Business, Economics, and Social Studies - Modules
The disciplines of Business, Economics, Political Science and Sociology all examine the world around us, analysing how it works and asking the big questions. Where they differ is in the things they look at and the way they examine them.
Please note curricular information is subject to change. Information is displayed only for guidance purposes.
First Year
Business
- Enacting Sustainable Development
- Fundamentals of Management and Organisation
Economics
- Introduction to Economics
- Mathematics and Statistics
Political Science
- Introduction to Political Science
Sociology
- Introduction to Sociology
Core/Open Modules
Choose one subject from:
- Law
- Social policy
- Intro to Central, East European and Russian area studies
- Language (Irish, French, German, Spanish, Russian or Polish)
Second Year
Business
- Organisational behaviour
- Principles of marketing
- Introduction to accounting
- Introduction to finance
- Introduction to operations management
- Creative thinking, innovation and entrepreneurial action
- Organisational Change for Sustainable Futures
- Qualitative Methods for Research
Economics
- Intermediate economics
- Economy of Ireland
- Mathematics and statistics
Political Science
- History of political thought
- International relations
- Comparative politics
Sociology
- Gender, work and family
- Social theory
- Introduction to social research
- Power, state and social movements
Core/Open Modules
- Central problems in philosophy
- History of western philosophy
- Logic
- Leading human service organisations
- Language
- Law
- Citizens participation in research and policy
- Accessing and reviewing literature
Electives
- Responsible action in the real world
- Irish language and culture
- Idea translation lab
- What is the internet doing to me?
- Social innovation
- Engaging in the digital world
- Travel and English literature
- Spanish language and culture
- Irish landscapes
- Design thinking
- From planets to the cosmos
- Cancer: the patient journey
For further information on course modules visit: www.tcd.ie/ssp/undergraduate/bess