Study Abroad with UCD Arts & Humanities 

This website is for fee-paying students who come to UCD for a semester or a year from their programme of study at their home institution. If you are a UCD student interested in going on exchange, or a student interested in coming to UCD on exchange, please visit UCD Global’s Exchanges website.

University College Dublin’s Arts & Humanities Study Abroad programme provides an exciting opportunity for visiting students to expand their academic and cultural horizons. Our programme offers a broad range of course options for students of any major and is taught by leaders in their subject field.

You will have the opportunity to take classes alongside degree-seeking students, as well as take dedicated classes for visiting students such as (opens in a new window)ENG20630 Reading Irish Literature, (opens in a new window)IRST30150 Ireland Uncovered and (opens in a new window)MUS20160 Music in Ireland. You will have the chance to study an array of engaging Arts & Humanities courses, but will also have the opportunity to take up to two elective courses from another academic programme area. 

The UCD College of Arts & Humanities is home to the UNESCO National Folklore Collection, the UCD Classical Museum, and resident performing choirs and orchestras, making it a bedrock of Irish culture. The College also boasts famous alumni including writers James Joyce and Emma Donoghue, actor Brendan Gleeson, and film director Neil Jordan.