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advice on arts for mature student

  • 07-10-2016 8:18pm
    #1
    goldenwonder
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    Im planning on moving back to ireland next year and considering an Arts degree. Im looking at Galway or Maynooth, and something like french, music, geography.
    Im going to miss the open days so i figured someone could help.
    My main concerns are the hours vs maintaining a job.
    My visa runs out in november so starting late is a concern.
    What are exams like, if anybody has some example that would be cool.


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  • #2
    The Lost Sheep
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    You wont be able to do music in a BA.
    Hours are about 12 hours or so a week in 1st year.
    Look on NUIG website and you can see past exam papers https://www.mis.nuigalway.ie/regexam/paper_index_search_main_menu.asp


  • #3
    thegreatgonzo
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    I think you can in Maynooth. It's years since I went there but I'm pretty sure a friend was studying music and maths.


  • #4
    Kal El
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    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    You wont be able to do music in a BA.
    Hours are about 12 hours or so a week in 1st year.
    Look on NUIG website and you can see past exam papers https://www.mis.nuigalway.ie/regexam/paper_index_search_main_menu.asp

    Hours are always more than 12 when you take tutorials into it. Closer to 18


  • #5
    The Lost Sheep
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    Kal El wrote: »
    Hours are always more than 12 when you take tutorials into it. Closer to 18
    When I was first BA and doing 4 subjects I never had 18 hours of classes a week. It will be 14/15 hours maybe 16


  • #6
    Kal El
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 613 ✭✭✭Kal El


    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    When I was first BA and doing 4 subjects I never had 18 hours of classes a week. It will be 14/15 hours maybe 16

    Doing it this year myself and doing 18, know others doing more but its always well past 12 and its only three subjects anymore


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  • #7
    The Lost Sheep
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    Kal El wrote: »
    Doing it this year myself and doing 18, know others doing more but its always well past 12 and its only three subjects anymore
    What subjects are you doing if you don't mind me asking?


  • #8
    Kal El
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 613 ✭✭✭Kal El


    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    What subjects are you doing if you don't mind me asking?

    Spanish, IT and Economics
    My sister does three other subjects and she was the same as me, actually think she had 19.
    Im not sure how it ran when it was 4 subjects though or in a BA connect etc


  • #9
    The Lost Sheep
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    Kal El wrote: »
    Spanish, IT and Economics
    My sister does three other subjects and she was the same as me, actually think she had 19.
    Im not sure how it ran when it was 4 subjects though or in a BA connect etc
    You're doing a language which may explain it but I had 16 at most in first year. 12 in lectures and 4 tutorials and often it wasn't even that much


  • #10
    Kal El
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 613 ✭✭✭Kal El


    The Lost Sheep wrote: »
    You're doing a language which may explain it but I had 16 at most in first year. 12 in lectures and 4 tutorials and often it wasn't even that much

    Could be, the guy said he wanted to do french so I presumed hed have the same roughly as me


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