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Social Sciences
Politics & International Relations
BA European Studies
4 years
€3000 pa
Programme profile
If you are a good linguist and have an interest in history, politics and the workings of contemporary society you will enjoy this course. European studies is explicitly designed for students with a broad intellectual appetite.
You will study two out of six European languages: French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian or Spanish (Italian, Polish, Spanish and Russian can be studied from beginner level). Both languages are studied equally in the first two years, after which one becomes your major, and the other your minor language. Language learning is embedded in the study of the society and culture of the countries in which the language is spoken and language study is designed to meet the needs of students specialising in the social and political sciences. Literature is studied in the final year.
As well as languages you will study the European past and present through three disciplines
Programme content
In the First Year all components are compulsory and are drawn from history of ideas, social sciences and political, social and cultural history. You will also study two languages.
From the Second Year onwards the history of ideas, or cultural history, is compulsory and you will be able to choose other modules from the disciplines that interest you most, and so tailor the degree to your specific strengths and interests.
The Third Year is spent at a university abroad studying through the language you choose as your major language and this is an integral part of the course.
In the Fourth Year, language work focuses predominantly on your major language.The core course in your final year is a history of ideas course: Modernism and Mass Society
Entry Requirements
Students must present six subjects of which two must be at grade C or above at Advanced GCE (A-Level. Others must be at least at grade C or above on GCSE or Advanced Subsidiary GCE (AS) papers. The six subjects above must include:English and Mathematics.
A-Level, at Grade B in one language other than English or Irish OR Grade C in two languages other than English or Irish
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