New Minor Subject
New Minor Subject
A New Minor Subject is a new subject that may be taken up by Single Honours Students on any of the below Single Honours programmes, in their 2nd Year. Students may then choose to continue taking that subject in their 3rd and 4th Years and finish with a Major with Minor degree.
- For further general information on New Minor Subject pathway options, use the Single Honours Explore Your Pathways tool and read the New Minor Subject FAQ section on www.tcd.ie/courses/undergraduate/your-trinity-pathways .
- For specific queries about each of the New Minor Subjects, see the below Contact List and Pre-requisite Requirements.
- Frequently Asked Questions – New Minor Subject
- New Minor Subject Information Session 2023/24- Please see slides from Information Session March 2023
Single Honours Programmes that may take up a New Minor Subject in 2023/24
- 2023/24 Single Honours Programmes / New Minor Subject Combinations Table
- To view the combinations table, please refer to the link above. Alternatively, please click on each of the Single Honours Programmes below to see the set of New Minor Subjects available to students on that programme who will be entering their 2nd year in 2023/24.
Early & Modern Irish
● Ancient History and Archaeology ● Classical Languages ● Economics ● English ● Film ● Geography ● German ● History of Art & Architecture ● Italian ● Linguistics ● Middle Eastern Jewish and Islamic Civilisations ● Music ● Philosophy ● Religion ● Russian ● Social Policy ● Spanish
Drama & Theatre Studies
● Ancient History and Archaeology ● Classical Civilisation ● Classical Languages ● Economics ● English ● French ● Geography ● History ● Irish ● Italian ● Linguistics ● Music ● Philosophy ● Religion ● Social Policy ● Spanish
English Studies
● Ancient History and Archaeology ● Classical Civilisation ● Drama Studies ● Economics ● French ● Film ● German ● History ● History of Art & Architecture ● Italian ● Linguistics ● Middle Eastern Jewish and Islamic Civilisations ● Music ● Russian
Film
● Classical Civilisation ● Classical Languages ● Drama Studies ● French ● Geography ● German ● History ● History of Art & Architecture ● Irish ● Middle Eastern Jewish and Islamic Civilisations ● Philosophy ● Religion ● Russian ● Social Policy ● Spanish
History
● Ancient History and Archaeology ● Classical Civilisation ● Classical Languages ● Drama Studies ● Economics ● English ● French ● Geography ● Irish ● Italian ● Linguistics ● Music ● Philosophy ● Religion ● Social Policy ● Spanish
History of Art & Architecture
● Classical Civilisation ● Classical Languages ● Drama Studies ● Film ● French ● Geography ● German ● History ● Irish ● Middle Eastern, Jewish and Islamic Civilisations ● Philosophy ● Religion ● Russian ● Social Policy ● Spanish
Mathematics
● Ancient History and Archaeology ● Classical Civilisation ● Classical Languages ● Drama Studies ● Economics ● English ●French ● Geography ● History ● Irish ● Italian ● Linguistics ● Music ● Philosophy ● Religion ● Social Policy ● Spanish ● Statistics
Music
● Ancient History and Archaeology ● Classical Civilisation ● Drama Studies ● Economics ● English ● Film ●French ● German ● History ● History of Art & Architecture ● Italian ● Linguistics ● Middle Eastern Jewish and Islamic Civilisations ● Russian
Religion
● Ancient History and Archaeology ● Classical Languages ● Economics ● English ● Film ● Geography ● German ● History of Art & Architecture ● Irish ● Italian ● Linguistics ● Middle Eastern Jewish and Islamic Civilisations ● Music ● Philosophy ● Russian ● Social Policy ● Spanish
Philosophy
● Ancient History and Archaeology ● Classical Languages ● Economics ● English ● Film ● Geography ● German ● History of Art & Architecture ● Irish ● Italian ● Linguistics ● Middle Eastern Jewish and Islamic Civilisations ● Music ● Religion ● Russian ● Social Policy ● Spanish
Contacts and Pre-Requisite Requirements
For further details, please link to the PDF document for each New Minor Subject and contact details below. For general queries, email us. |
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New Minor Subject |
Contacts & Information |
2023/24 Pre-Requisite Requirements |
| Ancient History and Archaeology | Professor Anna Chahoud |
None |
| Classical Civilisation | Professor Anna Chahoud chahouda@tcd.ie |
None |
| Classical Languages - Greek | Professor Anna Chahoud chahouda@tcd.ie |
H4 or A-Level Grade C in Ancient Greek (for non-beginners) or in a language other than English. |
| Classical Languages - Latin | Professor Anna Chahoud chahouda@tcd.ie |
H4 or A-Level Grade C in Ancient Latin (for non-beginners) or in a language other than English. |
| Professor Brian Singleton BSNGLTON@tcd.ie |
Interested students should express their interest in taking Drama Studies no later than 24 February 2023 via email to the contact. For 2023/24 students will be asked to complete and return a questionnaire no later than 14th April 2023. This questionnaire will be evaluated, and successful applicants will be noted as eligible for the minor. | |
| Dr Paul Scanlon scanlop@tcd.ie For further details contact econsec@tcd.ie |
Leaving Certificate: O2/H6 Mathematics or GCSE, Grade 6 or Grade B Mathematics. | |
Dr Mark Sweetnam |
None | |
| Dr. Justin Mac Gregor macgregj@tcd.ie |
None | |
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For advice on eligibility contact doransi@tcd.ie For further details contact undergraduate.sllcs@tcd.ie |
Requires a level of French, LC H4 or A-level Grade C. | |
| Dr Federico Cugurullo CUGURULF@tcd.ie |
None | |
| Dr Juergen Barkhoff jbrkhoff@tcd.ie undergraduate.sllcs@tcd.ie | Requires H4 or A-level Grade C in German for non-beginner German. | |
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For further details contact: histhum@tcd.ie |
None | |
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For further details contact: arthist@tcd.ie |
None | |
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For advice on eligibility contact doransi@tcd.ie For further details contact Ms. Caoimhe Ni Bhraonain: NIBHRAOC@tcd.ie |
Requires a level of Irish, LC H4 or A-level Grade C. | |
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For advice on eligibility contact doransi@tcd.ie For further details contact undergraduate.sllcs@tcd.ie |
Requires H4 or A-level Grade C in Language other than English. | |
| Dr Valentina Colasanti uglinguistics@tcd.ie |
None | |
| Dr Zuleika Rodgers RODGERSZ@tcd.ie |
None | |
| Dr Evangelia Rigaki |
Students must possess musical literacy. This is the ability to read and write music notation up to around Grade V music theory, or Music as a Leaving Certificate subject, or equivalent qualifications. Interested students should contact the Head of Department, Evangelia Rigaki (rigakie@tcd.ie) to establish that they are suitable qualified. | |
For further details contact philosophy@tcd.ie |
None | |
| Dr Jacob Erickson ericksoj@tcd.ie |
None | |
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For advice on eligibility contact doransi@tcd.ie For further details contact Ms Nadia Trigoub-Browne on nbrowne@tcd.ie |
Requires H4 or A-level Grade C in Language other than English for beginner Russian Requires H4 or A-level Grade C in Russian for non-beginner Russian. |
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| Social Policy | For further details contact byrnej18@tcd.ie | None |
| Spanish |
For advice on eligibility contact doransi@tcd.ie For further details contact undergraduate.sllcs@tcd.ie |
Requires H4 or A-level Grade C in Language other than English for beginner Spanish Requires H4 or A-level Grade C in Spanish for non-beginner Spanish. |
Dr Athanasios Georgiadis: georgiaa@tcd.ie |
Only available to Single Honors Mathematics students. | |