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Accessibility & LanguageBachelor of Arts (Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies)
Bachelor of Arts (Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies)
College of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies, School of English, Media and Creative Arts- Title of Award
- Bachelor of Arts
- CAO Code
- GY118
- CAO Points
- 360 (2025)
- Average Intake
- 22
- Delivery
- On Campus
- NFQ
- Level 8
- QQI/FET/FETAC Places
- 2
- Award Type
- Major
- Next Intake
- September 2026
- Duration
- 4 years
Why Choose This Course?
Course Information
In first year, you choose two Arts subjects alongside your denominated degree subject (no two from the same group) from this menu (excluding group 5). In second year and for the remainder of your course, you continue with one subject alongside your denominated degree. See below for the options available, noting that progression into Year 2 and beyond will vary. For more information, visit Bachelor of Arts (Joint-Honours).
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 |
|---|---|---|
Year 1
In year one you study Drama and Theatre along with two other Arts subjects Drama and Theatre Studies modules include:
- Introduction to Acting
- Theatre Tech and Digital Media
- Performance Analysis
- Theatre Histories
Year 2
In year Two you study Drama and Theatre along with one other Arts subject. Drama and Theatre Studies modules include:
- Musical Theatre in Contex
- Modern Drama, Contemporary World Theatre and Film
- Stagecrafts: Theatre Design and Practice
- Writing for Stage and Screen
- Socially Engaged Theatre and Performance
- Theatre and Language
Year 3
This year is fully dedicated to Drama and Theatre studies. You choose from a range of optional modules which may include:
- International Theatre Experience: Study abroad
- Third Year Theatre Production
- Work Experience
- Acting, Directing and Production
- Theatre for Children
Year 4
In year Four you study Drama and Theatre along with one other Arts subject.
Drama and Theatre Studies modules include:
- Arts and Cultural Producing
- Practice Based Research Methods
- Professional Development in Drama, Theatre and Performance
- Practice Based Research Project
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)
Optional Subject: Ancient Classics (20 Credits):
RequiredCC1101: Mythology and the City in Ancient Greece - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCC114: Written Words & Spoken Languages in the Ancient World - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCC1100: Classics in 20 Objects - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCC1102: Empire and Literature in Ancient Rome - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Archaeology (20 Credits):
RequiredAR113: Prehistoric Ireland & Europe - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAR1104: Material Culture and Museums - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAR1105: Medieval Ireland and Europe - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredAR1106: Sites and Monuments in the Landscape - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Celtic Civilisation (20 Credits):
RequiredSG1100: Medieval Celtic Literature A - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredSG1101: Medieval Celtic Literature B - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredSG111: Early & Medieval History of the Celts - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredSG116: Celtic Mythology, Religion & Folklore - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required Core
Subject: Drama and Theatre (20 Credits):
RequiredDT1174: Theatre Tech and Digital Media - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredDT1115: Introduction to Acting - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredDT1173: Performance Analysis - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredDT1172: Theatre Histories - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Economics (20 Credits):
RequiredEC1108: Skills for Economics I - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEC135: Principles of Microeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEC1109: Skills for Economics II - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredEC136: Principles of Macroeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: English (20 Credits):
RequiredEN124: Introduction to English 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEN1101: Literature and the Social World - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEN1106: Exploring English - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEN125: Introduction to English 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: French (20 Credits):
RequiredFR1100: Introduction to French Language and Culture - 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredFR1101: Introduction to French Literature in Context - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Gaeilge (20 Credits):
RequiredNG1111: An Ghaeilge, an Pobal agus an Stát - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredNG1105: An Teanga Bheo - 10 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredNG1110: An Áit agus a Scéal - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Geography, Climate and Sustainability:
RequiredTI1102: Geography in Action - 10 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredTI150: Principles of Human Geography - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredTI151: Principles of Physical Geography - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredTI1102: Geography in Action - 10 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredTI150: Principles of Human Geography - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredTI151: Principles of Physical Geography - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: German (Advanced) (20 Credits):
RequiredGR1100: German Language and Culture (Advanced) - 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredGR1102: Skills for studying German (Advanced) - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional Subject: German (Beginners) (20 Credits):
RequiredGR1101: German Language and Culture (Beginners) - 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredGR1103: Skills for studying German (Beginners) - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional Subject: Global Media Studies (20 Credits):
RequiredAJ1109: Media Worlds - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAJ1108: Media Foundations - 10 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAJ1106: Pop Culture, Media and Society - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: History (20 Credits):
RequiredHI1103: Europe and Ireland 1789 - 1918 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredHISK1101: Skills for Historians (1) - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredHISK1102: Skills for Historians (2) - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredHI1106: Early Cultural Encounters in Ireland and the Americas - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Italian (20 Credits):
RequiredIT1100: Italian Language and Culture - 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredIT1101: Italy at the movies - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional Subject: Law (20 Credits):
RequiredLW3109: Tort Law - 10 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredLW3160: Introduction to Law - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredLW126: Legal Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Léann na Cumarsáide (20 Credits):
RequiredCG1100: Scéalaíocht Dhigiteach - 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
Optional Subject: Mathematics (20 Credits):
OptionalMA185: Analysis and Algebra 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalMA131: Mathematical Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalMA133: Analysis and Algebra 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalMA187: Mathematical Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalMA186: Analysis and Algebra 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalMA135: Analysis and Algebra 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredMA2105: Quantitative Methods with Programming - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Modern Irish Culture Studies: Literature & Music (20 Credits):
RequiredISSK1100: Introducing Modern and Contemporary Irish Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredIS1100: Irish Music and Emigration - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredIS1103: Introducing Irish Traditional Music & Dance since 1893 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredIS1104: The Migrant Experience in Modern Irish Writing - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Performance and Screen Studies (20 Credits):
RequiredFS101: Introduction to Film Studies I: Form - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredPSS1102: Acting and Performance Processes: From Everyday Life to Stage and Screen(s) - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredFM1100: Introduction to Visual Culture - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredPSS1101: Performing and Screening Ireland - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Philosophy (20 Credits):
RequiredPI107: Introduction To The History Of Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredPI120: Philosophical Questions & Issues - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredPISK1102: Critical Thinking and Logic - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredPI108: Introduction To Practical Ethics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Psychology (20 Credits):
RequiredPS1103: Introduction to Research Methods and Practical Skills in Psychology - 10 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredPS122: Introductory Psychology 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredPS124: Introductory Psychology 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Optional Subject: Spanish (Beginners) (20 Credits):
RequiredSH1100: Intensive Beginners Spanish Language and Culture - 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredSH1102: Mundo hispano: An Introduction to the Hispanic World - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Optional Subject: Spanish (Intermediate) (20 Credits):
RequiredSH1102: Mundo hispano: An Introduction to the Hispanic World - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredSH1101: Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture - 15 Credits - Semester 1
Year 2 (60 Credits)
Optional Subject: Ancient Classics (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Classics in the previous year / semester.
This subject is available if you studied Ancient Classics in the previous year / semester.
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
Optional Subject: Archaeology (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Archaeology in the previous year / semester.
RequiredAR2103: Archaeology and Irish Identity – Celts, Christians, Vikings - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredAR2107: Ancient Civilizations - Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley, Mesoamerica - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredAR2108: Space, Place and the Irish Landscape - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredAR245: Archaeology in Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredAR236: Interpretation in Archaeology - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredAR2106: Introduction to Archaeological Excavation - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Celtic Civilisation (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Celtic Civilisation in the previous year / semester.
OptionalSG216: The Stories of Medieval Wales - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCC230: Beginning Latin Part 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCC2105: Heroic Epic - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAR2108: Space, Place and the Irish Landscape - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSG2100: Pan-Celticism: Cultural and Linguistic Ideologies and Practices - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSG219: The Celtic Languages in the Modern World - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalSG217: A Field of Gods & Men: Celtic Myths - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalSG222: Medieval Irish Language II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalSG220: King Arthur & the Holy Grail - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalCC232: Beginning Latin Part 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalCC2107: Science and God - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAR2101: Early Kingship: From Chaos to Cosmos - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required Core
Subject: Drama Theatre (30 Credits):
RequiredDT2118: Musical Theatre in Context - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredDT2120: Stagecraft: Theatre Design and Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredDT2119: Modern Drama and Contemporary World Theatre and Film - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredDT2117: Socially Engaged Theatre and Performance - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredDT2115: Writing for Stage and Screen - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredDT2121: Theatre and Language - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Economics (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Economics in the previous year / semester.
OptionalEC207: Irish Economic History - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEC3107: Economic Ideas - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredEC269: Intermediate Microeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredEC273: Mathematics for Economics - 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
Optional Subject: English (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied English in the previous year / semester.
OptionalEN2102: Renaissance Drama - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2106: Shakespearean Comedies - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2154: Exploring Shakespeare (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2133: Media, Culture, Society - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2185: Stories Told and Re-Told - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2306: History Of the English Language (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2191: Eighteenth-Century Writing (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2175: Postcolonial Literature (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN3152: The Sonnet (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2181: Special Topic S1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalIS2106: Irish Environmental Literatures - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2216: Nineteenth-Century Writing S1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN3154: Literature, Empathy and Estrangement (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2156: Love and Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2209: Fairy Tale Adaptations - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2121: Media Industries A - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2308: Spenser: The Faerie Queene (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
OptionalEN2174: Exploring Shakespeare (S2) - 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
OptionalENG304: Contemporary Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalENG203: Genre Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2211: Fairy Tale Adaptations - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN264: Studies In Medieval Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2313: Spenser: The Faerie Queene (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: French (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied French in the previous year / semester.
RequiredFR269: Lecture du français: Textes, Contextes, Idées - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredFR266: French Language 5 - 10 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredFR270: Langue poétique/ langue vivante - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalFR2100: Expressing French and Francophone Identities - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredFR267: La France mise en scène - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Gaeilge (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Gaeilge in the previous year / semester.
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
OptionalNG2102: Scannánaíocht na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2108: Canúint agus Caighdeán - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2104: Na Meáin Chumarsáide agus an Ghaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2114: An Scéalaíocht: Ealaín agus Iontas - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalSG222: Medieval Irish Language II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalMA2104: Matamaitic don Inbhuanaitheacht (Mathematics for Sustainability) - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredNG2115: Litríocht na hImirce - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredNG228: Teanga Na Nua-Ghaeilge II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Geography/Tíreolaíocht (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Geography/Tíreolaíocht in the previous year / semester.
OptionalTI229: Political & Cutural Geography: Identity, Race & the Nation - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI235: Biogeography - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI2110: Perspectives on Climate Change - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalTI230: Economic Geography - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalGCS2100: Geographic Data Analysis - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredTI2102: Introduction To GIS - 10 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI2108: Introduction to Palaeoclimatology - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalTI248: Coastal Environments - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalTI2112: Environmental Planning, Sustainability and Climate Action - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalTI2113: Agricultural Policy, Farming and the Rural - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredTI2111: Theory & Practice in Geography - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: German (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied German (Advanced) in the previous year / semester.
This subject is available if you studied German (Beginners) in the previous year / semester.
RequiredGR239: History of German Literature & Culture I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredGR236: German Language I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredGR238: German Studies I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredGR237: German Language II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredGR240: German Studies II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredGR235: History of German Literature & Culture II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Global Media Studies (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Global Media Studies in the previous year / semester.
OptionalAJ2120: Celebrity, Social Class and Media Culture - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAJ2126: Storytelling with Numbers and Data - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAJ2109: Understanding Media Audiences - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAJ2134: Media, Politics and Pubic Opinion - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalFS201: Screening Ireland: Ireland & the Irish in Film & Television - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredAJ2127: Digital Society and Platform Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAJ2123: The Media and Global Migration - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2129: Global Pop Culture, Media and Identity - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2133: The Media and Me - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2135: Screens of Influence - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredAJ2102: Power without Responsibility - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: History (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied History in the previous year / semester.
OptionalHI2102: The Modern United States, 1865-2008 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2158: Global History and Modern Capitalism:1400-1820 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2162: Scotland and Ireland: War, Migration, Religion, 1560-1707 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI204: 18th Century Ireland, 1691-1801 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2160: Ireland since Independence - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2157: The Reformation: Tolerance and Intolerance in Early Modern Society - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI431: French Mobilisation and the Great War, 1914-24 - 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI2159: Land and Revolution in Ireland, 1879-1922 - 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI295: The American Civil War: Its Causes and Developments - 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI2163: Life under Communism: The German Democratic Republic, 1949-90 - 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI2146: The Making & Breaking of Britain - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI2164: Europe,1950-2010 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI2150: Europe, 1918-49 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI166: Ireland in the 1950s - 10 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Italian (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Italian in the previous year / semester.
RequiredIT238: 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
RequiredIT237: Applied Language Skills: Intercultural Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredIT236: Intermediate language II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredIT239: Italian Culture & Society II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalLW3158: Animal Law - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalLW357: Environmental Law I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalLW383: Information Technology Law - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalLW415: Law of the Sea - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalLW232: Housing Law & Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredLW202: Contract I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredLW228: Constitutional Law II - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredLW227: Constitutional Law I - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredLW205: Contract II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredLW3161: Advanced Legal Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Léann na Cumarsáide (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Léann na Cumarsáide in the previous year / semester.
OptionalEX025: Previous Yr Exemption - 25 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEX015: Previous Yr Exemption - 15 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEX020: Previous Yr Exemption - 20 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEX005: Previous Yr Exemption - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEX010: Previous Yr Exemption - 10 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredGA117: Dlí, Eiticí agus an Córas Poiblí - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredCG2101: Craoltóireacht - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredCG2106: Cleachtas Léirithe na Meán 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredGA212: Na Meáin Chraolta - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredCG2100: Anailís na Meán - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredCG2103: Teicneolaíochtaí na Meán - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Mathematical Studies (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Mathematics in the previous year / semester.
RequiredST2001: Statistics for Data Science 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA284: Discrete Mathematics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA211: Calculus I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredST2002: Statistics for Data Science 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredMA212: Calculus II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredMA283: Linear Algebra - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalST1111: Probability Models - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalST2001: Statistics for Data Science 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA284: Discrete Mathematics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA2106: Real Analysis - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalST1112: Statistical Methods - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalST2002: Statistics for Data Science 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredMA2287: Complex Analysis - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredMA283: Linear Algebra - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Modern Irish Culture Studies: Literature & Music (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Modern Irish Culture Studies: Literature & Music in the previous year / semester.
RequiredIS2105: Popular Music, Cultural Identities and Ireland - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredIS2104: Claiming Place in Gaelic Irish Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredIS2106: Irish Environmental Literatures - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredIS2102: Festival, Ritual and Commemoration - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredIS2103: Irish Landscapes, Culture and Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredIS2100: Music, Gender and Ireland - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Performance and Screen Studies (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Performance and Screen Studies in the previous year / semester.
OptionalFM4100: Gender and Sexuality Onscreen - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalIS2106: Irish Environmental Literatures - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalFM2104: Beyond Hollywood: Global Cinemas - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalBI3105: Career Development and Employability Skills 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredPSS3102: Applied Performance in Educational, Social and Community Contexts - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredPSS2106: Theory and Practice for Performance Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPS3123: Exploring Routes to Wellbeing - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalFS304: Digital Storytelling - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI207: Philosophy Of Art - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalBI3106: Career Development and Employability Skills 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPSS2105: Playwriting and Screenwriting - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredPSS2107: Design Practices for Stage, Screen and Creative Industries - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredFM2101: Introduction to Film Theory - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Philosophy (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Philosophy in the previous year / semester.
OptionalPI240: Bioethics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPI247: Nietzsche & Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPI248: Phenomenology - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPI2113: Topics in Ancient Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPI2114: Themes in American Philosophical Thought - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredPI2111: Themes in the History of Modern Philosophy 1: Rationalism - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPI207: Philosophy Of Art - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI210: Moral And Political Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI241: History Of Irish Thought - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI2101: Information Ethics - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI2102: Formal Logic - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI2105: Philosophical Inquiry through P4C - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI2115: Professional Philosophy: Academic event organisation and management - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredPI2112: Themes in the History of Modern Philosophy 2: Empiricism and Beyond - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredPS403: Biological Psychology - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredPS338: Theories of Personality - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredPS214: Developmental Psychology 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredPS219: Research Methods in Psychology - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredPS428: Social Psychology - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredPS3122: Cognitive Psychology - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Optional Subject: Spanish (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Spanish (Intermediate) in the previous year / semester.
This subject is available if you studied Spanish (Advanced) in the previous year / semester.
This subject is available if you studied Spanish (Beginners) in the previous year / semester.
OptionalSH2101: Spanish Language II A: Ex-Intermediate - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSH2100: Spanish Language II B: Ex-Beginner - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredSH232: Hispanic Literature & Culture I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredSH2102: Spoken Spanish and Oral Presentation Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredSH236: Cultural Debates in Latin America - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredSH2104: Creativity in Hispanic Textual and Cultural Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredSH2103: Spanish Language II C - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Year 3 (60 Credits)
OptionalTP312: International Theatre Experience - 30 Credits - Semester 5OptionalDT3301: Acting, Directing and Production Practices - 15 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalDT3109: Theatre Internship 1 - 30 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalDT3302: Theatre for Children and Young Audiences - 15 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalDT3110: Theatre Internship 2 - 30 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalTP307: Theatre in Practice - 30 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalTP310: Theatre Experience Abroad - 30 Credits - Semester 6
Year 4 (60 Credits)
Optional Subject: Ancient Classics (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Ancient Classics in the previous year / semester.
OptionalCC230: Beginning Latin Part 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC3102: Studying Greek Figured Pottery - 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
OptionalCC3108: Ancient Rhetoric - 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
Optional Subject: Archaeology (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Archaeology in the previous year / semester.
RequiredAR3106: The Bronze Age Roots of European Civilization - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredAR343: Public Archaeology - 5 Credits - Semester 8
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
OptionalAR3105: Archaeological Training Dig - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredAR2101: Early Kingship: From Chaos to Cosmos - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredAR3108: Exploring the Past - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Celtic Civilisation (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Celtic Civilisation in the previous year / semester.
OptionalSG313: The Poetry of Medieval Wales c.600-1100 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC230: Beginning Latin Part 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSG317: Medieval Irish Language III - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSG318: Research Project - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC316: Barbarians - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSG3102: Celtic Onomastics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAR3106: The Bronze Age Roots of European Civilization - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAR2103: Archaeology and Irish Identity – Celts, Christians, Vikings - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSG3103: Poets and Patrons: Gaelic Literature c.1100-1600 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCC232: Beginning Latin Part 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCCS307: Ireland & the Ancient World - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSG222: Medieval Irish Language II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSG316: The Celtic Languages & their Relatives - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSG320: Medieval Women in the Celtic-speaking West - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Required Core
Subject: Drama Theatre (30 Credits):
RequiredDT4402: Practice-Based Research Methods: Theories and Practical Strategies - 10 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredDT4403: Arts and Cultural Producing - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredDT4107: Practice-based Research Project - 10 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredDT4404: Professional Development for Drama, Theatre and Performance - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Economics (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Economics in the previous year / semester.
OptionalEC369: Money And Banking - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC3105: Econometrics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC345: Health Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC388: Environmental And Natural Resource Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredEC3101: Microeconomics and Public Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC3100: Economics and Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC362: Economics Of Financial Markets - 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
OptionalEC357: Development Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC272: Economics of Family Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredEC3102: Macroeconomics and Public Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: English (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied English in the previous year / semester.
OptionalEN3109: Poetry of the First World War - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3110: Poetry of the First World War - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3105: 20th Century Children's Fiction - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3144: Empire Writing (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3160: Autism Fictions, Autistic Writing (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
OptionalEN3119: Technology and Culture A - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3159: 20th Century Writing By Women (British & North America) - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3141: North American Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3138: Literature in the Digital Age - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN4112: Ecology and Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3136: James Joyce, Ulysses (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3112: Poetry of the First World War - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3120: Technology and Culture B - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3145: Empire Writing (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3173: Transformations of the Novel (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3178: African Fiction S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3165: World Literature (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3181: Special Theme S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3161: Autism Fictions, Autistic Writing (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3156: 20th Century Writing By Women (British & North America) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalENG238: Nineteenth Century British Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalENG228: Old English Poetry - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN4122: Specialist Studies: Twentieth Century Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3203: Late Medieval and Renaissance Poetry - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3137: James Joyce, Ulysses (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: French (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied French in the previous year / semester.
RequiredFR379: French Language 6 - 10 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredFR371: French Literature & Culture 7 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredFR3100: French Literature and Culture 11 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredFR380: French and Francophone Studies 11 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredFR366: French and Francophone Studies 10 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Gaeilge (Cursa A) (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Gaeilge in the previous year / semester.
OptionalNG4102: Miontráchtas Taighde i Léann na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalWE111: Introduction to Welsh Language I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4103: Scannánaíocht na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4112: Scríbhneoirí Thír Chonaill - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4104: Cineál agus Ceart na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4116: Litríocht na Nua-Ghaeilge Moiche - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4111: Cartlanna na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSG317: Medieval Irish Language III - 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
RequiredNG4109: Próslitríocht na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredNG4105: An Béaloideas - An Scéalaíocht - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredNG4114: Teanga Na Nua-Ghaeilge IV - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Geography/Tíreolaíocht (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Geography/Tíreolaíocht in the previous year / semester.
OptionalTI326: War & Representation: Spaces & Politics of the Media - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI303: Coastal Dynamics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI3127: Critical Geographies of Children - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI3130: Introduction to Spatial Planning - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI3128: Palaeoceanography - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredTI335: Research Project Design & Development - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI338: Palaeoecology - Reconstructing Past Environments - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI311: Advanced Gis - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI324: Urban Geography: Planning the Modern City - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalGCS3100: Environment and Health - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3117: Migration, Mobility and Belonging - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: German (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied German in the previous year / semester.
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
RequiredGR340: German Cultural Studies IV - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredGR342: German Language II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Global Media Studies (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Global Media Studies in the previous year / semester.
OptionalAJ4113: Bursting the Western Bubble: Alternative Media Systems and the Global South - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalAJ4120: Algorithmic Media in an Age of AI - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAJ4121: Communicating Climate Action - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAJ4124: Media, Identity and Power: Gender, Race and Culture Wars - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalFM4100: Gender and Sexuality Onscreen - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAJ4102: Global Political Economy of the Mass Media - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAJ4105: Media Law and Ethics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalAJ4108: Gangsters, Narcos and Wise Guys: Crime, Representation and Media - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalAJ4114: Contemporary Issues in Media - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalFM4110: Television Drama - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: History (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied History in the previous year / semester.
OptionalHI3112: The First World War: Transnational perspectives - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI484: Slavery and Emancipation in the American South - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3204: The Family in Irish Society - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3195: Suffrage to Repeal: women's activism in Ireland and Britain, 1880-2016 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3206: Race, Enslavement and Representation in the 18C and 19C British Atlantic World - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3210: The British Empire: Imperialism and Resistance - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3213: The Irish Land War in Transnational Perspective - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3214: Irish Elites in the British Empire - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3215: The Boyne and After: Stuarts and Jacobites in European Politics, 1690-1788 - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3216: Ideas and Social and Political Institutions in Nineteenth-Century Ireland - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3217: (Ab)Using The Past - History, Politics and Memory in Modern Europe - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI167: Power and Conflict in Northern Ireland, 1963-1972 - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI362: Party & Power In 19th & 20th Century British History. - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI3196: The Great Irish Famine - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI3205: Gender, Sexuality, and Society in Ireland, 1780-1922 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI3100: Brave New World: Globalisation since 1945 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI3207: The Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1450-1870 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI3218: Famine in Nineteenth-Century Europe and its Empires - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI3219: Science and Technology from the Scientific Revolution to the Climate Crisis - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Italian (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Italian in the previous year / semester.
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
RequiredIT344: Italian Childrens Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIT343: Italian Culture & Society IV - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Law (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Law in the previous year / semester.
RequiredLW503: European Union Law I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredLW4103: Administrative Law I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredLW409: Criminal Law I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredLW504: European Union Law II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredLW4104: Administrative Law II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredLW413: Criminal Law II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Léann na Cumarsáide (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Léann na Cumarsáide in the previous year / semester.
RequiredGA413: Geilleagar na Meán - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredCG4102: Lucht Féachana na Meán - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredCG2104: Scriptscríobh - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredGA402: Iriseoireacht Fheidhmeach - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredCG4101: Dúshláin na Meán Sóisialta - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredCG4103: Tionscadal Deireadh Céime - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Mathematical Studies (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Mathematical Studies in the previous year / semester.
OptionalST311: Applied Statistics I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCS3304: Logic - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredMA313: Linear Algebra I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredMA3343: Groups - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCS402: Cryptography - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalST312: Applied Statistics II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredCS3101: Software for Mathematical Scientists and Educators - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredMA334: Geometry - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredMA302: Complex Variable - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Mathematics (Honours) (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Mathematics in the previous year / semester.
OptionalMA490: Measure Theory - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalST311: Applied Statistics I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCS3304: Logic - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalMA341: Metric Spaces - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalMA416: Rings - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalST417: Introduction to Bayesian Modelling - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalST2003: Random Variables - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredMA3343: Groups - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredMA3101: Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalST312: Applied Statistics II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalMA482: Functional Analysis - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCS402: Cryptography - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalMA4344: Advanced Group Theory - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalST2004: Statistical Inference - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCS4423: Networks - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredMA3491: Fields and Applications - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredMA342: Topology - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Modern Irish Culture Studies: Literature & Music (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Modern Irish Culture Studies: Literature & Music in the previous year / semester.
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
Optional Subject: Performance and Screen Studies (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Performance and Screen Studies in the previous year / semester.
OptionalFM4106: Documentary and Creative Non-Fiction on Screen - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalFS201: Screening Ireland: Ireland & the Irish in Film & Television - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredPSS3103: Performance and Screen Studies Capstone Project I : Research Methodologies - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalFM4108: Sport and Cinema - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalFM4112: Applied Film Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredPSS3104: Performance and Screen Studies Capstone Project II: Thesis Project - 10 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Philosophy (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Philosophy in the previous year / semester.
OptionalPI315: Philosophy of Mind - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI327: Philosophy Of Religion - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI3103: Environmental Ethics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI3104: Philosophy of Culture in Context - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI3106: Formal Logic 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI399: Extended Essay - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI3100: Kant's Theoretical Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI3111: Topics in Philosophy of Science - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI310: Topics In Applied Philosophy: Disability, Poverty And Human Freedom - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI3108: Topics in Post-Kantian philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI3109: Readings in European Philosophy (Post-Kantian) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI3110: Philosophy of Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI3112: Paradoxes - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Psychological Studies (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Psychological Studies in the previous year / semester.
OptionalPS342: Introduction to Positive Psychology - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPS408: Human Sexuality - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPS3118: Introduction to Consumer Psychology - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredPS334: Applied Behaviour Analysis - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredPS322: Health Psychology - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPS3114: Introduction to Communication Skills and Counselling - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPS345: Applied Developmental Psychology - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalLW365: Criminology - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPS4100: Technology and Health - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPS3123: Exploring Routes to Wellbeing - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPS336: Psychology, Society & Human Values - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredPS3100: Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredPS4102: Forensic and Clinical Psychology - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Optional Subject: Spanish (30 Credits):
This subject is available if you studied Spanish in the previous year / semester.
RequiredSH339: Spanish Language III - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredSH336: Hispanic Literature & Culture III - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredSH337: Hispanic Literature & Culture IV - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredSH3106: Spoken Spanish and Oral Presentation - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredSH3104: Hispanic Research: From Theory to Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredSH3107: Spanish Language IV - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Putting Learning into Practice
One of the most innovative features of the programme is its emphasis on putting learning into practice, through seminars in acting, design and directing, through workshops with professional theatre companies, and through the option of internships with arts organisations and professional placements in Year Three.
Partnerships and Archives
Our students benefit from our partnerships with Irish theatre companies, including the internationally acclaimed Druid Theatre, which provide workshops as part of the Druid Academy programme. Students also have full access to Abbey Theatre Digital Archive, a unique resource that provides access to thousands of plays and videos.
Our BA in Drama, Theatre and Performance prepares you not only for a career in theatre but also in other cultural industries such as film, television, broadcasting, heritage, tourism as well as teaching, journalism, and academia.
- Many of our graduates have gone on to work on as professional actors, directors, lighting and set designers, creative producers, arts administrators, promoters, teachers and marketing executives.
- Our graduates have found work and careers with Druid, the Abbey Theatre, Landmark Productions, Branar, Fishamble, ANU, the Gate Theatre, Galway International Arts Festival, Dublin Fringe, Dublin Theatre Festival, Decadent, Element Pictures and more.
- Our unique mix of practical and theorical learning has created graduates who are critical thinkers as well as accomplished practitioners sought after by employers.
- We have tailored modules in final year of the degree on professional development and producing that teaches our students how to go about attracting funding for their own projects and how to develop competitive CVs and portfolios to gain employment.
- We have a pathway of modules designed for students who wish to take the MA in Education to teach the new leaving certificate subject Drama, Film and Theatre at second level.
In your third year, you’ll have the choice to study abroad for a semester experiencing another culture while still learning more theatre practice and theory. If you are studying a language this is an opportunity to be immersed in chosen language building fluency and confidence in speaking.
We currently have Exchanges with:
- Berea College, Kentucky
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- Fraser Valley, BC, Canada
- Curtin, Perth, Australia
- New School, New York
- Tours, France
- Oviedo, Spain
- University of Illinois, Chicago
- University of Malta
Berea College, Kentucky offers free room and board to exchange students.
As part of your third year, you have the option to take a work placement with some of our partner organisations including Druid, Branar theatre company, the Abbey Theatre, The Gate Theatre, Decadent theatre Company, Galway Community Circus, Baboró Children’s Arts Festival.
- We try to place you with an organization in your area of interest and are open to you taking work placement beyond Galway and even abroad.
- You can go on work placement in first or second semester.
- Students have gone on to work for organizations they have been placed upon or gain invaluable experience that has led to future employment.
- Students will also be given the opportunity to gain a place on the SELECTED Programme run in partnership with Galway Community Circus in July which offers work experience in the festival, special lectures and workshops from international visiting artists and free tickets to festival shows.
Course queries:
ian.walsh@universityofgalway.ie
Programme Director(s):
Dr Ian R. Walsh,
Associate Professor in Drama and Theatre Studies,
Head of the Discipline of Drama and Theatre Studies
School of English, Media and Creative Arts
College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies
Accreditations & Awards
The BA in Drama, Theatre and Performance allowed me to explore all aspects of theatre - broadening my skills, studying practitioners and literature, and developing as a performer. I gained hands-on experience performing across Galway and collaborating with talented theatre makers. A third-year production introduced me to Decadent Theatre Company’s Andrew Flynn, leading to work as a stage manager and costume assistant. After graduating, I toured as a performer with the Active Consent Programme’s The Kinds of Sex You Might Have at College, directed by Dr. Charlotte McIvor.
Fiona Buckley
Student
BA DTP is an ideal environment for creatives of all types. If you have an interest in acting, playwriting, music, stage management or graphic design, you won’t be short of opportunities to explore these roles. During my 4 years, I performed in a Druid production, I composed scores and sound design for multiple productions, and I wrote a short mini-musical in my final year - that’s before taking into account the possibilities provided by the drama and musical societies and extra-curricular activities. You will hone your skills and learn new ones all while learning about and making the theatre.
Patrick Conneely
Graduate
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Entry Requirements and Fees
Minimum 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. Students are not required to audition or submit portfolios.
Alternative Pathways
The Access Centre at University of Galway provides a number of alternative entry routes to undergraduate programmes. See below some useful links:
QQI/FET/FETAC Places
There are 2 places available on Bachelor of Arts (Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies) GY118. Holders of recognised QQI (FETAC Level 5/6) qualifications in any of the following awards who achieve a minimum of five distinctions, may be admitted on a competitive basis to Year One:
5M5163 Theatre Performance
5M2181 Applied Social Studies
5M3114 General Studies
5M2464 Journalism
5M5151 Certificate in Performing Arts
6M3566 Certificate in Drama
Other Qualifications
If you are a school leaver presenting results other than Leaving Cert results, please review the entry requirements relevant to you:
For applicants whose first language is not English, it is important to check our English Language Requirements.
Admissions Office
Our Admissions Office provides additional detail relevant to CAO applicants including key dates, FAQs and instructions for non-school leavers.
Irish and European (EU/EFTA/UK) Applicants
Apply via the CAO. See the CAO Handbook for useful information on applying through the CAO.
Mature Applicants
Apply via the CAO by 1 February. To apply for a place as a mature student, you must be 23 years of age on or before 1 January of the year of entry. Further information available here.
QQI/FET/FETAC Applicants
Apply via the CAO. See our QQI/FET/FETAC Applicants page for information on places available and entry requirements.
Fees for Academic Year 2026/27
| Course Type | Year | EU Tuition | Student Contribution | Non-EU Tuition | Levy | Total Fee | Total EU Fee | Total Non-EU Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | €3,098 | €2,500 | €20,750 | €140 | €2,640 | €5,738 | €20,890 |
- Most EU students applying through the CAO will be eligible for the ‘Free Fees Initiative’. You can find out more here.
- If you are eligible for a means tested SUSI grant this may cover 100% of this Student Contribution Charge. If you are 100% eligible SUSI will pay the Student Contribution Charge of €2,500 on your behalf.
- The Student Levy It is payable by all students and it is not covered by SUSI
- Where the course duration is greater than 1 year, there is an inflationary increase approved of 1.8% per annum for continuing year fees. This applies to non-EU fees.
- You can find additional detail on the Fees Office webpage including FAQs and how fee status is assessed.
Application Process
Students applying for full undergraduate degree programmes from outside of the European Union (EU), and who are liable for full non-EU tuition fees, should apply online via Apply to University of Galway. Our application portal opens on the 1st October each year for each the following September.
Further Information
Please visit the international application webpage for further information on closing dates, documentation requirements, application fees and the application process.
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This world-class BA degree in Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies provides a unique opportunity to study all aspects of performance in theory and practice including acting, directing, playwriting, design and more. You will learn professional practices in our state-of-the-art theatre, go on work placement with leading theatre companies, stage a full production, and discover how to produce, tour and fund your own work.
