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German must be combined with one other TSM subject. An honours degree is awarded in both subjects. For subjects that combine with German see page 35 undergraduate prospectus.

Specific Subjects Required
H3 German

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German must be combined with one other TSM subject. An honours degree is awarded in both subjects. For subjects that combine with German see page 35 undergraduate prospectus.

Specific Subjects Required
H3 German

Admission Requirements 2018

To qualify for admission to an honours degree course at the University you must:

1 meet the minimum entry requirements (see below).

2 satisfy course specific requirements (where applicable), see above.

3 where there is competition for places, have good enough examination results to be included among those to whom offers are made.

Minimum entry points for recent years are available at: www.tcd.ie/study/eu/undergraduate/admission-requirements

Also see ‘Other Requirements’ below.

Note: An Irish language Admission Requirements Summary brochure is available from: www.tcd.ie/study/eu/undergraduate

Minimum Entry Requirements: Irish Leaving Certificate

To be considered for admission to a degree course at the University you must:

Present six subjects, three of which must be at grade 5 or above on higher Leaving Certificate papers or at least grade 5 in the University matriculation examination.

The six subjects above must include:

A pass in English.

A pass in mathematics (or foundation-level mathematics (see note 2)) and a pass in a language other than English
OR
A pass in Latin and a pass in a subject other than a language.

Notes:
1 A pass means grade O6/H7 or above in the Leaving Certificate and grade 7 or above in the University matriculation examination.

2 Mathematics at foundation-level is acceptable for minimum entry requirements only, for all courses except nursing or midwifery courses. Irish at foundation-level is not acceptable for minimum entry requirements, course requirements or for scoring purposes.

3 Students may combine grades achieved in different sittings of their Leaving Certificate/Matriculation examinations for the purpose of satisfying minimum entry and/or course requirements, but not for the purposes of scoring. This is not permitted for Medicine.

4 Combinations of Leaving Certificate subjects not permitted:

Physics/chemistry may not be presented with physics or chemistry.

Biology and agricultural science may not be presented as two of the six subjects required for minimum entry requirements, and they may not be presented together to satisfy course specific requirements. However, both may be used for scoring purposes.

Art and music may not be offered as two of the three higher Leaving Certificate grades for minimum entry requirements, but both may be used for scoring purposes.

Bonus Points for Higher Level Mathematics
All students presenting H6 or above in higher level mathematics will have 25 points added to their score for mathematics. The bonus points will only be relevant where mathematics is scored as one of a student’s six best subjects for points purposes.

An applicant’s six best results from one sitting of the Leaving Certificate will be counted for scoring purposes. Applicants may combine results from the Leaving Certificate and the Trinity matriculation examination of the same year for scoring purposes.

University Matriculation Examination
A matriculation examination, graded in equivalent terms to grades used in higher Leaving Certificate examination papers, is held in Trinity every year, usually in April. The subjects of the matriculation examination are Biblical Studies and Geology. You may take one or both of the subjects available, but you should note that the range of university matriculation examination subjects available is not sufficient for the fulfilment of all minimum entry requirements.

The closing date for application for the examination is 1 March. Application forms and a syllabus can be obtained from the Academic Registry, Watts Building, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Tel: +353 1 896 4500, Email: academic.registry@tcd.ie

Other Requirements

English Language Requirement
All applicants must present an English language qualification. Accepted/permitted qualifications are:

1 Irish Leaving Certificate: a grade 6 or better in ordinary level English.

2 GCSE: a grade C or better in English Language.

3 US High School: a grade C in English taken in final year.

4 TOEFL
Paper-based 570 (with a TWE score of 4.5)
Computer-based 233 (with a score of 4.5 in essay)
Internet-based 90 (with a written score of 21)

5 Cambridge Proficiency Grade C

6 Cambridge Advanced Grade A

7 IELTS (academic version) 6.5 (no individual band below 6)
For Dental courses: IELTS (academic version) 7 (no individual band below 7)
For Clinical Speech and Language Studies: IELTS (academic version) 7 (no individual band below 7)

8 Pearson Test of English (Academic) – PTE Academic: a minimum score of 63 (with no Communication Skills section score below 59)

9 International Baccalaureate: English A1, A2 or B: 5 at Higher Level (4 at Standard Level if presenting IB through English).

Note: Examination results are only valid for two years.

Age Requirement
Applicants seeking admission in 2018 must have a date of birth before 15 January 2002.

Garda Vetting
Students on courses with clinical or other professional placements may be required to undergo Garda vetting procedures prior to commencing placements. If, as a result of the outcome of the Garda vetting procedures, a student is deemed unsuitable to attend clinical or other professional placement, he/she may be required to withdraw from his/her course. Students who have resided outside Ireland for a period of 6 months or more will be required to provide police clearance documentation from the country (including different states) or countries in which they resided.

Students who accept an offer will be informed of the procedures to be followed to complete the vetting process (as part of the student orientation information).

Fitness To Practice
Professional courses demand that certain core competencies are met by students in order to graduate and practice professionally after qualification. Trinity has special responsibility to ensure that all students admitted to all professional programmes will be eligible for registration by the relevant professional body upon graduation. It is important to us that our students are able to fulfil the rigorous demands of professional courses and are fit to practice.

Precautions Against Infectious Diseases
Offers of admission to the following courses are made subject to certain vaccination requirements and/or certain negative test results.

Clinical Speech and Language Studies

Dental Science, Dental Hygiene, Dental Nursing, and Dental Technology

Medicine

Nursing and Midwifery

Occupational Therapy

Pharmacy

Physiotherapy

Radiation Therapy

Social Studies (Social work)

Full details are available at: www.tcd.ie/study/eu/undergraduate/ admission-requirements/infectious-diseases

Expand+All undergraduate courses in Trinity are open to mature applicants. Mature student applicants are not required to satisfy the normal minimum entry requirements and are not required to meet competitive academic entry levels (e.g. Leaving Certificate p...

Hide-All undergraduate courses in Trinity are open to mature applicants. Mature student applicants are not required to satisfy the normal minimum entry requirements and are not required to meet competitive academic entry levels (e.g. Leaving Certificate points), but are considered in the first instance on the basis of how relevant their life, work and educational experiences are to the course(s) that they wish to pursue. In addition, all applicants should demonstrate an interest in and knowledge of their course choice(s).

In order to apply to Trinity as a mature applicant you must:

be an EU applicant (see page 240 undergraduate prospectus)

be at least 23 years of age on 1 January 2018

submit a CAO application form to the Central Applications Office (CAO) by 1 February 2018

submit a Trinity Mature Student Supplementary Online Application Form (required for all CAO courses with the exception of nursing and midwifery) by 1 February 2018.

Late applications will not be considered from mature students.

CAO applications may be made online at: www.cao.ie

The Trinity Mature Student Supplementary Application Form should be submitted online. A full list of available courses can be accessed on: www.tcd.ie/courses. Please select the appropriate course choice from the list and apply by selecting the Mature Student Supplementary Application Form option. See: www.tcd.ie/ maturestudents/apply for full details on making an application.

Please note that a valid CAO number is required prior to submitting a Trinity Mature Student Supplementary Online Application Form. Only three course options will be considered.

Applicants to all courses may be required to attend an interview. Interviews are usually held between April and May.

Certain courses may also require applicants to meet other assessment criteria. For information on additional assessments for specific courses please refer to the Mature Student Guidelines booklet available from the Academic Registry, Watts Building, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Dublin 2, tel: +353 1 896 4500, email: academic.registry@tcd.ie. The Mature Student Guidelines booklet is also available to download at: www.tcd.ie/ maturestudents/apply

Trinity will inform mature applicants of the outcome of their application before the end of May to allow successful applicants the maximum time possible to prepare for the start of the academic year 2018. Official offers to successful applicants are made through the CAO in early July. To secure your place you must return a formal acceptance notice to the CAO by the specified reply date.

An information seminar to prepare all successful mature applicants for starting in Trinity will take place in July 2018. An orientation programme for all successful mature applicants will take place in September 2018.

For further information on studying in Trinity as a mature student please contact the mature student officer, tel: +353 1 896 1386, email: mature.student.officer@tcd.ie or visit: www.tcd.ie/ maturestudents

Expand+Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2...

Hide-Early online application (discounted): Fee €30 Closing Date: 20th January 2018 at 5:15pm

Normal online application: Fee €45 Closing Date: 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm

Late online application - restrictions apply: Fee: €60 Closing Date: 1st May 2018 at 5:15 pm

Change of Mind - restrictions apply: Fee: Nil Closing Date: 1st July 2018 5:15 pm

Exceptional online late application - see page 14 of the 2018 CAO Handbook: Fee €60 Closing Date: 22nd July 2018 at 5:15pm

You should avoid submitting an application close to a closing date. No extensions to closing dates will be allowed and all fees are non-refundable.

LATE APPLICATIONS
Late Applications are those which are received after 5:15pm on 1st February 2018 and will be accepted up to 5:15pm on 1st May 2018, subject to the restricitions listed on page 3 of the 2018 CAO Handbook. The online facility for late applications opens on the 5th March 2018 at 12:00 noon - a fee of €60 applies.

Exceptional Late Applications (Exception to the Timetable)
The exceptional closing date of 22nd of July at 5:15pm applies only to applicants who are currently undergraduate students in any year in any one of the participating HEIs (subject to the exclusions listed below). In order to avail of the Exceptional Late Application facility you must have entered the HEI through the CAO system.

If you did not enter your current course through the CAO system, you must first contact the Admissions Office of the HEI to which you wish to apply and they will inform you if you may submit an application direct to the institution.

Exclusions:
You may submit a late application only for entry to courses other than your existing course. If you wish to repeat the year in the same course you must arrange this within your HEI.

Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Trinity College Dublin, University of Limerick, Maynooth University and Galway Mayo Institute of Technology have special procedures in place in the case of current or previous students who wish to apply for entry to another course in the same HEI. Such applicants must contact their Admissions Office to determine the application procedure. However, if you are a student in another HEI and you wish to apply to any of these five HEIs, you should apply through CAO.

Refer to page 15 of the 2018 CAO Handbook on how to make an Exceptional Late Application.

Restricted-category Applicants
Mature applicants – most HEIs will require mature applicants, who wish to be assessed on mature grounds, to have applied to CAO by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm. (This restriction does not apply if the applicant wishes to be considered on the basis of school leaving qualifications only.) For more information about applying to CAO on the basis of mature years go to www.cao.ie/mature.

Applying for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes – to be considered for the HEAR and/or DARE schemes applicants must have registered on the CAO system by 1st February 2018 at 5:15pm and must have completed the HEAR/DARE application form by 1st March 2018 at 5:15pm – supporting documents must be sent to CAO offices before 1st April 2018 at 5:15pm.

Expand+Why study German?
German is spoken by some 100 million Europeans. Contemporary Germany is the geographical and cultural link between east and west and the largest economy in an increasingly integrated Europe. Studying German at an in-depth level is,...

Hide-Why study German?
German is spoken by some 100 million Europeans. Contemporary Germany is the geographical and cultural link between east and west and the largest economy in an increasingly integrated Europe. Studying German at an in-depth level is, therefore, an excellent preparation for the world of work and is likely to make you highly employable.

Modern Germany is a society in transition, more and more ethnically diverse, and engaged in lively debate about its own past and about its political, social and economic responsibilities in Europe's and the world’s common future. Germany's history has been rich, dynamic and troubled, and this history shapes the contemporary society and culture in countless ways. Reflection on and critical engagement with these experiences have been central to German writing and thought since the earliest times, and remain very much so today. All these factors make studying German exciting and challenging.

German: The course for you
When studying German within the two-subject moderatorship course you have the opportunity to acquire advanced competence and fluency in German language and to develop reading skills and methods of research, description and analysis in such areas as literature, history, culture and society of the German-speaking countries and the linguistics of German. In the later years of the course, you will be encouraged to develop specialist interests by choosing from a wide range of optional subjects. All of this takes place in a small, friendly department with a wide extra-curricular programme including a theatre group, debating, and film evenings.

German at Trinity?
- Trinity is ranked 49th in the world for Modern Languages (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015).

- We offer student-to-student Peer tutoring as well as the 'GradLink' mentoring programme which allows you to link up with our graduates from all over the world and learn from their experiences.

Expand+Your degree and what you'll study

FIRST AND SECOND (FRESHMAN) YEARS
There are approximately 10 hours of classes per week in first year. The course covers three key areas:

Language programme: this builds on the written, oral and aural skills...

Hide-Your degree and what you'll study

FIRST AND SECOND (FRESHMAN) YEARS
There are approximately 10 hours of classes per week in first year. The course covers three key areas:

Language programme: this builds on the written, oral and aural skills you acquired at school and develops both fluency and accuracy in expression. Your language learning is supported by a specially developed
e-learning programme on the departmental website: try it at: www.tcd.ie/germanic_studies/ jfgermanlanguagewebsite/index.htm

- Area studies provides an introduction to society, political and cultural issues and current affairs in modern Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

- Literature and textual studies introduces you to key aspects of modern German literature and to reading and analysing literary and non-literary texts in German.

In addition to your on-going language classes, second year introduces you to German cultural history (exploring topics such as the development of the nation, the role of religion and religious difference, militarism and pacifism, and Nietzsche and Freud as key thinkers of modernity) and German literary history. You can also begin to develop your own special fields of interest within the programme, choosing from a range of seminars with a literary, linguistics, cultural or historical focus.

THIRD AND FOURTH (SOPHISTER) YEARS
In third year, alongside your language classes, you will take a module in the modern history of German literature and choose from a number of seminars in specialist areas of literature, linguistics, cultural and historical studies.

If you elect to study German in fourth year the scope for developing these specialist interests is extended through advanced options that link undergraduate study to the research expertise of staff. In fourth year, you will also research and write a dissertation on a topic of your own choice. This can be drawn from literature, intercultural communication or some other aspect of the course that you have particularly enjoyed and is an exciting opportunity to develop your interests in depth.

Expand+German must be combined with one other TSM subject. An honours degree is awarded in both subjects. For subjects that combine with German see page 31 of the UG Prospectus.

TSM is a joint honours degree that allows students to choose two subjects (...

Hide-German must be combined with one other TSM subject. An honours degree is awarded in both subjects. For subjects that combine with German see page 31 of the UG Prospectus.

TSM is a joint honours degree that allows students to choose two subjects (from a list of 25, see page 31) and study both to honours degree level. The two subjects are taught separately and the overall workload is similar to that of a single honours degree. In most combinations both subjects are studied equally for the first three years and one subject only is studied in the fourth year.

Each combination of two subjects has a different CAO course code (see page 241 of the college's UG Prospectus) Or view link above. When applying for a TSM/TR001 combination, TR001 must NOT be entered on the application form.
Each permitted combination of two subjects has a unique three-digit code. TR followed by the three-digit code of your chosen TSM combination should be entered on the application form, e.g. TR289 for French and German. The absence of a code in a grid position indicates that the corresponding combination of subjects is not permitted.

RELATED COURSES
TR019: Law and German,
TR024: European Studies
TR039: Computer Science and Language
TR086: Business Studies and German,

Study abroad
As a two subject Moderatorship (TSM) German student, you must spend at least two months in a German speaking country, but in practice you are likely to spend longer, typically an academic year. Options include studying at a German university within an Erasmus or similar exchange programme in your second year or between third and fourth year (our links include Cologne, Göttingen, Konstanz, and Vienna, but you can also make individual arrangements), or taking a year out to work in a company or as a language assistant in a school.

Expand+Graduate skills and career opportunity
People with a language degree are found up to senior level in all kinds of rewarding careers. Employers value not only the language skills of German graduates, but also their 'transferable skills': the mix of a...

Hide-Graduate skills and career opportunity
People with a language degree are found up to senior level in all kinds of rewarding careers. Employers value not only the language skills of German graduates, but also their 'transferable skills': the mix of accuracy and creativity, confidence and sensitivity which marks the advanced linguist, and the maturity, flexibility and broadened understanding that comes from engaging with another culture and from the experience gained abroad. Recent graduates are working for employers such as Google, Deutsche Bank and Enterprise Ireland as well as in telecoms, IT, education, public service, the media, and universities in Ireland, Europe and North America. Germany is a major export destination for Irish goods as well as being the second most important source of Foreign Direct Investment for Ireland. Therefore, competence in German can give you a competitive advantage in the job market.