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| Course Code | Course Title | Term | Venue | Status |
ART HISTORY |
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| AN134 | Venice: Art and Myth | Aut | Blackrock | |
| AN139 | What is Contemporary Art? | Aut | Belfield | |
| AN140 | Bejewelled – A History of Jewellery from 19th Century to Present Day | Aut | Blackrock | |
| AN143 | Hugh Lane: Founder of a Gallery of Modern Art for Ireland | Aut | Hugh Lane |  Course Full |
| AN230 | Art Appreciation: An Introduction | Spr | Blackrock | |
| AN237 | Merging Fields: Contemporary Design and its Relationship to Art | Spr | Belfield | Course Closed |
| AN241 | Memory and Mortality in Renaissance and Baroque Art | Spr | Blackrock | |
| AN242 | Irish Painting: An Introduction | Spr | Blackrock | |
CITIZENSHIP |
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| SN113 | Citizenship: What is it? | Aut | Belfield | Course Closed |
CLASSICS |
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| JN105 | The Roman Caesars | Aut | Belfield | |
| JN206 | Cinema and the Ancient World | Spr | Belfield | Course Closed |
COMMUNICATIONS |
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| CN206 | What the Media Does and Why | Spr | Belfield | |
CONFLICT |
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| SN101 | Conflict Resolution and Mediation Skills: Module 1 | Aut | Belfield | Course Closed |
| SN202 | Conflict Resolution and Mediation Skills: Module 2 | Spr | Belfield | |
DRAMA |
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| DN101 | Drama: An Introduction | Aut | Belfield | |
ENVIRONMENT AND SCIENCE |
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| HN101 | Science of Taste and Aroma | Aut | Belfield | Course Closed |
| HN105 | Irish Birds | Aut | Belfield | |
| HN102 | The Freshwater Detective | Aut | Belfield | |
FILM |
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| FN112 | World Cinema | Aut | Belfield | |
| FN202 | American Cinema | Spr | Belfield | |
FOLKLORE |
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| FN211 | Folklore: The Supernatural World | Spr | Belfield | |
HISTORY |
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| GN102 | Introduction to Genealogy/Family History | Aut | Belfield | |
| HN115 | History of Dublin through Walks and Talks | Aut | Belfield | Course Full |
| HN122 | Uncovering 1916 | Aut | National Library | Course Full. Tel 01 7167123 for other course options |
| HN143 | Food for Thought | Aut | Belfield | |
| HN144 | A History of European Integration since 1945 | Aut | Belfield | |
| HN145 | The American Civil War, 1861 – 1865 | Aut | Blackrock | Course Full. Tel 01 7167123 for other course options |
| HN147 | Sean Lemass’s Century: Man, Myth and Legacy | Aut | Belfield | Course Closed |
| HN149 | Colonial and Imperial Dublin: History, Buildings and Impact | Aut | Belfield | |
| HN151 | Ireland: From Emigration to Immigration (and back again?), 1815 – 2011 | Aut | Belfield | Course Closed |
| HN152 | The Italian Renaissance | Aut | Belfield | |
| HN154 | Heroes and Villains? History Makers of 20th Century Ireland | Aut | Belfield | |
| HN216 | More Walks and Talks | Spr | Belfield | |
| HN221 | From Plantations to Peace Process: A History of Ireland, 1534 - 1998 | Spr | Belfield | |
| HN232 | Irish War of Independence, 1919-1921 | Spr | National Library | Course full. Tel 01 716 7123 for other course options |
| HN242 | The Cold War: An International Political History | Spr | Belfield | |
| HN246 | Europe 1900 – 1914: Peace and War | Spr | Blackrock | Course Full Tel 01.7167123 for other course options |
| HN248 | From George Washington to Barack Obama: A History of the American Presidency | Spr | Belfield | |
| HN250 | Revolutionary Dublin: History, Buildings and Impact | Spr | Belfield | |
| HN253 | The Middle Ages: An Introduction | Spr | Belfield | |
| HN255 | Debating History: Controversies of Twentieth Century Ireland | Spr | Belfield | |
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
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| IN101 | Digital and Social Media: An Introduction | Aut | Belfield | |
| IN201 | Digital and Social Media: An Introduction | Spr | Belfield | |
INTERNATIONAL |
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| TN104 | Islam: Faith, Cultures, History | Aut | Belfield | |
| TN107 | Exploring International Development: Key Issues and Challenges | Aut | Belfield | |
| TN109 | ‘Arab Spring’ – New Dawn or False Promise? | Aut | Belfield | |
| BN201 | Basic Understanding of Human Rights: Theory and Practice | Spr | Belfield | Course Closed |
| TN208 | Judaism: Faith, Cultures, History | Spr | Belfield | Course Closed |
| TN210 | Israeli- Palestinian conflict and the ‘Arab Spring’ | Spr | Belfield | |
| TN211 | Languages of the World: A Survey | Spr | Belfield | Course Closed |
IRISH LANGUAGE |
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| UN103 | Improving Your Conversational Irish 1 | Aut | Belfield | |
| UN204 | Improving Your Conversational Irish 2 | Spr | Belfield | Course Closed |
LAW |
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| BN109 | Irish Family Law | Aut | Belfield | Course Closed |
LIFE SKILLS |
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| BN110 | Improve Your Business Skills | Aut | Belfield | Course Closed |
| CN103 | Reading Matters | Aut | Belfield | Course Closed |
| PN127 | Effective Stress Management for Modern Living | Aut | Belfield | |
| CN204 | Writing Matters | Spr | Belfield | Course Closed |
| CN205 | Public Speaking without the Panic | Spr | Belfield | |
| CN207 | Interpreting Visual Language | Spr | Belfield | Course Closed |
| PN211 | Living Well, Living Mindfully | Spr | Belfield | Course Full |
| PN212 | Learning from Failure | Spr | Belfield | Course Closed |
| PN228 | Interpersonal Communication | Spr | Belfield | |
LITERATURE |
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| LN109 | Reading for Your Life | Aut | Belfield | |
| LN141 | Literary Classics | Aut | Baldoyle | |
| LN145 |
Reading Literature 2 | Aut | Belfield | Course Closed |
| LN146 | Travel Literature: An Introduction | Aut | Belfield | Course Closed |
| LN154 | Twentieth-Century Irish Drama | Aut | Belfield | Course Closed |
| LN156 | Fiction or Truth? The World of Edna O’Brien | Aut | Belfield | Course Closed |
| LN157 | Award Winning Novels | Aut | Belfield | |
| LN158 | Contemporary Irish Fiction | Aut | Belfield | Course Closed |
| LN159 | Reading in the National Library | Aut | National Library | |
| LN160 | Contemporary American Fiction | Aut | Belfield | |
| LN205 |
Masterpieces of Czech Literature | Spr | Belfield | Course Closed |
| LN216 | Reading Literature 1 | Spr | Belfield | |
| LN242 | Literary Classics | Spr | Baldoyle | |
| LN247 |
Writing Rebellion: Easter 1916 | Spr | National Library | Full |
| LN248 |
Dublin: One City, One Book | Spr | Belfield | |
| LN249 |
Literature and War | Spr | Belfield | Course Closed |
| LN255 |
Godot, Love and Loss: The Plays of Samuel Beckett | Spr | Belfield | |
| LN261 | Contemporary American Fiction: Text to Film | Spr | Belfield | |
PHILOSOPHY |
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| EN106 |
Establishing a University: from John Henry Newman to UCD | Aut | Newman House | |
| QN108 | Critical Thinking | Aut | Belfield | |
| QN117 | Additional Philosophical Discourses | Aut | Blackrock | |
| QN120 |
The Consolations of Philosophy | Aut | Belfield | |
| QN121 |
Tipping the Balance: Kindness and Justice | Aut | Blackrock | |
| QN218 | New Philosophical Discourses | Spr | Blackrock | |
| QN222 |
Tipping the Balance: More Kindness and Justice | Spr | Blackrock | |
PSYCHOLOGY |
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| PN108 | Psychology of Happiness | Aut | Blackrock | |
| PN110 | An Introduction to Counselling | Aut | Belfield | |
| PN122 | Introduction to Psychology | Aut | Blackrock | Course Closed |
| PN123 | Introduction to Psychology | Aut | Rathmines | |
| PN124 | Liberation Psychology | Aut | Belfield | Course Closed |
| PN130 | Career Path Planning | Aut | Belfield | |
| PN219 | Psychology for Everyday Life | Spr | Blackrock | |
| PN220 | Psychology for Everyday Life | Spr | Rathmines | |
| PN225 | Introduction to Psychology | Spr | Belfield | |
| PN226 | Sigmund Freud and the Development of Psychoanalysis | Spr | Belfield | |
| PN231 | Psychology of Success and Achievement | Spr | Blackrock | |
SOCIOLOGY |
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| SN110 | Crime: The Irish Experience | Aut | Belfield | Course Closed |
| SN112 | Social Problems | Aut | Belfield | Course Closed |
| SN211 | Crime: Theoretical Foundations | Spr | Belfield | |
WRITING |
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| WN106 | The Creative Step | Aut | Belfield | |
| WN107 | The Short Story and Beyond 1 | Aut | Belfield | |
| WN115 | The Nuts and Bolts of Writing and Plotting Fiction | Aut | Blackrock | |
| WN126 | Exploring Comedy Writing: “Yes and…” | Aut | Belfield | |
| WN127 | The Creative Step | Aut | Belfield | |
| WN128 | Writing Young Adult Fiction | Aut | Blackrock | Course Closed |
| WN205 | Spring Intensive Creative Writing Workshop using the Amherst Writers and Users Method | Spr | Blackrock | |
| WN206 | The Creative Step | Spr | Belfield | |
| WN209 | The Short Story and Beyond | Spr | Belfield | |
| WN219A | One Day Creative Writing Workshop using the Amherst Writers and Users Method | Spr | Blackrock | |
| WN219B | One Day Creative Writing Workshop using the Amherst Writers and Users Method | Spr | Blackrock | |
| WN223 | Building Story People – Creating Fictional Characters | Spr | Blackrock | |
| WN227 | The Creative Step | Spr | Belfield | Course Closed . Tel 01.7167123 for other available options |
