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Discover Trinity Everything You Need to Know to Apply www.tcd.ie/study Contents Discover Trinity 1 Trinity by Numbers 2 Trinity’s Location 3 Undergraduate Applicants 5 Undergraduate Courses 6 Joint Honours and Single Honours Degrees 7 Columbia Dual BA Program 8 Undergraduate Applicant Guide 9 International Foundation Programme 11 Postgraduate Courses 14 Postgraduate Applicant Guide 15 Postgraduate Research 17 Cost to Attend 18 Accommodation 19 Visas 20 Career Opportunities 21 Opportunities Abroad 22 Student Life and Supports 23 A Sustainable University 25 International Student Supports 26 Contact Us 29 WELCOME TO TRINITY WELCOME TO 2020-2021 Term Dates 21 September 2020 Orientation for Undergraduate Visiting/Erasmus and Postgraduates 28 September 2020 Orientation for new first year Undergraduates 28 September 2020 Semester 1 teaching begins for UG continuing and Postgraduates 05 October 2020 Semester 1 teaching begins for new Undergraduates 20 December 2020 Semester 1 ends 11 January 2021 *Assessment begins 1 February 2021 Semester 2 teaching begins 26 - 30 April 2021 Trinity Week 10 May 2021 *Assessment begins 6 June 2021 Semester 2 ends *Note additional/contingency days may be required outside of the formal assessment/reassessment weeks See www.tcd.ie/calendar for more YOUR UNIVERSITY YOURTRINITY EXPERIENCE COLLEGE DUBLIN 33 INSPIRING GENERATIONS Discover Trinity Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin has been inspiring generations of brilliant thinkers for over 400 years. Trinity is an international university, steeped in history, with a reputation for excellence in education, research and innovation. World Rankings Your Career Strong Research Trinity is ranked 1st in Ireland Trinity is committed to preparing Reputation and 101st in the world (QS World our students for the ever-changing Our students receive a University Ranking 2021). Trinity challenges of the 21st century world-class education in a also ranks in the top 100 in 17 workplace. Trinity ranks in the research-centred, collaborative subjects, globally (QS World Top 100 in the World for Graduate environment and have the University Rankings 2021). Employability (QS Graduate opportunity to work with global Employability Rankings 2020). Find leaders in their field. Trinity is Our Vibrant Campus Life out more at: www.tcd.ie/careers also the only Irish member of the prestigious League of 23 With over 170 clubs and societies, European Research Universities including many international Join Our Diverse Community (LERU). Find out more at: groups, there’s something for www.tcd.ie/research everyone. At Trinity, involvement Our current students come from 120 in student organisations is an countries around the world. 28% of Join Our Esteemed Alumni integral part of your education. the student body are from outside Find out more at www.tcd.ie/ of Ireland, providing a truly global Trinity has produced some of the students/clubs-societies community. world’s finest and most enquiring minds including the writers The Trinity Welcome International Reputation Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett Trinity is Ireland’s most international (Nobel Laureate), the scientists A warm Trinity welcome awaits university, ranked 8th in the world William Rowan Hamilton and all our students. We believe that a by the Times Higher Education Ernest Walton (Nobel Laureate) diverse campus adds to the Trinity 2021. Trinity is also 1st in Europe for and the former President of experience for everyone, enhances producing entrepreneurs for the 6th Ireland and United Nations High their personal development year in a row. (PitchBook Universities Commissioner for Human Rights, and enriches the culture of the Report 2020). Mary Robinson. university. Trinity is an open and inclusive university and we are proud to hold these values. 1 Trinity by Numbers 101st 1st in Europe for producing Entrepreneurs for the 6th year in a row (Pitchbook Universities Report 2020) 2021 Ireland’s Leading University 101st World Ranking (QS and THE World University Rankings 2021) (QS World University Rankings 2021) 592 Ranked as Ireland’s 1 Most Innovative University (Reuters Most Innovative European Universities 2019) 1592 8th Most International Year in which Trinity University in the World was founded (Times Higher Education Ranking 2021) 250+ partner universities around the world for student exchanges 28% of the student body are 170+ Sports clubs and from outside of Ireland, student societies from 120 countries 131,000 Trinity alumni (graduates) in over 148 countries worldwide TRINITY TOP 100 UNIVERSITY IN THE WORLD FOR 17 SUBJECTS BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES MATERIALS SCIENCE THEOLOGY, DIVINITY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES CHEMISTRY MODERN LANGUAGES CLASSICS AND ANCIENT NURSING* HISTORY* PERFORMING ARTS COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS PHARMACY AND PHARMACOLOGY* EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY ENGLISH LANGUAGE POLITICS AND AND LITERATURE* INTERNATIONAL STUDIES HISTORY SOCIAL POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION LAW (QS World Rankings 2021) 2 *Ranked Top 50 in the QS World Rankings 2021 Trinity’s Location Why Ireland? Ireland is a member of the European Union and is located in the North Atlantic beside the UK. Ireland is an English-speaking country with a young, vibrant population. It boasts a unique Ireland is ranked in the Top 12 Safest Countries combination of cosmopolitan in the world cities, breath-taking scenery, idyllic (Global Peace Index 2020) countryside and historic sites. The country is a European hub for innovation and industry with global companies such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Intel, Pfizer and HP based here. Ireland has been renowned for its people, music, literature and art for centuries. It is world-famous Everything the city has to offer Ireland is an for its friendly citizens and warm is easily accessible to Trinity English speaking welcomes. students from shops, restaurants country and coffee shops to theatres, Your University, Your City museums and clubs, ensuring that there is always something Trinity’s is a unique, walled campus exciting for students to enjoy. located in the heart of one of the If you want to take time out to most popular and safest cities relax in nature, the city’s parks in the world. Dublin is a vibrant, (including Phoenix Park, one young and multicultural European of the largest urban parks in capital, which ranks as the 37th best Europe), an easily accessible student city in the world (QS World’s coastline, beaches and the Dublin Best Student Cities 2019). Mountains are all close by. Ireland is the 7th most competitive economy in the world according to IMD (IDA 2019) Stay Back Visa Combine your academic work with experience 3 Dublin Innovation District Be at the Centre of Things Trinity’s location is also Trinity’s central location makes advantageous when you are looking it highly accessible for all forms for a job. Dublin’s Innovation of public transport: Trinity has its District, the ‘Silicon Docks’ is own LUAS (tram) station, there within walking distance, as is the is a DART (Dublin’s suburban International Financial Services rail system) station opposite the Centre, and a large number of other campus and a large number of businesses and organisations which Dublin’s bus services pass by the have their Irish headquarters in University. Dublin airport is 13km Dublin. Dublin is also home to many (8 miles) from the campus and is global corporations across a range directly accessible via bus or taxi. of sectors. Find out more at: www.tcd.ie/maps Jakeline Diógenes – Brazil Postgraduate: Digital Marketing Did you know? “I chose Trinity because it is one of the oldest colleges in Dublin is ranked 37th the country, is also consistently ranked among the best Best Student City in and for Dublin’s reputation on the international stage. Tech the world companies such as Google, Facebook and LinkedIn are (QS Rankings 2019) established here, they all have digital marketing departments and I hope to be a part of one of their teams someday.” 4 Undergraduate Applicants Information Guide for Undergraduate Students Undergraduate students choose Trinity Electives Open Modules from a wide range of full-time four- year courses, covering all disciplines. Trinity aims to provide the broadest Open Modules are modules These include flexible subject possible education and encourages that are taught as part of combinations in three faculties: Arts, its students to develop their critical other programmes but are Humanities and Social Sciences; thinking by taking an Elective complementary and related to Engineering, Mathematics and outside their main disciplines. your own programme of study. Science; and Health Sciences. The Trinity Electives are available to Choosing Open Modules will allow range of offerings at Trinity allows students from disciplines across you to broaden your perspective students to focus on the areas that the University. Each course will on your core discipline(s) through interest them most. release sufficient credit to enable exposure to knowledge, skills A full list of courses is available at: students to select their Trinity and ways of thinking associated www.tcd.ie/courses Elective modules. The suite of Trinity with related fields. Open Modules Electives will link to the University’s will provide you with a wealth of current strategic research themes, opportunities to enrich the study broaden student knowledge of of your core curriculum and to key societal challenges or cover develop the Trinity Graduate languages and cultures. Attributes. Find out more at: Discover more at: www.tcd.ie/courses/undergraduate/