| | BA Bachelor of Arts – Politics – Double Major or as a Minor 1st year - 15 credits of Politics (group 6)
- Choose up to 3 other subject, which may include Critical Skills. Taking Sociology in Group 5 with Politics provides a 30 credit Sociology-Politics double subject. Subject Groups.
2nd & final year - Politics is taken with 1 of your 1st year subjects as part of a Double Major or as a Minor
- Active Citizenship Placement in 2nd year - international issues, and the tensions between democracy, power and injustice
- Optional 10 credit Elective available in 2nd year
Erasmus/Study Abroad option after 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 (BA) or 4 years (BA 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 | | | Subject Overview
>Politics is about how we figure out what our society should look like. Street protests, local elections, European treaties, parliamentary debate, local council decisions, industrial conflict – all are part of the everyday life of politics. We encourage students to engage in social movements and issue-based campaigning, and to get involved with political parties and human rights work.
>Politics combines the traditional study of political institutions (parties, parliaments, elections, policy-making and more), political ideologies (such as liberalism and socialism) and ideas (such as justice and freedom) across a wide range of countries and regions.
>Students explore the ways that politics works and does not work, and how it shapes our lives for better and worse. We investigate the different forms that politics can take, how politics is organised in different countries, how politics
is shaped by society and how it can chart new paths for societies. Students explore Irish and international politics.
>Politics students do a participant workshop with a focus on active citizenship, providing “real world” experience of
the issues raised in the teaching programme. Students also have the opportunity to carry out research into political life, developing analytical, communication and presentation skills.
>The Centre for the Study of Politics (CSOP) and the Maynooth University Centre for European and Eurasian Studies (MUCEES) are both important parts of the MU Politics programme.
>Politics students have the opportunity to spend a year abroad, to go on staff-led field trips and to become actively involved in the Sociology and Politics Society in the MSU (Maynooth Students’ Union).
>Politics students do a 2nd year external module with a focus on active citizenship, providing “real world” experience of the issues raised in the teaching programme. Students also have the opportunity to carry out research into political life, developing analytical, communication and presentation skills.
- 15 credit option only in 1st year.
- Only one of these can be taken as a double subject since the extra 15 credits for each are taught at the same time: Anthropology, Computer Science, German (beginner), History, International Development, Law, Sociology, Spanish (beginner).
| PO1F15 - POLITICS | Credits: 15 Not compulsory:  | | | | Year 2 | | | Subject Overview
>Politics is about how we figure out what our society should look like. Street protests, local elections, European treaties, parliamentary debate, local council decisions, industrial conflict – all are part of the everyday life of politics. We encourage students to engage in social movements and issue-based campaigning, and to get involved with political parties and human rights work.
>Politics combines the traditional study of political institutions (parties, parliaments, elections, policy-making and more), political ideologies (such as liberalism and socialism) and ideas (such as justice and freedom) across a wide range of countries and regions.
>Students explore the ways that politics works and does not work, and how it shapes our lives for better and worse. We investigate the different forms that politics can take, how politics is organised in different countries, how politics
is shaped by society and how it can chart new paths for societies. Students explore Irish and international politics.
>Politics students do a participant workshop with a focus on active citizenship, providing “real world” experience of
the issues raised in the teaching programme. Students also have the opportunity to carry out research into political life, developing analytical, communication and presentation skills.
>The Centre for the Study of Politics (CSOP) and the Maynooth University Centre for European and Eurasian Studies (MUCEES) are both important parts of the MU Politics programme.
>Politics students have the opportunity to spend a year abroad, to go on staff-led field trips and to become actively involved in the Sociology and Politics Society in the MSU (Maynooth Students’ Union).
>Politics students do a 2nd year external module with a focus on active citizenship, providing “real world” experience of the issues raised in the teaching programme. Students also have the opportunity to carry out research into political life, developing analytical, communication and presentation skills.
| PO2DM - POLITICS | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | Subject Overview
>Politics is about how we figure out what our society should look like. Street protests, local elections, European treaties, parliamentary debate, local council decisions, industrial conflict – all are part of the everyday life of politics. We encourage students to engage in social movements and issue-based campaigning, and to get involved with political parties and human rights work.
>Politics combines the traditional study of political institutions (parties, parliaments, elections, policy-making and more), political ideologies (such as liberalism and socialism) and ideas (such as justice and freedom) across a wide range of countries and regions.
>Students explore the ways that politics works and does not work, and how it shapes our lives for better and worse. We investigate the different forms that politics can take, how politics is organised in different countries, how politics
is shaped by society and how it can chart new paths for societies. Students explore Irish and international politics.
>Politics students do a participant workshop with a focus on active citizenship, providing “real world” experience of
the issues raised in the teaching programme. Students also have the opportunity to carry out research into political life, developing analytical, communication and presentation skills.
>The Centre for the Study of Politics (CSOP) and the Maynooth University Centre for European and Eurasian Studies (MUCEES) are both important parts of the MU Politics programme.
>Politics students have the opportunity to spend a year abroad, to go on staff-led field trips and to become actively involved in the Sociology and Politics Society in the MSU (Maynooth Students’ Union).
>Politics students do a 2nd year external module with a focus on active citizenship, providing “real world” experience of the issues raised in the teaching programme. Students also have the opportunity to carry out research into political life, developing analytical, communication and presentation skills. | PO2MI - POLITICS | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | | | Year 3 | | | Subject Overview
>Politics is about how we figure out what our society should look like. Street protests, local elections, European treaties, parliamentary debate, local council decisions, industrial conflict – all are part of the everyday life of politics. We encourage students to engage in social movements and issue-based campaigning, and to get involved with political parties and human rights work.
>Politics combines the traditional study of political institutions (parties, parliaments, elections, policy-making and more), political ideologies (such as liberalism and socialism) and ideas (such as justice and freedom) across a wide range of countries and regions.
>Students explore the ways that politics works and does not work, and how it shapes our lives for better and worse. We investigate the different forms that politics can take, how politics is organised in different countries, how politics
is shaped by society and how it can chart new paths for societies. Students explore Irish and international politics.
>Politics students do a participant workshop with a focus on active citizenship, providing “real world” experience of
the issues raised in the teaching programme. Students also have the opportunity to carry out research into political life, developing analytical, communication and presentation skills.
>The Centre for the Study of Politics (CSOP) and the Maynooth University Centre for European and Eurasian Studies (MUCEES) are both important parts of the MU Politics programme.
>Politics students have the opportunity to spend a year abroad, to go on staff-led field trips and to become actively involved in the Sociology and Politics Society in the MSU (Maynooth Students’ Union).
>Politics students do a 2nd year external module with a focus on active citizenship, providing “real world” experience of the issues raised in the teaching programme. Students also have the opportunity to carry out research into political life, developing analytical, communication and presentation skills. | PO3DM - POLITICS | Credits: 30 Not compulsory: | Subject Overview
>Politics is about how we figure out what our society should look like. Street protests, local elections, European treaties, parliamentary debate, local council decisions, industrial conflict – all are part of the everyday life of politics. We encourage students to engage in social movements and issue-based campaigning, and to get involved with political parties and human rights work.
>Politics combines the traditional study of political institutions (parties, parliaments, elections, policy-making and more), political ideologies (such as liberalism and socialism) and ideas (such as justice and freedom) across a wide range of countries and regions.
>Students explore the ways that politics works and does not work, and how it shapes our lives for better and worse. We investigate the different forms that politics can take, how politics is organised in different countries, how politics
is shaped by society and how it can chart new paths for societies. Students explore Irish and international politics.
>Politics students do a participant workshop with a focus on active citizenship, providing “real world” experience of
the issues raised in the teaching programme. Students also have the opportunity to carry out research into political life, developing analytical, communication and presentation skills.
>The Centre for the Study of Politics (CSOP) and the Maynooth University Centre for European and Eurasian Studies (MUCEES) are both important parts of the MU Politics programme.
>Politics students have the opportunity to spend a year abroad, to go on staff-led field trips and to become actively involved in the Sociology and Politics Society in the MSU (Maynooth Students’ Union).
>Politics students do a 2nd year external module with a focus on active citizenship, providing “real world” experience of the issues raised in the teaching programme. Students also have the opportunity to carry out research into political life, developing analytical, communication and presentation skills. | PO3MI - POLITICS | Credits: 20 Not compulsory: | | |
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