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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.
Visiting Students
Visiting Students
The School of Political Science and Sociology has a strongly international orientation. Our researchers and research clusters conduct and communicate their research internationally and participate in international research, policy and advocacy networks. Our curriculum is informed by our research and is global in its scope, providing diverse opportunities for in-depth elective studies. The School welcomes between 50-100 international students every year, including many European Erasmus and North American Junior Year Abroad students, as well as students and postgraduate fellows from many other countries.
Undergraduate Visiting Students
The available modules for Visiting Students are part of the programme called BA (Joint Honours). All modules are worth 5 ECTS. Please check requirements from your home university on the type of modules and the number of credits that you are required to take.
Student Handbook and Registration Form
Visiting Students Handbook 2022-23
Visiting Students Registration Form 2022-23
Postgraduate Visiting Students
The modules available for you to enrol are part of our Masters programmes:
- MA in Gender, Globalisation and Rights
- MA in Politics and Sociology
- MA in Public Policy
Please consult the webpage for each programme to check available modules in AY2021-2022. The link to postgraduate programmes is available here, and for information on modules on the stuctured Ph.D. programme in the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies please contact Seosamh MacDonnacha.
All prospective students should review the information page provided by the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies at NUI Galway.
Contact
Dr Vesna Malesevic
International Student Coordinator
Room 324, 2nd Floor
School of Political Science & Sociology
Áras Moyola, Central Campus
Telephone: 353 (0)91 49 5014
Email: vesna.malesevic@nuigalway.ie