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Bachelor of Arts (Digital Arts and Technology)
Course Overview
How are our lives, society, and culture shaped by digital technologies? How can these technologies expand our creative powers? How can they be used to help us to understand our world and environment, to preserve and explore our cultural heritage, and to create and share our knowledge? These are questions that guide the unique blend of study and practice-based learning central to the BA Digital Arts and Technology programme.
The programme allows you to pursue an interest in arts and humanities (you will complete a full programme in an Arts subject of your choice), combined with a training in information technology. In addition, in a series of courses unique to the programme, you will examine the influence and creative possibilities of the digital culture in which we are immersed, examining everything from social media and AI through to interactive media, cultural heritage, and remix culture. You will study the impact of digital technology from a historical, cultural, and philosophical perspective, and you will also gain skills and practice in programming, creative coding, web development, and digital content creation (in video, graphic design, and podcasting).
In Year 3 of the programme students can avail of placement opportunities, in which you will either take on a work placement with an appropriate company / cultural institution or a period of international study in a university in Europe. The aim of the placement year is to add to your practical skills, expand your personal networks and enhance your employability.
"I chose this degree because it gave me the opportunity to find myself amongst the different aspects of digital culture. I believe whether you are a more artistic and creatively motivated person, or someone who prefers more technical approaches like programming, this course has plenty of enjoyable content to show your true potential in. The variety of modules really gave me a good taste of what I would enjoy down the line looking for a career, and thanks to some of these modules I've now moved onto one of these careers, which I previously wouldn't have known about prior to taking this course. I also felt super supported all throughout my academic journey, and I feel looking back that the coursework was well balanced throughout my four enjoyable years at the university. Having the opportunity to do a placement in year 3 also gives you lots of quality experience, but also a nice break from studying for a while. If you're not sure exactly what you want to pursue in the future, but know you want a digital/computer based job whether it's programming, media content creation, UX or other computer sciences, I think it is a great course to explore and find yourself in."
Emilia Muszko, Graduate
Applications and Selections
Who Teaches this Course
Requirements and Assessment
Key Facts
Entry Requirements
Minimum Grade H5 in two subjects and passes in four other subjects at O6/H7 level in the Leaving Certificate including Irish, English, another language, and three other subjects recognised for entry purposes.
Additional Requirements
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Duration
4 years
Next start date
September 2025
A Level Grades (2024)
universityofgalway.ie/alevels
Average intake
15
QQI/FET FETAC Entry Routes
Closing Date
NFQ level
Mode of study
ECTS weighting
Award
CAO
GY125
Course code
Course Outline
Computer Science is a mandatory subject for the degree. In addition, students choose one Arts subject major (e.g. English, French, History, Economics) from a list of possible Arts subject options. They also take a range of courses in digital arts and culture that are specific to this BA programme.
Year 1:
In addition to the modules in your chosen Arts subject, you will complete core Computer Science modules in Algorithms and Programming. You will also complete course-specific modules in digital arts and culture that examine remix culture, interactive media and storytelling, video-editing and graphic design. Those core modules are:
- Interactive Storytelling and the Active Audience
- Remix Culture in Context
- Design Fundamentals (Graphics and Video)
Year 2:
You will continue with a new set of modules in your chosen Arts Subject, and complete modules in Computer Science in Object-Oriented Programming, Web Application Development, Web Information Systems, and Database Systems. In addition, you will continue your specialist studies in digital arts and culture, examining a range of topics such as social media, digital surveillance and transhumanism, AI art and ‘post-digital’ art, while gaining creative practice in web projects and podcasts. These core course-specific modules are:
- Perspectives on Digital Culture
- Digital Art and Aesthetics
Year 3:
This year is focused primarily on the successful completion of placement- either a work placement with a relevant company or institution or a study abroad placement with an international university. At present these placements occur in the second half of the school term with students taking a range of modules (including in film studies and UX design) during the first part of term. Students also complete the following course-specific project-based module.
- Digital Humanities and Digital Cultural Heritage
Year 4:
Students complete their studies in their chosen Arts subject, pursue modules in Artificial Intelligence, Multimedia, and Programming, and complete a final capstone project that draws on the skills they have acquired during the four years of study.
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)
RequiredCC1101: Mythology and the City in Ancient Greece - 5 Credits - Semester 1RequiredCC114: Written Words & Spoken Languages in the Ancient World - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCC1100: Classics in 20 Objects - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCC1102: Empire and Literature in Ancient Rome - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredAR113: Prehistoric Ireland & Europe - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAR1104: Material Culture and Museums - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAR1105: Medieval Ireland and Europe - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredAR1106: Sites and Monuments in the Landscape - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredDA1104: Digital Arts and Culture - Remix Culture In Context - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredDA1103: Digital Arts and Culture - Interactive Storytelling and the Active Audience - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredDA1106: Digital Arts and Culture - Design Fundamentals (Graphic and Video) - 10 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredDA1105: Digital Arts and Culture - Graphic Design and Video Editing - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredEC1108: Skills for Economics I - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEC135: Principles of Microeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEC1109: Skills for Economics II - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredEC136: Principles of Macroeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredEN1106: Exploring English - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEN1101: Literature and the Social World - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEN124: Introduction to English 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredEN125: Introduction to English 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredFR1100: Introduction to French Language and Culture - 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredFR1101: Introduction to French Literature in Context - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredNG1105: An Teanga Bheo - 10 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredNG1106: Litríocht agus Cultúr na Linne - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredNG1107: Scéal agus Pobal na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredTI1100: Geography in Practice - 10 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredTI150: Principles of Human Geography - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredTI151: Principles of Physical Geography - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredGR1100: German Language and Culture (Advanced) - 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredGR1102: Skills for studying German (Advanced) - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredGR1101: German Language and Culture (Beginners) - 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredGR1103: Skills for studying German (Beginners) - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAJ1104: Digital Literacy Essentials - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAJ1100: History of Media - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredAJ1106: Pop Culture, Media and Society - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredAJ1102: Introduction to Media and Communication Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredHI1103: Europe and Ireland 1789 - 1918 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredHISK1101: Skills for Historians (1) - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredHI1106: Early Cultural Encounters in Ireland and the Americas - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredHISK1102: Skills for Historians (2) - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredCT1100: Computer Systems - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCT1120: Algorithms - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCT1101: Programming I - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCT1102: Programming II - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredIT1100: Italian Language and Culture - 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredIT1101: Italy at the movies - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCG1100: Scéalaíocht Dhigiteach - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCG1105: Bunús na hIriseoireachta - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCG1107: Cleachtas Léirithe na Meán 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredCG1104: Na Meáin agus an tSochaí - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalMA133: Analysis and Algebra 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalMA131: Mathematical Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalMA185: Analysis and Algebra 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
OptionalMA135: Analysis and Algebra 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalMA186: Analysis and Algebra 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
OptionalMA187: Mathematical Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredMA208: Quantitative Techniques for Business - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredIS1100: Irish Music and Emigration - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredISSK1100: Introducing Modern and Contemporary Irish Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredIS1103: Introducing Irish Traditional Music & Dance since 1893 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredIS1104: The Migrant Experience in Modern Irish Writing - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredPI107: Introduction To The History Of Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredPI120: Philosophical Questions & Issues - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredPISK1102: Critical Thinking and Logic - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredPI108: Introduction To Practical Ethics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
RequiredSH1100: Intensive Beginners Spanish Language and Culture - 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredSH1102: Mundo hispano: An Introduction to the Hispanic World - 5 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredSH1101: Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture - 15 Credits - Semester 1
RequiredSH1102: Mundo hispano: An Introduction to the Hispanic World - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Year 2 (60 Credits)
OptionalCC2103: Mediterranean Origins - 5 Credits - Semester 3OptionalCC230: Beginning Latin Part 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCC2105: Heroic Epic - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCC2104: The City-State - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalCC232: Beginning Latin Part 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalSG217: A Field of Gods & Men: Celtic Myths - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalCC2107: Science and God - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalTI254: Space, Place and the Irish Landscape - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAR246: Castles, Colonists & Crannogs 1100-1350 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAR2103: Archaeology and Irish Identity – Celts, Christians, Vikings - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAR245: Archaeology in Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAR236: Interpretation in Archaeology - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAR334: Ancient Civilisations: The Rise of Complex Societies - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAR2106: Introduction to Archaeological Excavation - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredDA2102: Digital Arts and Culture - Perspectives on Digital Culture - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredDA2103: Digital Arts and Culture - Postdigital Aesthetics - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEC207: Irish Economic History - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredEC269: Intermediate Microeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredEC273: Mathematics for Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEC247: Introduction to Financial Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEC259: Economics of Public Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredEC275: Statistics for Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredEC268: Intermediate Macroeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2166: Seduction, Sexuality, and Race: Early Modern Identities - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2102: Renaissance Drama - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2106: Shakespearean Comedies - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2107: Shakespearean Comedies - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2154: Exploring Shakespeare (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2112: Creative Writing - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2173: Travel Writing in the Arctic - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2133: Media, Culture, Society - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2306: History Of the English Language (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2191: Eighteenth-Century Writing (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2308: Spenser: The Faerie Queene (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2175: Postcolonial Literature (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN3152: The Sonnet (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2181: Special Topic S1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2185: Stories Told and Re-Told - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalEN2114: Renaissance Drama - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2116: Shakespearean Comedies - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2172: SERVICE LEARNING: READING AND WRITING WITH PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN(S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2114: Communicating Through Storytelling - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2155: Exploring Shakespeare (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN264: Studies In Medieval Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2100: Creative Writing - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2174: Exploring Shakespeare (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2187: Jane Austen S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2179: 19th Century Detective Fiction S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2182: Special Topic S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2176: Postcolonial Literature (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalEN2189: Nineteenth-Century Writing S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalENG304: Contemporary Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalENG203: Genre Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalFR269: Lecture du français: Textes, Contextes, Idées - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalFR270: Langue poétique/ langue vivante - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredFR266: French Language 5 - 10 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalFR2100: Expressing French and Francophone Identities - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalFR267: La France mise en scène - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredNG2100: An tSochtheangeolaíocht - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredNG2101: An Gearrscéal sa Ghaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredNG227: Teanga Na Nua-Ghaeilge I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalNG2103: Teanga na Sean-Ghaeilge I - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2109: Téamaí i Nuafhilíocht na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2102: Scannánaíocht na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2107: Ainmneacha, Sloinnte agus Logainmneacha na hÉireann - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalNG2111: Scríbhneoireacht Mháirtín Uí Chadhain - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalMA2104: Matamaitic don Inbhuanaitheacht (Mathematics for Sustainability) - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredNG228: Teanga Na Nua-Ghaeilge II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalTI254: Space, Place and the Irish Landscape - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI2102: Introduction To GIS - 10 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI229: Political & Cutural Geography: Identity, Race & the Nation - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI235: Biogeography - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI216: Aimsir Agus Aeraid/ Weather And Climate - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalBSS2103: Introduction to Sustainability 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI236: Environmental Planning: Principles & Processes - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredTI251: Theory & Practice in Geography I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI2108: Introduction to Palaeoclimatology - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2114: Communicating Through Storytelling - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalTI248: Coastal Environments - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalTI2109: Sustainable Planning in Marine Environments - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredTI252: Theory & Practice in Geography II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalGR238: German Studies I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalGR239: History of German Literature & Culture I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredGR236: German Language I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalGR235: History of German Literature & Culture II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalGR240: German Studies II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredGR237: German Language II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2112: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalBSS2103: Introduction to Sustainability 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalMG3113: Megatrends - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalAJ2122: Social Class and Media Culture - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredAJ2109: Understanding Media Audiences - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredAJ2102: Power without Responsibility - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalBSS2104: Introduction to Sustainability 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalMG3115: Megatrends - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2100: Online and Social Media: Theory and Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2121: Media and Visual Cultures - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalAJ2123: The Media and Global Migration - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI2155: Cultural Heritage & Public History - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2150: Europe, 1918-49 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2146: The Making & Breaking of Britain - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2157: The Reformation: Tolerance and Intolerance in Early Modern Society - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalTI255: Earth Surface Landforms and Processes - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2158: Global History and Modern Capitalism:1400-1820 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI2160: Ireland since Independence - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalENL2100: ENLIGHT University Alliance UG (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalHI431: French Mobilisation and the Great War, 1914-24 - 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI2151: Europe since 1950 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI166: Ireland in the 1950s - 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI2103: Monarchy & Society in Early 17th Century France - 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI2159: Land and Revolution in Ireland, 1879-1922 - 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalENL2101: ENLIGHT University Alliance UG (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI494: British Social Movements Since 1945: Sex, Colour, Peace and Power - 10 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalHI292: Central Europe, 1867-1918 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredCT2101: Object Oriented Programming I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredCT230: Database Systems I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredCT2105: Web-based Information Systems - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredCT2104: Web Application Development - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredCT2102: Object Oriented Programming II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalIT238: Italian Culture & Society I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredIT235: Intermediate Language I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredIT2101: Oral (Communication and Presentation Skills) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalIT239: Italian Culture & Society II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredIT236: Intermediate language II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredIT237: Applied Language Skills: Intercultural Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredCG2100: Anailís na Meán - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredCG2101: Craoltóireacht - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredGA117: Dlí, Eiticí agus an Córas Poiblí - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredCG2106: Cleachtas Léirithe na Meán 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredGA212: Na Meáin Chraolta - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA284: Discrete Mathematics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA211: Calculus I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredST2001: Statistics for Data Science 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA212: Calculus II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredMA203: Linear Algebra - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredST2001: Statistics for Data Science 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA2286: Differential Forms - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA284: Discrete Mathematics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredMA2287: Complex Analysis - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredMA283: Linear Algebra - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalIS2104: Claiming Place in Gaelic Irish Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalIS2102: Festival, Ritual and Commemoration - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalIS2105: Popular Music, Cultural Identities and Ireland - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalBSS2104: Introduction to Sustainability 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalIS2103: Irish Landscapes, Culture and Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalIS2100: Music, Gender and Ireland - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalIS2108: Negotiating Identities: Aspects of 20th Century Irish Writing S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI210: Moral And Political Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPI248: Phenomenology - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPI240: Bioethics - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalPI2113: Topics in Ancient Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredPI2111: Themes in the History of Modern Philosophy 1: Rationalism - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalCT2103: Systems Analysis & Design - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI2102: Formal Logic - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI2105: Philosophical Inquiry through P4C - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI241: History Of Irish Thought - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalED2104: Design Your Life Semester 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI2101: Information Ethics - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalPI207: Philosophy Of Art - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredPI2112: Themes in the History of Modern Philosophy 2: Empiricism and Beyond - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalSH2101: Spanish Language II A: Ex-Intermediate - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSH2100: Spanish Language II B: Ex-Beginner - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSH232: Hispanic Literature & Culture I - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSH236: Cultural Debates in Latin America - 5 Credits - Semester 3
RequiredSH2102: Spoken Spanish and Oral Presentation Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 3
OptionalSH233: Hispanic Literature & Culture II - 5 Credits - Semester 4
RequiredSH2103: Spanish Language II C - 5 Credits - Semester 4
OptionalBSS2104: Introduction to Sustainability 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
Year 3 (60 Credits)
OptionalAJ1100: History of Media - 5 Credits - Semester 5OptionalAJ2102: Power without Responsibility - 5 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalFS201: Screening Ireland: Ireland & the Irish in Film & Television - 5 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalAJ1104: Digital Literacy Essentials - 5 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalEN2133: Media, Culture, Society - 5 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalCT3536: Games Programming - 5 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalFS101: Introduction to Film Studies I: Form - 5 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalAJ2109: Understanding Media Audiences - 5 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalDA3110: Study Abroad / Erasmus for Digital Arts and Technology (S1) - 30 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalDA3102: Digital Arts and Technology Research Project 1 - 10 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalEN3141: North American Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalEN387: Specialist Studies : Twentieth Century Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalEN2185: Stories Told and Re-Told - 5 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalPSS2104: Sport and Performance - 5 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalFM4106: Documentary and Creative Non-Fiction on Screen - 5 Credits - Semester 5
RequiredMS323: User Experience Design - 5 Credits - Semester 5
OptionalFS305: Early and Silent Film (1895 - 1927) - 5 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalEN385: Drama And Theatre Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalPI207: Philosophy Of Art - 5 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalDA3100: Digital Arts Internship - 30 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalDA3104: Digital Arts and Technology Research Project 2 - 30 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalAJ1102: Introduction to Media and Communication Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalAJ1106: Pop Culture, Media and Society - 5 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalDA3101: Study Abroad / Erasmus for Digital Arts and Technology (S2) - 30 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalFM1100: Introduction to Visual Culture - 5 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalAJ1105: Creative Coding and Web Media 101 - 5 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalDA3108: Digital Arts and Technology Research Project 5 - 10 Credits - Semester 6
OptionalDA3106: Digital Arts and Technology Research Project 3 - 15 Credits - Semester 6
Year 4 (60 Credits)
OptionalCT318: Human Computer Interaction - 5 Credits - Semester 7OptionalCT319: Artificial Intelligence - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCT3535: Object Oriented Programming III - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCT327: Humanities Applications - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCT411: Multi-Media Development - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredCT328: Final Year Project - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC230: Beginning Latin Part 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC3102: Studying Greek Figured Pottery - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC3113: Latin Literature in the Age of Nero - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC316: Barbarians - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalSG3100: The Cultural Impact of Christianity on Ireland - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCCS315: Intermediate Latin 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCC232: Beginning Latin Part 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCC3100: Pompeii - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCCS306: Iconography - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCCS307: Ireland & the Ancient World - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCCS316: Intermediate Latin 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredAR3100: Metal, Warfare, and Chiefdoms - The Bronze Age Roots of European Civilization - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredAR343: Public Archaeology - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredAR3104: Archaeological Post-excavation - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAR325: Minor Dissertation - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalBSS2104: Introduction to Sustainability 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalAR347: Palaeoecology - Reconstructing Past Environments - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredAR2101: Early Kingship: From Chaos to Cosmos - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredAR3101: Landscape and Archaeology: Context and Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC3105: Econometrics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC345: Health Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC369: Money And Banking - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC388: Environmental And Natural Resource Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredEC3101: Microeconomics and Public Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEC3100: Economics and Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC386: Public Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC362: Economics Of Financial Markets - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC429: Marine Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC3106: Behavioural Finance - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEC3104: Agricultural and Food Economics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredEC3102: Macroeconomics and Public Policy - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3105: 20th Century Children's Fiction - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3109: Poetry of the First World War - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3110: Poetry of the First World War - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3144: Empire Writing (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3141: North American Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3160: Autism Fictions, Autistic Writing (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3164: World Literature (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3172: Transformations of the Novel (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3180: Special Theme S1 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3184: The hero's quest monomyth in medieval and modern literature & 20th C film (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalIS2107: Negotiating Identities: Aspects of 20th Century Irish Writing S1 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3138: Literature in the Digital Age - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalENG238: Nineteenth Century British Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3168: Contemporary Irish Writing S1 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalEN3111: Poetry of the First World War - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3112: Poetry of the First World War - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3120: Technology and Culture B - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3137: James Joyce, Ulysses (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN385: Drama And Theatre Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3145: Empire Writing (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3165: World Literature (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3173: Transformations of the Novel (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3178: African Fiction S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3181: Special Theme S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalIS2108: Negotiating Identities: Aspects of 20th Century Irish Writing S2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3116: Literature and Environmental Crisis B - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN4112: Ecology and Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalENG228: Old English Poetry - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalEN3161: Autism Fictions, Autistic Writing (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredFR3100: French Literature and Culture 11 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredFR371: French Literature & Culture 7 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredFR379: French Language 6 - 10 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredFR366: French and Francophone Studies 10 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredFR380: French and Francophone Studies 11 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalNG4102: Miontráchtas Taighde i Léann na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4106: Ainmeolaíocht na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4107: Teanga na Sean-Ghaeilge II - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalWE111: Introduction to Welsh Language I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4103: Scannánaíocht na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalNG4112: Scríbhneoirí Thír Chonaill - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredNG4113: Teanga Na Nua-Ghaeilge 111 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredNG4101: Filí agus Filíocht na Gaeilge, 700-1900 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredNG4114: Teanga Na Nua-Ghaeilge IV - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredNG4109: Próslitríocht na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredNG4105: An Béaloideas - An Scéalaíocht - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI303: Coastal Dynamics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI326: War & Representation: Spaces & Politics of the Media - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI369: Geographical Perspectives on Rural Change - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI3127: Critical Geographies of Children - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI3128: Palaeoceanography - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalMG3117: Intercultural Encounters - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredTI335: Research Project Design & Development - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalTI311: Advanced Gis - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI3117: Migration, Mobility and Belonging - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI338: Palaeoecology - Reconstructing Past Environments - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalMG3115: Megatrends - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalTI324: Urban Geography: Planning the Modern City - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredGR337: German Cultural Studies I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredGR338: German Cultural Studies II - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredGR341: German Language I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalGR339: German Cultural Studies III - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredGR340: German Cultural Studies IV - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredGR342: German Language II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalAJ4110: Independent Research Project - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAJ4115: Gender, Race and the Media - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAJ4117: Rehabilitating Reality: studies and strategies to strength factual storytelling - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAJ4113: Bursting the Western Bubble: Alternative Media Systems and the Global South - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalFS201: Screening Ireland: Ireland & the Irish in Film & Television - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredAJ4114: Contemporary Issues in Media - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredAJ4106: Media Research Methods - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalAJ4105: Media Law and Ethics - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalAJ4116: Crime, Criminals and the Media - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredAJ4102: Global Political Economy of the Mass Media - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI167: Power and Conflict in Northern Ireland, 1963-1972 - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3100: Brave New World: Globalisation since 1945 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3194: The Environment Since 1945 - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3102: The Irish and Colonial Australasia 1788-1901 - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3112: The First World War: Transnational perspectives - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3123: Power and Pleasure at Versailles: The Reign of Louis XIV of France, 1661-1715 - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI168: Coming to Terms with the Nazi Past - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3196: The Great Irish Famine - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3197: Topics in Modern Irish History - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalENL2100: ENLIGHT University Alliance UG (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI3200: Topics in the History of Race and Ethnicity - 10 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalHI362: Party & Power In 19th & 20th Century British History. - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI2156: Revolutionary Technologies, from Steam to Green - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI3198: Themes in Modern Irish History - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalENL2101: ENLIGHT University Alliance UG (S2) - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalHI3201: Themes in the History of Race and Ethnicity - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredIT342: Italian Culture & Society III - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIT324: Language 111 - 10 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIT346: Oral, Presentation and Transferable Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIT343: Italian Culture & Society IV - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredIT344: Italian Childrens Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredCG2104: Scriptscríobh - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredGA413: Geilleagar na Meán - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredCG4102: Lucht Féachana na Meán - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredCG4101: Dúshláin na Meán Sóisialta - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredCG4103: Tionscadal Deireadh Céime - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCS3304: Logic - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalST311: Applied Statistics I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredMA313: Linear Algebra I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredMA335: Algebraic Structures - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalCS402: Cryptography - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredMA302: Complex Variable - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredCS3101: Software for Mathematical Scientists and Educators - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredMA334: Geometry - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalMA341: Metric Spaces - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalMA416: Rings - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalMA490: Measure Theory - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalST311: Applied Statistics I - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalST417: Introduction to Bayesian Modelling - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalST313: Applied Regression Models - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredMA3343: Groups - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredMA3101: Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalMA4344: Advanced Group Theory - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalMA482: Functional Analysis - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalCS402: Cryptography - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalBSS2104: Introduction to Sustainability 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalMA461: Probabilistic Models for Molecular Biology - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalST312: Applied Statistics II - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredMA3491: Fields and Applications - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredMA342: Topology - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredIS3100: Introducing Literary and Cultural Theory - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIS3101: Topics in Irish Music Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIS3102: Topics in Irish Literature Studies - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredIS3103: Independent Project in Irish Studies - 15 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI3104: Philosophy of Culture in Context - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI315: Philosophy of Mind - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI3103: Environmental Ethics - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI3106: Formal Logic 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI335: Moral Theory - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI3107: Philosophy of Science - 5 Credits - Semester 7
OptionalPI399: Extended Essay - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI327: Philosophy Of Religion - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI310: Topics In Applied Philosophy: Disability, Poverty And Human Freedom - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI3105: Philosophy of Nature - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI129: Advanced Philosophical Text - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalPI3100: Kant's Theoretical Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 8
OptionalSP3211: Empathy in Action - 5 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredSH336: Hispanic Literature & Culture III - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredSH337: Hispanic Literature & Culture IV - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredSH339: Spanish Language III - 5 Credits - Semester 7
RequiredSH340: Spanish Language IV - 10 Credits - Semester 8
RequiredSH3104: Hispanic Research: From Theory to Practice - 5 Credits - Semester 8
Further Education
Some students may wish to continue their education and specialize in a field. Relevant postgraduate programmes that students may consider include:
Why Choose This Course?
Career Opportunities
Career prospects for graduates with the combination of creativity, analytic skills and technical know-how are increasing all the time. Career opportunities exist in the fields of: information technology, education, creative arts, cultural heritage and cultural industries, UX, interaction design, AI, social media, journalism and others.
Who’s Suited to This Course
Learning Outcomes
Transferable Skills Employers Value
Work Placement
Placements will be arranged in Year 3 of the programme, which will involve either work placements in appropriate companies/cultural institutions, or international study abroad. The aim of the year is to add to your practical skills, expand your personal networks and enhance your employability.
Study Abroad
Related Student Organisations
Course Fees
Fees: EU
Fees: Tuition
Fees: Student Contribution
Fees: Student levy
Fees: Non EU
EU Fees are comprised of Tuition + Student Contribution Charge + Student Levy* €140. *Payable by all students and is not covered by SUSI. Further detail here.
For 25/26 entrants, where the course duration is greater than 1 year, there is an inflationary increase approved of 3.4% per annum for continuing years fees**.
**Excludes Full-Time EU Undergraduate fees. These are fixed and do not change.
Find out More
Dr Padraic Killeen
T 091 493786
E padraic.killeen@universityofgalway.ie