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Students
Tuition Fee
USD 20,832
Per year
Start Date
Medium of studying
On campus
Duration
48 months
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Bachelors
Major
Cultural Studies | History | Politics
Area of study
Humanities
Education type
On campus
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
Tuition Fee
Average International Tuition Fee
USD 20,832
Intakes
Program start dateApplication deadline
2024-09-01-
About Program

Program Overview


Entry Points (2022) 452

Course Overview

The BA (Global Experience) is a highly flexible four-year BA honours degree programme that offers you a wide range of two-subject combinations to degree level.

In Year 3 of the programme you will study abroad at one of our partner institutions. This will give you the opportunity to enhance your learning experience and increase your cultural awareness by living and studying in another country. We have partnerships in Europe, the United States, Canada, South America or China, and the programme is open to language and non-language students.  You will pursue both of your degree subjects during the period abroad.

In addition to academic rigour, you will acquire transferable skills designed to make you career-ready and equipped for employment and further study in Ireland or abroad. Students who select a language and opt to spend year three in the country of that language will also be able to demonstrate increased linguistic ability to prospective employers.

Students registered for two languages are required to spend a minimum of twelve weeks in each of the countries/regions where the relevant languages are spoken. This will usually consist of an academic year abroad arranged by the University in one language and a summer placement arranged by the student in the other relevant country/region.

Enjoy the introductory video taken from our May 2021 Virtual Open Day

Program Outline

Course Outline

The Bachelor of Arts (Global Experience). Entry has subject groupings.  Students of GY129, Bachelor of Arts (Global Experience), study 3 subjects in their first year, from a selection of 21 subjects. A subject belongs to one of 7 groups, and you cannot select more than one subject from a group. On progression to second year, you continue to study two of the subjects to degree level.

Read a brief introduction (subject description, overview of course content and career options) to each subject available to BA (Global-Experience) students ‌‌‌Here‌‌.

Additional information on selecting subjects

In NUI Galway we refer to the department that teaches a subject as a 'Discipline'. The table below shows the subjects, in their subject groups. You can follow the links to the Discipline website for each subject.‌

Group 1


Group 2


Group 3


Group 4

  • Archaeology
  • French
  • Mathematics and Mathematical Studies
  • Law
  • Psychology
  • Celtic Civilisation
  • International Development
  • Performance and Screen Studies
  • Ancient Classics
  • Geography
  • German
  • Léann na Cumarsáide
  • Modern Irish Culture (Music and Literature)
  • Global Media
  • English
  • Economics

  • Group 5


    Group 6


    Group 7

  • Sociological and Political Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Léann an Aistriúchán
  • History
  • Spanish
  • Gaeilge
  • Italian
  • Philosophy

  • Curriculum Information

    Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).

    Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.


    Glossary of Terms

    Credits

    You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.

    Module

    An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.

    Subject

    Some courses allow you to choose subjects, where related modules are grouped together. Subjects have their own required number of credits, so you must take all that subject's required modules and may also need to obtain the remainder of the subject's total credits by choosing from its available optional modules.

    Optional

    A module you may choose to study.

    Required

    A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).

    Required Core Subject

    A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.

    Semester

    Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.


    Year 1 (60 Credits)

    Optional Subject: Ancient Classics (20 Credits):

    Optional

    CC230:

    Beginning Latin Part 1

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Optional

    CC1101:

    Mythology and the City in Ancient Greece

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    CC114:

    Written Words & Spoken Languages in the Ancient World

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    CC1100:

    Classics in 20 Objects

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Optional

    CCS205:

    Ancient Greek for Beginners (Part One)

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Optional

    CC232:

    Beginning Latin Part 2

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional

    CC1102:

    Empire and Literature in Ancient Rome

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional

    CCS206:

    Ancient Greek for Beginners (Part Two)

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: Archaeology (20 Credits):

    Required

    AR113:

    Prehistoric Ireland & Europe

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    AR1104:

    Material Culture and Museums

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    AR1102:

    Recording Monuments in the Landscape

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Required

    AR1105:

    Medieval Ireland and Europe

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: Celtic Civilisation (20 Credits):

    If you choose this subject, you cannot choose International Development.

    Required

    SG1100:

    Medieval Celtic Literature A

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    SG1101:

    Medieval Celtic Literature B

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    SG111:

    Early & Medieval History of the Celts

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    SG116:

    Celtic Mythology, Religion & Folklore

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: Economics (20 Credits):

    Required

    EC1108:

    Skills for Economics I

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    EC135:

    Principles of Microeconomics

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    EC1109:

    Skills for Economics II

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Required

    EC136:

    Principles of Macroeconomics

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: English (20 Credits):

    Required

    EN124:

    Introduction to English 1

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    EN1101:

    Literature and the Social World

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    EN1106:

    Exploring English

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Optional

    EN1102:

    Exploring English - 1BA and Denominated Programmes

    - 10 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    EN125:

    Introduction to English 2

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: French (20 Credits):

    Required

    FR1100:

    Introduction to French Language and Culture

    - 15 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    FR1101:

    Introduction to French Literature in Context

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: Gaeilge (20 Credits):

    Required

    NG1107:

    Scéal agus Pobal na Gaeilge

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Required

    NG1105:

    An Teanga Bheo

    - 10 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    NG1106:

    Litríocht agus Cultúr na Linne

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Optional Subject: Geography/Tíreolaíocht (20 Credits):

    Required

    TI1100:

    Geography in Practice

    - 10 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    TI150:

    Principles of Human Geography

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    TI151:

    Principles of Physical Geography

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: German (Advanced) (20 Credits):

    Required

    GR1100:

    German Language and Culture (Advanced)

    - 15 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    GR1102:

    Skills for studying German (Advanced)

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Optional Subject: German (Beginners) (20 Credits):

    Required

    GR1101:

    German Language and Culture (Beginners)

    - 15 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    GR1103:

    Skills for studying German (Beginners)

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Optional Subject: Global Media (20 Credits):

    Required

    AJ1104:

    Digital Literacy Essentials

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    AJ1100:

    History of Media

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    AJ2106:

    Multimedia

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Required

    AJ1102:

    Introduction to Media and Communication Studies

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional

    AJ1105:

    Creative Coding and Web Media 101

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: History (20 Credits):

    Required

    HI1103:

    Europe and Ireland 1789 - 1918

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    HISK1101:

    Skills for Historians (1)

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    HI1104:

    Europe: From Medieval to Modern

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Required

    HISK1102:

    Skills for Historians (2)

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: Information Technology (20 Credits):

    Required

    CT1101:

    Programming I

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    CT1120:

    Algorithms

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    CT1100:

    Computer Systems

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    CT1102:

    Programming II

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: International Development (20 Credits):

    If you choose this subject, you cannot choose Celtic Civilisation.

    If you choose this subject, you cannot choose Law.

    If you choose this subject, you cannot choose Psychology.

    Required

    DEV1103:

    Introduction to International Development

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    HR101:

    Introduction to Human Rights I

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    DEV1100:

    Introduction to Sustainable Development I

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Required

    HR102:

    Introduction to Human Rights II

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: Italian (20 Credits):

    Required

    IT1100:

    Italian Language and Culture

    - 15 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    IT1101:

    Italy at the movies

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Optional Subject: Law (20 Credits):

    If you choose this subject, you cannot choose International Development.

    Required

    LW3109:

    Tort Law

    - 10 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    LW103.I:

    Irish Legal Systems

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    LW126:

    Legal Skills

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: Léann an Aistriúcháin (20 Credits):

    Required

    LN103:

    Gnéithe den Aistriúchán

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    LN105:

    Bunscileanna Aistriúcháin

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    LN1103:

    Bunscileanna Gramadaí

    - 10 Credits - Semester 1

    Optional Subject: Léann na Cumarsáide (20 Credits):

    Required

    CG1100:

    Scéalaíocht Dhigiteach

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    CG1101:

    Machnamh Criticiúil agus Láithreoireacht

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    CG1105:

    Bunús na hIriseoireachta

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    CG1104:

    Na Meáin agus an tSochaí

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: Mathematics (20 Credits):

    Optional

    MA133:

    Analysis and Algebra 1

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Optional

    MA185:

    Analysis and Algebra 1

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Optional

    MA131:

    Mathematical Skills

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Optional

    MA135:

    Analysis and Algebra 2

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional

    MA186:

    Analysis and Algebra 2

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional

    MA187:

    Mathematical Skills

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Required

    MA208:

    Quantitative Techniques for Business

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: Modern Irish Culture Studies: Literature & Music (20 Credits):

    Required

    IS1100:

    Irish Music and Emigration

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    ISSK1100:

    Introducing Modern and Contemporary Irish Literature

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    IS1103:

    Introducing Irish Traditional Music & Dance since 1893

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    IS1104:

    The Migrant Experience in Modern Irish Writing

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: Philosophy (20 Credits):

    Required

    PI120:

    Philosophical Questions & Issues

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    PISK1100:

    Critical Thinking & Persuasive Writing

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    PI107:

    Introduction To The History Of Philosophy

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Optional

    PISK1101:

    Critical Thinking & Persuasive Writing (Remote Learning)

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    PI108:

    Introduction To Practical Ethics

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: Psychology (20 Credits):

    If you choose this subject, you cannot choose International Development.

    Required

    PS122:

    Introductory Psychology 1

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    PS1103:

    Introduction to Research Methods and Practical Skills in Psychology

    - 10 Credits - Semester 1

    Optional

    PS1100:

    Critical and Collaborative Thinking

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    PS124:

    Introductory Psychology 2

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional

    PS137:

    Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: Sociological & Political Studies (20 Credits):

    Required

    SP1120:

    Practicing Politics

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    SP1125:

    Introduction to Politics

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    SP1121:

    Practicing Sociology

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Required

    SP1126:

    Introduction to Sociology

    - 5 Credits - Semester 2

    Optional Subject: Spanish (Beginners) (20 Credits):

    Required

    SH1100:

    Intensive Beginners Spanish Language and Culture

    - 15 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    SH1102:

    Mundo hispano: An Introduction to the Hispanic World

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Optional Subject: Spanish (Intermediate) (20 Credits):

    Required

    SH1102:

    Mundo hispano: An Introduction to the Hispanic World

    - 5 Credits - Semester 1

    Required

    SH1101:

    Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture

    - 15 Credits - Semester 1


    Year 2 (60 Credits)

    Optional Subject: Ancient Classics (30 Credits):

    This subject is available if you studied Ancient Classics in the previous year / semester.

    This subject is available if you studied Classics in the previous year / semester.

    Optional

    CC2103:

    Mediterranean Origins

    - 5 Credits - Semester 3

    Optional

    CC230:

    Beginning Latin Part 1

    - 5 Credits - Semester 3

    Optional

    CCS205:

    Ancient Greek for Beginners (Part One)

    - 5 Credits - Semester 3

    Optional

    CCS315:

    Intermediate Latin 1

    - 5 Credits - Semester 3

    Optional

    CC3103:

    Intermediate Ancient Greek Part One

    - 5 Credits - Semester 3

    Optional

    CCS311:

    Advanced Classical and Medieval Latin 1

    - 5 Credits - Semester 3

    Optional

    CC2105:

    Heroic Epic

    - 5 Credits - Semester 3

    Optional

    CCS201:

    Studies in the Ancient Imagination

    - 5 Credits - Semester 3

    Optional

    CC2104:

    The City-State

    - 5 Credits - Semester 4

    Optional

    CC232:

    Beginning Latin Part 2

    - 5 Credits - Semester 4

    Optional

    CCS206:

    Ancient Greek for Beginners (Part Two)

    - 5 Credits - Semester 4

    Optional

    CCS207:

    Studies in Ancient Literature and Thought

    - 5 Credits - Semester 4

    Optional

    CCS316:

    Intermediate Latin 2

    - 5 Credits - Semester 4

    Optional

    SG217:

    A Field of Gods &
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