Global Media team and points of contact

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.

You can meet our full team at this link

BA Global Media programme director:         Dr Kelly Fincham

kelly.fincham@universityofgalway.ie

Erasmus co-ordinator:                                     Irene O’Malley

irene.omalley@universityofgalway.ie

Placement officer:                                            Maeve Daly

maeve.daly@universityofgalway.ie

Programme administrator                              Shania Collins
shania.collins@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 advertised on office doors. They will usually take place at the same time each week. Many lecturers will also provide students with an opportunity to sign up for particular slots. 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. Students can also communicate with staff by email (see contact details ). 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.