Course details
This Higher Certificate offers targeted study of Archaeology. At IT Sligo our staff are engaged in a number of significant archaelogical investigations and they bring this expertise and experience to bear in this Higher Certificate programme.
If you have an interest in how people lived in the past, enjoy working outdoors and would like to work in a challenging and rewarding field, this is an ideal course for you. This course covers in detail the past 10,000 years of human activity in Ireland ranging from the nomadic hunter-gatherers of the Mesolithic era through to the later Medieval period, within a wider European context. The unique nature of this course emphasises scientific analytical techniques and applied field skills with lots of practical experience. It offers many unique modules not found on other courses, including forensic archaeology, geophysical survey, zooarchaeology and many others.
Entry Requirements
A science subject at Leaving Certificate is not a requirement for this course.
What are my further study opportunities?
Suitably qualified graduates may progress on to the final year of the Level 7 Ordinary Degree in Applied Archaeology.
What subjects will I study?
Semester 1
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1
- ARCHAEOLOGY OF IRELAND
- Cell Biology
- INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY 1
- WORLD ARCHAEOLOGY
- LEARNING TO LEARN
Semester 2
- persity of Life
- INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY 2
- EARLY MEDIEVAL AND VIKING IRELAND
- MESOLITHIC IRELAND AND EUROPE
- FIELD SCHOOL
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHODS
Semester 3
- HIGH AND LATE MEDIEVAL IRELAND
- STATISTICS FOR ARCHAEOLOGY
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEYING
- ENVIRONMENTAL ARCHAEOLOGY
- NEOLITHIC IRELAND AND EUROPE
Semester 4
- ZOOARCHAEOLOGY
- EARTH SCIENCE
- GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING AND PROCESSING PRACTICAL
- GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING AND PROCESSING (THEORY)
- FORENSIC ARCHAEOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
- BRONZE AGE IRELAND AND EUROPE
Course Location
About Institute of Technology Sligo
IT Sligo is one of Ireland’s most successful third level educational institutions. A regional leader in education, innovation and economic and social development, they provide ctheirses with the real-world skills that students need to thrive in the modern workplace. IT Sligo is known for:
- Delivering flexible, practical programmes within the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ), from higher certificate and degree level courses to taught masters and PhD level, in the classroom and online, with professional accreditation for certain awards.
- Small class sizes, with a low student to staff ratio, meaning students have a better working relationship with their lecturers.
- Partnering with businesses, the community and creative industries across core disciplines of Business and Social Sciences, Engineering and Design and Science to provide students work placements and internships.
- An excellent track record in innovation and research, providing a focal point for local business innovation and development through our Innovation Centre.
Reaching out to business, the community and abroad
- Working with their partners in industry, IT Sligo delivers a broad spectrum of tailored programmes approved by external bodies such as Engineers Ireland, Coca-Cola, Irish Prison Service, the CISCO Academy and the Irish Medicines Board.
- their annual Science theyek activities attract over 3,000 visitors to take part in practical scientific experiments.
- IT Sligo is an accredited member of the European Credit Transfer Scheme for Higher Education Awards and received the Extended European Erasmus University Charter in 2007.
A unique kind of campus
- Centrally located 72-acre campus in Sligo town, with good public transport links.
- Benefiting from a €35 million capital investment, including new Technology and Science buildings, a new student services building and a state-of-the-art library set on three floors.
- Sports Facilities include the multipurpose Knocknarea Arena, an international standard outdoor athletics track, floodlit soccer and Gaelic pitches and leisure and gym facilities.
- Plentiful and affordable student accommodation within walking distance of the campus: there are 2,100 bed spaces provided within Sligo City exclusively for students.
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