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Faculty of Social Sciences:
Anthropology
MH111 - BA (Level 8 Honours)
Entrance requirements |
2HC3 + 4 OD3, English, Irish + a third language |
Duration |
3 year (BA) or 4 year (BA International) |
Points 2009 |
380 |
Cannot be combined with |
First Year: Nua Ghaeilge, Psychology Second Year: Economics, Latin, Nua Ghaeilge, Psychology |
FETAC link |
No |
Course Outline |
First Year
- Anthropology: An Introduction - Ethnography - Culture: Universals and Difference I and II |
Second Year
- Anthropology: History, Theory and Practice - Anthropological Research and Writing - Language, Culture and Power - Religion: An Anthropological Perspective - Applying Anthropology - Psychological Anthropology - Globalisation - Affliction and Healing - Cultural Identities - The Social Life of Things - Independent Research I (available to International students ONLY) - Independent Research II (available to International students ONLY) |
Third Year
- Contemporary Theory and Ethnography - Europe: An Anthropological Perspective - Africa: An Anthropological Perspective
There are also many exciting seminar options to choose from, including Shopping and Consumption; Famine; Human Mobility; Ethnography of Sound; Linguistic Anthropology; Human Security; Advanced Medical Anthropology; Human Rights and Museums.
Independent Research I and II (available to International Students only) |
Anthropology is the holistic study of humanity. As a discipline, it aims to discover and explain the patterns of behaviour behind the world's astounding variety of human societies and cultures: from the hunters and gatherers of the rainforest to the bureaucrats of the European Union. Anthropology also attempts to understand and interpret cultures beyond our own, as well as to shed light on our society and help us appreciate the differing values and ways of life of other people.
NUI Maynooth is the only university in Ireland to offer a specialised degree in Anthropology. As such, you will have a unique opportunity to gain a thorough grounding in the discipline. Anthropology is divided into specialities that focus on particular areas of human experience, e.g. medical anthropology, economic anthropology, language and culture. As a student, you will be encouraged to make connections across these disciplines in your comparisons of cultures and societies. You will also develop writing and communication skills and have the opportunity to spend a year abroad conducting research.
At NUI Maynooth we emphasise both theoretical and applied anthropology. Theoretical anthropology is mainly concerned with developing theory and interpreting cultural practices, while applied anthropology is mostly focused on applying ideas and knowledge to problems. These problems range from famine in Africa to homelessness on the US/Mexico border to drug abuse to the reshaping of inner-city neighbourhoods.
Course Structure
As a specialised BA degree, Anthropology is taken with two other subjects in First Year, and with one other (minor) subject in Second and Third Year.
There is an option to spend Third Year at a university abroad, taking courses and doing field research for a thesis. Students who choose this option are awarded a BA (International) degree.
Career Options
Students will be highly qualified for positions in the public and private sector that require understanding of culture and human behaviour, including work in fields as diverse as marketing and product development, policy research, education, museum and heritage work, development and humanitarian aid. Students who opt for postgraduate study can go on to qualify as a professional anthropologist, or choose a career in third-level teaching or research.
Postgraduate Options
- MA in the Anthropology of Ireland in Comparative Perspective
- MA in Anthropology and Development (in conjunction with Irish NGOs Trocaire, Concern, and Goal)
- Socrates MA in Anthropology in conjunction with Universities of Vienna, Paris, Barcelona, Stockholm, and Ljubljana.
Note: Any of these Masters courses can lead into a PhD.
Department of Anthropology |
Ms Jacqui Mullally/ Ms Deirdre Dunne Tel: 01 708 3984 Fax: 01 708 3570 Email: anthropology.office@nuim.ie http://anthropology.nuim.ie |