Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Heritage Studies

Students learn through a combination of lectures, tutorials, active learning, class discussions, film viewings, practical learning in computer and language labs, and online learning. There is also a strong emphasis on offsite teaching, with fieldtrips to heritage sites, museums and interpretative centres. Students can do a Work Experience module and can study abroad for one or two semesters. Modules in Year 1: Mandatory: • Learning and Innovation Skills • Rural Field Studies or Tourism Geography • Irish and European History, 400-1200 • Irish and European History, 1200-1600 • Natural Heritage and Geography 1 • Natural Heritage and Geography 2 • Ireland’s Linguistic Traditions • Reading Irish Literature • Computing and Information Systems • Communications. Electives: Gaeilge; Spanish; French; German Modules in Year 2 Mandatory: • Urban Field Studies or International Tourism • Modern Irish History and Memory • Later Modern International History and Memory • History of Art and Design • Introduction to Archaeology and Built Heritage • Approaches to Archaeology 1: Cartographic History and Field Monument Identification • Irish Biogeography and Natural History • Biogeography and Natural History • Early Irish Literature • Irish Folklore Electives: Gaeilge; Spanish; French; German Modules in Year 3 Mandatory: • Museum Studies • Research Methods for Dissertations • Irish Local History and Genealogy • The Irish Musical Tradition: Cultural Histories • Approaches to Archaeology 2: Ceramics History and the Study of Burials • Database and Geographic Information Systems for the Humanities • Historical Geography • Modern Irish Literature • Digital Heritage 1 • Digital Heritage 2 Electives: Gaeilge; Spanish; French; German; Work Experience; Event Management 1; Event Management 2; Rural Development; Contemporary Art in Rural Contexts; Historical Cultural Politics and Visual Production. Modules in Year 4 Mandatory: • Dissertation • Heritage Tourism 1 • Heritage Tourism 2 • Geography, Planning and Human-Environment Relations • Irish Historiography • Irish Cinematic History and Cultural Identity • Policy Practice and Survey Methods in Built Heritage • Curatorial Practice in Critical Heritage Contexts. Electives: Gaeilge; Spanish; French; German; Biodiversity and Conservation; Environmental Impact Assessments; Entrepreneurship; Creativity and Innovation; European History Field Studies. Students can undertake a work placement module and can also study abroad for one or two semesters at one of our partner institutions in Europe or the USA.