The BA Humanities is an innovative, interdisciplinary four-year programme that combines multiple subjects to provide coherence and depth to student learning within nine carefully structured pathways. Taught by expert academics in the Arts and Humanities, the BA Humanities programme offers both intensive training in particular disciplines and unique skill sets that are developed by bringing together subjects that and relate closely to each other. Students will gain essential life and employment skills, including critical, analytical and creative thinking, and expert communications, while learning how to be adaptable and flexible in preparation for employment in a dynamic work environment.
Students on the Classics, Art History and Archaeology pathway will benefit from the inter-disciplinary study of the visual arts, archaeology, and material culture from prehistory and antiquity to the present day. In Classics, you will use literary and historical analysis along with the visual and material evidence to reconstruct the lost worlds of the Greek and Roman past; in Art History, you will learn the skills of visual analysis and learn how to read images in their social and cultural context; and in Archaeology, you will learn the principles and practices of archaeological approaches to material culture and landscapes in order to explore past human societies. Graduates will have skills in critical thinking and interdisciplinary analysis which will prepare them for careers in the cultural and heritage sector, education, archives, media, journalism, public service, museums and art galleries, research, and a wide range of private sector employment opportunities.
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This programme provides students with an in-depth grounding in three cognate subject areas: Classics, Art History, and Archaeology. Students who take this course will benefit from the inter-disciplinary study of the visual arts, archaeology, and material culture from antiquity to the present day. The first three years of the programme focus on training and building expertise and skills in the three disciplinary areas. In Art History students will learn the skills of visual analysis and learn how to read images in their social and cultural context, in Archaeology they will move from the ‘big stories’ to methods and material culture analysis, and in Classics they will use literary and historical analysis along with the visual and material evidence to reconstruct the lost worlds of the Greek and Roman past. It is expected that on completion of the third year students will have accumulated 45 credits in each subject area. Interdisciplinarity will be emphasized in Stage 3, with a core seminar on a key theme (e.g. text and image, memory, environment and culture) and a summer fieldwork project in Glendalough. The focus of the final year will be the dissertation.
UCD Arts & Humanities Programme Office,
Newman Building,
Belfield,
Dublin 4
Tel: +353 1 716 8321/8102
Web: www.ucd.ie/ahss
Students are pre-registered to 8 core modules (40 credits). Students should then choose either (a) both modules from Options 1 and one module from Options 2 or (b) one module from Options 1 and two modules from Options 2. Students should also choose 1 elective.
It is recommended that students spread their credit workload evenly between Trimester 1 and Trimester 2.
Students register to 7 core modules and then choose any 3 modules from the available options.
Students who remain in UCD for the full year in stage 3 should pick at least 10 credits from Art History, at least 10 credits from Archaeology, at least 10 credits from Classics, and a maximum of 10 credits from the "Extra-Subject Options" list. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester.
Module ID | Module Title | Trimester | Credits |
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AH10120 | The Art of the Renaissance: Reform and Rebirth | Autumn | 5 |
AH10130 | The Art of the Ancient and Medieval World | Autumn | 5 |
ARCH10010 | Exploring Archaeology | Autumn | 5 |
ARCH10160 | The Human Past | Autumn | 5 |
CAHA10010 | Museums and Collections | Autumn | 5 |
GRC10170 | Lost Cities of the Ancient World | Autumn | 5 |
ARCH10150 | Anthropology: an introduction | Spring | 5 |
GRC10140 | Classical Myth: An Introduction | Spring | 5 |
AH10140 | The Baroque to Romanticism: European Art, 1600-1850 | Spring | 5 |
AH10150 | The Modern World 1848-1914 | Spring | 5 |
ARCH10050 | Intro archaeology of Ireland | Spring | 5 |
GRC10180 | The Age of Augustus | Spring | 5 |
GRC10190 | War and the Hero: The Epics of Homer and Virgil | Spring | 5 |
AH20200 | The Modern to the Contemporary | Autumn | 5 |
ARCH20510 | Archaeology of Landscapes | Autumn | 5 |
HUM20040 | Primary Source Research in the Humanities A: Exploring UCD Cultural Heritage Collections | Autumn | 5 |
AH20230 | European Architecture | Spring | 5 |
ARCH20500 | Archaeology of Things | Spring | 5 |
GRC20030 | Early Roman Empire | Spring | 5 |
GRC20270 | The Athenian Empire | Spring | 5 |
AH20210 | Perspectives on Irish Art: From Medieval to Modern | Autumn | 5 |
AH20240 | The Age of Michelangelo: Mannerism in Italy 1520-1600 | Autumn | 5 |
ARCH20570 | Cultural Heritage | Autumn | 5 |
ARCH20600 | Archaeological Science | Autumn | 5 |
GRC20010 | Alexander and his Successors | Autumn | 5 |
GRC20220 | Greeks, Romans, and Barbarians | Autumn | 5 |
GRC20290 | The Comedies of Aristophanes | Autumn | 5 |
AH20220 | History of Photography | Spring | 5 |
AH20250 | Early Islamic Art and Architecture | Spring | 5 |
ARCH20610 | Historical Archaeology | Spring | 5 |
ARCH20620 | People in Prehistory: key themes and problems | Spring | 5 |
GRC20230 | Heracles the Hero | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN0: This is a College of Arts and Humanities module. It is the equivalent of an elective. You take it instead of taking one of your Stage 2 electives. Please make sure that you have selected the correct number of programme options from the list above. This is not one of your required options. It is recommended in particular if you are considering applying for an internship option next year. |
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HUM20030 | Career Readiness (Humanities) | Spring | 5 |
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN0: This is a College of Arts and Humanities module. It is the equivalent of an elective. You take it instead of taking one of your Stage 2 electives. Please make sure that you have selected the correct number of programme options from the list above. This is not one of your required options. It is recommended in particular if you are considering applying for an internship option next year. |
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Stage 3 Options - A)MIN0OF: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Archaeology modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
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ARCH30170 | Combat Archaeology | Autumn | 5 |
ARCH30500 | Experiment Archaeology & Ancient Technologies | Autumn | 5 |
ARCH30760 | Early Medieval Ireland and Bey | Autumn | 10 |
ARCH30640 | The archaeology of collapse | Spring | 5 |
ARCH30720 | Archaeology of Food | Spring | 10 |
ARCH30770 | Environmental Arch in Practice | Spring | 10 |
ARCH30900 | Intro to Human Bioarchaeology | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - A)MIN0OF: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Archaeology modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
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Stage 3 Options - B)MIN0OF: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Classics modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
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GRC30010 | Ancient Medicine and Society | Autumn | 5 |
GRC30070 | Family Life in Ancient Greece | Autumn | 5 |
GRC30290 | Magic in the Ancient World | Autumn | 5 |
GRC30080 | The Oedipus Myth | Spring | 5 |
GRC30320 | Classics in Popular Culture | Spring | 5 |
GRC30330 | Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World | Spring | 5 |
GRC30340 | Access Classics | Spring | 5 |
Stage 3 Options - B)MIN0OF: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Classics modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
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Stage 3 Options - B1)MIN0OF: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Art History modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
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AH30600 | From Constantinople to Istanbul: Art, Faith, Politics | Autumn | 10 |
AH30610 | Art, Myth & Identity in Venice | Autumn | 10 |
AH30620 | Roma: Caput Mundi | Autumn | 10 |
AH30540 | Georgian Dublin | Spring | 5 |
AH30590 | Woman & Modern Architecture | Spring | 10 |
AH30630 | Genre in the Age of Vermeer | Spring | 10 |
Stage 3 Options - B1)MIN0OF: Stage 3 students who are not on a trimester long exchange or internship should choose a minimum of 10 credits from the following Art History modules. Any students on a trimester exchange or internship in stage 3 should choose an even spread of modules from all three subjects for one trimester. |
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ARCT10090 | History & Theory of the Designed Environment I - Perspectives on Architecture | Autumn | 5 |
BMGT3008D | Project Management | Autumn | 10 |
GEOG30180 | Ideas in Geography | Autumn | 5 |
IS30380 | Digital Storytelling | Autumn | 5 |
PHIL20630 | Art and Society | Autumn | 5 |
PHIL30590 | Aristotle: Ethics & Politics | Autumn | 5 |
IA20010 | Creative Thinking & Innovation | Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate) | 5 |
IA20090 | Design Your Purposeful Life | Autumn&Spring&Summer(separate) | 5 |
BMGT20100 | Developing Future Leaders | Spring | 5 |
IS30350 | The Digital Self | Spring | 5 |
PHIL20580 | Plato's Republic | Spring | 5 |
HUM30020 | Internship-Autumn (Humanities) | Autumn | 30 |
HUM30030 | Internship- Spring (Humanities) | Spring | 30 |
Award | GPA | ||||
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Programme | Module Weightings | Rule Description | Description | ||
BHACS024 | Stage 4 - 50.00% Stage 3 - 30.00% Stage 2 - 20.00% |
Standard Honours Award | First Class Honours | 3.68 |
4.20 |
Second Class Honours, Grade 1 | 3.08 |
3.67 |
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Second Class Honours, Grade 2 | 2.48 |
3.07 |
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Pass | 2.00 |
2.47 |