BACHELOR OF ARTS

The Maynooth Bachelor of Arts Degree - MH101

• 32 MH101 subjects are timetabled in 6 groups and you can choose 2, 3 or 4 subjects in 1st year - maximum 1 subject per group.
• Choose MH101 on your CAO application. Choose your MH101 subjects (2, 3 or 4) when you register in MU in September 2025. You will have up to four weeks to change your mind on your subjects.
• Leaving Certificate applicants are required to present (as a minimum): 2H5 & 4O6/H7 and O6/H7 in Irish, English, 3rd language.
• Most BA subjects require no prior knowledge. Some BA subjects require specific Leaving Certificate grades. These extra requirements are not checked by the CAO but are checked by the University when it comes to subject registration in September.
• Flexible second year pathways and lots of choice are also part of what makes the MH101 degree so appealing to our applicants.
• Erasmus/Study Abroad option after 2nd year.
  

Select the Course Structure tab for MH101 subject details and links to more information about the subject groups/pathways after 1st year.
Select the How to Apply tab for details about specific BA subject requirements.

Visit the International Office website for details.

Leaving Certificate Applicants

Required to present (as a minimum): 2H5 & 4O6/H7 and O6/H7 in Irish, English, 3rd language. Round 1 points 2024: 307

HEAR and DARE

DARE: The Disability Access Route to Education is a third level alternative admissions scheme for school-leavers whose disabilities have had a negative impact on their second level education.

HEAR: The Higher Education Access Route is a third level admissions scheme for school leavers from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Contact the Access Office for more information about these access routes.

The Maynooth Education

Click here for details about optional Critical Skills courses, Electives and degree pathways.

After graduation
> As an arts graduate you will have versatility on your side. Some seek graduate employment and others opt for postgraduate specialisation.
> Over the course of your three or four year degree you are given the opportunity to gain valuable skills including the hugely important ability to think critically and analytically. Our Arts students are encouraged to become flexible thinkers who are ready for the challenges of the modern workplace in the years following graduation.

Some of the areas in which Maynooth BA graduates develop their careers include:

• Human resources & training
• Finance
• Psychology
• Law
• Marketing & advertising
• Business
• Publishing & information
• Librarianship
• Teaching – primary & second level
• Social policy
• Leisure
• Travel & tourism
• Media & communications
• Translation
• Arts & culture
• Management consultancy
• Computing & IT
• Civil service
• Medicine (graduate entry programmes)
• Economics
• Public relations
• Political lobbying