European Studies 2012?

AaronBrennan

So i'm going into European Studies this year and was just wondering if any of you guys on here are doing this course aswell?

Whatsernamex33

Heyyyy I am too

AaronBrennan

oooh yay are ya looking forward to it? i'm Aaron by the way !

Whatsernamex33

Nice to meet you :P I'm Siobhan haha yep I pretty much am, what about you?

AaronBrennan

nice to meet you Siobhan ! i can't wait to start!! the course looks really good! so did ya just do your L.C?

Whatsernamex33

Tell me about it :P emm no I did the Leaving last year stresss :P haha I'm kidding :L can't wait to get stuck into something I'll actually like though :O

AaronBrennan

i did mine 2 years ago so i'm kinda in the same boat I have a few friends who absolutely love this course in 2nd and 3rd year so i can't wait to see how good it is!! hopefully i'll see ya at registration, whenever that is? :P

Whatsernamex33

Lucky, I don't know anyone :O only know like a few people in the frickin' college :L Awh sure yep, I'll make an appearance and see ya there :rolleyes: :L it was either sometime next week or the week after :P

AaronBrennan

I was in the college 2 years ago doing a different course and trust me you get to know people super fast ! The college is super lovely when ya get to know it! as well! ye hopefully i'll see ya at registration and we'll have a bit of craic hahaha how organized are we, not even knowing when registration is are ya from Dublin yourself anyway?

Whatsernamex33

Haha sure it should be fun :P is there many in a class, would ya know? Seeing as you know people and look I even checked when registration is, it's the 7th totally deserve a gold star for that :L
Haha yep, from Dublin, Santry to be pretty precise :] youuuu?

AaronBrennan

Ok from what i've heard there's 90 people in the year but i don't know if there's seperate classes or what :S! oh look at you go knowing your registration dates :P i'll bring in the gold stars so and even give you 2 :P!!

I'm from Walkinstown, so not too far from the college ! Do you have facebook btw? i have to get off the computer but i can chat a bit more on facebook on my phone!!

Whatsernamex33

Awh here loadssss of people's :P emm well I didn't know the date, had to check :P so I don't think I deserve 2 stars tbh but bring extra just incase :L
I'd vaguely know the place tbh, but not too well :P hehe sure I'm on it, I'll message ya it or something? Or message me, both the samee

AaronBrennan

aw it's not so bad don't worry, i doubt all 90 places will be filled! ok fine 1 and a half stars so, ya cheater !! ok i'll message ya mine now so!

Whatsernamex33

One and a half stars for effort haha not a botherr :P

pluie

I think you'll be split into groups. When I went into first year there was only one group and it was only just about manageable. I think the first years a couple of years ago were split into group A and B for some classes. You're all separated for your language as well.

From what I can remember from first year, it's usually quite busy. You'll have a good few hours. Tbh the first semester is all a bit hazy because your classes are jammed and the timetable will most likely be awful. I think we had the ICT module on a Friday evening which put a dampener on the whole semester haha. The second semester can be better because you know your way around and you know how everything works.

You have six modules each semester. The timetable tends to stay the same. Can't really remember the hours for everything, but History is 3 hours (in one block), as is EuroSoc. Marketing tends to be slipt up, and your language (4 hours?) will be spread throughout the week. Politics is in one lump as well I think (3 hours maybe?). You should get your timetable in the second meeting which happens a few days after registration.

If you have any question feel free to PM me.

BOHtox

get a room...

Gel

Got offered this course today. Not crazy about the Erasmus thing even though I know a lot would be. I presume it's compulsory from what I've read.

Would love to hear more about what the course is like and any job success stories resulting from it.

Cheers

theGavin

....Did I just witness the start of a romantic relationship on Boards?

AaronBrennan

@pluie that would be sound! it sounds pretty intense but good at the same time !

@Gel - ye i'm nearly 100% sure that the Erasmus in 3rd year is compulsory and i have no clue about the jobs that entail from completing the course!

merlynthewizard

Is the Erasmus one semester or the whole year? Does anyone for sure know if it can be ducked out of or only done for one semester, I'm asking on behalf of someone with no boards login.

Thanks in advance.

pluie

The Erasmus year is compulsory and is for two semesters. You'll hear all sorts of rumours that you can do 3rd year in Tallaght or do some work placement in Dublin somewhere. You can't. You either do the Erasmus or you leave the course completely. A lot of people tend to be apprehensive about it but honestly the year abroad flies by and it's something you'll only be able to do once in your life. You'll have a pre-departure module in semester 3 and 4 that will basically prepare you for the year abroad and the processes you have to go through. I think your language classes in those semesters are centered around preparing you linguistically for the year abroad as well.

merlynthewizard

I think the problem lies in the fact the lady in question has a child, which seems to have ruled out the whole course due this, 1 Semester was possible but 2...not a chance.

SafetyPin

Oh Aaron, you so cray cray with the flirting.

Anyway I for one am looking forward to the Erasmus!

theGavin

SafetyPin wrote: »

Oh Aaron, you so cray cray with the flirting.

Anyway I for one am looking forward to the Erasmus!

That sh*t cray.

merlynthewizard

Is it possible to change course within the college if you can't do the Erasmus or do you have to wait till next years CAO again...

AaronBrennan

@SafetyPin: cray cray as f*ck bro ! and ye the Erasmus is probably one of the main reasons i'm doing this course, looks pretty cool!

@merlynthewizard: i'm not sure but i'd go to the registration anyway and ask any questions you have, they're pretty helpful from what i remember from last time and will clarify everything for ya!

Aine D

I'm doing European Studies this year! I missed the registration so I'll be doing it tomorrow!
Looking forward to it

Aine D

Who here was planning to do French this year? We need to get our numbers together so we can present a case to the college in favour of bringing it back! Please private message me

pluie

Aine D wrote: »

Who here was planning to do French this year? We need to get our numbers together so we can present a case to the college in favour of bringing it back! Please private message me

They've scrapped French?! What have they replaced it with? I know Italian used to be a module but they got rid of it. I'm surprised because it seemed to be the most popular language option, closely followed by Spanish. Weird!

Whatsernamex33

It's just German and Spanish.

Would've been in favour for Italian if it were there though. :P

pluie

From what I could see French was always the most popular. Spanish was popular but seemed to attract both beginners and people who studied it in school, so the classes were split but still smaller in total numbers than French from what I can remember. The German classes always seemed to have a handful of people in them. Maybe they're trying to get more people into Spanish and German. I dunno. Seems odd to get rid of such an important and popular module, but I'm sure they have a good reason!