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NATIONAL
UNIVERSITY IRELAND, GALWAY
Ollscoil na hÉireann, Gaillimh
Location
and Facilities:
An Atlantic port located midpoint on the west coast of Ireland,
Galway is
an ideal university town; small enough for its citizens
in all walks of life to know and meet one another in its
narrow streets, restaurants, pubs, stores or markets, and
large enough to support lively commerce, a dynamic university
and one of the most highly regarded annual Arts Festivals
in Europe. Galway also has the good fortune to be situated
where ocean and mountain meet. Irish (Gaeilge) as well as
English is widely used in the city and University. The largest
Irish speaking area, or Gaeltacht, is located just west
of the city of Galway in Connemara.
Irish is also spoken
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living on the Aran Islands, a group of islands
off the Galway coast. National
University Ireland, Galway has its origins in the Queens
University established by Queen Victoria in 1845 and under
new charter and name became a constituent College of the
National University of Ireland in 1908.
Since 1929 it also has had statuary responsibility in respect
of the use of the Irish language as a working language in
the College. The University has a student body of about
7,000 and grants degrees in the traditional Arts and Sciences
as well as Celtic Studies, Law, Medicine and Engineering.
The
Academic Program:
Holy Cross students are most likely to enroll in the Faculty
of Arts (language, literature, history, philosophy, psychology
and mathematical sciences). A wide choice of subjects
are available; students choose five. An academic
advisory system helps students with appropriate course
selections. Traditionally, students attend Introductory
lectures in the days following registration before a final
subject selection is decided.
A
number of field trips and cultural events have been arranged
by the Holy Cross Advisor, Géaróidín Uí Nia, including
a trip to An
Blascaod Mór 'The Great Blasket Island' and a performance
of Brian Friel's Translations.
Courses taken so far at Galway for Holy Cross credit
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Course Load:
A full course load for students at N.U.I., Galway consists
of courses having a combined weighting of 12 units per semester
for a total of 24 credits for the full year. This is the
equivalent of a full academic year at Holy Cross. Students
may, at their discretion, take more units.
Independent
Cultural Immersion Project (ICIP):
Successful completion of the ICIP, in addition to the
required course load, is necessary (see description).
In place of the ICIP, students may choose
to complete two semesters of an introductory course in
Modern
Irish (Gaeilge) taught by Géaróidín Uí Nia, a native
speaker of Irish. The course includes a weekend stay in
the Connemara Gaeltacht, during which students experience
full immersion in the language and culture. For further
information on topics of Irish Language and culture (in
both Irish and English) go to fiosfeasa.com/.
Living
Arrangements:
Students will be housed in Dúnáras,
residential accommodation on Bishop O'Donnell Road. Gearoidin
Ui Nia will assist students with housing arrangements.
General questions can also be addressed to the Accommodation
Office at NUI, Galway. Students who choose to
arrive before housing is available may reserve a room
in Kinlay House, centrally in Eyre Square in Galway (e-mail:
kingal@usit.ie). For more information on Kinlay House
click here.
Study Abroad Contact Person:
Professor Brittain Smith - Associate Director
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For a photo slideshow of Galway click here.
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