Education Computer Science and Mathetical Studies
This course allows you to combine
the study of mathematics with
computer science and post-primary
teaching education.
• This is a four-year, concurrent initial
teacher education programme
and includes a number of school
placement opportunities throughout
the course.
• At the end of this four-year course
graduates will be eligible to teach
computer science and mathematics.
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.
Software Design & Development Industry Stream
The goal of this one-year postgraduate conversion programme,
codesigned with industry partners, is to increase the supply of
skilled graduates to meet the needs of Ireland’s high-growth
software industry. It provides graduates with a fast-track,
focused computing qualification, and presents them with an
opportunity to obtain valuable industry work experience.
We work closely with our industry partners to provide our
graduates with a foundation in software design, a capstone
project led by industry and a potential work placement to gain
industrial experience.
Students will be eligible for entry into the MSc in Software
Design and Development (see page 214) subject to places being
available and having graduated with a minimum of a 2.1 award in
the Higher Diploma.
Arts Child, Youth and Family: Policy and Practice
Do you want to learn how to work
directly with children, youth and
families and help them reach their
potential?
• Graduates from this this programme
will have the knowledge and skills
to implement and shape policy for
children, youth and families.
• Based in the School of Political
Science and Sociology, the
programme provides a unique
opportunity for students to acquire
the relevant practice knowledge
to work in child, youth and family
services, alongside sociological and
political studies.
• You would be joining a programme
that is the only undergraduate
course of its kind in Ireland; includes
a nine-month work placement in
Year Three; involves small group
teaching led academics at the
internationally renowned UNESCO
Child and Family Research Centre
(www.childandfamilyresearch.ie )
based in the Institute for Lifecourse
and Society, the University’s flagship
institute for Applied Social Science
Arts Children’s Studies;
• If you just want to study ‘children’ along
with two other traditional Arts subjects and
progress to secondary school teaching for
example, among other careers, maybe Arts
with Children’s Studies is for you.
• If you want to study ‘children’ at an indepth level over four years in a degree
that is practice based and pursue a career
in primary school teaching for example,
among other careers, maybe Arts (Children’s
Studies) is for you.
• If you want to study Children, Youth and
Family at an in-depth level over four years,
at the UNESCO Child and Family Research
Centre (www.childandfamilyresearch.ie ),
the University’s flagship institute for Applied
Social Science, undertake a nine-month
work placement and be ready to take up
employment upon graduation in youth
work, child welfare and other areas, maybe
Arts (Child, Youth and Family: Policy &
Practice) is for you.
Arts with Children Studies
This is the only degree in Ireland
or the UK that enables students
to combine an Arts degree with a
specialism in Children’s Studies.
• Selected Children’s Studies modules
alongside the Arts subjects.
• Students can avail of a work
placement and or exchange
opportunity in third year.
• Specifically recommended for those
interested in secondary
school teaching.
Bachelor Of Arts Joint-Honours* Options in Archaeology, Ancient Classics, Geography, History
You will study three subjects in First Year and
then pursue two of the subjects you pass in
first year to degree level. During orientation
week, you will have the opportunity to
learn about all the subjects that are on offer
and how different subject combinations
fit well together
Mathematical Science
This course provides students with
a solid foundation in mathematical
science, including all aspects of
mathematics and its applications.
• Students will have the opportunity
to specialise in particular areas,
for example, mathematics,
applied mathematics, financial
mathematics, computer science,
data science, statistics and
bioinformatics.
• Quantitative skills are highly valued,
and this degree prepares graduates
for a wide variety of careers across
a diverse range of sectors
Environmental Health & Safety
This multidisciplinary course is
designed to provide graduates with
the knowledge and skills necessary
to ensure the welfare and well-being
of people at work.
• Students benefit from a sevenmonth professional work placement
at the end of Year 3.
• Accredited by the Institution of
Occupational Safety and Health,
enabling graduates to work in a
health and safety role both at home
and internationally.
• In recent years there has been a
significant increase in the number
of environmental health and safety
positions advertised.
