Can you repeat final year of TSM and do your other subject?

Semele

Just a wondering...

I graduated from TCD a few years ago doing TSM, with the Major/Minor pattern where you just do your major in final year.

Can you repeat final year and do your minor subject? I'm convinced a girl in my class did this but don't remember details now! How would you go about this and would you then have a "full" degree in both?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can clear this up!

TrollHammaren

I'd actually be interested in hearing the answer to this so.... bump?

PurpleFistMixer

This is mildly related, but I've always wondered if it's possible to do an additional year after a theoretical physics degree to get a full maths degree. You can get a full maths degree if you transfer half way through a TP degree, and 3rd and 4th year TP has the equivalent maths credits of 1 year of sophister maths, so theoretically all you'd need is an additional year to technically have completed a full maths degree.

Of course, I'm not entirely sure why you'd want to do this, and there's probably some rule about not counting the same credits towards separate degrees (though don't Engineers get ordinary level maths degrees?), but it is interesting nonetheless.

Aoibheann

TrollHammaren wrote: »

I'd actually be interested in hearing the answer to this so.... bump?

It possibly varies from subject to subject, but I've asked this question in relation to a Maths/Psychology TSM myself. I was interested in doing a major in Maths and in Psych, then doing the extra year to ensure I got the PSI recognition in case I wanted to pursue that side of things. What I was told (or the general gist, it's been a few years!) was that it was possible to do that extra year to fulfil the PSI requirement, but that my degree would remain unchanged i.e. I'd still have a Maths/Psych major/minor.

So.. That sounds like you wouldn't actually be able to get a "full" double major if you'd initially done a major/minor combination. It's definitely worth asking if it's something you'd like to do though, the TSM contact details are here if you want to find out.

TrollHammaren

Aoibheann wrote: »

It possibly varies from subject to subject, but I've asked this question in relation to a Maths/Psychology TSM myself. I was interested in doing a major in Maths and in Psych, then doing the extra year to ensure I got the PSI recognition in case I wanted to pursue that side of things. What I was told (or the general gist, it's been a few years!) was that it was possible to do that extra year to fulfil the PSI requirement, but that my degree would remain unchanged i.e. I'd still have a Maths/Psych major/minor.

So.. That sounds like you wouldn't actually be able to get a "full" double major if you'd initially done a major/minor combination. It's definitely worth asking if it's something you'd like to do though, the TSM contact details are here if you want to find out.

Thanks Aoibheann. I actually majored in psychology and achieved PSI recognition so I'd really be wasting my time! Won't be doing that!