Information about subject and programme choices will be updated at the start of September.
We have provided some tips (see below) as to how best navigate these subject choices and the help that is available if you have any queries before and after you start here in Maynooth.
Information on the Arts and Social Science Subjects will be updated at the start of September.
Information on the Science & Engineering Subjects will be updated at the start of September.
The Programme Advisory Office is here to provide information on any choices you might wish to make related to your programme.
So, if you are not sure what to do, please contact us via the enquiry form on our webpage www.maynoothuniversity.ie/programme-advisory-office.
We will provide a briefing during Welcome Week which may help answer some of your questions. Last year, hundreds of students with questions like these were helped:
Amending your subject choice
At the beginning of the academic year, you will have up to four weeks to change your mind about your subjects. However, we do not recommend that you leave it until week 4 to make up your mind about your subjects as you will have missed a lot of content, and possibly even some course work.
Please contact us if you have any questions about changing your subjects after registration.
At the beginning of the second semester, you will have an opportunity to request an amendment to your subject registration. The Programme Advisory Office discusses all semester two subject change requests with students to ensure that you make a fully informed decision. You will receive an email before the Christmas break with information about the semester two subject change process.
How to get in touch with the Programme Advisory Office
Please contact us via the enquiry form on our webpage www.maynoothuniversity.ie/programme-advisory-office; we will then reply to your query via email, or phone you if you have requested a phone call, this will be via Teams and you must have downloaded the Teams app to arrange a callback.
The Office will be open on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the first semester from Tuesday 29th September – 3rd December.
Semester two hours will be published on the webpage.
The Maynooth ARTS (MH101) degree is a very flexible programme that gives you a wide range of options to customise your studies to match your own interests and goals.
We give you a very wide range of subjects to choose from, and you can combine them in a very flexible way. Of course there are some limits. No matter what subjects you select, you are expected to meet our high standards. In each subject there are specific topics that you are expected to study. But as far as possible, we want to let you decide.
You don’t have to decide everything at once. You can take up to four subjects in first year, and take the time to decide what combination is right for you. We also let you change your mind in the first four weeks of first year’s semester one, so if you realise that a subject is not for you, you can choose an alternative. You can also make
some changes to your choices at the start of the second semester.
When you begin second year you will be able to decide the structure of your degree (based on your subjects and results from first year). Most students take a two-subject degree from second year (Double major), but we let you decide if you would prefer to specialise in one subject with a little of another (Major with minor), or just specialise in one subject (Single major).
At the start of second year you’ll also have the opportunity to consider whether an Elective is something you would like to build in to that year’s programme.
The is designed to explain your options, and to help you make choices that are right for you.
There are some skills that we regard as critical for a university education and that every university graduate should have. These are also skills that are highly valued by today's employers. You must be able to deal with complex arguments, evaluate evidence and make balanced judgments, and communicate ideas clearly both verbally and in writing. Because these skills are so important, both in university and beyond, we are offering a specially designed foundation course for first-year students in critical skills.
This critical skills course aims to develop these skills early in the university learning experience. This will aid the transition to third level while at the same time complementing and supporting disciplinary learning. It is designed to help first year students to learn, experience, practice and develop essential skills that will support their learning. These skills include:
Academic writing
Analysis and use of data
Analytical thinking
Communication
Critical thinking
Developing learning skills
Information processing
Interpersonal skills
We use innovative teaching techniques facilitated by the support of the library and the small class size to develop these skills.
For further information on the Critical Skills programme, visit the Critical Skills website.
All new incoming First Year Undergraduate Students will register remotely online. You will receive an email from the Student Records & Registration Team on the 18th September which will detail what you need to do to complete your registration.
For further information on the registration process and documents required, visit the Student Records & Registration Website.
If you wish to make an application for an internal transfer please e-mail transfers@mu.ie and include your CAO number and a contact telephone number so a member of the Admissions Office team can contact you.
Applicants for internal transfer must have the requisite CAO points of the course you are applying to, all special programme requirements and places have to be available in that course. Internal transfers are not finally approved until mid-October annually, after all CAO offers have been finalised.
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