choose a module from the list below or a General Elective from the Electives Page in the January registration period. NOTE: you do not have to pick a module from this list if you wish to take a general elective. Note also that FR10140 requires basic competency in French.
DSCY10050	War: Ancient and modern	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
ARCH10150	Anthropology: an introduction	Spring	5
FR10140	Paris	Spring	5
FR10150	Transoceanic Cultures	Spring	5
GER10150	German History on Screen	Spring	5
HIS10080	Rome to Renaissance	Spring	5
ITAL10110	Italy	Spring	5
LING10010	Language Use and Communication	Spring	5
MUS10120	Music, Culture and Society	Spring	5
PHIL10110	Introduction to Eastern Philosophy	Spring	5
POL10160	Foundations of Contemporary Politics	Spring	5
PORT10090	Film and Fiction (in the Portuguese-speaking world)	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - F)MIN0OF: Elective Substitution Options: You may choose a module from the list below or a General Elective from the Electives Page in the January registration period. NOTE: you do not have to pick a module from this list if you wish to take a general elective. Note also that FR10140 requires basic competency in French.
Stage 2 Core Modules
ENG20250	Modern Drama: From Naturalism to Postmodernism	Autumn	5
HIS21260	From the Goldmines to Trump: A global history of nativism and anti-immigration since the mid-19th c.	Spring	5
Stage 2 Core Modules
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN2OF: Pick 2 History modules from these options. Students may take additional modules as electives, if desired. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2).
HIS20460	Islam and Christianity in the Middle Ages	Autumn	5
HIS21140	History Today	Autumn	5
HIS21320	Sport and the modern world	Autumn	5
HIS21170	The Making of the Middle East	Spring	5
HIS21330	Global Asia	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN2OF: Pick 2 History modules from these options. Students may take additional modules as electives, if desired. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2).
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN2OF: Pick two English modules from these options. Students make take a third module as an elective, if desired. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2).
ENG20450	Writing and Performance in the Age of Shakespeare: Renaissance Literature	Autumn	5
ENG20430	Modern American Literature	Spring	5
ENG20460	From Victorian to Modern Literature, 1830-1914	Spring	5
FS20180	Global Bollywood	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN2OF: Pick two English modules from these options. Students make take a third module as an elective, if desired. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2).
Stage 2 Options - D)1OF: You must select the Autumn offering of one of the following modules. This must be the same language you took last year in stage 1. You will take a second module in the same language in the Spring trimester.
FR20020	French language II a: Grammaire et syntaxe françaises	Autumn	5
LANG20370	Japanese Language & Culture 3a (CEFR A2.1)	Autumn	5
LANG20430	Russian General Purposes 3a	Autumn	5
PORT20040	Portuguese Language IIa	Autumn	5
SPAN20080	Spanish Language II a	Autumn	5
SPAN20230	Spanish ex ab-initio IIa	Autumn	5
Stage 2 Options - D)1OF: You must select the Autumn offering of one of the following modules. This must be the same language you took last year in stage 1. You will take a second module in the same language in the Spring trimester.
Stage 2 Options - E)1OF: Select the Spring offering of one of the following modules. It must be in the same language that you registered for in the Autumn trimester.
FR20040	French Language II b: Expression française écrite et orale	Spring	5
LANG20380	Japanese Language & Culture 3b (CEFR A2.2)	Spring	5
LANG20480	Russian General Purposes 3b (CEFR A2.2)	Spring	5
PORT20050	Portuguese Language IIb	Spring	5
SPAN20060	Spanish Language II b	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - E)1OF: Select the Spring offering of one of the following modules. It must be in the same language that you registered for in the Autumn trimester.
Stage 2 Options - F)MIN1OF: Pick 1 option module from the list below. Additional modules may be taken as electives if desired. Note that all modules coded SPAN require competency in Spanish and all modules coded FR require competency in French. Module LING20110 requires competency in a second language to B2 level. Module LING20060 World Englishes requires a prior introductory (Level 1) module in Linguistics. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2).
AH20200	The Modern to the Contemporary	Autumn	5
AH20280	Queer Art Histories	Autumn	5
FR20140	Versailles: Power, Politics & Spectacle	Autumn	5
FR20220	World War 2 in French Culture	Autumn	5
IRFL20010	The Study of Folklore: Origins and Development	Autumn	5
IRFL20030	The Narrative Art	Autumn	5
LING20100	Intercultural Communication	Autumn	5
LING20110	Introduction to Translation	Autumn	5
LING20120	Second Language Teaching & Learning	Autumn	5
MUS20080	Musics of the World	Autumn	5
SPAN20260	Modern Spanish Theatre	Autumn	5
AH20250	Early Islamic Art and Architecture	Spring	5
ARCH20610	Historical Archaeology	Spring	5
FR20160	The Realist Novel	Spring	5
FR20180	La France d'aujourd'hui	Spring	5
GRC20030	Early Roman Empire	Spring	5
GRC20240	Piracy in World History	Spring	5
GRC20270	The Athenian Empire	Spring	5
IRFL20100	Oral history and tradition	Spring	5
IRST20060	Reading Irish Studies	Spring	5
LING20060	World Englishes	Spring	5
LING20070	Minority & Endangered Languages	Spring	5
MUS20310	Popular Music and Culture	Spring	5
SPAN20200	The Cinema of Pedro Almodóvar	Spring	5
SPAN20220	La sociedad española actual: Economía y cultura	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - F)MIN1OF: Pick 1 option module from the list below. Additional modules may be taken as electives if desired. Note that all modules coded SPAN require competency in Spanish and all modules coded FR require competency in French. Module LING20110 requires competency in a second language to B2 level. Module LING20060 World Englishes requires a prior introductory (Level 1) module in Linguistics. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2).
Stage 2 Options - G)MIN1OF: Pick 1 module from these options. Additional modules may be taken as electives. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2).
INRL20040	Theories and Concepts in International Relations	Autumn	5
INRL20160	Introduction to European Union Politics	Autumn	5
PHIL20500	Phenomenology & Existentialism	Autumn	5
POL20010	Individuals and the State: The Idea of Freedom in the History of Political Thought	Autumn	5
POL20220	Introduction to Political Institutions	Autumn	5
POL20260	Introduction to Chinese Politics	Autumn	5
DEV20130	Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals	Spring	5
INRL20110	Intro to Middle East Politics	Spring	5
PHIL20580	Plato's Republic	Spring	5
POL20020	Comparative Politics	Spring	5
POL20060	Law, Politics, and Human Rights	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - G)MIN1OF: Pick 1 module from these options. Additional modules may be taken as electives. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2).
Stage 2 Options - H)MIN0OF: This is a College of Arts and Humanities module. It is the equivalent of an elective. You can 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 2 Options - H)MIN0OF: This is a College of Arts and Humanities module. It is the equivalent of an elective. You can 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.

		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