BA (Hons) (Film and Screen Media) (International) Pathway

Overview

The BA (Hons) (Film and Screen Media) (International) Pathway is a four-year, full-time honours degree programme, enables students on the BA (Hons) (Film and Screen Media) programme to study abroad for a year in an approved University outside Ireland.

First Year - Arts (Film and Screen Media)

In First Arts (Film and Screen Media) students take Film and Screen Media (30 credits) together with two other subjects (15 credits) each.

Second Year - Arts (Film and Screen Media) (International) Pathway

Students who wish to take the Second Arts (Film and Screen Media) (International) Pathway register for the pathway at the beginning of Second Year. No student may register for Second Arts (Film and Screen Media) (International) Pathway until s/he has passed the First University Examination in Arts (Film and Screen Media). The selection of any module is conditional on the Professor or Lecturer concerned and the College being satisfied that a student is capable of profiting by attendance thereat. Students may not select modules which involve a timetable clash.

In Second Arts (Film and Screen Media) (International) Pathway, students take 40 credits of Film and Screen Media plus 20 credits of one other subject continued from First Year. For details go to programme requirements, except for Italian which is listed below.

Italian

20-credit Subject

IT2101Intermediate Italian Language10
IT2105Vivere l'Italia/Living Italian Culture and Society5
Plus 5 credits from:5
Italo Calvino and the Interpretation of Reality (5)
Italian Crime Narratives (5)
Issues in Contemporary Italian Society through Film and Documentaries (5)
Total Credits20

Note: In addition to the general regulations for passing the year, students must pass IT2101 Intermediate Italian Language.

Third Year - Arts (Film and Screen Media) (International) Pathway

Students complete the Third Year of BA Hons Film and Screen Media (International) Pathway at a host university abroad.

Students are reminded that if they wish to transfer from the BA Hons Arts-Film and Screen Media (International) Pathway to the BA – Hons Arts-Film and Screen Media CK105, they may do so at the start of Semester 1 by submitting a transfer application to the Office of the College of Arts, Celtic Studies, and Social Sciences. Transfers are not available for students in European Studies.

Third Arts (Film and Screen Media) (International) Pathway is spent in an approved foreign university where students will study approved courses/modules to the equivalent value of 60 credits. All courses will be assessed by the approved Host University.

Fourth Year - Arts (Film and Screen Media) (International) Pathway

No student may register for Fourth Arts (Film and Screen Media) (International) Pathway until s/he has passed the Third University Examination in Arts (Film and Screen Media) (International) Pathway. The selection of any module is conditional on the Professor or Lecturer concerned and the College being satisfied that a student is capable of profiting by attendance thereat. Students may not select modules which involve a timetable clash.

In Fourth Arts (Film and Screen Media) (International) Pathway, students take 40 credits of Film and Screen Media plus 20 credits of one other subject continued from Second Year. 

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements