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.
Midwifery Science
On graduation, students are eligible
for registration on the Midwifery
Division of the Register of Nurses
and Midwives, maintained by the
Nursing and Midwifery Board of
Ireland (NMBI).
• Students get a broad range of
clinical experience in four different
clinical placement sites: University
Hospital Galway, Mayo University
Hospital, Portiuncula University
Hospital Ballinasloe and Sligo
University Hospital.
Business
This Higher Diploma in Business Studies programme is
designed to provide you with a well-rounded understanding
of business. You will be educated in the fundamental skills of
business administration, enabling you to play an active role in
the management and development of business enterprises. All
modules assume that the student has no previous knowledge of
the subject.
This programme includes core modules in Accounting
and Financial Analysis, Financial Management, Principles of
Economics for Business, Management, Marketing Principles,
Management Information Systems, and Innovation: Creativity
and Enterprise. A wide range of optional modules are also
available to students in Semester 2, which include Accounting
for Management Decisions, Macroeconomics and the Business
Environment, Employment Relations, Global Marketing,
Implementing Digital Innovation, and Business Law (optional
modules may be subject to change). The range of modules
available allows students to either specialise in a particular
discipline or to study a broad range of business subjects.
International Hotel Management
• This course incorporates a year of
studies at the NUI Galway campus
in the fourth year.
• Students will develop a unique set
of skills combining professional
practical training, language
development, hands-on work
experience in the international hotel
industry and extensive commerce
theory specialising in a chosen
business field.
• This is a unique and versatile
qualification, perfect for a student
who is interested in a career in
the international hotel industry or
business.
International with French
This exciting four-year course in
Commerce with French will allow
you to develop your language
skills and live abroad while gaining
valuable insights into international
business and culture.
• It is the ideal international
qualification for students who want
to build a dynamic career in another
country or in an international firm
or who wish to significantly expand
their career choices.
• In their third year, students spend
a year abroad studying modules
in languages and business at an
approved university
International with German
The BComm International (German)
is a designated four-year degree
programme with the language,
social, cultural and business
elements forming a substantial part
of the course.
• Commerce/German graduates are
highly attractive to and sought after
by Irish and German employers.
• In their third year, students spend
a year abroad studying modules
in languages and business at an
approved university.
• Students on the BComm
International with German
programme can study in Bochum,
Göttingen, Nürnberg, Bamberg,
Trier or Steyr/Austria during the 3rd
year of their studies.
International with Spanish
The BComm International (Spanish)
is a designated four-year degree
programme with the language
and social, cultural and business
elements forming a substantial part
of the course.
• Spanish is the official language of
21 countries and has a significant
presence in many others—there
are more than 40 million Spanish
speakers in the USA alone.
• The number of Spanish speakers
worldwide is increasing year after
year. Spanish is one of the major
languages of international business
and communication.
Studies International Hotel Management
Shannon College works with a wide
range of international industry partners
who recruit students each year
providing exceptional employment
opportunities for graduates.
• This is the perfect qualification for a
student who is interested in a global
profession that is varied, unpredictable,
exciting and challenging, with
boundless opportunities for career
growth and progression.
• This degree programme offers a
combination of business studies,
practical learning and 21 months of
international work placement.
