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allandanyways · 17-08-2009 12:02am

internetaddict wrote: »

just wondering if usually you are required to study extra texts on top of the set ones?

No, not extra texts as such, but secondary material, critical essays, commentaries, supporting material by the original author, sometimes a few pages of a work that influenced/was influenced by the text, if a film adaption was made, the lecturer will usually guide you to the best one eg. The 1992 Coppolla version of Dracula is the recommended film to watch in relation to the text. Theory books, and works of philosophy and psychology can also be brought into your secondary material too.

Studying, using and understanding secondary material, as a rule, is the pivotal action that brings you from barely a pass grade to an actual pass grade and above. You very, very rarely will get good marks for giving just your opinion on a text and describing it like you did in secondary school.

kc525 · 17-08-2009 10:29am

Has anybody any info on 3rd year accounting & finance????:):):)

And anybody doing the masters in accounting any tips on what it's like, what to expect, how you applied etc????????

ScissorPaperRock · 17-08-2009 11:04am

Michellenman wrote: »

Anyone got any info and second year French and Geography? C'mon, spill the beans!

2nd Year Geography:

Personally liked it a lot more than first year. You can pick your own modules to suit your interests, I went down the Human Geography route, and it's brilliantly broad. The modules I did were:

Development Geography - Looking at various economic development models used in various places since the early 20th century until the modern day. Was way more interesting than I make it sound. Excellent lecturer too. A hell of a lot of reading though, but a nice small class size.

Cultural Geography - Basically looked at various themes e.g. racism, gender, sexuality with relation to all things cultural. A bit waffely, but if you don't mind that then it's all good. Nice, helpful lecturer.

Social Geography - Similar to Cultural Geography in the themes, but more difficult to waffle in as pretty much everything you say has to be related back to relevant theory. Very interesting though, raises a lot of questions, gets you to think about ideas that are often taken for granted. Lecturer really knew her stuff too.

Economic Geography - Looked at various production systems (e.g. Fordism etc) and the structural models of corporations and things like tourism and such. Although economics is not at all required as a prerequisite, I wouldn't go for it if one wasn't at least interested in economics. I.e. not really a filler subject.

Methods 1 & 2 (Compulsory) - The bane of my existence for second year. Through a combination of computer and non-computer classes students are basically "herded" through these modules. Kind of like skills in first year, but more projects and more herding. No room for independence or individual style. If you do everything exactly as they ask, and write more than they ask you'll do well, that's what I began to learn towards the end of the year.

That's about it really. Hope it's of use.

internetaddict · 17-08-2009 11:13am

allandanyways wrote: »

No, not extra texts as such, but secondary material, critical essays, commentaries, supporting material by the original author, sometimes a few pages of a work that influenced/was influenced by the text, if a film adaption was made, the lecturer will usually guide you to the best one eg. The 1992 Coppolla version of Dracula is the recommended film to watch in relation to the text. Theory books, and works of philosophy and psychology can also be brought into your secondary material too.

Studying, using and understanding secondary material, as a rule, is the pivotal action that brings you from barely a pass grade to an actual pass grade and above. You very, very rarely will get good marks for giving just your opinion on a text and describing it like you did in secondary school.

Thanks. Great that's just what I was hoping would be the case

. Now to go read "Dubliners" and "Kim"..

somethingwitty · 17-08-2009 1:52pm

internetaddict wrote: »

This may be a bit of a stupid question but I was on Nuim site and they have put up a guide to first-year English and it states that "Wuthering Heights", "Pride and Prejudice", "The Dubliners" and "Kim" are the texts that are going to be used in the Fiction module.. just wondering if usually you are required to study extra texts on top of the set ones?

Hey I was looking at the website but I can't find anything! Do you know if thats just for English on its own or as part of an arts degree too?...:)

internetaddict · 18-08-2009 12:13pm

somethingwitty wrote: »

Hey I was looking at the website but I can't find anything! Do you know if thats just for English on its own or as part of an arts degree too?...:)

http://english.nuim.ie/ That's where I got info under "Information for First Year..."

I'm doing it as an arts degree. I figure the arts degree and single degree are pretty similar so they probably involve the same texts but I'm not sure

xochillixo · 18-08-2009 8:08pm

heading in2 1st yr doing PSYCHOLOGY THROUGH SCIENCE..... missed out on straight psychology so doin it dis way..... dont mind science subjects did biollgy for leaving n liked it bt maths im average.................jst wondering will i manage??

Michellenman · 18-08-2009 8:10pm

Apparently maths is do able even if you've only got ordinary level maths from leaving cert. Depends how much work you're willing to put in.

L_Mn · 19-08-2009 3:32pm

Am starting politics this year .anyone any info on what first year is like?

Wendero · 19-08-2009 8:18pm

Any idea how big the classes are in economics and finance?

Most important, of course, is not that the classes are small, but that people have the good manner to shut up during lectures. If anyone has any experience, please share.

Saysha · 20-08-2009 9:04pm

Hi, I'm doing arts in first year and hoping to do english and psychology(the plan is to get into single honours psychology in second year, but we'll wait and see how that one turns out

). Anyway I'm at a loss for what to pick as my third subject, it's between anthropology and sociology. Any suggestions? I've heard a lot of people mentioning fieldwork assignments in anthropology, so I was just wondering what these entail?

astroguy · 24-08-2009 4:42pm

maths is very do-able in first year:- I only had ordinary maths, and I did it in second year as well. Just keep on top of it and put some work into the assignments and you should understand what's going on

Ostrom · 24-08-2009 5:11pm

Saysha wrote: »

Hi, I'm doing arts in first year and hoping to do english and psychology(the plan is to get into single honours psychology in second year, but we'll wait and see how that one turns out ). Anyway I'm at a loss for what to pick as my third subject, it's between anthropology and sociology. Any suggestions? I've heard a lot of people mentioning fieldwork assignments in anthropology, so I was just wondering what these entail?

You wont do that until second/third year!

xochillixo · 24-08-2009 7:21pm

astroguy wrote: »

maths is very do-able in first year:- I only had ordinary maths, and I did it in second year as well. Just keep on top of it and put some work into the assignments and you should understand what's going on

are u doing the same course as me?? (psychology thru science)
id so cud u give me sum info id greatly appreciate it!!
main question is is the science doable even thou i like science but wudnt b passionate about it

astroguy · 25-08-2009 1:20pm

No, not Psychology through science but your course is exactly the same as general science in first year, i.e. maths plus three other subjects. You keep two out of these four subjects in second year and you also do first year psychology. Third and fourth year is pure psychology as far as I know. Yea, the science is do-able I guess but it also depends on your subject choices and your interests. You may find some of the work difficult but some of the material should be useful later in your psychology. Hope this helps!

xochillixo · 25-08-2009 11:52pm

astroguy wrote: »

No, not Psychology through science but your course is exactly the same as general science in first year, i.e. maths plus three other subjects. You keep two out of these four subjects in second year and you also do first year psychology. Third and fourth year is pure psychology as far as I know. Yea, the science is do-able I guess but it also depends on your subject choices and your interests. You may find some of the work difficult but some of the material should be useful later in your psychology. Hope this helps!

thanks very mch! hope i can keep on top of it n still party hard being a first year and all!!! hope the hours arnt terrible either!

Hols · 28-08-2009 12:02pm

I only hav biology and higher maths and im doing psychology through science. Does anyone know which subjects i hav a better chance with out of chemistry, experimental physics, or mathematical physics? Thanks for the help!

xochillixo · 28-08-2009 5:59pm

u no how big our class is??

nothing · 28-08-2009 7:10pm

Hols wrote: »

I only hav biology and higher maths and im doing psychology through science. Does anyone know which subjects i hav a better chance with out of chemistry, experimental physics, or mathematical physics? Thanks for the help!

Math phys you'd fly through with honours maths. As for the other two, well keep in mind they cover the leaving cert course in first year, so you don't need to have done either before.

lsuzanne1987 · 28-08-2009 9:06pm

Hey, Can anyone give info about the Business & Management Degree? I am going into the 1st year of this course in September

Thanks a million!

yummy91 · 31-08-2009 2:10pm

Hols wrote: »

I only hav biology and higher maths and im doing psychology through science. Does anyone know which subjects i hav a better chance with out of chemistry, experimental physics, or mathematical physics? Thanks for the help!

I'm starting Psych thru sci too! and xochilliox.

see you down there.

Was also wondering to those that did science, how much of the leaving cert is in the physics, maths and chemistry classes?
And which would be better to do, exp physics or math physics, did honours physics and maths, but thought that the exps were the easiest bit of physics despite liking the mathsy bits? is it the same kinds of exp's?
o and, are there many hours, on average?

xochillixo · 31-08-2009 7:09pm

crap! al those doing psychology thru science seem to b farely mathsy! i only did ordinary (higher for j.c.) i found it grand i just hope i dont struggle with the maths in this course!!

Hols · 31-08-2009 11:01pm

nothing wrote: »

Math phys you'd fly through with honours maths. As for the other two, well keep in mind they cover the leaving cert course in first year, so you don't need to have done either before.

Thanks feeling way happier bout the whole ting now that i know you can start a subject from scratch!

Hey chilli, i dont think there are too many in our course judging by the amount of other courses in our group for orientation. GO GROUP 18!! Woo

xochillixo · 03-09-2009 10:50pm

ya! in guessing your name is holly right?? who knows we might bump into each other on that first day!!

wauners · 05-09-2009 12:28am

Someone please tell me abut learning Basque at NUIM?

TinTin_1760 · 05-09-2009 1:17am

Hey! I'm just looking at modules for 2nd year and was just wondering anyone done any of the below ones?? Any Info on the following would be brilliant!!! Cheers!

Sociology: What is the difference between [font=&quot]SO204 Survey Research Methods and [/font] [font=&quot]SO205 Fieldwork Methods? Also any details or thoughts on [/font] SO207 Rural Sociology, SO214 Northern Irish Society, SO211 Urban Sociology or
SO220 Popular Music, would be great as I'm considering these one, though I haven't got much info to go on!!!:rolleyes:

[font=&quot]Anthropology: Religion, Globalisation, Affliction & Healing, [/font] [font=&quot]Cultural Identities, [/font] [font=&quot]The Social Life of Things and Language, Culture & Power,[/font]
Oh I found the module descriptions on the NUIM website so I know the basics, it's just if anyone thought any of those where particularly good or otherwise, could ya please say!!! Thanks

Thwip! · 05-09-2009 11:35am

can anyone offer any insight to the music classes as taken as part of an arts degree?

Xxhaylsxx · 05-09-2009 11:52am

Ok so i guess this is meant to be questions from first years but im a third year and got a question. I have to choose pure maths or applied maths this year. Haven a clue which to do. Anybody have any insight into this or what the pros or cons of doing pure maths is? Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks

Hols · 06-09-2009 3:34pm

ye hopefully! i heard there's only lyk 20 ppl in our course so we will probably meet atsome stage!

Toasty113 · 07-09-2009 5:07pm

Bsc in multimedia, what to expect?

CaoimH_in · 07-09-2009 5:57pm

Is there an option of doing Basic Keyboard and Accompanyment in the BA in Music? (arts) Its what im told. No classical instrument here. Want to learn Piano. any help?

bristow · 08-09-2009 12:48pm

Hi all, I have a bit of a dillema that I was hoping the people in the know might be able to help me a bit with....

I'm going into first year arts in Maynooth and my quasi-aim is to transfer into psychology in second year if I can manage the grades.

I'm confused about what subjects to pick. My original choices have always been English, Psychology and French. English because it was always one of my favorites, French because I think it'd be useful and I like languages but don't know if I'l be able for it (got a c1 in the leavin, albeit with very little work). And Psychology because I think I'd be interested in it and would like have a career in it but not sure hence the option of dropping it in 2nd Year.

Should I forget about English and French and pick something like Sociology and/or Anthropolgy that would complement Psychology and possibly have less of a work load giving me a better chance of gettin the high grade in psycholgy? Or should I go down the keep the options open route and choose French and English? I don't know much about Sociology or Anthropology.

Thanks!

masherella88 · 08-09-2009 7:01pm

bristow wrote: »

Hi all, I have a bit of a dillema that I was hoping the people in the know might be able to help me a bit with....

I'm going into first year arts in Maynooth and my quasi-aim is to transfer into psychology in second year if I can manage the grades.

I'm confused about what subjects to pick. My original choices have always been English, Psychology and French. English because it was always one of my favorites, French because I think it'd be useful and I like languages but don't know if I'l be able for it (got a c1 in the leavin, albeit with very little work). And Psychology because I think I'd be interested in it and would like have a career in it but not sure hence the option of dropping it in 2nd Year.

Should I forget about English and French and pick something like Sociology and/or Anthropolgy that would complement Psychology and possibly have less of a work load giving me a better chance of gettin the high grade in psycholgy? Or should I go down the keep the options open route and choose French and English? I don't know much about Sociology or Anthropology.

Thanks!

i think you should do the subjects that you are interested in-if you've always wanted to do french and english, then go for it. Saying that though, anthropology and sociology are new subjects and you might actually really like them! i didn't do english but i'm lead to believe it's quite different from english in school. i did anthropolgy in first year and i enjoyed it. your best bet i think would be to go to all the introductory talks about the subjects that interest you next week and then maybe for the first few weeks go to the lectures for the subjects you are seriously considering, and after maybe two weeks make your decision then. you are the only one that can decide what to do ultimately but you need to test them out before you can properly choose

at the end of the day, choose what you find interesting and enjoyable! there's no point doing something you don't like and you'll work hard and do better in a subject you enjoy!

hope that helps somewhat

bristow · 09-09-2009 12:16pm

masherella88 wrote: »

i think you should do the subjects that you are interested in-if you've always wanted to do french and english, then go for it. Saying that though, anthropology and sociology are new subjects and you might actually really like them! i didn't do english but i'm lead to believe it's quite different from english in school. i did anthropolgy in first year and i enjoyed it. your best bet i think would be to go to all the introductory talks about the subjects that interest you next week and then maybe for the first few weeks go to the lectures for the subjects you are seriously considering, and after maybe two weeks make your decision then. you are the only one that can decide what to do ultimately but you need to test them out before you can properly choose

at the end of the day, choose what you find interesting and enjoyable! there's no point doing something you don't like and you'll work hard and do better in a subject you enjoy!

hope that helps somewhat

cheers! that really helps clarify what way i should be thinking.

george. · 10-09-2009 8:40pm

I'm starting Psychology through science. I did pass maths for the lc, so a bit nervous about the maths. I didn't do physics for the lc so I think I'm going to do chem, bio and computer science, but I'm not really sure what computer science involves... Anyone doing computer science? Is it boring, is it hard ??
thanks !

xochillixo · 10-09-2009 8:46pm

OMG im in the exact same position!!!
doing psychology through science...............................check
did pass maths and nervous about maths on course.......check
doing biology,chemistry and computer science.............. check
have not a clue what computer science invloves............ check!!!

we're in this together!

xochillixo · 10-09-2009 9:16pm

jst saw this there its about computer science.....
http://csrocks.cs.nuim.ie/index.php/component/content/article/88

Cpt Beefheart · 10-09-2009 9:42pm

Is it mad to consider doing 1st Arts Geography without having leavin cert geography. Abandoned it after jnr cert but thinking of taking it up again. How much technical knowledge do they assume you have.

Michellenman · 10-09-2009 10:34pm

They assume you have no previous knowledge. Apparently you're at a certain advantage to not have taken it for the leaving cert because a lot of that course is dumbed down. If you're taking it from scratch then you're going to have quite a bit of research to do yourself. I'd say it's very do-able though. Best of luck, it's a nice course!

Cpt Beefheart · 11-09-2009 6:29pm

Thank you!

poindexter · 14-09-2009 2:44pm

would there be any information on philosophy please???? was thinking of building credits up with both philosophy and anthropology

mickstupp · 14-09-2009 3:45pm

poindexter wrote: »

would there be any information on philosophy please???? was thinking of building credits up with both philosophy and anthropology

http://philosophy.nuim.ie/courses01.shtml
It's not as easy as many people seem to assume in the beginning. In fact it can be very tough to get really high marks. However, if you show up to every class and tutorial, and read a good chunk of what they ask you to read, you'll likely do well. I found first year extremely interesting and stimulating. It challenged and changed the way I think about things in very noticeable ways. It was headmelting in places but well worth it.

Quick note on two of the first year modules.
Philosophy of Religion last year turned plenty of people off in the beginning, but in the end turned out to be a lot of people's favorite module. It's a very open minded approach and the lecturer is great, very clear and very helpful.

Logic is easy to mess up, but with very little effort you can do very very well indeed. A bunch of people did badly after not bothering to put in the effort to practice and read a bit here and there. I would argue that this module is one of the easiest to get stupidly high marks in. Depending on your essay you can get 80 to 90 percent overall with comparatively little effort. That is, compared to your other modules/subjects. Big marks here will pull your overall average way up, which is helpful if, for instance, you're borderline in one module.

1 essay per module, at 1000 words. That may sound great, being a shorter essay... but it can be difficult to fit everything you want to say into such a small amount of words. You get plenty of time to do the essays though.

15% of the overall mark per module goes to the essay, 5% to tutorial attendance/participation, 80% to the exam.

I loved every second of it.

sadie06 · 14-09-2009 4:51pm

Medieval Irish and Celtic Studies anyone? Wondering about the work load and how interesting the course is. Will only get to do it in first year.

banquo · 14-09-2009 5:01pm

I know a guy who did his whole degree in it and loved it. Can't comment on any particular modules though. Hope that helps.

Harps · 16-09-2009 7:20pm

I see a few people have asked this already but no answers..

Just looking for some info on music courses, difficulty, interesting, workload etc. The usual stuff...

Cheers

sadie06 · 16-09-2009 7:27pm

Thanks B!

5Aces · 19-09-2009 10:19am

Any info on hdip finance would be good. is there a blackboard system where i can get notes online? so im starting monday, registering wednesday so for the first 2 days do i just get a timetable for all the modules and wander around to a few of them? what is the site address that gives an explaination of each module?

banquo · 19-09-2009 12:12pm

The college uses Moodle, which is like Blackboard. It differs course by course, lecturer by lecturer as to how much content is online. One of my lecturers puts the whole course online, and mp3s and links to youtube videos, titles from the reading list that are on Google Books, the works. Really puts the effort in. And some have never even logged into Moodle.

ScissorPaperRock · 23-09-2009 10:31am

Can anyone tell me anything about the 3rd year Geography modules? Particularly the Human Geography ones. I'm having trouble settling on which modules to take cos too many of the lecturers drew me in with their introductory lectures.

I've registered for Urban Planning and Property Development - which didn't seem that exciting in the first lecture, and Regional Development and Planning which seemed quite interesting in the intro lecture.

But I also went to Approaches to Human Geography which was intriguing, but very theoretical, not sure how difficult it will get, and Climate Change also intrigued me and it's a very topical subject at the moment, and probably will be for quite some time.

5Aces · 27-09-2009 8:45pm

is there one area i can go to get sample answers for the last few exams in all my subjects?

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