Visiting Students

International Student Guide

Junior Year Abroad:New

Information for North American and European Students about the Courses in the J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics.  Visiting Student Booklet 2009-10 

Provisional timetable for (Spring) - there may be changes to this timetable up until end-January 2010.

Sample timetables for all Erasmus and Visiting Students (Fall)

General Information:

This University, originally established in 1845, was reconstituted as a Constituent University of the National University of Ireland in 1997 and its title was changed to National University of Ireland, Galway.

NUI Galway is situated on the scenic west coast of Ireland, in the city of Galway which has a population of around 62,000. The campus is located along the west bank of the Corrib river, which links Lough Corrib to Galway Bay and the Atlantic. The city, the centre of which is a ten-minute walk from campus, is noted for its lively range of social and artistic activity.

The college had a total student enrolment during 1999/2000 academic year of about 12,500, with academically strong programmes of teaching and research throughout its seven Faculties. Namely, Arts, Science, Commerce, Engineering, Celtic Studies, Medicine & Health Sciences, and Law.

In total the School of Business & Economics has at present 52 full-time appointments in the four business departments of Accountancy and Finance (including Management Information Systems), Management, Economics, and Marketing; it is also serviced by teachers from departments such as Industrial Engineering, Law, and Mathematics. NUI Galway has about 325 full-time academic staff and a similar number of part-time teachers.

Although NUI Galway has a special commitment towards the Irish language, all courses in the School of Business & Economics are taught in the English language & all academic and administrative activity can be conducted in English.

Participation in the ERASMUS/SOCRATES programme:

It is expected that linguistic preparation in English will have been given in the home university.

Orientation for all visiting students is provided on a College-wide basis. First Semester (Fall) or Year Long Visiting students are required to attend the orientation programme at the beginning of September. Second Semester (Spring) Visitors attend orientation in January. At orientation students will be informed about registration arrangements.

Communications and queries about the School of Business & Economics participation in ERASMUS/SOCRATES should be sent to:

• Ms. Raphael McLoughlin
  Rm 355Cairnes Building, Newcastle Road, NUI Galway  
  Tel: 353-91-493620 Fax: 353-91-494546
  Email: raphael.mcloughlinnuigalway.ie

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Accommodation:

NUI Galway has on-campus student residencies at Corrib Village (Baile na Coiribe). It is important to note that this accommodation is available only to students who are visiting for the full Academic year. Please note the following contact address for the on-campus accommodation and communicate directly yourself with the Residences:

• Galway Student Residences,
  Baile na Coiribe,
  Newcastle,
  Galway.
  Phone: 353-91-527112
  Fax: 353-91-523661
  E-mail: infocorribstudents.com

Students visiting for one Semester only will not be able to be housed at Corrib Village. However, these students will be assisted in the task of finding accommodation in the city by:

• Ms. Agnes O'Farrell,
  Accommodation Officer,
  National University of Ireland, Galway.
  Phone: 353-9l-750378.
  Fax: 353-91-525700
  E-mail:  agnes.ofarrellnuigalway.ie

Office Opening Times Monday to Friday 9.15a.m. - 1.00p.m. and 2.15p.m. to 5.00p.m.

Such students are advised to come to Galway at least a week before orientation day in order to arrange accommodation. You are also advised to stay in budget (cheap) accommodation during the period when you are arranging permanent accommodation. Note the following:

• City Centre:
  Kinlay House (near train station)
  Merchants Road
  Eyre Square
  Galway.
  Tel: 353-91-565244
  Fax: 353-91-565245.

Course Selection:

Courses taken by ERASMUS students will be chosen from the schedule of courses for the second and final years of the three year full-time B.Comm. undergraduate programme. Please note the following:

• Courses offered on a year-long basis (those marked with an asterisk in the schedule) can only be taken by students visiting for the full academic year.
• It may be necessary for operational reasons to alter the course schedule.
• The lecture timetable (issues at orientation) will contain course clashes.

The staff of the School of Business & Economics will be available to assist the incoming students regarding choice of courses.

Each course is assigned a weight (5 or 10 ECTS), which generally corresponds to the number of lecture hours per week. The normal weight of courses taken by NUI Galway students is 30 ECTS per semester.

Assessment is mainly by a written terminal examination of two or three hours, although some courses may use assessment by course work such as projects or essays carrying up to 50% of the available marks. Marks are awarded out of 100%, and the pass mark is 40%.

Examination Standards:

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