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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND

A GUIDE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS www.nuigalway.ie/international National University of Ireland Galway is one of Ireland’s oldest and most prestigious universities, with a distinguished record in teaching and research. For over 175 years, NUI Galway has been welcoming students and researchers from all over the world. Ideally located in the city of Galway, the university offers a broad range of internationally recognised programmes in a welcoming academic community.

OUR GLOBAL REPUTATION The city is also a cultural hub and has been Since 2014, NUI Galway has moved up 25 places designated the European Capital of Culture for 2020. in the QS World University Rankings, which now Ireland is one of the safest countries in the world positions us at 259 in the world. Both the QS and according to the Global Peace Index and the Condé Times Higher Education Rankings have placed the Nast Traveler magazine has also voted Galway University in a high position, and we are now counted among the top six friendliest cities in the world! among the Top Universities in both rankings. In 2019, the new Times Higher Education University LINKS WITH INDUSTRY Galway Impact Rankings placed NUI Galway 20th in the We are one of Ireland’s top universities for world for addressing the United Nations’ Sustainable graduate employability, with 96% of our graduates Development Goal for Good Health and Wellbeing. working or in further study within six months of graduating. Galway is one of five global hubs for OUR LOCATION biomedicine, with 8 of the top 10 global medtech Top 1% NUI Galway is uniquely located in a beautiful historic firms based in Galway. The city is also an ICT campus in the west coast of Ireland, on the edge of hotspot, with Ireland being home to 8 of the top 10 the Wild Atlantic Way coastline and only 2 hours global ICT companies. The multinationals in Galway drive from Dublin. The university campus is a 10 include Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Merit Medical, minute walk from the centre of Galway City. Galway SAP, Hewlett Packard, Cisco Systems, Avaya and is Ireland’s third largest city, with everything you EA Games. Galway’s Atlantic coast is also the would want in terms of shopping facilities, theatres, perfect location for marine and energy research.. restaurants, music venues, sports facilities. 18,500 NUI GALWAY RESEARCH Galway is a place like no other. Set on the Wild Atlantic Way, on the broad sweep of Galway Bay, NUI Galway is a world renowned research led Galway is as distinctive as it is beautiful. From this University. Our research is relevant to societal and position on the Atlantic edge of Europe, NUI Galway economic needs. Its global reach is enhanced by has a proud of reaching out and connecting the impact research is having in the areas of our with the world. Galway casually combines the five thematic research priorities, 1. Biomedical 3,500 energy of a young and diverse population, with Science & , 2. Informatics, Physical and the authenticity of a place steeped in history and Computational Sciences, 3. Environment, Marine International students tradition. We are renowned as a place where arts and and Energy, 4. Applied Social Science and Public There are 170 culture are celebrated, reinterpreted and shared with Policy and 5. Humanities in context. countries represented the world. on campus

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“NUI Galway is an amazing place to study GALWAY and we would love you to join us here. The University offers great teaching from DUBLIN Galway has dedicated and world leading academics, been named in a friendly, diverse and well equipped environment. NUI Galway is part of the SHANNON  European beautiful and vibrant city of Galway where there is something for everyone. Capital As a University we are proud to be known worldwide and look forward to welcoming of Culture you as part of the NUI Galway family.” 2020 Professor Becky Whay, Vice-President: International NUI Galway UG Undergraduate Studies

HOW TO APPLY Applications to undergraduate programmes at NUI Galway are made online via www.nuigalway.ie/ international-students/apply.html

Established Applications will be open from the 1st of November 2019 for the 2020/21 academic year. Applications are 1845 submitted via an online form, and a step-by-step guide will assist you through the process. Applications cost G35 and are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Located in Ireland APPLICATIONS in the city of Medicine applicants should refer to the School of Medicine for course information and details on how to apply. Galway [email protected]

COLLEGE OF ARTS, SOCIAL SCIENCES, & CODE *FEE Top 1% Bachelor of Arts (Joint-Honours) 1BA1 G15,500.00 of Universities Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) 1BA7 G15,500.00 worldwide Bachelor of Arts (History) 1BA11 G15,500.00 Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics and 1BME1 G15,500.00 Education) 18,500 Bachelor of Arts with Children's Studies 1BCS1 G15,500.00 Bachelor of Arts with Creative Writing 1BCW1 G15,500.00 Students Bachelor of Arts with Film Studies 1BFS1 G15,500.00

Bachelor of Arts with Human Rights 1BHR1 G15,500.00 Bachelor of Arts with Performing 1BPS1 G15,500.00 3,500 Arts Studies Bachelor of Arts (Drama, Theatre and 1BDT1 G15,500.00 International students Performance Studies) There are 170 Bachelor of Arts ( Journalism) 1BAJ1 G15,500.00 countries represented Bachelor of Arts Arts (Child, Youth & Family: on campus 1BYF1 G15,500.00 Policy and Practice) Bachelor of Arts (Children's Studies) 1BCN1 G15,500.00 Bachelor of Science (Applied Social 1BSS1 G15,500.00  Disciplines Sciences) G Arts, Humanities, Bachelor of Arts (Arts with Data Science) 1BDS1 16,650.00 Bachelor of Arts (Digital Arts and Social Sciences, 1BDA1 G15,500.00 Business, , Technology) Bachelor of Arts (English and Engineering, IT, 1BEM1 G16,650.00 Medicine, Nursing Media Studies) and Science Bachelor of Arts (Film and Digital Media) 1BFD1 G16,650.00 Bachelor of Arts (Global Languages) 1BLG1 G16,650.00

Bachelor of Arts (International) 1BA4 G15,500.00 Galway has been named Bachelor of Arts (Music) 1BMU1 G17,000.00 Bachelor of Arts (History and 1BHG1 G15,500.00  European Globalisation Studies) Bachelor of Arts Government Capital 1BAG1 G16,650.00 (Politics, Economics and Law) of Culture Bachelor of Arts Education (Computer 1CSM1 G16,650.00 2020 Science and Mathematical Studies) Bachelor of Science ( TBC G19,750.00 and Geosystems) UG

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING PUBLIC POLICY, & LAW CODE *FEE & INFORMATICS CODE *FEE

Bachelor of Commerce 1BC1 G16,750.00 Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and 1BCT1 G19,750.00 Bachelor of Commerce 1BC2 G16,750.00 Information Technology) (International) with French Engineering (Undenominated) 1EG1 G19,750.00 Bachelor of Commerce 1BC3 G16,750.00 (International) with German Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) 1BE1 G19,750.00 Bachelor of Commerce G Bachelor of Engineering 1BC4 16,750.00 1BM1 G19,750.00 (International) with Spanish (Mechanical) Bachelor of Science G Bachelor of Engineering 1BF1 16,750.00 1BP1 G19,750.00 (Business Information Systems) (Electronic and Computer) Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) 1BCA1 G16,750.00 Bachelor of Engineering 1BG1 G19,750.00 (Biomedical) Bachelor of Commerce (Gaeilge) 1BC7 G16,750.00 Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Commerce 1BC8 G16,750.00 (Project and Construction 1BCM1 G19,750.00 (Global Experience) Management) Law and Business 1BLB1 G16,750.00 Bachelor of Engineering 1BSE1 G19,750.00 (Energy Systems) Law (BCL) 1BCL1 G16,750.00 Bachelor of Engineering 1BLE1 G19,750.00 Law and Human Rights 1BLH1 G16,750.00 (Electrical and Electronic) Law and Taxation TBC G16,750.00 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, Law, Criminology and Criminal Justice TBC G16,750.00 NURSING, & HEALTH Bachelor of Business Studies Please check annual fees SCIENCES CODE *FEE (International Hotel 1BBS1 with Shannon Management) College Please Bachelor of Medicine (MB) check fees Bachelor of Commerce Please check annual fees of Surgery (BCh) and of 0MB99 with School (International Hotel 1BCH1 with Shannon Obstetrics (BAO) of Medicine Management) College NUI Galway Bachelor of Science 1OT1 G23,750 (Occupational Therapy) COLLEGE OF SCIENCE CODE *FEE Bachelor of Science (Speech 1SL1 G23,750 and Language Therapy) Bachelor of Science 1BS1 G19,750.00 Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Science 1BPO1 G23,750 1BO1 G19,750.00 (Podiatric Medicine) (Biomedical Science) Bachelor of Nursing Science Bachelor of Science 1BNG1 G23,750 1BY1 G19,750.00 (Galway & Portiuncula) (Biotechnology) Bachelor of Mental Health Bachelor of Science 1BNG2 G23,750 1EV1 G19,750.00 Nursing (Environmental Science) Bachelor of Midwifery Science 1BMW1 G23,750 Bachelor of Science (Financial 1FM1 G19,750.00 Mathematics and Economics) Please check fee Bachelor of Science 1MR1 G19,750.00 Bachelor of Nursing with St (Marine Science) N/A (International) Angela’s Bachelor of Science 1EHS1 G19,750.00 College (Environmental Health & Safety) Bachelor of Science 1EH1 G19,750.00 (Earth and Ocean Sciences) Bachelor of Science 1BPC1 G19,750.00 (Biopharmaceutical ) Bachelor of Science 1BMS1 G19,750.00 (Mathematical Science) Bachelor of Science ( - degree options in Applied, Astrophysics, 1BPT1 G19,750.00 Biomedical, Theoretical) Bachelor of Science G19,750.00 (Genetics and Genomics) PG Postgraduate Studies

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & INFORMATICS CODE *FEE HOW TO APPLY Bachelor of Science Applications to postgraduate programmes at NUI Galway are made online via www.nuigalway. (Computer Science and 1BCT1 G19,750.00 ie/international-students/apply.html Information Technology) Applications will be open from the 1st of October 2019 for the 2020/21 academic year. G Engineering (Undenominated) 1EG1 19,750.00 Applications are submitted via an online form, and a step-by-step guide will assist you through Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) 1BE1 G19,750.00 the process. Applications cost G35 and are reviewed on a rolling basis. Bachelor of Engineering 1BM1 G19,750.00 (Mechanical) Bachelor of Engineering 1BP1 G19,750.00 COLLEGE OF ARTS, COLLEGE OF ARTS, (Electronic and Computer) SOCIAL SCIENCE, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Bachelor of Engineering 1BG1 G19,750.00 AND CELTIC STUDIES CODE *FEE AND CELTIC STUDIES CODE *FEE (Biomedical) Advanced Language G Bachelor of Science 1MLS1 G15,500.00 Culture & Colonialism (MA) 1CC1 15,500.00 G Skills (MA) (Project and Construction 1BCM1 19,750.00 Classics (MA) 1MCV1 G15,500.00 Management) French (MA) 1MAF1 G15,500.00 Irish Studies—Literature Bachelor of Engineering German Literature/ 1MLH1 G15,500.00 1BSE1 G19,750.00 1MAG1 G15,500.00 & History (MA) (Energy Systems) Language (MA) Irish Studies—Literature Bachelor of Engineering 1MLM1 G15,500.00 1BLE1 G19,750.00 Spanish (MA) 1MSL1 G15,500.00 & Music (MA) (Electrical and Electronic) Translation Studies (MA) 1TS1 G15,500.00 History (MA) 1MAH1 G15,500.00 Conference Interpreting International COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, 1MAC1 G15,500.00 NURSING, & HEALTH (MA) Contemporary Literatures 1MIC1 G15,500.00 Landscape Archaeology and Media (MA) SCIENCES CODE *FEE 1LA1 G15,500.00 (MA) Global Women’s Studies: Please Coastal & Marine Gender, Globalisation and 1GG1 G16,400.00 Bachelor of Medicine (MB) check fees Environments: Physical Rights (MA) of Surgery (BCh) and of 0MB99 with School 1MCM1 G15,500.00 Processes, Policy & Obstetrics (BAO) of Medicine Values & Knowledge Practice (MSc) 1MVK1 G15,500.00 NUI Galway ()(MA) Rural Sustainability (MA) 1MRS1 G15,500.00 Bachelor of Science Politics and Sociology G 1OT1 G23,750 1PSO1 15,500.00 (Occupational Therapy) Creative Arts: Producing (MA) 1CAP1 G15,500.00 Bachelor of Science (Speech and Curation (MA) Public Advocacy and G 1SL1 G23,750 1MPA1 15,500.00 and Language Therapy) Drama and Theatre Activism (MA) 1DG1 G15,500.00 Studies (MA) Please check Bachelor of Science Art and Ecology - 1BPO1 G23,750 N/A fees with Burren (Podiatric Medicine) Irish Theatre History & www.burrencollege.ie 1MIT1 G15,500.00 College Bachelor of Nursing Science Archives (MA) 1BNG1 G23,750 Please check (Galway & Portiuncula) Playwriting & Dramaturgy Fine Art: Studio Art - 1MPW1 G15,500.00 N/A fees with Burren Bachelor of Mental Health (MA) www.burrencollege.ie 1BNG2 G23,750 College Nursing Theatre Practice & 1MTP1 G15,500.00 Please check Production (MA) Fine Art - Bachelor of Midwifery Science 1BMW1 G23,750 N/A fees with Burren Film Production & www.burrencollege.ie 1FPD1 G15,500.00 College Please Direction (MA) check fee Applied Behaviour G Bachelor of Nursing with St Film Studies: Theory and G 1ABA1 15,500.00 N/A 1FU4 15,500.00 Analysis (MSc) (International) Angela’s Practice (MA) Clinical Neuroscience College English (MA) 1MEN1 G15,500.00 1CNS1 G16,400.00 Sligo (MSc) Journalism (MA) 1AJ1 G16,500.00 Environment, Society, 1MES1 G15,500.00 Literature & Publishing and Development (MA) 1MLP1 G15,500.00 (MA) Family Support Studies 1FS2 G15,500.00 Sports Journalism & (MA) MSJ1 G16,500.00 Communication (MA) Health Promotion (MA) 1HP1 G15,500.00 G Writing (MA) 1WR1 15,500.00 Health Psychology (MSc) 1MHP1 G16,400.00 G Digital Media (MA) 1MDM1 15,500.00 Psychology (HDip—Full) 1HDP1 G15,500.00 G Digital Cultures (MA) 1MAD1 15,500.00 Mathematics (MA) 1AH3 G15,500.00 G Medieval Studies (MA) 1MVS1 15,500.00 Social Work (MA) 1SK1 G16,400.00 Old & Middle Irish (MA) 1OMI1 G15,500.00 PG

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, COLLEGE OF PUBLIC POLICY, & LAW CODE *FEE ENGINEERING & INFORMATICS CODE *FEE Accounting (Master of) 1AY1 G16,500.00 G International Accounting and Biomedical Engineering (ME) 1MEB1 20,750.00 1MIA1 G16,750.00 Analytics (Pathway A) (MSc) Biomedical Engineering (MSc) 1MBM1 G20,750.00 International Accounting and 1MIA3 G10,575.00 G Analytics (Pathway B) (MSc) Civil Engineering (ME) 1MEC1 20,750.00 Electrical & Electronic Corporate Finance (MSc) 1MRF1 G17,300.00 1MEEE1 G20,750.00 Engineering (ME) G International Finance (MEconSc) 1MIF1 16,500.00 Electronic & Computer 1MECE1 G20,750.00 Human Resource Management (MSc) 1MHR1 G17,300.00 Engineering (ME) G Strategy Innovation and Energy Systems Engineering (ME) 1MEES1 20,750.00 1MIP1 G16,500.00 People Management (MSc) Enterprise Systems (MApplSc) 1APE1 G20,750.00 International Management (MSc) 1MIM1 G17,300.00 Mechanical Engineering (ME) 1MEME1 G20,750.00 Global Environmental 1MGEE1 G16,500.00 G Economics (MSc) Mechanical Engineering (MSc) 1MSME1 20,750.00 Health Economics (MSc) 1MHE1 G16,500.00 Occupational Safety Engineering & Ergonomics 1AP1 G20,750.00 Information Systems 1MIS1 G17,300.00 (MApplSc) Management (MSc) Computer Science - Artificial G 1MAI1 G20,750.00 Business Analytics (MSc) 1MBY1 17,300.00 Intelligence (MSc) Marketing Management (MSc) 1MMM1 G16,500.00 Computer Science - 1CSD1 G20,750.00 Data Analytics (MSc) International Marketing and Exporting G 1MIE1 16,500.00 Software Design & Development (MSc) 1MF1 G20,750.00 (MSc) Digital Marketing (MSc) 1MDG1 G16,500.00 Software Engineering & G International & Comparative Business 1SED1 20,750.00 ML26 G16,500.00 Database Technologies (MSc) Law (LLM) TechInnovation (MSc) 1MTN1 G20,750.00 International and Comparative Disability Law and 1ML17 G16,500.00 Policy (LLM) International Criminal Law (LLM) 1ML10 G16,500.00 COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, NURSING, & HEALTH International Human Rights (LLM) 1ML2 G16,500.00 SCIENCES CODE *FEE International Migration and Refugee G Advanced Healthcare Practice 1ML30 16,500.00 1MTH1 TBC Law and Policy (LLM) & Research (MSc) Peace Operations, Childhood Speech, Language 1MLN1 TBC Humanitarian Law and 1ML15 G16,500.00 and Communication Needs Conflict (LLM) Podiatric Medicine 1MPO1 TBC 1BL1/ Bachelor of (LLB) G16,500.00 1BL2 Cellular Manufacturing and 1CMT1 TBC Public Law (LLM) 1ML8 G16,500.00 Therapy (MSc) Cheminformatics and LLM (General) ML28 G16,500.00 1CIT1 TBC Toxicology (MSc) Clinical Education (MSc) 1MCT1 TBC

SHANNON COLLEGE OF HOTEL Clinical Research (MSc) 1MCR1 TBC MANAGEMENT CODE *FEE Exercise Physiology and its 1EPT1 TBC Application in Therapy (MSc) Business and Hospitality (MSc) MBH G15,500.00 Medical Science (MSc) 1MMH3 TBC

Microscopy and Imaging (MSc) 1MIG1 TBC

Preventive Cardiology (MSc) 1MPY1 TBC

Regenerative Medicine (MSc) 1MSR1 TBC Did you know? Please check NUI Galway is consistently one of the International Healthcare annual fees top Irish Universities for employability Management (MSc) St Angela’s N/A with St – with one of the highest rates of College, Sligo Angela’s College graduate employment in Europe (96%). Sligo PG

COLLEGE OF COLLEGE OF SCIENCE CODE *FEE FEES AND FINANCE ENGINEERING & Biomedical Science (MSc) 1MV1 G20,750.00 Fees INFORMATICS CODE *FEE When you are considering studying in another Biomedical Genomics 1BMG1 G20,750.00 Biomedical Engineering (ME) 1MEB1 G20,750.00 country it is important to understand all the Computational Genomics 1CSG1 G20,750.00 costs involved. This means both the tuition fees Biomedical Engineering (MSc) 1MBM1 G20,750.00 and your day-to-day living costs. *All fees are Mathematics (MSc) 1HA1 G20,750.00 subject to change. Please check the fees website Civil Engineering (ME) 1MEC1 G20,750.00 for current information www.nuigalway.ie/fees. Astronomical Instrumentation Electrical & Electronic 1AIT1 G20,750.00 1MEEE1 G20,750.00 (Structured MSc) Scholarships Engineering (ME) Medical Physics (MSc) 1PY1 G20,750.00 For details of scholarships available please Electronic & Computer 1MECE1 G20,750.00 check: www.nuigalway.ie/international-students/ Engineering (ME) Neuropharmacology (MSc) 1NP1 G20,750.00 feesfinance/internationalscholarships/ G Energy Systems Engineering (ME) 1MEES1 20,750.00 Toxicology (MSc) 1MST1 G20,750.00 G GRADUATE PERMIT SCHEME Enterprise Systems (MApplSc) 1APE1 20,750.00 Biotechnology (MSc) 1MT1 G20,750.00 The Graduate Permit Scheme allows non-EEA Mechanical Engineering (ME) 1MEME1 G20,750.00 Climate Change, Agriculture and G graduates of Irish higher education institutions 1MCA1 20,750.00 to apply to remain in Ireland for the purpose of G Food Security (MSc) Mechanical Engineering (MSc) 1MSME1 20,750.00 seeking employment and applying for a Green Sustainable Environments 1SEV1 G20,750.00 Occupational Safety Card or Work Permit for one to two years after completing their studies. Engineering & Ergonomics 1AP1 G20,750.00 Sustainable Resource (MApplSc) Management: Policy and N/A G20,750.00 ACCOMMODATION Practice (inter-institutional Computer Science - Artificial 1MAI1 G20,750.00 programme with UL) (MSc) There is a wide range of properties available Intelligence (MSc) to students in Galway and the Accommodation Computer Science - Environmental Leadership (MSc) 1EVL1 G20,750.00 Office can help advise you on all options. 1CSD1 G20,750.00 Data Analytics (MSc) Occupational and Environmental • University student residences (self- 1OEH1 G20,750.00 Software Design & Development Health & Safety (MSc) catering, off campus) - Corrib Village and 1MF1 G20,750.00 (MSc) Goldcrest Village are the on campus student accommodation options. Software Engineering & 1SED1 G20,750.00 • Private rented accommodation (house/ Database Technologies (MSc) apartment) TechInnovation (MSc) 1MTN1 G20,750.00 • S e l f - c a t e r i n g a c c o m m o d a t i o n w i t h o w n e r For more information please contact the Accommodation Office at www.nuigalway.ie/ COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, student-life/accommodation NURSING, & HEALTH SCIENCES CODE *FEE COST OF LIVING IN GALWAY The following summary gives an indication of Advanced Healthcare Practice 1MTH1 TBC the monthly cost of living in Galway as a student & Research (MSc) to help you plan your budget. These costs are an Childhood Speech, Language approximation only as monthly costs will depend 1MLN1 TBC and Communication Needs on each person’s individual needs. Podiatric Medicine 1MPO1 TBC Cellular Manufacturing and MONTHLY EXPENSES 2019/2020: 1CMT1 TBC Therapy (MSc) Rent (private housing not G540 Cheminformatics and student accommodation) 1CIT1 TBC Toxicology (MSc) Bills (phone/electricity/internet) €90 Clinical Education (MSc) 1MCT1 TBC Food G220 Clinical Research (MSc) 1MCR1 TBC Clothes/laundry G50 Exercise Physiology and its 1EPT1 TBC Application in Therapy (MSc) Books/Study materials/printing G40 Medical Science (MSc) 1MMH3 TBC Travel G40

Microscopy and Imaging (MSc) 1MIG1 TBC Heating/oil G 15

Preventive Cardiology (MSc) 1MPY1 TBC Monthly Total G995 Additional optional spending Regenerative Medicine (MSc) 1MSR1 TBC G160 estimate for recreation Please Academic Year Total check G8,955 International Healthcare annual fees (excluding recreation) Management (MSc) St Angela’s N/A with St College, Sligo Angela’s College Sligo Make friends before you come - ask about our International Student Facebook Groups.

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