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At University of Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.

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Title	Sample placement roles	Placement Timeline
BA Government (Politics, Economics & Law)	New in 2022. Types of roles: government departments, local authorities, NGOs, charities, advocacy, political parties, legal, governance, compliance, regulatory, economics, finance, tax, advisory, consultancy, policy development, research and analysis	Jan - June
BA (Human rights)		Jan - June
BA (Gaeilge)	Cúntóir teanga, riarachán, Aistriúchán, cúntóir foghlama (bunscoile nó meánscoile).	Jan - Apr
BA (Journalism)	Newspaper/magazine intern, Radio intern, Broadcast intern, Communications intern, Marketing intern, PR intern.	Sept - Apr
BSc (Applied Social Sciences)	Policy, research, planning, development or client facing roles in the following sectors: Irish/International NGO’s, Environmental/sustainability organisations, Local government, Community/youth organisations, Social Care organisations.	Jan - May
BA (Children’s Studies)	Primary School Classroom Assistant – Domestic and International, Special Needs Assistant, Early Years education/Montessori Classroom Assistant, Play Specialist / Play Therapy, Youth Work, Disability Support Services, Performing Arts, Children’s Literature.	Jan - Apr
BA Child Youth and Family: Policy and Practise	Largely client facing roles in the following sectors: Primary Education, (School Classroom Assistant, Special Needs Assistant roles), Play Therapy, Youth Work, Performing Arts, Child Protection, Family and Community Support services, NGO’s, Social Care including Disability Support Services and Homelessness support services.	Sept - May
BA Music	Music teachers in schools, on music programmes or music organisations. Composition, music technology, recording & production, orchestra, event management, youth organisations, music therapy.	Jan - May
BA Data Science	Data Science roles, data analyst, data engineer, statistician, business analyst, test engineer.	Jan - June
BA English and Media Studies	Newspaper/magazine intern, Radio intern, Broadcast intern, Communications intern, Marketing intern, PR intern,teaching, culture, hrm roles,public relations, editing, publishing, research	Jan - May
BA Film and Digital Media	Creative industries, including film and television production, digital design and content creation, cultural administration, screenwriting and digital marketing.	Jan - May
BA Digital Arts and Technology	Information technology, education, creative arts, cultural heritage and cultural industries, public relations, social media, journalism, UX UI design, digital marketing.	Jan - May

Title

Sample placement roles

Placement Timeline

BA Government
(Politics, Economics & Law)

New in 2022.
Types of roles: government departments, local authorities, NGOs, charities, advocacy, political parties, legal, governance, compliance, regulatory, economics, finance, tax, advisory, consultancy, policy development, research and analysis

Jan - June

BA (Human rights)

Jan - June

BA (Gaeilge)

Cúntóir teanga, riarachán, Aistriúchán, cúntóir foghlama (bunscoile nó meánscoile).

Jan - Apr

BA (Journalism)

Newspaper/magazine intern, Radio intern, Broadcast intern, Communications intern, Marketing intern, PR intern.

Sept - Apr

BSc (Applied Social Sciences)

Policy, research, planning, development or client facing roles in the following sectors:
Irish/International NGO’s, Environmental/sustainability organisations, Local government, Community/youth organisations, Social Care organisations.

Jan - May

BA (Children’s Studies)

Primary School Classroom Assistant – Domestic and International, Special Needs Assistant, Early Years education/Montessori Classroom Assistant, Play Specialist / Play Therapy, Youth Work, Disability Support Services, Performing Arts, Children’s Literature.

Jan - Apr

BA Child Youth and Family: Policy and Practise

Largely client facing roles in the following sectors:
Primary Education, (School Classroom Assistant, Special Needs Assistant roles), Play Therapy, Youth Work, Performing Arts, Child Protection, Family and Community Support services, NGO’s, Social Care including Disability Support Services and Homelessness support services.

Sept - May

BA Music

Music teachers in schools, on music programmes or music organisations. Composition, music technology, recording & production, orchestra, event management, youth organisations, music therapy.

Jan - May

BA Data Science

Data Science roles, data analyst, data engineer, statistician, business analyst, test engineer.

Jan - June

BA English and Media Studies

Newspaper/magazine intern, Radio intern, Broadcast intern, Communications intern, Marketing intern, PR intern,teaching, culture, hrm roles,public relations, editing, publishing, research

Jan - May

BA Film and Digital Media

Creative industries, including film and television production, digital design and content creation, cultural administration, screenwriting and digital marketing.

Jan - May

BA Digital Arts and Technology

Information technology, education, creative arts, cultural heritage and cultural industries, public relations, social media, journalism, UX UI design, digital marketing.

Jan - May