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Admission Requirements 2013
The two-subject moderatorship (TSM) is a joint honor programme. Students select two subjects from the list below (for permitted
combinations see next page) and pursue both to honors degree level. Usually both subjects are studied for three years and one subject
only is studied in the fourth and final year (see page 36). An honors degree is awarded in both subjects. The minimum entry points for
each TSM combination are available at:
Note: Students are not permitted to commence two new languages. Students wishing to combine two of: Greek, Italian, Latin, Russian,
Spanish within TSM are required to present at least one of the chosen languages at grade C3 or better on a higher level Leaving
Certificate paper or equivalent.
Subject Name
Specific Subjects Required (reference is to
higher level Leaving Certificate or Advanced
GCE (A-level) grades)
Available
Places in
2012
Minimum
Points
Range
2011**
Page
AH Ancient history and archaeology none
23
390*-535*
77
CC Classical civilisation
none
29
390*-535*
45
DR Drama studies
see note 12
24
445-540 52
EI
Early Irish
C3 in Irish
10
465-505*
80
EC Economics
see note 1
43
435*-565 59
EN English literature
C3 in English
85
520*-560*
62
FS Film studies
none
30
445*-540 67
FR French
C1 in French
84
400*-560*
68
GG Geography‡
none
45
415-565 69
GE German
C1 in German
32
415-535*
70
GK Greek
C3 in Greek or C3 in a language excluding English
8
445-535*
46
HS History
none
40
485*-540 72
AR History of art and architecture none
40
390*-540 79
IT Italian
C3 in Italian or C3 in a language excluding English
30
390*-565 85
JS Jewish and Islamic civilisations none
10
425-565 86
LT Latin
C3 in Latin or C3 in a language excluding English
10
420-535*
48
MT Mathematics
B3 in mathematics
25
515*-565 164
MI
Modern Irish
C3 in Irish
30
390*-540 80
MU Music
see note 5
10
540-565 95
PH Philosophy
none
43
430*-565 98
PS Psychology
none
17
560*-565 104
RU Russian
C3 in a language excluding English
36
405-535*
109
SC Sociology
none
59
390*-565 112
SP Spanish
C3 in a language excluding English
41
425*-535*
115
BT World religions and theology
none
24
390*-565 107
‡ Geography may also be read as part of a moderatorship course in science – TR071. See page 140 for course specific requirements
for Science.
* Not all applicants at this level were offered places.
** The minimum points required depend on which two subjects are chosen. A grid displaying the minimum points required in 2012
for all combinations of subjects is available at
Note that there may be different minimum entry levels for A-level applicants for some TSM combinations.
Course requirements 2013: Two-Subject Moderatorship
(TSM/TR001) – Level 8 (Honors Degrees)
