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Accessibility & LanguageVisiting Students
Visiting Student Information
Welcome to NUI Galway!
Please read the following information carefully.
- The Academic Coordinator (Music) for visiting students for Semester 1 2026-2027 is Dr Ann-Marie Hanlon, Room 315, 1st Floor, Tower 1. ann-marie.hanlon@universityofgalway.ie. In Semester 2, 2026-27 it will be Dr Aidan Thomson, aidan.thomson@universityofgalway.ie
- The Administrative Coordinator (Music) for visiting student matters is Irene O'Malley, Room 311, 1st Floor, Tower 1, irene.omalley@universityofgalway.ie.
- The general handbook and Information for incoming Visiting Students 2026-2027 can be found at Visiting Student Handbook Semester 1, 2026-27
- Contact details for all other non-Music related information can be found at Global Galway
- Please consult the list below of music modules available to visiting students. Further information on these modules can be found in our Music handbook Music Handbook 2026-27
To keep updated on all further information please go to http://www.nuigalway.ie/alert/ . Note there the FAQ and Key Updates pages, together with links to Student Services.
The following modules are only available to exchange students attending from the following Universities:
Berea College
University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès,France
University of Bologna, Italy
Universidad de Oviedo, Spain
University of Notre Dame, USA
| Module Code | Module Title | ECT | Semester | Type of Assessment |
| MU4107 | Opera | 5 | 2 | Continuous Assessment |
| MU3103 | Scoring and Arranging | 10 | 1 | Continuous Assessment |
| MU3107 | Introduction to Musicology | 10 | 1 | Continuous Assessment |
| MU2103 | Music Practice 2 | 5 | 2 | Continuous Assessment |
| MU2100 | Harmony & Keyboard Harmony | 5 | 1 | Continuous Assessment |
| MU2102 | Introduction to Composition | 5 | 2 | Continuous Assessment |
| MU4104 | Music History 3 | 5 | 2 | Continuous Assessment |
| MU1104* | Music Theory | 5 | 1 | Continuous Assessment |
| MU1102* | Music Practice 1 | 5 | 1 | Continuous Assessment |
| MU1101* | Traditional Music in Ireland | 5 | 1 | Continuous Assessment |
| MU1100* | Introduction to Music History | 5 | 1 | Continuous Assessment |
| MU2107 | Introduction to Sound Technology | 5 | 1 | Continuous Assessment |
| MU2108 | Music History 2 | 5 | 2 | Continuous Assessment |
| MU4101 | Women in Pop | 5 | 1 | Continuous Assessment |
| MU4102 | Writing About Music: Performance Analysis | 5 | 1 | Continuous Assessment |
| MU4111 | Popular Music as Social Practice | 5 | 1 | Continuous Assessment |
* These modules are Year 1 modules and are year-long, therefore, these modules are only available to students coming from Partner Institutions for the full Academic Year 2026/2027 (September – April)
** It is recommended only if a student has prior experience of Irish Traditional Music
You will find all information on the above modules for 2026-27 here in the handbook: Music Handbook 2026-27
