Hdip Archaeology

at National University of Ireland Galway

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
   

Year 1 (60 Credits)

• Required AR246: Castles, Colonists & Crannogs 1100-1350
• Required AR2102: People, Ritual and Death: Life in Early Prehistoric Europe
• Required AR343: Public Archaeology
• Required AR3100: Metal, Warfare, and Chiefdoms - The Bronze Age Roots of European Civilization
• Required AR338: Explaining Prehistory - Current Research Trends
• Required AR5100: Archaeology and Mythical Landscapes of Atlantic Ireland
• Required AR337: Gaelic Peoples - Identity and Cultural Practices
• Required AR236: Interpretation in Archaeology
• Required AR245: Archaeology in Practice
• Required AR325: Minor Dissertation

Undergraduate and mature students can satisfy matriculation registration requirements for NUI Galway by achieving certain grades in the following examinations. 
 

Leaving certificate (for EU and non-EU)

You need a pass in at least six subjects in the Leaving Certificate in accordance with College requirements with:

• Minimum Grade H5 (Higher Level) in two subjects 

• Passes in the remaining four subjects at O6/ H7 
   

You should pick your subjects based on the requirements for entry to your desired course.
 

All subjects of the Leaving Certificate are accepted for matriculation registration purposes, with the exception of Gaeilge Bonnleibhéal (Irish Foundation Level), Mathematics (Ordinary Alternative/Foundation Level and; Home Economics (General), which is recognised only for St. Angela's College, Sligo.
 

GCE and GSCE
 

You need a pass in at least six subjects in accordance with College requirements with at least:

• GCE Advanced Level: Grade C in two recognised subjects and

• GCSE Level: Grade C in four recognised subjects.
   

You should pick your subjects based on the requirements for entry to your desired course.

English Language Requirement:

IELTS :- 6.5

TOEFL :- 88

Fees: EU
€6,246 p.a. 2021/22

Fees: Tuition
€6,106 p.a. 2021/22

Fees: Student levy
€140 p.a. 2021/22

Fees: Non EU
€13,816 p.a. 2021/22

Student levy €140 - payable by all students and is not covered by SUSI.

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.