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Course overview
The course is specifically designed to train technical staff for
the theatre and related professions.Through a series of skills-
based courses in stagecraft & construction, lighting & sound,
properties & propping, stage/production/technical management,
film & television, health & safety, technical drawing, make-up
and scenic art, the course seeks to equip students with the
skills necessary to realise a theatre production. Classes in
theatre history, set & costume design, will complement the
skills-based courses in their analysis of historical periods, styles,
forms, conventions and practices with a view to developing the
intellect and the encouragement of a reflective practitioner. A
spirit of enquiry and discovery through research and its practical
presentation further seeks to encourage the life-long learning
processes necessary for sustaining a career in the theatre and
allied professions. All teaching will be provided by dedicated and
experienced theatre technicians and stage managers, and will
reflect best practices in professional theatre.
Assessment
Assessment is based primarily on a series of practical
demonstrations in all modules.
Career opportunities
All of the training is provided by dedicated theatre professionals
with strong industry links. Opportunities are provided in the
second year to focus on one of the many skilled specialisms
in the area of technical theatre. Professional placements
throughout the training introduce students to the industry and
enhance employment prospects.
Further information
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Economics
COURSE CODES:
PLACES 2012:
POINTS 2011:
DEGREE AWARDED:
TSM points:
TR001 (TSM)
43
435*-565
B.A.
See page 27
Special Entry Requirements:
Leaving Certificate
OC3/HD3 Mathematics
GCSE
Grade B Mathematics
Economics (TSM) cannot be studied as a single honor
course. It must be combined with one other subject within
the two-subject moderatorship (TSM) programme. TSM
is a joint honor programme. An honors degree is awarded
in both subjects. See page 36 for a list of subjects that
combine with Economics.
Alternatively, Economics can be studied through the
Business, economic and social studies (BESS: TR081)
programme or the Philosophy, political science, economics
and sociology (PPES: TR015) programme.
Within BESS, after a common first-year students choose
6 courses in the second year and then proceed to either
specialise in economics or to combine economics with
one of business studies, political science or sociology.
For further details see page 37.
Within Philosophy, political science, economics and
sociology, after a common first-year students choose 3
subjects in the second year, 2 subjects in the third year
and either one or two subjects in the fourth year. For
further details see page 99.
What is Economics?
Many of the problems that dominate our newspaper headlines
are economic problems. Why are some countries poor with
very low growth rates while a small number of countries enjoy
high living standards and high growth rates? What is the role
of international trade and finance in explaining these global
inequalities? Why are some countries so much more successful
at creating employment or reducing unemployment than other
countries? Within countries, why do some people earn so much
more than others, and what are the best ways to tackle and
reduce poverty? Is it possible to pursue economic growth and
still protect our natural and physical environments? How should
governments try to raise the finance needed to pay for health
and education services and income-support programmes? What
is the proper role for government in the economy? Would we be
better off with higher taxes but also better social services than
we presently enjoy?
Any society has to address the problem of how and what to
produce for its material survival, and how the goods and services
that are produced should be distributed among its population.
Economists explore how people and institutions behave and
function when producing, exchanging and using goods and
services. Economists’ main motivation is to find mechanisms that
encourage efficiency in the production and use of material goods
and resources, while at the same time producing a pattern of
income distribution that society finds acceptable.
