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.

 Download the modules available in semester 1 and semester 2 for the Academic year 2009/2010.

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

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

Academic Year Planner

Academic Year Planner - 2009/2010

Semester 1

Arrival dates: September 3rd -4th, 2009
Orientation: Friday, September 4th, 2009
Teaching Term: September 7th, 2009 - November 27th, 2009
Revision: November 30th, 2009 - December 6th, 2009

Examinations: December 7th, 2009 - December 18th, 2009 inclusive  

Exams run till 18th of December 2009 so please don ’t book the return flight before the 19th of December.

Semester 2

Arrival dates: January 13^th-15^th 2010
Orientation: Friday, January 15^th 2010
Teaching Term: January 18^th, 2010 – April 23^rd, 2010
Revision: April 26th, 2010 – May 2^nd , 2010

Examinations:  May 4th, 2010 – May 15th, 2010 inclusive  

Exams run till 15th of May 2010 so please don ’t book the return flight before the 15th of May 2010.

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 E 1,300 per semester. Off-campus accommodation costs approximately E 650 per month.

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 2009/2010 in the Study Abroad Programme will be 
E 6,800 for one semester or E 13,600 for a full academic year.

Student Banking

Aillied Irish Bank

Immigration Information

USA embassy in Ireland www.usembassy.ie