Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences At-A-Glance
Rankings
Rankings
- DCU offers the best Communications course in Ireland in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023, by global higher education analyst QS Quacquarelli Symonds. Communications at DCU is considered within the top 150 of these courses offered worldwide. Our courses in Linguistics remain rated in the top two in Ireland. A strong performance by our Politics programmes has resulted in a global ranking of 151-200, with the subject ranked third nationally.
- In the Times Higher 2023 Subject Rankings, DCU Arts and Humanities subjects including History, Philosophy, Theology, Languages, and Linguistics are ranked 176-200 globally and Communications at DCU is 201-300 globally.
- The Shanghai Ranking 2022 positions DCU Communications 101-150 globally and Politics 201-300 globally.
Schools
Schools
- School of Applied Language & Intercultural Studies
- School of Communications
- School of English
- Fiontar & Scoil na Gaeilge
- School of History and Geography
- School of Law and Government
- School of Theology, Philosophy, and Music
Programmes
Programmes
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15 Undergraduate Programmes
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28 Postgraduate Programmes
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21 Research Programmes
Students
Students
- 4,958 Total Students
- 4,048 Undergraduate Students
- 670 Postgraduate Taught Students
- 240 Postgraduate Research Students
Research
Research
- 7 Designated Research Centres
- 240 Faculty Research Students
Facilities
Facilities
- State-of-the-art language laboratories
- Multimedia studios
- TV and radio studios
- Moot Court