Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 65.04 |
Liaison | Thomas Adams |
Submission Date | July 30, 2021 |
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway
AC-4: Graduate Program
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Gesche
Kindermann Lecturer - Microbiology CUSP |
Does the institution offer at least one sustainability-focused major, degree program, or the equivalent for graduate students?:
Name of the sustainability-focused graduate-level degree program:
A brief description of the graduate-level degree program:
This course combines theory, policy and practical experience to provide its graduates with the skills and knowledge that are needed to pursue successful careers in managing sustainable environments. It provides scene setting lectures, site visits and practical work to encourage students to adopt an informed, creative and innovative approach to problem solving. It will provide students with the competences to obtain employment in environmental consultancy, policy development or proceed to further research.
Website URL for the graduate-level degree program:
Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (2nd program):
A brief description of the graduate degree program (2nd program):
Website URL for the graduate degree program (2nd program):
Name of the sustainability-focused, graduate-level degree program (3rd program):
A brief description of the graduate degree program (3rd program):
This programme is offered in the €40 million Engineering Building, a 14,200 square-metre modern, energy-efficient facility, and the largest School of Engineering in the country.
The building is a “living laboratory”, which provides high-tech working examples for engineering students to study.
Website URL for the graduate degree program (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other sustainability-focused graduate-level degree programs:
Master of Engineering in Electrical & Electronic Engineering http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/electrical-electronic-engineering.html
M.Sc. Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security http://www.nuigalway.ie/ccafs/
M.Sc. Coastal Marine Envir: Physical Processes, Policy and Practice https://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/coastal-marine-environments.html
M.Sc. Global Environmental Economics http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/global-environmental-economics.html
M.Sc. Biodiversity & Land Use Planning http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/biodiversity-land-use-planning.html
M.Sc. Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/occupational-environmental-health-safety.html
M.Sc. AgInnovation (Distance Education) https://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/aginnovation.html
Master of Arts (Policy & Practice) https://www.nuigalway.ie/m/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/arts-policy-practice.html
Master of Arts (Health Promotion) http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/health-promotion.html
Master of Arts (Environment, Society and Development) http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/geography-environment-society-development.html
Master of Arts (Gender, Globalisation and Rights) http://www.nuigalway.ie/globalwomensstudies/ma/
Master of Arts (Landscape Archaeology) http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/geography-landscape-archaeology.html
Master of Arts (Politics & Sociology) http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/ma-sociology-and-politics.html
Master of Arts (Public Advocacy and Activism) http://www.nuigalway.ie/publicadvocacy/
Master of Laws Degree (International Human Rights) http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/law-international-human-rights.html
Master of Laws Degree (Peace Operations, Humanitarian Law & Conflict) http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/law-international-peace-support-operations.html
Master of Laws Degree (International Migration & Refugee Law & Policy) http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/law-international-migration-refugee-law.html
Master of Laws Degree (Public Law and Social Justice) https://www.nuigalway.ie/business-public-policy-law/school-of-law/courses/postgraduatetaughtcourses/llb/
Master of Laws Degree (International & Comparative Disability Law & Policy) http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/taught-postgraduate-courses/law-intl-comparative-disability-policy.html
M.Sc. (Bio-Innovation) - Research Postgraduate Degree
http://www.nuigalway.ie/courses/research-postgraduate-programmes/phd-and-masters/bioinnovation.html
Does the institution offer one or more graduate-level sustainability-focused minors, concentrations or certificates?:
Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate:
A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:
The programme is aimed at Arts graduates seeking a qualification that will help them to secure policy-related employment; graduates from other fields including Commerce and Law seeking to improve their employment prospects; and graduates interested in pursuing PhD research in an area where NUI Galway has specialist policy expertise.
Website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate:
Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (2nd program):
Name of the graduate-level sustainability-focused minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
A brief description of the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
Website URL for the graduate minor, concentration or certificate (3rd program):
The name and website URLs of all other graduate-level, sustainability-focused minors, concentrations and certificates:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
There are over 160 postgraduate masters degree programs in NUI Galway. Of these there are 19 postgraduate masters degree programs that are strongly aligned with the Ryan Institute’s four research themes. The Ryan Institute in particular acts to support the research components of Masters degree programs which are aligned with its four research themes. This is achieved through the activities of the Ryan Institute’s Postgraduate Working Group.
The following postgraduate masters degree programs are strongly aligned with the Ryan Institute research themes, with many Masters degree students doing the research component of their Masters degrees in the research groups of Ryan Institute Principal Investigators.
Ag Innovation (MSc)
AgriBiosciences (Structured MSc), in collaboration with Teagasc
AgriFood Sustainability & Technology (MSc)
Biodiversity & Land-Use Planning (MSc)
Biotechnology (MSc)
Civil Engineering (ME)
Climate Change, Agriculture & Food Security (MSc)
Coastal & Marine Environments (MSc)
Computational Genomics (MSc)
Computer Science—Data Analytics (MSc)
Energy Systems Engineering (ME)
Environment, Society, & Development (MA)
Environmental Leadership (MSc)
Journalism (MA)
Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Natural Resource Economics & Policy (MEconSc)
Occupational & Environmental Health & Safety (MSc)
Politics and Sociology (MA)
Rural Sustainability (MA)
Sustainable Resource Management (MSc)
Water Resources Engineering (MSc)
http://www.nuigalway.ie/ryaninstitute/postgraduateprograms/ -
There are over 160 postgraduate masters degree programs in NUI Galway. Of these there are 19 postgraduate masters degree programs that are strongly aligned with the Ryan Institute’s four research themes. The Ryan Institute in particular acts to support the research components of Masters degree programs which are aligned with its four research themes. This is achieved through the activities of the Ryan Institute’s Postgraduate Working Group.
The following postgraduate masters degree programs are strongly aligned with the Ryan Institute research themes, with many Masters degree students doing the research component of their Masters degrees in the research groups of Ryan Institute Principal Investigators.
Ag Innovation (MSc)
AgriBiosciences (Structured MSc), in collaboration with Teagasc
AgriFood Sustainability & Technology (MSc)
Biodiversity & Land-Use Planning (MSc)
Biotechnology (MSc)
Civil Engineering (ME)
Climate Change, Agriculture & Food Security (MSc)
Coastal & Marine Environments (MSc)
Computational Genomics (MSc)
Computer Science—Data Analytics (MSc)
Energy Systems Engineering (ME)
Environment, Society, & Development (MA)
Environmental Leadership (MSc)
Journalism (MA)
Mechanical Engineering (ME)
Natural Resource Economics & Policy (MEconSc)
Occupational & Environmental Health & Safety (MSc)
Politics and Sociology (MA)
Rural Sustainability (MA)
Sustainable Resource Management (MSc)
Water Resources Engineering (MSc)
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