Dublin,
Ireland
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BA Joint (Hons) (NFQ Level 8) Irish Folklore in Belfield Ireland | University College Dublin
University College Dublin
|
Belfield Ireland
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Qualification
Dual (Conjoint) Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
EUR
22,600
(c. USD26,096.9)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
Folklore studies delve into traditional popular culture across different time periods. This field focuses on everyday people's history and customs, examining how traditions develop and function at a grassroots level. As an academic subject, Folklore (or ethnology) encompasses oral storytelling, social customs, physical artifacts, folk beliefs, rituals, and traditional musical expressions. It examines how communities preserve memories and how culture operates as a shared experience. The discipline analyzes folk traditions and their transmission, typically occurring through informal networks and frequently spanning great temporal and geographical distances.
This program explores Irish Folklore as a regional manifestation of global cultural patterns, making it especially appealing to students from abroad.
Program Duration:
3 Years (4 years BA International)
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
IB 24
CAO Point Range 2023 - 368-613
O6 or H7 in English, Irish, a third language and three other recognised subjects.
International A Level - At least three subjects at A Level Grade C or better and Grade C or better in the remaining subjects at GCSE a total of six distinct subjects required.
If you are -
presenting the Irish school leaving certificate you are required to have attained a H7 or O6 in English.
presenting other examinations through English you are required to have the opens in a new window specified equivalent.
IELTS - An average score of 6.5 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band.
TOEFL IBT - iBT 90 no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in every other section in the Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL.
CAO Point Range 2023 - 368-613
O6 or H7 in English, Irish, a third language and three other recognised subjects.
International A Level - At least three subjects at A Level Grade C or better and Grade C or better in the remaining subjects at GCSE a total of six distinct subjects required.
If you are -
presenting the Irish school leaving certificate you are required to have attained a H7 or O6 in English.
presenting other examinations through English you are required to have the opens in a new window specified equivalent.
IELTS - An average score of 6.5 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band.
TOEFL IBT - iBT 90 no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in every other section in the Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL.
Tuition
EUR
22,600