A group of Dual BA students wearing graduation robes.

Trinity Columbia Dual B.A. programme

This programme provides students an opportunity to study at two world-leading universities and offers an international educational experience while allowing students to enhance their global outlook and develop their language skills and communication abilities to the highest possible level.

Trinity Columbia Dual B.A. programme

Students are full members of both university communities throughout the four years of the programme and graduate with a degree from each university.

Dual BA students engage deeply with their chosen academic subject from the outset of their time in Dublin. After two years at Trinity, they transition to Columbia, where they benefit from the breadth of the US curricular model, taking classes from the Columbia Core curriculum.

Graduates of the Dual BA develop strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills that are highly valued across a range of careers, including law, policy, journalism, technology, and academia.

The School currently participates in the dual BA degree programme, offered with two degrees:

Middle Eastern and European Languages and Cultures

At Trinity students are introduced to the cultures and societies of the Middle East through the study of history, politics, literature and religion from ancient times to the present alongside courses on European culture and history. In year one students take a European language, from French, Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, or Polish, and in year two, they study a Middle Eastern language from Arabic, Hebrew or Turkish. At Columbia, students can major in history; religion; political science; or Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African studies.

European Studies

At Trinity, alongside modules in the social sciences, modern European history, and the history of Ideas, students choose two languages from French, German, Italian, Irish, Polish, Russian, and Spanish. French and Irish are not offered at a beginner level; no student may study more than one language as a beginner. At Columbia, students choose one of eight majors: History; Political Science; Hispanic Studies with Specialisation; French; German Literature and Cultural History; Italian; or Slavic Studies.