The UCD Quinn School Study Abroad Program is open to all undergraduate students outside the European Union. Students may attend for the Fall semester, the Spring semester or the full academic year. A range of over fifty modules are available from our Bachelor of Commerce Degree Programme (BComm), which is the leading undergraduate business degree in Ireland.

Business modules are taught by a series of formal lectures/classes together with a strong emphasis on course work outside of class, encompassing individual project work, group project work, computer skills, library work and class presentations. Each module is comprised of three hours of formal classes per week for a twelve-week Semester. There is a two-hour formal examination held at the end of each Semester.

In addition to the business modules, we also offer a special course which focuses on Irish History and Culture. Several field trips to places of historical significance in Ireland are an extra component of this course. Typically, Study Abroad Program students take four Business modules plus the required Irish History and Culture module per semester.

Study abroad students take typically 4 from the list and a required module  in Irish History and Culture SBUS30010 From Colony to the Republic: the making of Modern Ireland  per semester.

Modules are offered to Study Abroad students in the following subject areas:

• Accounting
• Banking and Finance
• Business and Industrial Systems
• Business Management and International Business
• Economics
• Industrial Relations & Human Resource Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing

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For additional information on Business modules, please click here and click on DN015 Commerce under the Business and Law section.

Academic Year Planner - 2010/2011 

Semester 1

Arrival dates: September 6th - 8th, 2010

International Welcome (for all incoming International Students): Wednesday, September 8th (pm), 2010
Centre for Study Abroad Orientation: Thursday, September 9th (10.00 - 11.30am), 2010 in Th. Q (Newman Building)
Centre for Study Abroad Welcome Reception: Thursday, September 9th (5.30 - 7.30pm), 2010
Quinn School of Business Academic Advisory Session: Friday, September 10th (10.00am), 2010 in Q014 (Quinn Building)

Teaching Term: September 13th, 2010 - December 3rd, 2010
Revision: December 4th - December 10th, 2010

Examinations: December 11th - December 22nd, 2010 inclusive  

Exams run till the evening of 22nd of December 2010 so please don’t book the return flight before the 23rd of December 2010.

Semester 2

Arrival dates: January 13th -14th, 2011
Orientation: Friday, January 14^th 2011
Teaching Term: January 17th, 2011 – April 22nd, 2011
Revision: April 26th, 2011 – May 1st, 2011

Examinations:  May 3rd – May 14th, 2011 inclusive  

Exams run till the evening of 14th of May 2011 so please don’t book the return flight before the 15th of May 2011.

Our team of advisors offers all the help and assistance needs to ensure a successful stay at UCD Quinn School. We ensure pre-registration support, transition management, access to academic counselling as well as a full programme of social and cultural activities.

The cultural/social programme includes:

> Visit to the National Theatre,

> Evenings of traditional music,

> Day trips to ancient historic sites and castles

> Visit to the Presidential residence

> Horse Racing

> Irish Dancing evening and many more

Housing & Accommodation
Student accommodation on-campus is in two locations - Belfield and Blackrock. On-campus accommodation is limited and costs approximately €2,500 per semester. For queries regarding off-campus accommodation please contact joanne.reilly@ucd.ie

Health Insurance
Students should make their own arrangements for health insurance, prior to travelling. There is a student health centre on-campus: www.ucd.ie/stuhealth

Fees
The fees for registration and tuition for 2010/2011 in the Study Abroad Programme will be €6,800 for one semester or €13,600 for a full academic year: Study Abroad Programme Fees 

Student Banking

Aillied Irish Bank

Immigration Information

USA embassy in Ireland www.usembassy.ie