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Course Overview

The Bachelor of Arts with Human Rights is an exciting, four year interdisciplinary degree programme offered by the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies in conjunction with the Irish Centre for Human Rights. 

The programme is unique in several respects, chiefly because it is the only undergraduate programme of its kind in the Republic of Ireland that allows undergraduates to specialise in a field that was previously reserved to postgraduate study. 

Although strongly interdisciplinary, the course has a significant legal component, especially in year three, which is entirely dedicated to human rights.

During the course, students engage with human rights discourse through class-based teaching at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, which is one of one of the world's premier academic human rights institutions, dedicated to the study and promotion of human rights, international criminal law and international humanitarian law.

Finally, students will have the opportunity to undertake work placement or study abroad. The placement provides a unique opportunity to develop practical skills and experience the reality of a career in the field of human rights. Placements have been secured around the world, from Dublin to London, Genève, Madrid, Mexico, Peru and the Philippines. 



Applications and Selections

Who Teaches this Course

Requirements and Assessment

Key Facts

Entry Requirements

Minimum Grade H5 in two subjects and passes in four other subjects at O6/H7 level in the Leaving Certificate, including Irish, English, another language, and three other subjects recognised for entry purposes.

Additional Requirements

Students must satisfy the Garda/Police vetting requirements.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

Duration

4 years

Next start date

September 2025

A Level Grades (2024)

universityofgalway.ie/alevels

Average intake

25

QQI/FET FETAC Entry Routes

5 (More Info)

Closing Date
NFQ level

Mode of study

ECTS weighting

Award

CAO

GY113

Course code

Course Outline

The programme explores the human rights legal framework, along with the philosophical basis and historical development of human rights. It provides students with both theoretical and practical understanding of how the human rights system works at international, regional and national level.  

The programme covers the role of different actors in the promotion and protection of human Rights, including the human rights work undertaken by the United Nations, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), and Regional and National systems.

Year 1 

In the first year of the course, students will learn about human rights and their legal and historical development. The modules will cover the normative foundations of International Human Rights Law and the international human rights protection system.

Year 2

During the second year of the course, students will learn about the regional instruments of protection and promotion, such as the Inter-American, European, African, and Asian Human Rights System. In the second semester, the module will focus on specific contemporary human rights issues, such as the rights of migrants and refugees, LGBTIQ+ rights, and women's rights, providing students with an in-depth understanding of these topics.

Year 3

In Year 3, students will focus entirely on learning about human rights. In the first semester, they have the option to choose from a range of law and political science modules such as EU Law, Criminal Law, Administrative Law, Health Law and Policy, Introduction to Law, Constitutional Law and Advanced Legal Skills. During the second semester, students will have the opportunity to either work with a human rights organisation, study abroad or participate in an Applied Human Rights Project.

Year 4

Students will complete their studies in their two core degree subjects and may, if suitable, incorporate the specialist skills and knowledge they have gained in human rights over the previous three years in their final year projects

Curriculum Information

Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).
Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Glossary of Terms

Credits
You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
Module
An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
Subject
Some courses allow you to choose subjects, where related modules are grouped together. Subjects have their own required number of credits, so you must take all that subject's required modules and may also need to obtain the remainder of the subject's total credits by choosing from its available optional modules.
Optional
A module you may choose to study.
Required
A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
Required Core Subject
A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.
Semester
Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.

Year 1 (60 Credits)

OptionalCC1101: Mythology and the City in Ancient Greece - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalCC114: Written Words & Spoken Languages in the Ancient World - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalCC1100: Classics in 20 Objects - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalCC1102: Empire and Literature in Ancient Rome - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalAR1104: Material Culture and Museums - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAR113: Prehistoric Ireland & Europe - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAR1105: Medieval Ireland and Europe - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredAR1106: Sites and Monuments in the Landscape - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredEC1108: Skills for Economics I - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEC135: Principles of Microeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEC136: Principles of Macroeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredEN124: Introduction to English 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEN1106: Exploring English - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEN125: Introduction to English 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredFR1100: Introduction to French Language and Culture - 15 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalNG1106: Litríocht agus Cultúr na Linne - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredNG1105: An Teanga Bheo - 10 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalNG1107: Scéal agus Pobal na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredTI1101: Geography in Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredTI150: Principles of Human Geography - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredTI151: Principles of Physical Geography - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredGR1100: German Language and Culture (Advanced) - 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredGR1101: German Language and Culture (Beginners) - 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAJ1104: Digital Literacy Essentials - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAJ1100: History of Media - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAJ1102: Introduction to Media and Communication Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredHI1103: Europe and Ireland 1789 - 1918 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredHI1100: Skills for Historians (BA Connect) - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredHI1106: Early Cultural Encounters in Ireland and the Americas - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredHR101: Introduction to Human Rights I - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredHR102: Introduction to Human Rights II - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredHR103: Introduction to Human Rights III - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredCT1101: Programming I - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCT1100: Computer Systems - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCT1102: Programming II - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredDEV1103: Introduction to International Development - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredDEV1100: Introduction to Sustainable Development I - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredIT1100: Italian Language and Culture - 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredLN1103: Bunscileanna Gramadaí - 10 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredLN105: Bunscileanna Aistriúcháin - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCG1105: Bunús na hIriseoireachta - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCG1107: Cleachtas Léirithe na Meán 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCG1104: Na Meáin agus an tSochaí - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalMA131: Mathematical Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalMA133: Analysis and Algebra 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalMA185: Analysis and Algebra 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalMA135: Analysis and Algebra 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalMA187: Mathematical Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalMA186: Analysis and Algebra 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredISSK1100: Introducing Modern and Contemporary Irish Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredIS1103: Introducing Irish Traditional Music & Dance since 1893 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredIS1104: The Migrant Experience in Modern Irish Writing - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredPI107: Introduction To The History Of Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredPISK1102: Critical Thinking and Logic - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredPI108: Introduction To Practical Ethics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredSP160: Problems in Politics & Sociology - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredSP1125: Introduction to Politics - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredSP1126: Introduction to Sociology - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredSH1100: Intensive Beginners Spanish Language and Culture - 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredSH1101: Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture - 15 Credits - Semester 1

Year 2 (60 Credits)

OptionalCC2103: Mediterranean Origins - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCC230: Beginning Latin Part 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCC2105: Heroic Epic - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCC2104: The City-State - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalCC232: Beginning Latin Part 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalSG217: A Field of Gods & Men: Celtic Myths - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalCC2107: Science and God - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalTI254: Space, Place and the Irish Landscape - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAR246: Castles, Colonists & Crannogs 1100-1350 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAR2103: Archaeology and Irish Identity – Celts, Christians, Vikings - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAR236: Interpretation in Archaeology - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAR334: Ancient Civilisations: The Rise of Complex Societies - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAR2106: Introduction to Archaeological Excavation - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAR245: Archaeology in Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEC207: Irish Economic History - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredEC273: Mathematics for Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredEC269: Intermediate Microeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEC247: Introduction to Financial Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEC259: Economics of Public Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredEC268: Intermediate Macroeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredEC275: Statistics for Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2166: Seduction, Sexuality, and Race: Early Modern Identities - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2102: Renaissance Drama - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2106: Shakespearean Comedies - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2107: Shakespearean Comedies - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2154: Exploring Shakespeare (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2112: Creative Writing - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2173: Travel Writing in the Arctic - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2133: Media, Culture, Society - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2185: Stories Told and Re-Told - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2175: Postcolonial Literature (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2181: Special Topic S1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2191: Eighteenth-Century Writing (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2306: History Of the English Language (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2308: Spenser: The Faerie Queene (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN3152: The Sonnet (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2114: Renaissance Drama - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2116: Shakespearean Comedies - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2172: SERVICE LEARNING: READING AND WRITING WITH PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN(S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2155: Exploring Shakespeare (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN264: Studies In Medieval Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2114: Communicating Through Storytelling - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2100: Creative Writing - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2174: Exploring Shakespeare (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalENG304: Contemporary Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2176: Postcolonial Literature (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2179: 19th Century Detective Fiction S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2182: Special Topic S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2187: Jane Austen S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2189: Nineteenth-Century Writing S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalENG203: Genre Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalFR269: Lecture du français: Textes, Contextes, Idées - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalFR270: Langue poétique/ langue vivante - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredFR266: French Language 5 - 10 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalFR267: La France mise en scène - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalFR2100: Expressing French and Francophone Identities - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredNG227: Teanga Na Nua-Ghaeilge I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredNG2100: An tSochtheangeolaíocht - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredNG2101: An Gearrscéal sa Ghaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalNG2109: Téamaí i Nuafhilíocht na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2103: Teanga na Sean-Ghaeilge I - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2102: Scannánaíocht na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2107: Ainmneacha, Sloinnte agus Logainmneacha na hÉireann - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalMA2104: Matamaitic don Inbhuanaitheacht (Mathematics for Sustainability) - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2111: Scríbhneoireacht Mháirtín Uí Chadhain - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredNG228: Teanga Na Nua-Ghaeilge II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalTI254: Space, Place and the Irish Landscape - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI2102: Introduction To GIS - 10 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI229: Political & Cutural Geography: Identity, Race & the Nation - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI235: Biogeography - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI216: Aimsir Agus Aeraid/ Weather And Climate - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalBSS2103: Introduction to Sustainability 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI236: Environmental Planning: Principles & Processes - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredTI251: Theory & Practice in Geography I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI2108: Introduction to Palaeoclimatology - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2114: Communicating Through Storytelling - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalTI248: Coastal Environments - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalTI2109: Sustainable Planning in Marine Environments - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredTI252: Theory & Practice in Geography II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalGR239: History of German Literature & Culture I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalGR238: German Studies I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredGR236: German Language I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalGR240: German Studies II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalGR235: History of German Literature & Culture II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredGR237: German Language II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2112: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalBSS2103: Introduction to Sustainability 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalMG3113: Megatrends - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAJ2122: Social Class and Media Culture - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalFM2101: Introduction to Film Theory - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalFS201: Screening Ireland: Ireland & the Irish in Film & Television - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredAJ2102: Power without Responsibility - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredAJ2109: Understanding Media Audiences - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalBSS2104: Introduction to Sustainability 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalMG3115: Megatrends - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2123: The Media and Global Migration - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredAJ2100: Online and Social Media: Theory and Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredAJ2121: Media and Visual Cultures - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI2155: Cultural Heritage & Public History - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI255: Earth Surface Landforms and Processes - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2146: The Making & Breaking of Britain - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2150: Europe, 1918-49 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2157: The Reformation: Tolerance and Intolerance in Early Modern Society - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2158: Global History and Modern Capitalism:1400-1820 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2160: Ireland since Independence - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalENL2100: ENLIGHT University Alliance UG (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI431: French Mobilisation and the Great War, 1914-24 - 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI2151: Europe since 1950 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI166: Ireland in the 1950s - 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI2103: Monarchy & Society in Early 17th Century France - 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI2159: Land and Revolution in Ireland, 1879-1922 - 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalENL2101: ENLIGHT University Alliance UG (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI494: British Social Movements Since 1945: Sex, Colour, Peace and Power - 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI292: Central Europe, 1867-1918 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredHR2101: The Regional Protection of Human Rights - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredHR2103: Contemporary Issues in Human Rights Protection - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalCT2105: Web-based Information Systems - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredCT230: Database Systems I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredCT2101: Object Oriented Programming I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCT2103: Systems Analysis & Design - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredCT2102: Object Oriented Programming II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredCT2104: Web Application Development - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalIT238: Italian Culture & Society I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredIT235: Intermediate Language I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredIT2101: Oral (Communication and Presentation Skills) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalIT239: Italian Culture & Society II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredIT237: Applied Language Skills: Intercultural Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredIT236: Intermediate language II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredLN201: Aistriúchán Feidhmeach Téacsanna I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredLN203: Gramadach agus Litriú na Gaeilge I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredLN207: Cruinneas agus Saibhriú Teanga - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredLN204: Aistriúchán Feidhmeach Téacsanna II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredLN308: Téarmeolaíocht - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredCG2100: Anailís na Meán - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredCG2101: Craoltóireacht - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredGA117: Dlí, Eiticí agus an Córas Poiblí - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredCG2106: Cleachtas Léirithe na Meán 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredGA212: Na Meáin Chraolta - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalBSS2104: Introduction to Sustainability 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredMA284: Discrete Mathematics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA211: Calculus I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredST2001: Statistics for Data Science 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA212: Calculus II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredMA203: Linear Algebra - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredST2001: Statistics for Data Science 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA2286: Differential Forms - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA284: Discrete Mathematics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalMA801: University of Villanova - 15 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredMA2287: Complex Analysis - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredMA283: Linear Algebra - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalIS2102: Festival, Ritual and Commemoration - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalIS2104: Claiming Place in Gaelic Irish Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalIS2105: Popular Music, Cultural Identities and Ireland - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalIS2107: Negotiating Identities: Aspects of 20th Century Irish Writing S1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalIS2100: Music, Gender and Ireland - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalIS2103: Irish Landscapes, Culture and Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalIS2108: Negotiating Identities: Aspects of 20th Century Irish Writing S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI210: Moral And Political Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPI248: Phenomenology - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPI240: Bioethics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPI2113: Topics in Ancient Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredPI2111: Themes in the History of Modern Philosophy 1: Rationalism - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPI2102: Formal Logic - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI2105: Philosophical Inquiry through P4C - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI241: History Of Irish Thought - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalED2104: Design Your Life Semester 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI207: Philosophy Of Art - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI2101: Information Ethics - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredPI2112: Themes in the History of Modern Philosophy 2: Empiricism and Beyond - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalSP235: Social Issues and Policy Responses - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSP2116: Sociology of Health - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSP2117: International and Global Politics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSP2122: European Politics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredSPSK3101: Politics and Society: Themes and Topics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSP212: Classical Social Thought - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalSP2123: Modern Political Thought - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredSP220: Methods For Social And Political Science - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredSPSK3102: Society and Politics: Ideas and Research - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalSH232: Hispanic Literature & Culture I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSH2101: Spanish Language II A: Ex-Intermediate - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSH2100: Spanish Language II B: Ex-Beginner - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSH236: Cultural Debates in Latin America - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredSH2102: Spoken Spanish and Oral Presentation Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSH233: Hispanic Literature & Culture II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredSH2103: Spanish Language II C - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalBSS2104: Introduction to Sustainability 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4

Year 4 (60 Credits)

OptionalCC230: Beginning Latin Part 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC3102: Studying Greek Figured Pottery - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC3113: Latin Literature in the Age of Nero - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC316: Barbarians - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCCS315: Intermediate Latin 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSG3100: The Cultural Impact of Christianity on Ireland - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC232: Beginning Latin Part 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCC3100: Pompeii - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCCS306: Iconography - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCCS307: Ireland & the Ancient World - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCCS316: Intermediate Latin 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredAR3100: Metal, Warfare, and Chiefdoms - The Bronze Age Roots of European Civilization - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredAR343: Public Archaeology - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredAR3104: Archaeological Post-excavation - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAR325: Minor Dissertation - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalBSS2104: Introduction to Sustainability 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalAR347: Palaeoecology - Reconstructing Past Environments - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredAR3101: Landscape and Archaeology: Context and Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredAR2101: Early Kingship: From Chaos to Cosmos - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC345: Health Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC3105: Econometrics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC388: Environmental And Natural Resource Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC369: Money And Banking - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredEC3101: Microeconomics and Public Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC362: Economics Of Financial Markets - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC3100: Economics and Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC386: Public Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC429: Marine Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC3106: Behavioural Finance - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC3104: Agricultural and Food Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC357: Development Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredEC3102: Macroeconomics and Public Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3105: 20th Century Children's Fiction - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3109: Poetry of the First World War - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3110: Poetry of the First World War - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3144: Empire Writing (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3141: North American Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalENG238: Nineteenth Century British Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3138: Literature in the Digital Age - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3160: Autism Fictions, Autistic Writing (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3164: World Literature (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3172: Transformations of the Novel (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3180: Special Theme S1 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3184: The hero's quest monomyth in medieval and modern literature & 20th C film (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalIS2107: Negotiating Identities: Aspects of 20th Century Irish Writing S1 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3168: Contemporary Irish Writing S1 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3111: Poetry of the First World War - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3112: Poetry of the First World War - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3120: Technology and Culture B - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3137: James Joyce, Ulysses (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN385: Drama And Theatre Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3145: Empire Writing (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalENG228: Old English Poetry - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN4112: Ecology and Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3165: World Literature (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3173: Transformations of the Novel (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3178: African Fiction S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3181: Special Theme S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3116: Literature and Environmental Crisis B - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalIS2108: Negotiating Identities: Aspects of 20th Century Irish Writing S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3161: Autism Fictions, Autistic Writing (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredFR3100: French Literature and Culture 11 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredFR371: French Literature & Culture 7 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredFR379: French Language 6 - 10 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredFR366: French and Francophone Studies 10 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredFR380: French and Francophone Studies 11 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalNG4102: Miontráchtas Taighde i Léann na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4107: Teanga na Sean-Ghaeilge II - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalWE111: Introduction to Welsh Language I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4106: Ainmeolaíocht na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4103: Scannánaíocht na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4112: Scríbhneoirí Thír Chonaill - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredNG4101: Filí agus Filíocht na Gaeilge, 700-1900 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredNG4113: Teanga Na Nua-Ghaeilge 111 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredNG4105: An Béaloideas - An Scéalaíocht - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredNG4109: Próslitríocht na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredNG4114: Teanga Na Nua-Ghaeilge IV - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI326: War & Representation: Spaces & Politics of the Media - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI369: Geographical Perspectives on Rural Change - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI303: Coastal Dynamics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI3127: Critical Geographies of Children - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI3128: Palaeoceanography - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalMG3117: Intercultural Encounters - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredTI335: Research Project Design & Development - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI311: Advanced Gis - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3117: Migration, Mobility and Belonging - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI338: Palaeoecology - Reconstructing Past Environments - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalMG3115: Megatrends - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI324: Urban Geography: Planning the Modern City - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalGR337: German Cultural Studies I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredGR341: German Language I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredGR338: German Cultural Studies II - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalGR339: German Cultural Studies III - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredGR342: German Language II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredGR340: German Cultural Studies IV - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalAJ4106: Media Research Methods - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAJ4110: Independent Research Project - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAJ4113: Bursting the Western Bubble: Alternative Media Systems and the Global South - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAJ4114: Contemporary Issues in Media - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAJ4115: Gender, Race and the Media - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAJ4117: Rehabilitating Reality: studies and strategies to strength factual storytelling - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalFM4109: Research Approaches in Sport & Exercise Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAJ4105: Media Law and Ethics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalAJ4102: Global Political Economy of the Mass Media - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalAJ4116: Crime, Criminals and the Media - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI167: Power and Conflict in Northern Ireland, 1963-1972 - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3100: Brave New World: Globalisation since 1945 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3102: The Irish and Colonial Australasia 1788-1901 - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3112: The First World War: Transnational perspectives - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3123: Power and Pleasure at Versailles: The Reign of Louis XIV of France, 1661-1715 - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3196: The Great Irish Famine - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI168: Coming to Terms with the Nazi Past - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3194: The Environment Since 1945 - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalENL2100: ENLIGHT University Alliance UG (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3200: Topics in the History of Race and Ethnicity - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3197: Topics in Modern Irish History - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI362: Party & Power In 19th & 20th Century British History. - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI2156: Revolutionary Technologies, from Steam to Green - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalENL2101: ENLIGHT University Alliance UG (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI3201: Themes in the History of Race and Ethnicity - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI3198: Themes in Modern Irish History - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCT318: Human Computer Interaction - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCT319: Artificial Intelligence - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredCT3535: Object Oriented Programming III - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCT411: Multi-Media Development - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredCT328: Final Year Project - 10 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredCT327: Humanities Applications - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredIT342: Italian Culture & Society III - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIT324: Language 111 - 10 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIT346: Oral, Presentation and Transferable Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIT343: Italian Culture & Society IV - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredIT344: Italian Childrens Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredLN305: Eagarthóireacht agus Léamh Profaí - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredLN302: Gramadach and Litriú na Gaeilge 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredLN303: Aistriúchán Feidhmeach Téacsanna 3 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredLN3101: Gnó an Aistriúcháin / Fotheidealú - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredLN3102: Tionscadal Aistriúcháin - 10 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredCG4102: Lucht Féachana na Meán - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredGA413: Geilleagar na Meán - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredCG2104: Scriptscríobh - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredGA402: Iriseoireacht Fheidhmeach - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalBSS2104: Introduction to Sustainability 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredCG4103: Tionscadal Deireadh Céime - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredCG4101: Dúshláin na Meán Sóisialta - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalST311: Applied Statistics I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCS3304: Logic - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredMA313: Linear Algebra I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredMA335: Algebraic Structures - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCS402: Cryptography - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalST312: Applied Statistics II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredMA302: Complex Variable - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredCS3101: Software for Mathematical Scientists and Educators - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredMA334: Geometry - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalMA416: Rings - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalST311: Applied Statistics I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalMA490: Measure Theory - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalST417: Introduction to Bayesian Modelling - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalMA341: Metric Spaces - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalST2003: Random Variables - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredMA3101: Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredMA3343: Groups - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalST312: Applied Statistics II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalMA461: Probabilistic Models for Molecular Biology - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalMA4344: Advanced Group Theory - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCS4423: Networks - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCS402: Cryptography - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalMA482: Functional Analysis - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalST2004: Statistical Inference - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredMA3491: Fields and Applications - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredMA342: Topology - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredIS3100: Introducing Literary and Cultural Theory - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIS3101: Topics in Irish Music Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIS3102: Topics in Irish Literature Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIS3103: Independent Project in Irish Studies - 15 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI315: Philosophy of Mind - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI3104: Philosophy of Culture in Context - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI3103: Environmental Ethics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI3106: Formal Logic 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI3107: Philosophy of Science - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI335: Moral Theory - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI399: Extended Essay - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI327: Philosophy Of Religion - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI310: Topics In Applied Philosophy: Disability, Poverty And Human Freedom - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI3105: Philosophy of Nature - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI129: Advanced Philosophical Text - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI3100: Kant's Theoretical Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP3211: Empathy in Action - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP404: Development And Change - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSP219: Political Sociology - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSP3195: Equality, Diversity and Collective Action - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSP3197: Thinking Politically: The Power of Ideas - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSP3208: Contemporary American Politics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSP3199: Care, Power, Information - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSP3141: Socially-Engaged Art and Relations of Power - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP618: Welfare Words: Key Words in Social Work & Social Welfare - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP3129: Sexualities, Genders and Diversities - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP305: Comparative Public Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP3137: Youth and Society - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP3139: Comparative Government and Politics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP3192: Sociology of Religion - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP721: Ocean and Marine Politics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP420: Sociology Of The Environment - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP3193: Introduction to Social Work - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP3194: Theories of Nationalism - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP405: Contemporary Social Thought - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP701: Children & Young People in Families Today - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP3198: Songs of Rebellion: Power, Resistance, and Affect - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP3150: Teaching Methods for the Politics and Society Classroom - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP3101: 'Community' - Significance and Change - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP3205: Digital Society: Policy and Governance of the Digital Age - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP3103: European Union: Political Theory and Pol. Economy - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP3213: Contemporary African Politics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP3214: Biosociality and Bioeconomy: The Value(s) of Living Things - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP3215: Security & World Affairs: People, Planet, Places - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP4131: Smart & Liveable Cities and Suburbs S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP4132: Revisiting Violence - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredSH339: Spanish Language III - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredSH337: Hispanic Literature & Culture IV - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredSH336: Hispanic Literature & Culture III - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredSH340: Spanish Language IV - 10 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredSH3104: Hispanic Research: From Theory to Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 8

Further Education

The degree provides a firm basis for further study at the postgraduate level, including all LLM programmes offered by the Irish Centre for Human Rights such as: the LLM in International Human Rights, the LLM in Peace Operations, Humanitarian Law and Conflict, the LLM in International Criminal Law, the LLM in International Migration and Refugee Law and Policy. 

Why Choose This Course?

Career Opportunities

The degree will provide an excellent foundation for many types of careers. The interdisciplinary character of the programme provides students with many skills and competencies required in a competitive job market. 

Career prospects include working with the United Nations, the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Irish Aid, the European Union, International Non-Governmental Organisations and Development Cooperation agencies.

Career prospects also include working in public administration, civil service, local NGOs and charities, community and social work.  

Work placement

In the third year, the programme offers students the opportunity to choose from a number of optional modules including an internship with a human rights organization. The work placement consists of a minimum of 200 hours of work (on average 20 hours per week for three months) with an approved human rights organisation in Ireland or abroad. 

This scheme provides a unique opportunity for our students to gain practical experience of working for a human rights NGO engaged in advocacy, research, education, and policy work. Limited funding is available to support students during their placement through the ERASMUS traineeship funding (especially covering placements taking place in EU countries).

International links

The course also offers opportunities for students to study abroad. This particularly suits students taking language modules, who in their third year may apply to study abroad through the ERASMUS programme. 

Who’s Suited to This Course

Learning Outcomes

Transferable Skills Employers Value

Work Placement

Study Abroad

Related Student Organisations

Course Fees

Fees: EU

€5,598 p.a. (€5,738 p.a. including levy) 2025/26

Fees: Tuition

€2,598 p.a. 2025/26

Fees: Student Contribution

€3,000 p.a. 2025/26

Fees: Student levy

€140 p.a. 2025/26

Fees: Non EU

€19,000 p.a. (€19,140 including levy). 2025/26


EU Fees are comprised of Tuition + Student Contribution Charge + Student Levy* €140. *Payable by all students and is not covered by SUSI.  Further detail here.

For 25/26 entrants, where the course duration is greater than 1 year, there is an inflationary increase approved of 3.4% per annum for continuing years fees**.
**Excludes Full-Time EU Undergraduate fees.  These are fixed and do not change.

Find out More

College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies
T +353 91 493 958

F +353 91 495 508

E collegearts@universityofgalway.ie and humanrights@universityofgalway.ie
www.universityofgalway.ie/human_rights

Sarah

Sarah Mitchell |   Student of BA with Human Rights

My name is Sarah Mitchell and I’m studying the BA connect with human rights in University of Galway. What initially attracted me to this course was its uniqueness as it is one of a kind In Ireland. This course is perfect for those who have an interest in policies and human rights. The course lectures are unlike your average lecture, as the small class groups allow you to discuss ideas and topics with your lecturer and peers. The options this course gives you in third year is fantastic. You can choose between study abroad, work placement or a human rights project. The work placement allows you to get a real idea what it means to work within a human rights organisation and allows students to work in an area they are interested in. This course has allowed me to gain knowledge and experience in a field I’m passionate about. The BA Connect with Human Rights can not be recommended enough.