Postgraduate Programmes in Archaeology

Please note: The MA in Landscape, Archaeology & Heritage programme is under review and will not be available in the next academic year.  Please email Acting MA Director Maggie Ronayne (maggie.ronayne@universityofgalway.ie) for the most up to date information on alternative MA pathways and other postgraduate options in Archaeology at the University of Galway.

Postgraduate GNSS

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, GIS or geophysical surveying.

MA in Archaeology video presentation by Kate Ruble

  

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Research Postgraduate Programmes

 PhD in Archaeology Lynda and Yolande Knowth Eastern Tomb Passage

 MLitt in Archaeology Burren wedge tomb under excavation

PhD in Archaeology

MLitt in Archaeology

Taught Postgraduate Programmes

Please note: The MA in Landscape, Archaeology and Heritage programme is under review and will not be available in the next academic year. Please email Acting MA Director Maggie Ronayne (maggie.ronayne@universityofgalway.ie) for the most up to date information on alternative MA pathways and other postgraduate options in Archaeology at the University of Galway

                     MA in Landscape Archaeology Burren Wedge Tomb

           MA in Landscape, Archaeology and Heritage

HDip in Archaeology Caheridoula

          HDip in Archaeology

Graduate Research

Research Current, Lisanroo, Total Station

Research Completed

Current Graduate Student Research

Completed Graduate Student Research


The MA in Landscape, Archaeology and Heritage and the MLitt 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.

Caves of Kesh

MA in Landscape Archaeology Graduates‌ 

MA in Landscape, Archaeology and Heritage Research

MA in Landscape Archaeology: Completed Dissertations/Research

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.

Student frequently asked questions (FAQs)

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