Commencing in 2019/20 the BSc (Hons) (Government and Political Science) will replace the BSc (Hons) (Government) degree. This will be implemented on a phased basis starting with First Years in 2019/20. Students who entered First Year in 2019/20 will register for the BSc (Hons) Government and Political Science degree.

Commencing in 2019/20 the BSc (Hons) (Government and Political Science) will replace the BSc (Hons) (Government) degree. This will be implemented on a phased basis starting with First Years in 2019/20. Students who entered First Year in 2019/20 will register for the BSc (Hons) Government and Political Science degree.

No student may register for the Third Year programme of study until the Second University Examination in Government has been passed. Third Year consists of core modules to the value of 30 credits (15 credits for Albany Pathway), elective modules to the value of 20 credits (15 credits for Albany Pathway) and a Work Placement module to the value of 10 credits. To be admitted to the Third University Examination in Government, a student must have satisfactorily attended taught modules, to the value of 50 credits as follows:

The programme requirements for Albany Pathway students are set out below.

Note: The Third University Examination in Government will be undertaken in March/April to allow students undertake Work Placement (GV3102).

Core Modules
GV3206 Politics in Northern Ireland (5 credits)
GV3210 Conflict and Conflict Resolution (5 credits)
GV3212 Global Political Economy - Trade (5 credits)
GV3215 Politics of the United States of America (5 credits)
GV3217 Global Political Economy - Finance (5 credits)
GV3226 Political Science Methods and Methodology (5 credits)

Elective Modules
Students select modules to the value of 20 credits from the following:
EC3007 Growth and Development in a Global Economy (5 credits)
FE3010 Gender and Development (5 credits)
FE3014 Sustainable Development: Environment, Economy and Society (5 credits)
GV3216 Contemporary Ecological and Anti-Capitalist Politics (5 credits)
GV3219 International Relations of Asia (5 credits)
GV3220 Chinese Politics (5 credits)
GV3408 The Irish Planning System (5 credits)
MG3012 Enterprise and Innovation (5 credits)
MG3021 Market Research (5 credits)
PA3204 Policy Issues in Social Markets (5 credits)
SC3004 The Sociology of Community (5 credits)

or modules to the value of 10 credits from the above list of electives and language modules to the value of 10 credits from the following:
CH3020 Chinese Language (Mandarin) Level 2.5 (5 credits)
GE0104 German Language German Language (CEFR-Level A2.1) (5 credits)
GE0105 German Language (CEFR-Level A2.2) (5 credits)

†Students may not select a language module where there is a timetable clash with core modules, or which has already been taken at the same level in a previous year.

Albany Pathway students take modules to the value of 30 credits in Semester 1 (15 credits of core modules and 10 credits from elective modules) and 15 credits in Semester 2 in their assigned college/university in New York plus the Work Placement module to the value of 10 credits in the New York State Assembly in Albany, New York.
Note: For Albany Pathway students the Third University Examination in Government will be undertaken in December (or through continuous assessment in Semester 1) to allow students undertake Work Placement (GV3401) in the New York State Assembly in Albany, New York and GV3402 (20 credits) in their assigned college/university in New York.

Albany Pathway - Core Modules
GV3212 Global Political Economy - Trade (5 credits) 
GV3215 Politics of the United States of America (5 credits)
GV3226 Political Science Methods and Methodology (5 credits)

Albany Pathway - Elective Modules
Students select modules to the value of 15 credits from the following (students can only select elective modules taught in Semester 1):
FE3014 Sustainable Development: Environment, Economy and Society (5 credits)
GV3216 Contemporary Ecological and Anti-Capitalist Politics (5 credits)
GV3219 International Relations of Asia (5 credits)
MG3012 Enterprise and Innovation (5 credits)
MG3021 Market Research (5 credits)
SC3004 The Sociology of Community (5 credits)

Albany Pathway
GV3401 Government Placement New York State Assembly (10 credits)
GV3402 US State Government and Legislative Studies (20 credits)

Work Placement - GV3102
After the Third University Examination, students must also undertake a 12-week period of work placement (GV3102 - 10 credits). The Placement module shall be assessed on a pass/fail basis, and must be passed in order to graduate with Honours. Attaining the requisite competencies standard shall be considered a pass; failure to meet the requisite competencies standard shall be considered a fail. (Full details of the placement are contained in "Placement Policy and Procedures for the BSc (Hons) in Government" which is available, on request, from the Department of Government and Politics).

Study Year Abroad
Students may, on the approval of the BSc Government Board of Studies, spend third year pursuing an approved programme of study in a university outside of Ireland. Programmes taken will be validated by the host institution. Students will be asked to complete a workload either (a) broadly equivalent to 60 ECTS credits at the host institution or (b) broadly equivalent to 50 ECTS at the host institution together with GV3102 Work Placement. The workload should be at a broadly equivalent level to the UCC BSc Government III.

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2021/2022 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2021/2022.

No student may register for the Fourth Year programme of study until the Third University Examination in Government has been passed. In Fourth Year, students take modules to the value of 60 credits in total. At least 40 credits of GV modules must be taken which includes 20 credits of core modules plus a minimum of 20 credits of GV electives. To be admitted to the BSc (Hons) Government Degree Examination, a student must have satisfactorily attended modules to the value of 60 credits as follows:

Core Modules – 20 credits

GV4202 Government Research Dissertation (10 credits)
GV4414 Contemporary Debates in Ireland (5 credits)
GV4415 Contemporary Debates in the EU (5 credits)

Elective Modules - 40 credits, of which 20 credits must be made up of either GV or PO modules, or a combination of both subjects.

EC3127 Economics and the Labour Market (5 credits)
EC3135 Health Economics: The Role of Public Policy (5 credits)
EC3156 Environmental Economics: The Problem of Climate Change (5 credits)
EH4005 Health Services (5 credits)
EH4009 Global Health Issues and Perspectives (5 credits)
FE4005 Advanced Programme Planning and Policy Processes (5 credits)
FE4414 Co-operative Banking (5 credits)
GV4102 Gender Perspectives on Politics (5 credits)
GV4401 Global Governance (5 credits)
GV4409 Political Ideologies and Social Change (5 credits)
GV4410 Democracy: Theories and Innovations (5 credits)
GV4412 Public Finance – Theory and Practice (5 credits)
GV4416 European Security (5 credits)
LW2211 Principles of Public International Law (5 credits)
MG2001 People and Organisation (5 credits)
MG2008 Business Ethics and Governance (5 credits)
PO3005 Issues in Irish Politics II (5 credits)
SC2004 Political Sociology (5 credits)
SC3029 Sociology of the Environment (5 credits)
AS1501 Japanese Language Level 1 (10 credits)
CH1001 Chinese Language (Mandarin) I (10 credits)
CH3000 Chinese Language (Mandarin) 3 (10 credits)
FR1105 Threshold French (5 credits) plus
FR1107 French for Reading Purposes I (5 credits)
FR2105 Towards Vantage French (5 credits) plus
FR2107 French for Reading Purposes II (5 credits)
GA1002 Ceart na Gaeilge idir Scríobh agus Labhairt (10 credits)
GA2001 Úsáid agus Cruinneas na Gaeilge I (10 credits)
GA3001 Úsáid agus Cruinneas na Gaeilge (10 credits)
GE0005 German Language (CEFR-Level A2.1) (5 credits)
GE0008 German Language (CEFR-Level A2.2) (5 credits)
*GE2101 Integrated German Language Course (10 credits)
*GE3101 Advanced Integrated German Language Course (10 credits)
HS0028 Spanish Language (Beginner Level) (10 credits)
HS0128 Spanish Language (Improver Level) (10 credits)
¹IT1109 Introduction to Written and Spoken Italian (10 credits)
IT2101 Intermediate Italian Language (10 credits)
IT3101 Advanced Italian Language (10 credits)

^† Students may not select a language module where there is a timetable clash or which has already been taken at the same level in a previous year (e.g. students who took FR1905 in Third Year may not take FR1105 in Fourth Year etc.).

Note: The following conditions apply to Language modules:

• GA and Language modules - the level at which a student is permitted to take a particular GA or Language module will be determined by an assessment carried out at the start of the first Semester, by Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge in the case of GA coded modules, and the relevant Department in the case of other Language modules.
• ¹IT1109 Introduction to Written and Spoken Italian - Students wishing to take IT1109 are recommended to have a minimum of Grade H4 in another modern continental language, or Irish, or Latin or Greek in the Leaving Certificate Examination (or equivalent).
• *GE2101 Integrated German Language Course is only available to students who have previously taken GE0005 and GE0008
• *GE3101 Advanced Integrated German Language Course is only available to students who have previously taken GE0005, GE0008 and GE2101.

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2021/2022 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2021/2022.

Programme Learning Outcomes for the BSc (Hons) Government (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Identify political issues at local, national, European and global levels;
• Formulate problems based on the identification of weaknesses;
• Propose potential solutions to the problems raised;
• Assess the interdependence between the public and private sectors;
• Analyse the impact of politics on the world of business;
• Apply private sector management techniques to the public sector;
• Evaluate the benefit of the work placement experience;
• Contribute to debates on the issues shaping democratic development at local, national, European and global levels.