Did you know that Arabic is the official language of 25 states?
Not sure what to choose?
We offer electives in fourteen global languages at levels ranging from absolute beginner to advanced. So, whether you’re starting from scratch, refreshing your memory or honing your skills, we have something for you!
See the full list of modules on offer below.
Modules are offered at six different levels of proficiency, from Level 1 (absolute beginners) to Level 6 (advanced).
Each one of these levels broadly corresponds to the widely recognised CEFR Levels for proficiency in language learning.
If you are not a beginner, you have to choose a module at a level which best matches your language skills.
Go to Find Your Language Level to get more information about levels.
Choose from 14 languages:
Did you know that Chinese is the most widely spoken language in the world?
Did you know that 80% of the world's electronically stored data is in English?
LANG10510 - English for Academic Purposes 4
LANG10040 - English for Academic Purposes 5
LANG10530 - English for Academic Writing 5
LANG20260 - English for Academic Writing 6
Did you know that English is the most widely taught language in the world?
Did you know that French is the official language of 29 countries?
LANG20330 - French Gen Purp 3a
Did you know that German is the most widely spoken language in the EU?
Did you know that approximately 40,000 people in Ireland communicate in ISL?
Did you know that the Italian alphabet only has 21 letters?
LANG10010 - Italian Gen Purp 1
LANG10070 - Italian Gen Purp 2
Did you know that Anime accounts for 60% of the world's animation-based entertainment?
Did you know that Korean is one of the youngest written languages in the world?
Did you know that Polish has the second largest number of speakers among the Slavic languages?
Did you know that Portuguese is the official language of 9 states?
Did you know that over a quarter of the world's scientific literature is published in Russian?
LANG10220 - Russian Gen Purp 1
LANG10350 - Russian Gen Purp 2
Did you know that, in terms of numbers of native speakers, Spanish is the world's second most spoken language?
LANG10230 - Spanish Gen Purp 1
LANG10260 - Spanish Gen Purp 2
LANG20390 - Spanish Gen Purp 3a
LANG20400 - Spanish Gen Purp 3b
LANG20470 - Spanish Gen Purp 4
Did you know that Swahili is the easiest African language for English speakers to learn?
Why take a language elective with us?
Wondering how to register?
UCD undergraduate students: to register for language electives on SISweb, please select 'Global Languages' from the drop-down menu under 'Subject Search' (the second search box) on the elective registration tab.
You can also enter the module codes above into the first keyword 'Search' box (LANG...).
For more tips on how to register to elective modules, please see here. For more information, please email: (opens in a new window)languages@ucd.ie
Erasmus, Exchange or Postgraduate students: please email (opens in a new window)languages@ucd.ie to be registered (provided you have 5 credits available).
Each elective is worth 5 credits.
Structured Electives
It is also possible to achieve a Structured Elective with some of our language modules. A Structured Elective means taking your elective credits in a structured manner over the course of your programme to form a recognised block of learning in a subject area amounting to a minimum of 15 credits – typically three 5 credit modules.
A Structured Elective will appear on your official UCD Transcript, and means future employers will see that you have a block of credits in a specific area.
Find out more here.
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