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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 & Innovation
Research & Innovation
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.
Time Management
Returning to study part-time can be daunting, whether you are concerned about mastering course content, completing course assignments and exams, meeting new people or how you are going to balance work, family and study commitments.
These are normal concerns and at NUI Galway we are conscious of the many demands placed on you as an adult learner. This is why all new courses are developed on a modular basis providing you with manageable amounts of learning to enable you to combine work and life commitments with your studies.
Allocating time
As a general rule, it is recommended that if you are a student in a classroom-based course, you should spend at least two hours studying or researching at home for every hour spent in class. This may need to increase coming up to examination time.
The amount of study time involved in a blended learning course depends on the individual student. You complete each module at your own pace. You must also allow time to complete assignments. Most blended learning courses involve attendance at workshops or classroom-based lectures at different stages during the academic year. The number and duration of these activities vary across the different courses.
Managing your time will be one of the most challenging elements in returning to study. You will need to be focused, learn to prioritise key activities, develop dynamic task lists and aim to focus on high-value tasks
Here’s a short helpful Introduction to Time Management which will help you get started.
Further information on some useful links:
- Time management tips for students: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUO8Qvcs7cY
- As you prepare to return to learning, take a free online course in time management which will help you prepare and make the most of your time as an adult learner: www.futurelearn.com/courses/career-success