BA Hons Classics English & History

at University College Dublin

First Year

You will take a dedicated inter-disciplinary module, Interpreting Evidence, and you will choose from the full range of modules in Classics, English and History, including:
 

• Classical Greece

• Age of Augustus

• War and the Hero (Homer and Virgil)

• Classical Myth

• Contemporary Irish Writing

• Literary Genre

• How to Read Poetry

• Writing the Body

• Critical Reading/Creative Writing

• Modern Europe

• Creating History

• Modern Ireland

• Rome To Renaissance.

Second Year
 

You will take an interdisciplinary core module based in UCD Special Collections and choose from the full range of modules in Classics, English and History, including:
 

• Alexander the Great

• Greek Tragedy

• Heracles the Hero

• Greeks, Romans, and Barbarians

• The Oedipus Myth

• Pompeii

• Eating and Drinking in Antiquity

• Magic in the Ancient World

• Reading Medieval Literature

• Irish Literature in English

• Modern American Literature

• Renaissance Literature

• Romanticism

• Victorian to Modern Literature

• Twentieth-Century Drama

• History Today

• French Revolution

• Islam & Christianity

• Northern Ireland

• Early Modern Europe.

Third Year

You will choose from a range of options that will enable you to broaden your horizons and enrich your academic experience:
 

• Apply for a competitive internship in an area that interests you and/or relates to your area of study.

• Study abroad for a trimester/year to develop your language skills and immerse yourself in a new culture.

• Deepen your knowledge by studying a full range of Classics, English and History modules.

Fourth Year

Undertake a research dissertation drawing on the disciplines studied and choose from a range of modules including:
 

• Modern Japan

• Orwell’s Twentieth Century

• Making Shakespeare

• Apocalypse Then: Old English Literature

• Magic in the Ancient World

• Pompeii

General Requirements

Standard XII

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)

Council for the Indian School Certificate (CISCE)

Intermediate Exam (some state boards)

Higher/Senior School Certificate/Examination (most state boards)

Average is calculated on best 5 recognised subjects

English Language Requirements

CBSE/AISSCE/CUSCE/ISC - English Language 80% OR IELTS/TOEFL or equivalent

IELTS

An average score of 6.5 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band on the Academic Version. 

TOEFL

A minimum score of 90 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iBT) with no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in every other section.

Non-EU fees for academic year 2022/23 are:

€ 20,500

A strong focus on the fluent articulation and analysis of ideas means students on this course will gain numerous transferrable skills, highly valued by employers. These can be applied to a wide range of industries including: Business, Arts and Heritage, Civil Service and the Media.

This programme prepares students for graduate study in many areas, including: Classics, English, History, Film, Drama, Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Education, Archives.