(voluntary) extra modules

Arthur Rimbaud

Hi, I have a question about modularisation.

My program doesn't allow me to choose modules. However, I have looked at a sample time-table, and the teaching hours themselves are not very intense.

I am interested in doing modules that are related to my course, but are not prescribed. Do you think it might be possible to arrange this with UCD? Has anyone else attempted it?

Thanks.

Do you mean you have no electives in your course? I was not aware of a course like that, I assume it's law or something? Anyway, if you want to do extra modules, you can do as many as you like, but it will cost about €500 per module IIRC.

Arthur Rimbaud

Thanks for the info.

Yes it's Law & Maitrise. Just one more question, if I manage to get the extra electives, would they affect my overall GPA (upwards or downwards), since they are purely elective?

btw I know there is another thread about this on the forum
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057019451

but the reason I think this might be different is because electives are not part of my course in the first place.

Canard

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Do you mean you have no electives in your course? I was not aware of a course like that, I assume it's law or something? Anyway, if you want to do extra modules, you can do as many as you like, but it will cost about €500 per module IIRC.

No, as far as I know you can only complete 70 credits in a year, so that's two extra modules only.

Arthur Rimbaud wrote: »

Thanks for the info.

Yes it's Law & Maitrise. Just one more question, if I manage to get the extra electives, would they affect my overall GPA (upwards or downwards), since they are purely elective?

btw I know there is another thread about this on the forum
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057019451

but the reason I think this might be different is because electives are not part of my course in the first place.

Well instead of dividing by 12 (the standard number of modules) your GPA will just be divided by 13 or 14 instead. I'm pretty sure all modules are worth the same GPA, I've never heard otherwise, so a B+ in an extra module should be worth the same as a B+ in any other module, but best to double check that because I'm not speaking from experience.

Maldesu

Maybe take a read of this:

http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/asug/semestersandworkload/

Arthur Rimbaud

Maldesu wrote: »

Maybe take a read of this:

http://www.ucd.ie/registry/academicsecretariat/asug/semestersandworkload/

Thanks for that. From your link...

A student may register for additional modules beyond the normal requirements of their programme, provided they do not exceed the acceptable course loads noted above (i.e. 40 credits in a single semester, 70 credits in a two-semester session, and 90 credits in a calendar year).

at the moment students on my course are allowed to sit 6 x 5 credit law modules, each semester. (30 credits)

There is an additional core 5 credit French language module which is not credited (why not?)

So even counting that, I should still be allowed to sit one choice of elective, per semester, and be credited for it at the end of the semester?

I contacted the law school, who got back to me by saying that the course is very intensive. I do appreciate this - they expect us to get fluent in French ASAP. But seeing as how the modules I'd be interested in taking are offered through the French department... seems worthwhile.

Might as well get some credit for all that French we'll be doing, which would otherwise go uncredited.

Cody Pomeray

OP whoever told you the course is intensive was being polite... What they really meant was "are you mad?"!

The Maîtrise is one of the most intensive degrees in UCD. Most people who have tried it have failed.

1. You're going to be sitting 2nd year law modules in 1st semester.

2. Leaving cert French will not have prepared you... in three months, you will be expected to pass a 2 hour written exam, discussing complex questions of French constitutional law, in French.

When they say it's intensive, they mean it.

Fad

Canard wrote: »

No, as far as I know you can only complete 70 credits in a year, so that's two extra modules only.


Well instead of dividing by 12 (the standard number of modules) your GPA will just be divided by 13 or 14 instead. I'm pretty sure all modules are worth the same GPA, I've never heard otherwise, so a B+ in an extra module should be worth the same as a B+ in any other module, but best to double check that because I'm not speaking from experience.

Pretty sure your GPA in a 60 credit stage can only be calculated based on 60 credits.

If you are prescribed 60 credits and you take 65, afaik, you would only get grade points for the 60 you were prescribed.

Canard

Fad wrote: »

Pretty sure your GPA in a 60 credit stage can only be calculated based on 60 credits.

If you are prescribed 60 credits and you take 65, afaik, you would only get grade points for the 60 you were prescribed.

You're right, yeah, it said it on the document linked earlier. And I always thought it'd be a good way to get an artificially high GPA, albeit an expensive one.