This 4-year pathway allows students to immerse themselves in the close study of music, film and drama, to understand them from cultural and historical perspectives, and to explore the ways in which they influence and transform each other. By providing students with a firm grounding in analytical techniques and aesthetic theory, we encourage the close reading of cultural artefacts to help students develop a nuanced understanding of form, genre, and process. By relying upon a shared body of scholarly work drawn from literary theory, cultural studies, anthropology, and media studies, we give students the opportunity to approach and apply complex theoretical perspectives to a variety of art forms, and appreciate both the similarities and differences between the two. Finally, by incorporating modules that explore the social and historical contexts of music, film, and drama, we emphasize the interconnectedness of art and culture, and help students articulate and appreciate the value of the arts in human life. The first year of the programme builds students’ vocabulary and fluency in key analytical techniques and introduces students to cultural and historical contexts of music, film and drama. Second year modules broaden the scope of inquiry, moving from central texts and practices to the representation of lesser-known voices and issues. In the third and fourth year of the programme, students will begin to forge their own path, taking modules that focus on specific genres and/or issues in these art forms. Students can also choose to incorporate a one-semester humanities internship or semester abroad. In the final year, students will work on a major BA dissertation which will allow them to produce a sustained research project on a topic of their choice, working one-on-one with an expert in the field. The pathway is designed to be progressive; analytical skills developed honed in first and second year are used as the basis for independent research and writing in the final two years of the programme.

1 - Use skills of inquiry, research, critical thinking, and problem solving to pursue and evaluate knowledge.
2 - Evaluate ideas, challenge assumptions and develop creative solutions to problems including through the independent pursuit of knowledge and making connections between different disciplinary approaches and methods.
3 - Demonstrate effective communication, digital expertise, collaboration and leadership skills to convert decisions and commitments into action.
4 - Understand the ethical implications of ideas, communications, and actions including demonstrated awareness of the historical and cultural construction of knowledge systems and traditions.
5 - Understand the relevance and contribution of the Humanities to contemporary society and cultural practice including an ability to articulate the links between past and present as well as the influence of the past on shaping community and societal structures and beliefs.
6 - Articulate advocacy of human, social and cultural values with a propensity towards and awareness of the value of life-long learning, an understanding of how to learn, including an appreciation of the complexity of ideas, of societies, cultures and language.

The 4-year pathway prepares graduates to pursue careers in Theatre, Music Industry, Journalism,

Media, Arts Administration, Education, Academia, Performance.

In addition to MLitt and PhD programmes in Music, Drama and Film, UCD offers the following taught graduate degrees:

• MMus (Musicology or Ethnomusicology)


• MA in Film Studies


• MA in Drama and Performance Studies

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 a minimum of 3 option modules (15 credits). They will also register for 5 elective credits in the Spring Trimester. It is recommended that students spread their credit workload evenly between the Autumn and the Spring (30 credits per trimester).

Students take two 5-credit Core modules. They then take an additional 40 credits in Option modules, with a minimum of 10 credits and a maximum 20 credits per subject Option group.
They then take an additional 10 credits in Electives, which could include Career Readiness or modules from the subject or performance options.

Students who remain on campus take up to 60 credits with no limitation in each of the Music, Film and Drama Option groups. They may take 10 of these credits as Electives or select all of these from the subject Options groups.

Students who are away for one trimester (on study abroad or internship) must complete 30 credits from the subject Options at Stage 3.

Students who are away for the entire year (on year abroad or trimester abroad+internship) do not need to register for additional modules.

Students take between 30 and 40 credits in Level 3 Option modules - no subject limitations. Students take the Dissertation Research Methods module in the Autumn and the Dissertation module in the Spring.

Students can also take up to 10 credits in Electives.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
DRAM10010	Theatre Context and Conventions	Autumn	5
FS10010	Introduction to Film and Media	Autumn	5
MFD10010	Music, Film and Drama: Making, Doing, Interpreting	Autumn	5
MUS10150	Writing about Music	Autumn	5
DRAM10030	Theatre Matters	Spring	5
FS10020	Introduction to Film and Media Theory	Spring	5
MFD10020	Adaptation, Transmediality & Intertextuality	Spring	5
MUS10120	Music, Culture and Society	Spring	5
Stage 1 Core Modules
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN3OF: (Choose 3 of) Choose three option modules (15 credits). Note: Musicianship is recommended to any student who plans to take Music Theory 1 in the Spring. This module will help strengthen your skills in reading music notation and the basic elements of music theory. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in Autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in Spring (Trimester 2). Students may take additional option modules from this list in place of electives if they wish.
FS10060	Cinema Creatives	Autumn	5
MUS10210	Musicianship	Autumn	5
MUS20240	UCD Philharmonic Choir 3	Autumn	5
MUS20260	UCD Symphony Orchestra 3	Autumn	5
MUS20300	UCD Choral Scholars 3	Autumn	5
MUS20550	UCD Gamelan Ensemble 3	Autumn	5
MUS20690	UCD Composition Ensemble 3	Autumn	5
MUS20890	Traditional Music Practices 3	Autumn	5
DRAM10060	Collaborative Practice: Introduction to Physical Theatre	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
MUS10220	Popular Music	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
MUS20610	Music in Ireland	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
MUS20880	Techniques of Songwriting	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
DRAM10080	Theatre & Activism	Spring	5
FS10070	Doing Film History	Spring	5
MUS10190	Music Theory 1	Spring	5
MUS20250	UCD Philharmonic Choir 4	Spring	5
MUS20270	UCD Symphony Orchestra 4	Spring	5
MUS20280	UCD Choral Scholars 4	Spring	5
MUS20560	UCD Gamelan Ensemble 4	Spring	5
MUS20700	UCD Composition Ensemble 4	Spring	5
MUS20900	Traditional Music Practices 4	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN3OF: (Choose 3 of) Choose three option modules (15 credits). Note: Musicianship is recommended to any student who plans to take Music Theory 1 in the Spring. This module will help strengthen your skills in reading music notation and the basic elements of music theory. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in Autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in Spring (Trimester 2). Students may take additional option modules from this list in place of electives if they wish.
Stage 2 Core Modules
HUM20040	Primary Source Research in the Humanities A: Exploring UCD Cultural Heritage Collections	Autumn	5
MFD20010	Producing Music, Film & Drama	Spring	5
Stage 2 Core Modules
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN10CR: Choose a minimum of 2 modules, with a maximum of 4 modules allowed.
MUS20080	Musics of the World	Autumn	5
MUS20400	Early European Music	Autumn	5
MUS20650	Music Theory 2	Autumn	5
MUS20030	Studies in Irish Music	Spring	5
MUS20410	Music History Since 1750	Spring	5
MUS20640	Music Theory 3	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN10CR: Choose a minimum of 2 modules, with a maximum of 4 modules allowed.
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN10CR: Choose a minimum of 2 modules, with a maximum of 4 modules allowed.
DRAM20110	Contemporary Ireland On Stage	Autumn	5
DRAM20180	20thCentury AvantGarde Theatre	Autumn	5
ENG20450	Writing and Performance in the Age of Shakespeare: Renaissance Literature	Autumn	5
DRAM20030	Staging Performance: A Practical Approach	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
DRAM20010	Performance in Everyday Life	Spring	5
DRAM20200	Contemporary American Drama	Spring	5
DRAM20230	Ghosts and Monsters On Stage	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN10CR: Choose a minimum of 2 modules, with a maximum of 4 modules allowed.
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN10CR: Choose a minimum of 2 modules, with a maximum of 4 modules allowed.
FS20160	Action Adventure Cinema - Genre:Action/Adventure	Autumn	5
FS20210	Women's Authorship in American Cinema	Autumn	5
FS20140	Irish Cinema & TV	Spring	5
FS20150	Documentary and Society	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN10CR: Choose a minimum of 2 modules, with a maximum of 4 modules allowed.
Stage 2 Options - E)MIN0CR: You can choose up to two modules in this category as electives IF YOU WISH.
MUS20240	UCD Philharmonic Choir 3	Autumn	5
MUS20260	UCD Symphony Orchestra 3	Autumn	5
MUS20300	UCD Choral Scholars 3	Autumn	5
MUS20550	UCD Gamelan Ensemble 3	Autumn	5
MUS20690	UCD Composition Ensemble 3	Autumn	5
MUS20890	Traditional Music Practices 3	Autumn	5
MUS20880	Techniques of Songwriting	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
MUS20250	UCD Philharmonic Choir 4	Spring	5
MUS20270	UCD Symphony Orchestra 4	Spring	5
MUS20280	UCD Choral Scholars 4	Spring	5
MUS20560	UCD Gamelan Ensemble 4	Spring	5
MUS20700	UCD Composition Ensemble 4	Spring	5
MUS20900	Traditional Music Practices 4	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - E)MIN0CR: You can choose up to two modules in this category as electives IF YOU WISH.
Stage 2 Options - F)MIN0OF: This is a College of Arts and Humanities module. It is the equivalent of an elective. You can 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 particularly recommended if you are considering applying for an internship option next year.
HUM20030	Career Readiness (Humanities)	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - F)MIN0OF: This is a College of Arts and Humanities module. It is the equivalent of an elective. You can 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 particularly recommended if you are considering applying for an internship option next year.
Stage 3 Options - A)MIN0OF: Students who remain in UCD for the full year in Stage 3 take between 50 and 60 credits, no subject limitations. Any students away for a single trimester on study abroad or internship in Stage 3 must also complete 30 additional credits at Stage 3 to make up 60 credits. Students who are away for the whole year do not need to register for any of these modules.
DRAM30320	Performance Across the Globe	Autumn	5
FS30170	Whiteness,Ethnicity&US Culture	Autumn	10
FS30190	Animation	Autumn	10
FS30240	Digital Media Cultures	Autumn	5
FS30250	Feminist Media Studies	Autumn	10
MUS31200	The Piano Concerto in European Musical Culture	Autumn	10
MUS31270	The Ethnomusicology of Popular Music	Autumn	10
MUS31460	New Ideas in Musicology	Autumn	5
MUS31470	Techniques of Composition	Autumn	10
DRAM30100	Contemporary Theatre & Performance	Spring	5
DRAM30200	Queer Theatre & Performance	Spring	10
DRAM30300	Directing for the Stage	Spring	5
ENG32130	Irish Gothic	Spring	10
ENG32300	Making Shakespeare	Spring	5
FS30230	Cinema and the City: New York	Spring	10
FS30280	Gender Activism and the Global South	Spring	10
MUS31300	Blues and Jazz	Spring	10
MUS31330	Post-Truth, Politics & Music	Spring	5
MUS31340	Music Theatre	Spring	10
Stage 3 Options - A)MIN0OF: Students who remain in UCD for the full year in Stage 3 take between 50 and 60 credits, no subject limitations. Any students away for a single trimester on study abroad or internship in Stage 3 must also complete 30 additional credits at Stage 3 to make up 60 credits. Students who are away for the whole year do not need to register for any of these modules.
Stage 3 Options - B)MIN0CR: You may choose two of these as electives if you wish. Please note some performance modules are by AUDITION ONLY. Do not register to these modules until AFTER you have passed your audition.
MUS20240	UCD Philharmonic Choir 3	Autumn	5
MUS20260	UCD Symphony Orchestra 3	Autumn	5
MUS20300	UCD Choral Scholars 3	Autumn	5
MUS20550	UCD Gamelan Ensemble 3	Autumn	5
MUS20690	UCD Composition Ensemble 3	Autumn	5
MUS20890	Traditional Music Practices 3	Autumn	5
MUS20250	UCD Philharmonic Choir 4	Spring	5
MUS20270	UCD Symphony Orchestra 4	Spring	5
MUS20280	UCD Choral Scholars 4	Spring	5
MUS20560	UCD Gamelan Ensemble 4	Spring	5
MUS20700	UCD Composition Ensemble 4	Spring	5
MUS20900	Traditional Music Practices 4	Spring	5
Stage 3 Options - B)MIN0CR: You may choose two of these as electives if you wish. Please note some performance modules are by AUDITION ONLY. Do not register to these modules until AFTER you have passed your audition.
Stage 3 Options - C)MIN0OF: Students who have been offered a College sourced internship, or self-sourced their own internship with approval from the Programme Board should register to the internship module in the appropriate trimester.
HUM30020	Internship-Autumn (Humanities)	Autumn	30
HUM30030	Internship- Spring (Humanities)	Spring	30
Stage 3 Options - C)MIN0OF: Students who have been offered a College sourced internship, or self-sourced their own internship with approval from the Programme Board should register to the internship module in the appropriate trimester.
Stage 3 Options - D)MIN0OF: This is an elective substitution module. You may select this module instead of one of your elective modules.
HUM30050	Writing for Life: employability skills for arts and humanities students	Spring	5
Stage 3 Options - D)MIN0OF: This is an elective substitution module. You may select this module instead of one of your elective modules.
Stage 4 Core Modules
ENG30970	Dissertation Research Methods	Autumn	5
Stage 4 Core Modules
Stage 4 Options - *A)MIN0OF: Students should take the dissertation module. However, in certain cases where its not feasible for them to take it, 15 credits should be selected from the Subject Options list below.
MFD30010	Dissertation	Spring	15
Stage 4 Options - *A)MIN0OF: Students should take the dissertation module. However, in certain cases where its not feasible for them to take it, 15 credits should be selected from the Subject Options list below.
Stage 4 Options - A)MIN30CR: Students must take at least 30 credits in these Option modules. They may take an additional 10 credits here in place of Electives. Note: the 30 credits here may be made up by any combination of 5 or 10 credit modules but must total 30 credits. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters i.e. 30 credits in Autumn and 30 credits in Spring.
DRAM30320	Performance Across the Globe	Autumn	5
FS30170	Whiteness,Ethnicity&US Culture	Autumn	10
FS30190	Animation	Autumn	10
FS30240	Digital Media Cultures	Autumn	5
FS30250	Feminist Media Studies	Autumn	10
MUS31200	The Piano Concerto in European Musical Culture	Autumn	10
MUS31270	The Ethnomusicology of Popular Music	Autumn	10
MUS31460	New Ideas in Musicology	Autumn	5
MUS31470	Techniques of Composition	Autumn	10
DRAM30100	Contemporary Theatre & Performance	Spring	5
DRAM30200	Queer Theatre & Performance	Spring	10
DRAM30300	Directing for the Stage	Spring	5
ENG32130	Irish Gothic	Spring	10
ENG32300	Making Shakespeare	Spring	5
FS30230	Cinema and the City: New York	Spring	10
FS30280	Gender Activism and the Global South	Spring	10
MUS31300	Blues and Jazz	Spring	10
MUS31330	Post-Truth, Politics & Music	Spring	5
MUS31340	Music Theatre	Spring	10
Stage 4 Options - A)MIN30CR: Students must take at least 30 credits in these Option modules. They may take an additional 10 credits here in place of Electives. Note: the 30 credits here may be made up by any combination of 5 or 10 credit modules but must total 30 credits. All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters i.e. 30 credits in Autumn and 30 credits in Spring.
Stage 4 Options - C)MIN0CR: You may choose two of these as electives if you wish. Please note some performance modules are by AUDITION ONLY. Do not register to these modules until AFTER you have passed your audition.
MUS20240	UCD Philharmonic Choir 3	Autumn	5
MUS20260	UCD Symphony Orchestra 3	Autumn	5
MUS20300	UCD Choral Scholars 3	Autumn	5
MUS20550	UCD Gamelan Ensemble 3	Autumn	5
MUS20690	UCD Composition Ensemble 3	Autumn	5
MUS20890	Traditional Music Practices 3	Autumn	5
MUS20880	Techniques of Songwriting	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
MUS20250	UCD Philharmonic Choir 4	Spring	5
MUS20270	UCD Symphony Orchestra 4	Spring	5
MUS20280	UCD Choral Scholars 4	Spring	5
MUS20560	UCD Gamelan Ensemble 4	Spring	5
MUS20700	UCD Composition Ensemble 4	Spring	5
MUS20900	Traditional Music Practices 4	Spring	5
Stage 4 Options - C)MIN0CR: You may choose two of these as electives if you wish. Please note some performance modules are by AUDITION ONLY. Do not register to these modules until AFTER you have passed your audition.
Stage 4 Options - D)MIN0OF: This is an elective substitution module. You may select this module instead of one of your elective modules.
HUM30050	Writing for Life: employability skills for arts and humanities students	Spring	5
Stage 4 Options - D)MIN0OF: This is an elective substitution module. You may select this module instead of one of your elective modules.

		Award		GPA
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
			Second Class Honours, Grade 2	2.48	3.07
			Pass	2.00	2.47