Earth and Ocean
Science (EOS)
Why EOS at NUIG?
4. Competitive
1. A unique undergraduate programme in Ireland
position
2. Access to outstanding and environment of the
Atlantic Coast, Connemara and the Burren
3. Access to top quality teaching
EOS staff won the first team award in the
President’s award for teaching excellence in
2012
Earth and Ocean Science
• Study the earth we live on
– A multi disciplinary endeavour to understand the
earth system
Focus on
– Identifying the physical, chemical and structural
properties of the earth
– Understanding earth and ocean processes
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Programme Structure
First year: Student pick 4 subjects including Earth and
Ocean Sciences (15 ECTS)
Second year: Students take 25 ECTS from EOS – one 5
day field trip
Third Year: Students take a min of 50 ECTS from EOS –
one 10 field trip
Fourth year: Students take all EOS subjects and do a
large independent project and one 7 day field trip
Earth & Ocean
science fieldwork
c o n n e c t s us to
the world outside
It is also good to get
out of the office!
and is our
natural
laboratory
2a. Look really-do!
2. Look-do
1. Look-see
Categories of fieldwork
Collecting field
data
Coring at night
Sorting the catch
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Galway is the home port for Irish research vessels
Celtic Voyager & Celtic Explorer
Students taking oceanography modules get hands-on
experience on board of sampling at sea
Students get seagoing basic safety training leading
to the internationally recognised STCW-95
certificate
Fourth year
projects
EOS teaching staff
nominated by our alumni
for the President’s award
for teaching excellence in
2012, for how we run our
fourth year projects
EOS won the first team
award
Students encouraged to
present at National
Conference
Example Community projects
Irish times article
Online link to this article:
http://www.irishtimes.c
om/news/ireland/irishnews/new-survey-findsfurther-evidence-ofrathcroghan-as-a-tara-ofthe-west-1.1502834
Example Student led projects
Irish times article
Careers
Geology –Mining and Exploration
Engineering, Environmental and Consultancy firms
Water Resources
State agencies