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Did you know?
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Trinity College is the only university in Ireland where
you have the opportunity to study Russian to degree
level.
Further information
www.tcd.ie/Russian
Tel: +353 1 896 1896
Graduate Profile
Nicholas Browne
“To be honest when filling out my CAO forms I chose
Trinity for a mix of reasons. Some pretty idealistic such
as the fact that my brother really enjoyed studying
engineering there, while I was still doing my Leaving Cert.
Additionally, I always had an interest in Russia, stemming
from studying history in school. I knew Trinity was the
only university to offer Russian and I knew studying there
would give me the opportunity to learn about Russia and
to possibly to spend an academic year there. But I didn’t
really know what to expect.
Studying Russian at Trinity means small, often quite
personalised classes. In addition to language classes,
there were excellent introductions to different aspects of
Russian society, together with informal Russian speaking
get-togethers. I spent my third year studying in Moscow.
I learnt so much when I was there, and it was one of the
most interesting and exciting years of my life.
Finishing Trinity I returned to Moscow to work for an additional
18 months with a chamber of commerce attached to the
European Commission. After this, my interest in Russia
served to focus my career choice on the oil and gas industry.
I currently work in the London office of Total, the French oil
major, with an increasing focus on the Russian market.”
Sociology
COURSE CODES:
PLACES 2011:
POINTS 2010:
DEGREE AWARDED:
TR001 (TSM)
59
450*-570
B.A.
TSM points:
See note on page 28
Sociology at Trinity College may be studied through four
different degree programmes: TR001 (TSM), TR081 (BESS),
TR015 (PPES) and TR083 (Sociology and social policy).
Sociology cannot be studied as a single honor course. It
must be combined with one other subject within the two-
subject moderatorship (TSM) programme. TSM is a joint
honor programme. An honors degree is awarded in both
subjects. See page 92 for a list of the subjects that can be
combined with Sociology.
Within BESS (TR081), after a common first year, students
choose 6 courses in the second year and then proceed to
either specialise in Sociology or to combine it with one of
Economics, Political science or Business. See page 37.
Philosophy, political science, economics and sociology
(PPES/TR015) has a similar structure to BESS but with
Philosophy replacing Business as a subject. See page 80.
See also:
TR083: Sociology and social policy, page 89
What is Sociology?
Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social
causes and consequences of human behaviour. Sociologists
investigate the structure of groups, organisations, and societies,
and how people interact within these contexts. The discipline
recognises that class, race, age, gender, culture and technology
determine the path of an individual’s life in ways that become
more clearly visible through the study of sociology. Sociology is
committed to the exploration of the social and cultural challenges
facing fast-changing contemporary societies and equipping
students with research methods skills. Because sociology
addresses the most challenging issues of our time, it is a rapidly
expanding field, the potential of which is increasingly tapped
into by those who craft policies and create programmes.
Course overview
Each of the four degree courses through which sociology
may be studied cover a range of subjects including migration,
work and employment, innovation, technology and society,
development and globalisation, conflict resolution, family, race
and ethnicity, education, organisations and management, gender
and popular culture.