Archaeology - Structured

As part of the doctoral training available on the Structured PhD programme, students avail themselves of a range of interdisciplinary taught modules. The wide menu of available options include modules that:

- are Discipline-Specific in that they augment the student's existing knowledge in their specialist area, e.g., Introduction to Adobe Photoshop; Introduction to Digital Surveying and Archaeological Specialisms.

- are Dissertation-Specific in that they supply core skills which are essential to completion of the research project.

- acknowledge a student's professional development, e.g., presentation of a paper at an International Conference and core surveying skills.

- enhance a student's employability through generic training.

Each student will be assigned a primary Supervisor(s) and a Graduate Research Committee made up of experienced researchers to plan their programme of study and to provide on-going support to their research

Applicants for the PhD must have a high honours standard in their primary degree or present such other evidence of fitness which will satisfy the Head of Discipline and the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies.

College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Celtic Studies, School of Geography and Archaeology.

Course Code: 1SPA1 1SPA2 Important: Apply by mid-July for September entry.

Structured PhD (Archaeology) - full-time
Structured PhD (Archaeology) - part-time

Research Areas

The Burren Landscape Through Time
Exploring the archaeology of the Burren from prehistoric to early modern times.

Landscape Archaeology
Providing an enhanced understanding of the interaction between people and landscape, from prehistoric times to modern day.

Ritual and Place
Exploring the role and context of ritual centres in prehistoric and medieval Ireland.

Material Culture, Art and Society
Exploring the style, pedigree and iconography of religious and decorative art in early medieval Ireland against its wider European backdrop.

Gaelic and Colonial Ireland
Providing modern Irish society with a new understanding of native society and its engagement with newcomers and colonisation.

Public Archaeology
Developing professional ethics and standards through mutually accountable work with communities to support their heritage in Ireland and abroad with particular concern for the positive and negative impact of development.

Irish Prehistory
All aspects of Irish prehistory including, but not limited to: the development of societies; interactions between people, place and landscape in prehistory; upland settlement; regionality; role of mountains in prehistory; megalithic monuments; lithics.