Incoming Students - Available Modules
This page contains links to all of the undergraduate modules within the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy (Economics, Political Science, Philosophy and Sociology) that are available to visiting students in Semester 1 and Semester 2. The modules are arranged by relevant departments.
Below please find a list of available modules for Incoming students. You can find the process for applying for modules here.
Timetable available here soon.
Students who will spend only the first semester in Trinity should select only Semester 1 modules.
Students who will spend only the second semester in Trinity should select only Semester 2 modules.
Full year students may select modules from Semester 1 and Semester 2 in line with their learning agreement. Students should note that if a module is a co-requisite this indicates that students taking Part A in Semester 1 must also take Part B in Semester 2.
Contact details for Incoming Coordinators are available here
Economics
Module Code |
Module Name |
ECTS |
Semester |
Year |
Quota |
Co-requisites for FY Students |
ECU22011 |
5 |
1 |
2nd Year (SF) |
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ECU22012 |
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ECU22012 |
5 |
2 |
2nd Year (SF) |
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ECU22011 |
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ECU22021 |
5 |
1 |
2nd Year (SF) |
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ECU22022 |
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ECU22022 |
5 |
2 |
2nd Year (SF) |
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ECU22021 |
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ECU22031 |
5 |
1 |
2nd Year (SF) |
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ECU22032 |
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ECU22032 |
5 |
2 |
2nd Year (SF) |
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ECU22031 |
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ECU22041 |
5 |
1 |
2nd Year (SF) |
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ECU22042 |
ECU22042 |
5 |
2 |
2nd Year (SF) |
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ECU22041 |
ECU33011 |
5 |
1 |
3rd Year (JS) |
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ECU33012 |
5 |
2 |
3rd Year (JS) |
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ECU33021 |
5 |
1 |
3rd Year (JS) |
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ECU33022 |
5 |
2 |
3rd Year (JS) |
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ECU33031 |
5 |
1 |
3rd Year (JS) |
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ECU33032 |
5 |
2 |
3rd Year (JS) |
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ECU33041 |
5 |
1 |
3rd Year (JS) |
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ECU33042 |
5 |
2 |
3rd Year (JS) |
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ECU33051 |
5 |
1 |
3rd Year (JS) |
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ECU33052 |
5 |
2 |
3rd Year (JS) |
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ECU33061 |
5 |
1 |
3rd Year (JS) |
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ECU33062 |
5 |
2 |
3rd Year (JS) |
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ECU33081 |
5 |
1 |
3rd Year (JS) |
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ECU33082 |
5 |
2 |
3rd Year (JS) |
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ECU33091 |
5 |
1 |
3rd Year (JS) |
12 |
ECU33092 |
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ECU33092 |
5 |
2 |
3rd Year (JS) |
12 |
ECU33091 |
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ECU44122 / ECU44124 |
10 or 5 |
2 |
4th Year (SS) |
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ECU44131 / ECU44133 |
10 or 5 |
1 |
4th Year (SS) |
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ECU44171 / ECU44173 |
10 or 5 |
1 |
4th Year (SS) |
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ECU44202 / ECU44204 |
10 or 5 |
2 |
4th Year (SS) |
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ECU44222 / ECU44224 |
10 or 5 |
2 |
4th Year (SS) |
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ECU44192 / ECU44194 |
10 or 5 |
2 |
4th Year (SS) |
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ECU44212 / ECU44214 |
10 or 5 |
2 |
4th Year (SS) |
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ECU44181 / ECU44183 |
10 or 5 |
1 |
4th Year (SS) |
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ECU44222/ECU44224 |
10/5 |
2 |
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ECU44231/ECU44233 |
10/5 |
1 |
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ECU44112 / ECU44114 |
10 or 5 |
2 |
Political Science
| Module Code | Module Name | ECTS | Semester | Year | Quota/ Notes | Prerequisites for Full Year Students |
| POU22011 | History of Political Thought A | 5 | 1 | 2nd Year (SF) | 25 | |
| POU22012 | History of Political Thought B | 5 | 2 | 2nd Year (SF) | 20 | |
| POU22021 | International Relations A | 5 | 1 | 2nd Year (SF) | 25 | |
| POU22022 | 5 | 2 | 2nd Year (SF) | 20 | ||
| POU22031 | Comparative Politics A | 5 | 1 | 2nd Year (SF) | 20 | |
| POU22032 | 5 | 2 | 2nd Year (SF) | 20 | ||
| POU33011 | Research Methods for Political Science A | 5 | 1 | 3rd Year (JS) | POU33012 | |
| POU33012 | Research Methods for Political Science B | 5 | 2 | 3rd Year (JS) | POU33011 | |
| POU33021 | Irish Politics A: Constitution, Elections, Parties and Parliament | 5 | 1 | 3rd Year (JS) | ||
| POU33032 | Irish Politics B: Governance in Ireland, Politics in Northern Ireland | 5 | 2 | 3rd Year (JS) | ||
| POU33041 | Political Institutions of the USA | 5 | 1 | 3rd Year (JS) | ||
| POU33051 | Democracy And Development A | 5 | 1 | 3rd Year (JS) | ||
| POU33071 | European Union Politics A | 5 | 1 | 3rd Year (JS) | ||
| POU33082 | European Union Politics B | 5 | 2 | 3rd Year (JS) | ||
| POU33091 | Political Violence A: Theories of Political Violence and Conflict | 5 | 1 | 3rd Year (JS) | ||
| POU33102 | Political Violence B: Political Violence and Conflict in Comparative Context |
5 | 2 | 3rd Year (JS) | ||
| POU33174 | 5 | 2 | 3rd Year (JS) | |||
| POU33132 | The European Court of Justice and Other Famous Courts | 5 | 2 | 3rd Year (JS) |
Philosophy
Students who wish to select third or fourth year modules should have a record of Philosophy credits from study at their home universities
| Module Code | Module Name | ECTS | Semester | Year | Approval |
| PIU11023 | Central Problems in Philosophy A | 5 | 1 | First Year (JF) | |
| PIU11022 | Central Problems in Philosophy B | 5 | 2 | First Year (JF) | |
| PIU11031 | History of Western Philosophy I A | 5 | 1 | First Year (JF) | |
| PIU11032 | History of Western Philosophy I B | 5 | 2 | First Year (JF) |
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| PIU11034 | History of Western Philosophy I B | 10 | 2 | First Year (JF) |
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| PIU11021 | Central Problems in Philosophy A | 10 | 1 | First Year (JF) |
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| PIU22011 | History of Western Philosophy II A | 5 | 1 | Second Year (SF) |
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| PIU22012 | History of Western Philosophy II B | 5 | 2 | Second Year (SF) | |
| PIU22023 | Logic | 5 | 1 | Second Year (SF) | |
| PIU22032 | Epistemology & Philosophy of Science | 5 | 2 | Second Year (SF) | |
| PIU33021 | Moral Philosophy | 10 | 1 | Third Year (JS) |
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| PIU33023 | Moral Philosophy | 5 | 1 | Third Year (JS) | |
| PIU33041 | Logic and Philosophy | 10 | 1 | Third Year (JS) | |
| PIU33043 | Logic and Philosophy | 5 | 1 | Third Year (JS) | |
| PIU33052 | Topics in Modern European Philosophy | 10 | 2 | Third Year (JS) | |
| PIU33054 | Topics in Modern European Philosophy | 5 | 2 | Third Year (JS) | |
| PIU33062 | Methaphysics | 10 | 2 | Third Year (JS) | |
| PIU33064 | Methaphysics | 5 | 2 | Third Year (JS) | |
| PIU33081 | Philosophy of mind | 10 | 1 | Third Year (JS) | |
| PIU33012 | Topics in Ancient Philosophy | 10 | 2 | Third Year (JS) | |
| PIU33014 | Topics in Ancient Philosophy | 5 | 2 | Third Year (JS) | |
| PIU33062 | Metaethics | 10 | 2 | Third Year (JS) | |
| PIU33064 | Metaethics | 5 | 2 | Third Year (JS) | |
| PIU44052 | Neurophilosophy | 10 | 2 | Fourth Year (SS) | |
| PIU44054 | Neurophilosophy | 5 | 2 | Fourth Year (SS) | |
| PIU44123 | Self-Refutation Arguments | 5 | 1 | Fourth Year (SS) | |
| PIU44121 | Self-Refutation Arguments | 10 | 1 | Fourth Year (SS) | |
| PIU44013 | Ancient Philosophy | 5 | 1 | Fourth Year (SS) | |
| PIU44011 | Ancient Philosophy | 10 | 1 | Fourth Year (SS) | |
| PIU44094 | Post Kantian Philosophy | 5 | 2 | Fourth Year (SS) | |
| PIU44092 | Post Kantian Philosophy | 10 | 2 | Fourth Year (SS) | |
| PIU44043 | Metaphysics | 5 | 1 | Fourth Year (SS) | |
| PIU44041 | Metaphysics | 10 | 1 | Fourth Year (SS) | |
| PIU44171 | Advanced Topics in Value Theory | 10 | 1 | Fourth Year (SS) | |
| PIU44173 | Advanced Topics in Value Theory | 5 | 1 | Fourth Year (SS) | |
| PIU44172 | Advanced Topics in Value Theory | 10 | 2 | Fourth Year (SS) | |
| PIU44174 | Advanced Topics in Value Theory | 5 | 2 | Fourth Year (SS) |
Sociology
| Module Code | Module Name | ECTS | Semester | Year | Quota | Co-requisites for Full Year Students |
| SOU33011 | Researching Society 1 | 5 | 1 |
3rd Year (JS) | SOU33012 | |
| SOU33012 | Researching Society 2 | 5 | 2 | 3rd Year (JS) | SOU33011 | |
| SOU33021 | Race, Ethnicity & Identity 1 | 5 | 1 | 3rd Year (JS) | ||
| SOU33032 | Race, Ethnicity & Identity 2 | 5 | 2 | 3rd Year (JS) | ||
| SOU33052 | Social Stratification And Inequalities 2 | 5 | 2 | 3rd Year (JS) | ||
| SOU33061 | Comparative Sociology of Europe 1 | 5 | 1 | 3rd Year (JS) | ||
| SOU33122 | Understanding Social Change: The case of Irish Society | 5 | 2 | 3rd Year (JS) | ||
| SOU33131 | Sociology of Markets | 5 | 1 | 3rd Year (JS) | ||
| SOU33132 | Introduction to Social Demography | 5 | 2 | 3rd Year (JS) | ||
| SOU33081 | Globalisation and Development 1 | 5 | 1 | 3rd Year (JS) | ||
| SOU33092 | Globalisation and Development 2 | 5 | 2 | 3rd Year (JS) | ||
| SOU44021 | Social Networks and Digital Lives 1 | 10 | 1 | 4th Year (SS) | 15 | |
| SOU44052 | Labour Markets, Gender and Institutions 1 | 10 | 2 | 4th Year (SS) | ||
| SOU44081 | Computational Social Science | 10 | 1 | 4th Year (SS) | ||
| SOU44071 | Advanced Methods of Sociological Data Science | 10 | 1 | 4th Year (SS) |