The BCL (Law and Society) degree consists of a mixture of compulsory and optional modules.

In Year One, all modules are compulsory.

In Years Two and Three, there are some compulsory modules but you’ll also choose from a range of optional modules.

In the first two years of the course, there’s an equal weighting of the three disciplines.

Three compulsory research methods modules taken in Year One will provide core learning skills that you’ll use throughout your degree.

Combined with the extensive optional modules available, you’ll have plenty of flexibility in what you choose to study alongside the core elements.

In the course of your Multimedia degree, you’ll acquire a command of the concepts and practices in digital text, image and sound manipulation, and multimedia authoring. In this way, you will be equipped to contribute to multimedia product development and to manage a diverse range of multimedia projects. You will participate in many group-based projects, reflecting the media design and production industries that this programme prepares graduates for and developing your skills in effective and creative teamwork.

You will:

The BA in Journalism offers some scope for specialisation with optional modules, but every student takes the same broad range of core modules in their three years.

An essential element of the final year of the course is an eight-week placement in a media organisation where you’ll trial your abilities in the working world. Every journalism student must complete a relevant work placement arranged or approved by DCU.