Archaeology (HDip, full-time or part-time)

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Archaeology (HDip, full-time or part-time)

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National University of Ireland, Galway

Ireland , Galway

Key Facts

Program Level

Graduate Diploma

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

1HDA1 (full-time) | 1HDA2 (part-time)

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines9-Sep-2024

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

EUR 14,340 / year

Next Intake 9-Sep-2024

Archaeology (HDip, full-time or part-time)

About

Course Overview

The two-year Master of Fine Arts (MFA) provides an immersive education in the development of professional practice as an ecologically oriented artist while the one-year MA provides a masters-level education in art appropriate for a diverse range of applications.

Students on both programmes produce a final exhibition of both personal and collaborative work, which will demonstrate the skills necessary to survive and thrive as practising artists. Students will also demonstrate capabilities for critical enquiry through fine art, with the ability to evaluate their work through an informed grasp of the social, cultural and theoretical concerns shaping the discourse on contemporary art and ecological issues.

MFA students will also propose and implement an achievable, interdisciplinary collaborative project that engages with ecological/environmental concerns in the Burren or on a global scale.

Studio research provides for the development of artistic practice alongside students in the MFA/MA Studio Art. These modules provide for studio-based investigation and experimentation leading to the production of a substantial body of work. Theory and Art and Ecology engages with historical and contemporary discourses informing arts practice and ecological issues. In the first year an Introduction to Ecosystem Science provides an understanding of the operation of ecosystems through lectures and first-hand experience of the Burren. This is extended in Ecology and Sustainability in the Burren, which examines the stewardship of the area as a microcosm of environmental and ecological issues. Professional Studies modules are taken with the MFA/MA Studio Art students and focus on the development of professional skills necessary to survive and thrive as an artist.

For further scholarship information please visit www.burrencollege.ie

Applications and Selections

Apply at www.burrencollege.ie.

Who Teaches this Course

Visit: https://www.burrencollege.ie/about-us/faculty-graduate-mentors/.

Key Facts

Entry Requirements

Applicants should normally have a Bachelors degree with First or upper Second Class Honours in Fine Art; or a Bachelors degree with a major in Fine Art, with a GPA of 3.50 or above, or evidence of equivalent achievement. In the case of an outstanding portfolio, a Bachelors Degree with a lower Second Class/2.2 hons/GPA 3.0 may be accepted. All eligible applicants are interviewed either in person or by phone.

Duration

1 year, 3 semesters, full-time (MA); 2 years, 4 semesters, full-time (MFA); 1 year, 2 semesters, full-time (Post Baccalaureate)

Next start date

September 2023

Average intake

Closing Date

Apply by 1 February 2023: applications will continue to be considered on a rolling review.

Course code

Not applicable. Apply online via the Burren College of Art: www.burrencollege.ie

Course Outline

Studio Research provides for the development of artistic practice alongside students of the MFA/MA in Studio Art. These modules provide for studio-based experimentation and innovation, leading to the production of a substantial body of work.

Studio Methodologies are a series of taught studio courses examining the methodology of Art & Ecology with reference to historical examples.

Theory and Art & Ecology consists of seminars contextualising the theoretical framework of Art & Ecology.

In addition, Environmental Studies draws on expertise from within the College of Science at University of Galway in engaging with scientific approaches to ecology, with the first module led by an environmental scientist.

Lectures and field trips provide first-hand experience of the Burren as a microcosm of environmental and ecological issues, while a distance-learning module examines the social and political context of global environmental issues.

Curriculum Information

Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).
Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Glossary of Terms

Credits: You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
Module: An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
Optional: A module you may choose to study.
Required: A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
Semester: Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year.

Year 1 (90 Credits)

Required EN6116: Writing and Research

EN6116: Writing and Research

Semester 1 and Semester 2 | Credits: 10

This module will run over the academic year (in both semesters) and will enable students on the MA in English to make the transition from undergraduate-level scholarship to a postgraduate expertise in research and writing.
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes

Make efficient use of libraries, electronic resources, special collections and archives to find, evaluate, and classify sources for the purposes of their research project.
Be capable users of an efficient note-taking system.
Write bibliographies and use a reference system in their writing successfully and with ease.
Produce a feasible research proposal and plan a substantial research project.

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

FRANCES MCCORMACK: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

CLÃODHNA CARNEY: Research Profile
DEARBHLA MOONEY: Research Profile

The above information outlines module EN6116: and is valid from 2020 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Optional EN6126: Interrogating Literary History

EN6126: Interrogating Literary History

Semester 2 | Credits: 10

Literary history is the narrative frame for understanding the context of a literary work. The choice of narrative frame shapes how we interpret the text; James Joyce, for example, is appreciated differently from the perspective of Irish literature as opposed to that of European modernism. Literary histories have most commonly been organised around ideas of the nation, identity (of gender, race, sexuality), historical period, and genre. This module investigates how particular narrative frames are adopted to tell the story of literature. We will examine the cultural, political and critical impulses driving the composition of different kinds of literary history. We will interrogate the modes and mediums of transmission, looking in particular at the role played by anthologies and the wealth of possibilities opened up by advances in the digital humanities. The module will consider recent challenges to the dominant modes of writing literary history. We will be reading some key theoretical works that urge us to rethink literary history in order to accommodate the global age of â€˜world literature, recast the national onto the transnational, take advantage of new digital media in order to visualise literary history in innovative ways, and assess literary impact in terms of the history of reading and reception. All assessments (short written exercises, class presentation, final essay) are directed towards a single project in which students will devise and design their own literary history.
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes

Identify key modes of structuring literary history
Evaluate different models for contextualising literature
Assess key theories of literary history
Critique the concepts and ideologies that shape literary history
Propose their own model for literary history

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (90%)
Oral, Audio Visual or Practical Assessment (10%)

Module Director

MARIE-LOUISE COOLAHAN: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

DEARBHLA MOONEY: Research Profile
MARIE-LOUISE COOLAHAN: Research Profile

Reading List

by Linda Hutcheon,Mario J. ValdÃ©s
ISBN: 9780195152548.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press
by Andrew Carpenter,Seamus Deane,Jonathan Williams
ISBN: 9780393030464.
by Angela Bourke
ISBN: 9780814799086.
Publisher: NYU Press
by Margaret Kelleher,Philip O'Leary
ISBN: 9780521822244.
by Heather Ingman,ClÃona Ã“ Gallchoir
ISBN: 9781107131101.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
by Margaret J. M. Ezell
ISBN: 9780801855085.
Publisher: JHU Press
by Alan Bray
ISBN: 0226071804.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
by Franco Moretti
ISBN: 9781844671854.
Publisher: Verso Books
by Katherine Bode
ISBN: 9781783083084.
Publisher: Anthem Press
by R. Crone,S. Towheed
ISBN: 9781349320134.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

The above information outlines module EN6126: and is valid from 2020 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Optional EN6135: Studies in Poetry

EN6135: Studies in Poetry

Semester 2 | Credits: 10

Students in this module are exposed to selected topics related to poetry. Topics and areas of focus may vary from year to year.
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes

Discourse knowledgeably about selected poets as well as the broader cultural contexts in which they worked.
Conduct sophisticated oral and/or written analyses of literary texts related to course themes.
Critically engage with appropriate secondary sources.

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

LINDSAY ANN REID: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

CLÃODHNA CARNEY: Research Profile
DEARBHLA MOONEY: Research Profile
LINDSAY ANN REID: Research Profile

Reading List

by Modern Language Association of America
ISBN: 9781603292627.

The above information outlines module EN6135: and is valid from 2020 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Optional DT6102: Irish Drama and Theatre from Wilde to O'Casey

DT6102: Irish Drama and Theatre from Wilde to O'Casey

Semester 1 | Credits: 10

This course explores the history of Irish drama and theatre from 1890 to 1930
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes

Identify, describe and analyse key moments in Irish theatre history from 1890 to 1930, with special focus on the Irish literary revival.
produce a substantial research paper that deploys the skills of archival research, textual analysis and performance analysis.

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

KAREN M WALSH: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

PATRICK LONERGAN: Research Profile
DEARBHLA MOONEY: Research Profile
CHARLOTTE MCIVOR: Research Profile
MIRIAM HAUGHTON: Research Profile
AOIFE HARRINGTON: Research Profile
EMMA BRINTON: Research Profile
IAN WALSH: Research Profile
Catherine Morris: Research Profile

Reading List

by edited by John P. Harrington
ISBN: 0393932435.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
by n/a
ISBN: 978-140817528.

The above information outlines module DT6102: and is valid from 2016 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Optional EN601: Writing Workshop: Poetry

EN601: Writing Workshop: Poetry

Semester 1 | Credits: 10

The primary aim of this workshop is the generation of new work in poetry by students. This will be the result of readings in poetry in a wide variety of forms from various traditions, weekly exercises and projects.
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes

To be confirmed

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

DEARBHLA MOONEY: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

JOHN KENNY: Research Profile
DEARBHLA MOONEY: Research Profile
IRENE OMALLEY: Research Profile

The above information outlines module EN601: and is valid from 2015 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Optional EN529: Dissertation

EN529: Dissertation

15 months long | Credits: 30

Learning Outcomes

To be confirmed

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Research (100%)

Module Director

KAREN M WALSH: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

REBECCA ANNE BARR: Research Profile
CLÃODHNA CARNEY: Research Profile
DEARBHLA MOONEY: Research Profile
IRENE OMALLEY: Research Profile

The above information outlines module EN529: and is valid from 2018 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Optional EN6105: Introduction to Digital Humanities

EN6105: Introduction to Digital Humanities

Semester 1 | Credits: 10

This class will explore a range of topics from the intersection of computing and the humanities, with a particular emphasis on literary studies. Topic and questions to be addressed include: the history of computing in the humanities, and how computers can augment traditional analytic methods in the humanities. Classes will be divided between in-depth discussions of assigned readings and more practical and hands-on exploration and use of pertinent digital tools and platforms.
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes

Describe how computers have been used to study literature and other humanities topics in the past and present.
Articulate a comprehensive picture of the emerging discipline of digital humanities and address its role within the academy and beyond.
Demonstrate how computers can aid and supplement many existing theories and methodologies in the humanities and literary studies.
Use, analyse, and critique a range of digital technologies developed for digital humanities tasks.
Effectively synthesise the new theories and methodologies of digital humanities with existing disciplinary training in the humanities.
Recognise the fundamental interdisciplinarity of digital humanities, and appreciate the value of such an approach to humanities study.

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

KAREN M WALSH: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

DEARBHLA MOONEY: Research Profile
IRENE OMALLEY: Research Profile
JUSTIN TONRA: Research Profile
PADRAIC KILLEEN: Research Profile

Reading List

by Schreibman, Susan, Ray Siemens, and John Unsworth, eds.
by Siemens, Ray, and Susan Schreibman, eds
by Gold, Matthew K, ed
by Terras, Melissa M., Julianne Nyhan, and Edward Vanhoutte, eds
by Moretti, Franco

The above information outlines module EN6105: and is valid from 2015 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Optional FM6101: Ireland on Screen

FM6101: Ireland on Screen

Semester 1 | Credits: 10

This module provides students with an overview of Irish cinema from the early twentieth century to the present. It includes an analysis of the major films produced and the discourses concerning cinema in Ireland over the past one hundred years. Among the questions the module examines are: what are the major traditions of representing Ireland in cinema? How have indigenous filmmakers responded to these representations? What are the distinctive characteristics of contemporary Irish film culture?
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes

Comprehend the major issues and debates surrounding â€˜national cinema.
Recognise patterns in the representation of Ireland in international cinema.
Recall the major developments in the history of cinema in Ireland and examine key texts.
Analyse the major themes apparent in contemporary Irish cinema.
Evaluate the challenges and advantages of film-making in Ireland today.

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Department-based Assessment (100%)

Module Director

SEÃN CROSSON: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

SEÃN CROSSON: Research Profile
DEIRDRE QUINN: Research Profile

Reading List

by Ruth Barton
Publisher: Routledge
by Werner Huber & Sean Crosson
Publisher: BraumÃ¼ller

The above information outlines module FM6101: and is valid from 2016 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Optional IS105: Young Ireland to the Free State: Writing in English, 1849-1922

IS105: Young Ireland to the Free State: Writing in English, 1849-1922

Semester 1 | Credits: 10

This module surveys Irish literature written in the English language from 1849 to 1922. Through close readings of selected texts, the development of cultural nationalism will be explored. Issues to be examined include: negative images of Ireland/Irish in Britain (and resistance to such images); colonial context of Ireland; problems of nationalism; transformative potential of literature. Within the module, an examination of genre â€“ drama, poetry and the short story â€“ analyses the relationship between literature, nationalism and politics.
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes

Understand and identify key issues concerning Irish writing in English in the 19th and early 20th centuries
Analyse and critique the debate surrounding cultural nationalism in Ireland
Outline key contributions Irish writers made to English literature during the period
Critique how key political and historical issues in this period influenced and shaped Irish writing in the English language (for example, the Great Irish Famine; the Irish emigrant experience; and the post-Famine transition from Irish to English as the majority spoken language by the end of the century)

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, ou

Course Outline

Students will take an approved selection of six modules within the Second and Final Year BA undergraduate programme to the equivalent of 30 ECTS, along with a 10 ECTS module Reading the Past in Practice, and a 20 ECTS dissertation module, Archaeology and Place. Reading the Past in Practice, and Archaeology and Place, both have fieldwork components. Part-time students will take courses to the equivalent of 30 ECTS in Year 1 and courses to the equivalent of 30 ECTS in Year 2.

The modules on offer include:

Hunters and Farmers in Early Europe
Interpretation in Archaeology
Gaelic Peoples: Identity and Cultural Practice
Castles, Colonists and Crannogs 1100â€“1350
Europe in the Bronze Age
Public Archaeology

Module details for the full-time course

Module details for the part-time course

Curriculum Information

Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).
Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Glossary of Terms

Credits: You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
Module: An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
Optional: A module you may choose to study.
Required: A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
Semester: Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year.

Year 1 (60 Credits)

Required AR246: Castles, Colonists & Crannogs 1100-1350

AR246: Castles, Colonists & Crannogs 1100-1350

Semester 1 | Credits: 5

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

KIERAN DENIS O'CONOR: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

CONOR NEWMAN: Research Profile
KIERAN DENIS O'CONOR: Research Profile

The above information outlines module AR246: and is valid from 2014 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Required AR2102: People, Ritual and Death: Life in Early Prehistoric Europe

AR2102: People, Ritual and Death: Life in Early Prehistoric Europe

Semester 1 | Credits: 5

This course focuses on a critical understanding of daily life in Europe during the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. c. 10 000 BC to c. 2000 BC. The course introduces evidence from various parts of the European continent to create a context for the understanding of peoples lives in early prehistoric Ireland. One aspect of the course is to understand the reasons for the varied subsistence patterns, their development and change in different parts of Europe. Another central aspect is to critically examine the role of ritual in peoples daily life and its material expression in the treatment of the dead. The societal meaning and function of large scale monument-building that develops in the Neolithic forms another important part of the course. A theme running through the course is the focus on the interplay between social, ritual and subsistence aspects of life within peoples daily routine. The course is structured thematically illustrating the above aspects by using case studies from a wide range of chronological and geographical contexts within Europe.
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes

Critically interpret the evidence for the development of prehistoric communities and societies in Europe
Discuss the evidence for the development of prehistoric societies in Ireland in a wider context
Demonstrate critical understanding of the nature of prehistoric evidence, its chronology and classification including awareness of problems in the use of classification tools
Recognise selected key artefacts and site types from the relevant periods in Europe
Interpret the interplay between ritual and daily life in prehistoric societies

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

STEFAN BERGH: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

CARLETON JONES: Research Profile
CONOR NEWMAN: Research Profile
MARGARET RONAYNE: Research Profile
STEFAN BERGH: Research Profile

Reading List

by Cunliffe
Publisher: Oxford University Press
by Darvill, T
Publisher: Routledge
by Randsborg, K
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
by Whittle, A
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
by Waddell, J.
Publisher: Wordwell
by Scarre, C.
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
by Bradley, R.
Publisher: Routledge

The above information outlines module AR2102: and is valid from 2020 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Required AR343: Public Archaeology

AR343: Public Archaeology

Semester 1 | Credits: 5

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

MARGARET RONAYNE: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

MARGARET RONAYNE: Research Profile

The above information outlines module AR343: and is valid from 2014 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Required AR3100: Metal, Warfare, and Chiefdoms - The Bronze Age Roots of European Civilization

AR3100: Metal, Warfare, and Chiefdoms - The Bronze Age Roots of European Civilization

Semester 1 | Credits: 5

This course focuses on investigating the types of societies that occupied Europe in the Bronze Age. A range of themes will be addressed including patterns of production, exchange and interaction, the exceptional social and economic developments in the Aegean region, the role of warfare, and patterns of metalwork deposition and hoarding. Following these thematic treatments, we will investigate the nature of Bronze Age societies by focusing on how the concept of â€˜chiefdoms has been developed and used by anthropologists and archaeologists. This will involve a close look at some Polynesian chiefdoms that have been used as interpretive models to help understand Bronze Age European societies and specific European case studies focusing on Wessex in England, Denmark, and the Munster region in Ireland.
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes

Summarise and critique the salient points of a piece of archaeological writing
Critically assess the merits and demerits of various explanatory models and theories put forward regarding the nature of societies in Bronze Age Europe
Compose an organized, logical argument
Discuss how ethnographic-based models of chiefdoms have been used by archaeologists to model European Bronze Age societies
Demonstrate a developed understanding of the international context of the Irish Bronze Age
Apply knowledge of key international archaeological issues and sites

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

CARLETON JONES: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

CARLETON JONES: Research Profile
STEFAN BERGH: Research Profile

Reading List

by Timothy Champion... [et al.]
ISBN: 0121675521.
Publisher: London ; Academic Press, c1984.
Chapters: 6, 7
by edited by Barry Cunliffe
ISBN: 0198143850.
Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 1994.
Chapters: 5, 6, 7, 9
by Clarke, D., T. Cowie, A. Foxon (eds.)
Publisher: National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland
Chapters: 4

The above information outlines module AR3100: and is valid from 2016 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Required AR338: Explaining Prehistory - Current Research Trends

AR338: Explaining Prehistory - Current Research Trends

Semester 1 | Credits: 5

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

STEFAN BERGH: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

SANDRA GETTY: Research Profile
CARLETON JONES: Research Profile
STEFAN BERGH: Research Profile

The above information outlines module AR338: and is valid from 2014 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Required AR3103: Minor Dissertation

AR3103: Minor Dissertation

Semester 2 | Credits: 15

7,000-word, in-depth, desk-based study of an archaeological or related topic or theme, including descriptive and critical content, analysis and context, positioned relative to existing published research. There are preparatory lectures, and topics of research are discussed and agreed with a designated supervisor.
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes

Carry out in-depth research on an archaeological or related theme or topic.
Identify, comprehend and rehearse accurately and concisely key concepts and hypotheses in an area of active research.
Identify and articulate research questions, appropriate methodologies, and a suitable schedule of work.

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Research (100%)

Module Director

CONOR NEWMAN: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

MICHELLE COMBER: Research Profile
CARLETON JONES: Research Profile
CONOR NEWMAN: Research Profile
KIERAN DENIS O'CONOR: Research Profile
MARGARET RONAYNE: Research Profile
STEFAN BERGH: Research Profile

The above information outlines module AR3103: and is valid from 2021 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Required AR3101: Landscape and Archaeology: Context and Practice

AR3101: Landscape and Archaeology: Context and Practice

Semester 2 | Credits: 5

This module refers to the interface between landscape and archaeology, focusing on landscape and place theory, legislation and practice for archaeologists, with reference to Irish and international case studies.
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate knowledge of landscape and place theory
Discuss national and international conventions and practice in the areas of landscape and heritage generally, and from the perspective of the practice of archaeology
Situate the practice of landscape archaeology in the wider context of interdisciplinary discourses on landscape, place, heritage and community
Critically assess landscape archaeology, theory and practice

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

CONOR NEWMAN: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

CONOR NEWMAN: Research Profile

Reading List

by Eugene Victor Walter
ISBN: 0807842001.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
by edited by Roseanne Schot, Conor Newman, Edel bhreathnach
ISBN: 9781846822193.
Publisher: Four Courts Press
by Council of Europe
ISBN: 9789287166364.
Publisher: Council of Europe
by Keith H. Basso
ISBN: 0826317243.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
by Marie Mianowski (Editor)
ISBN: 9780230319394.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
by edited by Steven Feld and Keith H. Basso
ISBN: 9780933452954.
Publisher: School of American Research Press
by edited by Tim Collins, Gesche Kindermann, Conor Newman and Nessa Cronin
ISBN: 9781908358431.
Publisher: Centre for Landscape Studies, University of Galway
by edited by Timothy Collins
ISBN: 0954397800.
Publisher: Centre for Landscape Studies, University of Galway
by Patrick J. Duffy
ISBN: 9781851829651.
Publisher: Four Courts Press
by edited by Hannes Palang and Gary Fry
ISBN: 1402014376.
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Press
by Bruno David (Editor), Julian Thomas (Editor)
ISBN: 9781598746167.
Publisher: Left Coast Press
by Erich Voegelin
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Chapters: Introductiion
by Elizabeth Auclair and Graham Fairclough (eds)
ISBN: 9781138778900.
Publisher: Routledge
Chapters: 1
by Edel Bhreathnach, editor
ISBN: 1851829547.
Publisher: Four Courts Press for The Discovery Programme, c2005.
by Yi-Fu Tuan
ISBN: 9780816638772.
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

The above information outlines module AR3101: and is valid from 2017 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Required AR236: Interpretation in Archaeology

AR236: Interpretation in Archaeology

Semester 2 | Credits: 5

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

MARGARET RONAYNE: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

MARGARET RONAYNE: Research Profile

The above information outlines module AR236: and is valid from 2014 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Required AR245: Archaeology in Practice

AR245: Archaeology in Practice

Semester 2 | Credits: 5

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

CARLETON JONES: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

MICHELLE COMBER: Research Profile
JOSEPH FENWICK: Research Profile
CARLETON JONES: Research Profile
CONOR NEWMAN: Research Profile
KIERAN DENIS O'CONOR: Research Profile
STEFAN BERGH: Research Profile

The above information outlines module AR245: and is valid from 2014 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Optional AR2101: Early Kingship: From Chaos to Cosmos

AR2101: Early Kingship: From Chaos to Cosmos

Semester 1 | Credits: 5

Cult centres and â€˜royal complexes like Tara, Emain and Cruachain are where early kingship found expression in religion, politics and the sword in pre-Norman Ireland. The landscapes associated with these special, sacral kings were probably perceived and designed as analogues of the cosmos, and all of them were culturally enriched with monuments, mythology, history, legends and placenames. This course investigates how such landscapes evolved over time, how ancient monuments were combined with new ones, and how monuments and topographical formations were marshalled into cultural landscapes through toponomy (placenaming), totemism, mythology and history.
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes

Discuss the evolution of kingship and the sacralisation of â€˜royal landscapes in early Ireland, from prehistory to the early medieval period
Demonstrate an understanding of the landscape concept in archaeology
Demonstrate an understanding of how archaeologists formulate a coherent research design from fieldwork strategies to interpretation and dissemination

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

CONOR NEWMAN: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

CONOR NEWMAN: Research Profile

Reading List

by Bhreathnach, E. (ed.)
by Schot, R., Newman, C. & Bhreathnach, E. (eds)
by Quigley, D. (ed)
by Waddell, J.
Chapters: 9
by n/a
Publisher: Royal Irish Academy
by n/a
ISBN: 0337083619.
by J. Waddell, J. Fenwick, K, Barton
ISBN: 9781905569311.
Publisher: Wordwell
by John Waddell
ISBN: 9781846824944.
Publisher: Four Courts PressLtd

The above information outlines module AR2101: and is valid from 2018 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Optional TI254: Space, Place and the Irish Landscape

TI254: Space, Place and the Irish Landscape

Semester 1 | Credits: 5

This module aims to critically explore the historical and contemporary complexities of Irish culture, place and landscape through select case-studies, thematic and/or locational, and through a range of theoretical concerns from both Archaeology and Geography. The module engages the key challenge of carefully contextualising and historicising understandings of landscape, heritage and environment, and exploring urgent contemporary questions of landscape/environment sustainability, governmentality and management. The module will provide an introduction to the various ways in which human societies interact(ed) with their environment, and will be able to provide both chronological depth and thematically-specific case-study knowledge of key sites and spaces across the island of Ireland. Particular attention too will be given to the range of competing discourses on issues of environment, landscape and development in both rural and urban Ireland and their implications for communities in the present and the future. Some of the case studies will be able to provide a long term trajectory of developments (in rural landscapes, urbanisation etc.), whi

Disciplines

Social Sciences

College of Arts

& Celtic Studies

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Bachelors Degree

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Archaeology at University of Galway

Course Overview

This course is not on offer for entry in September 2023. You may find the MA (Landscape Archaeology and Heritage) of interest instead.
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Archaeology is the study of past peoples and societies. By understanding how they adapted and changed over time, you as an archaeologist will gain insights into the development of the contemporary world. This programme gives a grounding in a variety of aspects of Irish and European archaeology, stretching from the first arrivals of ancient peoples to the continent to todays society.

The Higher Diploma in Archaeology is a Level 8 programme, which is a gateway to postgraduate research (MA, MLitt) in Archaeology and to becoming an advocate for heritage in your community. The programme can be taken full time over one year (60 ECTS) or part-time over two years (30 ECTS per year). To be eligible to apply for the Higher Diploma in Archaeology you need a primary degree or equivalent qualification in any area of the arts, sciences, engineering, etc.

This Higher Diploma equips the student with core knowledge in aspects of prehistoric, medieval and modern Irish and European archaeology. It also develops first-stage archaeological research skills in order to position the student to conduct independent research and provides a basis for entry to higher-level postgraduate degree programmes. The structure and content of the programme may suit those interested in changing career direction and especially mature students who wish to enter the postgraduate sector and require a flexible schedule.

To view the Discipline of Archaeology website please click HERE.

Scholarships available
Find out about our Postgraduate Scholarships here.

Applications and Selections

Applications are made online via the University of Galway Postgraduate Applications System.

Who Teaches this Course

Prof Elizabeth Fitzpatrick

Dr. Stefan Bergh

College Lecturer, Above the Bar
Archaeology
Arts/Science Building
NUI Galway
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Dr. Michelle Comber

BA, BA, PhD

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Dr Carleton Jones

BA,MA,PhD

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Mr. Conor Newman

Senior Lecturer
Archaeology Department
Quadrangle
NUI, Galway
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Dr Kieran Denis O'Conor

Senior Lecturer
Dept. of Archaeology
Room 213
Arts/Science Building
NUI Galway
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Ms Margaret Ronayne

LECTURER ABOVE THE BAR
Archaeology
Room 211
Arts/Science Building
NUI Galway
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Requirements and Assessment

Assessment is by continuous assessments, essays and exams.

Key Facts

Entry Requirements

The HDip is open to students with a NQAI Level 7 or Level 8 primary degree in any discipline (other than Archaeology), who wish to acquire an academic qualification in Archaeology. A basic knowledge of and interest in archaeology is desirable. Applicants who do not have the required academic qualifications may also be entitled to apply under the universitys Recognition of Prior Learning Policy.

Duration

1 year, full-time | 2 years, part-time

Next start date

NOT ON OFFER for entry 2023

Average intake

Closing Date

You are advised to apply early, which may result in an early offer; see the offer round dates

ECTS weighting

Course code

1HDA1 (full-time) | 1HDA2 (part-time)

Course Outline

The modules on offer include:

Hunters and Farmers in Early Europe
Interpretation in Archaeology
Gaelic Peoples: Identity and Cultural Practice
Castles, Colonists and Crannogs 1100â€“1350
Europe in the Bronze Age
Public Archaeology

Module details for the full-time course

Module details for the part-time course

Curriculum Information

Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).
Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Glossary of Terms

Credits: You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
Module: An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
Optional: A module you may choose to study.
Required: A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
Semester: Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year.

Year 1 (60 Credits)

Required AR246: Castles, Colonists & Crannogs 1100-1350

AR246: Castles, Colonists & Crannogs 1100-1350

Semester 1 | Credits: 5

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

KIERAN DENIS O'CONOR: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

CONOR NEWMAN: Research Profile
KIERAN DENIS O'CONOR: Research Profile

The above information outlines module AR246: and is valid from 2014 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Required AR2102: People, Ritual and Death: Life in Early Prehistoric Europe

AR2102: People, Ritual and Death: Life in Early Prehistoric Europe

Semester 1 | Credits: 5

Learning Outcomes

Critically interpret the evidence for the development of prehistoric communities and societies in Europe
Discuss the evidence for the development of prehistoric societies in Ireland in a wider context
Demonstrate critical understanding of the nature of prehistoric evidence, its chronology and classification including awareness of problems in the use of classification tools
Recognise selected key artefacts and site types from the relevant periods in Europe
Interpret the interplay between ritual and daily life in prehistoric societies

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

STEFAN BERGH: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

CARLETON JONES: Research Profile
CONOR NEWMAN: Research Profile
MARGARET RONAYNE: Research Profile
STEFAN BERGH: Research Profile

Reading List

by Cunliffe
Publisher: Oxford University Press
by Darvill, T
Publisher: Routledge
by Randsborg, K
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
by Whittle, A
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
by Waddell, J.
Publisher: Wordwell
by Scarre, C.
Publisher: Thames and Hudson
by Bradley, R.
Publisher: Routledge

The above information outlines module AR2102: and is valid from 2020 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Required AR343: Public Archaeology

AR343: Public Archaeology

Semester 1 | Credits: 5

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

MARGARET RONAYNE: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

MARGARET RONAYNE: Research Profile

The above information outlines module AR343: and is valid from 2014 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Required AR3100: Metal, Warfare, and Chiefdoms - The Bronze Age Roots of European Civilization

AR3100: Metal, Warfare, and Chiefdoms - The Bronze Age Roots of European Civilization

Semester 1 | Credits: 5

Learning Outcomes

Summarise and critique the salient points of a piece of archaeological writing
Critically assess the merits and demerits of various explanatory models and theories put forward regarding the nature of societies in Bronze Age Europe
Compose an organized, logical argument
Discuss how ethnographic-based models of chiefdoms have been used by archaeologists to model European Bronze Age societies
Demonstrate a developed understanding of the international context of the Irish Bronze Age
Apply knowledge of key international archaeological issues and sites

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

CARLETON JONES: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

CARLETON JONES: Research Profile
STEFAN BERGH: Research Profile

Reading List

by Timothy Champion... [et al.]
ISBN: 0121675521.
Publisher: London ; Academic Press, c1984.
Chapters: 6, 7
by edited by Barry Cunliffe
ISBN: 0198143850.
Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 1994.
Chapters: 5, 6, 7, 9
by Clarke, D., T. Cowie, A. Foxon (eds.)
Publisher: National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland
Chapters: 4

The above information outlines module AR3100: and is valid from 2016 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Required AR338: Explaining Prehistory - Current Research Trends

AR338: Explaining Prehistory - Current Research Trends

Semester 1 | Credits: 5

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Continuous Assessment (100%)

Module Director

STEFAN BERGH: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

SANDRA GETTY: Research Profile
CARLETON JONES: Research Profile
STEFAN BERGH: Research Profile

The above information outlines module AR338: and is valid from 2014 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Required AR3103: Minor Dissertation

AR3103: Minor Dissertation

Semester 2 | Credits: 15

Learning Outcomes

Carry out in-depth research on an archaeological or related theme or topic.
Identify, comprehend and rehearse accurately and concisely key concepts and hypotheses in an area of active research.
Identify and articulate research questions, appropriate methodologies, and a suitable schedule of work.

Assessments

This module's usual assessment procedures, outlined below, may be affected by COVID-19 countermeasures. Current students should check Blackboard for up-to-date assessment information.

Research (100%)

Module Director

CONOR NEWMAN: Research Profile | Email

Lecturers / Tutors

MICHELLE COMBER: Research Profile
CARLETON JONES: Research Profile
CONOR NEWMAN: Research Profile
KIERAN DENIS O'CONOR: Research Profile
MARGARET RONAYNE: Research Profile
STEFAN BERGH: Research Profile

The above information outlines module AR3103: and is valid from 2021 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.

Required AR3101: Landscape and Archaeology: Context and Practice

AR3101: Landscape and Archaeology: Context and Practice

Semester 2 | Credits: 5

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate knowledge of landscape and place theory
Discuss national and international conventions and practice in the areas of landscape and heritage generally, and from the perspective of the practice of archaeology
Situate the practice of landscape archaeology in the wider context of interdisciplinary discourses on landscape, place, heritage and community
Critically assess landscape archaeology, theory and prac

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

EUR 14,340 / year

How to Apply

Postgraduate Applications

For most postgraduate courses (other than the Postgraduate Masters in Education), click here to make your application. Any courses not listed here have an alternate application instructions on their course page.

PME/MGO (Postgraduate Masters in Education)

Postgraduate Masters in Education applicants (PME/MGO) should apply through PAC.

How Do I Apply?

You can apply online for most postgraduate courses here.

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements vary for each programme. Check individual programme webpages for specific requirements.

Application Instructions

You will need an active email account to use the website and you'll be guided through the system, step by step, until you complete the online form.

Folllow the application tips for how to apply advice.

Browse the FAQ's section for further guidance.

Application Fee

The cost of applying is €35 and is a non-refundable application fee.

How Do I Submit My Supporting Documentation?

You must upload to your application electronically. You will be given instructions on this aspect once you submit your application.

You can see online in advance what supporting documents you're likely to be asked for.

Instructions for Research Applications

Finding a Research Supervisor

Before making an online application, we advise that you first consult with potential academic supervisors at University of Galway. You must contact the research institute or centre that you're interested in studying at or working for. They will let you know who the available supervisors are, what their research interests are, and anything else you need to know. Our online portal 1 should also be of use.

The following links will direct you to the research areas within the university:

Colleges & Schools
Research Institutes, Centres, and Units

Timetable

Assessment Dates for Applications

Each postgraduate taught programme has an initial date indicating when applications should be submitted. For details on these dates, please check here.

Unsuccessful Applications

If your application has been unsuccessful, you can find out why by contacting the relevant Programme Director or College Office directly for more information.