NUI Galway - Archaeology
Qualification Type : Postgraduate Diploma
Qualification Letters : H.Dip.
Attendance Options : 1 Year Full-Time OR 2 Years Part-Time
Course Overview/Contact:
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 today’s society.
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 1100–1350
• Europe in the Bronze Age
• Public Archaeology
Career Opportunities:
Graduates have found employment in various areas in the state sector and in the heritage and tourism sectors. Others have taken the course to continue their studies to Master’s level or through doctoral research.
Entry Requirements:
Archaeology), who wish to acquire an academic qualification in Archaeology. A basic knowledge of and interest in Archaeology is desirable. Publication/professional experience may be considered where the formal requirements are not completely satisfied.
Applications are made online via The Postgraduate Applications Centre(PAC). Relevant PAC application code(s) above.
Assessment is by continuous assessments, essays and exams.
