University College Dublin

Dublin

Dublin enjoys a full and varied cultural and intellectual life, which brings together the best of traditional Ireland and of modern Europe. Fashionable boutiques and upscale restaurants exist alongside second-hand bookshops, street markets, fast food outlets and ethnic eateries of all kinds, many located in the famous Temple Bar area. Ireland’s largest university, University College Dublin (UCD) is a dynamic, modern university where cutting-edge research and scholarship provide a stimulating intellectual environment and ideal surroundings for learning and discovery. With five of Ireland’s Taoisigh (Prime Ministers) among its alumni, the university has played a key role in the history of the modern Irish State and continues to play a leading part in shaping Ireland’s future. The main campus is at Belfield, an easy 2.5 miles bus ride south of Dublin’s city center. It is a beautifully landscaped 300-acre campus with strikingly modern arts, commerce, law, agriculture and administration buildings, as well as the library, restaurant, sports center, and student residences.
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Program Info
 

      As a study abroad student at UCD, you may enroll in a wide range of courses within the College of Arts and Celtic Studies; College of Human Sciences; and the College of Business and Law, which offers a pre-law option and coursework in the Quinn School of Business, the only business school in Ireland holding both AACSB and EQUIS accreditations. Within the College of Engineering, Mathematical & Physical Sciences, options exist in Engineering, Architecture, and Science. The College of Life Sciences includes coursework in Agriculture, Food & Nutrition; Nursing & Midwifery; Science; and Sport & Exercise.


    • Preferred application deadlines are: October 15th for Spring semester and April 15th for Fall semester. Call for availability after these dates.
    • At the time of application a student should normally have attained a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.  Students should hold Sophomore, Junior or Senior class standing at the time of study.
    • Course pre-approval is not available in advance of arrival; final registration takes place on arrival.
    • UPDATE: Students admitted to the humanities faculty may now take courses across departments provided the courses still are in the Arts & Sciences faculty. 
    • Due to scheduling conflicts, certain combinations of courses cannot be taken together: Economics/History of Art; History/Statistics; Mathematics/German; Mathematics/Spanish; English/Archaeology; English/Politics; Philosophy/Sociology
    • Psychology is open to study abroad students in limited quantity.  Students may take no more than 2 psychology courses a semester.
    • Standard full-time credit load: 14-16 U.S. semester-hour credits. The total number of courses will vary depending on the credit weighting of each course.
    • Click here for more information on course selection.
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Location

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Student Life
 
    • Location: Dublin
    • Student Population: 20,500
    • City Population: 1,200,000
    • 3 Miles from Dublin City Center to Campus
    • 9 Miles from Dublin Airport to Campus
    • The Student Union runs a night-club, games room, several shops, typing and photocopying services and a second-hand book store and organizes regular video nights, discos and concerts. Clubs and societies cater to every interest.
    • The university provides a student counseling service, welfare advisers and a student Health Service.
    • The Belfield campus sports center offers full facilities for all sporting activities.
    • Numerous computer rooms around campus and within departments. Wireless internet hotspots are also located on campus.
    • Students live in apartments with local students. Accommodations are single rooms, self-catered.

Subject Areas

    • archaeology *
    • art history
    • biochemistry
    • botany
    • business
    • cell & molecular biology
    • celtic studies *
    • chemistry
    • classics
    • computer science
    • economics
    • english
    • environmental biology
    • environmental geochemistry
    • genetics
    • geography
    • geology
    • geophysical science
    • greek & roman civilization
    • history *
    • industrial microbiology
    • languages
    • linguistics
    • mathematics
    • music
    • pharmacology
    • philosophy
    • physics
    • political science
    • sociology
    • social policy
    • statistics
    • zoology


*Academic Highlights