YOUR MAYNOOTH EDUCATION
Our revised curriculum, introduced in September 2016, offers you many opportunities to personalise your degree programme throughout your time with us; we have introduced more subject choice than ever before including a dedicated Critical Skills subject, flexible programme pathways and the opportunity to take an Elective and Experiential Learning opportunities to enhance your degree.
FIRST YEAR CRITICAL SKILLS COURSES SECOND YEAR FOR SCIENCE STUDENTS
At third level it is expected that students will develop skills that will not only enable them to successfully negotiate their university experience but which will also help them in other areas of their lives.
Our 15 credit Critical Skills courses are designed to develop these skills early in our students’ university experience. These optional courses are designed to help first year students to learn, experience, practice and develop various essential skills that will support their ongoing studies.
Expect small classes and active learning. Critical Skills courses are available in second year for science students in a select number of degrees.
For more details log on to www.maynoothuniversity.ie/critical-skills or www.criticalskills.ie
FLEXIBLE DEGREE STRUCTURE
At the start of second year, most students will have the option to avail of the University’s flexible pathways structure. These flexible pathways allow students to choose how they will study their chosen subjects for the remainder of their degree. The various pathways create significant flexibility within your programme of study. A range of options will mostly be available, although not all options will be available for every subject and every degree.
SECOND YEAR ELECTIVES
Elective streams allow you to make more of your university education, and to take better advantage of the world-class lecturers and interesting subject material that Maynooth has to offer. They may help to broaden your perspective, allow you to interact with students from other disciplines, or help you develop transferable skills for the future in a way that complements your main disciplinary studies.
SAMPLE ELECTIVES
> Accounting in Society
> Beginning Chinese/German
> Continuing Chinese/French/German/Nua-Ghaeilge/Spanish
> Creative Technologies and Digital Prototyping
> Design Innovation
> Engaging with Civil Society
> Film and Screen Studies
> Global Environmental Change
> Good and Evil
> Great Books
> Influential Ideas in Economics
> Introduction to Logic and Philosophy in The Digital Age
> Irish Cultural Heritage
> Perspectives of Poverty and Development
> Science Communication
> Service Innovation
> Skills for Success
Not all degree programmes accommodate Electives. Navigate to your preferred degree(s) to see availability of Electives.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Maynooth students get the opportunity to experience more from their degree programme with an enhanced range of high-impact learning experiences, connecting classroom content with real-world experience, where students learn by doing and reflecting on this experience. These include opportunities in undergraduate research, work and professional development, student leadership, study abroad and community engagement, empowering Maynooth students to develop their skills and competencies for work, life and citizenship.
For more details log on to www.maynoothuniversity.ie/experiential-learning
ONLINE LEARNING IN MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY
Our Virtual Learning Environment provides a range of tools and resources that are used to support online learning, teaching and assessment. This includes quizzes, communication and collaboration tools, assessment and feedback tools, and the dissemination of resources such as course files, videos, and links to external resources.
> We provide a wide range of supports and resources to help you with learning online.
> We use an online platform that has been invaluable as a digital hub for groupwork, collaboration and classes and we use plagiarism detection software for promoting academic integrity.
> We use apps to create interactive polls as well as various technologies to create interactive videos and tutorials and to produce short screencasts, lectures, and videos.
> Staff create podcasts using video editing software and our ePortfolio allows students to record and showcase their learning.
for more information visit www.mu.ie/edtl
Open Days Friday 25th November 2022 Saturday 26th November 2022
CAO Information Evening Wednesday 11th January 2023
Spring Open Day Saturday 22nd April 2023
Summer Open Day Saturday 24th June 2023
Information Day for School Principals Tuesday 12th September 2023 and Guidance Counsellors
Campus Tours Contact admissions@mu.ie
Schools’ Liaison We offer a range of in-person and virtual information events to our education partners.
Open Days Friday 25th November 2022 Saturday 26th November 2022
CAO Information Evening Wednesday 11th January 2023
Spring Open Day Saturday 22nd April 2023
Summer Open Day Saturday 24th June 2023
Information Day for School Principals and Guidance Counsellors Tuesday 12th September 2023
Campus Tours Contact admissions@mu.ie
Schools’ Liaison We offer a range of in-person and virtual information events to our education partners