Faculty of Arts Philosophy and Celtic Studies
Faculty of Social Sciences

Overview

This Arts degree gives you flexibility by allowing you to select a diverse range of subjects. Details of all subjects can be found by clicking on the links on the left.

The subjects on offer range from centuries old disciplines such as literature, the classics, philosophy, and mathematics to more modern areas of thought, such as anthropology, computer science, economics, psychology, and sociology. As an Arts student, you can choose to study how people live, how they think, how they behave, how they interact with each other socially or economically; you can analyse our cultural, literary, historical, or political development; or get to grips with a fundamental analysis of human life through the study of its physical and biological processes. Within the Faculties of Arts, Celtic Studies & Philosophy and Social Sciences, you can opt for a denominated (specialised) or non-denominated degree. The Arts degree (known as MH101) offers flexibility, giving you the option to choose a diverse range of subjects. (See page 52 for more details) The denominated or specialised Arts degrees are aimed at students who are already sure they want to specialise in a particular area. You will have a number of weeks at the beginning of First Year to choose your Arts subjects. We encourage you to keep an open mind during this crucial period and to dip into a range of areas before making a decision.

First Year (Bachelor of Arts – Three Year Honours Degree - MH101)

First Year subjects are divided into eight groups to accommodate timetable restrictions. Students choose three subjects with not more than one subject being taken from the same group.

Additional Programme Requirements are indicated in brackets where relevant.

I	II	III	IV
Law^#$	Geography	Business^ (OC3/HD3 Maths)	English
Philosophy	German*	Psychology† $	Mathematical Studies (OB3/HD3)
Biology $ (available in First Year only)	Physics with Astronomy** $ (OD3 Maths)  (available in First Year only)	History
		Greek*
V	VI	VII	VIII
Anthropology	Economics	Sociology	Greek & Roman Civilization
Nua-Ghaeilge	Latin*	Music (HC3) ¶	French (HC3)
		Spanish*	Medieval Irish & Celtic Studies
		Computer Science (OB3/HD3 Maths)	Mathematical Physics

* Ab initio beginners’ programmes are available in German, Greek, Latin and Spanish.

† Due to professional recognition requirements, there are admission quotas to Psychology in Arts in Second Year.

# There are progression requirements for entry to second year Law.

¶ HC3 Music or equivalent: Grade 6 Theory and Practical from RIAM (Dublin) or ABRSM (London).

$ Students can only choose one subject from Biology, Physics with Astronomy, Law, Psychology in first year.

** The choice of Physics with Astronomy as a First Year subject option is dependent on a sufficient number of students taking this course

 

Second and Third Year (Bachelor of Arts – MH101)

I	II	III	IV	V	VI
Law^#	Business^	English•	Anthropology	Sociology	Greek and Roman Civilization
Geography	History	Mathematical Studies	Nua-Ghaeilge	Music	French
Philosophy	Greek		Economics	Spanish	Medieval Irish & Celtic Studies
German	Statistics•		Latin	Computer Science	Mathematical Physics

• Statistics is only available as a separate subject in third year and cannot be taken with English.

# There are progression requirements for entry to second year Law.

^ These subjects are only available to students who enter first year in September 2009

 

First Year

First Year subjects are divided into eight groups. Students take three subjects, with not more than one subject taken from the same group. For example, if you choose History, you cannot study Psychology, Greek or Business. Certain other restrictions apply; please see bottom of table for details. Check that your preferred subject combinations are also available in Second/Third Year by referring to the table above.

 

Second and Third Year

In Second and Third Year, students continue with two of their First Year subjects. For example, if you choose Geography, Anthropology, and Sociology in First Year, you can continue any two of these subjects in Second Year and on into Third Year. Note that most, though not all, subject combinations that are available in First Year are also available in subsequent years. You may not study more than one subject from a single group in the table. Some subjects are available as Single Honours, where students generally take one subject only in Second and Third Year.

 

Career Options

As a student of Arts, you will develop strong communication and problem-solving skills, as well as advanced facilities for team work, leadership, and numeracy – skills highly valued in all sectors of the jobs market. An Arts degree offers the flexibility to pursue many career paths, as the quality of the degree is almost always more important to an employer than the subjects studied: Some 60 percent of graduate vacancies advertised call for students of any discipline. If you are interested in teaching as a career, see the information page.

Degree Structures for Honours Bachelor Degrees within the Faculties of
Arts, Celtic Studies & Philosophy and Social Sciences (Level 8 Honours)

CAO Code	Degree	First Year	Second Year	Third Year	Fourth Year
MH101	BA (Joint Honours)	3 Subjects*	2 Subjects	2 Subjects
	BA (Single Honours)# Economics Geography Mathematical Physics Mathematical Studies Psychology	3 Subjects*	1 or 2 Subjects	1 Subject
	BA International (Joint Honours)	3 Subjects*	2 Subjects	2 Subjects studied abroad	2 Subjects taken at NUI Maynooth
	BA International (Single Honours)#	3 Subjects*	1 Subject	1 Subject studied abroad	1 Subject studied in NUI Maynooth
MH102	BA Music Technology	Music Technology & 2 Arts subjects	Music Technology & 1 Arts subject	Music Technology & 1 Arts subject
MH103	BMus (Single Honours)	Music & 1 Arts subject*	Music	Music
MH104	BA Mathematics (Joint Honours) BA Mathematics (Single Honours)	Mathematics (40 Credits) + One Arts Subject (20 Credits)	Joint Honours Option Mathematics (30 credits) + first year arts subject (30 credits) Major/Minor Option Mathematics (45  credits) + First year arts subject (15 credits) or Statistics (15 credits)	Joint Honours Option Mathematics (30 credits) + second year arts subject (30 credits) or Statistics (30 credits) Single Honours Mathematics (60 credits)
MH106	BA Psychology (single honours)	Psychology + 2 Arts subjects*	Psychology	Psychology
MH107	Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSci)	Social Policy Sociology, + 1 from: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History Philosophy	Option A Social Policy + Sociology or chosen subject from 1st year Option B Sociology + 1st Arts subject	Option A or Option B
MH108	BA European Studies	Students take 3 subjects one of which must be a language, from the following groups. Not more than one subject from any group: 1: Anthropology, Economics 2:Geography, German 3: French, Greek & Roman Civilization 4: History 5: Sociology, Spanish + designated modules in European Studies	Continuation of a language & one other subject + designated modules in European Studies	2 subjects taken at university abroad	Studies completed at NUI Maynooth
MH109	BA Media Studies	Media Studies + 2 Arts subjects	Media Studies + 1 Arts subject	Media Studies + 1 Arts subject
MH110	BA Multimedia	Multimedia + 1 Arts subject	Multimedia	Multimedia
MH111	BA Anthropology	Anthropology + 2 Arts subjects	Anthropology + 1 Arts subject	Anthropology + 1 Arts subject or Optional Placement Year	Studies completed at NUI Maynooth
MH112	BA Politics	Politics + 2 Arts subject	Politics + 1 Arts subject	Politics + 1 Arts subject
MH113	BA History	History + 1 Arts subject	History + 1 Minor Arts subject	History + 1 Minor Arts subject
MH114	BA English	English + 1 Arts subject	English + 1 Minor Arts subject	English + 1 Minor Arts subject
MH115	Law (BCL) & Arts	Law + 2 Arts subjects	Law + 1 Arts subjects	Law + 1 Arts subjects
MH116	Community and Youth Work Full-time	Community and Youth Work	Community and Youth Work	Community and Youth Work
MH117	Community and Youth Work Part-time/In-service	Community and Youth Work	Community and Youth Work	Community and Youth Work
MH118	Public Policy	Politics, Economics and Social Policy	Politics, Economics and Social Policy	Internship	Politics, Economics and Social Policy
MH401	BA Finance & Economics (Joint Honours)	Economics Accounting and Mathematics	Economics + Finance	Economics + Finance
	BA Finance & Economics (Major/Minor)	Economics, Finance + Minor Arts Option	Economics, Finance + Minor Arts Option	Economics, Finance + Minor Arts Option
MH402	Venture Management BBS (3yrs) or BBA (4 yrs)	Venture Management	Venture Management	Venture Management(BBS) or Optional placement year	Completion of studies (BBA)
MH403	BA Finance & Accounting	Economics Finance Accounting	Economics Finance Accounting	Economics Finance Accounting
MH404	Bachelor of Business & Management BBS (3yrs) or BBA (4 yrs)	Economics Business Law  Management	Economics Business Law  Management	Economics Business Law  Management or Optional placement year	Completion of studies (BBA)
MH405	Bachelor of Equine Business BBS (3yrs) or BBA (4 yrs)	Economics Equine Business Management Equine Work Placement	Economics Equine Business Management Equine Work Placement	Economics Equine Business Management Equine Work Placement or Optional placement year	Completion of studies (BBA)
MH406	Business and Law	Business Law	Business Law	Business Law
MH407	Business & Accounting BBS (3yrs) or BBA (4 yrs)	Business Accounting	Business Accounting	Business Accounting or Optional placement year	Completion of studies (BBA)
MH408	BA International Finance and Economics	Finance, Economics, Language or Technical strand	Finance, Economics, Language or Technical strand	Work Placement	Finance, Economics, Language or Technical strand

*        See subject choices from Arts table above
#        Single Honours Options

Students may choose one of the following Single Honours options for Second and Third year:

1. Single Honours Economics†
2. Single Honours Geography††
3. Single Honours Mathematical Studies
4. Single Honours Mathematical Physics
5. Single Honours Psychology
   Second and Third Year: Psychology is taken as a single subject. There are admission quotas to Psychology in Second Year – please see Psychology section.

# Single Honours Economics, Mathematical Physics, Psychology students take
these subjects only in second and third year. Single Honours Geography
students take this subject predominantly in second and third year. Single
Honours Mathematical Studies students take Mathematical
Studies and one other subject in second year and Mathematical Studies only in third year.
† Qualifying mark required for entry to Single Honours Economics is normally 60%.
†† A high mark in first year is required.

FETAC Transfer Options (Bachelor of Arts MH101)

Holders of a FETAC Level 5 Award in:

- Culture and Heritage Studies (ECHSX)
- Language and European Studies (ELESX)
- Community Arts (ECAXX)
- Liberal Arts (ELAXX)
- Print Journalism(EPJXX)

Holders of a FETAC Level 6 Award in:

- Applied Languages & Business (BALBX)

will be considered for entry to First Year of the BA (MH101).

Application for this entry is through the CAO and up to twenty five places will be available.
Please refer to separate handbook, available from the Admissions Office, for further details.

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