UG Prospectus 2025

144 Bachelor of Arts : Joint Honours Modules on offer in each Bachelor of Arts: Joint Honours subject WhatWill I Study? The course involves coremodules over each of the 3 years inmusic writing/composition, performance andmusicology. Youwill also takemodules inmusic technology, music theory, solfège/aural training, conducting, ethnomusicology and interdisciplinary music studies. During your final year you will be guided towards a dissertation based on amusic topic of your choice. Year 1 Performance/Participation inMusic 1 | Composition, Theory andApplied Techniques 1 | Topics inMusicology 1: Baroque and FilmMusic | Composition, Theory andApplied Techniques 2 | Topics inMusicology 2: EarlyOpera and Traditional IrishMusic Year 2 Performance/Participation inMusic 2 | Composition, Theory andApplied Techniques 3 | Topics inMusicology 3: Classical Orchestral, Chamber ofMusic and Ethnomusicology | Composition, Theory andApplied Techniques 4 | Topics inMusicology 4 : Opera and Songcycle, Irish ArtMusic and PopularMusic Optional StudyAbroad / INTRA Final Year Optional Modules Include: Performance/Participation inMusic 3 | Musicological Researchwith dissertation, ORChoral Studies/Conductingwith portfolio | Composition, Theory and Applied Techniques 5 | Topics inMusicology 5: 19th CenturyWestern ArtMusic and World PopularMusic | Composition, Theory andApplied Techniques 6 | Topics inMusicology 6: ContemporaryWestern ArtMusic and Irish Traditional Music FutureCareer Typical career opportunities for music graduates include those in broadcast and onlinemedia; arts organisations; post- primary, primary and instrumental/vocal teaching; and performing/conducting. Philosophy (only offered onDC009) Why is this subject forme? Philosophy provides foundations for somany of humanity’s big questions. Students of philosophy study awide variety of foundational topics and issues, and become participants in the great adventure of human thought about, for example, the nature of the self, the status of the good, the reliability of knowledge, the best political state, or howwemight understand beauty. Historically grounded and global in extent, philosophy at DCU is also distinct for its “practical” emphasis, and focuses on important ethical and moral debates in each year of study. WhatWill I Study? Year 1 Introduction to Philosophy: Central Issues andQuestions | Ethics | Reason, Argument, Analysis: Introduction to Logic | Knowledge, Belief, Scepticism: Introduction to Epistemology | Philosophy Texts 1 Year 2 Aesthetics | Metaphysics: AnHistorical Introduction | Philosophy of Religion | Environmental Ethics andGlobal Moral Issues | Philosophy Texts 2 Optional StudyAbroad / INTRA Year 3 Thesis/Dissertation | Bioethics | Topics in European Philosophy | World Philosophies FutureCareer Employees value the skills in analysis and clear communicationwhich philosophy can provide. Typical graduate career paths include: teaching, journalism, academia, public administration, public relations, arts administration, human rights bodies and legal affairs. Politics Why is this subject forme? Youwill study areas as diverse as counter- terrorism, the EuropeanUnion, the United States of America, international political economy, theMiddle East and development, to name just a few. The school is a leading centre for the study of politics and international relations in Ireland, and youwill benefit from the skills and experience of a dedicated, supportive and highly qualified academic team. WhatWill I Study? Year 1 Introduction to Politics | Introduction to International Relations and Security | Introduction to European Integration | Introduction toUSHistory and Politics | Introduction toDevelopment Year 2 The Irish Political System | Conflict, Security and Peace | Global Political Economy | The Politics of Climate Change Optional StudyAbroad / INTRA Final Year Digital International Relations | Contemporary Politics of theMiddle East andNorth Africa | Post Soviet Politics | The Politics of South Asia | Issues in American Politics | Dissertation FutureCareer Our graduates have gone on towork in international NGOs and European institutions, as well as in the public and private sectors in Ireland and abroad. Politics at DCUwill equip youwith the skills to become both a critically engaged citizen and an active leader in our globalisedworld.