Global Challenges at DCU

Want to change the world? To address global challenges like climate change, fake news and global inequality, the world needs curious, ambitious people who can develop smart, sustainable solutions. If you want to design creative solutions to real-world problems, you can gain the knowledge and skills you’ll need to make real change happen on the BSc in Global Challenges.

You’ll study diverse social science and technical topics, including cutting-edge emerging technologies and valuable international relations specialisms. You’ll learn through hackathons, gamification and challenge-based team learning. And you’ll build a toolkit of skills such as leadership, project planning and research. These will enable you to work across multiple disciplines, manage diverse projects and become a thought and action leader of tomorrow.

During the course, you’ll frequently encounter our industry partners during projects, workshops and events. You’ll also complete a nine-month work placement in third year.

By the time you graduate, you’ll be able to develop projects that are technically feasible, and also take into account the social, cultural, economic, political and environmental impact. You could end up working as a project leader, strategic innovator, digital innovation strategist or similar in the public or private sector.

View our video on our Global Challenges programme here.

View our course page on our Global Challenges programme here.