UCD Arts, Celtic Studies & Human Sciences

Study Abroad Programme

The Study Abroad Programme in the UCD College of Arts and Human Sciences was established in 1986. Study Abroad students attend the same modules and sit the same examinations as Irish students to ensure full cultural integration and maximum educational benefit for all students. Admission is typically for the full academic year, however students are also accepted for one semester.

Arts Subject Choices

Students must take a minimum of 30 ECTS credits per semester, based on two subjects selected from the following:

Students also have the option of incorporating one elective module into their 30-credit semestrial load. This may be chosen from any of the subjects above or from one of the following: Canadian Studies, Film Studies, Irish Folklore, Irish Studies, Psychology

Please Note that, in all of the above, choice is subject to timetable constraints and available spaces.

Module Details

Details of the modules of permitted combinations of subjects may be obtained from www.ucd.ie/students/course_search.htm

Assessment

Formal examinations are set at the end of each semester in December and May. International students are expected to undertake examinations in accordance with University regulations. Increasingly, project and class-based work forms a substantial component of the assessment process.

Credit Transfer

It is the responsibility of applicants to agree with their home universities any arrangements for credit transfer. At the end of the semester, UCD sends an official transcript to the home institution.

Please Note it is not possible to extend study in UCD beyond the year for which an application has been accepted or subsequently to register as a full-time undergraduate student in the Colleges of Arts or Human Sciences.

Eligibility

In admitting students, preferences may be given to those whose courses in the home universities prepares them for the subjects which they intend to study at UCD.

The minimum GPA requirement is 3.00.

In addition to completing the UCD on-line application process, the following documents should be lodged to the Arts Study Abroad Office before the deadline:

• Certified detailed transcript of academic record to date
• Two references from academic referees to be sent under separate cover
• One recent passport-size photo
• Copy of birth certificate / or passport

To Apply

You can apply online at www.ucd.ie/apply

Application Deadlines:

Full Year 1^st semester May 1 ^st

For further information contact:

Ms Frieda Savage

Manager, Study Abroad Programme

College of Arts & Human Sciences

UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland

T: +353 1 716 -8248

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Web: www.ucd.ie/arts