• Faculty of Education and Health Sciences

  • Clinical Psychology

Ireland - Limerick Local Name: Ollscoil Luimnigh

The university is located along the River Shannon, on a 80 hectare (200 acre) site in the 240 hectare (600 acre) National Technological Park at Plassey, 5 km from Limerick city centre. The university has currently in excess of 11,000 full-time undergraduate students and 1,500 part-time students. There are also over 800 research postgraduates and 1,300 taught postgraduate students at the university. The Co-Operative Education (commonly called "Co-Op") programme allocates all students with an 8-month work placement as part of their degree. This is one of the first such programmes in the State.

The university refers to its six faculties as "colleges", these are:

• Kemmy Business School
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
• College of Informatics and Electronics
• College of Science

The University of Limerick is one of the seven Universities of Ireland. It is distinguished by its emphasis on the high quality of postgraduate education across all academic programmes, the high employability of graduates, and excellent research and scholarship in a diversity of fields. The University has close working relationships with the National Technological Park, industry and an institutional ethos which combines academic excellence with relevance to the economic, social and cultural development of Ireland.

The University is especially proud of its outstanding cultural, sporting and residential facilities, which are located on a truly beautiful campus. It is an environment that enriches and enhances the learning and working environment for students and staff.

Our mission is to promote and advance learning and knowledge relevant to the needs of Ireland economy and society through teaching, research and scholarship in an environment that encourages innovation and upholds the principles of free enquiry and expression.

Our vision is to offer students an academic environment that is conducive to optimal intellectual growth and personal development and which is characterised by principles of fairness, equity and integrity.

We are committed to a policy of continuous improvement in all our activities and processes.