Current Undergraduate Students

Undergraduate Programmes 2023-24

BSc Social Sciences (DN700)

Joint Major / Single Major

Students can study Politics as a joint major with one of the following subjects: Archaeology, Economics, Geography, Information and Communication Studies, Mathematics, Philosophy, Sociology, Social Justice, Statistics

Students can opt for a single major in Politics & International Relations in Year 3 and 4.

PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics)

Politics with Language Minor

Students can study Politics as a major and one of the following languages as a minor: Chinese, French, German, Irish, Italian, Spanish

Computational Social Science with Politics Minor

BA Humanities (DN530)

History & Politics

BCL (DN600)

Law with Politics

DN520 BA History and Political Studies (For September 2018 entry only) and DN500 BA Joint / Single Major (Pre-2017 entry)

For academic-related queries, please contact the School's Teaching & Learning Director, Dr Lucia Tiscornia at lucia.tiscornia@ucd.ie. For administrative queries such as module registration, please contact the School Office at (opens in a new window)spire@ucd.ie.

The links below provide a range of information and resources to help you complete your undergraduate degree. You will find all the relevant information for your degree including information on modules, tutorials, and extenuating circumstances. If you cannot find what you are looking for please contact SPIRe at (opens in a new window)spire@ucd.ie.

The Undergraduate FAQs and Forms page includes:
- School Declaration of Authorship Form (Essay Cover Sheet)
- School Guidelines for Essay Writing
- Late Submission of Coursework Policy and Form
- Extenuating Circumstances Policy and Procedure
- Tutorial Absence Form

University Supports and Resources

Applications for Advanced Seminar in Politics 24-25

The Advanced Seminar in Politics 1 (POL30860) and 2 (POL30870) is a year-long course where staff members of the School of Politics and International Relations introduce students to cutting edge research in the field. During the second half of the course, students write a minor thesis, under the supervision of a staff member in the school. The module has limited capacity and entry is competitive. Registration for this course is done manually.

To be eligible to take this course, you must be a final year student in 2024-25, who has completed Core Level 2 Politics modules. Students with a GPA of 3.60 and above (across all modules or across SPIRe modules only) will be eligible for consideration.

See this page for more information.

SPIRe Tutors & Teaching Assistants Directory, Spring 2023-24

Tutors and Teaching Assistants are allocated to the following modules.

POL10160 - Foundations of Contemporary Politics
POL10180 - Foundations of Political Theory
POL20020 - Comparative Politics
POL20050 - Research Methods in Political Science
POL10120 - Foundations in Global Development
DEV20130 - Sustainable Development

For queries related to administrative matters including tutorial registration, please contact the SPIRe School Office at (opens in a new window)spire@ucd.ie.

	Lucia Nunez Roncero POL10180		Zuzanna Krakowska POL20020
	Anoor Amatul POL20020		Angeliki Kourri POL10160
	Margaret Bruce POL10160		Meabh Lonergan POL10160
	Mateus Bruno POL10180		Annie MacDonald POL20020
	Ludovica Castellana POL10180		Lorcan McLaren POL20050
	Grace Culhane POL10180		Paula Montano POL20050
	Daire Denby POL10160		Sebastian Morabito POL10160
	Sara Fortsch POL20020		Diana Nagle POL10120 Teaching Assistant
	Thomas Gavois POL10180		Jennifer O'Keeffe POL10180
	Sean Gurrin POL20050		Neha Parikh DEV20130 Teaching Assistant
	Sarah King POL20050 Head Tutor		Smrutimayee Sarangi POL10180 Head Tutor
	James MacCarthy-Morrogh POL10160		Dino Wildi POL20020 Head Tutor
	Conor Twomey POL10160 Head Tutor