Podiatric Medicine
• Podiatric Medicine is a healthcare
profession that specialises in the
management of diseases and
disorders of the lower limb and foot.
Podiatrists are educated in diagnosis,
planning and implementing of
interventions for all age groups.
• The course is the only such
professionally accredited
qualification of its kind in Ireland.
• If you would like to know if a
career as a podiatrist is for you,
why not take part in our shadowing
programme at Merlin Park Podiatry
Clinic in Galway.
Speech and Language Therapy
Speech and language therapy is an
exciting and dynamic healthcare
profession, focused on improving
the quality of life of people
living with communication and
swallowing disorders.
• Speech and language therapists
work in a variety of settings,
including hospitals, primary care
health centres and schools.
• Students undertake part of their
placement in the teaching and
research clinic located on the
university campus.
Children and Youth Studies Three streams –
You will work with internationally
leading experts to improve the lives
of children in Ireland.
• NUI Galway is a Centre of Excellence
in Children’s Research and Practice.
• NUI Galway offers three unique and
exclusive programmes in Children
and Youth Studies.
Law and Human Rights
The Law and Human Rights
course is an innovative and unique
programme—the first of its kind in
Ireland.
• The School of Law and the Irish
Centre for Human Rights at NUI
Galway are pioneers in legal
education and research on human
rights.
• Students will have the opportunity
to apply for work placement or
study abroad opportunities in their
third year
Law and Taxation
In today’s commercial world,
taxation is a key component of the
global business environment. Law
firms are expanding their practice
in the area of taxation, creating an
increased demand for law graduates
with a knowledge of taxation.
• This degree will provide students
with the knowledge and skills for
legal practice, taxation or both.
• This distinctive degree allows
students to combine the study of
a full undergraduate law degree
with taxation and still explore other
related areas of law and commerce:
Business and Commercial Law,
Accountancy, Economics, Digital
Business and Management.
Law, Criminology and Criminal Justice
This is a unique law degree
offering for students with an
interest in crime and criminology.
• Students have the opportunity
to combine the study of a full
undergraduate law degree with
specially developed modules in
criminology, criminal justice and
human rights.
• Students will have access to
world-class academics who
specialise in the fields of criminal
justice, criminology, international
criminal law, and psychology.
Engineering Undenominated
Engineering is a wide area, covering
such fields as civil, biomedical,
mechanical, energy systems,
electrical and electronic engineering,
and computer technology.
Undenominated Engineering allows
you to explore the different areas
in your first year of study, affording
you the time you need to find the
programme that is right for you.
• On successful completion of your first
year exams, you will be able to apply
to specialise by transferring to the
second year of one of these courses:
Energy Systems Engineering, Civil
Engineering, Project and Construction
Management, Electronic and Computer
Engineering, Electrical and Electronic
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
Biomedical Engineering, Computer
Science and Information Technology
Project and Construction Management
This is an interdisciplinary degree course
that sets out to develop the technical,
business, managerial and interpersonal
skills needed to manage large, complex
projects in industry and the public
sector in areas such as construction,
biopharmaceutics, technology and
telecommunications.
• Students of this degree course learn
about managerial and accounting
principles and human resource
management and gain an insight into the
concepts of financial management. Other
areas of study include health and safety
law, quality management and planning.
• The Project Management Institute
estimates that more than 15 million new
project management related roles will
be created globally across engineering
industries by 2020.
Medicine
The Human Biology Building is a four-storey
recently opened building with a gross floor
area of 8,200m² housing the disciplines of
Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology
and Therapeutics. The purpose of the
building is to provide a facility in which all of
these disciplines are within a research-led
environment and to:
• Deliver core preclinical curricula to Medical
and Health Science students;
• Deliver core curricula to Science,
Biomedical Science and Engineering
students;
• Provide a venue for postgraduate taught
masters degrees;
• Provide a venue for discipline-specific
training in third and forth years.
The building has been designed as a teaching
and research facility with accommodation
including undergraduate teaching
laboratories, research laboratories, offices,
open-plan write-up spaces, meeting rooms,
tiered lecture theatres and other ancillary
facilities. This facility has greatly enhanced
teaching and research across disciplines,
providing our students with access to cuttingedge research and learning opportunities
Mental Health Nursing
The Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health Promotion
is a part-time outreach programme (Level 9) that has been
jointly developed by NUI Galway and Mental Health Ireland.
This programme is designed for professionals working in
different sectors who wish to develop the knowledge, skills and
competencies of mental health promotion and its implementation
in practice. The programme’s aim is to provide participants with
professional education and training in the principles and practice
of promoting positive mental health and well-being. Course
participants will acquire an understanding of the concepts,
principles and evidence base for mental health promotion
and the practical implementation of mental health promotion
interventions from a national and international perspective.
Programme delivery is through blended learning with online
course materials for self-study accompanied by face-to-face
instruction through lectures and workshops, with students
attending one day per month throughout the academic year.
On-site delivery will be offered at the NUI Galway campus. This
programme is open to those working in a professional capacity
in areas such as mental health, health promotion, public health,
primary care, education, community work, nursing, social work,
psychology and allied fields.
