Maynooth University Department of Geography

Student Hours/Office hours are mostly being facilitated via Teams or on the phone.  Check Moodle for each module for detail.s

Personal & Medical Circumstances Forms

The Department of Geography PMC (Personal & Medical Circumstances) form is designed to allow geography students who are experiencing difficulties either in university or in their personal life, that are affecting their ability to engage with their studies, to request the support and consideration of the Department. This system is to be used in cases relating to missed tutorials/practicals and missed or assignments/tutorial work and when students need to request an extension.  

Over the Christmas holidays, the PMCs will be reviewed on 28th, 29th and 30th December at around 10am.  You can use Moodle to contact your coures lecturers. 

1st Year PMC Form

2nd Year PMC Form

3rd Year PMC Form 
  
  Geography: The Reference Point   (a guide for students on how to avoid plagiarism/collusion and how to write a bibliography)  
 
FIRST YEAR

• Geography - First Year Handbook 2021_2022
• 1st Year PMC Form

 
SECOND YEAR

• 2nd Year Handbook 2021_2022
• 2nd Year PMC Form
• See all GY2## modules on Course Finder here
• Thinking of teaching?  Information relating to teaching requirements are detailed in the Teaching Council's Curriculum Subject Requirements document available on their website and here for your convenience.  

THIRD YEAR 
See the MC:GY_03 Moodle page for important announcements and course resources

• Geography - Third Year Handbook 2021-2022  A list of all GY3## modules is available through Course Finder here

• 3rd Year PMC Form
• MC:GY_03 (21-22:YR)

•  Module Assessment Record
• Geography - Authorship declaration Form
• Geography - Substantive Review Form

2021_2022 Postgrad Handbooks

• MSc Climate Change Handbook 2021_2022   

Research Postgrads Handbook  Geography - 2021_2022 Research Postgrad Handbook Geography - Substantive Review Form ​

Requesting an Academic Reference

When applying for a postgraduate course, employment or work experience, you will typically be asked to provide an academic reference or the name of an academic referee to accompany your application. When seeking an academic reference from a member of the Department of Geography, students should direct their request to their 3rd Year (GY310B) Tutor or their GY303 Thesis supervisor. Geography ‘Minor’ students should normally seek to get an academic reference from their ‘Major’ subject.

Students should in NO circumstances put down the name of a Staff member as a referee/one of their referees in an application form without first getting the agreement of the Staff member in question. Staff provide references as a courtesy not as a requirement and it is in your interest to ask someone who knows you and your work well. Remember to contact staff well in advance of the due date - a minimum of 2 weeks in advance during term time and a recommendation of 4 weeks in advance outside of term time. 

Initial reference requests should be made to the member of staff. If that Staff member has agreed to write the reference, the student should: (a) complete the Reference Disclaimer Form  (b) send an up-to-date copy of their professional curriculum vitae (CV) (c) all relevant details on the course/job that you are applying for and (d) details on how/to where the reference letter should be submitted. See the document “References from the Geography Department” on the MC:GY_03 Moodle page for further information.