Study GradDip in Hunter-Gatherer Archaeology at University College Dublin (UCD) in Ireland, UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

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What will I learn?

The MSc and Graduate Diploma in Hunter- Gatherer Archaeology is for students interested in the fascinating and remarkable world of hunter-gatherers. It is often claimed that humans have spent 90-99 of their existence as hunter-gatherers. Understanding these ways of life provides vital perspectives on human identity and the challenges and opportunities societies face today. Anthropology provides information about recent hunter-gatherers, but archaeology is the only discipline that can understand our hunter-gatherer past, and hunter-gatherer archaeology therefore has a particular significance. Our programme will introduce students to key themes in the archaeology of past hunter gatherers, the relationship between past and present hunting and gathering communities, and the contemporary context of knowledge production about hunter-gatherers. Our primary focus is the archaeology of Homo sapienshunter-gatherers: we will include some discussion of non-Homo sapiens, but this is not a course on human evolution.DURATION:1 YearsNEXT INTAKE:20242025 September

Which department am I in?

UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

€15,375.00 (US$ 16,477) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2027

Venue

Belfield Campus

Belfield, Dublin 4,

Belfield,

Dublin,

D04 V1W8, Leinster, Republic of Ireland

Entry requirements

For international students

Entry to MSc based on an Upper Second Class Honours (2H1) undergraduate degree (GPA 3.2, NFQ Level 8, or the international equivalent) in archaeology or anthropology, or other cognate disciplines (to be discussed with programme coordinator)Entry to GradDip based on a Lower Second Class Honours (2H2) undergraduate degree (GPA 2.7, NFQ Level 8, or the international equivalent) in archaeology or anthropology, or other cognate disciplines (to be discussed with programme coordinator)If English is not your native language, proof of proficiency in English will be required, unless you took your primary degree through English. The minimum acceptable score on the

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