CAO Courses NUI Galway

Course description

CAO Courses at the National University of Ireland in Galway are offered at QQI level 8. These are listed below..

Honours Bachelor Degrees QQI Level 8

GY 101 Arts Joint-Honours Degree. In First Year students choose three subjects from the Timetable Groupings listed below. Only one subject may be selected from each grouping. In Second and Final Year, students take two subjects as Joint Honours to degree level over a total of two or three more years depending on the programme and subjects they have chosen.

• Group 1. Archaeology; French; Mathematics.
• Group 2. Celtic Civilisation; Law; Psychology.
• Group 3. Classics; Geography; German; Modern Irish Culture Studies (Literature and Music); Léann na Cumarsáide.
• Group 4. Economics; English.
• Group 5. Information Technology; Léann an Aistriúcháin; Sociological and Political Studies.
• Group 6. History; Spanish.
• Group 7. Italian; Irish; Philosophy.

GY 104 Arts (Psychology)

GY 105 Arts (History)

GY 107 Na Dána (Gaeilge agus Léann an Aistriúcháin)

GY 109 Arts (Mathematics and Education)

GY 110 Arts with Children’s Studies – Subject Options: Children’s Studies and a choice of subjects as listed under GY101 with the exception of those subjects listed in Group 4.

GY 111 Arts with Creative Writing – Subject Options: Creative Writing and a choice of subjects as listed under GY101 with the exception of those subjects listed in Group 5.

GY 112 Arts with Film Studies – Subject Options: Film Studies and a choice of subjects as listed under GY101 with the exception of those subjects listed in Group 2.

GY 113 Arts with Human Rights – Subject Options: Human Rights and a choice of subjects as listed under GY101 with the exception of those subjects listed in Group 2.

GY 115 Arts with Performing Arts Studies – Subject Options: Performing Arts and a choice of subjects as listed under GY101 with the exception of those subjects listed in Group 5.

GY 118 Arts (Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies) – Subject Options: Drama, Theatre and Performance and a choice of subjects as listed under GY101 with the exception of those subjects listed in Group 5.

GY 119 Arts with Journalism – Subject Options: Journalism and a choice of subjects as listed under GY101 with the exception of those subjects listed in Group 3.

GY 120 Arts (Child, Youth and Family: Policy and Practice)

GY 121 Arts (Children’s Studies)

GY 122 Na Dána (Cumarsáid agus Gaeilge)

GY 123 BSc (Applied Social Sciences)

GY 124 Arts (Arts with Data Science) Subject Options: Students study Data Science and Mathematics for Data Science and choose one of the following major subjects:

• Psychology
• Economics
• Geography
• Philosophy
• History

GY 125 Arts (Digital Arts and Technology) – Subject Options: Digital Cultures and IT for Arts and Humanities and a choice of subjects as listed under GY101 with the exception of those subjects listed in Groups 2 and 5.

GY 126 Arts (English and Media Studies) – Subject Options: Students study English and Media Studies and choose one other minor subect. See University prospectus for full details of minor subjects available.

GY 127 Arts (Film and Digital Media) – Subject Options: Film and Digital Media and a choice of subjects as listed under GY101 with the exception of those subjects listed in Group 2.

GY 128 Arts (Global Languages) – Language Options: Students choose from a range of language subjects including French, Spanish, German, and Italian or Irish.

GY 129 Arts (International) – Subject Options: A choice of subjects as listed under GY101 with year 3 spent studying abroad.

GY 130 Arts (Music) – Subject Options: Music and a choice of subjects as listed under GY101 with the exception of those subjects listed in Group 6.

GY 131 Arts (History and Globalisation Studies) – Subject Options: History, Globalisation Studies and a choice of minor subjects. See University prospectus for full details of minor subjects available.

GY 132 Government (Politics, Economics and Law) – Subject Options: Students study a combination of Major and Minor subjects in the disciplines of Sociology and Political Science, Economics and Law.

GY 201 Commerce Degree options are available in the following..

• Accounting & Performance Measurement
• Economics & Public Policy
• Management of Human Resources
• Marketing Management
• Digital Business & Analytics
• Finance
• Business Law and International Business including optional Global Experience year (of International study and work placement).

GY 202 Commerce (International) with French

GY 203 Commerce (International) with German

GY 204 Commerce (International) with Spanish

GY 206 Business Information Systems (Work Placement & Optional International Study)

GY 207 Commerce (Accounting) including optional Global Experience year (of International study and work placement)

GY 208 Commerce (Gaeilge)

GY 209 Commerce (Global Experience)

GY 250 Law & Business

GY 251 Law

GY 252 Law & Human Rights

GY 301 Science

• Degree subjects: Anatomy, Applied Mathematics, Biochemistry, Botany and Plant Science, Chemistry, Computing, Data Science, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Mathematical Studies and Computing, Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Mathematics and Computing, Mathematics, Medicinal Chemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Physics and Applied Physics, Physiology, Plant and AgriBiosciences, Zoology

GY 303 Biomedical Science

GY 304 Biotechnology

GY 308 Environmental Science

GY 309 Financial Mathematics and Economics

GY 310 Marine Science

GY 313 Environmental Health and Safety

GY 314 Earth and Ocean Sciences

GY 318 Biopharmaceutical Chemistry

GY 319 Mathematical Science

GY 320 Physics (Degree options in Applied, Astrophysics, Biomedical, Theoretical)

GY 350 Computer Science and Information Technology

GY 401 Engineering (Undenominated)

• Degree Options: Biomedical, Civil, Electronic and Computer, Energy Systems Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanical, BSc Computer Science and Information Technology, BSc Project and Construction Management

GY 402 Civil Engineering

GY 405 Mechanical Engineering

GY 406 Electronic and Computer Engineering

GY 408 Biomedical Engineering

GY 410 Project and Construction Management

GY 413 Energy Systems Engineering

GY 414 Electrical and Electronic Engineering

GY 501 Medicine (five year/six year course, and embedded PhD options) – includes Mature Entry HPAT Required

GY 502 Occupational Therapy

GY 503 Speech and Language Therapy

GY 504 Podiatric Medicine

GY 515 General Nursing (Galway and Portiuncula) (If mature, see page 13 of CAO Handbook)

GY 516 Mental Health Nursing (If mature, see page 13 of CAO Handbook)

GY 517 Midwifery (If mature, see page 13 of CAO Handbook)