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Dublin, Ireland - Semester Program Fall 2008

Host Institution: Griffith College Dublin

PROGRAM PROGRAM CODE PRICE DATES
Fall 2008 DIF $12,995 September 11 - December 20

Eligibility: Students must be at least 18 years of age and have completed at least 1 semester of study at a U.S. university, college or community college.
Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.5.

Total contact hours: 180 - 240 per semester. 15 contact hours = 1 semester credit.
10 contact hours = 1 quarter unit.

Possible U.S. Credits: 12-16 semester credits. Normal course load is 4 modules per semester.



The final transcript for the ASA Dublin program is issued by Clark Atlanta University.

At Griffith College Dublin, classes or courses are called "modules." An undergraduate degree program is called a "course." GCD offers courses in several areas, and each course has a set curriculum of modules.

The curriculum is divided into 3 or 4 Levels (sometimes called Phases or Stages).

Level 1 = freshman year. Level 1 modules generally have no pre-requisites. Roughly equivalent to 100-level.
Level 2 = sophomore year. May require pre-requisites from Level 1. Roughly equivalent to 200-level.
Levels 3/4 = junior/senior year. Students must have the necessary pre-requisites for this level. Levels 3/4 are roughly equivalent to 300 and 400-level.

All modules are worth 4 semester credits (equivalent of 6 quarter units). Students are expected to take 4 modules per semester. With special permission, some students may take 5 modules. All modules are subject to change.

Griffith College does not post the module timetable until just before the semester begins. Therefore, all students should have a total of 8 modules approved ahead of time, in case of a schedule conflict later on.

FALL 2008 MODULES (Module offerings are subject to change.)

BUSINESS / ACCOUNTING & FINANCE
COMPUTER SCIENCE
INTERIOR DESIGN/ARCHITECTURE
HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
JOURNALISM / MEDIA


BUSINESS / ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

Level 1
Information Technology
Financial Accounting I
Business Economics
Business Communications
Business Mathematics & Statistics

Level 2
Business Management
Managing Human Resources
Marketing Research
Management Accounting*
Business Operations Management*
Business Information Systems*

Level 3
Strategic Management*
Financial Management*
Advanced Financial Reporting*
Taxation* **
International Marketing* **
International Human Resource Management* **

* = Admittance to this module is not automatic, but instead must be determined by Griffith College, after reviewing the student's transcript. Normally, these modules are open only to majors in this field.

** = This module only runs with sufficient student demand. Griffith College will determine if this module will run after the students arrive in Dublin.



DESIGN IN INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

Level 1
Project Work I: Visual Studies
Analytical Drawing I
Cultural Studies I
Architectural Drawing I
Communications I / Model Making
Computer Studies I
Design Theory: Materials

Level 2
CAD I
Design Theory
Design Theory II: Structures, Maths, Physics
Building Construction I
Cultural Studies III*
Project Work III*

Level 3
Project Work V*
CAD III*

* = Admittance to this module is not automatic, but instead must be determined by Griffith College, after reviewing the student's transcript. Normally, these modules are open only to majors in this field.

PLEASE NOTE: Courses listed as "II" or "III" (e.g. Design Theory II) are a continuation from the previous level. Students who wish to take a "II" or "III" course must have taken the necessary pre-requisite(s) on their home campus.


COMPUTER SCIENCE

Level 1
Business Organisation & Accounting
Computer Architecture
Research & Communication Skills
Programming Fundamentals

Level 2
Knowledge Based Systems
Relational Databases
HCI & Windows Programming*
Operating Systems & Networks*

Level 3
Networks & Data Communications*
Software Architecture & Implementation*
Algorithms & Data Structures*
Formal Design Methods*

Level 4
Advanced Databases*
Advanced Network Theory*
Computer Graphics*
Production Systems*
Concurrent Programming*

* = Admittance to this module is not automatic, but instead must be determined by Griffith College, after reviewing the student's transcript. Normally, these modules are open only to majors in this field.


HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

Level 1
Information Technology
Business Communications
Quantitative Methods
Introduction to Hospitality Management
Financial Accounting

Level 2
Food & Beverage Management*
International Economic Structures*
Management Accounting*
Managing Human Resources*s
Level 3
International Travel, Tourism & Hospitality*
Business Policy I*
International Human Resource Management* **
International Services Marketing* **

* = Admittance to this module is not automatic, but instead must be determined by Griffith College, after reviewing the student's transcript. Normally, these modules are open only to majors in this field.

** = This module only runs with sufficient student demand. Griffith College will determine if this module will run after the students arrive in Dublin.



JOURNALISM / MEDIA

Level 1
Introduction to Print Media (half module - 6 weeks)
Ways of Seeing Photography (half module - 6 weeks)
History of the Media
Productivity Software
Understanding Society

Level 2
Media Marketing
Contemporary Society
Layout & Graphic Design
Business Journalism
Advanced Photography*
Broadcast Journalism*

Level 3
Editing
Publishing
Media & Society
Sports Journalism
Creative Writing
Conflict Reporting
Film Studies
TV Journalism
Modern Society*
Digital Photography*
Video Production II*
Visual Media/Photography Project*

* = Admittance to this module is not automatic, but instead must be determined by Griffith College, after reviewing the student's transcript. Normally, these modules are open only to majors in this field.

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