Program Overview

University Program Information

Overview of Courses

The university offers a wide range of courses, including undergraduate, postgraduate, micro-credentials, and short courses.

• Undergraduate courses are available in various fields, including Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics and Science, and Health Sciences.
  • Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences include:
    • School of Business
    • School of Creative Arts
    • School of Education
    • School of English
    • School of Histories and Humanities
    • School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies
    • School of Law
    • School of Linguistic, Speech and Communications Sciences
    • School of Psychology
    • School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies
    • School of Social Sciences and Philosophy
    • School of Social Work and Social Policy
  • Engineering, Mathematics and Science include:
    • School of Biochemistry and Immunology
    • School of Chemistry
    • School of Computer Science and Statistics
    • School of Engineering
    • School of Genetics and Microbiology
    • School of Mathematics
    • School of Natural Sciences
    • School of Physics
  • Health Sciences include:
    • School of Dental Science
    • School of Medicine
    • School of Nursing and Midwifery
    • School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Postgraduate Courses

Postgraduate courses are also available in various fields, including Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics and Science, and Health Sciences.

• Postgraduate Research areas include:
  • Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Engineering, Mathematics and Science
  • Health Sciences
• Postgraduate courses include:
  • A-Z of PG courses
  • Postgraduate Research
  • How to Apply
  • Closing Dates
  • Fees

Micro-credentials

Micro-credentials are available in various fields, including business, engineering, and social sciences.

• Micro-credentials in business include:
  • Negotiating for Value
  • Business & Human Rights: Principles & Practice
  • Leading Teams
  • Creating Value with ESG
  • Finance for Non-Finance Executives
  • Foundations in Lean Ops Excellence
  • Nature-based Entrepreneurship
  • You as Leader: Crafting Your Own Leadership Style
  • Driving Performance with AI and Analytics
  • Mastering AI in Digital Marketing
• Micro-credentials in engineering include:
  • Solar Energy Conversion and Application
  • Low Carbon Power Technology
  • Cyber-physical Systems and Control
  • Air Pollution: Monitoring Assessment and Control
  • Measuring Environmental Impact: Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Practices
  • Introduction to XR: Applications and Technology
  • Spatial Audio
  • Motion Picture Engineering
  • Advanced Spatial Analysis using GIS
  • Transport Modelling and Planning
• Micro-credentials in social sciences include:
  • Domestic Violence Child Protection: Training for Child Protection & Welfare Practitioners
  • Equality Diversity and Inclusion Policy and People
  • Digital Technologies in Human Services
  • Disability, Mental Health and Child Protection: Towards a New Understanding
• Micro-credentials in nursing and midwifery include:
  • Advancing Health and Assessment Practice for Healthcare Practitioners
  • Nurse Authority to Refer for Radiological Procedures
  • Chronic Cardiac Disease Management
  • Perinatal Mental Health and Childbirth Related Trauma
  • Application of Simulation Practice in Healthcare
  • Childhood Adversity
  • Safeguarding Adults at Risk of Abuse
  • Professional Ethical Legal Communication Issues informing NM Prescribing Clinical Pract
  • Digital health - understanding the application of technology in modern healthcare
  • Enacting Human Rights in the Lives of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
• Micro-credentials in psychology include:
  • Mental Health & Psychosocial Support in HE
• Micro-credentials in medicine include:
  • Assessment & Management of Frailty in Ageing Adults

Short Courses

Short courses are available in various fields, including languages, history, and art.

• Short courses in languages include:
  • Introduction to Irish Sign Language (ISL)
  • Irish Sign Language (ISL) for Beginners
  • Japanese, Intermediate
  • Japanese, Introduction to Language and Culture
  • Japanese, Post-Beginners
  • Korean, Introduction to Language and Culture
  • Korean, Post-Beginners Language and Culture
  • Portuguese
  • Slavonic Languages - Russian
• Short courses in history include:
  • Across the Sea: Ireland and its Neighbours in the Early Middle Ages
  • American Dreams: Culture in the US, 1840-present
  • Conquest and Colonization: Early Modern Ireland
  • Debating Modern Britain: Conflict, Change, and Society in the Long Eighteenth Century
  • Earthly pasts: an introduction to environmental histories
  • Empire, Oil, and Revolution: The Middle East in the 20th Century
  • Europe Divided, c.
  • Famine, Land and People: Ireland 1830s-1880s
  • Humans and the Environment in Modern History
  • Imperialism, Neo-colonialism and Decolonisation in Modern East Asian History
  • Modern Eastern Europe,
  • Introduction to Irish Family History
  • Irish Family History: Intermediate Level
  • Irish Palaeography
• Short courses in art include:
  • Arts of Japan
  • Cultural Intersections in the History of Art 1
  • Cultural Intersections in the History of Art 2
  • Global Postmodern and Contemporary Art
  • Introduction to European Art 2
  • Introduction to European Architecture 2
  • Introduction to the History of Art 1
  • Introduction to the History of Architecture 1
  • Islamic Art and Architecture of the Medieval Mediterranean
  • Renaissance Art
  • Themes in Irish Art 1
  • Themes in Irish Art 2

The Lir Academy - The Art of Screenwriting

Overview

This introductory course is ideal for any student looking to improve their screenwriting skills, focusing on the various forms, ideas and craft of screenwriting. Students are encouraged to think critically about screenplay writing through exercises and discussion in order to get an understanding of creating visual, cinematic pieces of work.

Schedule

The course is 10 weeks and begins on Tuesday, 11th February 2025.

Course Fees

€430.