UCD Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
"Information and Social Computing gives you a chance to really explore the influence of information in all aspects of everyday life – in society, in business, and in government. My undergraduate studies gave me a unique perspective into marketing as the communication of information through different channels. My current role as Marketing Manager of an Irish technology startup involves structuring information for digital marketing using social media, web publishing, and content creation. I design layout, write content, and structure campaigns to communicate information to our potential customers, and my background in Information and Social Computing has been essential for this."
Michelle Brien Graduate
Students evaluate the impact of new and emergent information technologies.
Information &
Social Computing CAO Code DN500 Joint Hons Full Time
BA (Hons) (NFQ Level 8)
Choosing Information & Social Computing Information & Social Computing can be taken as part of a Joint Honours degree (DN500). It can also be taken part time (DN501). Review the subjects you can study with Information & Social Computing by looking at the diagram on page 35.
Why is this subject for me? Information plays a key role in business, government, society and the life of the individual. Knowing how to create, manage, share, find and use digital information is more relevant than ever before. Information & Social Computing gives you a chance to explore the interplay of people, information, technology and social structures, and discover new ways that information can contribute to your career goals, an organisation’s success and societal inclusion.
What will I study?
First Year Choose from:
Introduction to Information & Social Computing ¬ Information Design ¬Digital Judgement: Truth, Lies & the Internet ¬ Information Society
At the end of first year, students may opt to continue their studies in Information & Social Computing, or choose to study Library & Information Studies.
Second & Third Year Examples of available modules include:
Organisation & Retrieval of Information ¬ Information & Collaboration in Organisations ¬ Social Computing & Media ¬Weaving the Web ¬Web Publishing ¬ Information Architecture: Designing the Web ¬ Creating & Publishing Digital Media Content ¬ Current Trends in Social Computing ¬ People, Information & Communication
Students also have the option of taking some modules in computer science. Students attend lectures and tutorials and undertake independent study and project work.
Assessment is through a combination of end-of-semester written examinations and continuous assessment, including a wide variety of digital projects, such as creating video diaries and writing smartphone applications.
Career & Graduate Study Opportunities Information & Social Computing is relevant for careers in: Information architecture ¬Web development ¬ Knowledge management ¬ Social media ¬ Social computing ¬User experience design ¬ Investigative research ¬ Publishing ¬ Librarianship ¬Digital marketing ¬Business
Graduates can progress onto the Master of Information Systems (MSc), which prepares students for careers as information systems professionals, or the Master of Library & Information Studies (MLIS), which prepares students for careers in information architecture, web design, information consulting and digital media management. They can also pursue research careers in the form of an MA or PhD.
International Study Opportunities Study abroad opportunities in third year currently include: – Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
– University of Copenhagen, Denmark – Université Jean Moulin (Lyon III), France – University of Borås, Sweden
– Hochschule Darmstadt (University of Applied Science), Germany
Other courses of interest Social Science
p66 CAO Code DN501 Joint Hons Part Time
CAO Points Range 2014 340 — 605 Length of Course 3 Years Average Intake 125
Entry Requirements English ¬ Irish ¬ A third language ¬ Three other recognised subjects
Leaving Certificate Passes in six subjects including those shown above, of which two must be minimum HC3
A-Level/GCSE See
www.ucd.ie/myucd/alevel
Other EU Applicants See
www.ucd.ie/myucd/eu
Non-EU Applicants See
www.ucd.ie/myucd/noneu
Level 5/6 FETAC Entry Routes Yes, see
www.ucd.ie/myucd/fetac
Level 6/7 Progression Routes None
Mature Entry Route Yes, see page 182
School Administrator UCD School of Information & Communication Studies First Floor, Library Building, Belfield, Dublin 4
claire.nolan@
ucd.ie +353 1 716 7055
facebook.com/MyUCD
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