TR757 · Level 8 · 4 years

Modern Language/Social Policy

Trinity College Dublin · Dublin

2026 Round 1 points

546

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About this course

This is a four-year Trinity Joint Honours degree where you study a Modern Language and Social Policy together. A distinctive point on the Social Policy side is how governments and societies respond to issues like poverty, health and inequality; it cannot be taken as a Single Honours degree.

How long
4 years
What you study
You study social policy concepts, poverty, welfare and justice, and research and argument skills, then topics such as global social policy and eco-social policy. You pick a modern European language, with about eight to 12 contact hours a week split between language learning and its culture, literature and history.
Placement and abroad
Joint Honours students can spend a year or a semester of third year at a partner university, and must spend at least two months in each country of the language they study.
Where it can lead
Careers include fintech, diplomacy, translation for a Modern Language, and policy analysis, research, the public sector for Social Policy.
Who it suits
Suits students who enjoy learning a language to a confident level and using evidence to tackle social problems.

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About Social and behavioural sciences

Study of human behavior, psychology, and society

Examine human behavior, social interactions, and societal structures. These degrees focus on understanding how individuals and groups think, feel, and behave, as well as how social, cultural, economic, and political factors influence behavior and society. E.g. Psychology, Sociology, Criminology.

Points history

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026546Published after the final round
2025 Not offered under this code
2024 Not offered under this code
2023 Not offered under this code

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • English: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6 or Foundation F6
  • A language except English: Higher H4

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

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