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BA Humanities - Music, Film & Drama

Stage 1

The first year of the course builds students’ vocabulary and fluency in key analytical techniques and introduces students to the cultural and historical contexts of Music, Film and Drama.

Core Modules
  • MFD10010 Music, Film and Drama: Making, Doing, Interpreting
  • MFD10020 Adaptation, Transmediality & Intertextuality
  • MUS10120 Music Culture and Society
  • MUS10150 Writing about Music
  • DRAM10010 Theatre Context and Convention
  • DRAM10030 Theatre Matters
  • FS10010 Intro to Film & Media
  • FS10020 Intro to Film & Media Theory

Students select 3 option modules from a variety of Music, Drama and Film modules. Additionally, students select one elective module in Spring. 

Stage 2

Second year modules broaden the scope of inquiry, moving from central texts and practices to the representation of lesser known voices and issues.

Core Modules
  • HUM20040 Primary Source Research in the Humanities A: Exploring UCD Cultural Heritage Collections
  • MFD20010 Producing Music Film & Drama
Option Modules

Students select 2-3 modules each from the Music, Drama and Film studies. Additionally, they select 1-2 elective modules, worth 10 credits.  See the "View All Modules" section.  

Stage 3

  1. Students who remain on campus take 50 credits with no limitation in each of the Music, Film and Drama Option groups and 10 credits as electives.
  2. Students who are away for one trimester (on study abroad or internship) must complete 30 credits from the subject Options at Stage 3.
  3. Students who are away for the entire year (on year abroad or trimester abroad+internship) do not need to register for additional modules.

Music Option Modules 

  • MUS31170 African-American Religious Music
  • MUS31180 Music and the Moving Image
  • MUS31280 The Symphony in Europe
  • MUS31330 Post-Truth, Politics & Music
  • MUS31460 New Ideas in Musicology
  • MUS31470 Techniques of Composition
  • MUS31480 Music and Western Empire
  • MUS31490 Music and Sexuality
  • FS30310 Beyoncé and Taylor Swift

See the "View All Modules" section for Film and Drama modules. 

Stage 4

Core Modules 
  • ENG30970 Dissertation Research Methods
  • MFD30010 Dissertation
Option Modules

Students take 30 credits with no limitation in each of the Music, Film and Drama Option groups and 10 credits as electives.

Music Option Modules

  • MUS31170 African-American Religious Music
  • MUS31180 Music and the Moving Image
  • MUS31280 The Symphony in Europe
  • MUS31330 Post-Truth, Politics & Music
  • MUS31460 New Ideas in Musicology
  • MUS31470 Techniques of Composition
  • MUS31480 Music and Western Empire
  • MUS31490 Music and Sexuality
  • FS30310 Beyoncé and Taylor Swift

See the "View All Modules" section for Film and Drama modules. 

Elective Modules in Music

Elective Modules in Music

You can join some of our performing groups and earn credits by registering as electives. 

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