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Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
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University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose NUI Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at NUI Galway is all about here.
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About NUI Galway
About NUI Galway
Since 1845, NUI Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
NUI Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching across a range of key areas of expertise.
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Research
Research
NUI Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at NUI Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at NUI Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni, Friends & Supporters
Alumni, Friends & Supporters
There are over 90,000 NUI Galway graduates Worldwide, connect with us and tap into the online community.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At NUI Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Postgraduate Programmes
Postgraduate Programmes in Archaeology
Visit the University's Courses Page for information on how to apply, entry requirements, career options and assessment. Archaeology at N.U.I. Galway has a strong commitment to graduate research and offers four graduate study programmes to suitably qualified applicants.
We offer our graduate research students extensive individual and group supervision. Technical support is being provided for fieldwork, and structured modules offer possibilities to upgrade practical skills in, for example, geophysical surveying (see: Archaeology Graduate Handbook 2017-2018).
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Research Postgraguate Programmes
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Ph.D. in Archaeology |
M.Litt. in Archaeology |
Taught Postgraduate Programmes
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M.A. in Landscape Archaeology |
H.Dip. in Archaeology |
Graduate Research
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Current Graduate Student Research |
Completed Graduate Student Research |
The M.A. in Landscape Archaeology and the M.Litt. in Archaeology allow graduates with degrees which include archaeology to further their studies at graduate level. These programmes will provide students with more in-depth knowledge and understanding of the past. As part of the programmes students will acquire increased analytical skills, and you are offered possibilities to learn valuable practical skills such as GIS, oral presentation and academic writing.
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M.A. in Landscape Archaeology: Programme Structure |
M.A. in Landscape Archaeology: Completed Dissertations |
For graduates from disciplines other than archaeology, we offer a Higher Diploma (H.Dip.) in Archaeology to allow interested students to move into archaeological research.
Health and Safety
Download Archaeological Health and Safety and Fieldwork Risk Assessment Forms here: