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Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
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University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose University of Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at University of Galway is all about here.
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About University of Galway
About University of Galway
Since 1845, University of Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
University of Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching across a range of key areas of expertise.
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Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
University of Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at University of Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at University of Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni & Friends
Alumni & Friends
There are 128,000 University of Galway alumni worldwide. Stay connected to your alumni community! Join our social networks and update your details online.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At University of Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Accessibility & LanguageUSP-University Skills Passport
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Why USP?
- One-Stop Shop: The USP application hosts all extra/co-curricular activities at the University of Galway in one easy-to-use platform.
- Skills Development: USP encourages students to engage, develop skills, and maximize their student experience.
- Join the Dots: USP provides a single document summarising skills achievement, connecting accomplishments with the development of skills.
- Formal Recognition: Skills gained are formally recognised by the USP application leveraging portable verifiable digital credentials
- Enterprise Led: Designed with industry partners, USP helps students develop and articulate key skills.
EMPLOYER: Caitlin Cooney, Principal Operational Excellence Engineer
“Recognising your own skills and the value of those skills can be a challenge for students entering the workforce. The USP is a ground-breaking approach to supporting students, enabling them to recognise their ‘soft’ skills and providing them with a platform to showcase those skills to potential employers. ”
Skills Framework
The Designing Future Skills Framework is a matrix that identifies the core skills that guide the development and implementation of all Designing Futures initiatives. Within the University of Galway, there is an agreed Graduate Attribute Statement as set out in the Teaching and Learning Strategy 2021-2026. This provides the anchor for our skills framework. All identified skills and dispositions are linked back to this agreed and validated structure. The skills framework provides a common reference language for the classification of all activities, curricular and extra/co-curricular that enable our students to develop skills.
STUDENT: Tom Forde, SU Education Officer 2024
“Students really need this. We forget all of the things that we have accomplished. Without professional experience, it can be tricky to identify what skills you have developed, and why they are relevant to an employer. The USP really helps to join the dots….”
Student Success Coaching
Student Success Coaching offers a supportive space for students, encouraging them to learn more about themselves, gain clarity on their goals and decide on actions to move forward towards achieving them. Students can work with a coach, 1:1 or in or small group session.
Student Success Coaches encourage and support students to take an active, intentional role in ‘designing their lives’ to achieve their unique academic, personal and life goals at the University of Galway.
