Trinity College, Dublin

The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin or more commonly Trinity College, Dublin was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, and is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, Ireland's oldest university. Trinity is located on College Green in Dublin, opposite the former Irish Houses of Parliament (now a branch of the Bank of Ireland). The campus occupies 47 acres (190,000 m²), with many attractive buildings, both old and new, centred around large courts and two playing fields.

Academic

Undergraduate students are usually awarded an honours Bachelor of Arts degree after four years, but may receive an ordinary BA after three years' study. Furthermore, bachelors who have had their degrees for at least three years may pay a nominal fee to have the Master in Arts degree conferred on them. This is closer to the Scottish model than the English; most other Irish universities award Bachelor of Arts after three years of study, though other bachelor degrees such as dentistry, engineering, medicine or science usually take longer. The Law School awards the LL.B.. In recent years, students have been offered a broader range of courses, outside of their major field of study. As a result, the pedagogy has moved a little closer to the North American than the British university model. At postgraduate level, Trinity offers a range of taught and research degrees. In addition to academic degrees the college offers the Postgraduate Diploma.

Related Topics:
Undergraduate - Bachelor of Arts - Law School - LL.B. - North American - British university - Postgraduate - Academic degree - Postgraduate Diploma

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The Trinity academic year is divided into three terms — Michaelmas term (October, November and December), Hilary term (January, February, March) and Trinity term (March, April, May).

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Trinity's five faculties are as follows:

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• Arts and Humanities
• Social and Human Sciences
• Engineering and Systems Sciences
• Health Sciences
• Science