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BSOCSC SOCIAL SCIENCE

Qualification: BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCE DEGREE
Award Type and NFQ Level: UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE (8)
Course code: SOCSC
CAO/PAC code: MH107
Points: 380
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	Consider Social Science if you are interested in: studying how human societies are organised analysing the social forces that govern the world we live in and their impact on individuals, families, communities and countries how class, gender, religion, race, ethnicity and sexuality affect groups of people, and the roles played by large institutions like political or education systems learning about social professions such as social work, community work and youth work studying Social Policy - government and institutional policies in relation to human welfare contemporary issues in society, especially Irish society - such as drugs, criminal justice, ageing and inequality learning to explore practical problems using conceptual and analytical tools developing your skills of enquiry, research and communication

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Consider Social Science if you are interested in:

studying how human societies are organised
analysing the social forces that govern the world we live in and their impact on individuals, families, communities and countries
how class, gender, religion, race, ethnicity and sexuality affect groups of people, and the roles played by large institutions like political or education systems
learning about social professions such as social work, community work and youth work
studying Social Policy - government and institutional policies in relation to human welfare
contemporary issues in society, especially Irish society - such as drugs, criminal justice, ageing and inequality
learning to explore practical problems using conceptual and analytical tools
developing your skills of enquiry, research and communication

Entry requirements

	Required	Ordinary level grade	Higher level grade
Irish		D3	D3
English		D3	D3
Language		D3	D3
Math		-	-
Science		-	-

This course requires 3 additional subjects

Mature students - Information:

It is essential that you also apply to the CAO.

Applications must be received before 1 February 2015. Candidates are shortlisted for interview on the basis of an entrance test.

Mature student applicants who have a disability

If you have a disability or specific learning difficulty (e.g. dyslexia), and require examination support for the written tests, please submit supporting documentation by 1 March to the Access Office.

Unfortunately we are unable to consider applications for alternative examination accommodation after this deadline.

For further information on the supporting documentation required, as well as examination and other supports take a look around the Access Office website.

	Additional information
	Applicants are required to have a minimum of six subjects in the Irish Leaving Certificate with two Higher Level papers at C3 and four Ordinary or Higher Level papers at grade D3.

	How to apply
	How to Apply We welcome over 2,000 undergraduate students to our University each year: School-leavers who have completed the Leaving Certificate Mature students returning to education EU/EFTA students who want to study in Ireland International students from countries outside the EU FETAC or BTEC major award recipients. The application process to our undergraduate degree programmes depends on the category to which you belong. Please visit "How to Apply" for further details. If you are unsure about anything, just contact us. We are happy to help.

How to apply

How to Apply

We welcome over 2,000 undergraduate students to our University each year:

School-leavers who have completed the Leaving Certificate

Mature students returning to education

EU/EFTA students who want to study in Ireland

International students from countries outside the EU

FETAC or BTEC major award recipients.

The application process to our undergraduate degree programmes depends on the category to which you belong. Please visit "How to Apply" for further details.

If you are unsure about anything, just contact us. We are happy to help.

Course structure

As a Double Major Bachelor of Social Science degree, three subjects are taken in first year and two in second and third year.

The core subject in this degree is Social Policy. You will study Social Policy, Sociology and one subject taken from : Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History or Philosophy. In second and third year you continue with Social Policy and one of your first year subjects as a Joint Major Bachelor of Social Science degree. Students have the option of transferring to MH101 Arts by taking two subjects other than Social Policy in second and third year and graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Students who opt to spend a year studying abroad are awarded a BA (International) degree.

Duration: 3 years (BSocSc) or 4 years (BSocSc International)

Disclaimer
The modules below are indicative of the content associated with this course of study.
The modules are subject to change as the curriculum is revised and reviewed annually. Please check periodically for updates.

Year 1

SOCIAL POLICY

SP1F30 - SOCIAL POLICY

Credits: 30 Compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
CRITICAL SKILLS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE 1: INQUIRY, DISCOVERY AND DISCOURSE	SP153	7.5	1
CRITICAL SKILLS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE 2: IDEAS, ANALYSIS AND COMMUNICATION	SP154	7.5	2
INTRODUCING SOCIAL POLICY 1	SP151	7.5	1
INTRODUCING SOCIAL POLICY 2	SP152	7.5	2

SOCIOLOGY

SO1F15 - SOCIOLOGY

Credits: 15 Compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS: CONTEMPORARY IRISH SOCIETY	SO155	7.5	2
		SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION	SO152	7.5	1

ANTHROPOLOGY

AN1V30 - ANTHROPOLOGY

Credits: 30 Not compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
ANTHROPOLOGY MATTERS	AN169	7.5	2
BEING HUMAN: UNDERSTANDING OUR MATERIAL AND DIGITAL WORLDS	AN168	7.5	1
INTRODUCING ANTHROPOLOGY	AN167	7.5	1
MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT	AN170	7.5	2

ECONOMICS

EC1F15 - ECONOMICS

Credits: 15 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS AND TO QUANTITATIVE METHODS	EC103	7.5	2
		MICROECONOMICS 1	EC101	7.5	1

GEOGRAPHY

GY1V30 - GEOGRAPHY

Credits: 30 Not compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS 1	GY161	7.5	1
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS 2	GY162	7.5	2
LIVING LANDSCAPES 1	GY151	7.5	1
LIVING LANDSCAPES 2	GY152	7.5	2

HISTORY

HY1V30 - HISTORY

Credits: 30 Not compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
DOCUMENTS IN HISTORY	HY132	7.5	2
INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL HISTORY: VIKINGS AND NORMANS	HY121	7.5	1
MAKING THE MODERN WORLD: THEMES IN HISTORY	HY122	7.5	2
THE PRACTICE OF HISTORY	HY131	7.5	1

PHILOSOPHY

PH1F15 - PHILOSOPHY

Credits: 15 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS: EXPLORING VALUE, JUSTICE, AND OUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE NON-HUMAN WORLD	PH157	7.5	2
		INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY: CULTIVATING CRITICAL THINKING AND INCLUSIVE PERSPECTIVES	PH156	7.5	1

Year 2

DOUBLE MAJOR

SOCIAL POLICY

SP2DM - SOCIAL POLICY

Credits: 30 Compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
ADVANCED SOCIAL POLICY	SP211	5	1
CASE STUDIES IN SOCIAL POLICY: DRUGS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE	SP215	5	1
CHILD AND FAMILY POLICY	SP217	5	1
COMPARATIVE AND EUROPEAN SOCIAL POLICY	SP216	5	2
ENGAGING WITH CIVIL SOCIETY: JUSTICE, WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENT – PRACTICAL PROJECT	SP261	5	2
ENGAGING WITH CIVIL SOCIETY: JUSTICE, WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENT – THEORY AND CONCEPTS	SP260	5	1
MENTAL HEALTH IN IRELAND: POLICY, PRACTICE AND CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS	SP218	5	2
POLICY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS	SP212	5	2
THE SOCIAL PROFESSIONS (SOCIAL WORK, COMMUNITY AND YOUTH WORK)	SP219	5	2

ANTHROPOLOGY

AN2DM - ANTHROPOLOGY

Credits: 30 Not compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
AFFLICTION AND HEALING: MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY	AN213	5	1
ANTHROPOLOGICAL ENCOUNTERS WITH SUSTAINABILITY	AN242	5	2
ANTI-RACISM 1	AN215	5	1
ANTI-RACISM 2	AN216	5	2
ETHNOGRAPHIC READING AND WRITING	AN217	5	2
ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH METHODS	AN210	5	1
ETHNOGRAPHIES OF CRIME AND POLICING	AN205	5	1
LANGUAGE, CULTURE, AND MEDIATION: LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY	AN212	5	2
MATERIAL CULTURES	AN228	5	1
SELF, PERSON, IDENTITY: PSYCHOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY	AN240	5	2

ECONOMICS

EC2DM - ECONOMICS

Credits: 30 Not compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
CORPORATE FINANCE	FN205	5	1
ECONOMETRICS (STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS)	EC206	5	2
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY	GY221	5	1
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR NON-ACCOUNTANTS	AC210	5	1
FINANCIAL MODELLING	FN212	5	2
HEALTH ECONOMICS AND POLICY	EC229	5	1
HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT	EC216	5	1
INFORMATION ECONOMICS	EC230	5	2
INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS	EC202A	5	2
INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS	EC201	5	1
INTERMEDIATE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS	EC205	5	1
MONEY & BANKING	EC211	5	2
PUBLIC ECONOMICS	EC214	5	2

ELECTIVE STREAMS

AC2EL - ACCOUNTING IN SOCIETY

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR NON-ACCOUNTANTS	AC210	5	1
		MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING FOR NON-ACCOUNTANTS	AC211	5	2

AN2EL - ANTI-RACISM

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		ANTI-RACISM 1	AN215	5	1
		ANTI-RACISM 2	AN216	5	2

CN2BEL - BEGINNING CHINESE

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		BEGINNING CHINESE	CN260	5	1
		BEGINNING CHINESE	CN261	5	2

FR2BEL - BEGINNING FRENCH

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		BEGINNING FRENCH 1	FR260	5	1
		BEGINNING FRENCH 2	FR261	5	2

GN2BEL - BEGINNING GERMAN

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		BEGINNING GERMAN 1	GN260	5	1
		BEGINNING GERMAN 2	GN261	5	2

SPA2BEL - BEGINNING SPANISH

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		BEGINNING SPANISH	SPA260	5	1
		BEGINNING SPANISH	SPA261	5	2

AD2CEL - COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		COMMUNITY EDUCATION IN PRACTICE	AD261	5	2
		COMMUNITY EDUCATION; HISTORICAL OVERVIEW AND THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES	AD260	5	Year-Long

CN2CEL - CONTINUING CHINESE

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		MANDARIN CHINESE 3	CN281	5	1
		MANDARIN CHINESE 4	CN282	5	2

FR2CEL - CONTINUING FRENCH

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 1	FR281	5	1
		INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 2	FR282	5	2

GN2CEL - CONTINUING GERMAN

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		INTERMEDIATE GERMAN: GRUNDKURS SPRACHE 3	GN281	5	1
		INTERMEDIATE GERMAN: GRUNDKURS SPRACHE 4	GN282	5	2

NG2CEL - CONTINUING NUA GHAEILGE

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		AN GHAEILGE SCRÍOFA & LABHARTHA	NG211	5	2
		AN GHAEILGE SCRÍOFA & LABHARTHA 1	NG201	5	1

SPA2CEL - CONTINUING SPANISH

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 1	SPA281	5	1
		INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 2	SPA282	5	2

GE2EL - CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL PROTOTYPING

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL PROTOTYPING - 1	EE260	5	1
		CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL PROTOTYPING - 2	EE261	5	2

PD2DEL - EDEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN AND INNOVATION

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN & INNOVATION 1	PD217A	5	1
		ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN & INNOVATION 2	PD218A	5	2

SP2EL - ENGAGING WITH CIVIL SOCIETY

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		ENGAGING WITH CIVIL SOCIETY: JUSTICE, WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENT – PRACTICAL PROJECT	SP261	5	2
		ENGAGING WITH CIVIL SOCIETY: JUSTICE, WELFARE AND ENVIRONMENT – THEORY AND CONCEPTS	SP260	5	1

MD2EL - FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES	MD240	5	1
HISTORY AND THEORY OF DOCUMENTARY	MD216	5	2
MUSIC AND FILM	MU226	5	2
VISUAL WORLDS OF SPAIN AND LATIN AMERICA	SPA223	5	2

SK2EL - FOUNDATIONS IN SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		CRITICAL SKILLS: INTERSECTIONS OF SCIENCE WRITING AND MEDIA	SK252	5	2
		CRITICAL SKILLS: UNDERSTANDING SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION	SK251	5	1

GN2GEL - GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE 1	IS201	5	1
		GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE 2	IS202	5	2

GY2EL - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE - 1	GY260	5	1
		GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE - 2	GY261	5	2

TH2GEL - GOOD AND EVIL

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		GOOD AND EVIL: REFLECTING ON THE EXPERIENCE	TH251	5	1
		GOOD AND EVIL: RESPONDING TO THE REALITY	TH252	5	2

EN2BEL - GREAT BOOKS

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		BOOKS THAT MADE THE WORLD - I	EN280	5	1
		BOOKS THAT MADE THE WORLD - II	EN281	5	2

EC2EL - INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS I	EC240	5	1
		INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS II	EC241	5	2

LN2BEL - INTENSIVE INTRODUCTORY LATIN

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		INTENSIVE INTRODUCTORY LATIN, 1A	GC298A	5	1
		INTENSIVE INTRODUCTORY LATIN, 1B	GC298B	5	1

GR2BEL - INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT GREEK

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT GREEK 1	GC227	5	1
		INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT GREEK 2	GC228	5	2

PH2LEL - INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		DIGITAL ETHICS	PH221	5	2
		PHILOSOPHIES OF THE DIGITAL AGE	PH215B	5	1

NG2IEL - IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
INTRODUCING IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE	ID001	5	1
INTRODUCING IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE	ID001X	5	2
THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF 'ROYAL SITES'	ID013X	5	2
THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF ‘ROYAL SITES’	ID013	5	1

KD2AEL - PRIORITISING PEOPLE AND PLANET

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		ANTHROPOLOGICAL ENCOUNTERS WITH SUSTAINABILITY	AN261	5	2
		LEADERSHIP AND PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE	KD212	5	1

PD2SEL - SERVICE INNOVATION

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		DESIGN HISTORY & CULTURE	PD201	5	2
		SERVICE INNOVATION 1	PD264	5	1

EX2EX - SKILLS FOR SUCCESS:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Credits: 5 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		SKILLS FOR SUCCESS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY	EX201	5	1
		SKILLS FOR SUCCESS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY	EX202	5	2

MN2EQEL - THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE IRISH EQUINE INDUSTRY

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		EQUINE SPORT, LEISURE, AND TOURISM	MN231	5	2
		INTRODUCTION TO THE IRISH EQUINE INDUSTRY	MN230	5	1

SG2EL - WONDROUS PEOPLE AND PLACES: AN INTRODUCTION TO CELTIC LITERATURE

Credits: 10 Not compulsory:

		Module	Code	Credits	Semester	Compulsory
		LITERATURE 8 - KING ARTHUR'S BRITAIN: MEDIEVAL WELSH LITERATURE	SG228	5	2
		SPACE, PLACE AND OTHERWORLDS IN MEDIEVAL IRISH LITERATURE	SG256	5	1

GEOGRAPHY

GY2DM - GEOGRAPHY

Credits: 30 Not compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
BIOGEOGRAPHY	GY217	5	2
CLIMATOLOGY	GY213	5	1
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY	GY221	5	1
GEOGRAPHIES OF JUSTICE	GY249	5	2
GEOGRAPHY FIELD TRIP (IRELAND)	GY205	5	2
GEOGRAPHY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT	GY223	5	1
GEOMORPHOLOGY	GY214	5	1
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE - 1	GY260	5	1
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE - 2	GY261	5	2
HAZARDS AND SOCIETY	GY216	5	2
HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESOURCES	GY212	5	2
METHODS OF GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS 1	GY201	5	1
METHODS OF GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS 2	GY202	5	2
POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY	GY227	5	1
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY	GY234	5	1
URBAN GEOGRAPHY	GY222	5	2

HISTORY

HY2DM - HISTORY

Credits: 30 Not compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
A HISTORY OF SPORT IN MODERN IRELAND	HY2007	5	2
A HISTORY OF ULSTER, 1886-1972	HY2004	5	1
AMERICAN HISTORY SPECIAL TOPIC (A)	HY240	5	1
AMERICAN HISTORY SPECIAL TOPIC (B)	HY241	5	2
EARLY MODERN EUROPE - CULTURE	HY283	5	2
EUROPE 1911-1945	HY293	5	1
EUROPE IN THE EARLY MODERN WORLD	HY212	5	2
EUROPE POST 1945	HY294	5	2
HISTORY 1 - EARLY IRELAND, FROM ST PATRICK TO THE BATTLE OF CLONTARF	SG253	5	1
HISTORY 2 - LAW, SOCIETY AND LEARNED CLASSES IN EARLY IRELAND	SG254	5	2
HISTORY OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE (A)	HY230	5	2
INTRODUCTION TO MILITARY HISTORY AND WAR STUDIES	HY2001	5	2
IRELAND IN PREHISTORY	HY292	5	1
IRELAND IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY	HY205	5	1
IRELAND IN THE MODERN WORLD: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY	HY218	5	1
IRELAND IN THE MODERN WORLD: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY	HY219	5	2
MODERN BRITISH ELECTIVE	HY272	5	1
MODERN EUROPE ELECTIVE	HY281	5	1
MULTICULTURALISM IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND, 1900-PRESENT	HY2003	5	2
PICTURING THE RENAISSANCE	HY233	5	1
POVERTY AND WELFARE IN PRE-FAMINE IRELAND, 1800-1845	HY299	5	1
POWER AND THE PEOPLE IN IMPERIAL ROME	GC217	5	1
SEARCHING FOR PEACE DURING THE COLD WAR	HY2009	5	1
SETTLEMENT AND SOCIETY IN IRELAND	HY224	5	2
THE GAELIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AND NATIONALISM	HY2006	5	2
THE HISTORY OF SUICIDE: A GLOBAL OUTLOOK	HY249	5	2
UNDERSTANDING THUCYDIDES: THE FLOWERING OF GREEK HISTORIOGRAPHY	GC224	5	2

PHILOSOPHY

PH2DM - PHILOSOPHY

Credits: 30 Not compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
DIGITAL ETHICS	PH221	5	2
EPISTEMOLOGY	PH206	5	1
FUNDAMENTALS OF LOGIC FOR COMPUTATIONAL THINKING	CS125	5	2
INTRODUCTION TO GREEK PHILOSOPHY	GC230	5	1
MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY	PH204	5	2
MORAL PHILOSOPHY IN A GLOBALISED SOCIETY	PH202	5	1
PHILOSOPHIES OF THE DIGITAL AGE	PH215B	5	1
STUDYING WOMEN PHILOSOPHERS	PH216	5	2
UNIQUE ANIMALS? ANTHROPOLOGICAL CONCEPTS IN PHILOSOPHY	PH205	5	2

SOCIOLOGY

SO2DM - SOCIOLOGY

Credits: 30 Not compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
CLASSICAL SOCIAL THEORY	SO201	5	1
CRITICAL RACE AND ETHNIC IRELAND	SO241	5	1
ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE	SO223A	5	2
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL RESEARCH	SO202	5	1
MARX ON IRELAND	SO221	5	1
MEDIA AND SOCIETY	SO208	5	1
NATURE TOURISM: ROMANCING NATURE AS A LEISURE ACTIVITY	SO344	5	2
NORTHERN IRISH SOCIETY	SO214	5	2
RESEARCH DESIGN AND SURVEY, FIELDWORK & DOCUMENTARY METHODS	SO225	5	2
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND REVOLUTIONS	SO215	5	1
SOCIAL WORLDS OF CHILDREN	SO210	5	1
SOCIETY AND STATE	PO304	5	2
SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER	SO352	5	2
STRUCTURES OF INEQUALITY: CLASS, RACE & GENDER	SO203	5	2
URBAN SOCIOLOGY	SO211	5	1

Year 3

DOUBLE MAJOR

SOCIAL POLICY

SP3DM - SOCIAL POLICY

Credits: 30 Compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
AGEING AND SOCIAL POLICY	SP309	2.5	2
ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE	SP310	5	2
HOUSING POLICY, THEORY AND PRACTICE	SP312	5	1
LINKING EQUALITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION	SP302	2.5	1
POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE WELFARE STATE	SP313	5	1
SOCIAL POLICY AND GENDER	SP305	2.5	2
SOCIAL POLICY AND PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS	SP308	2.5	1
SOCIAL POLICY AND WELFARE STATES IN TIMES OF CHANGE	SP304	5	2
SOCIAL POLICY:DISSERTATION/RESEARCH PROJECT	SP301	10	Year-Long

ANTHROPOLOGY

AN3DM - ANTHROPOLOGY

Credits: 30 Not compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
ANTHROPOLOGY AND LITERATURE	AN356	5	1
ANTHROPOLOGY OF SECURITY	AN310	5	1
CONSUMPTION ISSUES	AN311	5	2
EXCAVATION AND COMMUNITY ARCHAEOLOGY: CONSTRUCTING PASTS, PLACES AND PERSONHOOD	AN351	5	1
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY	AN353	5	1
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY: COLD CASE ANALYSIS, MISSING PERSONS AND UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS	AN346	5	2
HUMAN-ANIMAL RELATIONS: ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES	AN357	5	2
KNOWLEDGE, POWER, INSTITUTIONS	AN344	5	2
SHIFTING WORLDS: THEORIES AND ETHNOGRAPHIES OF GLOBAL CHANGE	AN348	5	1
THESIS 1	AN307	5	1
THESIS 2	AN318	10	2
TROUBLING IDENTITIES: RACE, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY	AN355	5	1
USER EXPERIENCE AND SERVICE INNOVATION	AN342	5	1
VISUAL ETHNOGRAPHY	AN340	5	2

ECONOMICS

EC3DM - ECONOMICS

Credits: 30 Not compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS	EC302	5	2
ADVANCED MICROECONOMICS	EC301	5	1
BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS	EC334	5	2
COMPETITION & REGULATION	EC308	5	1
CORPORATE FINANCE	FN205	5	1
CORPORATE FINANCE (FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT)	FN206	5	2
DERIVATIVES 1: FORWARDS, FUTURES & SWAPS	FN307	5	1
ECONOMETRICS	EC306	5	1
ECONOMICS OF SPORT	EC327	5	1
ECONOMICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES	EC311	5	2
ECONOMICS OF WORK AND LIFE DECISIONS	EC319	5	2
ECONOMICS THESIS	EC399	5	Year-Long
GEOGRAPHY OF THE INFORMATIONAL ECONOMY	GY321	5	1
INTERNATIONAL MACROECONOMICS	EC333	5	2
INTERNATIONAL TRADE	EC318	5	2
INVESTMENTS (PORTFOLIO SELECTION & ANALYSIS)	FN305	5	1

GEOGRAPHY

GY3DM - GEOGRAPHY

Credits: 30 Not compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
APPROACHES TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY	GY305	5	1
CLIMATE CHANGE	GY313	5	1
CULTURE, HEALTH AND PLACE	GY336	5	2
ELECTORAL GEOGRAPHY	GY347	5	2
ENVIRONMENTAL REMOTE SENSING	GY314	5	2
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SCIENCE	GY304	5	1
GEOGRAPHIES OF WASTE	GY319A	5	1
GEOGRAPHY OF THE INFORMATIONAL ECONOMY	GY321	5	1
GEOGRAPHY RESEARCH WORKSHOPS	GY310B	5	2
GEOGRAPHY WORK PLACEMENT (SEMESTER 1)	GY399A	5	1
GEOGRAPHY WORK PLACEMENT (SEMESTER 2)	GY399B	5	2
GEOPOLITICS: POWER AND SPACE	GY337	5	1
GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM PRESSURES AND SUSTAINABILITY	GY317	5	1
GLOBAL FOODSCAPES	GY333	5	2
MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY	GY326	5	2
OCEANOGRAPHY	GY369	5	1
PALAEOECOLOGY	GY367	5	2
REGIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT	GY330	5	2
SMART CITIES	GY332	5	2
THE CITY IN FILM	GY339	5	1

HISTORY

HY3DM - HISTORY

Credits: 30 Not compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
A WORLD FULL OF GODS: RELIGIOUS LIFE IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE	GC316	5	2
AFRICAN LIVES IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND, C. 1550-2018	HY3017	5	1
EARLY MODERN IRELAND	HY304	5	1
EASTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE UNDER COMMUNISM	HY3007	5	1
EMIGRATION IN NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURY IRISH SOCIETY	HY320	5	1
ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE IN AMERICAN HISTORY	HY305	5	2
EUROPE IN THE AGE OF REVOLUTION AND NATION, 1789-1878	HY3025	5	2
FIRE FROM HEAVEN: THE RISE OF MACEDONIA & ALEXANDER THE GREAT	GC313	5	1
HISTORY 5 - THE VIKING WORLD II: IRELAND	SG354	5	2
HISTORY AND STORY (I)	HY318	5	1
HISTORY AND STORY (II)	HY319	5	2
HISTORY DISSERTATION	HY301	10	Year-Long
HITLER'S EUROPE, 1939-1945 (A)	HY314	5	1
HITLER'S EUROPE, 1939-1945 (B)	HY315	5	2
IRISH MIGRANTS IN THE EARLY MODERN WORLD	HY393	5	2
MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN BALKANS (800-1800)	HY3023	5	1
SOCIAL HISTORY OF HEALTH IN NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURY IRELAND	HY390	5	2
SPORT AND POLITICS IN MODERN IRELAND	HY3018	5	2
THATCHER’S BRITAIN: A POLITICAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN IN THE 1980S	HY3021	5	1
THE DECLINE AND RISE OF THE IRISH COUNTRY HOUSE, 1845 TO PRESENT	HY352	5	1
THE GREAT WAR, 1914-18	HY384	5	2
THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, 1495 TO 1648	HY353	5	1
THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, 1648-1806	HY354	5	2
THE IRISH IN BRITAIN: TWENTIETH CENTURY	HY395	5	2
THE TROUBLES: CONFLICT IN NORTHERN IRELAND	HY3011	5	2
TOWNS IN MEDIEVAL IRELAND	HY387	5	1

PHILOSOPHY

PH3DM - PHILOSOPHY

Credits: 30 Not compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
DISSERTATION	PH316A	5	Year-Long
FROM MODERNISM TO POSTMODERNISM	PH355	5	2
PHENOMENOLOGY AND CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY	PH331A	5	2
PHILOSOPHY OF NATURAL SCIENCE	PH313A	5	2
PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION IN THE MODERN AGE	PH356	5	1
RATIONALISTS AND EMPIRICISTS: TOWARDS MODERN PHILOSOPHY	PH354	5	1
RENAISSANCE PHILOSOPHY. METHODS AND PRACTICES	PH330	5	2
TOWARDS A PHILOSOPHY OF TOLERATION	PH348	5	1

SOCIOLOGY

SO3DM - SOCIOLOGY

Credits: 30 Not compulsory:

Module	Code	Credits	Semester
CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL THEORY	SO301	5	1
CRIME AND SOCIETY	SO345	5	2
GENDER AND POLITICS	PO312	5	1
INEQUALITY AND DEMOCRACY: LESSONS FROM LATIN AMERICA	PO313A	5	1
IRISH POLITICS AND SOCIETY	PO315	5	2
RACE & ETHNICITY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE	SO320A	5	2
REVOLUTIONS	SO319	5	2
SCREENING SOCIAL CHANGE: CAPITALISM, CINEMA AND TELEVISION	SO343	5	2
SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION	SO330	5	2
SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH	SO209	5	1
SOCIOLOGY OF THE FAMILY	SO312	5	2
SPECIAL TOPIC RESEARCH PROJECT	SO303A	10	Year-Long
TECHNOLOGY & CULTURE	SO321A	5	1

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Career and postgraduate options

Career options:

Social Science can provide a valuable academic foundation for many vocations and occupations; it is particularly associated with policy analysis and the social professions of social work, community work and youth work.

Graduates are also to be found in a wide range of other careers including management and public administration, the NGO sector, journalism, the media and social research.

If you wish to become a professional social worker, you must undertake the National Qualification in Social Work (the accrediting body is CORÚ. Most social workers qualify by completing a Bachelor of Social Science first and, later on, a Masters in Social Work. Many of our graduates follow that route.

Postgraduate options:

MSocSc (Rights and Social Policy)
Masters in Community & Youth Work
MA (Applied Social Studies)
D.Soc.Sci.
PhD

For further information on Postgraduate options please go to the Graduate Studies site