Program Overview

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Overview of the Geography Program

The Geography program at Trinity College Dublin is a four-year, full-time course that leads to a B.A. Honours Bachelor Degree (NFQ Level 8). With 62 available places, this program is designed for students who are passionate about understanding the world around them and addressing current and future societal challenges.

Course Details

• Awards: B.A. Honours Bachelor Degree (NFQ Level 8)
• CAO Information: CAO Points 371-602 (2024)
• Number of Places: 62 Places
• Duration: 4 Years Full-Time

Course Options

Geography is studied as a Joint Honours subject with one of the following options:

• Ancient History and Archaeology
• Economics
• Computer Science
• History
• Modern Language (French, Italian, German, Russian)
• Sociology
• Political Science

Admission Requirements

English Language Requirements

All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet Band B (Standard Entry) English language requirements.

Course Fees

For a full list of undergraduate fees, please refer to the relevant section of the university's website.

Program Description

Geography is a discipline inherently suited to addressing current and future societal challenges. It asks questions about how and why human, physical, and environmental phenomena vary across space and time. Geography is intrinsically interdisciplinary, and as the world becomes increasingly interconnected, geographers are well-placed to bring their understanding and skills to bear on social and environmental issues.

Graduate Skills and Career Opportunities

Geographers are trained to analyze and provide solutions to diverse global challenges, ranging from the environmental and the urban to the economic, political, and social. This combination of subject-specific (such as GIS, remote sensing, and modeling) and transferable skills (such as teamwork and problem-solving) makes geography graduates highly valued in today's job market, where adaptability and flexibility are widely regarded as assets.

Your Degree and What You'll Study

The first year Geography course aims to provide a solid grounding in human, physical, and environmental geography, focusing on materials that are dealt with in greater depth in later years. During the fourth year, students specializing in Geography undertake a research dissertation and choose from optional modules that include:

• Understanding Environmental Change
• Globalisation and African Development
• Historical Geography I and II
• Periglacial Geomorphology
• Environmental Governance II
• Spatial Analysis Using GIS
• Stormy Geomorphology
• Urban Geography: Cities, Space and Culture

A combination of continuous assessment and end-of-semester examination is used.

Study Abroad

There are opportunities for students to spend all or part of the third year studying abroad at Exeter, Bordeaux, Paris-Sorbonne, Prague (Charles University), Utrecht, or Stockholm universities.

Research Areas

Trinity is a hub of intensive and extensive geographical scholarship in Ireland, with research areas including:

• Coastal modeling and environmental change
• Development theory and urbanization
• Trinity geographers provide expert advice to governments and non-government institutions alike, on issues such as climate change, the economy, social inequality, health, and wellbeing.