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Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
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international law; Refugee and immigration law; Research
dissertation; Restitution; Tax law; and Sport and the law.
Full details of all law modules (Freshman and Sophister) are
available on
Political science:
Research seminar; Political parties; Issues in
contemporary politics; Contemporary international relations; and
African politics.
In both subjects small-group teaching is an important aspect
of the Sophister years and, should you decide to specialise in
either Law or Political science in the final year, you will have the
opportunity to research and write up a dissertation on a topic of
your choice.
Assessment
Courses are examined by a combination of continuous
assessment and formal examination.
Study abroad
A limited number of places are available on EU-funded exchange
programmes at universities in Austria, France, Germany, Italy,
the Netherlands, Poland and Spain to students in the Junior
Sophister (third) year. Students are advised to take optional
language courses (see page 14) within the first two years if they
wish to avail of this opportunity; alternatively they must satisfy
that they have proficiency in the language of the host university
that they wish to study in. There are also exchange programmes
with a number of universities in North America. Participating in
these opportunities is dependent upon the exchange fulfilling the
course requirements of both departments.
Career opportunities
Whether students’ career goals lie in public leadership, the legal
profession, the media, the civil service, academia, public relations,
anything in business that requires knowing how government
works, positions in international organisations such as the EU or
a not-for-profit organisation, law enforcement, private practice, or
elsewhere, the degree in Law and political science will be ideally
suited as a platform for attaining those goals.
Further information
Tel: +353 1 896 1125 / 1278; E-mail:
Tel: +353 1 896 1651
Law degrees and professional
qualifications
No law degree entitles a person to practise law as a solicitor or
barrister. However, throughout the four-year degree programme
in Law and political science, students will have the opportunity to
study all core modules required by the professional bodies.
Please see page 89 for further information on legal professional
qualifications.
Music
COURSE CODES:
PLACES 2012:
POINTS 2011:
DEGREE AWARDED:
TR002
20
420
B.A.
TR001
(TSM)
10
540-565
TSM points:
See page 27
This is a restricted entry course.
Applications must be
submitted by 1 February 2013.
Applications must be submitted by 1 February of the
proposed year of entry. Applicants will be required to
attend an entrance examination, provisionally scheduled
for 23 March 2013.
Specimen examination papers are available for download
from the Music Department website:
Special Entry Requirements:
Formal musical training is not a prerequisite for entry,
but candidates should have a good ear and the ability to
read and notate music to a rudimentary level. The most
important musical qualification is a good ear.
On the basis of the entrance examination results,
applicants may be called to attend an interview at the end
of April/beginning of May, before final selections are made.
You are not required to perform at interview.
TR002 – Music is a single honor course where music is
read almost exclusively for four years.
TR001 – Music (TSM) is a joint honors programme.
Music can be combined with one other subject. An honors
degree is awarded in both subjects. For subjects that
combine with Music see page 36.
Single honor and TSM students follow the same courses.
While TSM students cover all the principal areas of music
studied by single honor students, the workload is less than
that of the single honor programme. TSM students have
the same range of options as single honor students.
See also:
TR009 – Music education page 97
Course overview
The single honor and two-subject courses provide a thorough
grounding in the basic skills of musicianship and academic
study (see below for details). From the second year onwards,
and especially in the third and fourth years, both courses offer a
wide range of options. Students specialise in one of the following
areas: composition, music technology, and musicology (the
historical and analytical study of music); and in their final year
they undertake a major project in that area. However, the course
is designed so that students may also take subjects outside their
specialisation.
