Public & Social Policy!

english4490

Ok thinking of putting this down on the cao, i am hoping to do corp law but with the amount of work i do and time spent here that may not happen! anyway looking at the course handbook on the website it looks pretty interesting. Anyone doing or done this course, if so could you give some info on it from a students perspective!;)

sarsarsar

Nearly 100% certain this course is not running next year (09/10) in NUI Galway.

Check it out yourself but I am nearly sure

english4490

it is! economics and social studies, with the first 2 yrs in angelas is cancelled for next year but the BA in Public and social policy is!

sarsarsar

so sorry - you're correct it is on!! Apologies OP

english4490

ah not to worry! so anyone donr this course or doing it?:rolleyes:

lmtduffy

Hi,

Im in my second yea of this courses and Im loving it,
But there is very little choice in subjects until your third year so if you have any kind of problem with a module your gonna have to stick it out.

There is also quiet a few drop outs early this seems to be somewhat due to people applying for arts and just putting this down as a second choice and alot of people end up struggling with either the law or economic courses.

But if you like sociology, law, economics and political studies this is a great course, if there is any one of those subjects you think you wouldn't like your best just doing arts.

You cover alot of interesting issues and get to look at them from different perspectives form each of the different disciplines.

So in short if all the courses appeal to you then its perfect,

and if you have any other questions feel free to ask.

english4490

lmtduffy wrote: »

Hi,

Im in my second yea of this courses and Im loving it,
But there is very little choice in subjects until your third year so if you have any kind of problem with a module your gonna have to stick it out.

There is also quiet a few drop outs early this seems to be somewhat due to people applying for arts and just putting this down as a second choice and alot of people end up struggling with either the law or economic courses.

But if you like sociology, law, economics and political studies this is a great course, if there is any one of those subjects you think you wouldn't like your best just doing arts.

You cover alot of interesting issues and get to look at them from different perspectives form each of the different disciplines.

So in short if all the courses appeal to you then its perfect,

and if you have any other questions feel free to ask.

thanks, i am hoping to do corp. law but that will probably not happen! so just want to sort out the rest of my cao. I was going to put arts 2nd, with the intention of doing legal sci, soc & pol, economics and history. i am doing economics for the leaving and would be hoping for an A in it come june! out of interest what kind of jobs do people go on to do? besides what the college says about every course i.e. civil service, business area and teaching! oh and is it pretty common for people to go strait into a masters from this? thanks again!;)

lmtduffy

jobs I couldn't tell you a lot about,
but a lot of people in general from my experience go on to do masters after any arts degree.

You could be better off doing arts but you'd have to compete for a place to do legal science after first year.
Or if you dont want to take that risk and think youd enjoy all the subjects you do in PSP go for it as you get a much rounder and developed knowledge of things.

english4490

lmtduffy wrote: »

jobs I couldn't tell you a lot about,
but a lot of people in general from my experience go on to do masters after any arts degree.

You could be better off doing arts but you'd have to compete for a place to do legal science after first year.
Or if you dont want to take that risk and think youd enjoy all the subjects you do in PSP go for it as you get a much rounder and developed knowledge of things.

hmmm, its somethini will have to think about! if i did arts and then continued on with legal sci and then did my llb that would be nice. but with the way things are now law is not particularly appealing on the jobs front!:eek:

Rayne

english4490 wrote: »

out of interest what kind of jobs do people go on to do? besides what the college says about every course i.e. civil service, business area and teaching! oh and is it pretty common for people to go strait into a masters from this? thanks again!;)

Just finished 3rd year... Finally!

Enjoyed the course, tough at times! All subjects inter link, which is great!

Most of last years class did the LLB after their degree, its a 2 year law course which will steer you into the direction you want to go IF you don't get B.Corp!!

Most people I know who have done the course are in Marketing, Legal sector, Civil Service, Teaching and Economics!


Good luck!!

english4490

SapphireDiamond wrote: »

Just finished 3rd year... Finally!

Enjoyed the course, tough at times! All subjects inter link, which is great!

Most of last years class did the LLB after their degree, its a 2 year law course which will steer you into the direction you want to go IF you don't get B.Corp!!

Most people I know who have done the course are in Marketing, Legal sector, Civil Service, Teaching and Economics!


Good luck!!

thanks for that! i take it the lowish points are not an indication of this being an easy course? with something such as law/economics/politics you would want to be pretty goos at it and have a fair interest in it!

Rayne

english4490 wrote: »

thanks for that! i take it the lowish points are not an indication of this being an easy course? with something such as law/economics/politics you would want to be pretty goos at it and have a fair interest in it!

Too be fair, I only did the course because I didn't get enough for Arts, but found that I really enjoyed it, thankfully.

Its an excellent course, totally under appreciated, You can do an LLB from it without having to come top 100 in your legal science class.

Majority of my class actually applied for PSP first, then Arts undenominated. They were pretty hard core, very interested in all the subjects.

People apply for undenominated Arts as they are often unsure of what to do in college, it seems like an easy option.
PSP isn't as well promoted and so points are low because people just don't know about it! But the staff behind it are amazingly dedicated and are so helpful!
Its not easy, but like any course, keep on top of things, you'll be fine.
Do your assignments and attend tutorials, I would think they are vital!

Any more info needed just let me know.

english4490

SapphireDiamond wrote: »

Too be fair, I only did the course because I didn't get enough for Arts, but found that I really enjoyed it, thankfully.

Its an excellent course, totally under appreciated, You can do an LLB from it without having to come top 100 in your legal science class.

Majority of my class actually applied for PSP first, then Arts undenominated. They were pretty hard core, very interested in all the subjects.

People apply for undenominated Arts as they are often unsure of what to do in college, it seems like an easy option.
PSP isn't as well promoted and so points are low because people just don't know about it! But the staff behind it are amazingly dedicated and are so helpful!
Its not easy, but like any course, keep on top of things, you'll be fine.
Do your assignments and attend tutorials, I would think they are vital!

Any more info needed just let me know.

thanks very much!!! i will be def putting this down on my cao now! ill add you in case i need to pm you about anything else! im sure i will think of something!! thanks!!;)

Rayne

no bother!!! Good luck, keep slogging!!!

english4490

another question, can you do a masters in law in NUIG or wherever after you graduate from public and social policy? (the website says a law degree or interdisciplinery degree with a substantial law component is required)

GAMBLOR!

english4490 wrote: »

another question, can you do a masters in law in NUIG or wherever after you graduate from public and social policy? (the website says a law degree or interdisciplinery degree with a substantial law component is required)

I did the PSP course a couple of years back, as far as I remember, you could join the second year of the LLB course once you've finished PSP, there is a big law element in PSP, and you can choose from some optional courses in the final year of it, i.e. law modules.

english4490

GAMBLOR! wrote: »

I did the PSP course a couple of years back, as far as I remember, you could join the second year of the LLB course once you've finished PSP, there is a big law element in PSP, and you can choose from some optional courses in the final year of it, i.e. law modules.

oh right thanks, can i ask what did you think of the course and was in helpful in your career?? if you dont mind we asking!;)

GAMBLOR!

english4490 wrote: »

oh right thanks, can i ask what did you think of the course and was in helpful in your career?? if you dont mind we asking!;)

I found the course interesting. I didn't drop out of it anyway! There was a heavy emphasis on the economics at times, that was tough going, almost the whole class struggled with it, and the department heads noted it, so they might have altered the course a bit since then, the staff and lecturers actually do listen to the students! But yeah, you get a fairly broad mix of subjects from economics, law and soc&pol, and now a lot of my friends and family ask me if they have questions about economics or politics!

In terms of career...I'll be honest with you, I'm signing on right now! But that's not necessarily PSP's fault, I had absolutely no career plan when I graduated, so I worked in completely unrelated things, just for the cash, until the country collapsed... I've also been doing a lot of voluntary work in social and community advocacy, and loved it, so now I'm going back to do a master's in this area, and I think the PSP degree was helpful in getting accepted for the course.