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THE MAYNOOTH BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE - MH101

The Maynooth Bachelor of Arts Degree MH101 has been among the top preference CAO courses for a number of years, receiving most first preference applications. By choosing the Maynooth BA degree, a wide variety of interesting subjects is opened up to you. Hundreds of subject combinations are available and you don't have to make any decision on your subject choices until you have sampled as many as you wish over the first four weeks of first year. Flexible 2nd year pathways and lots of choice are what makes the MH101 degree so appealing to our applicants.

• FIRST YEAR

  > 30+ Bachelor of Arts subjects timetabled into 6 groups; 
  > Choose 2 or 3 or 4 subjects;
  > Maximum 1 subject per group;
  > A year of study is 60 credits. Each subject is 15 credits. 30 credit option in subjects marked with * asterisk;
  > Most subjects require no previous knowledge;
  > Subjects with extra Leaving Certificate requirements are listed in HOW TO APPLY;
  > Make your subject choices when you register in September. Change your mind for up to 4 weeks after registering.

  Group 1: Geography* | German | Law* | Mathematics (Pure - groups 1 & 3)* | Philosophy | Critical Skills
  Group 2: Business (International)* | Business (Management)* | Business (Marketing)* | Criminology | History* | Music (extra 15 credits) | Critical Skills
  Group 3: English* | International Development* | Mathematical Studies | Mathematics (Pure - groups 1 & 3) | Critical Skills
  Group 4: Anthropology* | Economics | Finance | Music Technology | Nua-Ghaeilge | Critical Skills
  Group 5: Computer Science* | Music* | Sociology | Spanish | Critical Skills
  Group 6: Accounting | Chinese Studies | French | Greek & Roman Civilization | Mathematical Physics | Media & Cultural Studies | Medieval Celtic Studies | Politics | Psychological Studies | Statistics | Business (optional extra 15 credits) | English (optional extra 15 credits) | Geography* (optional extra 15 credits) | Critical Skills

• Some subjects may be taken as a double subject (30 credits) in 1st year. These subjects are marked with an asterisk*. Some double subject options cannot be taken together. In the case of Geography, if choosing Geography in group 6, the only subject available to you in group 1 is Geography (this is due to timetabling of subjects in 2nd year)
• An extra timetabled group of subjects (group 7) is only relevant to those students taking the optional extra 15 credits that are available in Anthropology, Computer Science, History, International Development and Law.
• Subjects requiring 30 credits: beginner Chinese Studies, French, German and Spanish. Students take extra language modules and these extra 15 credits are timetabled in group 7.
• Mathematics (Pure) requires 30 credits in 1st year (groups 1 and 3)
• Optional 1st year only 15 credit Critical Skills courses can be taken with any subject combination.

The Programme Advisory Office assists 1st year students in making decisions regarding the best combination of subjects to suit them.

SECOND AND THIRD (FINAL) YEAR

Options from second year:

• Freedom to choose how much of each subject you would like to study from second year (some limitations exist). Students decide at the end of first year what their preferred pathway is, when they are more familiar with the subjects and what they entail.
  • Double Major: take two subjects equally to degree level.
  • Major/Minor: place a greater emphasis on one subject, but continue to study a second subject.
  • Single Major: specialise in just one subject in your final years.
• It may be possible to progress into a specialised degree at the end of first year depending on your first year subjects and results.