Any Politics students?

Sad Professor

I hope to be doing Arts in UCD next year, and I am considering doing Politics and History as my two main subjects. I've a pretty good idea what to expect with History, but I'm curious to hear any thoughts and experiences on the Politics course. I've heard it gets quite hard, especially in second year. But I've always had a very big interest in news and current affairs and political goings-on, so I feel I might be well suited to it.

I've read through all the module information at Myucd.ie but would be interested in hearing people's actual experiences with the course. Do you love it/hate it/regret taking it, is it what you expected, etc?

Cheers.

Time Magazine

You'll hate where you wind up.

I'm also thinking of doing history and politics starting in 2010 so I'm interested in any views.

Why will he hate where he winds up? No offense meant here but a little info would be better than a vague one-liner..

Sad Professor

The Economist wrote: »

You'll hate where you wind up.

Hehe, you mean an unemployed loser with a politics and history degree, giving armchair political lectures over the dinner table/bar/politics.ie, while secretly wishing he'd done business or economics and gotten a nice job in an office somewhere? Yeah I have considered that.

But I think the pros/cons of doing arts has been well covered in here lately. I'm interested in hearing about the course.

Time Magazine

Rojomcdojo wrote: »

Why will he hate where he winds up? No offense meant here but a little info would be better than a vague one-liner..

Sad Professor wrote: »

Hehe, you mean...

Boo hiss! Rojomcdojo, I apologise: presumed Sad Professor would get my reference.

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Then I have to tell you
Dear readers, I'm not sure where I'm headed
I've gotten lost before
I've woke up stone drunk
Face down in the floor

Late afternoon, the house is hot
I started, I jumped up
Everyone hates a bore
Everybody hates a drunk

This may be a lit invention
Professors muddled in their intent
To try to rope in followers
To float their malcontent
As for this reader,
I'm already spent

Late afternoon, the house is hot
I started, I jumped up
Everyone hates a sad professor
I hate where I wound up

Dear readers, my apologies
I'm drifting in and out of sleep
Long silence presents the tragedies
Of love. Note the age. Get afraid
The surface hazy with attendant thoughts
A lazy eye metaphor on the rocks

Late afternoon, the house is hot
I started, I jumped up
Everyone hates a bore
Everybody hates a drunk
Everyone hates a sad professor
I hate where I wound up
I hate where I wound up

Didn't do the course, but anyone I know who does Politics or Political Science seems to enjoy it.

Tom65

I study History and Politics. I've done my second year, but I'm on Erasmus for this year so I haven't started third yet.
As far as doing Politics goes, I'd definitely recommend it. It's more or less split between theory and political science (up until second year anyway, after that there's more choice). I went into first year with a slight preference for history over politics, but for 2nd and 3rd I'm majoring in Politics, and minoring in History The lecturers are really good (I've only had one or two that were really bad), and I've always found them approachable.

I think there's a perception of Politics as an easy 'third subject' - ie, people have two subjects they want to do, then just pick a third - in first year, so I believe there's a fail rate of around 55%. That said, if you've an interest in what you're studying, you go to (most of) the lectures, and do a bit of study around the exams, you'll be grand. I wouldn't call it an easy subject, but it's definitely not impossible.

Sad Professor

Boo hiss! Rojomcdojo, I apologise: presumed Sad Professor would get my reference.

Ah yes, but I actually hate that song and was possibly drunk when I chose it as my username.

The Economist

The Economist wrote: »

Boo hiss! Rojomcdojo, I apologise: presumed Sad Professor would get my reference.

If we're talking about love
Then I have to tell you
Dear readers, I'm not sure where I'm headed
I've gotten lost before
I've woke up stone drunk
Face down in the floor

Late afternoon, the house is hot
I started, I jumped up
Everyone hates a bore
Everybody hates a drunk

This may be a lit invention
Professors muddled in their intent
To try to rope in followers
To float their malcontent
As for this reader,
I'm already spent

Late afternoon, the house is hot
I started, I jumped up
Everyone hates a sad professor
I hate where I wound up

Dear readers, my apologies
I'm drifting in and out of sleep
Long silence presents the tragedies
Of love. Note the age. Get afraid
The surface hazy with attendant thoughts
A lazy eye metaphor on the rocks

Late afternoon, the house is hot
I started, I jumped up
Everyone hates a bore
Everybody hates a drunk
Everyone hates a sad professor
I hate where I wound up
I hate where I wound up

Didn't do the course, but anyone I know who does Politics or Political Science seems to enjoy it.

Swoosh - straight over my head