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Drama Studies  (RDJ1)

BA (NFQ Level 8) · Academic Year 2021/2022
School
School of English, Drama and Film
Attendance
Full Time
Level
Undergraduate
NFQ Level
8
Award
Bachelor of Arts
Mode of Delivery
On Campus
Programme Director
Overall Programme Credits:
180
Programme Credits:
Stage 1
Core/Option: 55 Electives: 5
Stage 2
Core/Option: 50 Electives: 10
Stage 3
Core/Option: 50 Electives: 10
Stage 3
Core/Option: 60 Electives: 0
Stage 4
Core/Option: 50 Electives: 10
Major/Minor Core & Option Credits:
Stage 2: 25
Stage 3: 25
Stage 4: 25

Curricular information is subject to change.

Stage 2

Students must register to their Stage 2 core modules and select three of the listed Stage 2 option modules.

Stage 3

Students must register to two cores and then an additional 15 credits of options at Stage 3. You may choose any combination of 5, 10, or 15 credit modules totalling 15 credits to make up this requirement.

Stage 4

Students are required to take two core modules, totalling 10 credits, and an additional 15 credits of option modules. You may choose any combination of 5, 10, or 15 credit modules totalling 15 credits to make up this requirement. (Note: if you have previously taken Performance in Everyday Life at Stage 2, you do not need to take it again at Stage 4.)

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.

Module Type Module   Trimester Credits
Stage 2 Core Modules
 DRAM20110 Contemporary Ireland On Stage Autumn  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 DRAM20180 20thCentury AvantGarde Theatre Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 3 of:
Students must select THREE Drama Studies options in addition to their core modules. NB: ENG20250 and ENG20450 are listed on both English and Drama. Joint Major students may count these credits towards either subject at degree level. If you are taking English and Drama as joint-major subjects, please ensure that you have a total of 15 credits of option modules from each of the English and Drama option lists.
Further credits may be chosen from the following list of options in place of electives.
 DRAM20090 Contemporary British Theatre Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 3 of:
Students must select THREE Drama Studies options in addition to their core modules. NB: ENG20250 and ENG20450 are listed on both English and Drama. Joint Major students may count these credits towards either subject at degree level. If you are taking English and Drama as joint-major subjects, please ensure that you have a total of 15 credits of option modules from each of the English and Drama option lists.
Further credits may be chosen from the following list of options in place of electives.
 DRAM20190 Playwriting Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 3 of:
Students must select THREE Drama Studies options in addition to their core modules. NB: ENG20250 and ENG20450 are listed on both English and Drama. Joint Major students may count these credits towards either subject at degree level. If you are taking English and Drama as joint-major subjects, please ensure that you have a total of 15 credits of option modules from each of the English and Drama option lists.
Further credits may be chosen from the following list of options in place of electives.
 ENG20450 Writing and Performance in the Age of Shakespeare: Renaissance Literature Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 3 of:
Students must select THREE Drama Studies options in addition to their core modules. NB: ENG20250 and ENG20450 are listed on both English and Drama. Joint Major students may count these credits towards either subject at degree level. If you are taking English and Drama as joint-major subjects, please ensure that you have a total of 15 credits of option modules from each of the English and Drama option lists.
Further credits may be chosen from the following list of options in place of electives.
 DRAM20170 Introduction to Acting Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 3 of:
Students must select THREE Drama Studies options in addition to their core modules. NB: ENG20250 and ENG20450 are listed on both English and Drama. Joint Major students may count these credits towards either subject at degree level. If you are taking English and Drama as joint-major subjects, please ensure that you have a total of 15 credits of option modules from each of the English and Drama option lists.
Further credits may be chosen from the following list of options in place of electives.
 DRAM20030 Staging Performance: A Practical Approach Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 3 of:
Students must select THREE Drama Studies options in addition to their core modules. NB: ENG20250 and ENG20450 are listed on both English and Drama. Joint Major students may count these credits towards either subject at degree level. If you are taking English and Drama as joint-major subjects, please ensure that you have a total of 15 credits of option modules from each of the English and Drama option lists.
Further credits may be chosen from the following list of options in place of electives.
 DRAM20200 Contemporary American Drama Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 3 of:
Students must select THREE Drama Studies options in addition to their core modules. NB: ENG20250 and ENG20450 are listed on both English and Drama. Joint Major students may count these credits towards either subject at degree level. If you are taking English and Drama as joint-major subjects, please ensure that you have a total of 15 credits of option modules from each of the English and Drama option lists.
Further credits may be chosen from the following list of options in place of electives.
 ENG20250 Twentieth-Century Drama: From Naturalism to Postmodernism Spring  5
Stage 3 Core Modules
 DRAM30220 Performance in Everyday Life Autumn  5
Stage 3 Core Modules
 DRAM30100 Contemporary Theatre & Performance Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 DRAM30240 Performance Project 2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)  15
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 DRAM30120 Beckett in Performance Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 DRAM30200 Queer Theatre & Performance Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 DRAM30250 Theatre of Martin McDonagh Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 DRAM30280 Solo Performance Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 ENG32090 Masculinities and Manhood in Irish Writing and Culture Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 ENG32300 Making Shakespeare Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 DRAM30130 Independent Study Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 ENG32380 Sexuality and the State in Irish Drama and Culture Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 ENG32590 Memory and Testimony in Performance Spring  10
Stage 4 Core Modules
 DRAM30220 Performance in Everyday Life Autumn  5
Stage 4 Core Modules
 DRAM30100 Contemporary Theatre & Performance Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 DRAM30240 Performance Project 2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)  15
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 DRAM30120 Beckett in Performance Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 DRAM30200 Queer Theatre & Performance Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 DRAM30250 Theatre of Martin McDonagh Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 DRAM30280 Solo Performance Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 ENG32090 Masculinities and Manhood in Irish Writing and Culture Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 ENG32300 Making Shakespeare Autumn  5
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 DRAM30130 Independent Study Spring  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 ENG32380 Sexuality and the State in Irish Drama and Culture Spring  10
Stage 4 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
 ENG32590 Memory and Testimony in Performance Spring  10

See the UCD Assessment website for further details

Module Weighting Info
 
  Award GPA
Programme Module Weightings Rule Description Description >= <=
BHACS001 Stage 3 - 50.00%
Stage 2 - 50.00%
 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
BHACS023 Stage 3 - 70.00%
Stage 2 - 30.00%
 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
BHACS027 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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