Short Series

Course details

The Centre for Adult Learning and Professional Development offers a series of short, non-accredited courses in a number of different subject areas. Designed for students with an interest in the subjects on offer, these courses may provide you with an opportunity to meet interesting people to discuss your ideas with, to find out more about your subject areas and also to experience the world of lifelong learning.

Who are the courses for?

These courses are particularly suitable for people who have never had an opportunity to study a particular subject area before or for people who wish to gain a deeper insight into a discipline that already interests them. The short courses are also ideal for someone who is considering higher education as a mature student and wishes to experience learning at an introductory level.

Key Facts

Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements for the Short Courses Series.

Course Outline

Short Course titles offered in 2014

(Please note that courses are run subject to a minimum number of enrolments)

Classes commence at 7.00pm unless otherwise stated and are 2 hours in duration

Monday

• The Irish Short Story after Joyce
• Human Development through the Lifespan
• Using Public Sources and Resources in History
• Philosophy of Language
• Introduction to Western Philosophy

Tuesday

• Introduction to Film and Digital Media Literacy
• The Glory that was Rome
• Introduction to Sylvia Plath & Ted Hughes
• Introduction to Astronomy

Wednesday

• Introduction to Genealogy
• Female Characters & Images in Russian Literature
• Irish Women Poets from the West of Ireland
• Introduction to American Cinema

Thursday

• Immanuel Kant: The Complete Philosophy?
• The Artefacts & Archaeology of Prehistoric Ireland
• Creative Writing
• The First World War
• Reading the Novella

Two Saturdays in November 2014 (10am-4pm, 8th & 15th November 2014)

• The Alexander Technique: Change Your Posture – Change your Life

Requirements And Assessment

There are no assessments on the short courses, attendance and participation is based on the student’s interest in the area and joy of learning.