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About University of Galway
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Accessibility & LanguageVisiting Students
Visiting Student Information
Welcome to University of Galway!
Dear Visiting Student,
Welcome to University of Galway, or welcome back after Christmas break! We hope you enjoy your time in Galway.
***Please find the handbook for semester 2 at Updated Visiting Student Handbook, Semester 2, 2024-25
You will find information for the 2024-25 academic year here***: Visiting Student Handbook 2024-25
Please read this document carefully, paying attention to timetables for all the classes you wish to take, before you register.
SEMESTER 2: PLEASE NOTE THAT EN3187 WEDS 10-11AM HAS MOVED FROM SC005 TYNDALL THEATRE TO AUC G002 THEATRE, ARAS UI CHATHAIL
Please come along to our Subject Orientation Session taking place in the Bailey Allen Hall on Friday morning, 10th January 2025, 11.10am – 11.30am. There you will find all information you need about taking English modules.
You will be able to register for your lecture modules online from 10am on Monday, January 13th, 2025.
Information on how to register for a seminar will be given at Orientation. Please also see the 'how to register for a seminar' section of this page.
To keep updated on all further information please go to the Alerts Page. Note there the FAQ and Key Updates pages, especially ‘Important information about Academic Year 2024/25’.
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Please read the following information carefully.
- Visiting Students may take two types of modules - either lecture or seminar modules. Each Lecture and Seminar Course is worth 5 ECTS.
- Visiting Students may take as many Lecture Courses from the options available in 2nd Year and 3rd Year English as their timetable allows. *Please note there are limited spaces in all modules*
Students may register for ONE seminar ONLY in each semester. Places in seminars are limited and are allocated on a first come, first served basis. - We CANNOT guarantee that you will be able to register for a particular seminar or lecture module so please make sure that you also look at alternative classes.
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Each semester the Department of English welcomes over two hundred visiting students, mainly from the United States and Europe. The following guidelines explain some of the special procedures and conditions which apply to Visiting Students.
- Courses may be selected from both Second Year and Third Year programmes offered by the Department, subject to course availability. Visiting students will find the selection of courses in our discipline listed in the Visiting Student Handbook. Please note that it is not safe to select courses from the International Office website, which displays courses from various programmes.
- All English modules available to visiting students for the full academic year 2024-25 are listed in the Visiting Student Handbook 2024-25
- ***For semester 2 updates, please see Updated Visiting Student Handbook, Semester 2, 2024-25
- SEMESTER 2: PLEASE NOTE THAT EN3187 WEDS 10-11AM HAS MOVED FROM SC005 TYNDALL THEATRE TO AUC G002 THEATRE, ARAS UI CHATHAIL
- If selecting courses from both Second and Third Year, please ensure that classes are not scheduled to take place at the same time.
- Students may select as many lecture courses as they wish. Lecture courses have a 5 ECTS (University of Galway) / 2 UNIT weighting. Please note that places are limited.
- When selecting courses, students are advised to pay careful attention to the weighting of each course to ensure that the combined weighting of the courses they study at University of Galway meets the criteria of their home university.
- A full course load for students at University of Galway consists of courses having a combined weighting of 12 units / 30 ECTS per semester. Visiting students may, depending on their needs, take fewer or more units but should carefully consider the implications, from the point of view of obtaining credit, of taking less than 12 units. Most courses in the Discipline of English are worth 2 units, or 5 ECTS credits.
