Ireland – Where Education Meets Opportunity

#### What is the BA (Hons) in Social Science Course? The BA (Hons) Social Science is a multi-disciplinary three-year course. In times of rapid social and economic change, this programme offers students the opportunity to understand and critically analyse contemporary Irish society and Ireland’s place in an increasingly globalised world. This course draws on core Social Science disciplines such as Social Policy, Sociology, Psychology, Economics and Politics, with an emphasis on Social Research and Social Studies in Context. The implications of and responses to social problems for marginalised and vulnerable members of society are central to this programme. #### Special Feature of BA (Hons) in Social Science Course Students are offered an opportunity to take elective modules in Semesters 3, 4, 5 and 6. Students may select from a wide range of modules such as (but not limited to) Personal & Professional Development, Social Care, and Organisational Studies. Probation, Policing and the Police, and Sociology of Deviance. If you are open-minded, interested in tackling some of the key issues of our time, and want to develop skills to think differently about and understand our complex world, then Social Science is for you! The programme emphasises the importance of interdisciplinarity. These pillars of learning theory, application, research and integration. They are the focus of this programme.

The BA in Creative Writing and English offers you the opportunity to develop critical and creative skills within one programme, which is innovative not only for its integration of two intertwined subjects, but for its industry links and its teaching practices. #### As a student of Creative Writing and English, you will learn: * how to develop your creative writing (fiction/poetry/ memoir/creative non-fiction) through intensive workshops; * the practicalities of creative literary industries; * about the development of literary genres and practices; * about the conditions that shape literature from history and geography to questions of gender, race, sexuality, and class.

**Become a leading professional in Accounting and gain skills to take your business career anywhere.** A BA in Accounting and Finance gives you a world of opportunities. It is considered Ireland’s premier degree for those wishing to pursue careers as accountants and financial services professionals. The course offers great prospects for career progression, and the chance to work in a wide range of different industries. #### Your Career Starts Here This degree was first of its kind in Ireland, and this continues to be an extremely popular course. Graduates are highly regarded by the accounting and financial services professions, as can be seen in the consistently employment rates for those who take the BA in Accounting and Finance. [Read more on the institution's website](https://www.dcu.ie/registry/international-undergraduate-admissions?utm_source=Keystone&utm_campaign=Keystone&utm_medium=ReadMoreSchoolWebsiteCTA)