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Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
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University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose NUI Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at NUI Galway is all about here.
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About NUI Galway
About NUI Galway
Since 1845, NUI Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
NUI Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching across a range of key areas of expertise.
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Research
Research
NUI Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at NUI Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at NUI Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni, Friends & Supporters
Alumni, Friends & Supporters
There are over 90,000 NUI Galway graduates Worldwide, connect with us and tap into the online community.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At NUI Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Arts & Social Science
Arts & Social Science
As a student of the humanities and social sciences you will study human culture, society and the relationships among individuals within a society from a number of different perspectives. Our humanities courses include literature, history, archaeology and Irish studies and our suite of social science courses include psychology, economics, political science and sociology.
You will be able to choose from a variety of courses that will provide you with a thorough knowledge of the subject area and an opportunity to explore its particular themes & concepts from a variety of viewpoints.
Through your studies you will develop innovative and creative forms of thought, expand your written communication skills, improve your analytical and problem-solving skills and learn to critically examine society and the world in which you live.
Arts & Social Science courses:
Archaeology of Ireland online (Diploma)
Humanities/Social Sciences (Degree)
Irish Studies Online (Diploma)
Political Science & Sociology (Diploma)
Psychology of Counselling (Diploma)
