Registration Schedules
Note: Year 4 is only available to students who spent their third year abroad on an approved, exchange programme.
Students must choose TWO SUBJECT AREAS from the following list, and must choose the same subjects they studied in Years 1 and 2.
English, Gaeilge, Human Development, History, Music, Geography, World Religions and Theology and Philosophy.
IMPORTANT: Only certain combinations of subjects are allowed and students must ensure that they select the correct number of modules/credits from the permitted subject groupings.
TWO permitted from English / Gaeilge
ONE permitted from Human Development / Philosophy
ONE permitted from History / Music
ONE permitted from Geography / World Religions and Theology
Optional Modules
ENGLISH
Students choosing English must register for 30 Credits.
Year Long Mandatory Modules
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EL301 |
Research Seminar |
10 Credits |
Semester 1 Mandatory Modules
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EL304 |
Staging Ireland: A History of Irish Theatre |
5 Credits |
Semester 2 Mandatory Modules
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EL305 |
Here be Dragons Childrens and Young Adult Literature |
5 Credits |
Semester 1 Optional Modules
Choose one of the following modules. Students can only register for the Creative Writing module ONCE per academic year. There is a quota of 15 on the Creative Writing module.
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EL324 EL303 |
Advanced Creative Writing Irish Writing then and now, local and the global |
5 Credits 5 Credits |
Semester 2 Optional Modules
Choose one of the following modules. Students can only register for the Creative Writing module ONCE per academic year. . There is a quota of 15 on the Creative Writing module.
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EL302 EL3240 |
Poetry in Public Advanced Creative Writing |
5 Credits 5 Credits |
GAEILGE
Students choosing Gaeilge must register for 30 Credits of Gaeilge modules as outlined below.
Year Long Mandatory Modules
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FN349 FN350 |
An Cúrsa Taighde Cúrsa Teanga 3 |
10 Credits 10 Credits |
OPTIONAL MODULES
Semester 1 Optional Modules
Students taking Gaeilge must choose one of the following 5-Credit modules in Semester 1
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FN310 FN311 |
Athbheochan agus Athnuachan An tSochtheangeolaíocht |
5 Credits 5 Credits |
Semester 2 Optional Modules
Students taking Gaeilge must choose one of the following 5-credit modules in Semester 2
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FN246 FN312 |
An Téarmeolaíocht agus and Fhoclóireacht Nuaphrós na Gaeilge |
5 Credits 5 Credits |
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Students choosing Human Development must register for the following 30 credits
Semester 1 Mandatory Modules
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HD313 HD314 |
Counselling and Psychotherapy Social Philosophy |
5 Credits 5 Credits |
Semester 2
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HD311 HD319 |
Social Psychology Philosophy Existentialism |
5 Credits 5 Credits |
Optional Modules
Choose 10 Credits from the following Optional Modules
Year Long Modules
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HD320 |
Research Methods and Dissertation |
10 Credits |
Semester 1 Modules
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HD318 |
Contemporary Perspectives in Human Development and Education |
5 Credits |
Semester 2 Modules
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HD321 |
Contemporary Issues in Educational Contexts |
5 Credits |
HISTORY
Students choosing History must register for 30 credits of History modules 10 Credits of Mandatory modules and 20 credits of optional modules:
Mandatory Modules
Semester 1
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HY347 |
Empires and Globalisation |
5 Credits |
Semester 2
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HY325 |
Modern Europe 1848-1945 |
5 Credits |
Optional Modules
Students must register for a total of 20 credits of optional modules in Year 3, 10 Credits in each semester.
Semester 1 Optional Modules
Choose ONE of the following modules: A Quota of 40 applies to each module
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HY346 HY337 HY326 HY342
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Children and Childhood in the Western World Crime and Punishment, c.1750-1950 Modern America 1830-1972 Witchhunting in Early Modern Europe
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10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits
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Semester 2 Optional Modules
A quota of 18 applies to all Semester 2 optional modules
Choose ONE of the following modules:
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HY341 HY345 HY330 HY331 HY333 HY328 HY329 |
Life in Medieval Towns Sex Class and Race Historical Sources and Approaches Revolution and Civil War in Ireland 1916-1923 Negotiating Gender British and Irish Women 1900-1945 Nationalism in Modern Europe Theory and Practice Public Health in Modern Ireland c. 1850-1950 The Irish Revival and Revolution 1884-1922 |
10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits |
MUSIC
Students must register for a total of 30 credits of Music modules, 25 credits of Mandatory Modules and 5 credits of Optional Modules
Mandatory Modules
Year Long
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MC305 |
Performance / Participation in Music 3 |
5 Credits |
Semester 1
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MC301 MC303 |
Composition, Theory and Applied Techniques 5 Topics in Musicology 5 |
5 Credits 5 Credits |
Semester 2
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MC302 MC304 |
Composition, Theory and Applied Techniques 6 Topics in Musicology 6 |
5 Credits 5 Credits |
Optional Modules
Year Long
Students taking Music must register for one of the modules below.
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MC306 MC318 |
Musicological Research Topics in Musicology 6 |
5 Credits 5 Credits |
GEOGRAPHY
Students choosing Geography must register for a total of 30 credits in Geography:
Mandatory Modules
Semester 1 Mandatory Modules
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GY303 GY339 |
Geopolitics: Middle East and North Africa Residential Field Course |
5 Credits 5 Credits |
Semester 2 Mandatory Modules
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GY337 |
Advanced Environmental Geography |
5 Credits |
Optional Modules
Semester 1 Optional Modules
A cap of 50 is applied to all Semester 1 options.
Students must register for ONE of the following modules.
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GY309 GY306 |
Historical Geography Slums and Suburbs
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10 Credits 10 Credits |
Semester 2 Optional Modules
Students must choose ONE of the following modules.
A cap of 33 applies to these modules.
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GY320 GY332 GY329 |
Political Spaces Geography of Memory Research skills for catchments Advanced Urban Geography Research Project |
10 Credits 10 Credits 10 Credits |
WORLD RELIGIONS AND THEOLOGY
Students choosing World Religions and Theology must register as follows:
Year Long Mandatory Modules
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TP301 |
Social Ethics and Service-Learning Placement |
10 Credits |
Semester 1 Mandatory Modules
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TP303 |
New Testament: The Gospels |
5 Credits |
Semester 2 Mandatory Modules
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TP302 TP307 TP319 |
Religion: Philosophical and Sociological Approaches World Religions/World Views Hinduism, Buddhism and Eastern Traditions |
5 Credits 5 Credits 5 Credits |
PHILOSOPHY
Students choosing Philosophy must register for the following 30 credits
Semester 1
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TP312 TP321 |
Bioethics Topics in European Philosophy |
5 Credits 7.5 Credits |
Semester 2
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TP326 TP327 TP325 |
Thesis/Dissertation Topics in Feminist Philosophy World Philosophies |
7.5 Credits 5 Credits 5 Credits |
ADDITIONAL NON-CONTRIBUTING MODULES
The Uaneen Module (UM405) is a non-contributing, optional, extra-curricular module with a portfolio assessment. For full details on this module please visit - http://www.dcu.ie/uaneen/index.shtml
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UM405 |
Uaneen Non-Contributing Modules |
5 Credits |
Last Updated: 08th September 2023
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