Earn credits and broaden your horizons at a young and exciting university in the legendary city of Dublin!
Scholarships up to €1000 are available
Dublin City University (DCU) is a progressive and rapidly growing university in the educated and innovative capital of Dublin. Located just north of the city centre, DCU’s large main campus and many satellite campuses attract international students from all over the world. If you want to combine an innovative and forward-thinking university with the fun and adventure of student life in Dublin, then DCU will tick all the boxes.
*These are semester start dates, not dates dates of arrival. Please contact us before purchasing airfare.
Spring 2023 Semester: €16,150
Airfare, mandatory international health insurance, supplies for classes, visa costs, in-country transportation and spending money aren’t included.
€95 Non refundable
€500 Non refundable
DCU is a young and vibrant university. Founded in 1980, it has built a strong reputation for innovation, research and sustainability. It has ranked consistently in the Times Higher Education Top 100 universities under 50 years old, and attracts more and more students every year. The student population has grown by over 50% in the last five years, and one reason is the high graduate employment rate, which was 19th in the world according to the 2020 QS Graduate Employability Rankings.
DCU’s culture is progressive and forward-thinking. In 2017, DCU received the Athena Swan Bronze Award for gender equality, and in 2018 it became the world’s first autism-friendly university. In 2019 the university was shortlisted for a Sustainable Energy award for its progress in energy efficiency and its plans to be carbon-neutral in the future.
Ashoka U has designated DCU a ‘Changemaker Campus’ for its work in social entrepreneurship, and the university is a member of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU), a network committed to innovation and entrepreneurship.
DCU has five main faculties which together offer over 70 taught programmes. Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Health, Engineering and Computing, Education and the DCU Business School all have their own modern facilities and excellent standalone reputations.
The DCU Business School has AACSB accreditation, which has been earned by less than five percent of the world’s business schools.
The Politics and International Studies programme, as well as Communication and Media Studies, are ranked in the top 200 in the world for their subject area (QS World University Subject rankings 2019). The DCU Communications programme is considered the best in Ireland, and many DCU alumni hold high profile positions in the media, including Anne-Marie Tomchak, Digital Director at British Vogue, Noel Curran, Director-General of the European Broadcasting Union and Laura Whitmore, MTV and ITV Presenter.
DCU’s Engineering schools are well known for the research expertise of staff, state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, and industry collaboration.
DCU is located 20 minutes north of the city centre, with regular bus services to and from all parts of the city. The main 72-acre campus has a strong community feel and houses the Student Centre, a huge library, campus residences, cafes, restaurants and bars, and famed Helix, its award-winning conference and event venue. There’s always a buzz on campus with over 100 clubs and societies study abroad students are encouraged to join.
DCU’s sports complex is also one of the best in the country, with a 25 meter swimming pool and spa, superb fitness gym, basketball courts, squash courts and a sprint track.
DCU makes the course choice for international students really simple with five ‘Study Abroad’ streams. The five streams match the five DCU faculties so you can study a subject related to your Major and complement it with a range of other hand-picked modules.
Each semester students typically take between 20-30 ECTS credits, which typically translates to 12-18 US credits. Check with your home university to see how they transfer back ECTS. Most modules (classes) are between 5-10 ECTS each, so a standard semester course load can be anywhere from three to six modules.
DCU has two academic semesters. Semester 1 is from late September to late January, while Semester 2 is from early February to late May.
Dublin appears on every list of the world’s friendliest cities, and once you get here you’ll see why. Nowhere else combined the welcoming atmosphere and chatty locals of a town and the endless calendar of festivals, music and cultural events of a big city. Dublin has a high concentration of students and many of those are international. They rave about Dublin’s diversity, cracking nightlife, world-class museums and walkability – it really is perfectly sized for a capital city.
Ireland is an ideal base for exploring the rest of Europe during your stay. DCU is 20 minutes from Dublin airport, and from there London is an hour’s flight away. Regular, short hop flights mean you can do Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam and other European cities in a weekend.
Airfare, in-country transportation, materials for class, meals, visa fees and spending money aren’t included.
Students will be placed in either homestay accommodation with breakfasts and dinners provided or in a self-catered student residence. There is a housing shortage in Ireland, so students will be placed in what is available.*
Roommate requests are taken into consideration, yet cannot be guaranteed.
*Extra fees may apply based on housing availability
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*Exams are run very differently in Ireland than what you might be used to. The classes you take may or may not have final exams, and the ones that do can be scheduled at any stage during the exam period. This may mean you have one at the beginning of the period and one at the end with nothing in between. You must remain in Ireland and take all of your exams regardless of any time lapse in between sittings.
** Exam and semester results are not finalised immediately after the semester ends, rather they need to go through a detailed process and system of checks and balances. There is no way to rush official results regardless of when your home university prefers to receive them.
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We offer scholarships up to €1000 off the programme price. They are competitive, so act quickly and apply here now!
The scholarship application has two parts: a one-page essay about how the placement will contribute to your academic and career goals, and a choice of how you might record your experience. You can choose to either:
All scholarship recipients will also be required to:
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