Overview

Introduction

The BA (Hons) in Anthropology is a three-year, full-time, honours degree (NFQ Level 8). To be eligible for the award of this degree a student is required to have achieved 180 credits, by obtaining 60 credits in each of three years of the programme. A student may not register for more than 60 credits in one year

First Year - Arts (Anthropology)

In order to be admitted to the First University Examination in Anthropology a student must have satisfactorily attended, subsequent to entry to the programme, modules amounting to 60 credits.

Second Year - Arts (Anthropology)

No student may register for Second Arts (Anthropology) until the First University Examination in Arts (Anthropology) has been passed.

In order to be admitted to the Second University Examination in Anthropology a student must have satisfactorily attended the following modules amounting to 60 credits.

BA (Hons) (Anthropology) (International) Pathway 

The BA (Hons) (Anthropology) (International) Pathway is a four-year programme which enables students to study abroad for a year in an approved University outside Ireland.

Third Year - Arts (Anthropology)

No student may register for Third Arts (Anthropology) until the Second University Examination in Arts (Anthropology) has been passed.

In order to be admitted to the Third University Examination in Anthropology a student must have satisfactorily attended the following modules amounting to 60 credits.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Year 1
Students take 60 credits as follows – all listed core modules (45 credits) and 15 credits of elective modules:
Core Modules
AR1001	The Archaeology of Ireland in Context	15
AY1001	Introduction to Anthropology	5
HI1002	Modern Ireland: Culture, Politics and Society	5
HI1012	Women in Europe since 1800	5
SC1005	Introduction to Sociology (Part 1)	5
SC1006	Key Issues in Sociology (Part 2)	10
Elective Modules
Students take 15 credits from one of the following modules:
FL1004	Introduction to Irish Folklore & Ethnology	15
or RG1001	Religions in the Contemporary World: An Introduction to the Study of Religions
Year 2
Students take 60 credits as follows – all listed core modules (50 credits) and 10 credits of elective modules:
Core Modules
AY2001	Anthropology Field School	5
AY2003	Anthropology of War in Pre-State Societies	5
AY2004	Ethical Dilemmas in Contemporary Anthropology	5
AY2005	Archaeological Fieldwork in Anthropology	5
AY2006	Language, Culture and Power: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives	5
AY2007	Conceptualising Humanity: Theory in Cultural Anthropology	5
AY2008	The Biology of Being Human	5
AY2009	Biological Anthropology: Method & Theory	5
AY2010	Ethnography: Theory and Practice	5
SC2026	The Family: Sociological and Anthropological Perspectives	5
Elective Modules
Students select one module to the value of 5 credits from the following semester 1 modules:		10
CC2011	Gender, Image and Identity in Medieval Ireland (5)
FL2018	Traditional Fashions, Textiles and Craft (5)
MU2017	Music in Culture and Society (5)
Student select one module to the value of 5 credits from the following semester 2 modules:
CC2007	The Celtic Languages (5)
CC2012	Myths and Beliefs of the Early Celtic Peoples (5)
FL2010	Festival and Ritual in Popular Culture (5)
SC2018	Culture, Art & Literature: Sociological and Anthropological Perspectives (5)
Year 3
Students take 60 credits as follows – all listed core modules (50 credits) and 10 credits of elective modules:
Core Modules
AR3058	Museums, Anthropology and Archaeology	5
AY3001	Anthropology Research Seminar	10
AY3002	Dark Heritage: Anthropology of Death, War and Difficult Pasts	5
AY3003	Semiotics and Anthropology	5
AY3004	Economic Anthropology	5
AY3005	Nature-Culture: Anthropologies of the More-than-Human	5
AY3006	Applied Biological Anthropology	5
Select one of the following core modules to a value of 5 credits in semester 1:		10
AR3055	Transitions in Prehistory: Ireland in the Third Millennium BC (5)
SC3004	The Sociology of Community (5)
Select one of the following core modules to a value of 5 credits in semester 2:
AR3047	Professional Practice in Archaeology (5)
SC3009	Religion and Civilisation in Sociological and Anthropological Perspective (5)
Elective Modules
Students select one module to the value of 5 credits from the following semester 1 modules:		10
FL3001	Exploring Material Culture and Folklore (5)
PH3110	Human Nature and Free Will (5)
Students take one module to the value of 5 credits from the following semester 2 modules:
FL3013	Studying Stories: Theory and Method (5)
MU2118	Musical Cultures of East Asia (5)
Total Credits		180

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for BA (Hons) (Anthropology) (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Define the unique contribution that Anthropology can make to the study of culture and society, and the ways its concepts and practices can address important environmental, social and political issues in our time;
  
• Discuss how anthropological perspectives can provide a better understanding of and respect for people whose culture differs from ours;
  
• Outline the historical development of Anthropology and how its subfields connect to create a unique transdisciplinary approach to the study of human existence;
  
• Develop a deeper knowledge of past and present human biological and cultural systems, and be able to compare these past and present cultures in a cross-cultural, relativistic, and scientific manner;
  
• Explain how anthropological approaches are important in understanding different worldviews, subsistence patterns, modes of exchange, kinship and family organisation, political institutions, strategies of socialization and education, religious beliefs, and technology, in different parts of the world;
  
• Explain how the study of Archaeology and Physical Anthropology can lead to a better understanding of evolutionary and historical processes that have shaped biological and cultural diversity in the present time;
  
• Recognize the manner in which theories and methods in Anthropology and Sociology complement and build on each other, and the way they have developed together during the past century of research;
  
• Recognize the important contribution that other subject areas of Anthropology and cognate disciplines can bring to this field of academic enquiry;
  
• Identify the ethical principles used in anthropological research and be able to apply these to public debate on pressing social issues in the modern world;
  
• Communicate anthropological knowledge effectively to diverse audiences through writing, oral presentation and other forms of dissemination.