5 FACULTIES, DEPARTMENTS AND CENTRES

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1 43 5 FACULTIES, DEPARTMENTS AND CENTRES 5.1 FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE FACULTY ADMINISTRATION Origins The Faculty of Agriculture was established in 1926, with the enactment of the University Education (Agriculture and Dairy Science) Act, Under the Act, the Albert Agricultural College, Glasnevin, which was founded in 1838, was transferred to University College Dublin to form the basis of the Faculty. The Faculty s teaching activities continued at Glasnevin until the opening in 1979 of a new Faculty building at Belfield. The main teaching and research activities are now located on the main UCD campus at Belfield, with some ancillary field experimental and teaching facilities at the 250 hectare research farm on the Lyons Estate at Newcastle, Co. Dublin, which was purchased by the University in The Faculty offers the only degree of Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgrSc) in the Republic of Ireland, which includes nine internationally recognised BAgrSc degree programmes in the business and science of agriculture. The Faculty also provides opportunities for postgraduate studies leading to degrees of Doctor of Philosophy, Masters and Higher Diploma. There are approximately 800 undergraduate and 270 postgraduate students. Dean: Professor P. Joseph Mannion The Faculty is comprised of five Departments, all of which contribute to the programmes of study offered. The five Departments are Department of Agribusiness, Extension and Rural Development Department of Animal Science and Production Department of Crop Science, Horticulture and Forestry Department of Environmental Resource Management Department of Food Science The staff of the Faculty consists of 66 academics, 11 administrative and 28 technical personnel. Co-ordinates and develops a range of undergraduate programmes of study for students, which are offered through the Departments that contribute to its courses of study. Degree level programmes offered consist of Bachelor of Agricultural Science (BAgrSc), which may be taken in Animal and Crop Production, Animal Science, Agribusiness and Rural Development, Agricultural and Environmental Science, Food Science, Engineering Technology, Horticultural Science, Landscape Horticulture and Forestry. Co-ordinates and develops a range of postgraduate degree programmes of study for students, which are offered through the Departments that contribute to its courses of study. Postgraduate level degrees offered are

2 Master of Agricultural Science (MAgrSc) Mode I (By Research) Master of Science (Agriculture) (MSc(Agr)) Mode I (By Research) Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Master of Agricultural Science (MAgrSc) and Master of Science (Agriculture)(MSc(Agr)) Mode II (By Examination) in Engineering Technology, Environmental Resource Management, Rural Environmental Conservation and Management, Food Science, Forestry, Humanitarian Assistance, Plant Protection, Rural Development/Rural Tourism, Urban Forestry/Arboriculture. Co-ordinates and develops postgraduate courses of study leading to the award of Higher Diplomas as follows Higher Diploma in Agriculture (Forestry) Higher Diploma in Rural Development/Rural Tourism Higher Diploma in Rural Development (Humanitarian Assistance) Higher Diploma in Rural Environmental Conservation and Management Higher Diploma in Urban Forestry/Arboriculture Offers a course of study leading to the award of the Diploma in Environmental Impact Assessment, an inter-faculty venture, organised as part of the UCD Continuing Education Programme Offers a course of study leading to the award of the Diploma in Rural Development (by distance learning) Offers a course of study leading to the award of the Certificate in Food Safety and Handling Under the Erasmus/Socrates student exchange programme, the Faculty of Agriculture is linked to a number of European universities; formal student exchange programmes have also been developed with a number of universities in the United States of America There is a high level of recent and on-going research activity in the Faculty of Agriculture, with a significant amount of postgraduate research conducted in collaboration with universities and research institutions in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and North America Publications Annual Faculty Research Report Faculty Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Faculty of Agriculture, Agriculture and Food Science Building, Belfield. Tel:

3 45 Fax: Website: Note: details of all programmes and entry requirements, and particulars on registration, timetables, fees and awards are available from: The Admissions Office, University College Dublin, Michael Tierney Building, Belfield. Tel: or 1426 Fax: Website: Academic Departments DEPARTMENT OF AGRIBUSINESS, EXTENSION AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT The Department of Agribusiness, Extension and Rural Development seeks to provide undergraduate and postgraduate education leading to awards at BAgrSc, MAgrSc, MSc(Agr), PhD, Diploma and Higher Diploma level. It also aims to carry out research related to agricultural and rural policy, agricultural marketing, agribusiness structures and rural and community development and to contribute to the development of the agricultural industry in Ireland. The Department is also responsible for the Rural Development Unit. Head of Department: Dr James F. Phelan The Department comprises 13 academic staff and 2 administrative staff. In addition, the Rural Development Unit employs a full-time manager. Contributes to the undergraduate programme in Agribusiness and Rural Development Provides service teaching to most other undergraduate programmes in the Faculty Offers an undergraduate Diploma in Rural Development by distance learning Offers taught Masters and Higher Diploma programmes in Rural Development and Humanitarian Assistance Offers research Masters and PhD degree programmes in agricultural economics, agribusiness and rural and community development Academic staff are actively engaged in research and in the communication of research findings through publication, seminars and conferences. Specific areas of research interest include agricultural and rural policy and impacts, agribusiness structures and rural development processes and outcomes.

4 46 Sources of information on courses Departmental leaflets and brochures Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Agribusiness, Extension and Rural Development, Agriculture and Food Science Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND PRODUCTION The Department of Animal Science and Production provides a vital service to Irish agriculture. Animal production accounts for ninety per cent of total agricultural output in Ireland. At present, it is the only Department of Animal Science and Production in the country and provides courses at undergraduate and postgraduate degree level, contributes to intra-faculty courses and engages in teaching and research on a wide range of issues relating to animal science and production. Head of Department: Dr Frank Crosby The Department comprises 11 full-time teaching staff, 3 postdoctoral fellows, 1 fulltime administrative staff member and 5 full-time technical staff. Offers the undergraduate degree programme in animal science, concentrating on animal science and production Contributes to the Animal and Crop Production undergraduate degree programme, which is co-ordinated by the Department of Crop Science, Horticulture and Forestry; both programmes are options within the BAgrSc degree Offers postgraduate programmes of study leading to the award of Masters and PhD degrees The research activities of the Department focus on three main topics of animal breeding and genetics, animal nutrition and animal reproduction. Within these disciplines, there is a broad range of research activities and productivity in these areas in the last five years is indicated by the publication of 90 articles in refereed journals, 100 papers presented at conferences and the awarding of 15 PhD and 50 Masters degrees.

5 47 Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Animal Science and Production, Agriculture and Food Science Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: DEPARTMENT OF CROP SCIENCE, HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY The Department provides courses at undergraduate and postgraduate degree level, contributes to intra-faculty courses and engages in teaching and research on a wide range of issues relating to crop science, horticulture and forestry. Head of Department: Professor John J. Gardiner The Department comprises 19 academic staff, 2 administrative staff and 10 technical staff. Offers the Animal and Crop Production programme, a broad based degree programme of study of the activities and economics of systems of animal and crop production, based on a sound foundation of both science and applied agricultural science Offers the Forestry degree programme, the only degree of its kind in Ireland, providing qualified professionals for the forest industry chain from nurseries through sustainable forest management to wood processing Offers the BAgrSc degree programme in Horticultural Science, focussing on commercial horticulture, the only degree of its kind in Ireland Offers the BAgrSc degree programme in Landscape Horticulture, the only degree of its kind in Ireland, on the art and science of urban and rural landscape design and management Offers a taught inter-faculty Masters degree programme in Landscape Architecture (MLA), which is recognised by the European Federation of Landscape Architects as providing competency to practice in any EU country

6 Offers research Masters and Doctoral (PhD) degree programmes in animal and crop production, forestry, landscape horticulture and horticultural science Offers Higher Diploma/Masters degrees in forestry and urban forestry/arboriculture Sources of information on courses Horticulture Division Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Crop Science, Horticulture and Forestry, Agriculture and Food Science Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: (Horticulture Division) DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT The Department provides undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in agricultural and environmental science and environmental resource management, and also contributes to other programmes in the Faculty of Agriculture. Members of the Department are engaged in teaching and research on a wide range of environmental issues relating to agriculture and land use generally. Head of Department: Professor Edward P. Farrell The Department comprises 16 teaching staff, 2 administrative staff and 7 technical staff. Contributes to the multi-disciplinary Agricultural and Environmental Science programme, leading to the degree of BAgrSc, concerned with the scientific principles which underpin modern agriculture and the complex interactions between various forms of land use and the natural environment Opportunities for postgraduate study are offered in a wide range of disciplines related to agriculture and other forms of land use and the natural environment: interdisciplinary MSc(Agr) programmes in Environmental Resource Management, Rural Environmental Conservation and Management, and Plant Protection are available as well as single-discipline

7 MAgrSc, MSc(Agr) and PhD options in Agricultural Botany, Agricultural Zoology, Plant Pathology, Forest Ecology and Soil Science Through the Forest Ecosystem Research Group (FERG), an informal group led by Professor Edward P. Farrell, the Department aims to increase understanding of ways in which the environmental resources of soil, air and water are managed to achieve a sustainable supply of the economic, social and environmental values of forested ecosystems; the group is currently engaged in approximately 10 research projects (see Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Environmental Resource Management, Agriculture and Food Science Building, Belfield. Tel: or 7726 Fax: [email protected] Website: DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE The role of the Food Science Department is to provide a scientific basis for understanding how the food chain operates from primary production at farm level, through processing, to the consumer s table. Thus, the Food Science degree programme deals with all aspects of the science, production, processing and marketing of foods. The objective of the food science degree qualification is to provide graduates with an appreciation of all aspects of the food chain. A wide range of subjects are taught, covering the scientific and technological aspects of food production and processing. Head of Department: Professor Brian M. McKenna The Department comprises 9 teaching staff, 5 technical and 1 administrative staff member. Contributes to the undergraduate programmes of study leading to the award of the degree of BAgrSc (Food Science)

8 Contributes to the undergraduate course of study leading to the award of the Certificate in Food Safety and Handling Contributes to the postgraduate programmes of study leading to the award of the degrees of MAgrSc, MSc(Agr), Master of Applied Science and PhD Contributes to the postgraduate programme of study leading to the award of the Certificate in Food Safety Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Food Science, Agriculture and Food Science Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: 50

9 FACULTY OF ARTS FACULTY ADMINISTRATION Origins The Faculty of Arts originated in the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the Catholic University. On the establishment of UCD in 1908, the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters was divided in three to comprise the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology and the Faculty of Celtic Studies. The Faculty of Arts, the largest Faculty in the University, is engaged in research and teaching in thirty-eight separate disciplines and offers Bachelor, Masters and Doctoral degree programmes, as well as programmes of study at the level of diploma. The teaching staff includes scholars of international reputation whose research is the basis of their teaching. The aim of the Faculty is to endow its graduates with the analytical, diagnostic and conceptual skills necessary to participate in a wide range of activities and professional occupations. Dean: Professor Fergus D'Arcy The programmes of study provided by the Faculty of Arts are provided through twenty eight Departments as follows Department of Archaeology Department of Classics Department of Economics Department of Education Department of English Department of French Department of Geography Department of German The Combined Departments of History Department of the History of Arts Department of Irish Department of Early and Medieval Irish Department of Irish Folklore Department of Italian Department of Library and Information Studies Department of Linguistics Department of Mathematics Department of Mathematical Physics Department of Music Department of Near Eastern Languages Department of Philosophy Department of Politics Department of Psychology Department of Social Policy and Social Work Department of Sociology Department of Spanish

10 52 Department of Statistics Department of Welsh The Faculty has the following associated teaching and research institutes and centres Inter-Departmental and intra-departmental centres within the Faculty Applied Language Centre Archives Department Australian Studies Centre Drama Studies Centre Centre for Economic Research Centre for Film Studies Institute for British-Irish Studies Local and Heritage Studies Centre Public Opinion and Political Behaviour Research Centre Centre for Retail Studies Women's Education, Research and Resource Centre Institutes Institute for the Study of Social Change Co-ordinates and develops courses at undergraduate degree level. Undergraduate degree programmes currently offered by the Faculty are Degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA) - offered as a full-time day or modular programme consisting of a course of evening lectures to allow students to pursue studies at their own pace or to combine studies with professional/work commitments Degree of Bachelor of Arts (International)- incorporates a year of study abroad in an approved University Degree of Bachelor of Arts (Computer Science) - allows students to combine a range of arts and humanities subjects with studies in computer science Degree of Bachelor of Music (BMus) a professional degree aimed primarily at those who wish to make a career in music. Co-ordinates and develops a range of postgraduate programmes of study for students through its Departments. Postgraduate degree level programmes offered are Degree of Master of Arts (MA) by examination, awarded on the basis of results achieved in course work, written examinations and a minor thesis Degree of Master of Arts (MA) by thesis, awarded on the basis of results obtained by presentation of a thesis and offered in mathematics, mathematical physics and statistics Degree of Master of Economic Science (MEconSc) Degree of Master of Education (MEd) Degree of Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) Degree of Master of Literature (MLitt), awarded based on the presentation of a major thesis showing evidence of original research

11 Degree of Master of Philosophy (MPhil), awarded based on results achieved in course work, written examination and a minor or major thesis Degree of Master of Psychological Science (MPsychSc) Degree of Doctor of Literature (DLitt), awarded based on the presentation of a major thesis showing evidence of original research Degree of Doctor of Economic Science (DEconSc), awarded based on the presentation of a major thesis showing evidence of original research Degree of Doctor of Music (DMus), awarded based on the presentation of a major thesis showing evidence of original research Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), awarded based on the presentation of a major thesis showing evidence of original research Degree of Doctor of Psychological Science (DPsychSc). Co-ordinates and develops taught postgraduate courses of study leading to the award of Higher Diplomas Co-ordinates and develops taught courses of study leading to the award of University College Dublin diplomas Co-ordinates and develops the University certificate course in teaching English as a foreign language Co-ordinates and develops a range of inter-faculty and interdisciplinary courses of study The Faculty has 38 full professorships in the Departments that operate under its aegis. There are endowed Professorships of American History, American Studies, Canadian Studies and Australian History, together with Jean Monnet Professorships in Economics, Information Studies, History, Politics, and Family Policies and European Integration. The Faculty funds teaching and research fellowships in various Departments contributing to the Modular Degree. The Faculty has an active international commitment and links with many European universities through its participation in the Erasmus, Socrates and related student exchange programmes. It also offers the well-established Junior Year Abroad Programme for North American students. The Faculty accepts a limited number of North American undergraduate students at second and third year level, receiving a minimum of twelve hours tuition per week as part of the Junior Year Abroad Programme. Tuition is for one year or one semester and it is not possible to extend study in UCD beyond the year for which an application has been accepted. Applicants agree with their home Universities any arrangements for credit transfer. Information available Research Report (see s: Arts, Philosophy, Celtic Studies Undergraduate Courses. Arts, Philosophy, Celtic Studies Postgraduate Courses. BA Modular (Evening) Degree Courses. Music Handbook Faculty Website 53

12 Administration: Faculty of Arts committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Faculty of Arts, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: Note: details of all programmes and entry requirements, and particulars on registration, timetables, fees and awards are available from: The Admissions Office, University College Dublin, Michael Tierney Building, Belfield. Tel: or 1426 Fax: Website: 54 Academic Departments DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY The Department of Archaeology provides courses of instruction for students in the range of subject areas within the discipline. At undergraduate level, it aims to give students a thorough grounding in all aspects of Irish archaeology from earliest times to the late medieval period in order to prepare them for the potential pursuit of postgraduate research, which can lead to qualification as professional archaeologists. At postgraduate level, the Department offers programmes of study that develop candidates research skills and also provides them with a professional postgraduate qualification in archaeology. Head of Department: Professor Gabriel Cooney Staff consists of 2 professors, 5 college lecturers, a draughtsperson, a computer specialist and a departmental secretary degree of BA; archaeology can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts degree of BSocSc offered through the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology; the subject of archaeology must be taken in combination with either the subjects of sociology or social policy

13 degree of BA in Celtic Studies offered through the Faculty of Celtic Studies Offers supervised postgraduate degree courses in Landscape Archaeology and in the Archaeology of Art and Architecture Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of study and research in archaeology leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD Offers a one-year taught course of postgraduate study leading to the award of the Higher Diploma in Celtic Archaeology Prepares students for work as professional archaeologists Maintains a specialised library for use of its academic staff and students and holds the Françoise Henry Photographic Archive Staff and students participate in excavation work and the Department provides students with an opportunity to engage in field work and surveys Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of archaeological research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication. Specific areas of research interest include theory and practice in Irish archaeology; the archaeology of Ireland, Britain and Europe, 11th to 16th centuries AD; Iron Age Ireland and Europe; the archaeology of early medieval Ireland AD ; hill-fort studies; wetland and maritime archaeology; Irish Neolithic tombs and their European background; landscape and settlement in early Ireland; Irish Neolithic settlement patterns; stone axe studies; megalithic tombs with special reference to their social role; theory and practice in archaeology; British Bronze Age; settlement and landscape archaeology; ritual and ideology and archaeological theory; art history of the early Christian period in Ireland and Britain, and its background in Europe; military and ecclesiastical architecture of the middle ages. The Department is an active participant in archaeological research projects, some of which are The Céide Fields Research Project The Irish Archaeological Wetland Survey The Irish Stone Axe Project The Françoise Henry Archives Digitisation Project Archaeological aspects of the Rural Environmental Protection Scheme The Archaeological Landscapes Project Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records. 55

14 56 Department of Archaeology, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS The Department of Classics offers undergraduate courses of study that seek to introduce students to the civilisation of Greece and Rome, concentrating on special topics in the areas of history, literature, philosophy, art and archaeology. The Department offers this programme of study, together with studies in classical Latin and Greek languages, as a single subject BA degree in Classical Studies. The Department also provides a programme of study in classical Greek language, literature, culture and history, and a programme of study in classical Latin language, literature, and Roman culture and history (Classics) as part of the BA degree programme. Postgraduate students are provided with the opportunity to develop their knowledge of the individual subjects of Greek and Latin gained as undergraduates, to undertake studies in Greek and Latin literature as part of a postgraduate programme in Classics, or to undertake studies in Classical Studies to build on their earlier education in Greek and Roman civilisation. Head of Department: Professor Andrew Smith Staff comprises a professor, 3 senior lecturers, 5 college lecturers, an assistant lecturer, a museum research curator, a modular research fellow and an administrative staff member. degree of BA. Courses in Greek and Roman Civilisation or the languages of Greek or Latin can be studied or can be combined individually with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts. The BA programme in Greek and Roman Civilisation can, together with courses in Latin and Greek, also be taken as a single subject BA degree in Classical Studies. Latin and Greek may also be combined as the single subject Classics. Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research leading to the award of the degrees of MA and MLitt and PhD in Greek, Latin, or in Classical Studies Participates in the Junior Year Abroad programme under which students from North America follow courses of study offered by the Department Maintains a museum and organises regular exhibitions Participates, together with Trinity College Dublin and the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, in the Dublin Centre for the Study of the Platonic Tradition,

15 whose activities include organising seminars, colloquia and lectures by visiting scholars, the supervision of graduate students, and the publication of texts and monographs; in cooperation with the various constituent Departments, it offers MA, MLitt and PhD degrees in Platonic Studies Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication. Specific areas of research interest include Greek and Roman history; Roman imperialism; Roman satire; late Roman republican history; Greek perceptions of Rome; ethnicity; the Trojan origins of Rome; later Roman Empire; early Church history; women in antiquity; historiography; Roman army; trade in the ancient world; Glass in antiquity; Republican Latin Literature, esp. Lucilius; transmission of Latin texts and history of scholarship; history of Latin language; ancient political thought; Greek tragedy; Greek and Cypriot archaeology, esp. Bronze Age; Minoan religion, particularly in relation to political and social interaction, and interpretation using anthropological and comparative religious models; Greek philosophy, especially Platonism. Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Classics, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: 57

16 DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS The Department of Economics offers undergraduate students a comprehensive training in economic principles and their application to policy issues. Opportunities are offered to postgraduate students to undertake courses of study and analytical research to extend their knowledge of and skills in the subject and to gain qualifications that can lead ultimately to the pursuit of a career as a professional economist in areas ranging from academia, through business, to the public service. Head of Department: Professor Rodney Thom Staff consists of 4 professorial staff, 4 senior lecturers, 14 lecturers, 1 assistant lecturer and 2 full-time administrators. award of the degree of BA; economics can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts or can be taken as a single subject BA degree award of the degree of BSc in economics and finance degree of BSocSc offered through the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology in which economics must be taken in combination with either the subjects of sociology or social policy Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in economics leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MEconSc and PhD Contributes to postgraduate degree programmes offered by the Dublin European Institute leading to the degrees of MA (European Studies) and MEconSc (CEEPA) Provides a postgraduate programme of teaching and study leading to the award of the Diploma in Economic Science (DipEconSc) Participates in the research activities and work of the UCD Centre for the Study of Social Change Operates the Centre for Economic Research to co-ordinate the Department s research work and to publish research work by members of staff Participates, with the assistance of European Union funding, as a Marie Curie Training Site in International Economics, which funds six visiting doctoral students of economics Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in bidding for research projects. Specific areas of research endeavour include economic history; national economics and public sector economics; microeconometrics of public policy; economic geography. Sources of information on courses Departmental Website

17 Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Economics, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UCD Education Department is one of the largest of its kind in the country and has a long tradition of involvement in initial and in-career teacher education and in educational research. Besides offering courses within the Department, staff are engaged in servicing other courses in college, in contributing to policy-making and academic initiatives at all levels of university life, in curriculum development and staff development in schools, and in various national and international academic projects. The Department has a distinctive complexity, deriving partly from its multidisciplinary character all the major forms and fields of educational studies are represented within the Department and partly from its multifaceted relationships with the wider educational community and the institutions and organisations which make up the education system of the State. Head of Department: Professor Sheelagh Drudy Staff consists of a professor, a senior lecturer, 10 lecturers, an educational technologist and 2 administrative staff members. The Department offers a variety of postgraduate courses of study and supervised research across the range of education disciplines: In the area of initial professional preparation and training, the Department's HDipEd programme comprises a postgraduate course of study which combines the full-time study of education over one year with the pedagogical training and school-based practice required for entry to the secondary teaching profession in accordance with the regulations of the Secondary Teachers Registration Council, Ireland. This teaching qualification is recognised throughout the European Union and in many English-speaking countries throughout the world. The Department offers a one-year programme the Higher Diploma in Educational Studies (HDES) which is designed to respond to the in-service needs of teachers at primary or post-primary level. This programme allows

18 candidates to specialise in one of several areas which can include educational administration and leadership, curriculum studies, learning difficulties, special educational needs, adult education, children s literature, early childhood education, teaching development, education for diversity. Through its Higher Diploma in Remedial and Special Education (HDRSE), its Higher Diploma for Teachers of the Deaf (HDTD), and its Masters degree programme in Special Education Needs MEd(SEN) the Department seeks to equip qualified graduate teachers and other professionals with the skills required to identify learning difficulties and handicaps in pupils, to implement appropriate teaching strategies and to assist in the formulation of social policies to include learning-disabled persons more effectively in education and society, to help enhance the self-esteem of such students and to expand the educational and vocational opportunities available to pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. The Department offers programmes of study to the Masters level in Education. The MEd is a two-year course. Year One provides opportunity for a flexible range of study built around a candidate's choices, core elements and research training. Year Two provides for supervised research work in an area of a candidate's choice. Alternatively, a shorter and more intense fulltime programme leads to the degree of MA (Education) which also has taught and research components. The Department also offers an MLitt by research to appropriately qualified candidates. In addition, through its MA (Ed Psych) programme in educational psychology, the Department provides theoretical and practical training for graduates holding qualifications in Psychology who intend to take up professional work as educational psychologists in Ireland or abroad. This course is full-time, over two years (Part 1 and Part 2). Candidates are expected to hold an honours degree in Psychology from UCD or another university and successful applicants with a Higher Diploma in Education or another recognised initial teaching qualification, primary or post-primary, may gain exemption from Part 1. Doctoral studies are by arrangement with the head of Department and the Department has a record of considerable activity and achievement in this area. In summary, UCD Education Department Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in education leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MEd, MEd(SEN), MLitt and PhD Offers a supervised postgraduate degree programme of teaching, study and research leading to the award of the degree of MA in Educational Psychology Offers a postgraduate programme of teaching, study and research leading to the award of the Higher Diploma in Education (HDipEd), the professional qualification required for entry to the secondary teaching profession Offers a flexible postgraduate programme of teaching, study and research leading to the award of the Higher Diploma in Education Studies (HDES) Offers a recognised postgraduate programme of teaching, study and research leading to the award of the Higher Diploma in Remedial and Special Education (HDRSE) 60

19 Offers a recognised postgraduate programme of teaching, study and research leading to the award of the Higher Diploma for Teachers of the Deaf (HDTD). Contributes to the course of teaching leading to the award of the University Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language Contributes, in co-operation with Dun Laoghaire Vocational Educational Committee, to a programme leading to the award of the Certificate in Adults Teaching-Adults Learning Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication. Specific areas of research interest include professional socialisation and development of teachers; adult and community education; values education; education technology; microteaching; ICT and multimedia; educational measurement and evaluation; social skills training; group dynamics and interaction analysis; curriculum studies; education policy; special education; history and philosophy of education and history and philosophy of curriculum; philosophy of special education; sociology of education; schools and society in Ireland; sociology of childhood and children's rights; gender and social class influences; primary school organisational practices; school effectiveness; classroom teaching; methodology of teaching English; drama in education; children's literature; teachers professional knowledge; research methods in education; second language education and language policy and planning; developmental child psychology; educational psychology; learning difficulties; hearing loss; language development; counselling; remedial education; special education; pedagogics. Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Education, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] Website: DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH The Department of English is one of the largest Departments in the Faculty of Arts and provides courses of instruction at undergraduate and postgraduate level to students of English. It aims to equip students with the literary, theoretical and linguistic expertise necessary to understand how texts in English are constructed and

20 work. Its courses allow students to explore all literary traditions in the English language and to develop an enhanced appreciation of the various narrative, poetic and dramatic conventions. In addition to modern English and Anglo-Irish literature, courses in Old and Middle English are offered. At postgraduate level, courses permit the student to specialise in such areas of study as Anglo-Irish literature and drama, English language, modern English and American literature, and Old and Middle English language and literature. Head of Department: Professor Declan Kiberd There are 3 Chairs in the Department: Modern English and American Literature, Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama, and Old and Middle English, and consequently three professorial staff. In addition, there are 4 associate professors, 4 senior lecturers, 8 college lecturers, an assistant lecturer, a Faculty research fellow, a Faculty teaching fellow and a Faculty writer-in-residence. There are also 4 administrative staff members. award of the degree of BA; the study of English can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts, or can be taken as a single degree subject Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in English leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD in the fields of Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama, Modern English and American Literature, and Old and Middle English Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication. Specific areas of research interest include theatre studies, particularly dramaturgy, performance and audience response; history of the theatre; American literature especially American renaissance literature, modern American poetry, and post-modern American fiction; 19thand 20th-century American poetry, Afro-American literature, the literature of the American South, gender, race and the concept of American identity in literature; poetry of the 17 and 18-centuries, and Swift and his contemporaries; Renaissance and 17th- century literature and drama, Shakespeare and New Historicism; modern and contemporary British and Irish drama, and writing and censorship; translation and translation theory, rhetoric, the Bible, recusant literature and modern critical theory; women's writing, feminist theory; colonial literature; modernist and postmodernist poetry, criticism and theory; Anglo-American and Anglo-Irish modernism and postmodernism; Anglo-Irish women's writing; Romanticism and Presentations of race in literature; intellectual history and 19 th and 20 th century British fiction; Anglo-Irish culture and children s literature; contemporary Irish poetry, modern Irish fiction, drama, poetry and Irish women's writing; Anglo-Saxon literature, especially saints' lives, history and religion; syntax; medieval English prose; medieval Latin and medieval and modern Hiberno-English; medieval literature; medieval English poetry, primary sources and patronage 62

21 of medieval literature; history of the English Language; medieval and Renaissance literature. 63 Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of English, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH The Department of French is one of the largest French Departments in Ireland and is committed to excellence in both research and teaching. Through its undergraduate degree course, the Department aims to develop students language and communication skills and to facilitate their critical exploration of the language and of Francophone culture and civilisations. Programmes of study for postgraduate students allow them to deepen their knowledge of the French language and literature in areas of study corresponding to their own interests and provides them with an introduction to the conduct of personal research. Head of Department: Dr Jean-Michel Picard Staff consists of 1 professor, 1 associate professor, 4 statutory lecturers, 10 college lecturers, 4 assistant lecturers, 6 lecteurs/lectrices and a Faculty research fellow. In addition, the Department has an administrative staff member. award of the degree of BA; French can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts award of the degree of BA (International); French is taken in combination with

22 other subjects and as part of a four year degree programme of study involving a year spent at a university in France Contributes to the four year programme of taught undergraduate courses, offered in conjunction with the Faculty of Commerce, in which French is taken with business studies and leads to the award of the degree of Bachelor of Commerce (International) Offers supervised, postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in French leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD The French Department is an active member of a number of EU Socrates and ERASMUS networks involving staff research programmes as well as undergraduate and postgraduate student exchanges Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication. Specific research interests include contemporary Caribbean writing in French; French Canadian literature; French post-colonialism (the literature of "francophonie"); Saint-John Perse; introspection in modern French fiction; Paul Valéry; 20th century women's writing; medieval French epic (l2th-l3th centuries); medieval French theatre (l3th-l5th centuries); medieval hagiography; history of the language; historical phonetics; Rabelais; modern French civilisation; comparative civilisation: Ireland and France; 19th century novel and poetry; continental philosophy, anthropology, sociology; history of ideas; cultural studies; medieval literature (12 th and 13 th centuries); courtly and chivalrous literature; comparative literature; second language acquisition; sociolinguistics; acquisition of French by speakers of Irish English; variation theory; sociolinguistic analysis of variation in French (including French-Canadian forms); French linguistics; French cinema, and cinema and politics and society; French civilisation and contemporary French civilisation (contemporary French politics and society). Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of French, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] Website: 64

23 DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY The undergraduate course provided by the Geography Department aims to instil in students an appreciation of the scope of, and techniques relevant to modern geography, which is the study of the natural and man-made environments with particular reference to locations, distributions, spatial structures, processes and interrelations. The undergraduate courses of study introduce the main branches of human and physical geography and applies this knowledge to the study of selected regions of the world. It provides training in the relevant skills necessary for the study of geography: cartographic, computing and data handling techniques; and develops in students a critical appreciation of geographic research problems and research presentations. In addition to lectures, practical classes, field work, project work and laboratory work are integral to the programme of study. At postgraduate level, students are offered the opportunity to develop and extend their knowledge and skills in geography and to specialise in particular aspects of the subject as part of a programme of supervised study and personal research. Head of Department: Professor Anngret Simms The staff consists of a professor, an associate professor, 4 senior lecturers, 4 college lecturers, a government research fellow, a Faculty research fellow, 2 cartographers and 2 part-time secretarial staff. award of the degree of BA; geography can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts or can be studied as a single subject degree degree of BSocSc offered through the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology; geography must be taken in combination with either the subjects of sociology or social policy Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in geography leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD Offers, in conjunction with a number of partner universities in Europe, a postgraduate degree programme combining courses of study in UCD and at universities abroad leading to the award of the degree of MA (International) in European Urbanisation Participates in the programme of the International Commission for the History of Towns for the publication of European national historic towns atlases in order to facilitate comparative urban studies and encourage a better understanding of common European roots The Department hosts the Centre for Retail Studies and teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication. Specific areas of research interest include urban geography and planning; retail studies; development studies; computing; quantitative methods; social geography; history and philosophy of

24 geography; environment and sustainable development; glacial geomorphology; fluvial geomorphology; economic geography; Europe, including central Europe; cartography; climatology, Geographical Information Systems; social geography; behavioural geography; perception studies; historical geography and historical rural and urban landscapes; community development; local and heritage studies; political geography and sustainable development; electoral geography; retailing and consumer shopping behaviour; geomorphology; remote sensing and satellite image analysis; Africa; Asia. Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Geography, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: DEPARTMENT OF GERMAN The Department of German is one of the largest and most active in the country, providing undergraduate degree courses that seek to develop students language and communication skills and to facilitate their critical exploration of the German language, culture and thought. Programmes of study for postgraduate students allows them to deepen their knowledge of the German language and literature in areas of study corresponding to their own interests and provides them with an introduction to the conduct of personal research. Head of Department: Dr Annette Fuchs Staff consists of a professor, 4 senior lecturers, 4 college lecturers, 3 assistant lecturers, 2 DAAD Lektors, 1 Faculty Research Fellow, an Honorary Departmental Fellow and 1 secretary.

25 67 award of the degree of BA; German can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts Contributes to the four year programme of taught undergraduate courses, offered in conjunction with the Faculty of Commerce, in which German is taken with business studies and leads to the award of the degree of BComm (International) award of the degree of BA (International); German is taken in combination with other subjects as part of a four year degree programme of study involving a year spent at a University abroad Offers supervised, postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in German leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD Offers a supervised, postgraduate degree programme of teaching, study and research in German, in conjunction with the Gesamthochschule Kassel, leading to the award of the degree of MA (International) Contributes to the BA (Modular) programme Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication. Specific areas of research interest include Frankfurt School; Jürgen Habermas; critical social theory; democratic theory and feminist theory; theories of modernity, language and experience; 17 th, 18 th and 19 th century literature and history of ideas, music and literature; modern German history, nationalism and internationalism as historic phenomena; problems of drama; Viennese modernism and contemporary drama; contemporary German dramas; comedy theory; literary translation studies; German-Scandinavian literary relations; German and Austrian literature around 1900; German-Jewish literature; literary theory. Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of German, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] Website:

26 THE COMBINED DEPARTMENTS OF HISTORY In UCD, the subject of history is taught by the Department of Early (including Medieval) Irish History, the Department of Modern Irish History, the Department of Medieval History and the Department of Modern History, which collectively comprise the Combined Departments of History, operating as a single unit for undergraduate teaching purposes. At undergraduate level, the four Departments provide a wide variety of courses introducing students to the subject of history from the fifth century A.D. to the 1980s. The history of Ireland, Britain and Europe receives particular emphasis. American history is taught in all three years, and some courses also treat of other areas of non- European history, such as Australian. At postgraduate level, students are offered the opportunity to specialise in the areas of study offered by each of the individual Departments and to increase their knowledge of particular subject areas, as well as being introduced to the conduct of personal research and the use of primary and secondary research sources. Head of Combined Department: Professor Seymour Phillips Each of the Departments has a Departmental head, all of whom consult with the Chairman of the Combined Departments of History. The structure of each of the individual Departments is as follows: Department of Early Irish Early (including Medieval) Irish History: (Chair currently vacant) 1 professor, 1 senior lecturer (acting head of Department), and 1 assistant lecturer. Department of Modern Irish History: 1 professor, 1 associate professor, 2 senior lecturers, 2 college lecturers and 1 assistant lecturer. Department of Medieval History: (Chair currently vacant) 1 professor, 1 associate professor, 1 senior lecturer, 2 college lecturers and 1 assistant lecturer. Department of Modern History: 1 professor, 3 associate professors, 2 senior lecturers, 5 college lecturers and 1 assistant lecturer. The Combined Departments of History share a common administrative staff of 3 persons. award of the degree of BA; history can be studied in combination with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts or can be studied as a part of a single subject degree Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in history leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD

27 Offers, through the Archives Department, a postgraduate programme of teaching leading to the award of the Higher Diploma in Archival Studies, a professional qualification for those who wish to pursue careers in archival work Contributes to the interdisciplinary postgraduate programmes of teaching, study and research leading to the award of the degrees of MPhil in Medieval Studies and in Irish Studies Contributes to the interdisciplinary, undergraduate programme of study leading to the award of the degree of BA in Celtic Studies and to the programmes of postgraduate study leading to the award of the degrees of MA and MPhil in Celtic Studies and the degree of DLittCelt Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Combined Departments of History, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] Website: DEPARTMENT OF THE HISTORY OF ART The History of Art Department provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses of study in visual culture: painting, sculpture, architecture and the decorative arts. Courses taught aim to develop a student s ability to interpret the art of different ages, to assess its meaning, development and quality and to stimulate and enhance visual acuity and powers of criticism. It aims to teach systems of formal analysis, such as composition, style and iconography, treat of materials used and explain historical context. The Department provides guidance and instruction to postgraduate students in the development of a greater knowledge of the subject and in undertaking private research and study in the historiography of the history and criticism of art, in research methods and in architectural styles. The Department also provides an opportunity to those who wish to study part-time for the Diploma in the History of European painting.

28 70 Head of Department: Professor Michael McCarthy Staff consists of 9 academic and 4 administrative staff. award of the degree of BA; history of art can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in the history of art leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD Offers a programme of teaching, study and research leading to the award of the UCD Diploma in the History of European Painting Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication Sources of information on courses Faculty Website Administration: Committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of the History of Art, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] Website: DEPARTMENT OF IRISH/ROINN NA NUA-GHAEILGE Feidhmeanna Soláthraíonn Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge clár staidéir ar an leibhéal fochéime a bhfuil sé mar aidhm aige scileanna teanga agus cumarsáide na mac léinn sa Ghaeilge a chothú, cur lena dtuiscint ar struchtúr na teanga, agus cuidiú leo chun dul i mbun iniúchadh criticiúil a dhéanamh ar chultúr agus litríocht na Gaeilge. Soláthraíonn Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge cláracha staidéir ar an leibhéal iarchéime a bhfuil mar chuspóir acu cabhrú le mic léinn iarchéime a gcuid eolais ar theanga agus litríocht na Nua-Ghaeilge a mhéadú agus a dhaingniú sna réimsí de léann na Gaeilge is mó is suim leo, agus oiliúint a thabhairt dóibh ar conas dul i gceann taighde ar a gconlán féin.

29 Struchtúr Ceann na Roinne: An tollamh Seosamh Watson Foireann: ollúna (2); comhollúna (1); léachtóirí sinsireacha (3); léachtóirí (2); comhalta (1); stiúrthóir teanglainne (1); cúntóir teanglainne (1); cartlannaí (1) agus oifigeach riaracháin. Cláir agus seribhísí Glactar páirt i gcláracha na gcúrsaí múinte fochéime trínar féidir an chéim BA a ghnóthú; is féidir staidéar a dhéanamh ar an ngaeilge i dteannta le hábhair eile a bhíonn á dtairiscint i ndámh na nealaíon Glactar páirt i gclár ceithre bliana na gcúrsaí múinte a bhíonn á dtairiscint i gcomhar le Dámh na Tráchtála; tógtar an Ghaeilge i dteannta le staidéar gnó le haghaidh na céime BComm (Idirnáisiúnta) a bhaint amach Soláthraítear clár teagaisc, staidéir agus taighde faoi stiúradh sa Nua- Ghaeilge ag leibhéal iarchéime trínar féidir na céimeanna MA, MLitt agus PhD a bhaint amach Soláthraítear clár teagaisc, staidéir agus taighde faoi stiúradh sa Ghaeilge Chlasaiceach ag leibhéal iarchéime trínar féidir na céimeanna MA, MLitt agus PhD a bhaint amach Cuirtear clár teagaisc ar fáil trínar féidir an cháilíocht Dioplóma sa Ghaeilge Fheidhmeach a ghnóthú Tá foireann na Roinne gníomhach i mórán réimsí taighde agus i dtorthaí an taighde sin a chur ar fáil ina gcuid foilseachán agus trí pháirt a ghlacadh i seimineáir agus i gcomhdhálacha Foinsí Eolais faoi chúrsaí Féilire na hollscoile Eolaire Fochéime Suíomh idirlíon Taifid ina seilbh Riarachán: Tuairiscí ar chúrsaí foirne, airgeadais, dlí, sláinte agus slándála agus ar choistí; mar aon le cáipéisíocht a bhaineann le gach gné d fheidhmiú riaracháin na hoifige Acadúil: Tuairiscí ar mhic léinn (idir lucht fochéime agus iarchéime), ar scrúduithe agus ar ghnóthaí teagaisc agus taighde Cuirtear scéala chuig Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge, Áras John Henry Newman, Belfield. Teil: Fács: Ríomhphost: [email protected] Suíomh idirlíon: 71

30 DEPARTMENT OF EARLY AND MEDIEVAL IRISH The Department of Early and Medieval Irish provides undergraduate courses of study that introduce the student to early Irish civilization, tracing its origins in Celtic Europe, its establishment and evolution in Ireland, the impact upon it of the late Roman world, and the great flowering which it experienced in Ireland s Golden Age. The social, religious and cultural institutions are treated as they are seen to have evolved in pagan and early Christian times. Early Irish literature forms an integral element in the courses of study and its wider place in mythology and early European literature is analysed and discussed. Side by side with introductory language classes in Old and Middle Irish, an elementary study of selected early Irish texts in prose and verse may be undertaken. At postgraduate level, students are offered the opportunity to develop their knowledge of early and medieval Irish and to engage in a range of interdisciplinary courses of study. Head of Department: Professor Próinséas Ní Chatháin Staff consists of a professor, a college lecturer and an administrative staff member. award of the degree of BA; the study of early and medieval Irish can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts Contributes to the taught, interdisciplinary undergraduate courses of study leading to the award of the degree of BA in Celtic Studies Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in classical Irish and in early and medieval Irish leading to the award of the degree of MA, MLitt and PhD Contributes to the postgraduate degree programmes of teaching study and research leading to the award of the degrees of MPhil in Irish Studies and in Medieval Studies Offers a programme of teaching, study and research for scholars and students of other disciplines leading to the award of the Higher Diploma in Early Irish Language and Literature (HDipEILL) Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication Sources of information on courses Faculty Website

31 Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Early and Medieval Irish, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: DEPARTMENT OF IRISH FOLKLORE The Irish Folklore Commission, which was set up in 1935 by the Irish government, was responsible for the collection, preservation, study and exposition of all aspects of Irish folk tradition until 1971, when it was incorporated into UCD to form the Department of Irish Folklore. The DIF houses the national folklore collection (hereafter designated IFC [Irish Folklore Collection]). The IFC ranks as one of the most important collections of its kind in existence and is renowned internationally for both the quantity and quality of its contents. The IFC constitutes a major national cultural and educational resource, incorporating a substantial North-South dimension. The IFC contains significant amounts of material from every part of Ireland, illustrative of local and regional traits. The contents of the IFC, being representative of the whole island of Ireland, provide ample opportunity for promoting understanding between the communities in Northern Ireland and also between Northern Ireland and this state. The activities of the DIF, in direct continuation of the work of the Irish Folklore Commission, are ongoing both in terms of its collecting brief and also with regard to preserving, studying and publishing folklore materials, and making them available to the public. As such, it discharges a function on a par with other national institutions such as the National Library and the National Museum. Since its establishment in 1971, the DIF has carried out field work in all parts of Ireland. This has resulted in significant additions being made to the materials amassed by the former Irish Folklore Commission. It has also led to the creation of archive resources using modern media such as video and digital photography. The DIF is unique, however, in combining the functions of the national folklore archive with its role as a University Department engaged in teaching and research. It has, therefore, two distinct and separately identifiable divisions with differing core activities. The distinct divisions are: archive activities and academic teaching and research.

32 74 Head of Department: Professor Séamas Ó Catháin. Staff consists of 1 professor, 2 associate professors, 1 assistant lecturer, 2 archivist/collectors, 1 senior technician and 1 executive assistant. The DIF discharges national and international duties and functions in the cultural and educational spheres through - making valuable additions to the IFC in a variety of media through its on-going efforts to document all aspects of Irish folk tradition by conducting field work involving members of the public and by administering a country-wide questionnaire system and network of correspondents; - archiving and indexing materials inherited from the Irish Folklore Commission, subsequent depositions by the Department of Education and further acquisitions by the DIF; - maintaining and expanding the special library holdings inherited from the Irish Folklore Commission by purchase and through donations; - maintaining and expanding the art collection inherited from the Irish Folklore Commission by purchase and through donations; - its engagement in the dissemination of knowledge about Irish folk tradition in the Irish context, and internationally, through its public archive and library service, by public lectures, broadcasting, and publication of research results; - servicing enquiries by letter, telephone, fax and about all aspects of Irish folk tradition; - processing applications for permission to publish material from the IFC; - organising and participating in international conferences; - organising folklore projects, including projects mounted in conjunction with other universities, institutions and organisations; - editing and preparing for publication books, pamphlets and audio material for the series Folklore Studies under the auspices of Comhairle Bhéaloideas Éireann (the Folklore of Ireland Council); - mounting undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for the BA, BA in Celtic Studies, and the Higher Diploma in Irish Folklore, and supervising students for MLitt, MPhil and PhD degrees; - developing multimedia online teaching and examination packages for the subject Irish Folklore in an e-learning context; - servicing the scholarly needs of folklore researchers at large and scholars and postgraduate students from Irish and other universities and - offering a bilingual service to the public and functioning on the basis of familiarity with both language cultures of Ireland. The resources of the DIF, its archive and library holdings as well as the expert advice of its staff members are available to members of the general public free of charge UCD is the only institution, which offers degrees in Irish Folklore at undergraduate and postgraduate levels; the academic functions of the DIF are intrinsically linked with the qualifications offered by the Faculty of Arts and

33 the Faculty of Celtic Studies and the academic discipline of Irish Folklore in the BA and the BA in Celtic Studies undergraduate degrees and in postgraduate degrees is currently taught by the DIF Irish Folklore can also be studied at postgraduate level within the DIF and also as a subject within MPhil (Medieval Studies), MPhil (Irish Studies) and MPhil (Celtic Studies) degree programmes: broadly speaking, the syllabus for Irish Folklore reflects the contents of the IFC During the academic year, the DIF mounts a fortnightly series of postgraduate seminars which are open to the public Sources of information on courses Faculty Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Irish Folklore, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] Website: DEPARTMENT OF ITALIAN Through its undergraduate degree course, the Department of Italian aims to develop students language and communication skills and to facilitate their critical exploration of the language and of Italian culture and history from the Middle Ages to the present. In its courses, the Department pays particular attention to the culture of different periods and to ways of reading and interpreting literature. Programmes of study for postgraduate students allows them to deepen their knowledge of the Italian language and literature in areas of study corresponding to their own interests and provides them with an introduction to the conduct of personal research Head of Department: Professor John C. Barnes Staff consists of 6 lecturers, 4 research fellows and 1 executive assistant. award of the degree of BA; Italian can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts

34 Contributes to the four year programme of taught undergraduate courses, offered in conjunction with the Faculty of Commerce, in which Italian is taken with business studies and leads to the award of the degree of BComm (International) Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in Italian leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication Sources of information on courses Faculty Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Italian, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES The Department is oriented towards research in all areas of information studies, and concentrates primarily upon work contributing to international developments in the discipline and practical research directly related to the information environment. The direct link which has been developed between research and teaching has produced challenging and relevant courses and a research profile among staff that is constantly enriched by interaction with an intelligent and intellectually stimulating body of students. As part of the BA programme, the Department of Library and Information Studies teaches courses that aim to provide undergraduate students with an understanding of the interaction between people and recorded knowledge from a humanistic perspective. Courses examine the generation, representation, storage, organisation, communication and use of knowledge by individuals, groups and society. The Department provides postgraduate students with the opportunity to extend their knowledge of information studies beyond that gained at undergraduate level as part of a supervised programme of teaching, study and research. It also trains graduate students to prepare them for professional careers in information and library work.

35 77 Head of Department: Professor Mary Burke Staff consists of a professor, a Jean Monnet Associate Professor on Information Resources for European Integration, a senior lecturer, 4 college lecturers, and a systems demonstrator. In addition, there is a Departmental secretary and a number of external and part-time lecturers who work within the library environment. award of the degree of BA; information studies can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts degree of BSocSc offered through the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology; information studies can be taken in combination with either the subjects of sociology or social policy Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in information studies leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD Offers professional training in library and information studies leading to the award of the Higher Diploma in Library and Information Studies (HDipLIS) or the award of the degree of Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) for those graduate students who wish to pursue careers as librarians or information specialists Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication. Specific areas of research interest include subject analysis of visual and multimedia information; information retrieval on the Internet; electronic library systems; human-computer interface; information resources and management; the electronic information services market and regional development; EU and other information policies generally; applications of information technologies in information agencies and in small business enterprises; theory of information studies; information needs and uses of various groups; behaviour and users; telework and the impact of alternate work arrangements on work processes; ethnographic studies of information systems in organisations, the cultural and social impact of new information and communications technologies, contemporary transformations in culture and community, and computer supported cooperative work (CSCW); role of the librarian as teacher within higher education; the continental European booktrade pre-1800; the development of modern publishing and its relationship to cultural norms; literacy levels and patterns of book/newspaper consumption; European context of library and information studies education; electronic publishing, particularly ejournals; document structure and formats, SGML, XML, metadata; one member of staff has contributed to the Forbairt-funded INTENTS project whose goal is to design a suite of intelligent knowledge-based tools to assist in the construction, navigation and management of very large hypertext documents. Sources of information on courses Departmental Website

36 Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Library and Information Studies, Library Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS The Department of Linguistics is a small but active Department in UCD, with courses of study that aim to introduce undergraduate and postgraduate students to the scientific study of language. The Department provides instruction in the description and analysis of language through the study of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and historical linguistics. Courses of study at postgraduate level allow students to develop their knowledge of the subject. Head of Department: Dr Vera Capkova Staff of the Department consists of a senior lecturer, 3 lecturers, a tutor and an administrative staff member. award of the degree of BA; linguistics can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in linguistics leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD Offers a supervised, postgraduate programme of study leading to the award of the Higher Diploma in Linguistics (HDipLing) Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication. Specific areas of research interest include historical linguistics; Indo-European linguistics; Slavic linguistics; theoretical phonology; Irish phonology; syntactic theory; syntax-semantics interface; syntax of Irish and general Celtic linguistics; Hiberno-English syntax; diachronic syntax; philosophy of language and philosophy of mind. Sources of information on courses Departmental Website

37 Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Linguistics, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS This Department, which is administered by the Faculty of Arts but contributes to programmes of study offered through the Faculty of Science, has devised a syllabus of study that introduces undergraduate students to mathematical concepts and theories and seeks to develop skills in computation, the proving of theorems and the solution of problems by the use of deductive reasoning. The Department s programme of postgraduate studies, under the title of Mathematical Science and offered in conjunction with the Department of Mathematical Physics, allows a student to specialise in either mathematical physics or in mathematics or to take an equal number of courses from both programmes. Head of Department: Professor David Lewis Staff consists of 20 academic staff members. Contributes to the taught undergraduate programme of study leading to the award of the BA degree though the Faculty of Arts; mathematics can be taken as a single subject or in combination with another subject offered through the Faculty Contributes to the taught undergraduate programme of study leading to the award of the degree of BSc offered though the Faculty of Science; mathematics can be taken as a single subject BSc degree or in combination with another science subject as part of a two subject BSc degree Contributes, in conjunction with the Department of Mathematical Physics and the Department of Statistics, to the taught undergraduate programme of study leading to the award of the degree of BSc in Mathematical Science offered through the Faculty of Science Contributes to supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD through the Faculty of Arts and the degrees of MSc, PhD and DSc through the Faculty of Science Contributes, together with the Department of Mathematical Physics, to the postgraduate course of study leading to the award of the Higher Diploma in

38 Mathematical Science (HDipMaSc), offered through the Faculty of Science. Students passing the diploma examinations with distinction qualify for admission to the MSc course in Mathematical Science, Mathematics or Mathematical Physics. Contributes, in conjunction with the Department of Computer Science and Mathematical Physics, to the postgraduate course of study leading to the award of the Higher Diploma in Computational Methods and Numerical Software offered through the Faculty of Science Academic staff are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication. Specific areas of research include infinite dimensional holomorphy, geometry of banach spaces, complex differential geometry, matrix theory, linear algebra, group representation theory especially groups of lie type, modular representation theory and integral lattices, group representation theory, coding theory, algebraic K- theory, algebraic number theory, finite groups, linear groups, linear algebra, inverse eigenvalue problems, integer matrices, simultaneous similarity of matrices, quadratic and hermitian forms, division algebras, algebras with involution, bounded symmetric domains and JB * -triples, numerical analysis of singularly perturbed differential equations, JB * -triples and invariant metrics, operator theory, algebraic topology, group representation theory, stochastic processes, homotopy groups, algebraic number theory. Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Mathematics, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] Website: DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS The Department of Mathematical Physics is administered by the Faculty of Arts but has full undergraduate and graduate programmes in the Faculties of Arts and Science and provides service courses in the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. The Department s undergraduate courses of study aim to introduce students to the various branches of theoretical physics and applied mathematics and to inculcate the

39 ability to formulate and solve physical and other problems mathematically. Courses are offered in the physical applications of mathematics, including mechanics, mathematical modelling, relativity theory, dynamical systems, quantum mechanics, electromagnetic theory, statistical mechanics and theoretical astrophysics. Head of Department: Professor Joseph Pulé Academic staff consists of a head of Department, 2 associate professors, 3 lecturers, 1 assistant lecturer, 2 professors emeriti and one senior fellow. award of the degree of BSc through the Faculty of Science; mathematical physics can be taken as a single subject for the BSc degree or as part of a two subject BSc degree Contributes, together with the Departments of Mathematics and Statistics, to the programme of taught undergraduate courses leading to the award of the degree of BSc in Mathematical Science offered through the Faculty of Science Contributes, together with the Department of Experimental Physics, to the four year programme of undergraduate study leading to the award of the degree of BSc in Theoretical Physics offered through the Faculty of Science award of the degree of BA offered through the Faculty of Arts; mathematical physics can be combined with other arts subjects or taken as a single subject for the degree of BA Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in Mathematical Physics leading to the award of the degrees of MSc and PhD through the Faculty of Science, and the award of the degrees of MA and PhD through the Faculty of Arts Contributes, with the Department of Mathematics, to the postgraduate course of study leading to the award of the Faculty of Science s Higher Diploma in Mathematical Science (HDipMaSc); students passing the diploma examinations with distinction qualify for admission to the MSc course in Mathematical Science, Mathematics or Mathematical Physics Offers, in conjunction with the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Mathematics, a course of study leading to the award of the Higher Diploma in Computational Methods and Numerical Science through the Faculty of Science Contributes, with a number of third level educational institutions, to the Dublin Area Masters Programme in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics Academic staff are active in research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication. Specific areas of research include high energy astrophysics and plasma physics; mathematical statistical mechanics and disordered systems; nonlinear accoustics, dense gas dynamics, stratified fluid flow, nonlinear dynamical systems; quantum theory and gravitation; topology and quantum field theory; mechanics of cracks and fracture; particle physics and black holes; wave propagation in mechanics, finite elasticity. 81

40 82 Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Mathematical Physics, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC The Department of Music provides instruction for undergraduate and postgraduate students in musicology, performance and composition, directed primarily at those who wish to make a career in music as educators, performers, academics, composers and in other related occupations. At undergraduate level, it aims to provide students with foundation courses in musicology, embracing European art music, traditional music in Ireland and elements of world music, while allowing later study in more specialised courses in early music history (Renaissance and Baroque music), nineteenth and twentieth century music (romantic and early modern music) and in music since Studies also embrace ethnomusicology, which is the study of music in traditions other than that of European art music, to offer courses in Indian, Japanese and African-American music to widen students perception of musical cultures and the techniques and cultural significance of music in non-european contexts. Courses also include music performance, with all students of music participating in one of the University or Departmental ensembles, and the study of music composition to provide education in the process of music writing and compositional techniques. At postgraduate level, the Department seeks to provide intensive instruction in the concepts and methodologies of musicology and to promote and encourage original research in musicology, ethnomusicology and original work in composition. Head of Department: Professor Harry White Academic staff consists of a professor, an Emeritus Professor, 2 college lecturers and a Faculty research fellow. There are also part-time academic staff.

41 83 degree of BA; music can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts Offers undergraduate degree programme of teaching and study leading to the award of the degree of Bachelor of Music, which may be conferred as either an honours or a pass degree Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in music leading to the award of the degrees of MA in Musicology, MLitt, PhD and DMus Prepares students to pursue professional careers in music Works in association with the College Music Society to arrange recitals during term; performing ensembles in the Department include the UCD Baroque Orchestra, the UCD Chamber Choir, and the UCD College Choir Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication. Specific areas of research interest include Johann Joseph Fux ( ); music and cultural history in Ireland; the history of musicology since 1945; composition; music in the twentieth century; Irish traditional music; computer applications of music; medieval and Renaissance music and theory; music in Irish medieval sources; Afro- American music; ethnomusicology; music in North America; nineteenth and twentieth century opera and chamber music; choral repertoire. Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Private papers: Papers of Professor Frank Llewelyn Harrison and the scores and books of Professor John F. Larchet Department of Music, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] Website: DEPARTMENT OF NEAR EASTERN LANGUAGES The Department of Near Eastern Languages provides undergraduate courses of instruction in Hebrew and Arabic. These courses aim to introduce students to the

42 respective languages and literature, and to Near Eastern history and culture, including the history and culture of Islam and Israelite history. In addition, courses in Aramaic, Hellenistic Greek, Persian and Ugaritic, which can be taken as minor second subjects in a student s second and third years of study, are also taught, together with relevant courses in history, literature and culture. Head of Department: Dr Carmel McCarthy Staff consists of the Head of Department, 1 college lecturer, 1 one-year post and 1 secretary (morning only). degree of BA; courses offered by the Department of Near Eastern Languages can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts; the Near Eastern languages programme can also be taken as a single course of study leading to the award of the degree of BA Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in Near Eastern Languages leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication Sources of information on courses Faculty Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Near Eastern Languages, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY The object of the Department of Philosophy is to introduce students to the study of philosophy through the critical examination of ideas and forms of philosophical argumentation. Courses of study commence with an examination of the origins of philosophy and provide a broad historical introduction to the development of western philosophy to the present time. The teaching staff of the Department seek to

43 introduce students to the writings of some of the world s greatest philosophers and to teach them how to assess critically their ideas. At postgraduate level, students are permitted to embark on courses of study that permit more intensive study of philosophical texts, problems and traditions. Head of Department: Professor Gerard Casey Staff consists of a professor, an associate professor, 5 senior lecturers, 5 college lecturers, 3 assistant lecturers, a Faculty research fellow, a Newman Scholar and a secretary. degree of BA; philosophy can be studied as a single subject or can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in philosophy leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD Offers a one-year taught MA programme specialising in Contemporary European Philosophy Offers, in conjunction with a number of disciplines, including linguistics, computer science and neuroscience, a programme of study leading to the award of the degree of MA/MSc in Cognitive Science Students may take courses of study offered in other Departments by agreement with the Head of Philosophy and the relevant Department Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Philosophy, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] Website: 85

44 DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS The Department of Politics is the largest politics department in any Irish university, its courses of study ensuring that all aspects of the discipline are covered. Special strengths of the Department include Comparative Politics, Irish Politics, Political Philosophy, Political Theory (both normative and positive), European Union Politics as well as International Relations. Politics is thus studied from both empirical and normative standpoints Through the provision of a wide variety of courses of study, the Department seeks to introduce students to the political systems of the world and to the ideas that underpin them. The subject embraces a range of disciplines and approaches, including historical and comparative discussions, quantitative methods and computer-based techniques, as well as philosophical and critical analysis. The courses taught entail examination of the working of political institutions and processes and their comparison across political systems throughout the world. Students are introduced also to philosophical and theoretical concepts underlying politics and political systems. At postgraduate level, students are allowed to choose particular areas in which to specialise and to develop their written and analytical skills. Head of Department: Professor Tom Garvin Staff consists of 12 full-time academic staff, comprising a professor, 2 associate professors, a Jean Monnet Professor of European Politics, 3 senior lecturers, 4 college lecturers, 1 assistant lecturer, a Faculty of Arts Research Fellow; and 8 parttime staff. In addition, there are 2 administrative staff. award of the degree of BA; politics can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts Contributes to programmes of taught undergraduate courses leading to the degree of BSocSc offered through the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology; politics can be taken in combination with either the subjects of sociology or social policy award of the Modular degree of Bachelor of Arts; politics can be combined with other subjects Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in a range of areas within the discipline of politics, leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD Participates in student exchange programmes, attracting EU students to study in the Department through the Socrates, ERASMUS, Tempus and Australian exchange programmes, and North America students through the Junior Year Abroad Programme; also participates in EU-sponsored exchange programmes for its own students that permit study at universities in Bergen, Brussels (Université Libre), Florence (European University Institute), Koln, Lund, Paris, and Stockholm

45 Hosts visitors from other university politics departments at a range of levels, from research students to professors, and for varying periods of time, from one week to one year Members of the Department are active not just in teaching, but also in a whole range of areas connected to the development of the discipline and in associated areas of the public domain; contributing to politics as an academic discipline, members of the Department are active in broadcasting, journalism and public life The Department is home to the Institute for British-Irish Studies, an interdisciplinary research centre to promote and conduct academic research into relations between the two major traditions on the island of Ireland and between Ireland and Great Britain from an inter-disciplinary social science perspective; contacts have been created with universities in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast; the institute offers resources for postgraduate study and visiting scholars The Department is participating in the development of the UCD Institute for the Study of Social Change, a major initiative in the social sciences at UCD launched in 2000; this institute will conduct research and provide postgraduate training with an interdisciplinary focus in the social sciences; it will offer extensive resources for research postgraduate students in politics; members of the Department of Politics are engaged in four of the initial programmes under the umbrella of the Institute Members of the Department are active in the inter-faculty Dublin European Institute, a centre for research and postgraduate teaching in European studies The Department participates in the European Masters degree in Human Rights and Democratisation Participates in the interdisciplinary programmes of study, in conjunction with staff from such Departments as Sociology, Law, Education, Women s Studies, Economics and Agriculture, provided through the Equality Studies Centre Participates in the programmes of study offered through the Women s Education, Research and Resource Centre Members of the Department are active in a wide range of professional associations within or associated with the discipline. These include - European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR): founded in 1970, the ECPR provides the major inter-institutional framework for political research in Europe - Political Studies Association of Ireland (PSAI): founded in 1982, the association promotes the study of politics in and of Ireland. The Department has been active in the PSAI from the outset, and has organised the PSAI's annual conferences in 1986, 1992 and Irish Philosophical Society (IPS): this has been the main professional organisation for philosophers in Ireland for over 30 years, drawing members from all universities and from further afield. Its conferences are held twice yearly, on a wide variety of philosophical and interdisciplinary topics, often focusing on themes in the work of distinguished visitors, including, in recent years, Hans Georg Gadamer, Jürgen Habermas, Thomas McCarthy and Martha Nussbaum. The Department is active in propagating information about politics through the world wide web and maintains three pages that are of general interest to researchers within the discipline. These are 87

46 The UCD Politics Department Guide to Irish Politics Resources: this has been rated as one of the top 5% of sites world-wide, and provides a definitive guide to resources in the area of Irish politics, including academic links and links to political parties, newspapers and other information sources. Its URL is The UCD Politics Department Guide to Resources in Political Theory and Political Philosophy: this provides a wide range of links to organisations and information sources in the area of philosophy and, more specifically, political philosophy. Its URL is The IPSA Guide to Comparative Politics Resources: this is a systematic guide to resources in the area of comparative politics and the politics of individual countries, with links to document collections, international bodies and national governments. Its URL is Members of the Department staff are also engaged in research and in the communication of their findings through seminars and publication. Specific research interests include political theory; democratic theory; equality studies; Irish politics and political history, and the development of Irish parliament; parliamentary reform; Northern Ireland conflict; comparative politics; ethnic conflict; historical and contemporary social and political theory; liberal thought; language and politics; connections between political theory and the social sciences; nationalism as an international phenomenon; political economy of labour movements and welfare states; the scope of state activities; political theory, historical and normative; communitarian and civic republican thought; feminism; liberalism; pluralism; legal and social philosophy; governance in the European Union, including constitution building, finances, and Ireland and European integration; republicanism; East Asian politics; collective decision models and rational choice theory; network theory; European Union redistribution policy; regional and local policy initiatives; public opinion and political culture; electoral behaviour; foreign policy. Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Politics, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: or 8182 Fax: [email protected] Website: 88

47 DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY The Department of Psychology provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the systematic study of mental life, behaviour and relationships. At undergraduate level, the Department s teaching staff introduce students to the main subject areas that comprise the academic discipline of psychology and teach them the methods of investigation used in each of these areas and the major relevant theories. At postgraduate level, students are directed in courses of more intensive study, which lead to the award of degrees that permit the professional practice of psychology. The Department contributes to the teaching programmes of both the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science. Undergraduate degrees are fully accredited by the British Psychological Society and by the Psychological Society of Ireland. Head of Department: Professor Aidan Moran Academic staff consists of 2 professors, 2 senior lecturers, 13 lecturers, an assistant lecturer, and 4 part-time lecturers. In addition, there are 2 technical staff and 3 administrative staff. degree of BA; psychology can be studied as a single subject or can be combined with other subjects offered as part of the BA programme through the Faculty of Arts degree of BSc in psychology offered though the Faculty of Science; psychology can be taken as a single subject BSc Hons degree Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in psychology leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt, and PhD through the Faculty of Arts and the degrees of MPsychSc, PhD and DPsychSc (Clinical Psychology) through the Faculty of Science Offers the degree of MA in Psychology (Social and Organisational), offered through the Faculty of Arts, designed to prepare students for careers as organisational/occupational psychologists, as lecturers and/or researchers Contributes, together with the Department of Philosophy, to the inter-departmental programme of postgraduate study leading to the award of the degrees of MLitt and PhD in the history and philosophy of psychology Contributes, together with the Department of Science, to the interdisciplinary postgraduate programme of research and study leading to the award of the MA/MSc in Cognitive Science offered through the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Arts Contributes, together with the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, to the programme of study and research leading to the award of the degree of MSc in Psychotherapy Offers graduates in other disciplines a postgraduate programme of study leading to the award of the Higher Diploma in Psychology Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication. The Department is divided into three

48 research groupings as follows: Culture and Dynamics of Psychological Change, Psychology and the Facilitation of Optimal Health, and Cognitive Processes and Performance. Specific research interests include cultural psychology of self and identity; psychology and philosophy of the visual arts; psychological dimensions of society and social/cultural policy; visual perception and cognition: natural image statistics and neural coding of form and motion; visual attention and search; hemispheric asymmetry in perceptual processing; history of psychology and related disciplines, historical psychology, theoretical/philosophical psychology, cultural psychology; experimental and clinical neuropsychology; memory disorders, epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease; clinical and health psychology; family assessment and therapy; stress and coping processes; bereavement, post-traumatic stress; professional and ethical issues in counselling; neurobehavioural toxicology; applied psychology of work and stress; teleworking; research methods and statistics; reading; face perception; language; inter-cultural perception; spatial memory; bullying; child care and children's development, caregiver training, evaluating quality in child care settings, parents' and children's perceptions of child care, children's evaluations of services; life-span developmental psychology; gender and sexuality; post-colonial psychology; Irish personality and culture; feminist theory; cognitive psychology (especially expert-novice differences); sport psychology; mental practice; concentration; cognitive styles; applied behaviour analysis; mental disabilities; special education; supported employment; challenging behaviours; educational psychology; single case experimental design methodologies; psychology of scientific behaviour; experimental social psychology; person perception; interpersonal behaviour; attitudes; group behaviour; environmental social psychology; psychoanalysis; social psychology; social cognition; attribution theory; impression formation; interpersonal relations; social competence; non-verbal behaviour, methodology; clinical psychology, intellectual disability; health service evaluation; social psychology including attitudes, widespread beliefs and intergroup relations; media representations, political psychology, psychological aspects of the criminal justice system and the public perception of crime. Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, internal departmental committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Psychology, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: or 8369 Fax: Website: 90

49 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL WORK Together with the Department of Sociology, the Department of Social Policy and Social Work forms the Combined Departments of Social Science, which are the oldest and largest university departments of their kind in the country, with a wellestablished international reputation as centres of excellence. The Department of Social Policy and Social Work provides courses of study that examine, in a multidisciplinary way, the needs of society and the ways in which society responds to these needs. At undergraduate level, its courses in social policy enable students to develop an informed and critical approach to social policy initiatives of modern societies. The subject examines the historical evolution of these policies and analyses the effectiveness of current social practices in such areas as the provision of health, social security, housing, education, employment and personal social services. The study of social policy draws on related subjects in the social sciences, such as economics, political science, sociology, psychology, philosophy and law. At postgraduate level, courses provide for specialisation in, and the more intensive study of the subject and for the attainment of professional training and qualification. The Department contributes to a number of interdisciplinary courses provided through the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology. It also contributes to the work of two centres of research within the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology: the Social Science Research Centre and the Family Studies Centre. Head of Department: Professor Gabriel Kiely Staff consists of a professor, a Jean Monnet Associate Professor of Family Policies and European Integration, 2 senior lecturers, 13 lecturers, and a teaching fellow. In addition, there is a senior executive assistant and an executive assistant. degree of Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSc); students reading for the BSocSc degree in the Department can take the subject combination of social policy and sociology, or that of social policy in combination with any one of the following subjects: archaeology, geography, economics, politics, information studies award of the degree of BSocSc (International), which incorporates a year abroad studying at a approved foreign university as part of the Junior Year Abroad Programme Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in social policy leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD in social policy, social work and families, and systematic therapies, offered through the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes leading to the award of the degree of MSocSc (Social Policy), the MSocSc (Social Work (Mode A and Mode B)) and PhD in Social Policy, which are offered through the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology; the MSocSc (Social Work Mode A) is a professional qualification course in social work and also leads to the award of the National Qualification in Social Work (NQSW)

50 Contributes, together with the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Psychology, to the programme of study and research leading to the award of the degree of MSc in Psychotherapy Offers a postgraduate programme of teaching and study leading to the award of the Higher Diploma in Social Policy through the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Science; students passing the diploma examinations will qualify for admission to the MSocSc degree course Offers a Diploma in Mediation Studies through the University Industry Programme Offers certificate and diploma courses in drugs counselling through the Centre for Adult Education Participates in the ERASMUS Programme whereby foreign students have the opportunity to study courses offered through the Department Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication; research activities are conducted through the Institute for the Study of Social Change, the Social Science Research Centre and the Family Studies Centre. Specific areas of research interest include marriage and the family; foster care services for children; family policy in a European context; social work practice; the cost of a child; fathers in families; history of social policy and social work; child abuse; child care and protection; gender and social policy with particular reference to men and masculinity; conceptualisation of poverty; theories of citizenship; gender dependence in tax and social security systems; practice teacher/college liaison; drug policy; poverty; community development; social gerontology; race and social policy in Ireland; identity; values and social policy in Ireland; learning disability; institutional sexual abuse of those with disability; working with siblings of those with disability; feminist social policy; pregnancy and maternity policies; youth and community issues; positive action and equality; impact of EC Directive 89/48/EEC on mutual recognition of social work qualifications; technological innovation in social services; community studies; community social work, Tallaght Welfare Society; monitoring welfare at the local level; ethnic and racial studies; European integration; research methodology; social policy evaluation. Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Social Policy and Social Work, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: 92

51 DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY Together with the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, the Department of Sociology forms part of the Combined Departments of Social Science, which are the oldest and largest university departments of their kind in the country, with a wellestablished international reputation as centres of excellence. The Department of Sociology provides courses of study for students in the scientific study of society and social life through a range of undergraduate degree courses that seek to introduce students to the relevant theories and concepts of the discipline and to provide instruction in theoretical analysis and empirical research. At postgraduate level, courses provide for specialisation in, and the more intensive study of the subject. The Department contributes to a number of interdisciplinary courses provided through the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology. It also contributes to the work of three centres of research within the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology and the Faculty of Arts: the Social Science Research Centre, the Institute for the Study of Social Change and the Family Studies Centre. Head of Department: Dr Mary Kelly Staff consists of 18 academic staff and 2 administrative staff. degree of BA; sociology can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts degree of Bachelor of Social Science (BSocSc); students reading for the BSocSc degree in the Department can take the subject combination of sociology and social policy, or that of sociology in combination with any one of the following subjects: archaeology, geography, economics, politics, information studies award of the degree of BSocSc (International), which incorporates a year abroad studying at an approved foreign university as part of the EU ERASMUS programme Participates in the Junior Year Abroad Programme Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in Sociology leading to the award of the degrees of MLitt and PhD offered through the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology Offers the supervised postgraduate degree programmes leading to the award of the degree of Master of Social Science (MSocSc) and MSocSc (Health and Illness), which is offered through the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Science Offers a postgraduate programme of teaching and study leading to the award of the Higher Diploma in Sociology and Social Research through the Faculty of Philosophy and Sociology, and Social Science students passing the diploma examinations with distinction qualify for admission to the MSocSc degree course Participates in the ERASMUS Programme whereby foreign students have the opportunity to study courses offered through the Department Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and

52 conferences and by way of publication; research activities are conducted through the Institute for the Study of Social Change, the Social Science Research Centre and the Family Studies Centre Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Sociology, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH The Department of Spanish seeks to provide instruction in the critical study and appreciation of Spanish literature, teaching undergraduate students to read, write and speak Spanish competently and to understand the history and culture of Spain. The Department also provides similar courses in Portuguese. At postgraduate level, students have the opportunity to extend their knowledge of the language and literature and to gain expertise in a specialised area of study. Head of Department: Professor Don Cruickshank Staff consists of a professor, 6 college lecturers, a leitor in Portuguese, a teaching fellow and a secretary. award of the degree of BA; Spanish can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts award of the degree of BA (International), which is a four-year degree course involving a year at a University in Spain during the third year of study Contributes to the four-year programme of taught undergraduate courses, offered in conjunction with the Faculty of Commerce, in which Spanish is taken with business studies and leads to the award of the degree of BComm (International)

53 Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in Spanish leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD Offers students achieving honours standard in language components in their firstyear exam the opportunity to take courses in Portuguese during their second and third years of study Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication. Specific areas of research interest include Golden-Age drama and Golden-Age influences on the contemporary peninsular novel; history of printing and the Spanish book trade in the Golden-Age; twentieth-century novel and contemporary novel and poetry in Spain and Spanish America; textual criticism, bibliography; early Spanish music, with particular reference to cantigas and cancionero song; Spanish lyric, especially medieval and nineteenth-century; historical linguistics, including phonology, syntax and dialectology; grammar; syntax; second language acquisition; technology in the learning and teaching of languages; modern theatre; dictatorship, national history, identity in contemporary Spanish-American fiction; Portuguese language. Sources of information on courses Departmental Website Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Spanish, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website: DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS The Department participates in the programmes offered by the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Arts, but is administered by the latter. The Department also contributes to teaching in courses offered by several other faculties, introducing students to the theoretical concepts and methodological processes involved in the collection, collation, analysis and interpretation of numerical data and teaches statistical usage skills that are applicable in a wide range of complementary disciplines, including psychology, ecology, sociology, economics, geography and education. It offers courses at both the undergraduate and postgraduate degree level.

54 96 Head of Department: Dr John Connolly Staff consists of 9 academic staff, 4 statutory lecturers and 5 college lecturers. In addition, there is a systems demonstrator and a secretarial staff member. award of the degree of BA; statistics can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts award of the degree of BSc offered through the Faculty of Science; statistics can be taken as a single subject for the BSc degree or in combination with another science subject as part of a two subject BSc degree Contributes, together with the Department of Mathematical Physics, to the programme of taught undergraduate courses leading to the award of the degree of BSc in Mathematical Science offered through the Faculty of Science award of the degree of Bachelor of Actuarial and Financial Studies offered through the Faculty of Commerce Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in statistics leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD though the Faculty of Arts, and the degrees of MSc, PhD and DSc though the Faculty of Science Offers a postgraduate programme of teaching and study leading to the award of the Higher Diploma in Statistics, which, if awarded with a sufficiently high grade, can lead to admission to the MA and MSc programmes in statistics Provides a course of study leading to the award of the Postgraduate Research Methods Certificate Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication; specific areas of research interest in the Department include statistical and probabilistic aspects of reliability theory and life testing; probabilistic methods of actuarial science; mathematical statistics; history of statistics; applications of statistics to the biological sciences with particular emphasis on the pharmaceutical/pharmacological sciences; experimental design with applications in agriculture, veterinary medicine and forestry; reliability theory and mathematical statistics; statistical methods in plant and animal competition, ecology, agriculture and biology; life assurance solvency, dynamic asset/liability modelling, mortality and morbidity experience; statistical applications in medicine - in particular the AIDS epidemic; theoretical aspects of structural equations, models, diagnostics and robust estimation; paradoxes in statistics; official statistics; time series methods applied to Balance of Payments; statistical education; financial mathematics. Sources of information on courses Departmental Website

55 Administration: Financial, legal, health and safety, committee records and documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Statistics, 5 th Floor, Library Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] Website: DEPARTMENT OF WELSH The primary concern of the Department of Welsh is to provide instruction for undergraduate students to develop a reading, spoken and written competency in the language and to introduce them to the critical study and appreciation of the Welsh literary tradition. At postgraduate level, the Department seeks to allow students to extend their knowledge of the language and to specialise in particular areas of study. The instruction in Welsh provided by the Department also forms an integral part of the courses offered for the degree of BA in Celtic Studies. Staff members also provide one third of the lectures for the interdisciplinary Celtic Civilization course offered during the first year of the BA in Celtic Studies degree. Head of Department: Professor Próinséas Ní Chatháin Staff consists of 2 academic staff and 1 administrative officer (shared). award of the degree of BA; the study of Welsh can be combined with other subjects offered through the Faculty of Arts Contributes to the interdisciplinary programme of taught undergraduate courses leading to the award of degree of BA in Celtic Studies offered through the Faculty of Celtic Studies Offers supervised postgraduate degree programmes of teaching, study and research in Welsh leading to the award of the degrees of MA, MLitt and PhD and the Higher Diploma in Medieval Welsh Language and Literature Organises a programme of visits to University College of North Wales at Bangor for students in their second and final years of study Teaching staff of the Department are active in many areas of research and in the communication of research findings through participation in seminars and conferences and by way of publication

56 98 Sources of information on courses Faculty Website Administration: Documentation relating to all administrative functions Academic: Student (undergraduate and postgraduate), examination, teaching and research records Department of Welsh, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: Website:

57 99 Teaching and Research Academic Centres APPLIED LANGUAGE CENTRE Established in 1989, the Applied Language Centre (ALC) is a research and teaching unit in the Faculty of Arts. It is responsible for the Languages Laboratory, a University academic service providing technical facilities for user Departments and Faculties. It is also a designated centre for IELTS and UCLES examinations. The ALC s teaching remit includes foreign language modules to undergraduates, English courses to adult overseas students, and a postgraduate teacher education programme at Certificate and Diploma levels. The ALC s research agenda is focussed on the following areas: language policy and planning, second language pedagogy, applied linguistics, teacher education and computer-mediated language learning. Director: Mary Ruane Tel: Fax: [email protected] Website: ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT The Archives Department is an academic service. Education and Development: It offers foundation education for archives and records professionals (Higher Diploma in Archival Studies), provides a platform for the continuing development of the profession in Ireland by contributing to or organising seminars and short courses and it organises modules on archives on other information science courses in UCD. Collections: It acquires and preserves outstanding collections of private papers and institutional records to support research into modern Irish history, politics and culture, provides custody for the Irish-language A manuscripts belonging to the Order of Friars Minor and facilitates research and access in line with its admissions policy and by appointment. College Archives Service: Established in 1997, this service is responsible for managing, preserving and providing access to College records and archives. Acting Director: Professor Fergus D Arcy Deputy Director: Ailsa C. Holland Principal Archivist: Seamus Helferty Archives Department, Library Building, Belfield. Tel: (Education and Development) Tel: (Collections) Tel: (College Archives Service)

58 100 Fax: (Education and Development) (Collections) (College Archives Service) Website: DRAMA STUDIES CENTRE The Drama Studies Centre offers a full-time, one-year programme leading to an MA degree in Modern Drama Studies. It provides supervision of research, leading to the PhD and MLitt degrees. It teaches a one-year postgraduate diploma, and provides undergraduate courses within the framework of the BA (Modular) degree. The MA programme includes lectures, seminars, workshops and practical theatre projects. It aims to give students an understanding of the theoretical, textual and practical aspects of theatre and to foster critical reflection on contemporary Irish drama in a European context. The courses are essentially academic, but practical work, including weekly workshops, is an essential part of the learning experience offered. Director: Dr Joseph Long Drama Studies Centre, UCD, Carysfort Avenue, Blackrock. Tel Fax: [email protected] FILM STUDIES CENTRE The Centre for Film Studies, which was established in 1991, offers courses leading to the degrees of MA and PhD. It also participates in the BA Modular degree programme and adult education programmes at UCD. Chair : Professor Richard Kearney Director: Leon Conway Centre for Film Studies, Arts Annexe, UCD, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] Website:

59 WOMEN S EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND RESOURCE CENTRE The Women s Education, Research and Resource Centre (WERRC) was formally set up by the University in 1990, and has since grown to become one of the largest and most dynamic women s studies centres in Europe. It has an average of 60 students each year taking postgraduate and undergraduate degree courses (HDip, BA, MA, MLitt and PhD), with hundreds more students enrolled on certificate programmes oncampus and throughout the country (Certificate in Women's Studies and a Certificate in Lesbian Studies and Queer Culture). The Centre draws together academic staff from a wide range of disciplines, chiefly in the humanities and social sciences, and also includes practitioners and activists among its lecturing and research associates. There is a dynamic, multi-disciplinary culture of research, both funded and individual. The Centre has developed path-breaking, University-community women's adult education, and is engaged in creating access and progression routes for women returners through teaching programmes, research, policy development and partnerships. WERRC aims to Develop multi-disciplinary feminist research, theory and scholarship Promote women s equal access to education and social, political and cultural participation Contribute to progressive policy-making in the field of gender equality and social change Resource scholars, decision-makers, activists and all those with an interest in feminist and equality issues Connect feminist intellectual, political, social and cultural projects WERRC staff, associates and postgraduate students are involved in commissioned and individual research on a broad range of topics. WERRC has a growing list of books and working papers published directly by the centre, reflecting the breadth and diversity of the centre s research, scholarly and cultural interests. The Centre publishes a yearly Newsletter, and a review, f/m, in which feminists air their views and exercise their creative talents from many different political, theoretical and global perspectives. Director / Senior Lecturer: Ailbhe Smyth Women s Education, Research and Resource Centre (WERRC), Arts Annexe, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] Website:

60 102 Research Academic Centres CENTRE FOR AUSTRALIAN STUDIES The Australian Studies Centre was set up in the Faculty of Arts in In 1997 the National Irish Bank, a subsidiary of the National Australia Bank, agreed to provide finance for two-year post doctoral fellowships in Australian Studies. The first fellow was appointed in 1998, in Australian literature and the second in 2000 in geography. There has been a professorship of Australian History since 1976 (endowed as the Keith Cameron Chair of Australian History in 1985). Staff of the centre currently teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the Departments of History and Geography, contributes to seminars and conferences and publishes in a wide range of scholarly journals and periodicals. The centre has a small reference library and a programme of public seminars and is interested in hearing from Australian scholars and writers planning to visit Dublin. Director: Brian Sommers Centre for Australian Studies, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] Website: CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH The Centre for Economic Research coordinates the research activities of the Department of Economics. It publishes preliminary versions of research papers written by members of the Department and other researchers associated with it. Over twenty papers per annum have appeared in recent years and most have subsequently been published in a wide range of outlets, including most of the leading economics journals worldwide. Research papers cover all aspects of theoretical and empirical economics, with special emphasis on the fields in which the Department is particularly strong: economic history, international economics, labour economics and current policy issues in the Irish and international economies. The Centre participates in the recently established Institute for the Study of Social Change and has research links with many leading academic institutions in Europe and the U.S. Doctoral students associated with the Department are especially encouraged to publish their research under the Centre's auspices. Director: Professor J. Peter Neary. Centre for Economic Research, Belfield. Tel: [email protected] Website:

61 FAMILY STUDIES CENTRE The Family Studies Centre is concerned with promoting research on Irish families; contributing to and exploring the impact of social policy on families; developing intervention strategies at preventative and therapeutic levels with families in difficulty; and extending the provision of educational and training opportunities for professionals working with families. The centre has been identified as a centre of excellence in the field of family research in the European Union. The centre participates in national and international scientific conferences and Irish and pan- European research projects and the preparation of the Social Report for the EU. It also works with Eurostat on the preparation of databases and Eurobarometer studies and is involved in a consultation capacity with several governmental and nongovernmental agencies. Director: Professor Gabriel Kiely Family Studies Centre, John Henry Newman Building, UCD, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] INSTITUTE FOR BRITISH-IRISH STUDIES The Institute is an interdisciplinary resource based in the Department of Politics. It organises regular conferences and lectures and other events, providing a platform for academics, politicians and public servants to share perspectives with each other and with the wider public. Its publications include a paper series, working papers, edited volumes, books and a newsletter. Its activities take place under the umbrella of UCD's new Institute for the Study of Social Change and its affairs are administered by a small staff and overseen by a board. The Institute is linked to similar centres in the UK through a British-Irish consortium for political and constitutional research. The aims of the Institute are To promote and conduct academic research in the area of relations between the two major traditions on the island of Ireland, and between Ireland and Great Britain, from an inter-disciplinary social science perspective To promote and encourage collaboration with academic bodies and with individual researchers elsewhere who share an interest in the exploration of relations between different national, ethnic or racial groups To promote contact with policy makers and opinion formers outside the university sector, and to ensure a free flow of ideas between the academic and the non-academic worlds A key element of the Institute s activities is to contribute to public debate and public awareness of the evolving relations between communities within the island of Ireland and between Ireland and Great Britain. This is achieved through The involvement of politicians and public servants in the Institute s work programme through seminars, occasional papers and longer studies

62 The involvement of the media, both electronic and print The establishment of associate links with bodies such as the Irish Association, the British-Irish Association, Anglo-Irish Encounter, the British- Irish Parliamentary Body, the Centre for Cross-Border Studies at the Queen s University Armagh Campus and the new institutions established under the Good Friday Agreement The use of information technology, including the world wide web, to communicate the Institute's mission and work Director: Mr John Coakley IBIS, Department of Politics, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] Website: LOCAL AND HERITAGE STUDIES CENTRE The Local and Heritage Studies Centre contributes to undergraduate teaching in the Department of Geography, engages in research projects and publishes in the field of local and heritage studies. The centre participates in the modular degree programme and plans to develop postgraduate research in the field of local and heritage studies. Director: Dr William Nolan Local and Heritage Studies Centre, Department of Geography, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR The Centre for Research on Public Opinion and Political Behaviour operates mainly through the Public Opinion and Political Behaviour Research Programme in the Institute for the Study of Social Change. The objectives of the centre and the programme are To conduct basic and applied research on public opinion and political behaviour To foster comparative research in this area To bring together in an active interdisciplinary research network all those in UCD involved in this field of research To ensure that the output of the research programme feeds into postgraduate teaching and to co-operate with the Irish Social Science Data Archive to this end

63 105 Director: Professor Richard Sinnott Centre for Research on Public Opinion and Political Behaviour, UCD, Belfield. Tel: Fax: CENTRE FOR RETAIL STUDIES The Centre for Retail Studies provides independent, quality research information on retailing and shopping behaviour, with particular reference to Ireland. The centre was established in 1987 in UCD and is the only Irish university-based centre specialising in research into the retail industry. It is the centre s objective to provide independent information on the retail industry, with particular emphasis on The Irish retail system Recent and proposed retail developments Consumer attitudes and behaviour Future trends in retailing This information is compiled through primary and secondary research, and by monitoring national and international sources. Research is disseminated through the medium of regular publications to organisations who participate as associate members of the Centre for Retail Studies, and by publicly available reports. The centre regularly undertakes specific research contracts on Irish and international retailing topics for a variety of organisations, including retailers, wholesalers, financial organisations, developers, investment companies, distributors, trade organisations, semi-state companies, and local and national government agencies, both from within Ireland and overseas. Director: Dr A.J. Parker Centre for Retail Studies, John Henry Newman Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] Website:

64 SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTRE The Social Science Research Centre was established over 35 years ago to promote and develop research by the staff of the Departments of Sociology and Social Policy and Social Work. The centre undertakes basic and applied research, qualitative and quantitative research, evaluation and action research and comparative research. The Centre has developed a collaborative approach and undertakes research with Government Departments, national agencies, local authorities, public enterprises, voluntary and community sectors. Chief research areas are as follows: quality of life (with emphasis on health, well-being and disability); Irish social policy (historical and contemporary analysis); evaluation research; social exclusion (unemployment, poverty and marginalisation); environmental research; research on higher education; science, technology and society; social cohesion and the voluntary and community sectors. Research undertaken through the SSRC is self-financing. The centre is a member of the Institute for the Study of Social Change. Director: Dr Máire Nic Ghiolla Phádraig Social Science Research Centre, Library Building, Belfield. Tel: Fax: [email protected] Website: