Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Liberal Arts
Bachelor's degree
In Dublin (Ireland)
*Indicative price
Original amount in EUR:
6,000 €
Pursue a career in Liberal Arts!
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Bachelor's degree
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Location
Dublin (Ireland)
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Duration
3 Years
Emagister adds to its catalogue the BA (Hons) in Liberal Arts (a level-8, QQI-accredited, award) endorsed by the American College Dublin.
The degree provides an intellectually stimulating and challenging course of undergraduate study in the liberal arts, with a wide range of foundation courses combined in the latter stages with specialised study in four concentrations. The programme is structured around two common years, with specialisations developing out of the common curriculum in the third year of study. In the third year students are required to major in one of four concentrations: Irish Studies, American Studies, History, or English. In this way, the study programme broadens the students’ knowledge advances their communication skills in a wide range of intellectual areas and provides them with an understanding of other cultures, their intrinsic values and historical experience. As far as it is possible the programme helps students to make ethically and intellectually informed decisions which take account of the complexity and diversity of the world in which we live.
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About this course
The BA (Hons) in Liberal Arts is designed to prepare students for a number of future avenues. The degree is particularly useful as a preparation for postgraduate study in the liberal arts, business studies and the law. Vocationally, the degree supports career development in such fields as business, social services, the arts, administration, teaching and research. To be in a position to advance, students will be expected to develop intellectual, practical and transferable skills. When students complete the course, they will command a number of intellectual skills, including the critical abilities of being able to read and analyse a large variety of texts, appreciate visual evidence, and assess valid supporting dialogue. For their future development they will also have developed a range of practical skills, including effective essay writing and, where appropriate, an element of creative writing.
The BA in Liberal Arts is designed to prepare students for a number of future careers in following areas:
Fields of business
Social services
Administration
Teaching
Research
Media and broadcasting
Performing arts
Applicants whose first language is not English should have an IELTS score of 6.0 (or equivalent).
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Subjects
- Irish
- English
- Accredited
- Communication Training
- Irish cinema
- Irish nationalism
- Digital revolution
- Western religions
- Shakespeare
- Modern Art
Course programme
The BA (Hons) in Liberal Arts is accredited by QQI and is placed at level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications. The programme’s first two years offer general liberal arts modules (ten in each year), followed by one year of specialisation in one of the followings fields: Irish Studies, American Studies, English, and History. In the final year learners complete five modules followed by research into their specialization and a dissertation. For students taking the four-year programme under the institution’s Middle States accreditation, ten additional elective modules (30 credits) should be taken, either as an extra year or as summer semester classes. The sequential programme schedule includes the following subjects:
Year 1- Academic communication
- War and peace in the modern world
- Western arts
- The digital revolution
- Imagination and storytelling
- Anglo-Irish writers
- Cinema and society
- Western religions
- The Enlightenment
- American culture abroad
- Shakespeare
- Contemporary China
- Irish migration
- Romanticism
- Representations of sexualities
- Modern art
- Scramble for Africa
- Literary modernism
- India
- The Scientific Revolution
Five of the courses offered below should be taken
- Irish nationalism
- The Great Irish Famine
- Oscar Wilde and his circle
- James Joyce’s Ulysses
- Irish cinema
- American literature
- Migrations to America
- The American Civil War
- Hollywood
- America after 9/11
- The rise of the novel
- Modern poetry
- The Spanish Civil War
- The Cold War
Choose one of the specializations below; all three classes in each specialization should be taken
Irish studies
- Research methods
- Research seminar: Irish Studies
- Dissertation: Irish Studies
American studies
- Research methods
- Research seminar: American Studies
- Dissertation: American Studies
English
- Research methods
- Research seminar: English
- Dissertation: English
History
- Research methods
- Research seminar: History
- Dissertation: History
For those taking the four-year programme under the institution’s Middle States accreditation, ten additional elective modules must be completed, either as an extra year or as summer semester classes.
Additional information
Non-EU students: €9000
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Liberal Arts
*Indicative price
Original amount in EUR:
6,000 €