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Information & Social Computing
BA (Hons) (NFQ Level 8) Entry Requirements
CAO Code DN500 BA – Joint Honours – full time
Leaving Certificate Passes in six subjects including English, Irish, A third language and three other recognised subjects, of which two must be minimum HC3.
Average 2010 CAO Points 415 Minimum 2010 CAO Points 365
A-Level/GCSE Entry Requirements Pages 176/177
Average Places 21 Length of Programme 3 Years
Progression Entry Routes (DN500/DN501) FETAC Entry Route — Yes See
www.ucd.ie/myucd/fetac
IT Transfer Route — None
CAO Code DN501 BA – Joint Honours – part time (day)
Entry Requirements as above.
Other programmes of interest
Social Science 64
Choosing Information & Social Computing Information & Social Computing can be taken as part of a BA Joint Honours degree (DN500). It can also be taken part time (DN501). Check out the subjects you can study with Information & Social Computing by looking at the diagram on page 33. Details of how to apply for these combinations are on page 184. Information & Social Computing is also available as part of the UCD Bachelor of Social Science Degree (see page 64 for details).
Why is this subject for me? Are you interested in the ways people can inter- act with each other, now and in the future? Information and Social Computing gives you a chance to explore the influence and forms of information in all aspects of life – in busi- ness, government and society. In today’s digital world, the study of how to create, manage, share, find and use information is more relevant than ever before.
What will I study? First Year Choose a minimum of two modules from: A Information & Social Computing A Information Design A Information Skills & Strategies A Information Society
At the end of first year, students may opt to take a joint major or minor in Information and Social Computing, or take a major in Library and Information Studies, which leads to an entry- level library qualification recognised by the Library Association of Ireland.
Information & Social Computing students collaborating on a project
Second & Third Year Modules include: Creating & Publishing Digital Media Content • Professional Information Design • Organisation & Retrieval of Information • Advanced Information Skills for Problem Solving • Information & Collaboration in Organisations • Social Computing & Media • Teories of Information Behaviour • Web Publishing • Information Architecture: Designing the Web • Personal & Professional Development Planning
Career & Graduate Study Opportunities Graduates can find employment as: A Knowledge management analysts
A Information architects A Web content managers
Further information
www.ucd.ie/myucd/arts sils@ucd.ie
+353 1 716 7055
facebook.com/UCDLife School Administrator, UCD School of Information & Library Studies, Library Infill Building, Belfield, Dublin 4
A Social media consultants A Information officers and analysts A Investigative research specialists A Publishers and copy editors A Interactive media specialists A Records officers A Library assistant
Graduates can progress onto the Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS), which further prepares students for careers as Informational Professionals, and provides a professional qualification in Librarianship. Tey can also pursue academic research in Information and Social Computing, in the form of a PhD, MLitt or MA.
International Study Opportunities Erasmus opportunities in third year currently include the University of Parma, Italy. Other exchange opportunities
include studying at National Taiwan University, Taiwan. Michelle
Brien GRADUATE
I studied Information and Social Computing as part of my degree, then undertook an MSc in Marketing Practice. Since graduating, I have worked in the international division of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the second largest educational pub-
lishing company in the world. My role entailed creating and sharing marketing information about their educational software solutions, and also helping their international partners to adapt and localise this information to make it relevant for their culture and education systems. My most recent post is as International Marketing Officer at NUI Maynooth, where I manage all communications for the inter- national office, including social media.
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