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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.
Australia
Australia
Entry Requirements
Please check individual programme pages to see whether the entry requirments are a 2:2 or 2:1.
Programme |
Qualification |
Minimum Grade Required/Degree 2:2 Equivalent |
Very Good/2:1 Equivalent |
Excellent/1st Equivalent |
| Foundation Programme | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Undergraduate Programmes | Good grades in Year 12 examinations and proof of entitlement to enter the Australian University system. | Min 85 ATAR / Min 7 OP (Queensland) | 92 or 3-5
In one of the following High School Certificates and an appropriate ATAR score or Overall Position (Queensland Certificate of Education): |
97.5 or 1-2
In one of the following High School Certificates and an appropriate ATAR score or Overall Position (Queensland Certificate of Education): |
| Postgraduate Programmes | 3 year Bachelor Degree from a G8 University | 70% or 2/4 GPA | 80% or 3/4 GPA | 90% or 4/4 GPA |
| 3 year Bachelor Degree from RMIT | 70% or 2/4 GPA | 80% or 3/4 GPA | 90% or 4/4 GPA | |
| 4-year Honours Degree | 2.1 / 70 % | 2.1 / 70 % | 1st / 80% |
Student Profiles
Student profiles from AustraliaAtaur Rahman, MSc Hydrology
"I am fortunate enough to have completed a world-class course in Hydrology at National University of Ireland, Galway which was taught by world-leading academics and researchers. Since my course completion in 1990, I have been able to play a key role in hydrologic application and research in Bangladesh and Australia based on the knowledge I gained from my studies in Galway."
— Professor Ataur Rahman, MSc Hydrology, NUIG, 1990 Graduating Class Water and Environmental Engineering, School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, University of Western Sydney
