MA Landscape Archaeology and Heritage

University of Galway

Building on the success of the MA in Landscape Archaeology, from September 2022 the Department of Archaeology at University of Galway will be offering a revised MA in Landscape, Archaeology and Heritage. As the title suggests, revisions to the programme acknowledge the maturation of landscape studies per se, and the convergence of archaeology, landscape and heritage in professional practice and in line with the emergence of culture and cultural heritage as the fourth pillar of sustainable development goals.Archaeology has made a significant contribution to literature on the subject, and the unique skillset that we bring to the analysis of the material and historical dimensions of landscapes earns it central place in the programme. Our focus, nevertheless, is on training for an increasingly multi- and trans-disciplinary graduate employment market.A distinguishing strength of the discipline at University of Galway is in the arena of Public Archaeology. The programme draws on the discipline’s track-record on supporting communities in the realisation of the social, educational and economic potential of their local heritage.