Drama Studies Joint Major (RDJ1)

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Stage 2

Students must register to their Stage 2 core modules and select three of the listed Stage 2 option modules.

Stage 3

Students must register to two cores and then an additional 15 credits of options at Stage 3. You may choose any combination of 5, 10, or 15 credit modules totalling 15 credits to make up this requirement.

Stage 4

Students are required to take two core modules, totalling 10 credits, and an additional 15 credits of option modules. You may choose any combination of 5, 10, or 15 credit modules totalling 15 credits to make up this requirement. (Note: if you have previously taken Performance in Everyday Life at Stage 2, you do not need to take it again at Stage 4.)

Module ID Module Title Trimester Credits
Stage 2 Core Modules
     
DRAM20110 Contemporary Ireland On Stage Autumn 5
DRAM20180 20thCentury AvantGarde Theatre Spring 5
Stage 2 Core Modules
     
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN3OF:
Students must select THREE Drama Studies options in addition to their core modules. NB: ENG20250 and ENG20450 are listed on both English and Drama. Joint Major students may count these credits towards either subject at degree level. If you are taking English and Drama as joint-major subjects, please ensure that you have a total of 15 credits of option modules from each of the English and Drama option lists.
Further credits may be chosen from the following list of options in place of electives.
     
DRAM20090 Contemporary British Theatre Autumn 5
DRAM20190 Playwriting Autumn 5
ENG20450 Writing and Performance in the Age of Shakespeare: Renaissance Literature Autumn 5
DRAM20170 Introduction to Acting Autumn and Spring (separate) 5
DRAM20030 Staging Performance: A Practical Approach Spring 5
DRAM20200 Contemporary American Drama Spring 5
ENG20250 Twentieth-Century Drama: From Naturalism to Postmodernism Spring 5
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN3OF:
Students must select THREE Drama Studies options in addition to their core modules. NB: ENG20250 and ENG20450 are listed on both English and Drama. Joint Major students may count these credits towards either subject at degree level. If you are taking English and Drama as joint-major subjects, please ensure that you have a total of 15 credits of option modules from each of the English and Drama option lists.
Further credits may be chosen from the following list of options in place of electives.
     
Stage 3 Core Modules
     
DRAM30220 Performance in Everyday Life Autumn 5
DRAM30100 Contemporary Theatre & Performance Spring 5
Stage 3 Core Modules
     
Stage 3 Options - A)MIN1OF:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
     
DRAM30240 Performance Project 2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr) 15
DRAM30120 Beckett in Performance Autumn 5
DRAM30200 Queer Theatre & Performance Autumn 10
DRAM30250 Theatre of Martin McDonagh Autumn 10
DRAM30280 Solo Performance Autumn 5
ENG32090 Masculinities and Manhood in Irish Writing and Culture Autumn 10
ENG32300 Making Shakespeare Autumn 5
DRAM30130 Independent Study Spring 10
ENG32380 Sexuality and the State in Irish Drama and Culture Spring 10
ENG32590 Memory and Testimony in Performance Spring 10
Stage 3 Options - A)MIN1OF:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
     
Stage 4 Core Modules
     
DRAM30220 Performance in Everyday Life Autumn 5
DRAM30100 Contemporary Theatre & Performance Spring 5
Stage 4 Core Modules
     
Stage 4 Options - A)MIN1OF:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
     
DRAM30240 Performance Project 2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr) 15
DRAM30120 Beckett in Performance Autumn 5
DRAM30200 Queer Theatre & Performance Autumn 10
DRAM30250 Theatre of Martin McDonagh Autumn 10
DRAM30280 Solo Performance Autumn 5
ENG32090 Masculinities and Manhood in Irish Writing and Culture Autumn 10
ENG32300 Making Shakespeare Autumn 5
DRAM30130 Independent Study Spring 10
ENG32380 Sexuality and the State in Irish Drama and Culture Spring 10
ENG32590 Memory and Testimony in Performance Spring 10
Stage 4 Options - A)MIN1OF:
Students must select 15 credits from this list of option modules. This should mean choosing EITHER three 5-credit modules; OR one 5-credit module and one 10-credit module; OR Performance Project (15 credits). If you have any queries about this, please contact the school office.
Students may take up to 10 additional credits of option modules in place of electives if they wish.
     
See the UCD Assessment website for further details

Module Weighting Info  
  Award GPA
Programme Module Weightings Rule Description Description >= <=
BHACS001 Stage 3 - 50.00%
Stage 2 - 50.00%
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

BHACS023 Stage 3 - 70.00%
Stage 2 - 30.00%
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

BHACS027 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


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