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Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSc)

Information & Communication Studies Major with Music Minor

Stage 1

4 Core Modules from Information & Communication Studies 
  • IS10010 Information & Social Media
  • IS10050 Digital Judgement
  • IS10040 Info, Society, & Culture
  • IS10060 Digital Technology
2 modules from Music
  • MUS10190 Music Theory 1 (Core) + 
  • MUS10210 Musicianship or MUS10220 Popular Music
Core module for all Social Sciences students
  • SSCI10010 Societal Challenges in 21st Century

Students take four option modules from a wide range of the Social Sciences field, such as Politics & International Relations, Psychology, Economics and Sociology. Additionally, first year students select one elective module before Spring term starts. You are more than welcome to take a Music & Performing modules as an elective. 

Stage 2

Select 6 Modules from Information & Communication Studies 
  • IS20010 DigiComp
  • IS20140 Exploring Text with Python
  • IS20150 Critical Research Skills
  • IS20160 Theories of Media and Communic
  • IS20030 Contextual Design Inquiry
  • IS20110 DigiLife
  • IS20120 CMC
  • IS20130 Social Studies of ICTs
  • IS20170 Data Dilemmas
2 Core Modules from Music
  • MUS10120 Music, Culture and Society
  • MUS10150 Writing about Music

Students take two option modules from a wide range of the Social Sciences field, such as Politics & International Relations, Psychology, Economics and Sociology and two elective modules.  You are more than welcome to take a Music & Performing modules as an elective. 

Stage 3

  1. Students who remain on campus take 30 credits from ICS, 20 credits from Music and 10 credits as electives.
  2. Students who are away for one trimester (on study abroad or internship) must complete 30 credits from ICS and Music.
  3. Students who are away for the entire year (on year abroad or trimester abroad+internship) do not need to register for additional modules.
Music Option Modules:
  • MUS20080 Musics of the World
  • MUS20400 Early European Music
  • MUS20410 Music History Since 1750
  • MUS20640 Music Theory 3
  • MUS20650 Music Theory 2

Stage 4

Students take 30 credits from ICS, 20 credits from Music and 10 credits as electives.

Music Option Modules:
  • MUS31200 Piano Concerto
  • MUS31270 Popular Music Ethnography
  • MUS31300 Blues and Jazz
  • MUS31330 Post-Truth Politics & Music
  • MUS31340 Music Theatre
  • MUS31460 New Ideas in Musicology
  • MUS31470 Techniques of Composition
Elective Modules in Music

Elective Modules in Music

You can join some of our performing groups and earn credits by registering as electives. 

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Undergraduate Programmes

UCD School of Music

Newman Building, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
T: +353 1 716 8178 | E: music@ucd.ie