National University of Ireland, Galway 175 Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh T +353 91 524 411 E [email protected] Prospectus 2021 Prospectus Postgraduate Postgraduate 2021 Prospectus National University of Ireland, Galway of Ireland, University National NUI Galway Campus Áras de Brún (School of Mathematics, Statistics and Applied Mathematics) Áras Uí Chathail/Student Information Desk (SID) Áras na Gaeilge The Quadrangle Áras na Mac Léinn and Bailey Allen Hall University Hospital Galway Lambe Institute for Translational Research and HRB Clinical Research Facility Pictured in the Quadrangle, NUI Galway, Sinéad Shaughnessy, scholarship recipient, master’s student 2019–20. Centre for Adult Learning and Professional Development Postgraduate Scholarships Scheme for full-time taught masters’ students At NUI Galway we are keen to ensure that the brightest and most committed students progress to postgraduate study. Our Postgraduate Scholarships are designed to reward excellent students who have performed exceptionally well in their undergraduate studies. Scholarships are worth €1,500 per student. Scholarships will be awarded to EU students who: Huston School of Film and Digital Media • Have been accepted on to a full-time taught master’s programme commencing September 2021 Martin Ryan Building (Environmental, Marine and Energy Research) • Have a First Class Honours undergraduate degree O’Donoghue Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance More information/how to apply Human Biology Building www.nuigalway.ie/postgraduate_scholarships T: +353 91 495 999 | E: postgradadmissions@nuigalway Biomedical Sciences Hardiman Library and Hardiman Research Building Lifecourse Building Arts Millennium Building Corrib Village (Student Residences) School of Psychology Engineering Building J.E. Cairnes School of Business & Economics Áras Moyola Research and Innovation Centre Sports Centre IT Building Arts/Science Building Orbsen Building (NCBES and REMEDI) Why Choose NUI Galway? of UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE according 94% to the QS World University of POSTGRADUATES are in employment, Rankings 2020 additional education or research within six months of graduating YEARS of innovative Home to INSIGHT teaching and research National Centre 175 excellence for Data Analytics SPINOUT COMPANIES €90.5m 10 in four years in RESEARCH funding in 2019 OF ALL STENTS worldwide are made in Ireland, with Galway being a global medtech industry hub 42 Since 2014 NUI Galway has moved up Ireland’s only Home to Ireland’s 42 PLACES in STEM CELL FIRST UNESCO CHAIR the QS World MANUFACTURING in Children, Youth and University FACILITY Civil Engagement Rankings SPORT and a GREAT SOCIAL LIFE 197 are at the heart of taught postgraduate what makes life at NUI Galway NUI Galway 2021 Prospectus Postgraduate programmes NUI Galway unique 2 industry-academic Ireland’s largest COLLABORATIVE SCHOOL OF 425 projects in 10 years ENGINEERING 1,810 Located at the heart of the EXPERT ACADEMICS and RESEARCHERS 161 32 INVENTIONS in four years PATENTS in four years WE GENERATE MORE THAN % OF OUR 3,623 ELECTRICITY needs from our mini electricity published, impactful collaborations with generating stations 10 institutions worldwide 19,000 3,972 talented, ambitious STUDENTS including INTERNATIONAL students BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE PURPOSEBUILT Biggest university in AUDITORIUM Ireland for biomedical O’Donoghue Centre science research, and for Drama, Theatre home to CÚRAM and Performance P P Postgraduate Prospectus 2021 Prospectus Postgraduate ostgraduate Prospectus 2021 Prospectus ostgraduate >90 2021 Prospectus ostgraduate SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MULTI- DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH NUI Galway GROUPS involved in JAMES HARDIMAN LIBRARY research and innovation for houses 540,000 books, 420,000 a more sustainable future e-books and over 120,000 e-journals. 3 Foreword Your decision on postgraduate study is an important one. Thank you for considering NUI Galway for your future studies. From the day you arrive you at NUI Galway, you will be part of a thriving research community where you will be encouraged to fulfil your potential. We care for our people and we respect the individual strengths and needs of our students. Rest assured that your well-being will be our priority. Ours is a university that is open to the world and to new ideas. Each year, we welcome over 3,500 postgraduate students from over 90 countries to our university city on the edge of Europe. We cherish the dynamism, diversity and creative thinking that our postgraduate students bring to their research and to our campus and community. Our university is rooted in the unique culture, communities and landscape of the west of Ireland. From this unique location, we are passionate about leading the transition to a more sustainable future. Located on the edge of the Atlantic, in a global hub for medical technology, data and IT, and in a city renowned for culture and creativity, we are committed to using our talents and skills to address the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals from multiple perspectives. We are celebrating 175 years of excellence at NUI Galway. Our university is counted among the top 1% of universities in the world according to QS World University Rankings, which ranks us in 238th place internationally. Here you will learn from and collaborate with world-leading academics, gain new skills and perspectives, build your career and join our alumni network of 100,000 graduates worldwide. We are proud to invite you to join our global postgraduate community. I look forward to welcoming you to NUI Galway. Professor Ciarán Ó hÓgartaigh Uachtarán—President NUI Galway NUI Galway 2021 Prospectus Postgraduate 4 Contents Introduction to NUI Galway 246 Enhancing policy and society 1 NUI Galway Campus 252 Enriching creativity and culture 2 Why Choose NUI Galway? 259 Research Institutes & Centres 4 President’s Foreword 262 Research Programmes 6 Rankings 265 Research Programme Listings 8 NUI Galway—A Global Education 273 Research Application Process 10 Employment and Careers at 276 Funding and Scholarships NUI Galway (Research) 12 Scholarships & Funding 280 Commercialising Your Research 14 Purpose, People, Place Your Postgraduate Experience 16 Some Research Highlights 282 What’s Next? 20 Investing in Your Future 284 How to Apply (Taught Courses) 22 Galway—The Perfect Student City 286 Postgraduate Fees 24 Flexible Online Programmes 287 Student Support and Resources Our Taught Courses 288 Postgraduate Funding (Taught) 26 College of Arts, Social Sciences, 290 International Postgraduates and Celtic Studies 294 Learning at NUI Galway 96 College of Business, 296 NUI Galway Sport Public Policy and Law 134 College of Medicine, General Information Nursing & Health Sciences 298 Find Out More (useful contacts) 176 College of Science and 300 General Index Engineering 301 Index of Taught Programmes 226 St Angela’s College, Sligo 304 Course/Programmes Index— alphabetical order Research Opportunities 306 Part-time courses, by College 228 Research Studies 308 Online/Blended Learning Courses 230 Improving health and well-being 309 Conversion Courses 236 Realising potential through data and enabling technologies 310 Sustainable NUI Galway— some facts 240 Sustaining our planet and people 312 Meet Us 313 Scholarships Scheme Important: This hard copy prospectus lists all programmes on University. The University will follow government guidelines and o er, at the time of going to press, for entry in 2021. Details of new public health advice in this regard. Should such an event occur, we programmes on o er subsequent to the printing of this prospectus will provide you with information in as timely a manner as possible. will be listed online at: www.nuigalway.ie/newcourses. The We ask for your patience as we all continue to navigate through information contained in this prospectus is, to the best of our these unprecedented times together. For further information, please knowledge, true and accurate at the time of publication. The content see www.nuigalway.ie/alert. of the prospectus is for information purposes only and should not be viewed as the basis of a contract between students and the Fáilte Ireland kindly supplied some of the photographs included P university. NUI Galway reserves the right to amend programmes 2021 Prospectus ostgraduate in this publication. Some entries to the student-sta Capture Your or regulations at any time without notice; we may re-open Campus photo competition feature. Sta member, Chaosheng Zhang, previously closed programmes to accept applications in the event also kindly provided some photography. of programme quotas not being met. The university also reserves the right to withdraw programmes periodically for any reason (e.g., insu icient numbers). NUI Galway won the national gradireland/Higher Education Awards NUI Galway The University reserve the right to amend course o erings, Best Postgraduate Prospectus Award syllabuses, course delivery methods, examinations, fees, regulations 2018. or rules or substitute modules in response to COVID-19 or to any other circumstances outside of the reasonable control of the 5 Rankings NUI Galway is recognised in the top 1% of 2021 universities in the Prospectus QS World Universities Galway NUI Postgraduate Rankings. 6 NUI Galway is recognised in the top 1% Did you know? universities in the QS World Universities Five of NUI Galway’s researchers, all of whom Rankings. We are now ranked 238th in the teach on postgraduate programmes, received world’s top 1,000 institutions. This ranking global recognition by