The BSc Archaeology, Geography and History provides a unique interdisciplinary combination of natural and cultural perspectives on the formation, cultural significance and management of the landscape. Students will bring together the disciplinary skills of archaeology, geography and history whilst developing their understandings of how the landscape shapes humans at the same time as humans shape the landscape. The programme is based in the classroom, field, laboratory and archives, and combines the archival strengths of history, the spatial expertise of geography, and the material analytical approaches of archaeology. The programme will utilise Irish case studies in international perspective. This programme has clear links to the rapidly expanding heritage sector and students will be trained in a range of scientific, social scientific and humanities methodologies.

This is an innovative and relevant degree programme that aims to challenge students to grow as independent learners and researchers. Across our schools, we provide a learning environment that supports and encourages the development of a range of knowledges, skills and attitudes. We encourage students to be engaged, analytical and reflective through the use of independent reading, critical thinking, real-world examples, case studies, fieldwork and practical projects.

1 - Possess knowledge, and demonstrate understanding, of the relationship between landscape and society
2 - Have a detailed knowledge of the character and formation of Ireland’s internationally-renowned landscape in comparative global context
3 - Develop discipline specific skills including competencies in fieldwork, cartography, spatial analysis, laboratory analyses, archival research and application of digital technologies;
4 - Gather, evaluate and interpret data, transforming this into knowledge by locating it within its interdisciplinary context
5 - Communicate effectively through written, visual and oral media to specialist and non-specialist audiences both within and beyond the classroom
6 - Be an inquisitive, flexible and creative thinker with an ability to apply knowledge and skills to a range of contexts
7 - Develop into engaged and responsible global citizens that understand and apply principles of ethical practice

Students are required to take at least four option modules in Stage 2.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
GEOG10140	Mapping a Sustainable World	Autumn	5
LSOC10010	Making the Irish Landscape	Autumn	5
SSCI10010	Societal Challenges in the 21st Century	Autumn	5
HIS10390	Creating History	Autumn and Spring (separate)	5
ARCH10050	Intro archaeology of Ireland	Spring	5
Stage 1 Core Modules
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN2OF: Select a minimum of two of the following option modules
ARCH10010	Exploring Archaeology	Autumn	5
ARCH10160	The Human Past	Autumn	5
ARCH10150	Anthropology: an introduction	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - A)MIN2OF: Select a minimum of two of the following option modules
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN2OF: Select a minimum of two of the following option modules
GEOG10130	Geography Matters	Autumn	5
GEOG10080	Dynamic Earth	Spring	5
GEOG10100	People, Places, Regions	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - B)MIN2OF: Select a minimum of two of the following option modules
Stage 1 Options - C)MIN2OF: Select a minimum of two of the following option modules
HIS10070	The Making of Modern Europe: 1500-2000	Autumn	5
HIS10310	Ireland's English Centuries	Autumn	5
HIS10450	Radicals and Revolutionaries	Autumn	5
HIS10080	Rome to Renaissance	Spring	5
HIS10320	The Making of Modern Ireland, 1800-2000	Spring	5
HIS10440	The United States, 1776-1991	Spring	5
Stage 1 Options - C)MIN2OF: Select a minimum of two of the following option modules
Stage 2 Core Modules
ARCH20520	How Archaeologists Think: an introduction to archaeological theory	Autumn	5
GEOG20170	Global Historical Geographies	Autumn	5
HIS21140	History Today	Autumn	5
ARCH20500	Archaeology of Things	Spring	5
GEOG20210	Fieldstudies in Ireland	Spring	5
HIS20960	Living Loving & Dying in 19th Century Ireland	Spring	5
Stage 2 Core Modules
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN1OF: Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
GEOG20040	Rivers, Estuaries and Coasts	Autumn	5
GEOG20150	Quaternary Environmental Change	Autumn	5
GEOG20220	Introduction to GIS for the Social Sciences	Autumn	5
GEOG20060	Weather, Climate and Climate Change	Spring	5
GEOG20130	Cities in a Global World	Spring	5
GEOG20140	Geography, Politics and Media	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN1OF: Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN1OF: Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
HIS20460	Islam and Christianity in the Middle Ages	Autumn	5
HIS20950	European Statecraft, Strategy & Culture, c. 1470-c.1770: Personalities & Power	Autumn	5
HIS21180	Landscapes Remade: People and Place in Ireland, 1500-1800	Autumn	5
HIS21220	Modern China Since 1600	Autumn	5
HIS21310	French Colonial Empire	Autumn	5
HIS20820	Nazi Germany	Spring	5
HIS21120	Northern Ireland, 1920-2010: from partition to Paisley	Spring	5
HIS21240	Celts, Romans and Vikings: The Formation of Early Ireland	Spring	5
HIS21260	From the Goldmines to Trump: A global history of nativism and anti-immigration since the mid-19th c.	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN1OF: Select a minimum of 1 of the following option modules.
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN2OF: Select a minimum of two of the following modules.
ARCH20510	Archaeology of Landscapes	Autumn	5
ARCH20570	Cultural Heritage	Autumn	5
ARCH20600	Archaeological Science	Autumn	5
ARCH20630	Archaeological Field Skills	Autumn	5
ARCH20610	Historical Archaeology	Spring	5
ARCH20620	People in Prehistory: key themes and problems	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - C)MIN2OF: Select a minimum of two of the following modules.
Stage 2 Options - D)MIN0OF: Students may select this module in place of an elective
SSCI20030	Building Resilience	Autumn	5