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Program facts

  • Program type
    Bachelor's
  • Duration
    40 months
  • Annual tuition fee
    16,000 EUR

    Fees are displayed in the university's local currency

  • Language taught in
    English
  • Start date
    September

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Program overview

What Dublin City University says about their program:
"We are living through an era that has seen accelerated technological innovation and advancement with global reach and transformative impacts on every aspect of daily living. This is an exciting age of disruption reshaping how we think, behave and also engage with our environment. Psychology and Disruptive Technologies offers the unique opportunity to study psychology and understand human behaviour in combination with disruptive technologies that are fundamentally transforming lives and driving behavioural and societal change, sometimes raising challenges. It does so by providing an accredited pre-professional route to further training in Psychology and applied progression routes in Disruptive Technologies, coupled with employment opportunities in careers where high-level digital innovation, transformative values and problem-solving skills are prized, advanced interpretation of data and human behaviour is critical, an awareness of how to address challenges posed by disruptive technologies is key, and where graduates have the collaborative and transferable skills required to move forward in a society filled with digital and technological innovation. This programme will provide the skills, expertise and values for you to be able to work in a rapidly changing and diverse technological environment in behaviour change, mental wellbeing, health, enhancement and rehabilitation, and innovation. You can also apply to train professionally as a psychologist after successfully completing this degree (pending Psychological Society of Ireland accreditation."

Admissions requirements

We will guide you through the application procedure; please see the details below.

Undergraduate academic requirements

To be considered for a place in Year 1, you must present one of the following:

  • GCSE A-Levels (4 A-Levels or 3 A-Levels + 1 AS-Level) must be in different subjects and completed in the same year or the preceding year only.
  • International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma with a minimum score of 24 overall (Math and English are required subjects, math studies are not acceptable for programs with specific math requirements).
  • An equivalent international qualification. *Grades required may vary by program.

English requirements

  • IELTS: 6.5 or above, with no less than 6.0 in any skill
  • TOEFL: 92
  • CAE: 180, with a minimum of 169 in all components
  • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CAP): 180, with a minimum of 169 in all components
  • Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic): 63, with a minimum of 59 in all components
  • Duolingo English Language Test (DET): 120 with 110 in each sub-score

Documents required

  • Application form
  • Academic transcripts
  • Diploma of previous studies
  • Translations
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Passport identification page

Fees and funding

Fee information

  • Undergraduate tuition: from €15,000 to €16,500 per year
  • Postgraduate tuition: from €17,000 to €25,000 per year

Funding

DCU Merit Scholarships (Year 1) The International Merit Scholarship is awarded to undergraduate applicants based on the strength of their application and pays €2,000 towards the first year of tuition.

DCU International Merit Scholarship The International Merit Scholarship is awarded to postgraduate applicants based on the strength of their application and pays €2,000 towards tuition fees.

Government of Ireland Scholarships The Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship is awarded by the Irish Government to 60 Non-EU students who will study at an Irish University. It pays full tuition for a year of full-time undergraduate, master's, or PhD studies and a €10,000 stipend. It is not awarded or judged by DCU.

The students must hold an offer from an Irish University to apply.

Visa requirements for Dublin City University

Many international students will require a visa to study in Ireland, and this is a vital step of your study abroad journey. Make sure you understand the requirements you may need to meet before applying.

Ireland student visa requirements