Humanities & Social Sciences courses in Ireland

Programme Overview  The Nature and Context of Addiction programme will introduce students to the meaning and nature of addiction. Will provide an overview of predominant theories of causation – biological, psychological, sociological and cultural. Will introduce students to the theoretical orientations in the treatment of addiction – medical, pharmacological, spiritual, psychological and psychoanalytic. Will provide…

This one-day course introduces you to the topic of developing a Professional Will and walks you through the steps necessary to care for your clients, your family and yourself both ethically and confidentially. Sometimes, Therapists/Supervisors are incapacitated or die due to ill health, incident or accident. When these unexpected events occur the impact on clients…

This course presents a thematic introduction to Irish art, architecture and design in its broader international context. Subjects will be connected across periods and styles – the focus not on presenting summarised histories but rather considering how aspects of Irish visual history are connected and have evolved over time. Lectures will include identifying key works…

This module presents a thematic overview of the global intersections and relationships of Western visual and material culture across a range of historically located examples. Topics are explored in this module under the broad themes of appropriations and the ‘other’ and cultural geographies. Through these lenses, lectures will explore topics as diverse as orientalism, photography…

Who do you think you are? Genealogy for beginners. An introductory course on how to trace your family history & build up your family tree.Course will look at births, deaths, marriages, census returns & many more records from Ireland & United Kingdom. Basic computer skills needed.

Introduction to tracing your family tree.  Course will cover Births, Deaths, Marriages, Census Returns, Wills and Parish Records, etc. Fee:  €70.00 ​Length of Course:   5 nights 7.30-9.30pm

Programme Overview  The Transformative Community Education programme will explore theoretical concepts of community education, lifelong learning transformation and social change. Analyse specific case studies in relation to community education, social action and transformation. Investigate and identify strategies and practical approaches to curriculum design, development and delivery for transformative community education and support digital citizenship and social…

This programme is suitable for individuals who wish to learn about professional video production techniques, including planning, camera operation and non-linear postproduction (editing). This is a practical hands-on programme developing key filmmaking skills. Programme Description • Practical Hands-on Camera Workshops • Planning your production – Exploring the expanding role played by digital movies in graphic…

In this module, we discuss how Europe was defined and redefined through war, military occupation, civil conflicts, and peace agreements in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Drawing on examples of various—through often interrelated—conflicts, we discuss several major questions: How did international and civil conflicts shape European culture and politics? Why was the twentieth century so…

A look at the cultural difference between today’s adolescents and their parents. This is a one-day workshop on the psychological make-up of today’s adolescent and the appropriate theoretical approaches, relevant skills and personal development required by those who work with this fascinating age-group This workshop enables participants to be more present, more communication-savvy and thereby…

Learners who successfully complete this course will: understand the ways in which the reading public is offered information develop writing skills that answer the editorial needs of newspapers, radio or television write in different registers work to pre-defined, tight deadlines spot a potential story demonstrate an understanding, in writing, of the difference between fact and…