This module examines both the role of the HR function in the management of people at work and the importance of managing people in contributing to organisational effectiveness. This module is designed to provide students with an appreciation and understanding of Human Resource Management (HRM) in organisations. There is a strong focus on contextualising HRM within the prevailing macro environment, to demonstrate how this influences the range of HR policies and systems enacted by organisations. The syllabus covers core issues surrounding managing people at work. In so doing, the module starts with a consideration of key labour market issues in Ireland and how these affect the nature of HRM in organisations. Core HR activities are next explored including the processes of human resource planning, recruitment and selection. The module then examines critical elements of managing and rewarding performance, career development, and developing people at work. The nature of work is set down and finally, the link between CSR and HRM is highlighted.

Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
This module will introduce students to a range of fundamental theoretical perspectives and issues in general psychology through examining their relevance in everyday life. Through exploring everyday issues students will not only learn about theoretical perspectives but will also gain a basic knowledge of how psychology may be applied.

Syllabus:
Through exploring some key studies in psychology, students will gain a basic understanding of the main investigative techniques used by psychologists. The range of topics will include definitions of psychology; communication and body language; personality; sex and gender; social interaction; emotion; brain and behaviour; health and illness; human development; psychological problems; perception and thinking, learning; humans and animals; applications of psychology.

Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
a. To provide an opportunity for the student to examine of key theoretical perspectives relevant to the study of gender and popular culture.
b. To offer ways of evaluating the work of major sociological schools/theorists in the study of popular culture and gender studies.
c. To develop the ability to analyse and interpret popular cultural texts through the lens of gender analysis.

Syllabus: This module explores the twin themes of bodies and sexualities in the spaces of contemporary Western culture. Utilising a range of popular cultural forms, sites and events which are most accessible, television, cinema, magazines; households, shops, and workplaces; and popular understandings of medicine, science and technology, the module involves students in a series of critical engagements. The module addresses a number of issues; why the subjects of sexualities and the body become the focus of so much interest across a broad range of disciplines; How we can de-naturalise and problematize normative gender categories by setting gendered identities in cultural contexts; What important contributions have been made to the field by recent work on masculinities; How the practices of everyday life can be interrogated to yield insights about the relationships between the body, gendered identities and prevailing cultural norms.

Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
To provide language support to study abroad students on the Erasmus and exchange programmes to enable them. To benefit more fully from their study abroad experience at a social, cultural, and academic level to provide tuition and practice in the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Syllabus: This syllabus is set at C1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Students work from a set textbook, back-up audio visual and on-line material. Integrated tuition and practice is given in the four language skills.

The following areas are covered: grammar; modals and meaning, the perfect infinitive, mixed conditionals, tenses in accounts and narratives, all aspects of reported speech

Lexis: word-building, compound adjectives, synonyms, confusable words, metaphorical language, intensifying adverbs, discourse markers, phrasal verbs, collocations, British v American English.

Using a series of historic and contemporary case studies, the module explores sustainability from a variety of environmental and societal contexts (social, cultural and economic) and analyses the differing approaches and conflicting messages and ideas at play in today’s world. Beginning with the origins of sustainability, the module will introduce topics such as global issues in sustainability, consumption and waste, business and industry, public policy, education, the role of technology, sustainable cities and sustainability and the future

Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
To introduce students to some of the seminal developments in technology and to provide them with a historical perspective on how these developments have impacted on human development, and to support students in establishing their own online portfolios.

Syllabus:
The module provides an overview of the conceptual development of computers, communication networks and computer media, followed by a discussion of concepts relevant for digital content creation, such as copyright, Creative Commons, Open Source Software and using AI for generating content. Application domains discussed will include: personal computing, social media, education, cultural heritage, healthcare, digital fabrication and digital platforms. The creation of an individual online portfolio will give the students the opportunity to become digital media creators, curate and publish their own work, as well as reflect on their learning process.

This module will introduce studies to the themes and issues that exist in the study of Politics and International Relations. It will provide the first part of an introduction that will look at the basics of the study of Politics and International Relations. In particular, it will address questions about the nature and justification of the state, and its role in both domestic and international politics. The module will be offered on the Evening Degree.

Syllabus: What is Politics and International Relations? Power and Authority State Development Power in Modern States Political Obligation in Classical Political Thought Political Obligation in Contemporary Political Thought States and Nonstate Actors in International Politics International Organisations, Globalisation and Regionalism

Provides an overview of some of the theoretical debates and issues that have underpinned the study of International Relations (IR). Theoretical perspectives such as Realism, Liberalism and Structuralism will be introduced and this will allow students to apply these to the arena of world politics and to processes such as the interactions of states, the workings of International Organisation and the global economy

Syllabus: The module provides an introduction to the theoretical perspectives within International Relations (IR) – Realism; Liberalism; Structuralism; Critical Theory; Post-Modernism; Constructivism; Feminism. It then introduces the major aspects of study within IR – Power; Security; War and Peace; Foreign Policy and Diplomacy; International Political Economy; International Organisations

This general history module will provide those with little or no prior experience of history with an overview of Irish society and politics from c.1660 to 1960. It is ideal for the general arts student, the international student and those who wish to have a general introduction to Irish history. Defining Ireland; economy, society and class; women and politics; the Three Kingdoms; the Boyne and the emergence of a protestant ascendancy; an agrarian society in pre-famine Ireland; the Famine: dealing with the catastrophe; patriots, nationalists, republicans, unionists, and others: politics and its followers; origins of independence; constitutional developments and the two states of Ireland; economic development; population and social change; education and language; the evolution of popular culture; the Irish diaspora

To offer an introductory module in Celtic Civilisation for the Autumn Semester encompassing heroic Celtic literature, the history of the Celts and of the Celtic languages, as well as interpretation of the earliest accounts of the Celtic peoples and their customs and beliefs. This module will give an overview of the history of Celtic languages, culture and literature, focusing on the following: an introduction to theoretical and scholarly debates on the origin of the Celtic speaking peoples; Celtic prehistory and archaeology; customs and way of life ;critical interpretation of the earliest accounts of Celtic people; the history and current position of the Celtic languages; introduction to Early Irish Heroic Tales and representations of the heroic in Early Welsh Literature

The module aims to enable students develop knowledge and skills in psychology (both as a discipline and as a professional field) applied to work and organisations. It aims to develop knowledge and skills of understanding individuals in context, considering cognitive, emotional, motivational, and behavioural responses to varying working environments and contexts. It aims to develop theoretical and applied knowledge about key psychological concepts and theories concerning, work, the workplace, and working life. The art of thinking critically in an applied field and studying Individuals at Work. Actively managing emotions at work, staying healthy at work, coping with work stress. Creative problem solving motivating employees to be creative.