DN530 BA Humanities Irish Language, Literature & Translation (ISS2)

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Stage 1

Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester. Students should take the core modules IR10160 Scileanna Teanga & Litríocht and IR10170 Cúlra & Litríocht na Gaeilge plus two option modules in trimester 1. For trimester 2, students should take core modules IR10040 Teanga na Gaeilge I, IR10180 Bunscileanna Aistriúcháin and IR10190 An Ghaeilge Acadúil plus an elective module OR the elective substitution option DSCY10100 Storytelling.

Stage 2

Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 25 credits per trimester.

Stage 3

Students will have the opportunity to take up any combination of: trimester exchange, internship, Gaeltacht placement or take UCD modules in stage 3. The stage 3 structure will be developed closer to the time of the 2023/24 academic year.

Stage 4

As this is a new pathway, with its first stage 1 intake in 2021/22, the stage 4 programme curriculum structure is indicative only at this point and subject to change. It is planned that a TLA Pathway module TBA Teanga, Litríocht & Aistriúchán (10cr) will be included as a core module and IR30370 Gaeilge na hAlban (5cr) will also be included in the options list.

Module ID Module Title Trimester Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
     
IR10160 Scileanna Teanga & Litríocht Autumn 10
IR10040 Teanga na Gaeilge I Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
IR10170 Cúlra & Litríocht na Gaeilge Autumn and Spring (separate) 10
IR10180 Bunscileanna Aistriúcháin Spring 10
IR10190 An Ghaeilge Acadúil Spring 10
Stage 1 Core Modules
     
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN2OF:
Choose a minimum of 2 option modules from this list. Students can also choose a third option module from this list in place of their trimester 2 elective. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.
     
CCIV10010 Introduction to Celtic Civilization Autumn 5
EMIR10010 Introduction to Early Irish I Autumn 5
IRFL10010 Introduction to Folklore Autumn 5
IRST10010 Introduction to Irish Studies Autumn 5
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN2OF:
Choose a minimum of 2 option modules from this list. Students can also choose a third option module from this list in place of their trimester 2 elective. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.
     
Stage 1 Options - C)MIN0OF:
This is not a required module. You can choose to take this extra module in place of your elective OR you can pick an elective in trimester 2.
     
DSCY10100 Storytelling Spring 5
Stage 1 Options - C)MIN0OF:
This is not a required module. You can choose to take this extra module in place of your elective OR you can pick an elective in trimester 2.
     
Stage 2 Core Modules
     
IR20180 Teanga na Gaeilge II A Autumn 5
IR20220 Bláthú na Nuafhilíochta Autumn 5
IR20290 Iriseoireacht & Scríbhneoireacht Autumn 10
IR20300 Litríocht 1650 - 1845 Autumn 10
IR20010 Teanga na Gaeilge II B (Irish language II B) Spring 5
IR20260 Aistriúchán Dlíthiúil Intro Spring 5
Stage 2 Core Modules
     
Stage 2 Options - A)2OF:
Select two option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.
     
CCIV20070 Poets, Power and Performance Autumn 5
CCIV20130 Kings and Heroes of Early Ireland Autumn 5
CCIV20120 Law & Society in Early Ireland Spring 5
IR20240 An Ghaeilge ar an Scáileán Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - A)2OF:
Select two option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.
     
Stage 4 Core Modules
     
IR30350 Aistriúchán Dlíthiúil: I Autumn 5
IR30400 Teanga na Gaeilge III A Autumn 5
IR30030 Teanga na Gaeilge III B (Irish language III B) Spring 5
IR30410 An Nuaphrós Spring 5
Stage 4 Core Modules
     
Stage 4 Options - A)MIN2OF:
Choose two option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.
     
IR30220 Athbheochan na Gaeilge Autumn 5
IR30370 Gaeilge na hAlban Autumn 5
IR30100 Scéalta Rómánsacha 1300-1800 Spring 5
IR30450 An litríocht réigiúnach Spring 5
Stage 4 Options - A)MIN2OF:
Choose two option modules from this list. Students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters by choosing 30 credits per trimester.
     
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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