Courses / Course

	Required	Ordinary level grade	Higher level grade
Irish		O6	H7
English		O6	H7
Language		O6	H7
Math		-	-
Science		-	-

This course requires 3 additional subjects

Mature Applicants

Mature applicants are assessed separately to school-leavers. Mature applicants are 23 years or older by 1st January in the year of entry to the University. For part-time degrees the mature age is 21. CAO restricted-application course.

Click here to be taken to our mature applicant information page - tab 3 on that page outlines application steps for this degree.

Mature applicants who have a disability 

If you have a disability or specific learning difficulty (e.g. dyslexia), and require support for any required written exercise/interview/online video audition which may form part of your application assessment, you must complete an online request form and submit supporting documentation by 15 March 2026. Applications for alternative examination accommodation cannot be considered after this deadline.

For further information on the supporting documentation required, as well as examination and other supports visit the Access Office website.

Leaving Certificate applicants are required to present (as a minimum): 2H5 & 4O6/H7 and O6/H7 in Irish, English, 3rd language.

MH103 is a CAO restricted-application course. Prospective students must complete an online video audition. Applicants must be able to demonstrate, during the audition, a minimum of Grade 6 standard (ABRSM, RIAM, Trinity College London) on a standard orchestral instrument (excluding percussion), piano, organ, classical guitar, voice or saxophone, or a minimum of Grade 6 standard (Rockschool, Trinity College London) on bass, drums, vocals, keyboard or guitar (electric or acoustic). Traditional Irish instrumentalists and musical theatre vocalists of a comparable fluency are also invited to audition. Please see further details on the Department of Music website. Applicants to MH103 will be sent full details on the assessment process in March annually by the Department of Music. Offers will be made to successful applicants in May, subject to students attaining matriculation requirements in the Leaving Certificate or equivalent examination.

If you have a disability or specific learning difficulty (e.g. dyslexia), and require support for the online video audition which may form part of your application assessment, you must complete an online request form and submit supporting documentation by 15 March 2026. Applications for alternative examination accommodation cannot be considered after this deadline.

For further information on the supporting documentation required, as well as examination and other supports visit the Access Office website.

Entrance Scholarship for MH103 Music Applicant:
We are pleased to continue to offer our Entrance Scholarship for one entrant to MH103 Music. The top scoring applicant, based on the online video audition will be offered the scholarship of €1,000. The successful applicant will be informed following registration.

All BMus students:
All BMus students take individual tuition in their instrument or voice with an approved performance tutor. In the final year you have the chance to specialise in performance, composition or musicology. Group piano tuition is an option open to all levels from absolute beginner to advanced. Where possible, the Department of Music arranges instrumental/vocal tuition on campus. Students can also choose to have instrumental/vocal tuition (funded to a maximum amount by the Department) at either DIT or RIAM.

HEAR and DARE

DARE: The Disability Access Route to Education is a third level alternative admissions scheme for school-leavers whose disabilities have had a negative impact on their second level education.

HEAR: The Higher Education Access Route is a third level admissions scheme for school leavers from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Contact the Access Office for more information about these access routes.

The Maynooth Education

Click here for details about optional Critical Skills courses, Electives and degree pathways. 

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Categories of applicant:

• School-leavers (Leaving Certificate students)
• Mature students (23 years or older by 1st January in the year of entry to the University/part-time degrees the mature age is 21)
• EU/EFTA/UK students
• International students (outside the EU)
• QQI (Further Education) students
• Transferring students
• Deferring students

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Duration: 3 years (4 years with optional Erasmus/Study Abroad)

A year of study is 60 credits.

1st year

• 45 credits of Music
• Choose 1 other Bachelor of Arts subject or Critical Skills from the 4 groups available (i.e. excluding groups 2 & 5). 

2nd & 3rd year

• Concentrate on Music only
• Optional 10 credit Elective in 2nd year

Students may apply to study overseas after 2nd year (on Erasmus or Study Abroad) and graduate with a BA (International) after 4 years. See the International Studies website for details.

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

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

Year 1

MUSIC MU1F45 - MUSIC Credits: 45 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CREATIVITY AND TECHNIQUE 2 MU156 7.5 2 CREATIVITY AND TECHNIQUE I MU155 7.5 1 INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC STUDIES 1 MU102A 5 1 MUSIC FOUNDATION AND FABRIC 1 MU101A 2.5 1 MUSIC FOUNDATION AND FABRIC 2 MU101B 2.5 2 MUSIC TRADITIONS AND REPERTOIRES I MU153 7.5 1 MUSIC TRADITIONS AND REPERTOIRES II MU154 7.5 2 PERFORMANCE 1 MU102B 5 2 ACCOUNTING AC1F15 - ACCOUNTING Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I AC152 7.5 2 INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING AC151 7.5 1 ANTHROPOLOGY AN1V30 - ANTHROPOLOGY Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ANTHROPOLOGY MATTERS AN169 7.5 2 BEING HUMAN: UNDERSTANDING OUR MATERIAL AND DIGITAL WORLDS AN168 7.5 1 INTRODUCING ANTHROPOLOGY AN167 7.5 1 MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT AN170 7.5 2 CHINESE STUDIES CN1F15 - CHINESE STUDIES FOR NON BEGINNERS Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory MANDARIN CHINESE 1 CN181 7.5 1 MANDARIN CHINESE 2 CN182 7.5 2 CLASSICAL STUDIES CL1F15 - CLASSICAL STUDIES Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory GOD & HEROES: FROM MYTH TO HISTORY GC151 7.5 1 MAKING ROME: CULTURE, POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN THE ROMAN REPUBLIC GC152 7.5 2 ECONOMICS EC1F15 - ECONOMICS Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS AND TO QUANTITATIVE METHODS EC103 7.5 2 MICROECONOMICS 1 EC101 7.5 1 ENGLISH EN1V30 - ENGLISH Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ADDITIONAL STUDIES IN ENGLISH 2A: WRITING IN HISTORY EN106 7.5 1 ADDITIONAL STUDIES IN ENGLISH 2B: LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORY EN107 7.5 2 FOUNDATIONAL ENGLISH 1A: PROSE AND FICTION EN101 7.5 1 FOUNDATIONAL ENGLISH 1B: POETRY AND DRAMA EN102 7.5 2 FINANCE FN1F15 - FINANCE Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS AND TO QUANTITATIVE METHODS EC103 7.5 2 MICROECONOMICS 1 EC101 7.5 1 FRENCH FR1F15 - FRENCH FOR NON-BEGINNERS Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CONTINUING FRENCH 1 FR181 7.5 1 CONTINUING FRENCH 2 FR182 7.5 2 GEOGRAPHY GY1V30 - GEOGRAPHY Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS 1 GY161 7.5 1 GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTS 2 GY162 7.5 2 LIVING LANDSCAPES 1 GY151 7.5 1 LIVING LANDSCAPES 2 GY152 7.5 2 GERMAN GN1F15 - GERMAN FOR NON-BEGINNERS Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory GRUNDKURS SPRACHE 1 GN181 7.5 1 GRUNDKURS SPRACHE 2 GN182 7.5 2 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT KD1V30 - INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES - CLIMATE JUSTICE, TECHNOLOGY AND THE PLANET KD156 7.5 2 MIGRATION, CONFLICT AND DEVELOPMENT KD158 7.5 2 STATES, MARKETS AND GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES KD159 7.5 1 UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT KD157 7.5 1 LAW LW1V30 - LAW Credits: 30 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CONSTITUTIONAL LAW LW158 5 2 CONTRACT LAW LW152 5 1 CRIMINAL LAW LW157 5 2 INTRODUCTION TO LAW LW155 2.5 1 INTRODUCTION TO LAW 2 LW156 2.5 2 INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL RESEARCH LW153 2.5 1 LAW OF TORTS LW151 5 1 PROFESSIONAL SKILLS FOR NEW LAW STUDENTS LW177 2.5 2 MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS MP1F15 - MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory MECHANICS 1 & SPECIAL RELATIVITY MP110 7.5 1 MECHANICS 2 & MODERN PHYSICS MP112 7.5 2 MATHEMATICAL STUDIES MS1F15 - MATHEMATICAL STUDIES Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTRODUCTION TO CALCULUS (A) MT105A 7.5 1 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS (A) ST122 5 2 LINEAR ALGEBRA 1 (A) MT112A 2.5 2 MEDIA, FILM & CULTURAL STUDIES MD1FF15 - MEDIA, FILM & CULTURAL STUDIES Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES I MD160 7.5 1 INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA AND CULTURAL STUDIES II MD161 7.5 2 MEDIEVAL CELTIC STUDIES SG1F15 - MEDIEVAL CELTIC STUDIES Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CELTIC CIVILIZATION 1 - POWER AND STATUS IN THE CELTIC WORLD SG151 7.5 1 CELTIC CIVILIZATION 2 - GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN THE CELTIC WORLD SG152 7.5 2 MUSIC TECHNOLOGY MU1TF15 - MUSIC TECHNOLOGY Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTRODUCTION TO AUDIO TECHNOLOGIES 2 MU159 7.5 2 INTRODUCTION TO AUDIO TECHNOLOGIES I MU158 7.5 1 NUA-GHAEILGE NG1F15 - NUA-GHAEILGE Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory TEANGA AGUS LITRÍOCHT NA GAEILGE 1 NG151 7.5 1 TEANGA AGUS LITRÍOCHT NA GAEILGE 2 NG152 7.5 2 PHILOSOPHY PH1F15 - PHILOSOPHY Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS: EXPLORING VALUE, JUSTICE, AND OUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE NON-HUMAN WORLD PH157 7.5 2 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY: CULTIVATING CRITICAL THINKING AND INCLUSIVE PERSPECTIVES PH156 7.5 1 POLITICS PO1F15 - POLITICS Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL IDEAS PO151 7.5 1 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS PO152 7.5 2 PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES PS1F15 - PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I: RESEARCH FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY PS150 7.5 1 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES PS151 7.5 2 THEMATIC CRITICAL SKILLS (GROUP 7) ML1SK - LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 1 FR171 7.5 1 FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 2 FR172 7.5 2 GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 1 GN171 7.5 1 GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 2 GN172 7.5 2 SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 1 SPA171 7.5 1 SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 2 SPA172 7.5 2 UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (SUBJECT TO TIMETABLE GROUP) SK1US2 - UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY LEARNING AND BEYOND) - A SK105X 7.5 2 UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY LEARNING AND BEYOND) - A SK105Y 7.5 2 UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (TIMETABLE GROUP 1) SK1USK - UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY LEARNING AND BEYOND) - A SK1051 7.5 1 UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY LEARNING AND BEYOND) - B SK1061 7.5 2 UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (TIMETABLE GROUP 2) SK2USK - UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY LEARNING AND BEYOND) - A SK1052 7.5 1 UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY LEARNING AND BEYOND) - B SK1062 7.5 2 UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (TIMETABLE GROUP 3) SK3USK - UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY LEARNING AND BEYOND) - A SK1053 7.5 1 UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY LEARNING AND BEYOND) - B SK1063 7.5 2 UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (TIMETABLE GROUP 4) SK4USK - UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY LEARNING AND BEYOND) - A SK1054 7.5 1 UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY LEARNING AND BEYOND) - B SK1064 7.5 2 UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (TIMETABLE GROUP 5) SK5USK - UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY LEARNING AND BEYOND) - A SK1055 7.5 1 UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY LEARNING AND BEYOND) - B SK1065 7.5 2 UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (TIMETABLE GROUP 6) SK6USK - UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY LEARNING AND BEYOND) - A SK1056 7.5 1 UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY LEARNING AND BEYOND) - B SK1066 7.5 2 UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (TIMETABLE GROUP 7) SK7USK - UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS Credits: 15 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY LEARNING AND BEYOND) - A SK1057 7.5 1 UNIVERSAL CRITICAL SKILLS (INTRODUCTION TO UNIVERSITY LEARNING AND BEYOND) - B SK1067 7.5 2

Year 2

SINGLE MAJOR MUSIC MU2SSM - MUSIC Credits: 60 Compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ADVANCED HARMONY & HARMONIC ANALYSIS MU209 5 2 APPLIED MUSIC TECHNIQUES MU207 5 1 ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSITION MU224 5 2 ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE 2 MU254 5 Year-Long INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSITION MU218 5 2 INTRODUCTION TO IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC MU265 5 1 INTRODUCTION TO ORCHESTRATION & ARRANGEMENT MU217 5 1 MUSIC AND CULTURAL PRACTICE MU266 5 2 MUSIC AND FILM MU226 5 2 MUSIC AND HISTORY MU261 5 1 MUSIC AND ITS SOURCES MU263 5 2 OPERA IN CONTEXT MU219 5 2 PERFORMANCE II MU255 10 Year-Long PLAINCHANT PERFORMANCE MU348 5 1 ELECTIVE STREAMS AC2EL - ACCOUNTING IN SOCIETY Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR NON-ACCOUNTANTS AC210 5 1 MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING FOR NON-ACCOUNTANTS AC211 5 2   GC2MEL - ANCIENT MYTHOLOGY - EPIC AND TRAGIC TALES Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory HOMERIC EPIC AND EARLY GREECE GC231 5 1 TRAGIC TALES FROM CLASSICAL GREECE GC232 5 2   AN2EL - ANTI-RACISM Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ANTI-RACISM 1 AN215 5 1 ANTI-RACISM 2 AN216 5 2   CN2BEL - BEGINNING CHINESE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BEGINNING CHINESE CN260 5 1 BEGINNING CHINESE CN261 5 2   FR2BEL - BEGINNING FRENCH Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BEGINNING FRENCH 1 FR260 5 1 BEGINNING FRENCH 2 FR261 5 2   GN2BEL - BEGINNING GERMAN Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BEGINNING GERMAN 1 GN260 5 1 BEGINNING GERMAN 2 GN261 5 2   SPA2BEL - BEGINNING SPANISH Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BEGINNING SPANISH SPA260 5 1 BEGINNING SPANISH SPA261 5 2   CAT2EL - CATALAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CATALAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE 2 SPA225 5 2 CATALAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE I SPA215 5 1   PHY2EL - CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory COMMUNICATING THE CAUSES OF CLIMATE CHANGE PHY260 5 1 INTRODUCTION TO SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS PHY261 5 2   CN2CEL - CONTINUING CHINESE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory MANDARIN CHINESE 3 CN281 5 1 MANDARIN CHINESE 4 CN282 5 2   FR2CEL - CONTINUING FRENCH Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 1 FR281 5 1 INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 2 FR282 5 2   GN2CEL - CONTINUING GERMAN Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTERMEDIATE GERMAN: GRUNDKURS SPRACHE 3 GN281 5 1 INTERMEDIATE GERMAN: GRUNDKURS SPRACHE 4 GN282 5 2   NG2CEL - CONTINUING NUA-GHAEILGE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory AN GHAEILGE SCRÍOFA & LABHARTHA NG211 5 2 AN GHAEILGE SCRÍOFA & LABHARTHA 1 NG201 5 1   SPA2CEL - CONTINUING SPANISH Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 1 SPA281 5 1 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH 2 SPA282 5 2   PD2DEL - EDEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN AND INNOVATION Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN & INNOVATION 1 PD217A 5 1 ENTREPRENEURSHIP DESIGN & INNOVATION 2 PD218A 5 2   AD2EEL - EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT AND EQUALITY Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CRITIQUING EQUALITY IN IRISH EDUCATION AD263 5 2 THE CONTEXT OF EQUALITY IN IRISH EDUCATION AD262 5 1   MD2EL - FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory FILM AND SCREEN STUDIES MD240 5 1 HISTORY AND THEORY OF DOCUMENTARY MD216 5 2 MUSIC AND FILM MU226 5 2 VISUAL WORLDS OF SPAIN AND LATIN AMERICA SPA223 5 2   SK2EL - FOUNDATIONS IN SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CRITICAL SKILLS: INTERSECTIONS OF SCIENCE WRITING AND MEDIA SK252 5 2 CRITICAL SKILLS: UNDERSTANDING SCIENCE WRITING AND COMMUNICATION SK251 5 1   GY2EL - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GY263 5 2 ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE GY262 5 1   TH2GEL - GOOD AND EVIL Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory GOOD AND EVIL: REFLECTING ON THE EXPERIENCE TH251 5 1 GOOD AND EVIL: RESPONDING TO THE REALITY TH252 5 2   EN2BEL - GREAT BOOKS Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BOOKS THAT MADE THE WORLD - I EN280 5 1 BOOKS THAT MADE THE WORLD - II EN281 5 2   EC2EL - INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS (S1) EC241 5 1 INFLUENTIAL IDEAS IN ECONOMICS (S2) EC240 5 2   PH2LEL - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY IN THE DIGITAL AGE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory DIGITAL ETHICS PH221 5 2 PHILOSOPHIES OF THE DIGITAL AGE PH215B 5 1   NG2IEL - IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory INTRODUCING IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE ID001 5 1 INTRODUCING IRISH CULTURAL HERITAGE ID001X 5 2 THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF 'ROYAL SITES' ID013X 5 2 THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF ‘ROYAL SITES’ ID013 5 1   POR2EL - PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE & CULTURE 1 SPA216 5 1 PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE & CULTURE 2 SPA226 5 2   KD2AEL - PRIORITISING PEOPLE AND PLANET Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory ANTHROPOLOGICAL ENCOUNTERS WITH SUSTAINABILITY AN261 5 2 LEADERSHIP AND PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE KD212 5 1   PD2SEL - SERVICE INNOVATION Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory DESIGN HISTORY & CULTURE PD201 5 2 SERVICE INNOVATION 1 PD264 5 1   EX2EX - SKILLS FOR SUCCESS:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Credits: 5 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory SKILLS FOR SUCCESS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY EX201 5 1 SKILLS FOR SUCCESS: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYABILITY EX202 5 2   MN2EQEL - THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE IRISH EQUINE INDUSTRY Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory EQUINE LEISURE AND TOURISM MN232 5 2 INTRODUCTION TO THE IRISH EQUINE INDUSTRY MN230 5 1   SG2EL - WONDROUS PEOPLE AND PLACES: AN INTRODUCTION TO CELTIC LITERATURE Credits: 10 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory LITERATURE 8 - KING ARTHUR'S BRITAIN: MEDIEVAL WELSH LITERATURE SG228 5 2 SPACE, PLACE AND OTHERWORLDS IN MEDIEVAL IRISH LITERATURE SG256 5 1

Year 3

SINGLE MAJOR MUSIC MU3CSM - MUSIC (COMPOSITION) Credits: 60 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BASIC KEYBOARD SKILLS MU359 5 Year-Long CRITICAL STUDIES IN IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC MU383 5 2 DOUBLE ORIGINAL COMPOSITION MU367 20 Year-Long ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE 3 MU360 5 Year-Long INTRODUCTION TO IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC MU265 5 1 MINOR DISSERTATION MU318 10 Year-Long MUSIC AND HUMAN CULTURE MU385 5 2 MUSIC AND ITS SOURCES MU263 5 2 MUSIC AS CREATIVE PRACTICE MU327 5 Year-Long MUSIC THERAPY MU343 5 Year-Long PLAINCHANT PERFORMANCE MU348 5 1 POPULAR MUSIC STUDIES MU382 5 1 SINGLE RECITAL MU319 10 Year-Long SONIC ART MU370C 5 1 THE ART OF SONG MU386 5 2 WOMEN AND MUSIC IN IRELAND MU320 5 2 MU3PSM - MUSIC (PERFORMANCE) Credits: 60 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BASIC KEYBOARD SKILLS MU359 5 Year-Long CRITICAL STUDIES IN IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC MU383 5 2 DOUBLE RECITAL MU369 20 Year-Long ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE 3 MU360 5 Year-Long INTRODUCTION TO IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC MU265 5 1 MINOR DISSERTATION MU318 10 Year-Long MUSIC AND HUMAN CULTURE MU385 5 2 MUSIC AND ITS SOURCES MU263 5 2 MUSIC AS CREATIVE PRACTICE MU327 5 Year-Long MUSIC THERAPY MU343 5 Year-Long PLAINCHANT PERFORMANCE MU348 5 1 POPULAR MUSIC STUDIES MU382 5 1 SINGLE ORIGINAL COMPOSITION MU317 10 Year-Long SONIC ART MU370C 5 1 THE ART OF SONG MU386 5 2 WOMEN AND MUSIC IN IRELAND MU320 5 2 MU3MSM - MUSICOLOGY Credits: 60 Not compulsory: Module Code Credits Semester Compulsory BASIC KEYBOARD SKILLS MU359 5 Year-Long CRITICAL STUDIES IN IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC MU383 5 2 ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE 3 MU360 5 Year-Long INTRODUCTION TO IRISH TRADITIONAL MUSIC MU265 5 1 MAJOR DISSERTATION MU368 20 Year-Long MUSIC AND HUMAN CULTURE MU385 5 2 MUSIC AND ITS SOURCES MU263 5 2 MUSIC AS CREATIVE PRACTICE MU327 5 Year-Long MUSIC THERAPY MU343 5 Year-Long PLAINCHANT PERFORMANCE MU348 5 1 POPULAR MUSIC STUDIES MU382 5 1 SINGLE ORIGINAL COMPOSITION MU317 10 Year-Long SINGLE RECITAL MU319 10 Year-Long SONIC ART MU370C 5 1 THE ART OF SONG MU386 5 2 WOMEN AND MUSIC IN IRELAND MU320 5 2

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After Graduation
Music graduates are equipped with a wide range of transferable skills. Our students have gone on to work as professional musicians in a broad range of roles and genres (performers, composers and conductors) and in adjacent areas such as music education, arts administration, multimedia, music promotion and marketing, journalism, radio production and presentation, and music libraries.

Visit the Department website for more information about postgraduate options.

After Graduation
Music graduates are equipped with a wide range of transferable skills. Our students have gone on to work as professional musicians in a broad range of roles and genres (performers, composers and conductors) and in adjacent areas such as music education, arts administration, multimedia, music promotion and marketing, journalism, radio production and presentation, and music libraries.

Visit the Department website for more information about postgraduate options.

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