Bachelor of Arts (BAJMI)
Course Short Code
BAJMI
Course Year
4
Course Offering: 01

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                                                     Bachelor of Arts- International (BAJMI), Year 4, Full Time                                                                             

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Note: Year 4 is only available to students who spent their third year abroad on an approved exchange programme. 

All students must register for 30 credits of core Media modules plus 30 credits from one of the following subject areas:

English OR Politics OR International Languages

Students must choose the same subjects they studied in Years 1 and 2.

Students who choose Media with International Languages study one language only from the following list:

 French, German, or Spanish

Available Combinations:

(1) Media Studies & English

(2) Media Studies & Politics

(3) Media Studies & French

(4) Media Studies & German

(5) Media Studies & Spanish

 

Core Modules  

Media Studies 

 All students must register for 30 credits of Media Studies

Semester 1

CM346

CM3006

CM3100

Gender and Sexuality in Digital Culture

Communication, Culture and the Environment

Press and Public Relations

5 Credits  

5 Credits

5 Credits

Semester 2

CM391

CM392

CM3001

Race and the Media

Science, Technology and Society

Television Drama

5 Credits           

5 Credits

5 Credits 

Optional Modules

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENGLISH

Students choosing English must register for  30 Credits.


Mandatory Modules

Year Long

EL301

Research Seminar

10 Credits

Semester 1

EL304

Staging Ireland : A History of Irish Theatre

5 Credits

 Semester 2

EL305

Here be Dragons: Children's and Young Adult Literature 

5 Credits

Optional Modules

Semester 1

Choose one of the following modules. Students can only register for Creative Writing ONCE per academic year.  There is a quota of 15 on the Creative Writing module.

EL303

EL324

Irish Writing: then and now, local and the global

Advanced Creative Writing

5 Credits 

5 Credits

 

Semester 2

Choose one of the following modules. Students can only register for Creative Writing ONCE per academic year. There is a quota of 15 on the Creative Writing module.

EL302

EL3240

Poetry in Public

Advanced Creative Writing

5 Credits

5 Credits

Politics

Students must register for 30 credits and choose a minimum of ten credits in each semester. All students must register for module LG392.

Semester 1 Mandatory Module

 

LG396

Digital International Relations

10 Credits

 

Semester 1 Optional Modules

LG232

LG365

Post Soviet Politics

The politics of South Asia

5 Credits

5 Credits

Semester 2 Optional Modules

LG320

LG331

Contemporary Politics of the Middle East and North Africa

Issues in American Politics

5 Credits

5 Credits

Year Long Modules Optional Modules

LG333

UM404

Dissertation

Uaneen Contributing Module

10 Credits

5 Credits

 

 

 

 

 

International Languages

All students must register for 30 credits in their chosen language. You must choose either French OR German  OR Spanish

French

Students choosing French must register for the following 30 credits 

Year Long

FR376

FR379

French Language Skills (Higher Intermediate)

French Language and Contemporary Society

10 Credits

10 Credit

 

Semester 1

FR304

French Literature and Society

5 Credits      

Semester 2

LC321

Cultural Project: Research in Literary & Cultural Studies (French, German or Spanish)

5 Credits  

German

Students choosing German must register for the following 30 credits 

Year Long

GE376

GE379

German Language Skills (Higher Intermediate)

German Language and Contemporary Society

10 Credits

10 Credit

 

Semester 1

GE426

German Literature and Society

5 Credits      

Semester 2

LC321

Cultural Project: Research in Literary & Cultural Studies (French, German or Spanish)

5 Credits  

Spanish

Students choosing Spanish must register for the following 30 credits 

Year Long

SP376

SP379

Spanish Language Skills (Higher Intermediate)

Spanish Language and Contemporary Society

10 Credits

10 Credits

 

Semester 1

SP427

Spanish Literature and Society

5 Credits  

Semester 2

LC321

Cultural Project: Research in Literary & Cultural Studies (French, German or Spanish)

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

UM405

Uaneen Non-Contributing Module

5 Credits

 

 

 

 

Last updated: 28th June 2023 

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