Political Science courses in Ireland

Ireland and Europe: Current Affairs, Politics and the Role of the Citizen Course. Lecturer: Odran Reid, BA (Mod), H.Dip Ed, MSc Spatial Planning, MIED We will look at issues such as the economy, the referendum process, crime, health, transport and other policy areas as they arise. There will be a focus on the day-to-day breaking…

The Diploma in Political Science and Sociology is designed to encourage students to examine the connections between political and sociological perspectives in relation to both national and international issues. One of the common concerns of Political Science and Sociology is how and why societies change and what alternatives are desirable or possible. This course is…

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This course was designed to meet the needs of second level teachers who, either wish to teach or are currently teaching ‘Politics and Society’ on the Leaving Certificate curriculum. The course focuses on content which directly corresponds with the four strands of learning identified on the curriculum, thus providing students with the skills, knowledge, learning…

This module examines the main ideological and intellectual perspectives within which debates about Irish modernisation and understanding of crises facing Ireland, however defined, from the seventeenth century to the near present have been framed. It examines the emergence of conservative, liberal and republican thought through readings of key books, influential or representative periodicals and key…