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Study Abroad Program Review of NUIG

Submitted by Kim3 (Plan II,female,The University of Texas at Austin) on July 14th, 2010

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Start Date:

Jan 3, 2010

End Date:

May 23, 2010

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National University of Ireland Galway

International exposure prior to program?

6 months+

Academics Overall

**Overall educational experience:

**Comment:

I had great professors and a wonderful learning experience. It was very different than I was used to and the workload was lighter, but that was a relief after a couple of tough semesters back home. The professors were available for discussion and to answer any questions about the work assigned and the classes were interesting.

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Course Title:

The History of the Roman Empire

Course Department and Number:

CC228

Instructor:

Stansbury

Language of Instruction:

English

Please comment on the course:

This course was very interesting and I liked the lecture style of the professor. I thought there was a good mix between local and foreign students

Please rate the course overall:

Did you have any credit transfer issues upon return to your home institution? If so, what would you suggest to other students?

I did not but a lot of the courses don't pass out traditional syllabi and that can be a hindrance to evaluators back home so be prepared to gather as much information about the classes as possible to make the process easy on everyone.

Course

**Course Title:

The Tudors: Religion, State, and Society

**Course Department and Number:

HI459

**Instructor:

Ellis

**Language of Instruction:

English

**Please comment on the course:

Another good course. Prof Ellis is the head of the history department and loves Tudors so he loved teaching the course. It was the first semester it was offered but there was nothing awkward about the course or figuring it out. There were a few classes taught by a graduate student and he led some of the discussion sections and he too was engaged and interesting.

**Please rate the course overall:

**Did you have any credit transfer issues upon return to your home institution? If so, what would you suggest to other students?

Course

**Course Title:

Nineteenth Century Gothic Literature

**Course Department and Number:

EN288

**Instructor:

Dr Tilley and Dr Calson

**Language of Instruction:

English

**Please comment on the course:

I really liked this course. It was fun to have two such different topics and it was fun hearing about American Literature from a different perspective. Both professors were great lecturers and helpful with slides and choices for essays.

**Please rate the course overall:

**Did you have any credit transfer issues upon return to your home institution? If so, what would you suggest to other students?

Course

**Course Title:

A Field of Gods and Men: Celtic Myths

**Course Department and Number:

SG 217

**Instructor:

Isaac and Ingridsdotter

**Language of Instruction:

English

**Please comment on the course:

This course was interesting. I didn't know any Celtic myths and was excited to learn some, but I'm not sure it was a good course for visiting students. Isaac only taught 2 or 3 classes and Ingridsdotter the rest and she had a very easy going teaching method. Many of the myths and backstories had been taught and discussed in a previous class so several of the students knew them, and it meant that a lot was glossed over because there wasn't time to discuss it. I still learned some interesting things but it might be better for visiting students to take the first year course and not this one.

**Please rate the course overall:

**Did you have any credit transfer issues upon return to your home institution? If so, what would you suggest to other students?

Course

**Course Title:

Ireland in the 19th Century

**Course Department and Number:

HI251

**Instructor:

Gerard Moran

**Language of Instruction:

English

**Please comment on the course:

This course was great because I got to learn a lot about Irish history that I had not known before, and it made the experience more interesting overall. There was a lot of information to cover so note taking was a challenge but not impossible. The professor seemed strict, and he was, but he was also easy to talk to and interesting in making sure everyone was doing fine in the class

**Please rate the course overall:

**Did you have any credit transfer issues upon return to your home institution? If so, what would you suggest to other students?

Course

**Course Title:

The Literature of London

**Course Department and Number:

EN472

**Instructor:

Tilley

**Language of Instruction:

English

**Please comment on the course:

This course was grand. It was structured more like some of my Plan II courses at home and while the students didn't discuss as much as I was used to, they were fun to discuss the readings with and the course was a really interesting, different look at some classic pieces of literature.

**Please rate the course overall:

**Did you have any credit transfer issues upon return to your home institution? If so, what would you suggest to other students?

Host Country Program Administration Overall

**On-site administration of your program:

**Please explain the program's strengths and weaknesses:

The providers were always available through email or cellphone and were truly interested in knowing how we were doing. I never had any trouble contacting them and they were very proactive. When we first arrived in our apartments we had no pillows or comforters, which we had been told would be provided by the housing, and after one phonecall the administrators sorted everything out.

Housing Overall

Living arrangements? (all that apply):

Apartment

Who did you live with?

Americans

International Students

If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition?

**Housing satisfaction:

**Comment:

I was in Gort na Coirbe and I loved it. It was the closest housing to campus and was where a lot of Irish students lived so it was easy to meet them and make friends. The apartments were furnished nicely and the rooms were actually bigger than I expected.

The neighborhood seemed very safe and I never heard of any security problems. It was great to be able to live with Irish students and be around them because it made transitioning in that much easier. The apartments were only a 10-15 minute walk from campus and the same distance from the town. The rooms were bigger than I thought and had everything necessary for living, except for cleaning supplies. The apartments were also very close to grocery stores and a laundromat which was fantastic.

Food Overall

**Food satisfaction:

**Comment:

It was different having to constantly cook for myself but there were several grocery stores right across the street from the apartments and there was no trouble getting food. It was more expensive to eat out of course so I didn't usually do that but there were a lot of good restaurants around.

Safety and Health Overall

**How well were health issues addressed through your program?

**Safety:

**Comment:

I never had any safety related incidents. I also was not stupid and I never traveled alone at night and my friends would not have let me if I had tried. I would go out with friends and at the clubs I never felt unsafe but again, I used commonsense. I did get sick while I was abroad but it was a general flu type thing that a lot of people got and had nothing to do with where I was staying.

Money Overall

**How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?

General Assessment Overall

**Words of wisdom:

Ireland is a fantastic country and Galway was perfect. I think that anyone who is looking for fun and is willing to try different things and is outgoing would enjoy this program. I think that whenever someone is deciding to study abroad they need to really focus on who they are because that is going to decide how they react to their program. I don't think someone should study somewhere where they have to speak a foreign language if they aren't comfortable with that because it will ruin the experience. I went to an English speaking country so there was no language barrier, usually, but I don't feel that I missed out on anything. I loved my experience.

**If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program?

Yes

**Overall satisfaction with your study abroad experience:

**Was your study abroad experience worthwhile?

I loved the experience. It was great getting to live in Ireland and become a part of that culture and get to make so many new friends. Every experience was a bonding one and while the cold was something hard to adjust to, now it's just one more story to tell everyone. I would recommend this program to anyone.

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