Study Abroad | Limerick
Spring 2024: Academics

Course Code: Accounting 302 (AC 4002)

This course introduces students to the generation of cost data for the preparation of proper, representative financial statements, and for optimal planning and control of routine operations and long range organizational goals. It focuses on the uses of formal cost accounting systems and quantitative techniques to make managerial decisions. Topics include: direct absorption income statements, job and process costing, allocation and proration, pro-forma and capital budgeting. This course provides a conceptual and applied foundation for future professional study and qualifications.

Course Code: Biology 314 (BY 4014)

Instruction Language: English

This module provides an introduction to Microbiology and Immunology. Students are introduced to the concepts of microbes as mutualists, commensals and pathogens. The module serves to introduce students to the nature of the host pathogen relationship and how the innate and adaptive immune system maintain host defenses.

Course Code: Biology 301 (BY 4505)

Instruction Language: English

To familiarise students with the main types of environmental pollutants, their origins exposure routes and impacts. To equip students with skills in the methodology monitoring the impacts of selected pollutants.

Course Code: Chemical Sciences 301 (BC 4905)

Instruction Language: English

The structure of DNA and other nucleic acids. The molecular concept of a gene. DNA sequencing. The central dogma – DNA makes RNA makes Protein. Processing of DNA -Replication, transcription and translation. The relationship between DNA and Protein û the genetic code. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic systems. Control sites and elements within DNA. Gene expression û the lac operon. Review of Protein structure, amino acids peptides primary, secondary and tertiary structure of proteins. 3D structures and their representation. Functionality of proteins, Strategies of protein purification and assay. Protein sequencing and analysis. Enzymology, the nature of enzymes, their classification and activities. Enzyme kinetics and catalysis, enzyme inhibitors. Mode of action of enzymes -lysozyme on peptidoglycan.

Course Code: Economics 307 (EC 4102)

Instruction Language: English

Theoretical contents: BLOCK I:  1 .- A macro perspective of the economy. GDP and prices 2 .- The basic Keynesian model. Fiscal policy and the extended multiplier model. BLOCK II: 3. – Equilibrium in the goods market: the IS curve. 4. – Functions of money, central bank and monetary policy. The money market: the LM curve 5.- The balance IS-LM. BLOCK III: 6.- Aggregate demand and aggregate supply. BLOCK IV: 7.- Cycles and Growth 8.- The foreign sector.

Instruction Language: English

To facilitate the student in understanding of the fundamental thermodynamic laws and its qualitative and quantitative applications to chemical systems. To familiarise the students with the energy terms and relations that are applicable to chemical thermodynamic systems. To introduce the students to the basic chemical kinetics including the quantitative expressing of the rate of chemical reactions and key kinetic parameters in the chemical kinetics.

Course Code: EC4014

Instruction Language: English

This module builds on introductory micro and macro economic principles in order to provide students with the tools of analysis necessary to examine the international economy and to explore the key issues that are shaping our global economy.

Course Code: EV4017

Instruction Language: English

To acquaint students with the classes of drugs which are of relevance to equine medicine and to provide an insight to the factors that determine species differences in drug response.

Course Code: Cultural Studies 301 (CU 4026)

Instruction Language: English

This module introduces students to the field of film studies, giving them the theoretical tools to analyze film. It will make the distinction between knowing a lot about films and being able to address the question what is cinema? To this end the course will examine the techniques of film, critical approaches and how major theoretical movements have been applied to this field.

Course Code: Physiotherapy 310 (PY 4122)

Instruction Language: English

This module is designed to give an introduction to Gaelic games from a practical and cultural perspective. It will offer an introduction to the history of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and the development of the association from its foundations in 1884 through to the present day. The module will also introduce students to Hurling, Camogie and Gaelic Football specifically through participation in ‘Gaelic Games related’ learning activities as well as practical labs. Emphasis will be placed on developing knowledge and basic competency with respect to the core skills of these games and principles of play (e.g. defending and attacking). Students will become aware of how to provide a safe environment and ensure personal safety as well as that of others in Gaelic Games activities. Understanding the rules and regulations of each game will also be developed through the practical labs. Basic coaching skills will also be introduced.

Course Code: Gaelic 101 (GA 4115)

Instruction Language: Gaelic/English

Vocabulary, verbal forms and syntactical patterns used frequently in conversational Irish. History of the Irish language and an introduction to early Irish literature.

Course Code: Gaelic 201 (GA 4116)

Instruction Language: Gaelic/English

Based on texts and other materials used in Irish post-primary schools. Content includes aspects of Irish culture.

Course Code: Nursing and Midwifery 303 (LA 4324)

Instruction Language: English

The aim of this module is to introduce the student to the care and management of persons with an intellectual disability with associated physical and sensory impairment.

Course Code: History 307 (HI 4082)

Instruction Language: English

War, revolution, restoration 1914-24; democracy/ dictatorship and war 1924-44; American money and reconstruction; decadent decade? depression and sobriety; political mobilization and violence; authority restored; conservatism/ fascism/ Stalinism; the twenty-year crisis: international relations; the Nazi new order and total war; Holocaust; reconstruction and Cold War; 1945: Europe’s ‘zero hour’? re-establishing order: the European economy and culture; the ‘second sex’: youth, political protest and cultural revolt; the post-post war society and state; rebuilding the European house: Thatcher and Gorbachev; race, ethnicity, and memory; after the Wall: the return of ‘Europe’.

Course Code: History 308 (HI 4142)

Instruction Language: English

The module examines conflict, power and identity in Ireland, Europe and the wider world in the early modern and modern periods. Its purpose is to examine power and conflict in past societies, and the impact violence and unrest had for men and women, families, localities, states and continents. The module will introduce students to key concepts including gender, representations of power and identity.

Course Code: History (HI 4076)

Instruction Language: English

Environments and Economies: wind, rain, soil; diet: cattle, grain, roots; regional ecologies, economies and cultures; growth and crisis; land, wages, prices, trade; demographic transitions: births, deaths, migrations; infrastructures; famine and disease. Societies and Cultures: rural social structures: land ownership, farming, labour; the cult of improvement; household; gender, sexuality and patriarchy; urban society: merchants, trades, mendicants; the languages of Ireland: Anglicization 1750-1891; belief and faith. Political and Civil Life: the constitution: king, lords and commons of Ireland; constituencies and franchises; parties, patriots and politics; 1798 rebellion and Union; the politics of Daniel O’Connell to Charles Stewart Parnell; agrarianism; unionism, nationalism and republicanism.

Course Code: Journalism 301 (JM 4013)

Instruction Language: English

The module will examine historical perspectives on the medium of radio and the current organisational structures of radio in Ireland and internationally. The impact of broadcast journalism on democracy will be examined. Areas such as podcasting and on-line streaming, and their impact on news media and on democracy will also be explored. Lectures will also examine radio research techniques, interviewing for audio and on scriptwriting for the ear. Practical classes will focus on the development of skills for professional journalism practice for audio-based outputs and will take place in studio and in a dedicated newsroom. Writing and presentation skills for radio, microphone technique, voice training, audio mixer operation, telephone recording procedures, the operation of portable recording devices and computer-based editing of audio reportage will be examined.

Course Code: Literature 306 (EH 4036)

Instruction Language: English

The module revises and updates a module (EH4126 — Imagined Spaces: Irish Cultural Texts) in ways which better reflect the broad range of faculty interests in twentieth-century Irish literature. It will introduce students to a range of Irish literary work and cultural movements in the period 1930-1990. This was a period in which literary censorship was a controversial topic, and the threat posed by literary radicals to the stability of the new state(s) widely debated. Taking this as a starting point, the module will encourage students to interrogate the ways in which Irish literary culture challenged state censorship, how it evolved over the century, and what the impact of literary writing has been on dominant social and cultural formations on the island. Attending to innovations in style, structure, and genre in the period, the module will concentrate on formal as well as cultural experimentation.

Course Code: Literature/Sociology 308 (GA 4105)

Instruction Language: English

Definitions of folklore, collection and classification, verbal arts, minor genres, story-telling and narrative genres, indigenous and international tale types in Ireland, customs and beliefs.

Course Code: Marketing 302 (MK 4002)

Instruction Language: English

This module is designed to introduce students to the philosophy and historical underpinnings of marketing. As such, it will help students to position marketing both as an organisational discipline and as a societal force. The module will trace the development of marketing as a business philosophy and will assess the role of marketing within the international business organisation. Students will also explore what it means for organisations to be market-led. Finally, the module will delineate the rights and responsibilities of marketers and customers, and identify the role and impact of marketing in society.

Course Code: Education 301 (EN 4026)

Instruction Language: English

Successful inclusion of students with special educational needs is underpinned by positive teacher attitudes and a capacity to differentiate appropriately. This module aims to enhance students understanding of inclusion and to develop their capacity to identify and respond to students special educational needs collaboratively and within a whole school framework.

Course Code: Political Science 301 (PO 4004)

Instruction Language: English

This module aims to familiarise the student with the basic principles and issues in Global Political Economy (GPE). These include the theories associated with GPE and the institutions that manage it. The module, through the assignments and the tutorials, will also develop writing and oral presentation skills.

Course Code: Psychology 315 (PS 4032)

Instruction Language: English

This course will explore a range of contemporary social issues bringing to bear upon them the methods and theoretical perspectives of psychology in an attempt to better understand their causes and consequences. Using the social issue as a focus, students will gain insight into the discipline of psychology and engage in debating and evaluating the theory and method of psychology. Through a psychological analysis of the causes and consequences of social issues students will gain insight into how these issues might be resolved. Issues covered will include; the media and human behavior; social conflict; the use and abuse of power; sex and sexuality; society and mental health; social inclusion and exclusion; bullying at work; equality and advocacy; parenting and childcare; the environment.

Course Code: Physics 303 (PH 4031)

Instruction Language: English

An understanding of physics is essential in describing and understanding many processes and phenomena associated with chemical and life-science related disciplines. This one semester course is specifically designed to provide such students with a firm grounding in basic physics illustrated and reinforced with chemical, life and sports science related examples and applications.

Course Code: Teaching and Learning 301 (BR 4001)

Instruction Language: English

This is a new, innovative and unique module in how it approaches student engagement at a local, regional and national level. It challenges students to critically engage with the graduate attributes in a non-traditional manner through the development of leadership skills and investment in championing real issues through personal and social responsibility. It focuses on the personal development of the student through ‘reflection in action’ prioritising their personal and academic development.

Course Code: Sociology 327 (SO 4078)

Instruction Language: English

Introduces students to the dynamics and processes implicit to inequality and social exclusion. Further, to make them aware of the complexity of the conceptualization and operationalization of equality and social exclusion. At the end of the module students will be able to apply their understanding of both concepts to key substantive areas in Irish society.

Course Code: Sociology 319 (S0 4032)

Instruction Language: English

Aims to better acquaint students with the discipline and field of sociology, including the work of contemporary sociologists, and to provide them with strong foundation of knowledge in preparation for further sociology modules. In addition to enhancing students’ awareness and understanding of key sociological theories, concepts and issues, this module is oriented to developing students’ ability to use sociology as an analytical tool. Finally, this module also seeks to promote valuable skills in critical thinking, writing, referencing, and research.