Journalism
This course is designed to prepare
you for real-world careers in the
media, while at the same time
allowing you to complete a jointhonours degree with one other Arts
subject of your choice.
• This exciting programme allows you
to undertake practical modules in
print, online, social media, radio and
television journalism across four
years of study.
• Students have the opportunity
to engage in a professional work
placement in third year of this
course.
• NUI Galway has new state-of-theart journalism facilities including
a digital newsroom, Ultra High
Definition 4K TV studio and our own
radio station!
Geography and Geosystems
There is a growing demand for a work
force literate in the scientific and
geographic protocols used to advance
environmental issues such as climate
change, energy use, sustainable
development, and policy.
• This programme is aimed at motivated
school leavers and mature students
with a strong interest in how natural
systems function and how the
ecosystem goods and services
provided by the environment are
impacted by human activity.
• The programme focuses on fieldbased learning to provide students
with diverse opportunities to
supplement their academic learning
with hands-on research and technical
experiences outside the classroom.
• As a graduate of this programme, you
will become an expert in humanenvironment relationships with a
focus on the spatial dynamics of the
natural world and the sustainable
management of our natural resources
Global Languages
This degree course aims to
produce graduates with a high
level of competence in at least two
languages. You can choose from
French, German, Irish, Italian
and Spanish.
• Italian is available at beginner
level, and German and Spanish are
available to both beginners and
post-Leaving Certificate students.
French and Irish are available at
post-Leaving Certificate level.
• Students can choose minors in
a range of languages or a minor
subject covering language-related
fields like translation and linguistics,
media and technology, and literature
and culture.
• Students may take short introductory
courses in Chinese and Latin.
Global Media
You’ll get to study an exciting,
globally-focused subject with
a specialism in media studies,
and be able to undertake some
practical modules in media, digital
communication and journalism.
• Galway has a vibrant media sector
both on-campus and off-campus
with strong media production, film
and television companies based
in the West of Ireland as well as a
student-run radio station, Flirt FM,
on campus.
• You can choose a second Arts
subject to take to degree level
Government Politics, Economics and Law
Do you want to better understand
how government works and how
public policy can be improved?
• Do you want to better understand
how politics, economics and law
combine to produce public and
social policy?
• Are you interested in working in
government, business or law? If so,
then the BA: Government (Politics,
Economics, and Law) at NUI Galway
is for you.
• The three core disciplines of this
degree combine to give graduates
unique knowledge and background
to develop careers in both the
private and public sectors.
Human Rights
This is the only undergraduate
course of its kind in Ireland, allowing
you to combine the study of Arts
subjects with Human Rights.
• Human Rights modules are taught
at the Irish Centre for Human
Rights, which is one of the world’s
premier academic human rights
institutions, dedicated to the study
and promotion of human rights,
international criminal law and
international humanitarian law.
• Students will have the opportunity to
undertake work placement or study
abroad. The placement provides
a unique opportunity to develop
practical skills and experience the
reality of a career in the field of
human rights. Placements have been
secured around the world, from
Dublin to London, Genève, Madrid,
Mexico, Peru and the Philippines.
Mathematics and Education
This course provides a unique
opportunity to pursue a four-year,
full-time honours Mathematics
degree, which incorporates a highly
regarded teaching qualification.
• Graduates of the course are
recognised mathematicians
and are also recognised by the
Teaching Council of Ireland as
qualified second-level teachers
of Mathematics and Applied
Mathematics.
• This is the only available four-year
undergraduate degree in Ireland that
offers a concurrent degree-level
qualification in both Mathematics
and Mathematics teaching.
Data Science
Data scientists are in great demand nationally
and internationally in all domains where data
are collected. As the application areas for
data science are very broad, you can work
in a field that sparks your own personal
interest such as healthcare, social science,
entertainment, sports, genomics, business,
intelligence, security and academia.
Digital Arts and Technology
• Our lives are increasingly shaped
by digital technologies. But how
can new technologies be used
constructively and creatively? What
are the impacts, both positive and
negative, of the new technologies?
• You will gain up-to-date
practical skills in the creative
and professional use of digital
technologies, including coding,
database construction, web design,
and digital content creation.
• The course allows you to complete
one full course in an Arts subject,
combined with training in relevant
aspects of information technology
(IT) and data science.
• 90% of employers now look for
advanced IT skills in potential
employees (Irish Times,
22 February 2017).
Drama, Theatre and Perfornce Studies
This programme blends theoretical and practical approaches to
the study of drama, and is particularly suited to applicants who
wish to produce theatre publicly, write or review plays, teach
drama, or carry out further academic research. Applicants with a
general interest in theatre are also very welcome.
