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Landscape Archaeology and Heritage (MA)
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Course Overview
Occupying the intersection of Landscape, Archaeology and Heritage, this programme reflects international discourses on place-making, cultural heritage and sustainability. Landscape studies have created a common platform for the social and environmental sciences, and with cultural heritage now the de facto fourth pillar of sustainable development, archaeology is developing new dimensions, reaching new audiences, and playing a more central role in landscape management and governance.
Scholarships available
Find out about our Postgraduate Scholarships here.
Applications and Selections
Applications are made online via the University of Galway Postgraduate Applications System. An interview may form part of the selection process.
Who Teaches this Course
In addition, up to 15 guest lecturers contribute to the course. These include staff members of other academic discliplines in University of Galway and archaeologists from the National Roads Authority, from local authorities, from private consultancies, from other academic institutions and from The Discovery Programme.
Archaeology
Arts/Science Building
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Dept. of Archaeology
Room 213
Arts/Science Building
NUI Galway
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Archaeology
Room 211
Arts/Science Building
NUI Galway
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BA, MA
Senior Technician Dept. of Archaeology
Room 206
Arts/Science Building
NUI Galway
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Requirements and Assessment
Course modules are assessed through a combination of essays, class projects, assignments and/or seminar presentations, to a total of 450 marks (50% of the total). The dissertation of 15,000 words comprises the remaining 450 marks (50%).
Key Facts
Entry Requirements
NQAI Level 8 degree in archaeology awarded at Second Class Honours, Grade 2 standard overall with at least a Second Class Honours Grade 2 in archaeology, or its equivalent in education and/or professional experience. An interview forms part of the selection process.
Additional Requirements
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Duration
1 year, full-time | 2 years, part-time
Next start date
September 2023
A Level Grades ()
Average intake
20–25
QQI/FET FETAC Entry Routes
Closing Date
Please refer to the review/closing dates website.
NFQ level
Mode of study
ECTS weighting
90
Award
CAO
Course code
MA-LAH
Course Outline
Modules and themes
In keeping with the significant contribution made to literature on the subject, archaeology is at the core of the programme, and modules are designed around refining and developing the unique skillset associated with the material and temporal dimensions of landscapes — recording, analysis, mediation and advocacy. Themes include:
- Landscape Perspectives: landscape, place and heritage theory
- Interpreting Landscape: case-studies from Ireland
- Methods and Sources: resources, databases and GIS
- Landscape sustainability
- Managing landscapes: public and community archaeology, landscape planning, national and international policies, instruments and actors
- Presenting Landscapes: field-based learning (e.g. Burren Field School)
In addition to taught modules students are required to complete a 15,000-word dissertation.
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Career Opportunities
Graduates from this programme commonly find employment in the field of cultural heritage stewardship and management, heritage-led community liaison and development, public and private (e.g. consultancies) bodies in the field of cultural heritage, landscape and archaeology as well as regulatory bodies. Some students use this programme as a springboard to doctoral studies.
Who’s Suited to This Course
Learning Outcomes
Transferable Skills Employers Value
Work Placement
Study Abroad
Related Student Organisations
Course Fees
Fees: EU
€7,040 full-time; €3,555 part-time p.a. 2023/24
Fees: Tuition
€6,900 full-time; €3,450 part-time p.a. 2023/24
Fees: Student levy
€140 p.a. FT; €105 p.a. PT 2023/24
Fees: Non EU
€17,360 p.a. 2023/24
Student levy €140 - payable by all students and is not covered by SUSI. Further detail here.
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Conor Newman
T: +353 91 493 407
E: conor.newman@universityofgalway.ie
