First Year Modules
The following five Level 1 modules are offered in the academic year 2012-13.
Semester 1
1) Introduction to Irish Politics
2) Introduction to International Politics
Semester 2
3) Introduction to Political Theory
4) Globalisation and Development
5) The Politics of Great Nations
Click here to see brief module descriptions.
Level One Politics modules introduce students to the central areas of politics, giving them a solid foundation on which to develop their understanding of the contemporary world. Those students who continue to levels 2 and 3 in Politics will be able to deepen their understanding and to pursue the areas of politics and international relations that interest them most.
The object of the foundation programme is to introduce students to the main features of politics, and especially of democratic government, in their practical and theoretical aspects. Students attend a combination of lectures and tutorials, and their final assessment is based on various forms of continuous assessment through tutorials, including attendance, participation, exercises and a final examination.
If students successfully complete two of the above in their first year, they will be able to choose Politics as a joint major in the subsequent years. We recommend strongly that students take at least three modules in their first year, so that they will have broader choices of modules later. Students who may be interested in pursuing Politics as a single subject major should take four Politics modules in their first year.
Tutorials are attached to all of our first year modules. Lively and informed discussions are at the heart of learning in politics; to enjoy and succeed in Politics, students are expected to be actively engaged in tutorials, as well as regularly attending lectures and completing the exercises and essays set in tutorials.
Further Information
UCD School of Politics & International Relations
University College Dublin, Newman Building, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
tel: +353-1-716 8397 fax: +353-1-716 1171 email: spire@ucd.ie
For information on our undergraduate programmes and admissions please visit the UCD Horizons website.
Last updated 1 November, 2012.
