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Antiques

AN122 Collection Care – Antiques and Fine Art Autumn

Architectural Appreciation

AN137 Architects and Upholsterers: Decorating the 18th Century Home Autumn Course Closed
AN235 Themes in Architecture: An Introduction Spring

Art and Creative Design

AN108 Art for All (Wed) Autumn Course Full
AN109 Art for All (Thu) Autumn Course Full
AN209 Art for All - Continuation (Wed) Spring

AN210 Art for All - Continuation (Thu) Spring
AN115 The Key To Drawing and Painting Autumn
AN215 The Key To Drawing and Painting Spring
AN102 Life Drawing: Beginners and Improvers Autumn
AN202 Life Drawing: Beginners and Improvers Spring
KN108 Papercrafting - the chance to make your own Christmas cards! Autumn Course Closed

Art History/Appreciation

AN142 The Age of Caravaggio Autumn
AN230 Art Appreciation: An Introduction Spring
AN131 Francis Bacon and his Studio at 7 Reece Mews, London Autumn
AN133 Postmodernism and the Concerns of Contemporary Art Autumn Course Closed
AN231 The Renaissance in Florence, Rome and Venice: An Introduction Spring
AN134 Venice: Art and Myth Autumn Course Full
AN232 Visiting Contemporary Art in Context Spring Course Closed
AN143 What is Art? (and does it matter what we think about it?) Autumn Course Closed

Astronomy

AN229 Astronomy: An Introduction Spring

Classics

JN202 Art in the Classical World Spring
JN101 The Classical World: An Introduction Autumn

Communication and Drama

DN102 Activites for Group Workshop Autumn
DN101 Introduction to Drama Autumn
CN101 Presentation Skills: Beginners 2 - Day Workshop Autumn Course Closed
CN102 Facilitation Autumn Course Closed
DN104 From Text To Theatre - Module 1 Autumn
DN204 From Text To Theatre - Module 2 Spring

 

Conflict

SN101 Conflict Resolution and Mediation Skills: Module 1 Autumn Course Closed
SN202 Conflict Resolution and Mediation Skills: Module 2 Spring

Environment and Science

HN101 The Science of Taste and Aroma Autumn
HN210 Deconstructing Flavour Spring
HN222 Science and Society Spring
HN105 Irish Birds Autumn
HN102 Natural Habitats of Ireland: An Introduction Autumn Course Closed
HN207 Bogs and Fens of Ireland Spring
Aquatic Wildlife Workshops
HN112 A Guide to Ireland's Seashore,Salt Marsh and Dunes Autumn
HN117 A Guide to Ireland's Streams and Rivers Autumn Course Closed
HN219 Marine Biology: An Introduction Spring
HN220 A Guide to Ireland’s Seashore: The Rocky Shore Spring

Film

FN101 100 Years of Cinema Autumn
FN105 The Documentary Film: An Introduction Autumn Course Closed
FN204 Cinema: The Electric Art Spring
FN202 Contemporary American Cinema Spring  

 

Finance

BN103 Approaching the Stock Market in Turbulant Times Autumn  
BN208 Your Money: Let's Sort It Spring  

Folklore

FN110 Folklore: An Introduction Autumn
FN211 Legends, Lore and Life Spring

History

HN108 A History of Spain from the end of the Roman Age to the Golden Age Autumn
HN104 Dublin Street Histories Autumn
HN115 The History of Dublin Through Walks and Talks Autumn Course Closed
HN113 The Real Tudors:History's Most Notorious Family Autumn
HN122 Uncovering 1916 Autumn Course Full
HN111 History of Ideas: From the Enlightment to Post -modernism Autumn Course Closed
HN221 A History of Ireland from Plantation to Peace Process Spring
HN214 A History of Ireland in 10 Classes Spring  
HN209 Eminent Victorians Spring  
HN218 The Swinging Sixties? Spring  
HN216 More Walks and Talks Spring  

 

Information Technology

IN101 Social Media: An Introduction Autumn  
IN201 Digital and Social Media: An Introduction Spring  

International Topics

TN107 Exploring International Development: Key Issues and Challenges Autumn
TN202 A History of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Spring
TN204 Islam: Faith, Cultures, History Spring
TN103 The Modern Middle East: An Introduction Autumn
QN201 Thinking Travel: Geographies of Modernity Spring Course Closed
BN201 Understanding Human Rights Spring
TN101 World Religions: An Introduction Autumn Course Closed

Irish Language

UN103 Improving Your Conversational Irish : 1 Autumn
UN204 Improving Your Conversational Irish : 2 Spring

Law

BN106 The Irish Legal System Autumn Course Closed

 

Life Skills

KN201 Maths4Fun Spring  
PN201 Creative Problem-solving for Modern Living Spring  

Literature

LN111 Comparative Literature: The Novel without Borders Autumn  
DN104 From Text to Theatre Autumn  
LN112 Laughter in the Dark: Beckett and the Rules of the Blues Autumn Course Closed
LN106 Literary Masterpieces Autumn
LN101 Literature, History and Romance Autumn
LN105 Masterpieces of Czech Literature Autumn
LN114 Monsters and Monstrosity: Gothic Literature from Romanticism to the Fin de Siecle Autumn Course Closed
LN109 Reading for Your Life Autumn
LN103 Reading and Watching Shakespeare - Module One Autumn
LN130 Talking about novels, memoirs, histories and biographies Autumn Course Closed
LN151 W.B. Yeats at the National Library - Yeats and his Poetry Autumn
DN204 From Text to Theatre Spring
LN207 Literary Masterpieces Spring
LN202 Literature, History and Romance Spring
LN217 Contemporary American Fiction: the Literature of Excess Spring  

LN204

Reading and Watching Shakespeare - Module Two

Spring

LN253 The Literature of Edwardian Ireland Spring  
LN215 Twenty-First-Century Irish Fiction Spring  
LN213 Wilde Ideas: Oscar Wilde in the Nineteenth Century Spring  
LN208 Writing the Truth

Spring

LN116 Reading Literature: The Basics

Autumn


Philosophy

QN110 A Summons to Real Existence: Lessons from Socrates and Plato Autumn Course Closed
QN108 Critical Thinking Autumn  
QN112 Some Philosophical Topics Autumn  
AN143 What is Art? (and does it matter what we think about it?) Autumn Course Closed
QN209 Logic for Everyone Spring
QN213 More Philosophical Topics Spring
QN211 The Meaning of Life Spring
QN201 Thinking Travel: Geographies of Modernity Spring Course Closed

Politics

FN103 Politics: An Introduction Autumn Course Closed
FN108 Corruption in Ireland? 1800s - 1960s Autumn Course Closed
FN209 Corruption in Ireland? 1960s - 2000s Spring  
FN207 Current Affairs Spring

Psychology

PN108 Psychology of Happiness Autumn
PN110 Counselling: An Introduction Autumn

Sports Studies

SN103 Rugby – What Really Goes On In The Scrum? Autumn  

Writers' Studio

WN106 Creative Writing: An Introduction Autumn  
WN114 Memoir Writing One Day Workshop Autumn  
WN111 Start Writing Poetry - One Day Workshop Autumn Course Closed
WN119 Two Day Creative Writing Workshop using the Amherst Writers & Artists Method Autumn Course Closed
WN112 Scriptwriting for TV Drama Workshop… the Nuts and Bolts of Dialogue Autumn  
WN113 Writing in the Workplace Autumn Course Closed
WN115 The Nuts and Bolts of Writing Autumn  
WN103 The Joy of Writing Autumn
WN108 Wordplay - Exploring Creative Writing Autumn Course Closed
WN217 Writing your First Play Spring
WN209 Wordplay - Further Creative Exploration Spring
WN222 Freelance Writing: An Introductory Workshop Spring
WN201 Put That in Writing, Please! Spring
WN204 The Business of Writing Workshop Spring
WN205 Spring Intensive Creative Writing Workshop using the Amherst Writers and Artists Method Spring
WN202 Start Writing - One Day Workshop Spring
WN207 Writing Poetry: An Introduction Spring  
WN219 Two Day Creative Writing Workshop using the Amherst Writers and Artists Method Spring  
WN210 Writing Children's Fiction Spring  
WN216 The Plot Thickens Spring
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