Prospective Students
- Undergraduates
- Postgraduates
- Visiting One Term/One Year Students
- Trinity Access Programme
- Extramural courses and lifelong learning
- http://www.tcd.ie/prospectivestudents/
Undergraduates
All undergraduate programmes in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies are of four-years duration. All programmes are designed to allow the preferences of individual students to shape the overall character of their studies and to permit students to specialise in different ways.
You may combine the study of a language and its culture with one other subject as part of the joint honor Two Subject Moderatorship (TSM) or with relevant modules in other subjects as part of the Irish Studies (TR027), European Studies (TR024).
You may also combine the study of a language with Business Studies on one of the following degree programmes: TR086: Business studies and German, TR087: Business studies and Russian, TR089: Business studies and Polish, TR090: Business studies and Spanish.
Or you could combine the study of language with Computer Science and Language.
Please see the College Prospectus for further details about the various combinations.
To apply for one or more of the courses described above, or to find out more information about entrance requirements and minimum entry points (C.A.O.), please visit the Trinity College Undergraduate Admissions Office.
The 2012 TCD Open Day for students starting College in 2013 will take place on Saturday 1st December 2012.
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Postgraduates
The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies welcomes applications from suitably qualified students for graduate study. We host a thriving community of postgraduate students some of whom are undertaking taught programmes, leading to the degree of M.Phil, while others are studying for the research degrees of M.Litt. or Ph.D.
We currently offer seven Taught Postgraduate Programmes in Comparative Literature, Literary Translation, Medieval Language, Literature and Culture, Textual and Visual Studies, European Studies, Early Irish and a Postgraduate Diploma in Old Irish.
The Research Postgraduate Programmes are assessed by thesis alone. The thesis for the Ph.D. usually takes four years to complete. Students intending to proceed to the Ph.D. normally enter on the Probationary Ph.D. register. Progress is reviewed on an annual basis and, subject to satisfactory reports, a student’s status on the Ph.D. register will normally be confirmed at the end of the second year of registration.
The M.Litt. degree allows for research on topics which may require a shorter period of research and a shorter treatment. Students on the M.Litt. register have the option of applying for transfer to the Ph.D. register, as their work progresses, subject to satisfactory progress.
For further information on postgraduate study in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies please contact the Director of Postgraduate Teaching and Learning, Dr Jürgen Uhlich.
Information is available on all postgraduate courses offered by Trinity College Dublin, awards, studentships and other types of funding you may apply for, either within Trinity College Dublin or externally. Information on how to apply for postgraduate courses and the appropriate applications forms can also be found in this section.
Visiting One Term/One Year Students
Every year the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies welcomes large numbers of visiting students and we are delighted to receive enquiries about the wide range of courses that we offer. Many visiting students take either one-year or one-semester courses, while others are registered for the four year undergraduate degree programme. Whether you come as an Erasmus/Socrates exchange student, through a US JYA programme or as a one-year postgraduate, you will be able to choose your own programme of study from a wide selection of courses.
To view the modules available to Visiting Students, either visit the undergraduate prospectus.
For information on how to apply, consult the International Office website.
Trinity Access Programme (TAP)
The Trinity Access Programme offers two access routes into Trinity College if you are a non-traditional student:
- University Access Courses – for young adults and mature students
- The Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) – for young adults only
Extramural programmes and Lifelong learning
The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies run several extramural courses. Full details are available at the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies Extramural web pages. (insert links to extramural page)
It is also possible to register for a single or a couple of undergraduate or postgraduate modules.
For further information please contact the School Office