May 2017 update
Alert List UCD
1.
Changes to Programme Entry Pathways
Starting: Course:
Change:
2018
Our Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences degree
programmes (currently ranging from DN500 to DN550)
will be structured differently from 2018 entry and be
replaced by:
DN500-DN550
- Three Arts and Humanities degree programmes
(DN520, DN530 and DN541)
- Four Social Sciences degree programmes
(DN700, DN710 , DN720 and DN750)
See Page 2 and 3 for more details.
2018
DN514
Planning,
Geography and
Environment
The BA in Planning Geography and Environment will no
longer be offered. See below for details of a new
programme (DN130)
2018
DN130
City Planning and
Environmental
Policy
A new three-year BSc in City Planning and
Environmental Policy (DN130) will be available for 2018
entry. The subject requirements will be O6/H7 in Irish,
English and Maths and 3 other recognised subjects.
2.
Entry Requirements for noting
Starting: Course:
Change:
2018
DN520/530/541
DN700/710/720/750
Please see Page 2 and 3 for details of entry
requirements to these courses.
2018
DN120
Landscape Architecture
Requirement for a Laboratory science subject will
be removed.
UCD Registry – Admissions – Phone: 01-716 1608 – Email: [email protected] – May 2017
2018 Entry – Arts and Humanities degrees
DN520 Arts
Proposed Intake:
400
Length of Course:
3 years (Option to take 4 year BA International)
Subject Entry Requirements:
O6/H7 in Irish, English and a third language
Applicants must choose either (not all combinations are possible):
2 subjects from the following list:
Art History; Celtic Civilization; Drama; English; French; Geography; German;
Greek; Greek & Roman Civilization; History; Irish; Irish Folklore; Irish Studies;
Italian; Latin; Linguistics; Mathematics; Music; Philosophy; Political Studies;
Spanish; Statistics
Or
1 subject from the following list:
Art History; Drama; English; French; German; Greek & Roman Civilization;
History; Irish; Italian; Linguistics; Music; Spanish
with a minor in one of the following subjects:
Archaeology; Film Studies; Geography; Information and Communication
Studies; Philosophy; Sociology
Applicants can apply for DN520 only ONCE.
DN530 Humanities
Proposed Intake:
240
Length of Course:
4 years (can include internship/study abroad/
extended research)
Subject Entry Requirements:
O6/H7 in Irish, English and a third language
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must choose one of the following degree options:
Celtic Studies, Art History & History
Classics, Art History & Archaeology
Classics, English & History
English Literature
English with Creative Writing
English, European and World Literatures
English, Drama and Film
Languages, Linguistics and Cultures
Music, Film & Drama
Applicants can apply for DN530 only ONCE.
DN541 Modern Languages
Proposed Intake:
50
Length of Course:
4 years
Subject Entry Requirements:
O6/H7 in Irish, English and a third language
Applicants will choose a two subject combination from:
 French, German, Italian and Spanish
UCD Registry – Admissions – Phone: 01-716 1608 – Email: [email protected] – May 2017
2018 Entry – Social Sciences degrees
DN700 Social Sciences
Proposed Intake:
550
Length of Course:
4 years
Subject Entry Requirements:
O6/H7 in Irish, English and Maths
(can include internship/study abroad/
extended research)
Applicants must choose one of following five degree options
1. Computational Social Science;
2. Economics, Mathematics and Statistics;
3. Landscapes and Society;
4. Philosophy, Politics and Economics
5. Two subject combination (not all combinations are possible)
o Either 2 subjects from the following list
Archaeology; Economics; Geography; History; Information & Communication Studies;
Mathematics; Philosophy; Politics; Social Justice; Sociology; Statistics
Or
o 1 subject from the following list:
Archaeology; Economics; Geography; Information and Communication Studies;
Philosophy; Politics; Sociology;
with a minor in one of the following:
Art History; Celtic Civilization; English; Greek; Greek & Roman Civilisation; History;
Irish Folklore; Linguistics; Music; Chinese; French; German; Irish; Italian; Spanish
Applicants can apply for DN700 only ONCE.
DN710 Economics
Proposed Intake:
40
Length of Course:
3 Years
Subject Entry Requirements:
O6/H7 in Irish and English, H5 in Maths
DN720 Psychology
Proposed Intake:
78
Length of Course:
3 Years
Subject Entry Requirements:
O6/H7 in Irish, English and a third language
DN750 Social Policy and Sociology
Proposed Intake:
145
Length of Course:
3 Years
Subject Entry Requirements:
O6/H7 in Irish, English and Maths
UCD Registry – Admissions – Phone: 01-716 1608 – Email: [email protected] – May 2017