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UCD DN500 course subjects - please help !
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Not likely with Aircoach. Closer to €8
Adult ticket €8, but I won't even be 17 before the end of September (skipped a year + born september --> ~ 2yrs younger than the average first year ._. )
anyway, child ticket = 1,50
are you entitled to child tariffs under 18, like in France, or...?0 -
Yes for most things, eg public buses, trains, coaches and the LuasDreamByDay wrote: »Not likely with Aircoach. Closer to €8
Adult ticket €8, but I won't even be 17 before the end of September (skipped a year + born september --> ~ 2yrs younger than the average first year ._. )
anyway, child ticket = 1,50
are you entitled to child tariffs under 18, like in France, or...?
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AlmightyDublin wrote: »Yes for most things, eg public buses, trains, coaches and the Luas
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The Luas is Dublins tram / light rail systemDreamByDay wrote: »AlmightyDublin wrote: »Yes for most things, eg public buses, trains, coaches and the Luas
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AlmightyDublin wrote: »The Luas is Dublins tram / light rail system
Oh I see seems like I'll be saving some money this year :cool: 0 -
Haha me too, I'll be getting child tickets because I look young enoughDreamByDay wrote: »AlmightyDublin wrote: »The Luas is Dublins tram / light rail system
Oh I see seems like I'll be saving some money this year :cool: 0 -
DreamByDay wrote: »Adult ticket €8, but I won't even be 17 before the end of September (skipped a year + born september --> ~ 2yrs younger than the average first year ._. )
anyway, child ticket = 1,50
are you entitled to child tariffs under 18, like in France, or...?
Aircoach say up to 13. They are a private company.
You will be able to get discounted prices with Bus Eireann, Dublin Bus, Luas and Irish Rail if you get a Student Travel Card. They will have a stand in UCD at the start of the year.0 -
AlmightyDublin wrote: »Haha me too, I'll be getting child tickets because I look young enough
Haha, child tariffs rock
By the way have you decided about your major/minor or are you going to choose joints honours ? I'm still hesitating
but am thinking of majoring in Politics... 0 -
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Aircoach say up to 13. They are a private company.
You will be able to get discounted prices with Bus Eireann, Dublin Bus, Luas and Irish Rail if you get a Student Travel Card. They will have a stand in UCD at the start of the year.
Nooo why 13
Oh, now that sounds better thanks, I'll make sure to get a card then 0 -
Yeah haha :P Yeah I was looking a majoring in politics too, I'll see when orientation week startsDreamByDay wrote: »AlmightyDublin wrote: »Haha me too, I'll be getting child tickets because I look young enough
Haha, child tariffs rock
By the way have you decided about your major/minor or are you going to choose joints honours ? I'm still hesitating but am thinking of majoring in Politics... Syllabus is online for History for the year now :P Have to check if the politics one is up yet, but regardless the course looks really interesting xD 0 -
AlmightyDublin wrote: »Yeah haha :P Yeah I was looking a majoring in politics too, I'll see when orientation week starts Syllabus is online for History for the year now :P Have to check if the politics one is up yet, but regardless the course looks really interesting xD
Really ? Do you have a link ? *_*
I've been searching everywhere for a list of the modules, the books we have to buy etc
I hope orientation week will help us with this, and also to choose wisely our major I can't wait to pick my modules 0 -
http://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/History%20Syllabus%202012-13.pdfDreamByDay wrote: »Really ? Do you have a link ? *_*
I've been searching everywhere for a list of the modules, the books we have to buy etc
I hope orientation week will help us with this, and also to choose wisely our major I can't wait to pick my modules
Here you go! Looks interesting, but I'm really looking forward to see the Politics one xD 0 -
https://sisweb.ucd.ie/usis/w_sm_web_inf_viewer_banner.show_major?p_term_code=201200&p_cao_code=DN500&p_major_code=BAU1&p_cao_code=DN500&p_website_mode=CONTINUING&p_show_prog_link=Y&p_crumb=%3CA%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fsisweb.ucd.ie%2Fusis%2Fw_sm_web_inf_viewer_banner.program_list%3Fp_website_mode%3DCONTINUING%22%3E%20Degrees%20by%20CAO%20Code%3C%2FA%3E
Here's the ultra long link to all the Arts modules! I think you'll have a great time in UCD.
You probably won't need books because the library is pretty well stocked, or if you are going to get some keep an eye out for posters advertising second hand ones (they're usually on toliet doors!)
EDIT: Whoops, didn't check if anyone posted before me (I must type too slow), but this list does include non-history modules so I hope it helps! 0 -
Are some of the books that are course-related in extremely high demand in the library?Canteloupey wrote: »https://sisweb.ucd.ie/usis/w_sm_web_inf_viewer_banner.show_major?p_term_code=201200&p_cao_code=DN500&p_major_code=BAU1&p_cao_code=DN500&p_website_mode=CONTINUING&p_show_prog_link=Y&p_crumb=%3CA%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fsisweb.ucd.ie%2Fusis%2Fw_sm_web_inf_viewer_banner.program_list%3Fp_website_mode%3DCONTINUING%22%3E%20Degrees%20by%20CAO%20Code%3C%2FA%3E
Here's the ultra long link to all the Arts modules! I think you'll have a great time in UCD.
You probably won't need books because the library is pretty well stocked, or if you are going to get some keep an eye out for posters advertising second hand ones (they're usually on toliet doors!)0 -
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Ahh right, thats handy so!!Canteloupey wrote: »I don't find that in politics unless books for an essay the very day before. With readings most of the books are very old like Aristotle's works so the library has loads of copies (as well as out of copyright books being very easy to find online)
They also have the older editions of books (like the Intro to Irish politics book) that are pretty much the same for readings. I mean, our voting system hasn't changed in the 3 years or so between editions of the book.
I can't speak for history as I've never done any history modules. I know people in history who just rely on lecture notes for exams and research their essays in the library. I don't know if my friends are just very cheap people though! Politics is in the Newman Building right?
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Yeah, same here, escpecially for the first few weeksDreamByDay wrote: »Thanks for the links
As for the books I'm hoping to maybe study with library books at first and then following lecturer's advices or according to the books I use the most in library I might buy some for revisions and essays 0 -
AlmightyDublin wrote: »Haha so various locations? XD
Whats your thoughts on the course? Do you enjoy it? Interesting topics? Lots of variety?
*Sorry for the question-bombing* :P
Nah, grand. Just to mention now only half my degree is politics, so I only do the core modules!
I love Politics, but I'm quite the dry person :P
Intro the Irish Politics is easy (not an excuse to skip lectures btw! It won't be easy if you have NO clue whatsoever, obviously!). Look at the past papers and you'll see they are almost all the same!
It's great for getting you into everything Irish politics and all the basics about the Oireachtas and the Constitution (the essay was on it last year, but I did Constitutional Law so I flew through the politics essay!). If you did History for the LC you'll remember a lot of stuff that's in Intro to Irish politics, though they do the history of Irish politics all the way back to Norman times!
Go to your tutorials... you don't want to miss the mock election (in which the tutor threw out the vote for Dana and a guy in my class stood up in protest about his right to vote for her!).
Finally, if I gave you a euro for every time the lecturer mentions the 1992 Presidential election I would have no grant left!
The other module is Political Theory which is taught by three different people. I openly adore Graham Finley, one of the lecturers. Last year he let some random student talk for a good five minutes about this deaf guy watching porn on the bus who got carted away by garda. Finley nodded with interest the whole time! He also points at students in a hilarious manner. Okay, I'm a fangirl!
You do Aristotle, Marx (yeah you're in college, it's a requirement to know about Marx!) and John Stewart Mill (Finley teaches him). The questions for the essay are really interesting (compared to most essays!). Last year, there was an option to write about how the political theorists you study would have reacted to a fat tax. I would say it's closer to Philosophy than just learning how PR-STV works like you do in Irish Pol.
I hope that wasn't tl;dr, if you have any more questions, feel free to ask here!0 -
Canteloupey wrote: »Nah, grand. Just to mention now only half my degree is politics, so I only do the core modules!
I love Politics, but I'm quite the dry person :P
Intro the Irish Politics is easy (not an excuse to skip lectures btw! It won't be easy if you have NO clue whatsoever, obviously!). Look at the past papers and you'll see they are almost all the same!
It's great for getting you into everything Irish politics and all the basics about the Oireachtas and the Constitution (the essay was on it last year, but I did Constitutional Law so I flew through the politics essay!). If you did History for the LC you'll remember a lot of stuff that's in Intro to Irish politics, though they do the history of Irish politics all the way back to Norman times!
Go to your tutorials... you don't want to miss the mock election (in which the tutor threw out the vote for Dana and a guy in my class stood up in protest about his right to vote for her!).
Finally, if I gave you a euro for every time the lecturer mentions the 1992 Presidential election I would have no grant left!
The other module is Political Theory which is taught by three different people. I openly adore Graham Finley, one of the lecturers. Last year he let some random student talk for a good five minutes about this deaf guy watching porn on the bus who got carted away by garda. Finley nodded with interest the whole time! He also points at students in a hilarious manner. Okay, I'm a fangirl!
You do Aristotle, Marx (yeah you're in college, it's a requirement to know about Marx!) and John Stewart Mill (Finley teaches him). The questions for the essay are really interesting (compared to most essays!). Last year, there was an option to write about how the political theorists you study would have reacted to a fat tax. I would say it's closer to Philosophy than just learning how PR-STV works like you do in Irish Pol.
I hope that wasn't tl;dr, if you have any more questions, feel free to ask here!
Ahhh thanks, that sounds really interesting!!!
Hows the workload for it? Are the classes big?
Is there many dates/names/theories/laws etc to memorise? Did you do anything with regards to Politics during your orientation week?
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AlmightyDublin wrote: »Ahhh thanks, that sounds really interesting!!!
Hows the workload for it? Are the classes big?
Is there many dates/names/theories/laws etc to memorise? Did you do anything with regards to Politics during your orientation week?
Is there an Erasmus available??
Answers in sentence order:
1. The classes are HUGE in the first few weeks, then people get lazy and don't show up. But there's enough room for everyone, don't worry. If you're late, they'll be a seat left!
2. Hmmm, no not really. I don't even remember laws and I'm in law. Obviously the biggies like the 1937 Constitution and 1921 Saorstát one before that. My main problem is that I can't spell Irish names! So learn how to spell all the house of the Oir- Or- Oireachta- Irish parliament! Theories? Hmmm, yes you have know what everyone's big points are in Political Theory. Some of them have names like Aristotle and his 'Golden Mean'. Don't get the theorists mixed up, that would be the main thing. In the exam it looks very good if you mention which book you good your opinion from. If you find out something really interesting about Aristotle note which book and author. But if you forget, don't worry too much you can still mention it! You can say something like: 'political theorists say' if you just have something very interesting to say that would a shame not to mention.
There's much less rote learning in college. If you write a great essay from some great books and it's well thought out it doesn't matter if you forget the dates straight after. It's more what you have concluded from your knowledge of the subject.
2 and a bit. My orientation week was the Law with Politics one so sadly we did Law-ey stuff for a lot of the Orientation. I don't know your surname so I can't check the exact time of your stuff, but there's a link to where you can check what stuff the Arts students you do for orientation:
http://www.ucd.ie/incomingstudents/orientation_timetables.html
We got to met staff from the Politics school, so you might get that?
3. Yes, but places are COMPETITIVE.
You know the whole 'first year grades don't count?'.They do for Erasmus!
Make sure you get a good average. Easy ways to help are: don't skip tutorials and hand in essays in time (or if you have to hand it in late, spend the time until the second due date making your essay perfect so you will at least get a C for your effort).
It's not impossible or anything to get in though!0 -
Ahh right hahaCanteloupey wrote: »Answers in sentence order:
1. The classes are HUGE in the first few weeks, then people get lazy and don't show up. But there's enough room for everyone, don't worry. If you're late, they'll be a seat left!
2. Hmmm, no not really. I don't even remember laws and I'm in law. Obviously the biggies like the 1937 Constitution and 1921 Saorstát one before that. My main problem is that I can't spell Irish names! So learn how to spell all the house of the Oir- Or- Oireachta- Irish parliament! Theories? Hmmm, yes you have know what everyone's big points are in Political Theory. Some of them have names like Aristotle and his 'Golden Mean'. Don't get the theorists mixed up, that would be the main thing. In the exam it looks very good if you mention which book you good your opinion from. If you find out something really interesting about Aristotle note which book and author. But if you forget, don't worry too much you can still mention it! You can say something like: 'political theorists say' if you just have something very interesting to say that would a shame not to mention.
There's much less rote learning in college. If you write a great essay from some great books and it's well thought out it doesn't matter if you forget the dates straight after. It's more what you have concluded from your knowledge of the subject.
2 and a bit. My orientation week was the Law with Politics one so sadly we did Law-ey stuff for a lot of the Orientation. I don't know your surname so I can't check the exact time of your stuff, but there's a link to where you can check what stuff the Arts students you do for orientation:
http://www.ucd.ie/incomingstudents/orientation_timetables.html
We got to met staff from the Politics school, so you might get that?
3. Yes, but places are COMPETITIVE.
You know the whole 'first year grades don't count?'.They do for Erasmus!
Make sure you get a good average. Easy ways to help are: don't skip tutorials and hand in essays in time (or if you have to hand it in late, spend the time until the second due date making your essay perfect so you will at least get a C for your effort).
It's not impossible or anything to get in though! Ahh thats grand, I went thorugh Irish education since I was small, so Gaeilge should be grand :P
Ahh yeah, I'm Byrne, so I'm in on the 4th, and 6th :P
Ahh yeah, its the credits that count for erasmus too right? Ah thats a good tip, I'll take down the name of the book/author
Ahh right, are the lecturers tough?? :pac:
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AlmightyDublin wrote: »Ahh right haha Ahh thats grand, I went thorugh Irish education since I was small, so Gaeilge should be grand :P
Ahh yeah, I'm Byrne, so I'm in on the 4th, and 6th :P
Ahh yeah, its the credits that count for erasmus too right? Ah thats a good tip, I'll take down the name of the book/author
Ahh right, are the lecturers tough?? :pac:
*Edit, I seem to be saying Ahh yeah/right too much :P *
Ahhh grand right, that'll be helpful! No the lecturers aren't tough, bar Tobias... yeah... hmmmm Tobias :pac: I don't really know what to say about him. You'd have to have him really. He doesn't believe in giving you lecture slides. He even sent us an e-mail explaining that you will not get slides if you were out due to (and I quote just a choice few): 'getting married, getting divorced, in a non-fatal accident or at a sci-fi convention'... I did once skip his lecture for a sci-fi convention in Cork, so good thing he mentioned that :P ... and the time I had a fatal accident *shifty eyes*
The lecturers aren't that bad or anything, but the best person to ask when you're stuck is your tutor.0 -
Canteloupey wrote: »Ahhh grand right, that'll be helpful! No the lecturers aren't tough, bar Tobias... yeah... hmmmm Tobias :pac: I don't really know what to say about him. You'd have to have him really. He doesn't believe in giving you lecture slides. He even sent us an e-mail explaining that you will not get slides if you were out due to (and I quote just a choice few): 'getting married, getting divorced, in a non-fatal accident or at a sci-fi convention'... I did once skip his lecture for a sci-fi convention in Cork, so good thing he mentioned that :P ... and the time I had a fatal accident *shifty eyes*
The lecturers aren't that bad or anything, but the best person to ask when you're stuck is your tutor.
Ahh right, no bother then A
Haha what if you miss lectures if Dublin got snow like the years previous? Dublin Bus was cancelled, was UCD open??
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