University College Dublin

This course is designed to identify and discuss basic concepts and problems in the area of translation studies as well as provide an overview of translation as a profession. The course is not language specific. It will however have a theoretical and pragmatic component with specific hands-on activities.

This course focuses on the role of the banking system in the economy and the roles played by central banks in the banking system and in implementing monetary policy. The course also examines the interaction between monetary policy and exchange rate regimes and takes a close look at European Monetary Union. There are three parts to this course: 1) Central Banks and the Banking System - how banks operate and why they are important; what central banks are and how they create money; the Federal Reserve and the ECB; how banking crises come about; policies to prevent and deal with crises; current issues in banking regulation and crisis prevention. 2) Monetary Policy - the relationship between money and inflation; how central banks control short-term interest rates; the term structure of interest rates; default risk and collateral; quantitative easing; the Phillips curve; central bank institutions; rules for setting interest rates. 3) Exchange Rate Regimes and the Euro - the trade-off between control of interest rates and exchange rates, optimal currency areas, European monetary union.

This is the first of two physics courses that forms the core material for Stage 1 Medical and BHLS students. It addresses the fundamentals of mechanics, energy, fluids, heat, sound and light. This is the foundation in physics that is required for a continued learning in physics and technology, both in further courses and self-directed through a medical career.

This course is for students who have not previously studied Irish and students who have no knowledge of the Irish language or know only a few words and phrases. It is an introduction to the Irish language in which students are required to participate actively in the classroom and devote time to autonomous learning. Emphasis is placed on developing the four language skills.