College of Arts & Humanities

All students registering to the UCD PhD Degree programme are required to gain 30 credits across a range of modules during the course of their PhD programme. All modules will be selected in consultation and agreement with your Principal Supervisor. 

There is a large selection of modules available across the University, both discipline-specific modules and research skills modules. 

Below is an indicative list of modules, by School, in the UCD College of Arts and Humanities. 

College of Arts and Humanities

School of Art History and Cultural Policy

PhD Students will be required to take some of these modules – please contact the School Office for further information. These modules are also open to PhD students from other UCD Schools.

School of Classics

PhD Students will normally be required to take modules in Greek or Latin. Beginner's modules are available to learn both languages. For further information, please contact the School Office. These modules are also open to PhD students from other UCD Schools. 

LATIN:

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

 

GREEK:

Level 1

 Level 2

 Level 3

School of English, Drama and Film

PhD students are encouraged to take at least one of the modules listed. They are School-specific and are not open to students from other Schools.

Level 5 modules currently offered by the School:

School of History

School of Irish, Celtic Studies and Folklore

PhD students from other Schools who wish to register to these modules must contact the School Office in the first instance.

Irish Studies

Irish Folklore

School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

School of Music

PhD Students are not required to take specific modules. They can choose from seminars, teaching practice and also the colloquium. PhD students from other Schools who wish to register to these modules must contact the School Office in the first instance.