Current Students

The School Offices are located on the fifth floor of the Arts Building:

Undergraduate Office (Room 5080)
Postgraduate Office (Room 5038)
School Office (Room 5042)

Students can contact the offices directly by email, or are welcome to drop in during office hours.

For all email communications, in the email subject line include your student number and course of study. 

For contact information relating to the following degree programmes, details of the programme offices are available on the undergraduate programmes webpage:

Trinity Joint Honours
European Studies and a language
Middle Eastern and European Languages and Cultures (MEELC)
Trinity Columbia Dual B.A.
Business Studies and a language
Law and a language
Computer Science, Linguistics and a language (CSLL)

For contact information relating to the postgraduate taught programmes, details of the programme offices are available on the postgraduate programmes webpage, or by emailing the Postgraduate Office.

Timetables for the current academic year are available via your my.tcd.ie student portal. This is always the most up to date and accurate version of your timetable.

The College Calendar contains useful information about key dates, regulations and requirements.

You can access your own individual exam timetable via my.tcd.ie. The overall University timetable is also available on the Academic Registry website.

Undergraduate students can access past exam papers online via the Academic Registry.

A list of all campus exam venues is available from the Academic Registry, including a wayfinding video in the Arts Building.

Where will my classes be?

Mostly in the lecture halls and tutorial spaces in the Arts Building. Language tutorials are the main source of learning and are typically in much smaller groups. Look at the Trinity website or Trinity Live App for detailed maps of campus.

Where do I go if I have problems with my classes?

For any issues with the content of a module, you should contact your professor, a language assistant or the module coordinator. It might seem overwhelming, but they are here to help! If it is a more serious problem like changing your course contact your Tutor or the Senior Tutor office.

Remember that the School's Undergraduate Team are here to help you, students are always welcome to call into the office (Room 5080) or send their query by email.

How do I take out books from the Library?

You can search for books on the Library’s website, and they can be placed on recall, click and collect or you can search for the book in person. There are scanners for borrowing and returning books in the Boland Library, and books will be lent out for a month.

What are my modules like?

Modules are divided between prioritising oral and written language, and cultural modules focusing on history, literature, politics etc. Typically, in your first year you will have a majority of core classes on grammar, reading and developing your speaking skills.

How are my classes assessed?

While professors decide on their modes of assessment, languages are primarily assessed through in real time written exams. Essays are preferred for modules focused on history and culture. There will be an oral exam at the end of each school year during Revision Week.

What is the Study Abroad requirement?

Students must spend at least two months in the country of their chosen language. This is usually through the Erasmus programme where you study at a chosen university abroad.

If you are majoring in a language or studying the following subjects you must go abroad for a year: European Studies, Middle Eastern and European Languages and Cultures, Business and a Language, Law and a Language, Computer Science and a Language.

What can I do to study outside of my classes?

Immersion is key! It is ideal to engage with your chosen language(s) through practising your speaking skills with others, or consuming tv shows, films and books in that language. If you want to embrace the cultural elements further, Trinity has a wide range of student societies.