English and Creative Writing

In 2017, 2018, 2019, and again
in 2020, English at NUI Galway
was ranked in the top 150 English
Departments worldwide.
• The study of English is the study
of creative expression in the
English language. We examine
novels, stories, plays, poems,
films, journalism and digital media
by women and men from many
historical periods and from various
parts of the world, including regions
such as Ireland, Britain, North
America, Africa and Asia.
• We help you develop your own
critical thinking and communication
skills to an advanced level.

Film and Digital Media

The BA in Film and Digital Media
offers students a unique combination
of theory and practice across the
areas of film and digital media.
• This course provides students with
a comprehensive grounding in
the theory and history of film and
digital media as well as training
in the fundamentals of film
practice, screenwriting, and digital
development and design.
• With a core focus on the
development of critical and creative
skills, the BA (Film and Digital Media)
prepares graduates for a career
in the broad field of the creative
industries, including film and
television production, digital content
creation, cultural administration,
screenwriting and digital marketing.
• As a UNESCO City of Film and
the home of the Irish Film Board,
Galway is situated at the heart of
Ireland’s creative and cultural sector.

Film Production & Direction

Graduates have gone on to further research at PhD level and
have acquired positions as lecturers and researchers in thirdlevel institutions. Graduates have also found employment in a
range of film festival, film and media production, and journalism
roles, including university lecturer, television producer,
publisher’s production assistant, film producer and director,
newspaper editor, journalist, teacher, theatre administrator, and
film festival programmer.

Film Studies: Theory and Practice

The MA in Film Studies: Theory and Practice is a pioneering
programme that prepares students for a range of careers in film,
screenwriting and media-related areas. Film today offers a broad
mix of employment opportunities, including in academia, film
and media practice, and arts administration. This programme
combines a strong academic focus on the critical and historical
study of film, with modules addressing digital film practice,
screenwriting, film administration, education and festival curation.

The programme allows students to pursue either an academic-
focused pathway or a practice-based approach to film, including

the possibility of completing a feature-length screenplay during
the academic year. The full-time programme comprises three
seminar courses during the academic year and a choice from up
to six options over two 12-week semesters, from which students
must choose three. Part-time students will take half of these
modules each year.

Fine Art: Studio Art

The two-year MFA provides an immersive education in the

development of professional practice as an artist while the one-
year MA provides a master’s-level education in art appropriate to

a diverse range of applications. Students on both programmes
produce a final exhibition and also demonstrate capabilities
for critical enquiry through fine art, with the ability to evaluate
their work through an informed grasp of the social, cultural and
theoretical concerns shaping the discourse on contemporary fine
art research and practice.
Studio practice and critique is at the core of the MFA and MA
programmes, comprising studio-based individual mentoring
and rigorous group critiques. Modules include (for those that are
studio-based): Historical and Critical Studies; and Professional
Studies. They are delivered through seminars, symposia and
educational visits to Dublin, London and Berlin.

Fine Art

This post-baccalaureate programme assists you in finding your
voice as an artist and prepares you for application to and potential
enrolment in an MFA programme.
Studio practice and critique is at the core of the programme,
taking the form of negotiated projects for independent study that
also involve portfolio preparation and career planning. Studio
courses provide teaching in a choice of disciplines where you
work alongside undergraduate students. Historical and Critical
Studies examines key concepts in modern and contemporary
art to assist you in contextualising your emerging art practice.
The Burren: Culture and Environment introduces you to a wide
range of environmental and cultural studies in the west of Ireland,
ranging from natural history and geology to archaeology and
modern history. You will also visit galleries and museums in Dublin,
with optional trips to London and Berlin.

Music Technology & Production

This programme is designed for students wishing to build a career in the Music and Audio production industry. Graduates will have the knowledge and skills needed to perform at a high-level in a number of modern technical environments, including: recording studios, video editing suites, and in live theatre.

Graduates will know the principles and operation of studio equipment in both digital and analogue realms; will learn the specifics of music, musical instruments and factors affecting the quality of recording, including: mixing, mastering and mass production. Later in the programme, an emphasis is placed on the music business and business planning, particularly in relation to events and events management.

Music Technology and Production students have access to state-of-the-art recording and production facilities at TUS and our experienced lecturers give students the thorough, hands-on and personal support they need to make the most of their studies. Features of the programme include producing music, i.e. recording, synthesizing sequencing, composing, performing, editing, evaluating, marketing and selling music.

Creative Broadcast & FilmProduction

This skills based programme offers students an exciting opportunity to explore the world of the broadcast media industry, covering a range of disciplines across film and TV production, visual effects, editing, radio, audio mixing, photography, as well as broadcast technologies across a range of new and traditional media platforms.
We offer our students a range of prospects for both academic and career progression in the broadcast, film, and creative media industries, as well as extensive hands on production work experience. If you have a story to tell, we will show you how.

Features of the programme:
• Industry led Production & Post Production Practices;
• Digital Photography & Cinematography Techniques;
• Creative Design for CGI, VFX & Digital Art Direction;
• Participate in the Limerick International Film Festival (Hosted by the Film Production programme);
• Work in our state of the art Millennium Theatre on a range of live events.

Creative Media & Design

The aim of the programme is to meet the demand for graduates with both visual and interactive design skills that can produce immersive digital media experiences. Graduates will be able to work in a range of roles and contexts across the Digital Media, Design and Technology sectors. Graduates will be equipped with knowledge and skills related to Interface & User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Visualisation (in both an interactive and non-interactive context), Augmented and Mixed Reality, Web Technologies and Motion Graphics.

The programme blends technology with visual and interactive design practices to produce unique graduates. The programme is heavily focused on the needs and requirements of the digital media sector. To this end, students are provided with comprehensive lectures, tutorials and workshops in creative, design and technological fields. Students also gain valuable work experience and opportunities to collaborate with external organisations and agencies by undertaking client-led external briefs.

Delivery focuses on foundational visual and interactive design principles, complemented with the development of technological skills. As the programme progresses, there is a greater emphasis on the creation of an overall immersive digital media experience. This is achieved through cross-modular projects that require students to be cognisant of both creative and technical requirements in the conception and execution of project briefs.