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UCD
IN UCD, psychology is offered through two routes - arts or science.
Arts students can study psychology along with two other subjects in first year. There are 70 places in second year for students who want to study pure psychology. These places are offered to the students who score highest in the first-year exams but there is a fairly high refusal rate, as many of the top 70 don't wish to confine their BA to one subject. So you don't necessarily have to be in the top 70 but you do have to do well in your exams.
Science students can take psychology with two other subjects in the second year of their four-year course. The first year of the BSc is a basic general programme. In third year, BSc students can study psychology on its own. Around 20 places are available for students who wish to graduate with a BSc in psychology.
The end results of either programme are equally valid if you wish to become a psychologist.
TCD
THERE are just 31 first-year places in TCD's single honors psychology programme. Last year, the cut-off points were 525, an increase of 10 points from the year before.
It is also possible to take psychology with another arts subject but because there are only 17 places on the joint honors programme the points requirement last year was a stiff 560, up 25 points on 1997.
UCC
UCC expects to offer around 30 places in its BA programme in applied psychology. The entry points requirement was 505 last year. Students of applied psychology take two other arts subjects m first year and study for a single honors degree in their second and third years.
Arts students can also take "studies in psychology" as a minor subject in their BA. However this programme has no professional recognition associated with it, whereas the applied psychology degree is recognized for graduate membership of the Psychological Society of Ireland and the British Psychological Society.
There are also 10 places for students of biological and chemical sciences who want to study psychology at honors level.
NUI Galway
Psychology is offered through the arts programme in NUI Galway, and can be taken as one of four subjects in first year. In all, 26 second-year students get to study the subject in year two, with those who scored best in their first-year exams being offered first refusal.
Private colleges
American College, Dublin, offers a degree in behavioral science (psychology) while LSB College has a degree in psychoanalysis studies as well as arts (psychology) and psychoanalysis is also offered within a general arts programme. All of these courses are validated by the NCEA
Remember, tuition fees must be paid for these courses but tax relief is available at the standard rate.
