Criminology has been described as the study of the making of laws, the breaking of laws and of society's reaction to the breaking of laws, signalling the three main branches that make up the subject. At Maynooth, we offer a unique opportunity to study Criminology as part of a broad based Arts degree.
Studying music at Maynooth offers unparalleled choice and expertise, from performance to computer programming, from ancient traditions to contemporary experience, from high art to heavy metal.
From Ireland and Britain to Greece and Spain, and beyond Europe to the Middle East, Hong Kong, US, Mexico, Brazil and other parts of Latin America, citizens are in revolt, protesting and sometimes turning to populist parties. Democracy drifts as more people conclude that conventional politics and mainstream politicians are incapable of responding to a globalisation process which seems to privilege extreme wealth and promote almost exclusively neo-liberal solutions to existing problems. At the same time, democracy is being reinvented and reimagined.
'Philosophy' is an ancient Greek word that means ‘love of wisdom’. The wisdom philosophy seeks is concerned with the big questions that everyone will eventually encounter in his or her life: What is happiness? What is love? Is there a god? What is the meaning of it all? Philosophy approaches these questions both historically and systematically. Thinking philosophically requires knowledge of what those who have come before us have thought; but it also requires the ability to evaluate these positions critically.
Studying international development prepares people for careers in local and national government, transnational organisations, non-government organisations and activist groups.
Our graduates work in community development, global education, development policy, project management and in humanitarian and conflict contexts, and on issues such as human rights, gender, climate action, justice, migration and empowerment.
Taught in cooperation with the Department of Computer Science in Maynooth Unversity, studying Music Technology will give you a solid grounding in a degree in audio and information technologies. Music Technology strikes an important balance between theory and practice to ensure that you gain experience working with the essential concepts and practical skills involved.
Our students have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of subjects, from heroic literature to pre-historic archaeology, from the role of women in medieval Celtic societies to the history of Celtic languages. Students can opt to study Old and Middle Irish, to engage actively and in more depth with the language in which the original texts were written. We are a diverse and friendly department offering a vibrant and stimulating experience to Irish and international students
Our taught post graduate Masters programmes provide you with employable skills and a solid foundation for a range of professional jobs and careers. They are based on a bedrock of commitment to advancing equality, human rights and social justice.
You can become a professional Community and Youth Worker.
You can become a professional Social Worker.
Media Studies engages with modes and technologies of communication, expression, social interaction, and performance. Media texts, practices and institutions work through language, sound and images, and our experiences of them take place within specific cultural contexts.