Overview
NFQ Level 8, Major Award
First Year - Government
Commencing in 2019/20 the BSc (Hons) (Government and Political Science) will replace the BSc (Hons) (Government) degree. This will be implemented on a phased basis starting with First Years in 2019/20. Students who entered First Year in 2019/20 will register for the BSc (Hons) Government and Political Science degree.
Second Year - Government
Commencing in 2019/20 the BSc (Hons) (Government and Political Science) will replace the BSc (Hons) (Government) degree. This will be implemented on a phased basis starting with First Years in 2019/20. Students who entered First Year in 2019/20 will register for the BSc (Hons) Government and Political Science degree.
Third Year - Government
Commencing in 2019/20 the BSc (Hons) (Government and Political Science) will replace the BSc (Hons) (Government) degree. This will be implemented on a phased basis starting with First Years in 2019/20. Students who entered First Year in 2019/20 will register for the BSc (Hons) Government and Political Science degree.
Fourth Year - Government
No student may register for the Fourth Year programme of study until the Third University Examination in Government has been passed. In Fourth Year, students take modules to the value of 60 credits in total. At least 40 credits of GV modules must be taken which includes 20 credits of core modules plus a minimum of 20 credits of GV electives. To be admitted to the BSc (Hons) Government Degree Examination, a student must have satisfactorily attended modules to the value of 60 credits.
Students may not select a language module where there is a timetable clash or which has already been taken at the same level in a previous year (e.g. students who took FR1905 in Third Year may not take FR1105 Threshold French in Fourth Year etc.).
Note: The following conditions apply to Language modules:
- GA and Language modules - the level at which a student is permitted to take a particular GA or Language module will be determined by an assessment carried out at the start of the first Semester, by Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge in the case of GA coded modules, and the relevant Department in the case of other Language modules.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 60 |
| 60 |
| |
| |
| GV4202 | Government Research Dissertation | 10 |
| GV4414 | Contemporary Debates in Ireland | 5 |
| GV4415 | Contemporary Debates in the EU | 5 |
| 40 |
| Economics and the Labour Market (5) | |
| Health Economics: The Role of Public Policy (5) | |
| Environmental Economics: The Problem of Climate Change (5) | |
| Health Services (5) | |
| Advanced Programme Planning and Policy Processes (5) | |
| Co-operative Banking (5) | |
| Global Governance (5) | |
| Political Ideologies and Social Change (5) | |
| Democracy: Theories and Innovations (5) | |
| Public Finance - Theory and Practice (5) | |
| European Security (5) | |
| People and Organisation (5) | |
| Business Ethics and Governance (5) | |
| Issues in Irish Politics (5) | |
| Sociology of Politics, Power, and Ideology (5) | |
| Sociology of the Environment (5) | |
| Japanese Language Level 1 (10) | |
| Chinese Language (Mandarin) I (10) | |
| Chinese Language (Mandarin) Level 2.5 (10) | |
| Threshold French (5)
plus French for Reading Purposes I () | |
| Towards Vantage French (5)
plus French for Reading Purposes II () | |
| Ceart na Gaeilge idir Scríobh agus Labhairt (10) | |
| Úsáid agus Cruinneas na Gaeilge I (10) | |
| Úsáid agus Cruinneas na Gaeilge (10) | |
| German Language (Beginner Level A1) Part 1 (0)
plus German Language (Beginner Level A1) Part 2 () 1 | |
| German Language (CEFR-Level A2.1) (5) | |
| German Language (CEFR-Level A2.2) (5) | |
| Integrated German Language Course (10) 2 | |
| Advanced Integrated German Language Course (10) 3 | |
| Spanish Language (Beginner Level) (10) | |
| Spanish Language (Improver [01] Level) (10) | |
| Introduction to Written and Spoken Italian (10) 4 | |
| Intermediate Italian Language (10) | |
| Advanced Italian Language (10) | |
| Total Credits | 180 |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for the BSc (Hons) Government (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Identify political issues at local, national, European and global levels;
- Formulate problems based on the identification of weaknesses;
- Propose potential solutions to the problems raised;
- Assess the interdependence between the public and private sectors;
- Analyse the impact of politics on the world of business;
- Apply private sector management techniques to the public sector;
- Evaluate the benefit of the work placement experience;
- Contribute to debates on the issues shaping democratic development at local, national, European and global levels.
