Archaeology

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 6.44 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 14.3 k / Year(s) Deadline: Jun 1, 2024
StudyQA ranking:3099 Duration:1 year

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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 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

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. Publication/professional experience may be considered where the formal requirements are not completely satisfied.
  • 5 year University Diploma or New-style 4 year Bachelor Degree 
  • Minimum Grade Required: 3.8 CGPA
  • All applicants, whose first language is not English, must present one of the following qualifications in the English language. IELTS 6.5. TOEFL 92
  • A personal statement
  • Transcripts
  • CV

Scholarships

  • Postgraduate Merit Scholarships
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