Open Modules

Open Modules are modules that are taught as part of or by other programmes but are complementary and related to your own programme of study. Open Modules will provide you with a wealth of opportunities to enrich the study of your core curriculum and to develop the Trinity Graduate Attributes.

Open Module Lists for 2024/25

Indicative lists of Open Modules by Single Honours and Joint Honours Programme for 2nd and 3rd Year Students

Programmes are grouped below under Single Honours or Joint Honours headings. Click on the appropriate heading to find your programme. Then, click on your programme to find the list of Open Modules approved by your Subject(s).
Students should review the documentation appropriate to their year and pathway on how to balance their Open Module and Trinity Elective credits with their core module credits.
Students on programmes not listed below should contact their School/Programme Office for details of the Open Modules available to them.

Open Modules Bulletin 2024/25 ( Since the publication of the Open Modules lists there have been some minor changes to modules )

Open Module Bulletin

Single Honours Programmes and Pathways for 2nd Year Students

Please review Balancing your Open Modules & Trinity Electives for Senior Freshman Students on a Single Honours Degree Pathway as part of selecting your Open Modules & Trinity Electives.

Ancient History and Archeology
Business (TJH)
Classical Civilisation
Deaf Studies
Drama and Theatre Studies and Single Honours Pathways in Drama Studies
Early and Modern Irish
Economics
English Studies and Single Honours Pathways in English Literature
Film
French
Geography
German
History
History of Art and Architecture
Irish
Italian
Law
Mathematics
Middle Eastern, Jewish, and Islamic Civilisations
Music
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Religion
Russian
Sociology
Spanish

Single Honours Programmes and Pathways for 3rd Year Students

Please review Balancing your Open Modules & Trinity Electives for Junior Sophister Students on a Single Honours Pathway as part of selecting your Open Modules and Trinity Electives.

Ancient History and Archeology
Business
Classical Civilisation
Deaf Studies
Drama and Theatre Studies and Single Honours Pathways in Drama Studies
Early and Modern Irish
Economics
English Studies and Single Honours Pathways in English Literature
Film
French
Geography
German
History
History of Art and Architecture
Irish
Italian
Law
Mathematics
Middle Eastern, Jewish, and Islamic Civilisations
Music
Philosophy - Students who entered on the Single Honours Programme
Philosophy - Students who entered on the Trinity Joint Honours Programme
Political Science
Psychology
Religion
Russian
Sociology
Spanish

Named Joint Honours Programmes

Law and French
Law and German

Trinity Joint Honours Programmes

Please review Balancing your Open Modules & Trinity Electives for Senior Freshman Students on a Joint Honours Degree Pathway as part of selecting your Open Modules & Trinity Electives.

Ancient History and Archeology and French
Ancient History and Archeology and Geography
Ancient History and Archeology and German
Ancient History and Archeology and History
Ancient History and Archeology and History of Art and Architecture
Ancient History and Archeology and Irish
Ancient History and Archeology and Religion
Ancient History and Archeology and Russian
Ancient History and Archeology and Spanish
Classical Civilisation and English Literature
Classical Civilisation and German
Classical Civilisation and History of Art and Architecture
Classical Civilisation and Irish
Classical Civilisation and Italian
Classical Civilisation and Philosophy
Classical Civilisation and Russian
Classical Civilisation and Spanish
Classical Languages and English Literature
Classical Languages and French
Classical Languages and German
Classical Languages and History of Art and Architecture
Classical Languages and Italian
Classical Languages and Middle Eastern, Jewish, and Islamic Civilisations
Classical Languages and Russian
Computer Science and Business
Computer Science and Geography
Computer Science and Linguistics
Drama Studies and Film
Drama Studies and German
Drama Studies and Irish
Drama Studies and Italian
Drama Studies and Russian
Drama Studies and Spanish
Economics and French
Economics and Geography
Economics and German
Economics and History
Economics and Irish
Economics and Mathematics
Economics and Philosophy
Economics and Russian
Economics and Sociology
Economics and Spanish
English Literature and Drama Studies
English Literature and French
English Literature and German
English Literature and History
English Literature and History of Art and Architecture
English Literature and Irish
English Literature and Philosophy
English Literature and Russian
English Literature and Sociology
English Literature and Spanish
Film and English Literature
Film and French
Film and History
Film and Irish
Film and Italian
Film and Music
Film and Spanish
French and German
French and Italian
French and Religion
Geography and French
Geography and German
Geography and History
Geography and Italian
Geography and Russian
Geography and Sociology
German and Italian
German and Religion
German and Spanish
History and German
History and History of Art and Architecture
History and Irish
History and Italian
History and Philosophy
History and Political Science
History and Religion
History and Russian
History and Spanish
History of Art and Architecture and French
History of Art and Architecture and Irish
History of Art and Architecture and Italian
History of Art and Architecture and Philosophy
History of Art and Architecture and Spanish
Irish and French
Irish and German
Italian and Irish
Italian and Religion
Italian and Russian
Italian and Spanish
Law and Business
Law and History
Law and Political Science
Linguistics and Classical Languages
Linguistics and French
Linguistics and German
Linguistics and Irish
Linguistics and Philosophy
Linguistics and Russian
Linguistics and Spanish
Mathematics and German
Mathematics and Irish
Mathematics and Italian
Mathematics and Music
Mathematics and Philosophy
Mathematics and Russian
Mathematics and Spanish
Middle Eastern, Jewish and Islamic Civilisations and Ancient History and Archaeology
Middle Eastern, Jewish and Islamic Civilisations and Classical Civilisation
Middle Eastern, Jewish and Islamic Civilisations and French
Middle Eastern, Jewish and Islamic Civilisations and History
Middle Eastern, Jewish and Islamic Civilisations and Irish
Middle Eastern, Jewish and Islamic Civilisations and Italian
Middle Eastern, Jewish and Islamic Civilisations and Linguistics
Middle Eastern, Jewish and Islamic Civilisations and Music
Middle Eastern, Jewish and Islamic Civilisations and Religion
Middle Eastern, Jewish and Islamic Civilisations and Spanish
Music and Drama Studies
Music and French
Music and German
Music and Irish
Music and Philosophy
Music and Religion
Music and Russian
Music and Spanish
Philosophy and French
Philosophy and German
Philosophy and Italian
Philosophy and Russian
Philosophy and Sociology
Political Science and Geography
Political Science and Social Policy
Religion and Classical Civilisation
Religion and English Literature
Religion and History of Art and Architecture
Religion and Russian
Russian and French
Russian and Irish
Social Policy and Economics
Social Policy and French
Social Policy and German
Social Policy and Italian
Social Policy and Russian
Sociology and German
Sociology and History of Art and Architecture
Sociology and Irish
Sociology and Italian
Sociology and Middle Eastern, Jewish and Islamic Civilisations
Sociology and Russian
Sociology and Social Policy
Sociology and Spanish
Spanish and French
Spanish and Russian

Important Quick Facts about Open Modules

Open Modules in the 2nd year are taken in combination with Trinity Electives. For more information on Trinity Electives, see www.tcd.ie/trinity-electives.
Open Modules in the 3rd year may be taken in combination with Trinity Electives depending upon the number of Trinity Electives a student undertook in their 2nd year. Any student may take a maximum number of two Trinity Electives during their programme of study.
Open Modules are weighted at either 5 or 10 ECTS (credits); 5 credit modules are taught and assessed within one semester; 10 credit modules may be taught and assessed over one or two semesters. (The modules you take as part of your programme are worth either 5 or 10 credits and you must take 60 credits per year.)
The number of Open Modules you may take varies according to your programme. If you are on a Single Honours or Joint Honours programme (listed below) and opt to take Open Modules and Trinity Electives in your SF year (20 credits in total), you will take either 10 or 15 credits of Open Modules depending on whether you take one or two Trinity Electives (weighted at 5 credits each).
Open Modules will be selected as part of the online enrolment process after the end of year assessment results have been published.
Allocation will be on a first come, first served basis and places are subject to availability.
Additional information on Open Modules may be found at www.tcd.ie/courses/undergraduate/your-trinity-pathways and www.tcd.ie/courses/undergraduate/your-trinity-education.
Information on the activities and processes to be completed through MyTCD can be found at https://www.tcd.ie/academicregistry/trinity-pathways/student/