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A Guide for International Students NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND GALWAY 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 Since 2014, NUI Galway has placed prominently in the Since 2014, NUI Galway has moved up 25 places in the QS The QS World University Rankings. In 2020, NUI Galway World University Rankings, which now positions us at 259 achieved its highest rank ever in this edition of the ranking in the world. Both the QS and Times Higher Education achieving a rank of 238th in the world. Both the QS and Rankings have placed the University in a high position, the Times Higher Education Rankings have placed the and we are now counted among the Top Universities in University in a high position, and we are now counted both rankings. In 2019, the new Times Higher Education amound the Top Universities in both rankings. Impact University Impact Rankings placed NUI Galway 20th in Ranking. the world for addressing the United Nations’ Sustainable Galway Development Goal for Good Health and Wellbeing. LINKS WITH INDUSTRY We are one of Ireland’s top universities for graduate OUR LOCATION employability, with 96% of our graduates working or in NUI Galway is uniquely located in a beautiful historic further study within six months of graduating. Galway is Top 1% campus in the west coast of Ireland, on the edge of the one of five global hubs for biomedicine, with 8 of the top Wild Atlantic Way coastline and only 2 hours drive from 10 global medtech firms based in Galway. The city is also Dublin. The university campus is a 10 minute walk from an ICT hotspot, with Ireland being home to 8 of the top the centre of Galway City. Galway is Ireland’s third largest 10 global ICT companies. The multinationals in Galway city, with everything you would want in terms of shopping include Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Merit Medical, SAP, facilities, theatres, restaurants, music venues, sports Hewlett Packard, Cisco Systems, Avaya and EA Games. facilities. Galway’s Atlantic coast is also the perfect location for marine and energy research. 18,500 Galway is a place like no other. Set on the Wild Atlantic Way, on the broad sweep of Galway Bay, Galway is as NUI GALWAY RESEARCH distinctive as it is beautiful. From this position on the Atlantic edge of Europe, NUI Galway has a proud history NUI Galway is a world renowned research led University. of reaching out and connecting with the world. Galway Our research is relevant to societal and economic needs. casually combines the energy of a young and diverse Its global reach is enhanced by the impact research is population, with the authenticity of a place steeped in having in the areas of our five thematic research priorities, 3,500 history and tradition. We are renowned as a place where 1. Biomedical Science & Engineering, 2. Informatics, arts and culture are celebrated, reinterpreted and shared Physical and Computational Sciences, 3. Environment, International students with the world. Marine and Energy, 4. Applied Social Science and Public There are 170 Policy and 5. Humanities in context. countries represented on campus Disciplines BELFAST SLIGO “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 SHANNON environment. NUI Galway is part of the 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.” Professor Becky Whay, Vice-President: 2020 International NUI Galway Undergraduate UG 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 1845 2020/21 academic year. Applications are submitted via an online form, and a step-by-step guide will assist you through the process. Applications cost €35 and are reviewed on a rolling basis. Located in Ireland MEDICINE APPLICATIONS in the city of Medicine applicants should refer to the School of Medicine for course Galway information and details on how to [email protected] COLLEGE OF ARTS, SOCIAL SCIENCES, & CELTIC STUDIES CODE *FEE Top 1% Bachelor of Arts (Joint-Honours) 1BA1 €16,300 of Universities Bachelor of Science (Psychology) 1BA7 €16,300 worldwide Bachelor of Arts (History) 1BA11 €16,300 Bachelor of Arts (Children and Youth Studies) Three streams – Arts (Children’s Studies); Arts with 1BYF1 €16,300 Children Studies and Arts (Child, Youth and Family: 18,500 Policy and Practice) Students Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics and Education) 1BME1 €16,300 Bachelor and Arts (English and Creative Writing) 1BCW1 €16,300 Bachelor of Arts with Human Rights 1BHR1 €16,300 3,500 Bachelor of Arts with Performing Arts Studies 1BPS1 €16,300 Bachelor of Arts (Drama, Theatre and 1BDT1 €16,300 International students Performance Studies) There are 170 countries represented Bachelor of Arts ( Journalism) 1BAJ1 €17,900 on campus Bachelor of Science (Social Sciences) 1BSS1 €16,300 Bachelor of Arts (Arts with Data Science) 1BDS1 €17,500 Bachelor of Arts (Digital Arts and Technology) 1BDA1 €17,500 Disciplines Bachelor of Arts (Film and Digital Media) 1BFD1 €17,500 Arts, Humanities, Bachelor of Arts (Global Languages) 1BLG1 €17,500 Social Sciences, Business, Law, Bachelor of Arts (Global Experience) 1BA4 €16,300 Engineering, IT, Bachelor of Arts (Music) 1BMU1 €17,900 Medicine, Nursing Bachelor of Arts Government (Politics, Economics and Science 1BAG1 €17,500 and Law) Bachelor of Arts Education (Computer 1CSM1 €17,500 Science and Mathematical Studies) Bachelor of Science Galway has BGS1 €22,750 been named (Geography and Geosystems) NEW Bachelor of Arts (Global Media) NEW TBC €17,900 European Please check fee with St Bachelor of Arts Home Economics BAHE Capital Angela’s College Sligo of Culture Please check Bachelor Applied Science in Nutrition, Food and fee with St BApplSc 2020 Business Management Angela’s College Sligo UG COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & PUBLIC POLICY, & LAW CODE *FEE INFORMATICS CODE *FEE Bachelor of Commerce 1BC1 €16,750 Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and 1BCT1 €22,750 Bachelor of Commerce 1BC2 €16,750 Information Technology) (International) with French Engineering (Undenominated) 1EG1 €22,750 Bachelor of Commerce 1BC3 €16,750 (International) with German Bachelor and Master of 1BE1 €22,750 Bachelor of Commerce Engineering (Civil) 1BC4 €16,750 (International) with Spanish Bachelor and Master of 1BM1 €22,750 Bachelor of Science Engineering (Mechanical) 1BF1 €16,750 (Business Information Systems) Bachelor and Master of Engineering 1BP1 €22,750 Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) 1BCA1 €16,750 (Electronic and Computer) Bachelor and Master of 1BG1 €22,750 Bachelor of Commerce (Gaeilge) 1BC7 €16,750 Engineering (Biomedical) Bachelor of Commerce 1BC8 €16,750 Bachelor of Science (Global Experience) (Project and Construction 1BCM1 €22,750 Law and Business 1BLB1 €16,750 Management) Bachelor and Master of 1BSE1 €22,750 Law (BCL) 1BCL1 €16,750 Engineering (Energy Systems) Law and Human Rights 1BLH1 €16,750 Bachelor and Master of Engineering 1BLE1 €22,750 (Electrical and Electronic) Law and Taxation NEW 1BLT1 €16,750 Law, Criminology and Criminal 1BLC1 €16,750 Justice NEW COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, Bachelor of Business Studies €40000 NURSING, & HEALTH (International Hotel 1BBS1 in total SCIENCES CODE *FEE Management) Bachelor of Medicine (MB) Enquire at Bachelor of Commerce €40000 of Surgery (BCh) and of 0MB99 The College (International Hotel 1BCH1 in total Obstetrics (BAO) of Medicine Management) Bachelor of Science 1OT1 €23,750 (Occupational Therapy) Bachelor of Science (Speech and 1SL1 €23,750 COLLEGE OF SCIENCE CODE *FEE Language Therapy) Bachelor of Science 1BPO1 €23,950 Bachelor of Science 1BS1 €22,750 (Podiatric Medicine) Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Nursing Science 1BO1 €22,750 1BNG1 €23,750 (Biomedical Science) (Galway & Portiuncula) Bachelor of Science 1BY1 €22,750 (Biotechnology) Bachelor of Mental Health Nursing 1BNG2 €23,750 Bachelor of Science 1EV1 €22,750 Bachelor of Midwifery Science 1BMW1 €23,750 (Environmental Science) Bachelor of Science (Financial Bachelor of Nursing 1FM1 €22,750 BNI TBC Mathematics and Economics) (International) Bachelor of Science 1MR1 €22,750 (Marine Science) Bachelor of Science 1EHS1 €22,750 (Environmental Health & Safety) Bachelor of Science 1EH1 €22,750 (Earth and Ocean Sciences) Bachelor of Science 1BPC1 €22,750 (Biopharmaceutical Chemistry) Bachelor of Science 1BMS1 €22,750 (Mathematical Science) Bachelor of Science (Physics - degree options in Applied, Astrophysics, 1BPT1 €22,750 Biomedical, Theoretical) Bachelor of Science GY321 €22,750 (Genetics and Genomics) NEW Bachelor of Science GY322 TBC (Agricultural Science) NEW Postgraduate Studies PG HOW TO APPLY Applications to postgraduate programmes at NUI Galway are made online via www.nuigalway.ie/international-students/apply.html Applications
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