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Accessibility & LanguageQuick Guide to SDGs in our Prospectus
Develop your passion for Sustainability in Galway
The United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals offer a shared blueprint for creating a more sustainable planet. From hunger to climate change, and from biodiversity to global peace, achieving progress on the SDGs will require passionate people and new skills and knowledge. University of Galway offers a wide range of courses – at undergraduate and postgraduate levels – with a focus on sustainable development. If you have a passion for sustainability, then grow it in Galway.
How to use this guide:
Look down through the 17 Sustainable Development Goals below. Which SDGs are you most interested in? Which SDGs could you make a real difference in? For each SDG, you will see a suggestion of courses at University of Galway that could help you grow your understanding and build your career in sustainability.
SDG 1: No Poverty
Consider an undergraduate course in:
- Arts (with Economics, Geography, International Development or Sociology and Political Studies)
- Commerce
- Government
- Social Sciences
Develop specialist skills and knowledge through a postgraduate course in:
SDG 2: Zero Hunger
Consider an undergraduate course in:
- Agricultural Science
- Arts (with Economics, Geography, International Development or Sociology and Political Studies)
Develop specialist skills and knowledge through a postgraduate course in:
- AgriBiosciences
- AgriFood Sustainability & Technology
- AgInnovation Agricultural Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
Consider an undergraduate course in:
- Medicine
- Nursing, Mental Health Nursing or Midwifery
- Science (with Anatomy, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology or Physiology)
- Health Sciences: Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy or Podiatric Medicine)
- Psychology
Develop specialist skills and knowledge through a postgraduate course in:
- Advanced Healthcare Practice and Research
- Clinical Research
- Bioinnovation
- Health Promotion
- Nursing (including Acute Medicine, Gerontology, Obesity or Public Health Nursing)
- Preventive Medicine and Cardiovascular Health
SDG 4: Quality Education
Consider an undergraduate course in:
- Arts (with International Development or Sociology and Political Studies)
- Mathematics and Education
- Education (Computer Science and Mathematical Studies)
Develop specialist skills and knowledge through a postgraduate course in:
- Professional Master of Education
- Education: Education Leadership, Special and Inclusive Education or Education Studies
- Oideachas
- International Human Rights
- Special Educational Needs
- Public Policy
SDG 5: Gender Equality
Consider an undergraduate course in:
- Arts (with Law or Sociology and Political Studies)
- Human Rights
- Law
- Social Sciences
Develop specialist skills and knowledge through a postgraduate course in:
- Gender, Globalisation and Rights
- International Human Rights
- Politics and Sociology
- Public Policy
- Public Advocacy and Activism
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Consider an undergraduate course in:
Develop specialist skills and knowledge through a postgraduate course in:
- Sustainability Leadership
- Civil Engineering
- Marine and Freshwater Resources: Management
- Sustainable Resource Management: Policy and Practice
SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Consider an undergraduate course in:
Develop specialist skills and knowledge through a postgraduate course in:
- Civil Engineering
- Energy Systems Engineering
- Global Environmental Economics
- Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Consider an undergraduate course in:
- Arts (with Economics, International Development or Sociology and Political Studies)
- Commerce
- Law and Business
- Financial Mathematics and Economics
- Geography and Geosystems
Develop specialist skills and knowledge through a postgraduate course in:
- Creative Arts Management
- Economic Science
- Environment, Society and Development
- International Development Practice
- Sustainability Leadership
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Consider an undergraduate course in:
Develop specialist skills and knowledge through a postgraduate course in:
- Aginnovation
- Bioinnovation
- Business Information Systems
- Digital Transformation
- Engineering (Biomedical, Civil, Computing, Electrical, Electronic or Mechanical
- International Marketing and Entrepreneurship
- Medical Technologies
- Software Design and Development
- Software Engineering, Software Engineering and Database Technologies
- Techinnovation
- Sustainability Leadership
SDG 10: Reduced Inequality
Consider an undergraduate course in:
- Arts (with Economics, International Development or Sociology and Political Studies)
- Law and Human Rights
- Child, Youth and Family: Practice and Policy
Develop specialist skills and knowledge through a postgraduate course in:
- Ageing and Public Policy
- Gender, Globalisation and Rights
- International and Comparative Disability Law and Policy
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Consider an undergraduate course in:
- Arts (with Economics, International Development or Sociology and Political Studies)
- Commerce
- Civil Engineering
- Geography and Geosystems
- Social Sciences
Develop specialist skills and knowledge through a postgraduate course in:
- Sustainability Leadership
- Biodiversity and Land Use Planning
- Civil Engineering
- Environment, Society and Development
- Environmental Leadership
- Global Environmental Economics
- Health Promotion
- International Development Practice
- Landscape, Archaeology and Heritage
- Politics and Sociology
- Public Policy
- Rural Futures Planning and Innovation
- Social Work
- Sustainable Environments
- Sustainable Resource Management
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
Consider an undergraduate course in:
Develop specialist skills and knowledge through a postgraduate course in:
- Aginnovation
- Applied Behaviour Analysis
- Bioinnovation
- Consumer Psychology
- Engineering (Biomedical, Civil, Computing, Electrical, Electronic or Mechanical
- Environmental Leadership
- Sustainability Leadership
- Techinnovation
SDG 13: Climate Action
Consider an undergraduate course in:
- Arts (with Geography)
- Earth and Ocean Sciences
- Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Marine Science
- Geography and Geosystems
- Science (with Data Science, Earth and Ocean Sciences)
Develop specialist skills and knowledge through a postgraduate course in:
- Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
- Computer Science – Data Analytics
- Energy Systems Engineering
- Environment, Society and Development
- Environmental Leadership
- Global Environmental Economics
- Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate
- Sustainable Resource Management
SDG 14: Life Below Water
Consider an undergraduate course in:
- Earth and Ocean Sciences
- Marine Science
- Science (with Zoology)
Develop specialist skills and knowledge through a postgraduate course in:
- Coastal and Marine Environments
- Marine and Freshwater Resources: Management
- Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate
SDG 15: Life on Land
Consider an undergraduate course in:
- Agricultural Science
- Arts (with Geography)
- Earth and Ocean Sciences
- Geography and Geosystems
- Science (with Botany and Plant Science, Earth and Ocean Sciences, Plant and AgrioBiosciences, or Zoology)
Develop specialist skills and knowledge through a postgraduate course in:
- AgriBiosciences
- AgriFood Sustainability & Technology
- AgInnovation Agricultural Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Art and Ecology
- Biodiversity and Land Use Planning
- Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
- Global Environmental Economics
- Rural Futures Planning and Innovation
SDG 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
Consider an undergraduate course in:
- Arts (with Law, Sociology and Political Studies or International Development)
- Human Rights
- Journalism
- Law
- Social Sciences
- Global Media
- Government, Politics, Economics and Law
Develop specialist skills and knowledge through a postgraduate course in:
- Gender, Globalisation and Rights
- International Human Rights
- International Criminal Law
- International Migration and Refugee Law and Policy
- Peace Operations, Humanitarian Law and Conflict
- Sustainability Leadership
- Politics and Sociology
- Public Policy
- Public Advocacy and Activism
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Consider an undergraduate course in:
- Arts (with Languages, International Development, Law or Sociology and Political Studies)
- Global Experience
- Global Media
- Human Rights
- Languages (English, French, Gaeilge, German, Italian or Spanish)
- Government, Politics, Economics and Law
- Social Sciences
Develop specialist skills and knowledge through a postgraduate course in:
- Advanced Language Skills (French, German, Italian or Spanish)
- Conference Interpreting
- Global Environmental Economics
- Global Hospitality Management and Intercultural Communication
- International and Comparative Law (Business Law or Disability Law)
- International Development Practice
- International Human Rights
- International Marketing and Entrepreneurship
- Politics and Sociology
- Sustainability Leadership
- Translation Studies
