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Why study Arts at UL?

At the University of Limerick, we deliver an Arts Degree which is flexible and wide-ranging, offering 19 subjects in all. You can study a combination of subjects (as Single Honours or Joint Honours) from across the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Why study Public Administration and Leadership at UL?

Studying Public Administration and Leadership at UL will open up the world of politics, public administration and civil society in Ireland and internationally. You will learn to recognise that politics is not just the responsibility of those we elect but that it is of concern to individual citizens and to the organisations that they are part of. You will learn not only to understand the world of public leadership but how to critically analyse it. Learning about public leadership at UL is not about amassing lots of information; it’s about enabling and empowering you to know what to do with that information. UL has a long tradition of teaching and research in the area of politics, public administration and civil society and actively engages with a variety of public and community based organisations. During your studies here you will have the chance to do a work based placement, with many opportunities available in public, private and non- profit organisations. You will also have the opportunity to benefit from a study abroad programme with a large choice of universities available in different countries such as the Netherlands, Poland, the Czech Republic and even in the US.

What you will study

In the Public Administration and Leadership programme you will study a range of subjects. As well as core, broader introductions to politics and public administration, in your first year you will be able to choose electives from other related disciplines, all of which are designed to generate an understanding of the complexity of public leadership. As you progress through second, third and fourth years you will encounter a range of more specific subjects, both core and electives, in the areas of public policy, international development, political economy, political theory, civic engagement, social justice, European politics, local government and many others.

Career Prospects

A wide range of career opportunities are open to you from this programme, in the public, private and non-profit sectors:

• Public sector positions at national and local level and in a range of state agencies and in international public sector bodies;
• Private Sector opportunities e.g. within the banking and financial services sector as well as in industry;
• Non-Profit Sector employment within charitable, voluntary and community organisations, including local level community development as well international development NGOs (Non- Governmental Organisations).

Follow-On Study:

• MA Politics
• MA EU Politics and Governance
• MA International Studies
• MA Peace and Development Studies
• MA Sociology
• MA Business Management
• MSc Marketing, Consumption and Society
• Law LLB (Graduate entry)

Other majors options in Arts:

• Economics
• English
• Gaeilge
• French
• Geography
• German
• History
• Irish Music and Dance
• Linguistics with TESOL
• Mathematics
• New Media and Cultural Studies
• Philosophy
• Politics and International Relations
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Drama and Theatre Studies
• Theology and Religious Studies