| | - A year of study is 60 credits;
- Continue with two of your 1st year subjects;
- A Double Major is 30 credits in each of two subjects.
- Electives: You can choose two compatible 5-credit Elective modules instead of 5 credits in each of your subjects.
- Electives are subject to timetable constraints. Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.
- You cannot progress to Year 3 with the Elective subject.
Timetable group: I
| | GY2DM - GEOGRAPHY | Credits: 30 Not compulsory:  | | GN2DM - GERMAN | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | Registration notes (please read carefully): LW259 - Students who have passed LW152 Contract Law in Year 1 cannot take LW259 Contract Law.
- Students who only took 15 credits of Law in Year 1 and who did not take LW152 must take LW259.
LW253 - Students who have passed LW158 Constitutional Law in Year 1 cannot take LW253 Constitutional Law.
- Students who only took either 15 or 22.5 credits of Law in Year 1 must take LW253.
| LW2ADM - LAW | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | Admission to 2nd Mathematics (Pure) (MT2DM) is conditional on students obtaining a mark of 50% or better in the 1st year Mathematics (Pure) (MT1F30/MT1DM/MT1TDM) Examination. | MT2DM - MATHEMATICS (PURE) | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | PH2DM - PHILOSOPHY | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: II
| International Business is about conducting business in different countries and managing people and organisations in an increasingly globalised world. To effectively compete in this changing business landscape, organisations must offer goods and services across nations, regions, and continents outside of their home market and must also manage increasingly diverse workforces as nations, cultures, and markets converge. International Business provides the strategies, insights, and skills to respond to these challenges, enabling organisations to manage diverse people and operations and to compete for customers across the world. If you are considering possibly pursuing a career as a second level teacher (after the required postgraduate degree in teaching), you MUST choose Business (Management) as a Double Major or Major subject. The Business (International Business) and the Business (Marketing) in Arts pathways will NOT guarantee the credits in Business disciplines required by the Teaching Council of Ireland (see the Teaching Council website for details). | MN2IDM - BUSINESS (INTERNATIONAL) | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | Management is about taking ideas and converting them into action: designing, making, and delivering products and services that customers and citizens want or need. Essentially, it is about organising to get things done. Managers are generalists and organisers; they need to know the fundamentals of all major aspects of business, from thinking about the business as a whole and its strategic direction, to organising the workforce, managing the effective use of information technology, managing supply chains locally and globally, and effectively managing costs and revenues. Managers are at the heart of how these complex functions are seamlessly combined to make the world look simple to customers. If you are considering possibly pursuing a career as a second level teacher (after the required postgraduate degree in teaching), you MUST choose Business (Management) as a Double Major or Major subject. The Business (International Business) and the Business (Marketing) in Arts pathways will NOT guarantee the credits in Business disciplines required by the Teaching Council of Ireland (see the Teaching Council website for details). | MN2MDM - BUSINESS (MANAGEMENT) | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | Creating a customer is central to Marketing. Effective marketing requires an understanding of the business as a whole and of the managerial value creation and capture process. Marketing is critical for the organic growth of a business – a key challenge for small to medium enterprises in Ireland and worldwide, as well as multinational organisations located in Ireland. It helps organisations to create value and profits by enabling them to better understand the needs of customers in order to provide them with innovative products and services. If you are considering possibly pursuing a career as a second level teacher (after the required postgraduate degree in teaching), you MUST choose Business (Management) as a Double Major or Major subject. The Business (International Business) and the Business (Marketing) in Arts pathways will NOT guarantee the credits in Business disciplines required by the Teaching Council of Ireland (see the Teaching Council website for details). | MN2KDM - BUSINESS (MARKETING) | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | Notes re. LW157 (Criminal Law I) - You cannot take LW292 (Advanced Criminal Law) unless you have already successfully completed LW157.
- Students should not take LW271 if you have previously successfully completed LW157.
04 Oct 2024: Please note that LW227 should not be taken by students who have previously taken and passed PO224 as the content is the same in both modules. | LW2CDM - CRIMINOLOGY | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | This subject is for students taking Criminology and Politics within MH101 (ARTS) Notes re. LW157 (Criminal Law I) - Students should not take LW292 (Advanced Criminal Law) unless you have already successfully completed LW157.
- Students should not take LW271 if you have previously successfully completed LW157.
04 Oct 2024: Please note that LW227 should not be taken by students who have previously taken and passed PO224 as the content is the same in both modules. | LW2CPDM - CRIMINOLOGY | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | Semester 1. Students must take one only from the following group: HY218, HY241, HY293 or HY2010
Semester 2. Students must take one only from the following group: HY219, HY294 or HY2022 | HY2DM - HISTORY | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: III
| | EN2DM - ENGLISH | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | KD2DM - INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | 1. MS2DM students can progress to MS3SM, MS3MJ or MS3DM. | MS2DM - MATHEMATICAL STUDIES | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | Admission to 2nd Mathematics (Pure) (MT2DM) is conditional on students obtaining a mark of 50% or better in the 1st year Mathematics (Pure) (MT1F30/MT1DM/MT1TDM) Examination. | MT2DM - MATHEMATICS (PURE) | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: IV
| | AN2DM - ANTHROPOLOGY | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | Note The optional module FN205 is a prerequisite for FN307 which is an optional module in the third year of the course. If students do not opt to take FN205 in Year 2 , they can do so in Year 3 but will then not be able to take FN307 as both modules are offered in semester 1. | EC2DM - ECONOMICS | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | FN2DM - FINANCE | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | MU2TDM - MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | NG2DM - NUA-GHAEILGE | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: V
| | CS2DM - COMPUTER SCIENCE | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | Registration Notes: 1. MU348 will not be available for online registration in September. Interested students should contact John.OKeeffe@spcm.ie to arrange a time for audition. If successful, students will be able to amend their initial module selection to include MU348. 2. BMUS students transferring into ARTS/MH101: you must take MU218 instead of MU217. | MU2DM - MUSIC | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | SO2DM - SOCIOLOGY | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | This subject is for students taking Sociology and Criminology. | SO2CDM - SOCIOLOGY (WITH CRIMINOLOGY) | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | This subject is for students taking Sociology and Politics. | SO2PDM - SOCIOLOGY (WITH POLITICS) | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | SPA2DM - SPANISH | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: VI
| | AC2DM - ACCOUNTING | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | CN2DM - CHINESE STUDIES | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | FR2DM - FRENCH | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | GC2DM - GREEK & ROMAN CIVILIZATION | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | Notes - Students must consult with the course director before choosing their optional modules.
- MP354 assumes significant prior experience of programming in a scientific context.
- It is recommended that students with no prior experience of structured and numerical programming in a scientific context take EP305 and not MP354. However, this limits the range of computational courses that can be taken in the final year of Mathematical Physics.
| MP2ADM - MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | MD2CDM - MEDIA & CULTURAL STUDIES | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | Note Students may only register for one of ID005 and ID005X, it is not permitted to register for both modules. | SG2DM - MEDIEVAL CELTIC STUDIES | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | PO2DM - POLITICS | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | PS2DM - PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | Notes 1. ST2ADM is for students taking Statistics as a double major along with another Arts subject but not Mathematical Studies or Mathematics (Pure). 2. A Pass or Pass by Compensation result in either 1st Year (Arts) Mathematical Studies (MS1F15) or 1st Year (Arts) Mathematics (Pure) (MT1F30) is required for entry to any 2nd Year (Arts) Statistics programme. However, students do not need to have taken 1st Year (Arts) Statistics to enter 2nd Year (Arts) Statistics. | ST2ADM - STATISTICS | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | Notes 1. ST2DM is for students taking Statistics as a double major along with 2nd Year Double Major Mathematical Studies or 2nd Year Double Major Mathematics (Pure). 2. A Pass or Pass by Compensation result in either 1st Year (Arts) Mathematical Studies (MS1F15) or 1st Year (Arts) Mathematics (Pure) (MT1F30) is required for entry to any 2nd Year (Arts) Statistics programme. However, students do not need to have taken 1st Year (Arts) Statistics to enter 2nd Year (Arts) Statistics. | ST2DM - STATISTICS | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: X-ELECTIVE STREAMS
|  ACCOUNTING IN SOCIETY _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ On completion of this elective stream, students should be able to have an understanding of the basic tools of accounting, be able to apply those tools to understand issues of current affairs in the business world, and understand the contribution accounting can make to a wide range of social and global issues. | AC2EL - ACCOUNTING IN SOCIETY | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY - EPIC AND TRAGIC TALES _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream explores the rich mythological tradition of ancient Greece, across a range of epic and tragic texts. It introduces different parts of a vibrant cultural history that still resonates. | GC2MEL - ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY - EPIC AND TRAGIC TALES | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | ANTI-RACISM _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream will provide students with the knowledge and competencies to critically engage with racism as a systemic form of discrimination in a variety of cultural, historical and geopolitical contexts. | AN2EL - ANTI-RACISM | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | BEGINNING CHINESE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream will enable students with no prior learning to acquire the basics of Mandarin Chinese. | CN2BEL - BEGINNING CHINESE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | BEGINNING FRENCH _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This module offers an introduction to French for those who haven’t studied the language before. It will appeal to anyone interested in learning about French language and culture. | FR2BEL - BEGINNING FRENCH | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | BEGINNING GERMAN _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This module offers an introduction to German for those who haven’t studied the language before. It will appeal to anyone interested in learning about German language and culture. | GN2BEL - BEGINNING GERMAN | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | BEGINNING SPANISH _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream will enable students with no prior learning to acquire the basics of spoken and written Spanish (up to CEFRL levels A 1.2 and A 2.1). | SPA2BEL - BEGINNING SPANISH | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CATALAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream offers an introduction to Catalan language and culture for those interested in this language and region. It will appeal to anyone interested in new languages and cultures. | CAT2EL - CATALAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This course will equip students (both science and non-science backgrounds) with the knowledge needed to understand the science of climate change and renewable energy sources for a low carbon future. Speakers from Met Eireann, SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland), EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), the Geography Department and the ICARUS Climate Research Centre will be invited for specialist lectures. | PHY2EL - CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING CHINESE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have started to learn Chinese in First Year, but discontinue Chinese as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules CN281 and CN282. | CN2CEL - CONTINUING CHINESE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING FRENCH _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have studied French in First Year (at beginners or advanced levels), but discontinue French as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules. | FR2CEL - CONTINUING FRENCH | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING GERMAN _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have studied German in First Year (at beginners and advanced levels), but discontinue German as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules GN281 and GN282. | GN2CEL - CONTINUING GERMAN | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING NUA-GHAEILGE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have studied Irish in First Year (at beginners and advanced levels), but discontinue Irish as a full subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. | NG2CEL - CONTINUING NUA-GHAEILGE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING SPANISH _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have studied Spanish in First Year (at beginners or advanced levels), but discontinue Spanish as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules SPA281 and SPA282. | SPA2CEL - CONTINUING SPANISH | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL PROTOTYPING _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Join the maker movement; no prior experience necessary. Find out what people really need and learn to design cool and exciting new products that combine great design and interactive programmable electronics. | GE2EL - CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL PROTOTYPING | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | EDEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN AND INNOVATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This annual competition is open to all students and sets a challenge to conceive a business idea through creative problem solving, research and experimental entrepreneurship. Industry sponsors award several cash prizes. | PD2DEL - EDEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN AND INNOVATION | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT AND EQUALITY _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream offers critical analysis of education as a force of social justice and equality. It introduces theories of education and of equality and considers relationships between education and inequality. | AD2EEL - EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT AND EQUALITY | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream introduces students to film and screen studies in semester one, focusing on the technical analysis of moving images, their cultural history and social significance; in semester two, students choose a module through which to explore film within national contexts and genres (Irish, Latin American cinema, or documentary film) or in relation to other art forms, such as music and literature. - Students selecting this Elective should register for MD240 in semester 1 and one of the remaining three optional modules offered in semester 2.
| MD2EL - FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | FOUNDATIONS IN SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective will teach students how scientific writing functions inside and outside of expert communities and introduce strategies to translate specialized knowledge for a broader audience. | SK2EL - FOUNDATIONS IN SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This interdisciplinary elective stream aims to introduce students to current issues and debates in Gender and Sexuality Studies as they relate to their own lives. | GN2GEL - GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Has human activity, driven by consumption, climate and environmental change, pushed earth systems, upon which we collectively depend, beyond irreversible tipping points, and if so, what are the emergent socio-political crises and dilemmas threatening human survival and how can we transition to a just and sustainable future? | GY2EL - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | GOOD AND EVIL _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To consider questions raised by the human experience of good and evil, and how it may impact understandings of God, humanity, ethics, and social issues of crime, punishment and reconciliation. | TH2GEL - GOOD AND EVIL | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | GREAT BOOKS _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream will explore the "Great Books" that have inspired, empowered, challenged and consoled millions of people throughout human history by allowing them to better understand themselves and the world they live in. | EN2BEL - GREAT BOOKS | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The elective stream begins with the history of economic thought and then moves to modern influential ideas in economics. The modules do not have any prerequisites. | EC2EL - INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY IN THE DIGITAL AGE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Students will study the principles of valid argument and address some important philosophical issues that arise within the interplay of technology and the human being in the 'Digital Age' today. | PH2LEL - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY IN THE DIGITAL AGE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A foundation course in Irish Cultural Heritage Studies introducing students to a general understanding of early cultural history. the emphasis is on the importance of academic knowledge of the past as a foundation for the presentation and dissemination of cultural heritage to the general public. The ‘Royal Sites’—so-called because of the identification in the early medieval period as the pre-Christian residences of provincial kings—have been the subject of intense recent archaeological investigation. The archaeological evidence and the later synthetic histories will be appraised. - Students take one module in semester 1, one module in semester 2.
| NG2IEL - IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream offers an introduction to Portuguese language and culture for those interested in the Portuguese-speaking world. It will appeal to anyone interested in new languages and cultures. | POR2EL - PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | PRIORITISING PEOPLE AND PLANET _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Are contemporary environmental challenges rooted in global poverty and inequality? How can we address these interrelated issues? Students will engage with approaches that go to the heart of these questions. | KD2AEL - PRIORITISING PEOPLE AND PLANET | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | SERVICE INNOVATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The world economy is increasingly characterised as a service economy. This is due to the increasing importance and share of the service sector in the economies of most developed and developing countries. Service design is a methodology which provides an in-depth and holistic understanding of customers to co-create meaningful experiences. By understanding the user's key needs, designers can produce new and compelling services that are engaging, satisfying and desirable. | PD2SEL - SERVICE INNOVATION | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | SKILLS FOR SUCCESS:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Prioritise your future career by selecting a module that gives you the opportunity to meet employers, develop a strong sense of self-awareness, an elective that enables you to identify and develop a range of employability skills, as well as to enhance your application and interview technique, ensuring that you are well equipped to secure internships and to successfully enter the graduate labour market. - This module is offered in both semester 1 (EX201) and repeated in semester 2 as EX202.
- Students register for one module only. EX201 or EX202.
- Students cannot register for both modules
| EX2EX - SKILLS FOR SUCCESS:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Credits: 5 Not compulsory: | THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE IRISH EQUINE INDUSTRY _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For many worldwide, Ireland is synonymous with the horse. This stream will explore the growth and development of the internationally acclaimed Irish equine industry. | MN2EQEL - THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE IRISH EQUINE INDUSTRY | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | WONDROUS PEOPLE AND PLACES: AN INTRODUCTION TO CELTIC LITERATURE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream will explore the rich literary tradition of the medieval Celtic world as a window onto past conceptions of human nature, social relations and the formation of cultural and political identities. | SG2EL - WONDROUS PEOPLE AND PLACES: AN INTRODUCTION TO CELTIC LITERATURE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | | - A year of study is 60 credits;
- Continue with two of your 1st year subjects;
- A Major with Minor is 40 credits in your Major subject and 20 credits in your Minor subject;
- Electives: You can choose two compatible 5-credit Elective modules instead of 5 credits in each of your subjects.
- Electives are subject to timetable constraints. Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.
- You cannot progress to Year 3 with the Elective subject.
Timetable group: I
| | GY2MJ - GEOGRAPHY | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | Admission to 2nd Arts Mathematics (MT2MJ) is conditional on students obtaining a mark of 50% or better in the 1st year Mathematics (MT1F30) Examination. | MT2MJ - MATHEMATICS (PURE) | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | | PH2MJ - PHILOSOPHY | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: II
| International Business is about conducting business in different countries and managing people and organisations in an increasingly globalised world. To effectively compete in this changing business landscape, organisations must offer goods and services across nations, regions, and continents outside of their home market and must also manage increasingly diverse workforces as nations, cultures, and markets converge. International Business provides the strategies, insights, and skills to respond to these challenges, enabling organisations to manage diverse people and operations and to compete for customers across the world. | MN2IMJ - BUSINESS (INTERNATIONAL) | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | Management is about taking ideas and converting them into action: designing, making, and delivering products and services that customers and citizens want or need. Essentially, it is about organising to get things done. Managers are generalists and organisers; they need to know the fundamentals of all major aspects of business, from thinking about the business as a whole and its strategic direction, to organising the workforce, managing the effective use of information technology, managing supply chains locally and globally, and effectively managing costs and revenues. Managers are at the heart of how these complex functions are seamlessly combined to make the world look simple to customers. Note for MH101/ARTS students: If you are considering possibly pursuing a career as a second level teacher (after the required postgraduate degree in teaching), you MUST choose Business (Management) as a Double Major or Major subject. The Business (International Business) and the Business (Marketing) in Arts pathways will NOT guarantee the credits in Business disciplines required by the Teaching Council of Ireland (see the Teaching Council website for details). | MN2MMJ - BUSINESS (MANAGEMENT) | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | Creating a customer is central to Marketing. Effective marketing requires an understanding of the business as a whole and of the managerial value creation and capture process. Marketing is critical for the organic growth of a business – a key challenge for small to medium enterprises in Ireland and worldwide, as well as multinational organisations located in Ireland. It helps organisations to create value and profits by enabling them to better understand the needs of customers in order to provide them with innovative products and services. If you are considering possibly pursuing a career as a second level teacher (after the required postgraduate degree in teaching), you MUST choose Business (Management) as a Double Major or Major subject. The Business (International Business) and the Business (Marketing) in Arts pathways will NOT guarantee the credits in Business disciplines required by the Teaching Council of Ireland (see the Teaching Council website for details). | MN2KMJ - BUSINESS (MARKETING) | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | 04 Oct 2024: Please note that LW227 should not be taken by students who have previously taken and passed PO224 as the content is the same in both modules. | LW2CMJ - CRIMINOLOGY | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | Semester 1. Students must take one only from the following group: HY218, HY241, HY293 or HY2010
Semester 2. Students must take one only from the following group: HY219, HY294 or HY2022 2. Students are strongly encouraged to register for GC234 if their timetable permits it. | HY2MJ - HISTORY | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: III
| | EN2MJ - ENGLISH | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | | KD2MJ - INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | | MS2MJ - MATHEMATICAL STUDIES | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | Admission to 2nd Arts Mathematics (MT2MJ) is conditional on students obtaining a mark of 50% or better in the 1st year Mathematics (MT1F30) Examination. | MT2MJ - MATHEMATICS (PURE) | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: IV
| | AN2MJ - ANTHROPOLOGY | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | Note The optional module FN205 is a prerequisite for FN307 which is an optional module in the third year of the course. If students do not opt to take FN205 in Year 2 , they can do so in Year 3 but will then not be able to take FN307 as both modules are offered in semester 1. | EC2MJ - ECONOMICS | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | | NG2MJ - NUA-GHAEILGE | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: V
| | CS2MJ - COMPUTER SCIENCE | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | Registration Note: MU348 will not be available for online registration in September. Interested students should contact John.OKeeffe@spcm.ie to arrange a time for audition. If successful, students will be able to amend their initial module selection to include MU348. | MU2MJ - MUSIC | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | | SO2MJ - SOCIOLOGY | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | | SO2CMJ - SOCIOLOGY (WITH CRIMINOLOGY) | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: VI
| | GC2MJ - CLASSICS | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | Notes - MP354 assumes significant prior experience of programming in a scientific context.
- It is recommended that students with no prior experience of structured and numerical programming in a scientific context take EP305 and not MP354. However, this limits the range of computational courses that can be taken in the final year of Mathematical Physics.
| MP2MJ - MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | Note Students may only register for one of ID005 and ID005X, it is not permitted to register for both modules. | SG2MJ - MEDIEVAL CELTIC STUDIES | Credits: 40 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: X-ELECTIVE STREAMS
| ACCOUNTING IN SOCIETY _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ On completion of this elective stream, students should be able to have an understanding of the basic tools of accounting, be able to apply those tools to understand issues of current affairs in the business world, and understand the contribution accounting can make to a wide range of social and global issues. | AC2EL - ACCOUNTING IN SOCIETY | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY - EPIC AND TRAGIC TALES _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream explores the rich mythological tradition of ancient Greece, across a range of epic and tragic texts. It introduces different parts of a vibrant cultural history that still resonates. | GC2MEL - ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY - EPIC AND TRAGIC TALES | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | ANTI-RACISM _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream will provide students with the knowledge and competencies to critically engage with racism as a systemic form of discrimination in a variety of cultural, historical and geopolitical contexts. | AN2EL - ANTI-RACISM | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | BEGINNING CHINESE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream will enable students with no prior learning to acquire the basics of Mandarin Chinese. | CN2BEL - BEGINNING CHINESE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | BEGINNING FRENCH _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This module offers an introduction to French for those who haven’t studied the language before. It will appeal to anyone interested in learning about French language and culture. | FR2BEL - BEGINNING FRENCH | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | BEGINNING GERMAN _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This module offers an introduction to German for those who haven’t studied the language before. It will appeal to anyone interested in learning about German language and culture. | GN2BEL - BEGINNING GERMAN | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | BEGINNING SPANISH _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream will enable students with no prior learning to acquire the basics of spoken and written Spanish (up to CEFRL levels A 1.2 and A 2.1). | SPA2BEL - BEGINNING SPANISH | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CATALAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream offers an introduction to Catalan language and culture for those interested in this language and region. It will appeal to anyone interested in new languages and cultures. | CAT2EL - CATALAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This course will equip students (both science and non-science backgrounds) with the knowledge needed to understand the science of climate change and renewable energy sources for a low carbon future. Speakers from Met Eireann, SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland), EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), the Geography Department and the ICARUS Climate Research Centre will be invited for specialist lectures. | PHY2EL - CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING CHINESE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have started to learn Chinese in First Year, but discontinue Chinese as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules CN281 and CN282. | CN2CEL - CONTINUING CHINESE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING FRENCH _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have studied French in First Year (at beginners or advanced levels), but discontinue French as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules. | FR2CEL - CONTINUING FRENCH | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING GERMAN _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have studied German in First Year (at beginners and advanced levels), but discontinue German as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules GN281 and GN282. | GN2CEL - CONTINUING GERMAN | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING NUA-GHAEILGE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have studied Irish in First Year (at beginners and advanced levels), but discontinue Irish as a full subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. | NG2CEL - CONTINUING NUA-GHAEILGE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING SPANISH _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have studied Spanish in First Year (at beginners or advanced levels), but discontinue Spanish as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules SPA281 and SPA282. | SPA2CEL - CONTINUING SPANISH | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL PROTOTYPING _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Join the maker movement; no prior experience necessary. Find out what people really need and learn to design cool and exciting new products that combine great design and interactive programmable electronics. | GE2EL - CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL PROTOTYPING | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | EDEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN AND INNOVATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This annual competition is open to all students and sets a challenge to conceive a business idea through creative problem solving, research and experimental entrepreneurship. Industry sponsors award several cash prizes. | PD2DEL - EDEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN AND INNOVATION | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT AND EQUALITY _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream offers critical analysis of education as a force of social justice and equality. It introduces theories of education and of equality and considers relationships between education and inequality. | AD2EEL - EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT AND EQUALITY | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream introduces students to film and screen studies in semester one, focusing on the technical analysis of moving images, their cultural history and social significance; in semester two, students choose a module through which to explore film within national contexts and genres (Irish, Latin American cinema, or documentary film) or in relation to other art forms, such as music and literature. - Students selecting this Elective should register for MD240 in semester 1 and one of the remaining three optional modules offered in semester 2.
| MD2EL - FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | FOUNDATIONS IN SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective will teach students how scientific writing functions inside and outside of expert communities and introduce strategies to translate specialized knowledge for a broader audience. | SK2EL - FOUNDATIONS IN SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This interdisciplinary elective stream aims to introduce students to current issues and debates in Gender and Sexuality Studies as they relate to their own lives. | GN2GEL - GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Has human activity, driven by consumption, climate and environmental change, pushed earth systems, upon which we collectively depend, beyond irreversible tipping points, and if so, what are the emergent socio-political crises and dilemmas threatening human survival and how can we transition to a just and sustainable future? | GY2EL - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | GOOD AND EVIL _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To consider questions raised by the human experience of good and evil, and how it may impact understandings of God, humanity, ethics, and social issues of crime, punishment and reconciliation. | TH2GEL - GOOD AND EVIL | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | GREAT BOOKS _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream will explore the "Great Books" that have inspired, empowered, challenged and consoled millions of people throughout human history by allowing them to better understand themselves and the world they live in. | EN2BEL - GREAT BOOKS | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The elective stream begins with the history of economic thought and then moves to modern influential ideas in economics. The modules do not have any prerequisites. | EC2EL - INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY IN THE DIGITAL AGE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Students will study the principles of valid argument and address some important philosophical issues that arise within the interplay of technology and the human being in the 'Digital Age' today. | PH2LEL - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY IN THE DIGITAL AGE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A foundation course in Irish Cultural Heritage Studies introducing students to a general understanding of early cultural history. the emphasis is on the importance of academic knowledge of the past as a foundation for the presentation and dissemination of cultural heritage to the general public. The ‘Royal Sites’—so-called because of the identification in the early medieval period as the pre-Christian residences of provincial kings—have been the subject of intense recent archaeological investigation. The archaeological evidence and the later synthetic histories will be appraised. - Students take one module in semester 1, one module in semester 2.
| NG2IEL - IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream offers an introduction to Portuguese language and culture for those interested in the Portuguese-speaking world. It will appeal to anyone interested in new languages and cultures. | POR2EL - PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | PRIORITISING PEOPLE AND PLANET _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Are contemporary environmental challenges rooted in global poverty and inequality? How can we address these interrelated issues? Students will engage with approaches that go to the heart of these questions. | KD2AEL - PRIORITISING PEOPLE AND PLANET | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | SERVICE INNOVATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The world economy is increasingly characterised as a service economy. This is due to the increasing importance and share of the service sector in the economies of most developed and developing countries. Service design is a methodology which provides an in-depth and holistic understanding of customers to co-create meaningful experiences. By understanding the user's key needs, designers can produce new and compelling services that are engaging, satisfying and desirable. | PD2SEL - SERVICE INNOVATION | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | SKILLS FOR SUCCESS:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Prioritise your future career by selecting a module that gives you the opportunity to meet employers, develop a strong sense of self-awareness, an elective that enables you to identify and develop a range of employability skills, as well as to enhance your application and interview technique, ensuring that you are well equipped to secure internships and to successfully enter the graduate labour market. - This module is offered in both semester 1 (EX201) and repeated in semester 2 as EX202.
- Students register for one module only. EX201 or EX202.
- Students cannot register for both modules
| EX2EX - SKILLS FOR SUCCESS:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Credits: 5 Not compulsory: | THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE IRISH EQUINE INDUSTRY _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For many worldwide, Ireland is synonymous with the horse. This stream will explore the growth and development of the internationally acclaimed Irish equine industry. | MN2EQEL - THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE IRISH EQUINE INDUSTRY | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | WONDROUS PEOPLE AND PLACES: AN INTRODUCTION TO CELTIC LITERATURE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream will explore the rich literary tradition of the medieval Celtic world as a window onto past conceptions of human nature, social relations and the formation of cultural and political identities. | SG2EL - WONDROUS PEOPLE AND PLACES: AN INTRODUCTION TO CELTIC LITERATURE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | | - A year of study is 60 credits;
- Continue with one of your 1st year subjects;
- A Single Major is normally 50 or 60 credits in one subject.
- Electives: You can choose two compatible 5-credit Elective modules instead of 10 credits in your single major subject.
- Electives are subject to timetable constraints. Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.
- You cannot progress to Year 3 with the Elective subject.
Timetable group: I
| | GY2SM - GEOGRAPHY | Credits: 60 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: II
| Semester 1. Students must take one only from the following group: HY218, HY241, HY293 or HY2010
Semester 2. Students must take one only from the following group: HY219, HY294 or HY2022 | HY2SM - HISTORY | Credits: 60 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: III
| A minimum of 50% overall in English in First Year must be achieved in order to register for Single Major. | EN2SM - ENGLISH | Credits: 60 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: IV
| Students: You must select an additional ten credits from the Electives (below) or ten credits from one of your first year subjects. | AN2SM - ANTHROPOLOGY | Credits: 50 Not compulsory: | Note The optional module FN205 is a prerequisite for FN307 which is an optional module in the third year of the course. If students do not opt to take FN205 in Year 2 , thy can do so in Year 3 but will then not be able to take FN307 as both modules are offered in semester 1. | EC2SM - ECONOMICS | Credits: 60 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: VI
| | GC2SM - GREEK AND ROMAN CIVILIZATION | Credits: 60 Not compulsory: | Notes - MP354 assumes significant prior experience of programming in a scientific context.
- It is recommended that students with no prior experience of structured and numerical programming in a scientific context take EP305 and not MP354. However, this limits the range of computational courses that can be taken in the final year of Mathematical Physics.
| MP2SM - MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS | Credits: 60 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: X-ELECTIVE STREAMS
| ACCOUNTING IN SOCIETY _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ On completion of this elective stream, students should be able to have an understanding of the basic tools of accounting, be able to apply those tools to understand issues of current affairs in the business world, and understand the contribution accounting can make to a wide range of social and global issues. | AC2EL - ACCOUNTING IN SOCIETY | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY - EPIC AND TRAGIC TALES _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream explores the rich mythological tradition of ancient Greece, across a range of epic and tragic texts. It introduces different parts of a vibrant cultural history that still resonates. | GC2MEL - ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY - EPIC AND TRAGIC TALES | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | ANTI-RACISM _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream will provide students with the knowledge and competencies to critically engage with racism as a systemic form of discrimination in a variety of cultural, historical and geopolitical contexts. | AN2EL - ANTI-RACISM | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | BEGINNING CHINESE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream will enable students with no prior learning to acquire the basics of Mandarin Chinese. | CN2BEL - BEGINNING CHINESE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | BEGINNING FRENCH _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This module offers an introduction to French for those who haven’t studied the language before. It will appeal to anyone interested in learning about French language and culture. | FR2BEL - BEGINNING FRENCH | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | BEGINNING GERMAN _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This module offers an introduction to German for those who haven’t studied the language before. It will appeal to anyone interested in learning about German language and culture. | GN2BEL - BEGINNING GERMAN | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | BEGINNING SPANISH _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream will enable students with no prior learning to acquire the basics of spoken and written Spanish (up to CEFRL levels A 1.2 and A 2.1). | SPA2BEL - BEGINNING SPANISH | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CATALAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream offers an introduction to Catalan language and culture for those interested in this language and region. It will appeal to anyone interested in new languages and cultures. | CAT2EL - CATALAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This course will equip students (both science and non-science backgrounds) with the knowledge needed to understand the science of climate change and renewable energy sources for a low carbon future. Speakers from Met Eireann, SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland), EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), the Geography Department and the ICARUS Climate Research Centre will be invited for specialist lectures. | PHY2EL - CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING CHINESE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have started to learn Chinese in First Year, but discontinue Chinese as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules CN281 and CN282. | CN2CEL - CONTINUING CHINESE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING FRENCH _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have studied French in First Year (at beginners or advanced levels), but discontinue French as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules. | FR2CEL - CONTINUING FRENCH | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING GERMAN _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have studied German in First Year (at beginners and advanced levels), but discontinue German as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules GN281 and GN282. | GN2CEL - CONTINUING GERMAN | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING NUA-GHAEILGE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have studied Irish in First Year (at beginners and advanced levels), but discontinue Irish as a full subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. | NG2CEL - CONTINUING NUA-GHAEILGE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING SPANISH _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have studied Spanish in First Year (at beginners or advanced levels), but discontinue Spanish as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules SPA281 and SPA282. | SPA2CEL - CONTINUING SPANISH | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL PROTOTYPING _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Join the maker movement; no prior experience necessary. Find out what people really need and learn to design cool and exciting new products that combine great design and interactive programmable electronics. | GE2EL - CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL PROTOTYPING | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | EDEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN AND INNOVATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This annual competition is open to all students and sets a challenge to conceive a business idea through creative problem solving, research and experimental entrepreneurship. Industry sponsors award several cash prizes. | PD2DEL - EDEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN AND INNOVATION | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT AND EQUALITY _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream offers critical analysis of education as a force of social justice and equality. It introduces theories of education and of equality and considers relationships between education and inequality. | AD2EEL - EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT AND EQUALITY | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream introduces students to film and screen studies in semester one, focusing on the technical analysis of moving images, their cultural history and social significance; in semester two, students choose a module through which to explore film within national contexts and genres (Irish, Latin American cinema, or documentary film) or in relation to other art forms, such as music and literature. - Students selecting this Elective should register for MD240 in semester 1 and one of the remaining three optional modules offered in semester 2.
| MD2EL - FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | FOUNDATIONS IN SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective will teach students how scientific writing functions inside and outside of expert communities and introduce strategies to translate specialized knowledge for a broader audience. | SK2EL - FOUNDATIONS IN SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This interdisciplinary elective stream aims to introduce students to current issues and debates in Gender and Sexuality Studies as they relate to their own lives. | GN2GEL - GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Has human activity, driven by consumption, climate and environmental change, pushed earth systems, upon which we collectively depend, beyond irreversible tipping points, and if so, what are the emergent socio-political crises and dilemmas threatening human survival and how can we transition to a just and sustainable future? | GY2EL - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | GOOD AND EVIL _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To consider questions raised by the human experience of good and evil, and how it may impact understandings of God, humanity, ethics, and social issues of crime, punishment and reconciliation. | TH2GEL - GOOD AND EVIL | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | GREAT BOOKS _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream will explore the "Great Books" that have inspired, empowered, challenged and consoled millions of people throughout human history by allowing them to better understand themselves and the world they live in. | EN2BEL - GREAT BOOKS | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The elective stream begins with the history of economic thought and then moves to modern influential ideas in economics. The modules do not have any prerequisites. | EC2EL - INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY IN THE DIGITAL AGE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Students will study the principles of valid argument and address some important philosophical issues that arise within the interplay of technology and the human being in the 'Digital Age' today. | PH2LEL - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY IN THE DIGITAL AGE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A foundation course in Irish Cultural Heritage Studies introducing students to a general understanding of early cultural history. the emphasis is on the importance of academic knowledge of the past as a foundation for the presentation and dissemination of cultural heritage to the general public. The ‘Royal Sites’—so-called because of the identification in the early medieval period as the pre-Christian residences of provincial kings—have been the subject of intense recent archaeological investigation. The archaeological evidence and the later synthetic histories will be appraised. - Students take one module in semester 1, one module in semester 2.
| NG2IEL - IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream offers an introduction to Portuguese language and culture for those interested in the Portuguese-speaking world. It will appeal to anyone interested in new languages and cultures. | POR2EL - PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | PRIORITISING PEOPLE AND PLANET _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Are contemporary environmental challenges rooted in global poverty and inequality? How can we address these interrelated issues? Students will engage with approaches that go to the heart of these questions. | KD2AEL - PRIORITISING PEOPLE AND PLANET | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | SERVICE INNOVATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The world economy is increasingly characterised as a service economy. This is due to the increasing importance and share of the service sector in the economies of most developed and developing countries. Service design is a methodology which provides an in-depth and holistic understanding of customers to co-create meaningful experiences. By understanding the user's key needs, designers can produce new and compelling services that are engaging, satisfying and desirable. | PD2SEL - SERVICE INNOVATION | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | SKILLS FOR SUCCESS:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Prioritise your future career by selecting a module that gives you the opportunity to meet employers, develop a strong sense of self-awareness, an elective that enables you to identify and develop a range of employability skills, as well as to enhance your application and interview technique, ensuring that you are well equipped to secure internships and to successfully enter the graduate labour market. - This module is offered in both semester 1 (EX201) and repeated in semester 2 as EX202.
- Students register for one module only. EX201 or EX202.
- Students cannot register for both modules
| EX2EX - SKILLS FOR SUCCESS:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Credits: 5 Not compulsory: | THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE IRISH EQUINE INDUSTRY _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For many worldwide, Ireland is synonymous with the horse. This stream will explore the growth and development of the internationally acclaimed Irish equine industry. | MN2EQEL - THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE IRISH EQUINE INDUSTRY | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | WONDROUS PEOPLE AND PLACES: AN INTRODUCTION TO CELTIC LITERATURE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream will explore the rich literary tradition of the medieval Celtic world as a window onto past conceptions of human nature, social relations and the formation of cultural and political identities. | SG2EL - WONDROUS PEOPLE AND PLACES: AN INTRODUCTION TO CELTIC LITERATURE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | | - A year of study is 60 credits;
- Continue with two of your 1st year subjects;
- A Major with Minor is 40 credits in your Major subject and 20 credits in your Minor subject;
- Electives: You can choose two compatible 5-credit Elective modules instead of 5 credits in each of your subjects.
- Electives are subject to timetable constraints. Some combinations of Electives and Subjects may be excluded.
- You cannot progress to Year 3 with the Elective subject.
Timetable group: I
| | GY2MI - GEOGRAPHY | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | GN2MI - GERMAN | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | Registration notes (please read carefully): LW259 - Students who have passed LW152 Contract Law in Year 1 cannot take LW259 Contract Law.
- Students who only took 15 credits of Law in Year 1 and who did not take LW152 should take LW259.
LW253 - Students who have passed LW158 Constitutional Law in Year 1 cannot take LW253 Constitutional Law.
- Students who only took either 15 or 22.5 credits of Law in Year 1 should take LW253.
| LW2MI - LAW | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | PH2MI - PHILOSOPHY | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: II
| International Business is about conducting business in different countries and managing people and organisations in an increasingly globalised world. To effectively compete in this changing business landscape, organisations must offer goods and services across nations, regions, and continents outside of their home market and must also manage increasingly diverse workforces as nations, cultures, and markets converge. International Business provides the strategies, insights, and skills to respond to these challenges, enabling organisations to manage diverse people and operations and to compete for customers across the world. | MN2IMI - BUSINESS (INTERNATIONAL) | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | Management is about taking ideas and converting them into action: designing, making, and delivering products and services that customers and citizens want or need. Essentially, it is about organising to get things done. Managers are generalists and organisers; they need to know the fundamentals of all major aspects of business, from thinking about the business as a whole and its strategic direction, to organising the workforce, managing the effective use of information technology, managing supply chains locally and globally, and effectively managing costs and revenues. Managers are at the heart of how these complex functions are seamlessly combined to make the world look simple to customers. | MN2MMI - BUSINESS (MANAGEMENT) | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | Creating a customer is central to Marketing. Effective marketing requires an understanding of the business as a whole and of the managerial value creation and capture process. Marketing is critical for the organic growth of a business – a key challenge for small to medium enterprises in Ireland and worldwide, as well as multinational organisations located in Ireland. It helps organisations to create value and profits by enabling them to better understand the needs of customers in order to provide them with innovative products and services. | MN2KMI - BUSINESS (MARKETING) | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | As all modules are compulsory in LW2CMI, it is not possible to take a module from the Elective 10-credit streams in place of a module in this subject. 04 Oct 2024: Please note that LW227 should not be taken by students who have previously taken and passed PO224 as the content is the same in both modules. | LW2CMI - CRIMINOLOGY | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | Semester 1. Students must take one only from the following group: HY218, HY241, HY293 or HY2010
Semester 2. Students must take one only from the following group: HY219, HY294 or HY2022 | HY2MI - HISTORY | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: III
| | EN2MI - ENGLISH | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | KD2MI - INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | MS2MI - MATHEMATICAL STUDIES | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: IV
| | AN2MI - ANTHROPOLOGY | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | EC2MI - ECONOMICS | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | FN2MI - FINANCE | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | MU2TMI - MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | NG2MI - NUA-GHAEILGE | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: V
| | CS2MI - COMPUTER SCIENCE | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | Registration Note: MU348 will not be available for online registration in September. Interested students should contact John.OKeeffe@spcm.ie to arrange a time for audition. If successful, students will be able to amend their initial module selection to include MU348. | MU2MI - MUSIC | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | SO2MI - SOCIOLOGY | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | SPA2MI - SPANISH | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: VI
| | CN2MI - CHINESE STUDIES | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | FR2MI - FRENCH | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | GC2MI - GREEK & ROMAN CIVILIZATION | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | Notes - MP354 assumes significant prior experience of programming in a scientific context.
- It is recommended that students with no prior experience of structured and numerical programming in a scientific context take EP305 and not MP354. However, this limits the range of computational courses that can be taken in the final year of Mathematical Physics.
| MP2MI - MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | MD2CMI - MEDIA & CULTURAL STUDIES | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | Note Students may only register for one of ID005 and ID005X, it is not permitted to register for both modules. | SG2MI - MEDIEVAL CELTIC STUDIES | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | PO2MI - POLITICS | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | Notes 1. ST2AMI is for students taking Statistics as a minor along with a major Arts subject but not Mathematical Studies. 2. A Pass or Pass by Compensation result in either 1st Year (Arts) Mathematical Studies (MS1F15) or 1st Year (Arts) Mathematics (Pure) (MT1F30) is required for entry to any 2nd Year (Arts) Statistics programme. However, students do not need to have taken 1st Year (Arts) Statistics to enter 2nd Year (Arts) Statistics. | ST2AMI - STATISTICS | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | ST2MI is only for students taking Statistics as a minor along with a Major in Mathematical Studies. BA Statistics Minor students (ST2MI) who take a Major in Mathematical Studies (MS2MJ) must take ST202, either as part of the Major or as part of the Minor. | ST2MI - STATISTICS | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | Timetable group: X-ELECTIVE STREAMS
| ACCOUNTING IN SOCIETY _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ On completion of this elective stream, students should be able to have an understanding of the basic tools of accounting, be able to apply those tools to understand issues of current affairs in the business world, and understand the contribution accounting can make to a wide range of social and global issues. | AC2EL - ACCOUNTING IN SOCIETY | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY - EPIC AND TRAGIC TALES _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream explores the rich mythological tradition of ancient Greece, across a range of epic and tragic texts. It introduces different parts of a vibrant cultural history that still resonates. | GC2MEL - ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY - EPIC AND TRAGIC TALES | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | ANTI-RACISM _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream will provide students with the knowledge and competencies to critically engage with racism as a systemic form of discrimination in a variety of cultural, historical and geopolitical contexts. | AN2EL - ANTI-RACISM | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | BEGINNING CHINESE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream will enable students with no prior learning to acquire the basics of Mandarin Chinese. | CN2BEL - BEGINNING CHINESE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | BEGINNING FRENCH _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This module offers an introduction to French for those who haven’t studied the language before. It will appeal to anyone interested in learning about French language and culture. | FR2BEL - BEGINNING FRENCH | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | BEGINNING GERMAN _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This module offers an introduction to German for those who haven’t studied the language before. It will appeal to anyone interested in learning about German language and culture. | GN2BEL - BEGINNING GERMAN | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CATALAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream offers an introduction to Catalan language and culture for those interested in this language and region. It will appeal to anyone interested in new languages and cultures. | CAT2EL - CATALAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This course will equip students (both science and non-science backgrounds) with the knowledge needed to understand the science of climate change and renewable energy sources for a low carbon future. Speakers from Met Eireann, SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland), EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), the Geography Department and the ICARUS Climate Research Centre will be invited for specialist lectures. | PHY2EL - CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING CHINESE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have started to learn Chinese in First Year, but discontinue Chinese as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules CN281 and CN282. | CN2CEL - CONTINUING CHINESE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING FRENCH _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have studied French in First Year (at beginners or advanced levels), but discontinue French as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules. | FR2CEL - CONTINUING FRENCH | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING GERMAN _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have studied German in First Year (at beginners and advanced levels), but discontinue German as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules GN281 and GN282. | GN2CEL - CONTINUING GERMAN | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING NUA-GHAEILGE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have studied Irish in First Year (at beginners and advanced levels), but discontinue Irish as a full subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. | NG2CEL - CONTINUING NUA-GHAEILGE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CONTINUING SPANISH _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream enables students who have studied Spanish in First Year (at beginners or advanced levels), but discontinue Spanish as a subject, to continue their language acquisition in Second Year. Students will join the existing Second Year modules SPA281 and SPA282. | SPA2CEL - CONTINUING SPANISH | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL PROTOTYPING _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Join the maker movement; no prior experience necessary. Find out what people really need and learn to design cool and exciting new products that combine great design and interactive programmable electronics. | GE2EL - CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND DIGITAL PROTOTYPING | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | EDEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN AND INNOVATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This annual competition is open to all students and sets a challenge to conceive a business idea through creative problem solving, research and experimental entrepreneurship. Industry sponsors award several cash prizes. | PD2DEL - EDEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN AND INNOVATION | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT AND EQUALITY _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream offers critical analysis of education as a force of social justice and equality. It introduces theories of education and of equality and considers relationships between education and inequality. | AD2EEL - EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT AND EQUALITY | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream introduces students to film and screen studies in semester one, focusing on the technical analysis of moving images, their cultural history and social significance; in semester two, students choose a module through which to explore film within national contexts and genres (Irish, Latin American cinema, or documentary film) or in relation to other art forms, such as music and literature. - Students selecting this Elective should register for MD240 in semester 1 and one of the remaining three optional modules offered in semester 2.
| MD2EL - FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | FOUNDATIONS IN SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective will teach students how scientific writing functions inside and outside of expert communities and introduce strategies to translate specialized knowledge for a broader audience. | SK2EL - FOUNDATIONS IN SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This interdisciplinary elective stream aims to introduce students to current issues and debates in Gender and Sexuality Studies as they relate to their own lives. | GN2GEL - GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN SOCIETY AND CULTURE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Has human activity, driven by consumption, climate and environmental change, pushed earth systems, upon which we collectively depend, beyond irreversible tipping points, and if so, what are the emergent socio-political crises and dilemmas threatening human survival and how can we transition to a just and sustainable future? | GY2EL - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | GOOD AND EVIL _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To consider questions raised by the human experience of good and evil, and how it may impact understandings of God, humanity, ethics, and social issues of crime, punishment and reconciliation. | TH2GEL - GOOD AND EVIL | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | GREAT BOOKS _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream will explore the "Great Books" that have inspired, empowered, challenged and consoled millions of people throughout human history by allowing them to better understand themselves and the world they live in. | EN2BEL - GREAT BOOKS | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The elective stream begins with the history of economic thought and then moves to modern influential ideas in economics. The modules do not have any prerequisites. | EC2EL - INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY IN THE DIGITAL AGE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Students will study the principles of valid argument and address some important philosophical issues that arise within the interplay of technology and the human being in the 'Digital Age' today. | PH2LEL - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY IN THE DIGITAL AGE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A foundation course in Irish Cultural Heritage Studies introducing students to a general understanding of early cultural history. the emphasis is on the importance of academic knowledge of the past as a foundation for the presentation and dissemination of cultural heritage to the general public. The ‘Royal Sites’—so-called because of the identification in the early medieval period as the pre-Christian residences of provincial kings—have been the subject of intense recent archaeological investigation. The archaeological evidence and the later synthetic histories will be appraised. - Students take one module in semester 1, one module in semester 2.
| NG2IEL - IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This elective stream offers an introduction to Portuguese language and culture for those interested in the Portuguese-speaking world. It will appeal to anyone interested in new languages and cultures. | POR2EL - PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | PRIORITISING PEOPLE AND PLANET _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Are contemporary environmental challenges rooted in global poverty and inequality? How can we address these interrelated issues? Students will engage with approaches that go to the heart of these questions. | KD2AEL - PRIORITISING PEOPLE AND PLANET | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | SKILLS FOR SUCCESS:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Prioritise your future career by selecting a module that gives you the opportunity to meet employers, develop a strong sense of self-awareness, an elective that enables you to identify and develop a range of employability skills, as well as to enhance your application and interview technique, ensuring that you are well equipped to secure internships and to successfully enter the graduate labour market. - This module is offered in both semester 1 (EX201) and repeated in semester 2 as EX202.
- Students register for one module only. EX201 or EX202.
- Students cannot register for both modules
| EX2EX - SKILLS FOR SUCCESS:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | Credits: 5 Not compulsory: | THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE IRISH EQUINE INDUSTRY _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ For many worldwide, Ireland is synonymous with the horse. This stream will explore the growth and development of the internationally acclaimed Irish equine industry. | MN2EQEL - THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE IRISH EQUINE INDUSTRY | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | WONDROUS PEOPLE AND PLACES: AN INTRODUCTION TO CELTIC LITERATURE _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This stream will explore the rich literary tradition of the medieval Celtic world as a window onto past conceptions of human nature, social relations and the formation of cultural and political identities. | SG2EL - WONDROUS PEOPLE AND PLACES: AN INTRODUCTION TO CELTIC LITERATURE | Credits: 10 Not compulsory: | | |
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