Academic Structures
Programme Academic Structure for 2023 - 2024, BA in International Relations
This information is provisional & subject to change.
Year 1 Core Modules:
Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LG116 | Introduction to Politics | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG1170 | Intro to International Relations & Security | 10 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG122 | Core Skills & Methods for Intl Relations | 10 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG123 | Introduction to Development | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG1250 | International Political Economy | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG134 | The Role of International Law in IR | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG146 | Climate Change and International Politics | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG147 | Introduction to European Integration | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
Year 1 Optional Modules -
Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FR103 | Intermediate French Language Skills 1 | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
FR104 | Intermediate French Language Skills 2 | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
GE103 | Intermediate German Language Skills 1 | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
GE104 | Intermediate German Language Skills 2 | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LC113 | Contemporary Cultural Debates | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG113 | Introduction to US History and Politics | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG132 | Introduction to Global Governance | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
SP103 | Intermediate Spanish Language Skills 1 | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
SP104 | Intermediate Spanish Language Skills 2 | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
Year 2 Core Modules:
Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LG2180 | Guided Research Project | 10 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG219 | Foreign Policy and Diplomacy | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG233 | Conflict, Security and Peace | 10 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG2440 | Intelligence and National Security | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG245 | Contemporary Political Terrorism | 10 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG250 | Research Design and Methods | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG359 | Political Ideologies | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
Year 2 Optional Modules -
Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FR213 | Intermediate French Language Skills 3 | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
FR214 | Intermediate French Language Skills 4 | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
GE213 | Intermediate German Language Skills 3 | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
GE214 | Intermediate German Language Skills 4 | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LC202 | Global Cultures | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LC208 | The Making of Contemporary Europe | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG247 | Introduction to Gender Studies | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG248 | Irish Foreign Policy | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG369 | International Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
SP213 | Intermediate Spanish Language Skills 3 | 5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
SP214 | Intermediate Spanish Language Skills 4 | 5 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
Year 3 Core Modules:
Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LG329 | Key Issues in International Relations | 10 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
LG396 | Digital International Relations | 10 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 1 |
Year 3 Optional Modules -
Year N Core Modules:
Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LG398 | Politics and Foreign Policy of China | 10 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 1 |