4 Your Global Media team

Heads of Year

Please note that your head of year serves as the first point of contact for any queries within the designated year group. 

Important note

If you are seeking an extension of less than 7 days on an assignment that is equal to or less than 20 percent of your module marks you should contact the relevant head of year. Individual lecturers are not allowed to grant extensions under any circumstances.

General information

The Discipline of Journalism and Media includes full-time academics as well as specialised professional journalists and other communications professionals who teach individual modules on a part-time basis. Full-time staff can be contacted via their university email addresses and are available during office hours for meetings weekly (check with staff for their office hours).

Part-time staff are available to be contacted via their university email addresses but do not hold regular office hours. It is not always obvious whether lecturers are full-time or part-time so please do feel free to ask your lecturer if they hold office hours.

BA Global Media programme director:         Dr Kelly Fincham – Office hours Sem 1 Tuesdays 4-6pm St Declan’s on Distillery Road or chat with me after class

Erasmus co-ordinator:                                     Irene O’Malley
irene.omalley@universityofgalway.ie

Placement officer:                                            Maeve Daly
maeve.daly@universityofgalway.ie

Programme administrator                              To be filled
media@universityofgalway.ie

The programme administrator is your first point of contact for any matters relating to the administration of your programme. They can also advise you who to contact in matters relating to examinations, registration, appeals and student welfare.

Module leaders

Each module is overseen by at least one module coordinator. The coordinator is responsible for the setting and delivery of the module syllabus, setting and marking assessments, producing the assessment guidelines, updating the module content on Canvas and for the overall learning experience of students enrolled on the module.

In some cases the coordinator will not be the lecturer delivering the module, but will be identified on the Module Outline/Syllabus document you will receive in week one and/or posted to Canvas. For queries relating to a specific module the module coordinator should be your first point of contact.

Meetings and office hours

Staff aim to be approachable and responsive to students’ needs, insofar as practically possible in the context of their other professional obligations, and while bearing in mind that we sometimes best assist students best by referring them to other professionals within the university, such as the counselling service or the College of Arts office. All staff hold regular office hours weekly during the semester. Times are usually posted on Canvas. If not, please ask your lecturer for their time slot. They will usually take place at the same time each week.

In general, students should try to keep consultations to about 10 minutes, so as to ensure that all students have a chance to meet lecturers during office hours. While students can also communicate with staff by email (see contact details) it is preferable to talk to your lecturer in person. The volume of email means that email is an incredibly inefficient means of communication. In general, if your query is complicated or personal, it is better to discuss it with the lecturer during office hours. Many lecturers will also make time to answer individual queries at the end of classes, but do note that it may not always be possible to do this (for example, a lecturer may have another class to get to).

In order to save you time, it is important that you contact the most appropriate people to help you with your query.