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ARC217, Arts/Science Buildingt: 091 492167 / e: [email protected] Module Descriptions: h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/archaeology/Undergraduate_Program/visiting_students.html

Archaeology

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationAR115 Celts, Vikings and Normans 2 5 Wri!en exam (2 hours)AR236 Interpretation in Archaeology 2 5 EssayAR243 "e Making of Urban Landscapes 2 5 EssayAR332 "e Development of the Castle in Medieval Europe 2 5 EssayAR334 Ancient Civilisations: "e Rise of Complex Societies 2 5 EssayAR249 Archaeological approaches to Ritual and Religion 2 5 EssayAR346 Social Identities in the Past 2 5 Essay

Room 508, Tower Block 2, Arts/Science Buildinge: [email protected] / t: 091-495448 Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/archaeology/ for module descriptions.

Classics

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationCC109 Rome and the Genesis of Europe 2 5 2 hour examCC228 "e History of the Roman Empire 2 5 Continuous AssessmentCC232 Beginning Latin Part 2 2 5 Continuous AssessmentCCS203 Latin and Historical Linguistics Part 2 2 5 ProjectCCS201 Studies in the Ancient Imagination 2 5 2 hour examCC321 Latin Texts from Medieval Ireland and Britain 2 5 2 hour examCC320 Studies in Latin Literature 2 5 Continuous AssessmentCCS206 Ancient Greek for Beginners Part Two 2 5 Continuous AssessmentCCS302 Classics and Continuity 2 5 2 hour examCCS305 Expressions of Power in Antiquity 2 5 2 hour examCCS306 Iconography 2 5 Continuous AssessmentCCS310 Studies in Ancient Greek Literature 2 5 Continuous Assessment

College of Arts, Social Science, and Celtic Studies Visiting Students should note that some Examinations may be scheduled during Study Week in Semester 2 and therefore students should not make travel arrangements during or around this week.

International A#airs O$ce, 7 Distillery Roade: [email protected] / t: 091-495277 Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/international for more information.

Arts in Action

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationNG160.i i Indigenous Arts Exploration 2 5 Continuous Assessment

New for Spring 2012

"is ten week practice based course uses archive and contemporary %lm as a road map to bring the wealth of traditional art forms of the main Irish speaking areas to life for visiting US students at NUI Galway. "ere are 20 places available on a %rst-come, %rst-served basis.

National University of Ireland, Galway8

Scoil na Gaeilge, Áras na Gaeilgee: [email protected] Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/gaeilge/index_irish.html for module descriptions.

Gaeilge

I gcás mac léinn nach sásaíonn na scrúdaitheoirí maidir lena gcumas teanga san ábhar, ní dheonófar pas san iomlán dóibh i scrúdú cinn bhliana an ábhair.Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationNG126 Saíocht agus Sochaí na Gaeilge 2 5 Scrúdú (2 uair an chloig)NG228 Teanga na Nua-Ghaeilge II 2 5 Measúnú Leanúnach & Scrúdú Scríofa (1 uair)NG261 An Nualitríocht II 2 5 Aiste & Scrúdú Scríofa (2 uair)NG262 Teanga agus Pobal I 2 5 Aiste & Scrúdú Scríofa (1 uair)NG325 Teanga na Nua-Ghaeilge IV 2 5 Measúnú Leanúnach & Scrúdú Scríofa (1 uair an chloig)NG363 Litríocht na Gaeilge 1200-1900 II 2 5 Scrúdú (2 uair an chloig)NG365 Teanga agus Pobal II 2 5 Scrúdú (1 uair an chloig)

Daoine a bhfuil spéis acu in aon cheann de na cúrsaí thuas, iarrtar orthu dul chun cainte leis an Dr Graham Isaac, Seomra 105 Áras na Gaeilge.

Scoil na Gaeilge, Áras na Gaeilgee: [email protected] Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/gaeilge/celtic_civilization/ for module descriptions.

Celtic Civilization

"e following modules are taught through the medium of English:Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationSG116 Celtic Mythology, Religion and Folklore 2 5 2 hour examinationSG217 ‘A Field of Gods and Men': Ancient Celtic Myths 2 5 EssaySG219 "e Celtic Languages in the Modern World 2 5 EssaySG220 King Arthur and the Holy Grail 2 5 EssaySG222* Medieval Irish Language II 2 5 2 hour examinationSG316 "e Celtic Languages and their Relatives 2 5 EssaySG320 Medieval Women in the Celtic-Speaking West 2 5 EssaySG319** Medieval Irish Language IV 2 5 2 hour examinationSG311 Poets and Courts: Celtic Literature c. 1150 – 1400 2 5 Essay

* SG221 Medieval Irish Language I (Sem. 1) prerequisite** SG317 Medieval Irish Language III (Sem. 1) prerequisite"ese modules are available only to students who have already studied Medieval Irish to an appropriate level. For further information please consult Dr. Graham Isaac, Room 105, Áras na Gaeilge.

Room 103, Áras na Gaeilgee: [email protected] / t: 091-493616 Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/acadamh for module descriptions.

Gaeilge do "osaitheoirí /(Beginners Irish)

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationCúrsa A / Course A

GDT101.2 Irish for Beginners 2 5 Measúnú leanúnach, scrúdú sainte agus scrúdú scríofa. Continuous Assessment, oral and wri!en exam.

Or Cúrsa B / Course B

GDT102.2 Irish for Beginners II: Reading and Writing 2 5 Measúnú leanúnach agus scrúdú scríofa. Continuous assess-

ment and wri!en exam.

GDT103.2 Irish for Beginners I: Conversation & Listening Skills 2 5 Scrúdú éisteachta agus cainte. Aural and oral exam.


Dr Lindsay Myers,Discipline of Italian, Floor 2, Arts Millennium Building e: [email protected]

NOTE: Semester 2 modules in Children’s Studies are only available to students from the Facoltà di Educazione, Bologna. Please contact the Course Director, Dr Lindsay Myers.

Children’s Studies

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationCSS305 Children’s Studies Placement (National) 2 25 Continuous AssessmentCSS309 Children’s Studies Placement 2 30 Continuous Assessment

Discipline of Economics, St Anthonys/Cairnes Building, Newcastle Roade: [email protected] / t: 091 492501 or 091 492177Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/economics/ for module descriptions.

Economics

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationEC268 Intermediate Macroeconomics 2 5 Two-hour examination paperOREC213 Macroeconomics 2 5 "ree-hour paperEC275 Statistics for Economics 2 5 Continuous assessmentEC259 Economics of Public Policy 2 5 Two hour examination paperOREC247 Introduction to Financial Economics 2 5 Two-hour examination paperEC424 Topics in Macroeconomic "eory 2 5 Two hour examination paperEC325 History of Economic "ought 2 5 Two-hour examination paperEC382 International Economics 2 5 Two hour examination paperEC362 Economics of Financial Markets 2 5 Two hour examination paperEC386 Public Economics 2 5 Two hour examination paperEC388 Environmental & Natural Resource Economics 2 5 Two-hour examination paperEC357 Development Economics 2 5 Two hour examination paper

Note: Some modules may not be available due to timetable clashes.Continuous assessment forms part of the grading in most modules. Please consult individual lecturers for details.Students can only choose either EC213 Macroeconomics or EC268 Intermediate Macroeconomics.Students can only choose either EC259 Economics of Public Policy or EC247 Introduction to Financial EconomicsFor further information please contact [email protected]


Tower Block 1, Floor 3, Arts/Science Buildinge: [email protected] / t: 091 492567Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/english/ for module descriptions.

English

LECTURE MODULESCode Module Semester ECTS ExaminationEN264 Studies in Medieval Literature 2 5 EssayEN576 Studies in Medieval Drama 2 5 EssayEN288 Specialist Studies: American South/Gothic 2 5EN291 Studies in Critical "eory and Practice 2 5 EssayENG302 Modernism/Postmodernism 2 5 EssayENG304 Contemporary Literature 2 5 EssayEN387 Twentieth-Century Literature 2 5 EssayEN388 Studies in Modern Irish Literature 2 5 Essay

Important Notes:Visiting Students may take as many Lecture Courses as their timetable allows.Visiting Students may only take ONE Seminar Course per Semester.A Seminar Course in Film/Cinema may be taken only ONCE during the year.All seminars are of two hours duration per week. NOTE: Visiting Students must #rst consult the O$ce of the Discipline of English in order to choose a maximum of one Seminar per Semester of the Seminars listed below. You will be required to select Seminar 2 Seminars in January 2011. Seminar places are limited. NOTE: Not all Seminars run every academic year. Students should consult the O$ce of the Discipline of English in mid-August for a #nalised list for 2011-12.

SEMINAR MODULESCode Module Semester ECTS ExaminationENG201or ENG201.II Exploring the Creative Arts 1 or 2 5 Continuous Assessment

EN150 Service Learning - Literacy Project for US Visiting Students 1 or 2 5 Continuous AssessmentEN599 Literary Composition 1 or 2 5 Essay EN598 Literature and Visual Art 1 or 2 5 EssayEN595 Appreciation of Poetry and Poetic Form 1 or 2 5 EssayEN472 "e Literature of London 1 or 2 5 EssayEN578 Gender and Genre in the 18th Century 1 or 2 5 EssayEN210 Gender, Race and Renaissance Literature 1 or 2 5 EssayEN269 "e English Language in Ireland 1 or 2 5 EssayEN278 Milton's Poetry 1 or 2 5 EssayEN284 Creative Writing 1 or 2 5 EssayEN287 Renaissance Drama 1 or 2 5 EssayEN296 Shakespeare's Tragedies 1 or 2 5 EssayEN282 Love, Gender and Genre 1 or 2 5 EssayEN296 Shakespeare’s Tragedies 1 or 2 5 EssayEN298 Spenser: "e Faerie Queene 1 or 2 5 EssayEN299 Film and Shakespeare 1 or 2 5 EssayEN422 Early American Writing 1 or 2 5 EssayEN425 Shakespearean Comedies 1 or 2 5 EssayEN431 Studies in Poetry before 1800 1 or 2 5 EssayEN441 Plays, Players and Playhouse 1660-1800 1 or 2 5 EssayEN444 Pain and Pleasure in Jacobean "eatre 1 or 2 5 EssayEN445 Literature of the English Civil Wars 1 or 2 5 EssayEN446 Literary Language 1 or 2 5 Essay


Huston School of Film and Digital Media e: info@!lmschool.ie / t: 091 495076Please refer to h"p://www.!lmschool.ie/ for module descriptions.

Film Studies

#ese modules are only available to students a"ending from the following Universities:

Drexel University, Philadelphia, USAUniversity of Southampton, UKUniversity of Sussex, Brighton, UKUniversity of Copenhagen, DenmarkUtrecht University, HollandUniversidad Cardinal Herrera, Valencia, Spain)

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationFS200 Realism and European Cinema 2 5 Continuous AssessmentFR 373 Romance in French Cinema 2 2.5 Continuous Assessment

SEMINAR MODULESCode Module Semester ECTS ExaminationEN394 Devolving English Literature 1 or 2 5 EssayEN402 History of the English Language 1 or 2 5 EssayEN442 Victorian Literature 1 or 2 5 EssayEN404 Contemporary Irish Poetry 1 or 2 5 EssayEN408 Poetry of the First World War 1 or 2 5 EssayEN409 #e #eatre of Tom Murphy 1 or 2 5 EssayEN410 Jane Austen 1 or 2 5 EssayEN412 Arthurian Literature 1 or 2 5 EssayEN426 American Way of Death 1 or 2 5 EssayEN427 20th Century American Short Stories 1 or 2 5 EssayEN433 Studies in Twentieth-Century Drama 1 or 2 5 EssayEN434 Studies in Twentieth-Century Fiction 1 or 2 5 EssayEN435 Studies in Twentieth-Century Poetry 1 or 2 5 EssayEN439 Cinema/Media Studies 1 or 2 5 EssayEN459 Contemporary Irish Writing 1 or 2 5 EssayEN334 Americans Abroad 1 or 2 5 EssayEN335 #e Writings of J.M. Synge 1 or 2 5 EssayEN336 Becke" on Page and Stage:Prose, Poetry, Drama 1 or 2 5 EssayEN464 Negotiating Identities: Aspects of 20th Century Irish Writing 1 or 2 5 EssayEN447 Post-War British Fiction 1 or 2 5 EssayEN606 Irish Women’s Writing 1 or 2 5 EssayEN607 William Langland’s Piers Plowman 1 or 2 5 EssayENG205 Old English I: Introduction to Language and Reading 1 or 2 5 EssayEN47O Old English I: Introduction to Language and Reading (3rd/4th Year) 1 or 2 5 EssayEN609 Masculinity & Crisis 1 or 2 5 Essay


Second Floor, Arts Millennium Buildinge: [email protected] / t: 091 492397Please refer to h"p://www.nuigalway.ie/french/ for module descriptions.

French

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationTHE FOLLOWING MODULES ARE AVAILABLE TO VISITING STUDENTS A#ENDING SEMESTER 2 ONLY:FR111 French Language 2x 2 5 Continuous Assessment and 2 hour examination and OralFR299.ii French Language II (VS) 2 5 Continuous Assessment (50%) and 2 hour examination (50%)FR399.ii French Language III (VS) 2 5 Continuous Assessment (50%) and 2 hour examination (50%)

FR506.II French Language IV (VS) 2 10 Continuous Assessment (50%) End-of-year, 2 hour examination in class (50%)

Important Notice for US and Non-Francophone Visiting Students

$e Discipline of French, NUI, Galway does not o%er a beginners’ course in the French language. With regard to literature mod-ules, it should be noted that the language of instruction is French.

All US and Non-Francophone students must take a complete language course in French (3 hours per week and 1 hour per week language laboratory) when taking any literature module.

Please note that your level in French will have to be assessed prior to registration for any module.

ADDITIONAL FRENCH MODULES WHICH MAY ALSO BE TAKEN BY VISITING STUDENTS

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationFR229 French and Francophone Studies 5 2 5 EssayFR265 French Literature and Culture 6 2 5 ExaminationFR373 French Literature and Culture 9 2 5 EssayFR374 French Literature and Culture 10 2 5 Examination

Room 115, Ground Floor, Geography Wing, Arts Science Buildinge: [email protected] / t: 091 492643Please refer to h"p://www.nuigalway.ie/geography/ for module descriptions.

Geography

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationTI151 Principles of Physical Geography 2 5 Two hour wri"en examinationTI 252 $eory and Practice 2 2 5 Projects; Research Proposal

TI231 Geography of Health 2 5 Essay; two hour examinationOR

TI219 Environment and Landforms 2 5 Essay; 2 hour examinationOR

TI237 Geographies of Cyberspace 2 5 Essays; 2 hour examinationOR

TI225 Specialism Four: Physical Geography 2 5 CA; 2 hour examination

TI223* Introduction to GIS 2 5 Continuous AssessmentOR

TI245 Rural Geography: Concepts and European Perspectives 2 5 CA; 2 hour examinationOR


Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationTI216 Weather and Climate 2 5 CA; 2 hour examination

ORTI253 Spatial Planning of the Marine Environment 2 5 CA; 2 hour examination

TI224 Residential Field Class 2 5 Reports

TI308 Quaternary Environments 2 5 CA, 2 hour examinationOR

TI313 Specialism 1: Physical Geography 2 5 Essay; 2 hour examinationOR

TI319 Population Geography 2 5 CA, 2 hour examinationOR

TI343 Geographies of Sustainable Consumption 2 5 CA, 2 hour examinationOR

TI336** Society, Space and Residential Geographies 2 5 Continuous AssessmentOR

TI337 Human Dimensions of Climate Change 2 5 Continuous Assessment

**TI336 Society, Space and Residential Geographies is restricted to 20 students. Students must seek prior approval from Dr Marie Mahon to register for this module. Students who have taken TI304 in Semester 1 are not permi!ed to register for this course.

Floor 2, Arts Millennium Buildinge: [email protected] / t: 091 492226Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/economics/ for module descriptions.

German

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationGR131 Beginners German Language 2 2 5 Two hour examination and OralGR143 Advanced German Lang. 2 2 5 Two hour examination and OralGR136 Introduction to German Cultural Studies (Beginners) 2 5 Continuous AssessmentGR146 Introduction to German Cultural Studies (Advanced) 2 5 Departmental AssessmentGR235 History of German Literature and Culture II 2 5 Two hour examinationGR237 German Language II 2 5 Two hour examinationGR240 German Studies II 2 5 Continuous AssessmentGR339 German Cultural Studies III 2 5 Two hour examinationGR340 German Cultural Studies IV 2 5 Two hour examinationGR342 German Language II 2 5 Two hour examination


Room 425, Floor 2, Tower 1, Arts/Science Buildinge: [email protected] / t: 091 492537Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/history/ for module descriptions.

History

Visiting Students may register for Second and/or Final Year modules. Registration is normally unrestricted for all modules with the exception of History Colloquia and History Seminars. For more information on Colloquia and Seminars please see below.

Second Year ModulesCode Module Semester ECTS ExaminationHISTORY COLLOQUIAHI465 European Encounters with the Mongols 2 10 Continuous AssessmentHI429.II "e Mid-Tudor Crisis, 1547-60 2 10 Continuous AssessmentHI298 "e South African War, 1899-1902 2 10 Continuous AssessmentHI166.II Ireland in the 1950s 2 10 Continuous AssessmentHI410.II "e Great Exhibition 2 10 Continuous AssessmentLECTURE MODULESHI170.E Europe, 1919-89 2 5 Continuous AssessmentHI229 Medieval Europe, 5th - 9th Century 2 5 Continuous AssessmentHI204.E 18th Century Ireland, 1691-1801 2 5 Continuous AssessmentHI259.E "e Rise of Modern America, 1865 - 1996 2 5 Continuous AssessmentHI288.E State and Society in Early Modern Europe, 1555-1685 2 5 Continuous AssessmentHI171.E Social History of Ireland, 1850-1922 2 5 Continuous Assessment

Final Year ModulesCode Module Semester ECTS ExaminationHISTORY SEMINARSHI167 Power & Con#ict in Northern Ireland, 1963-1972 2 10 Continuous AssessmentHI444 Civil War and Society in France 2 10 Continuous AssessmentHI443 State and People in Ireland, 1820-45 2 10 Continuous AssessmentHI168 Coming to Terms with the Nazi Past 2 10 Continuous AssessmentHI570 Technology & Society 1450-1930 2 10 Continuous AssessmentHI574.II Research, Writing and Presenting History 2 10 Continuous AssessmentHI569 Aristocratic Women in Medieval Europe 500-1250 2 10 Continuous AssessmentLECTURE MODULESHI442.E "e French 4th and 5th Republics 2 5 Continuous AssessmentHI365.E Native North Americans: From Pre-History to Present 2 5 Continuous AssessmentHI358.E "e Tudor Conquest of Ireland 2 5 Continuous AssessmentHI368.E Early Irish Script 2 5 Continuous AssessmentHI362 Power & Party in 19th Century British History 2 5 Continuous AssessmentHI312.E Poverty, Crime & Gender in Europe, 1780-1914 2 5 Continuous AssessmentHI365.E Native North Americans: From Pre-History to Present 2 5 Continuous AssessmentHI448.E Labour in Irish Society & Politics, 1760-1960 2 5 Continuous Assessment

SEMINARS AND COLLOQUIA – Special NoteHistory Colloquia for Second Year and History Seminars for Final Year each consist of a number of 10 ECTS modules for each Semester. A de-scription of each module is available on the History website. Up to three places on each topic have been reserved for Visiting Students. Students may only register for one topic of either History Colloquia or History Seminar. Permission to register for a History Colloquia or a History Semi-nar and assignment to a particular topic must be arranged through the Discipline of History before registration. Students wishing to register for a Colloquium or Seminar must $ll in an application form which is available on the History $nal-year webpage or from the Secretary. Prospective students should note that History Colloquia and History Seminars carry 10 ECTS. Examination ArrangementsVisiting students are assessed in all History modules by continuous assessment, which is determined by the lecturer and may consist of a combi-nation of essays, assignments and either a $nal extended essay or an in-house examination.


Room 444, Information Technology Buildinge: [email protected] / t: 091 493143Module Descriptions: h!p://www.it.nuigalway.ie/

Information Technology

In all cases, prospective Visiting Students should contact the relevant I.T. Lecturer and Course Director to gain access to the following modules, as there may be some prerequisites in some cases:

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationCT112 Programming and Logical Foundations II 2 5 2 hour examinationCT243 Programming - Data Structures 2 5 Laboratory-based examinationCT244 Information Systems II 2 5 2 hour examination & assignmentCT245 Technological Frameworks II 2 5 2 hour examination & assignmentCT411+ Multimedia Development 2 5 2 hour examination & assignmentCT866+ Networks and Computer Communication 2 5 2 hour examination & assignmentCT337+ Technical Writing 2 5 Continuous Assessment

+"ese modules are options chosen by NUI Galway undergraduates. Some of these options may not be available in any particular year.

Martha Fox House, Distillery Roade: [email protected] / t: 091 492051Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/centre_irish_studies/ for module descriptions

Irish Studies

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationEN464.ii* Negotiating Identities: Aspects of 20th Century Irish Writing 2 5 EssaysIR120.ii** Imagining Modern Ireland: An Introduction to Irish Culture Studies 2 5 2 hour examination

EN464 Negotiating Identities: Aspects of Twentieth-Century Irish Writing"is course provides an introduction to twentieth-century Irish writing and considers how writers in Irish and in English have participated in the negotiation of modern and contemporary Irish identities. "rough a close critical reading of key selected texts in Irish and in English, it will investigate the ways in which writers have constructed and deconstructed models of Irish identity from the literary and cultural revival of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries through to the new millennium. "e texts chosen for consideration include extracts from the work of James Joyce, Pádraig Ó Conaire, Patrick Kavanagh, Máire Mhac an tSaoi, John McGahern, Edna O’Brien, Máirtín Ó Cadhain, Seamus Heaney, Brian Friel, Eavan Boland, and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill. Students wishing to take EN464 for credit purposes must register with the Discipline of English for this Seminar.

** IR120 Imagining modern Ireland: An introduction to Irish culture studies"is course provides an integrated interdisciplinary introduction to the ways in which Irish writers, musicians, and #lm-makers have participated in the formation of Irish identities from the cultural revival of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century to the present. Issues to be ad-dressed will include Ireland’s transition from a traditional to a modern society, language, gender, and the connections between cultural produc-tion and the imagined ‘nation’.

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationIR101 Irish Life and Culture 2 6 Coursework Assessment

IR 101 Irish Life and CultureNB: !is module is available to Visiting Students from Willame"e University only. "e ILC programme provides an introduction to Irish life and culture through the disciplines of Irish, English, History, and Political Science and Sociology, with a particular emphasis on twentieth-century Ireland. Students will be provided with an overview of Irish history and a survey of changing pa!erns in Irish society as well as a critical reading of key literary texts in both English and Irish. "e Irish language material will be presented and studied in translation. Classes will meet for one hour a week in each of the four disciplines and will be required to complete a 1500-2000 word essay in each area of study. "e #nal mark awarded will be an average of the total marks achieved by the student in the four essays presented during the course of the semester.


Floor 2, Arts Millennium Buildinge: [email protected] / t: 091 493792 Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/italian/ for module descriptions.

Italian

ITALIAN LANGUAGE COURSES

"e following courses are on o#er to visiting students here for one semester only:

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationIT125* Italian Language 2 2 5 Continuous assessmentIT236** Intermediate Language II 2 5 2 hour examinationIT237 Applied Language Skills: Intercultural Studies 2 5 Continuous Assessment

*Visiting Students must have at least one Semester of Italian or equivalent taken to register for this course.** Visiting Students must have at least one Year of Italian or equivalent taken to register for this course.

ADDITIONAL ITALIAN COURSES WHICH MAY ALSO BE TAKEN BY VISITING STUDENTS

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationIT343 Italian Culture and Society IV 2 5 2 hour examinationIT344 Italian Children's Literature 2 5 Continuous Assessment

School of Law, Floor 2 & 3, Tower 2, Arts/Science Concoursee: [email protected] Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/law/ for module descriptions.

Law

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationLW228 Constitutional Law II 2 5 Two hour examLW206 Tort II 2 5 Two hour examLW504 European Union Law II 2 5 Two hour exam.LW414 Company Law II 2 5 Two hour exam.LW413 Criminal Law II 2 5 Two hour exam.LW415 Law of the Sea 2 5 Two hour exam.LW393 Entertainment Law 2 5 Two hour exam.LW358 Environmental Law II 2 5 Two hour exam.LW385 European Human Rights 2 5 Two hour exam.LW405.ii Health Law & Policy 2 5 Two hour exam. LW394 Criminal Justice 2 5 Two hour exam.


Room C118, Árus de Brúne: [email protected] Please refer to h!p://larmor.nuigalway.ie/ for module descriptions.

Mathematics

Admission of Visiting North American and Erasmus Students is subject to the agreement of the Head of Discipline and will depend upon the applicant’s academic background in the relevant subject area.

NOTE: Modules coded in 200 series usually represent Second Year level and those coded in 300/400 series represent Final Year level (P) indicates Pass level (H) indicates Honours level

Code Module ECTS Semester Exam Sem 2 Exam Duation No. Exam PapersMA203 Linear Algebra (P) 5 2 2 2 1MA283 Linear Algebra (H) 5 2 2 2 1MA212 Calculus II (P) 5 2 2 2 1MA222 History of Mathematics II (P) 5 2 2 2 1MA238 Statistics II (P) 5 2 2 2 1MM246 Numerical Analysis II (P) 5 2 2 2 1MA302 Complex Variable (P) 6 2 2 2 1MA314 Linear Algebra II (P) 6 2 2 2 1MA378 Numerical Analysis II (H) 3 2 2 2 1MA287 Analysis II (H) 5 2 2 2 1MA391 Statistics II (H) 5 2 2 2 1MA228 Probability and Statistics II 5 2 2 2 1MA342 Topology (H) 6 2 2 2 1MA334 Geometry 5 2 2 2 1MA344 Groups II (H) 6 2 2 2 1MA482 Functional Analysis (H) 5 2 2 1" 1MA491 Fields (H) 5 2 2 1" 1MA494 Stochastic Processes 5 2 2 2 1MA236 Statistical Inference 5 2 2 2 1MA486 Statistics II (H) 5 2 2 2 1

Morrisroe House, 19 Distillery Rd (across from Distillery Rd car park close to the entrance to the Bialann)e: [email protected] / t: 091 492382Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/philosophy/ for module descriptions

Philosophy

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationPI108.E Introduction to Practical Ethics 2 5 EssayPI249.E Philosophy of Language and Logic 2 5 EssayPI216.E History of Modern Philosophy 2 5 EssayPI230.E History of Ethics 2 5 EssayORPI247.E Nietzsche & Philosophy 2 5 EssayPI129.E Advanced Philosophical Text 2 5 EssayPI315.E Philosophy of Mind 2 5 Essay

PI310.E Topics in Applied Philosophy: Disability, Poverty and Human Freedom 2 5 Essay

PI331.E Readings in Metaphysics 2 5 Essay


Room 227/228, First Floor, St. Anthony’s, Newcastle Roade: [email protected] / t: 091 493101Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/psychology/ for module descriptions

Psychology

Code Module Semester ECTS Examination+PS124 Introductory Psychology 2 2 5 2 hour examPS214 Developmental Psychology 1 2 5 2 hour exam PS320 Memory and Cognition 2 5 2 hour exam PS415 Perception, A!ention & Performance 2 5 2 hour exam

PS418 Issues in the Cognitive Neurosciences 2 5 Exam and Continuous Assess-ment

PS427 Forensic, Abnormal and Clinical Psychology 2 5 2 hour examPS428 Social Psychology 2 5 Continuous Assessment PS336 Psychology, Society & Human Values 2 5 Continuous AssessmentPS419 Relational Frame "eory, Language & Cognition 2 5 2 hour paperPS339 Behavioural Medicine 2 5 2 hour examPS343 Paediatric Clinical Behavioural Interventions 2 5 2 hour examPS341 Introduction to Collaborate Enquiry & Applied Systems Science 2 5 Continuous AssessmentPS338 "eories of Personality 2 5 Continuous Assessment

+ Only students a!ending for the full academic year may take the module PS124 Introductory Psychology 2 provided they have a!ended PS122 Introductory Psychology 1 in Semester 1

Please note: Due to the inclusion of modules from the Second and Final Year of the Psychology programme timetable clashes may emerge which may a#ect module selection.

Admission to some modules will depend on the academic background of the student in the relevant subject area. Please consult the module coordinator.

Visiting Students should note that the following module is only available to students a!ending from the University of Salzburg.

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationPS856 Bilingualism and Communication Impairment 2 5 Continuous Assessment


Sociological and Political Studies Room 308, Floor 2, Áras Moyolae: [email protected] / t: 091 492290Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/soc/ for module descriptions

Lecture Modules

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationSP159 Concepts and Practices in Politics and Sociology 2 5 2 hour examination paperEITHER SP219 Political Sociology 2 5 2 hour exam

ORSP235 Social Issues and Policy Responses 2 5 2 hour examSP220 Methods for Social and Political Science 2 5 2 hour examSP215.ii Modern Political "ought 2 5 2 hour examSP305 Comparative Public Policy 2 5 Two hour examSP406 Principles of Political "eory 2 5 Two hour examination Seminar ModulesSecond Semester Optional Seminars. Students must consult the School on the selection of seminars, you will be required to register Semester 2 seminars in January 2012.SP420 Sociology of the Environment 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP421.ii Women in Irish Society 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP449 Mexican Politics and Society 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP451.ii Cooperation and Con#ict in the Management of Natural Resources 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP459 "e Irish Administrative System 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP470 Politics in the Republic of Ireland 2 5 Two hour examSP483 EU Policy 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP486 Medical Sociology 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP487 Agrarian Politics 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP493 Environmentalism 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP504 Topics in Political Philosophy 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP507.ii "eories of the Welfare State 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP586 Sociology of Sexuality 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP592 Understanding Strangers 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP618 Welfare Words: Kay Words in Social Work and Social Welfare 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP635 "e Abnormal: "e Sociology & Politics of Di$erence 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP647.ii Northern Ireland: "e Politics of a Divided Society 2 5 Two hour examSP649 Power 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP693.ii Ethnicity, Nationalism and the State 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP699 Buddhism Politics & Society 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP701 Children and Young People in Families Today 2 5 Departmental AssessmentSP703.ii Spirits of Work and Capitalism 2 5 Departmental Assessment

SP705.ii Revisiting Violence: Aggression and Abuse in Contemporary Irish Family and Institutional Life 2 5 Departmental Assessment

SP302 Con#ict and Territory 2 5 Departmental Assessment

Equivalent modules may be substituted from time to time for any of the above under exceptional circumstances approved by the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies.


Floor 2, Arts Millennium Buildinge: [email protected] / t: 091 492626Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/spanish/ for module descriptions

Spanish

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationSH113 Beginners Spanish Language II 2 5 Two hour wri!en examORSH132 Intermediate Spanish Language II 2 5 Two hour wri!en exam

SH228 Language II C (Intermediate and Beginners) (wri!en and spoken) 2 10 Two hour wri!en exam, Continuous Assessment

and OralSH233 Hispanic Literature & Culture II 2 5 2 hour wri!en exam, Continuous Assessment

SH340 Spanish Language IV 2 10 Two 2-hour wri!en exams, Continuous Assessment and Oral

SH320 Hispanic Crime Narrative 2 10 Continuous AssessmentORSH338 Mexican Women Writers 2 10 Continuous AssessmentSpanish Erasmus Students onlySH342 Traducción y Contexto 2 5 Two hour wri!en exam

Women’s Studies Centre, 10 Upper Newcastle Road, Galwaye: [email protected] / t: (091) 493450 Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/womens_studies/ for module descriptions

Women’s Studies

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationWS821.II "inking Di#erently: European Women’s Studies 2 5 End-term Essay

Scoil na Gaeilge, Áras na Gaeilgee: [email protected] Please refer to h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/gaeilge/index_irish.html for module descriptions.

Welsh

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationWE113* Introduction to Welsh Language II 2 5 Continuous Assessment

* "is module can only be taken by students who have completed WE111 in Semester 1.


Top Floor, Cairnes Business Schoole: [email protected] / t: 091 493620Students may download course descriptions and timetables at h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/commerce/visiting_students.html

College of Business, Public Policy and Law

Discipline Code Module Semester ECTS Pre-requisitesAccounting & Finance AY874 Accounting for Management Decisions (from

DBS) 2 5

Accounting & Finance AY209 International Financial Reporting I 2 5 Introductory Course in Account-

ingAccounting & Finance AY208 Business Finance I 2 5 Introductory Course in Account-

ingAccounting & Finance AY326 International Financial Reporting III 2 5 Intermediate Accounting Course

Accounting & Finance AY314 Business Finance II 2 5 Introductory Course in Financial

ManagementAccounting & Finance AY319 Taxation II 2 5

Accounting & Finance AY322 Management Accounting III 2 5 Introductory Course in Manage-

ment AccountingEconomics EC213 Macroeconomics 2 5 Principles of Economics

OREconomics EC268 Intermediate Macroeconomics 2 5 Principles of Economics

Economics EC247 Introduction to Financial Economics 2 5 Principles of Economics and 2 semesters of calculus

OREconomics EC259 Economics of Public Policy 2 5 Principles of EconomicsEconomics EC275 Statistics for Economics 2 5 Principles of Economics

Economics EC325 History of Economic "ought 2 5 Principles of Economics and Inter-mediate Microeconomics

Economics EC424 Topics in Macroeconomic "eory 2 5 Principles of EconomicsEconomics EC382 International Economics 2 5 Principles of EconomicsEconomics EC386 Public Economics 2 5 Principles of EconomicsEconomics EC362 Economics of Financial Markets 2 5 Principles of EconomicsEconomics EC388 Environmental & Natural Resource Economics 2 5 Principles of EconomicsEconomics EC357 Development Economics 2 5 Principles of EconomicsIndustrial Engineering IE345 Logistics and Transportation 2 5

Industrial Engineering IE319 Operations Strategy 2 5

Management MG206 Management of Organisational Change 2 5Management MG325 Employment Relations 2 5

Management MG332 Work & Organisations 2 5 Introductory Course in Human Resources

Management MG323 International Business 2 5Management MG333 Cross Cultural Development 2 5Marketing MK203 Buyer Behaviour Analysis 2 5 Introductory Marketing CourseMarketing MK303 Global Marketing 2 5

Marketing MK312 Marketing Policy & Strategy 2 10 Marketing Research and Market-ing Principles

Marketing MK341 Brand Management 2 5Mathematics MA218 Advanced Statistical Methods for Business 2 5Business Information Systems

MS217 Information and Operations Management 2 5 Any foundation course on Infor-mation Systems


Discipline Code Module Semester ECTS Pre-requisitesBusiness Information Systems

MS203 Information Systems Management 2 5 Any foundation course on Man-agement Information Systems

Business Information Systems

MS219 E-Business 2 5


MS412 Information Systems Innovation 2 5 Any foundation course on Infor-mation Systems


MS319 Enterprise Systems 2 5 Any foundation course on Infor-mation Systems


MS112 Business Application Development II 2 5 Business Application Develop-ment I


MS221 Advanced Application Development II 2 5 Advanced Application Develop-ment I


MS114 Business Systems Design and Implementation 2 5 Business Systems Analysis (MS110)

Spanish SH216.2 Spanish Language (Applied) for visiting Stu-dents II 2 5

Spanish SH350.2 Spanish Language (Applied) for visiting students III 2 5

!ere are also a number of Law modules available. Please see below or contact !e Law School for further details.

Code Module Semester ECTS ExaminationLW374 Banking Law 2 5 Two hour examLW372 Insurance Law 2 5 Two hour examLW382 International Business Law 2 5 Two hour examLW426 EU Competition Law 2 5 Two hour examLW504 European Union Law II 2 5 Two hour examLW414 Company Law II 2 5 Two hour exam


Engineering Building, North Campush!p://www.nuigalway.ie/engineering/

College of Engineering and Informatics Students interested in taking Engineering and Informatics courses should contact College personnel for advice and referral to appropriate disciplines/sta".

Contact details:

College Of Engineering & Informatics Personnel Email Professor Gerry Lyons, Dean [email protected] Nora Murphy, Administrative O#cer [email protected] Olive McGrath, Executive Assistant [email protected] Sharon Allman, Administrative Assistant [email protected] Ena Brophy, Administrative Assistant [email protected]

Admission of Visiting Students/Erasmus students to individual modules is subject to the agreement of the Head of the Discipline o"ering the modules and will depend upon the applicant’s academic background in the relevant subject areas.

Disciplines Head Phone EmailCivil Engineering Dr. P. Ó hEachteirn Ext 214 [email protected] Electrical & Electronic Engineering Prof. G. Ó Laighin Ext 2685 [email protected] Mechanical & Biomedical Engineering Prof. S. Leen Ext 5955 [email protected] Information Technology Dr. J. Duggan Ext 3336 [email protected]

Below is a list of the modules available in the College and students can access descriptions for these modules on the college website at: h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/engineering/undergrad_moduledescrip.html

Timetables can be accessed at: h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/faculties_departments/engineering/undergraduatetimetables.html

Note: Spring exams take place during March/April

Discipline Code Module ECTS Semester Examined in Examination

Civil CE202 Principles of Building 6 2 Semester Semester 2 2 hour exam

Civil CE216 Database Applications and Computer Programming 3 2 Semester 2 2 hour examCivil CE312 Elementary Soil Mechanics 3 2 Spring 2 hour examCivil CE313 Highway and Tra#c Engineering I 3 2 Spring 2 hour examCivil CE319 Construction Operations II 3 2 Spring 2 hour examCivil CE321 Solids and Structures II 6 2 Spring 3 hour examCivil CE323 Design of Steel Structures 3 2 Spring 2 hour examCivil CE327 Civil Engineering Infrastructure Design I 9 2 Spring 2 x 2 hour examsCivil CE329 Sustainable Energy 3 2 Spring 2 hour exam

Civil CE413 Computational Methods in Civil Engineering 6 2 Semester 2 2 hour exam +1hour practical

Civil CE414 Geotechnical Engineering 6 2 Semester 2 3 hour examCivil CE428 Advanced Concrete Design 3 2 Semester 2 2 hour examCivil CE429 Inelastic Structural Design 3 2 Semester 2 2 hour examCivil CE434 Bituminous Materials 3 2 Semester 2 2 hour examCivil CE440 Structural Analysis II 3 2 Semester 2 2 hour examCivil CE441 O"shore Engineering 3 2 Semester 2 2 hour examCivil CE454 Sustainable Energy and Energy in Buildings 6 2 Semester 2 3 hour examCivil CE452 Engineering Hydraulics II 3 2 Semester 2 2 hour examCivil CE453 Engineering Hydrology II 3 2 Semester 2 2 hour examMech/Bio* IE119 Intro to Health and Safety for Engineers 3 2 Semester 2 2 hour examMech/Bio* IE209 Fundamentals of Operations Engineering 6 2 Semester 2 3 hour exam


Discipline Code Module ECTS Semester Examined in ExaminationMech/Bio* IE424 Operations Strategy 3 2 Semester 2 3 hour examMech/Bio* IE433 Quality Engineering 3 2 Semester 2 2 hour examMech/Bio* ME112 Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering 3 2 Semester 2 2 hour examMech/Bio* ME322 !ermodynamics and Heat Transfer 6 2 Semester 2 3 hour examMech/Bio* ME347 Mechanical Vibrations 3 2 Spring 2 hour examMech/Bio* ME421 Medical Implant and Device Design 6 2 Semester 2 3 hour exam

Mech/Bio* ME422 Tissue Engineering 6 2 Semester 2 Continuous as-sessment

Mech/Bio* ME426 Turbomachines & Advanced Fluid Dynamics 6 2 Semester 2 3 hour examElectrical & Electronic EE131 Fundamentals of Electrical & Electronic Engineer-

ing II 3 2 Semester 2 2 hour exam

Electrical & Electronic EE206.ii Microprocessor Systems Engineering II 3 2 Semester 2 2 hour exam

Electrical & Electronic EE222 Electrical Circuits & Systems II 3 2 Semester 2 2 hour exam

Electrical & Electronic EE324 Embedded Systems Application Programming 3 2 Spring 2 hour exam

Electrical & Electronic EE302.ii Electrical Power & Machines II 3 2 Semester 2 2 hour exam

Electrical & Electronic EE329 Linear Control Systems II 3 2 Spring 2 hour exam

Electrical & Electronic EE432 Advanced RF Engineering Electromagnetics 3 2 Semester 2 2 hour exam

Energy EG100 Introduction to Energy Systems 3 2 Semester 2 Continuous As-sessment

Information Technology CT223 Operating Systems 3 2 Semester 2 2 hour exam

Information Technology CT248 Introduction to Modelling 3 2 Spring 3

Information Technology CT249.II Game Design and Programming II 3 2 Semester 2 2

Information Technology CS305.II Computing Techniques of Applied Maths 3 2 Semester 2 Semester 2 hour

exam


College of Science Optional Courses: Semester Two

Key:AN = Anatomy; BI = Biochemistry; BT = Botany; CH = Chemistry; CS = Computer Studies; EH: Engineering Hydrology; EOS = Earth and Ocean Sciences; MI = Microbiology; PH = Physics; SI = Physiology

Note: Admission of Junior Year Abroad Students to individual courses is subject to the agreement of the Head of Discipline and will depend upon the applicant’s academic background in the relevant subject areas.

Course descriptions for the above modules are available in the College of Science calendar at: h!p://www.nuigalway.ie/science/documents/calendar.pdf

Code Course ECTS ExaminationAN220.II Human Anatomy II 10 Two hour examinationBI205 "e Cell Factory 10 "ree hour examinationBI315 Biochemistry II 12 "ree hour examinationBT209 Plants, Humans and the Environment 10 "ree hour examinationBT312 Applied Aquatic Plant Science II 12 "ree hour examinationCH202 Organic Chemistry 2 5 Two hour examinationCH205 Analytical & Environmental Chemistry 5 Two hour examinationCH307 Inorganic Chemistry 3 6 Two hour examinationCH313 Physical Chemistry 3 6 Two hour examinationCH327 Validation and Industrial Chemistry 12 Two hour examinationPH101 Physics 15 "ree hour examinationPH108 Physics 7.5 Two hour examinationPH213 Modern Physics 5 Two hour examinationPH214 "ermodynamics 5 Two hour examinationPH223 Observational Astronomy 5 Two hour examinationPH306 Nuclear and Particle Physics 6 Two hour examinationPH354 "ermal Physics and Materials 6 Two hour examinationPH356 Quantum Physics 6 Two hour examinationPH362 Stellar Astrophysics 6 Two hour examinationEOS220 Fundamental Skills in Earth and Ocean Sciences 2 10 Continuous AssessmentEOS212 Sediments and Biosphere I 10 Two hour examinationEOS311 Environmental Geosciences 12 "ree hour examinationEOS313 Marine Geoscience 12 "ree hour examinationMI212 Microbes and the Environment 10 "ree hour examinationMI317 Molecular and Cell Microbiology 12 "ree hour examinationMA203 Linear Algebra (P) 5 Two hour examinationMA283 Linear Algebra (H) 5 Two hour examinationMA212 Calculus II (P) 5 Two hour examinationMA222 History of Mathematics II (P) 5 Two hour examinationMA238 Statistics II (P) 5 Two hour examinationMM246 Numerical Analysis II (P) 5 Two hour examinationMA302 Complex Variable (P) 6 Two hour examinationMA314 Linear Algebra II (P) 6 Two hour examinationMA378 Numerical Analysis II (H) 3 Two hour examinationMA287 Analysis II (H) 5 Two hour examinationMA391 Statistics II (H) 5 Two hour examinationMA228 Probability and Statistics II 5 Two hour examination


Code Course ECTS ExaminationMA342 Topology (H) 6 Two hour examinationMA344 Groups II (H) 6 Two hour examinationMA482 Functional Analysis (H) 5 One and half hour examinationMA491 Fields (H) 5 One and half hour examinationMA494 Stochastic Processes 5 Two hour examinationMA236 Statistical Inference 5 Two hour examinationMA486 Statistics II (H) 5 Two hour examinationMP232 Mathematical Methods II 5 Two hour examinationMP237 Mechanics II 5 Two hour examinationMM246 Numerical Analysis II (Pass) 5 Two hour examinationMP364 Methods of Mathematical Physics II (Pass) 5 Two hour examinationMP307 Modelling II (Hons) 5 Two hour examinationMP491 Non-Linear Systems (Hons) 5 Two hour examinationMP365 Fluid Mechanics 5 Two hour examinationMP494 Partial Di!erential Equations 5 Two hour examinationSI218 Physiology II 10 Two hour examination

SI319 Reproduction, Development and Ageing 6 One and a half hour examina-tion

SI314 Integrative Physiology 6 One and a half hour examina-tion

ZO206 Vertebrate Zoology 10 "ree hour examinationZO314 Principles of Animal Ecology 12 "ree hour examination

Documents

College of Arts, Social Science, and Celtic Studies ... · PDF fileVisiting Student Academic Information Booklet, Semester 2, 2011/12 9 Dr Lindsay Myers, Discipline of Italian, Floor