MSc Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture

at University College Dublin

Core Modules Stage 1
 

• Practical Experimental Archaeology

  ARCH40850
   

• Research Project Skills

  ARCH40860
   

• MSc Dissertation

  ARCH41140
   

• Material Culture

  ARCH41170
   

• Experimental Archaeology: Making, Understanding, Storytelling

  ARCH41180

Opitonal Modules Stage 1
 

• Combat Archaeology

  ARCH30170
   

• Experiment Archaeology & Ancient Technologies

  ARCH30500
   

• Archaeology of Communities

  ARCH30930
   

• Archaeology and Climate Change

  ARCH30940
   

• Mediterranean Early Prehistory

  ARCH30960
   

• Heritage Marketing & Management

  ARCH41010
   

• Remote Sensing

  ARCH41070
   

• Decolonising Ethnography

  ARCH41260
   

• Archaeological Field Methods

  ARCH41270
   

• Land / Landscape

  ARCH41310
   

• Hunter-Gatherers 1: Key Themes

  ARCH41320
   

• Hunter-Gatherers 2: producing knowledge

  ARCH41330
   

• GIS, Cultural Heritage and Spatial Thinking

  ARCH41340

Minimum Academic Criteria

A Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelors in Archaeology/Anthropology or a cognate area with a minimum 2.1 or an equivalent of a UCD GPA of 3.08 (NFQ Level 8 ) or international equivalent is required. Candidates from cognate disciplines (e.g. History, Classics, Art History, Geography, etc) will have demonstrated previous experience and/or awareness of Archaeological or Experimental Archaeological methods and thought, by attending during their primary degree a number of Archaeology modules and/or working for a period on an Archaeological Excavation and/or working in a Museum, or Open-Air Museum.

Additional Essential Criteria

A statement outlining the applicant's previous experience in Archaeology,, and/or cognate disciplines and the reasons for pursuing the degree, and the reasons why UCD is being chosen. Every applicant should complete this part of the application which should be approximately 300-500 words. Applicants whose first language is not English are also required to submit evidence of their English Language proficiency. It is expected that applicants will normally have reached on overall 7.0 in IELTS or equivalent.

Non-EU fees for academic year 2022/23 are:

€ 20,500