Social Sciences

Why do people behave the way they do? How do social, cultural, political and economic forces shape our lives and the world in which we live? If these types of questions about society and social relationships spark your interest, prepare to be challenged and fascinated by studying social sciences in UCD. You will examine the nature of our society and the issues confronting humanity, including climate change, crime and violence, social and economic inequality, gender justice, sustainable cities, human development, economic growth and big data.

To meet minimum entry requirements (matriculation) on the results of the Leaving Certificate, a student must present at least six recognised subjects selected according to course requirements and must obtain at least Grade H5 in two subjects and Grade O6/H7 in the remaining four subjects. Leaving Cert Subject Entry Requirements O6/H7 in English, Irish, Mathematics and three other recognised subjects Computational Social Science Special Entry Recommendations In order to study this degree, we strongly recommend that you also have at least a Grade H4 in Leaving Certificate mathematics, or equivalent. Economics, Mathematics & Statistics Special Entry Recommendations: In order to study this degree, we strongly recommend that you also have at least a Grade H3 in Leaving Certificate Mathematics, or equivalent. Philosophy, Politics & Economics Special Entry Recommendations In order to study this degree, we strongly recommend that you have at least a Grade O3/H7 in Leaving Certificate mathematics, or equivalent. Economics Special Entry Recommendations In order to study this degree, we strongly recommend that you have at least a Grade O3/H7 in Leaving Certificate mathematics, or equivalent. French Special Entry Recommendation We recommend that you should study French only if you have at least a H4 grade in Leaving Certificate French, or equivalent. Irish/Gaeilge Special Entry Recommendation We recommend that you should only study Irish if you have at least a H4 grade in Irish at Leaving Certificate Irish or equivalent. Mathematics Special Entry Recommendations In order to study Mathematics, we strongly recommend that you have at least a Grade H3 in Leaving Certificate Mathematics, or equivalent Statistics Special Entry Recommendations In order to study Statistics, we strongly recommend that you also have at least a Grade H3 in Leaving Certificate Mathematics, or equivalent