Archaeology & Irish
This course offers a Joint Honours degree programme examining both the wider human past and contemporary Irish language as well as Gaelic heritage and identity from a broad humanities-based perspective, including the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in working with archaeological material and undertaking fieldwork.
| Award Name | Degree - Honours Bachelor at UK Level 6 |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | |
| Awarding Body | Queens University Belfast |
| NFQ Level |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Honours Bachelor at UK Level 6 | Queens University Belfast |
Duration
3 years (Full Time)
6 years (Part Time)
Entry Requirements
Irish leaving certificate requirements
H3H3H3H3H3H3/H2H3H3H3H3 including Higher Level grade H3 in Irish
Further information
For courses starting in 2025 (and for deferred applications), your application should be with us at UCAS by one of these dates – depending on what courses you apply for. If your completed application – including all your personal details and your academic reference – is submitted by the deadline, it is guaranteed to be considered.
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2025 entry application deadlines
3rd September 2024
Completed undergraduate applications can be submitted to UCAS
You will need a reference before you can send your application.
15th October 2024 (18:00 UK time)
Deadline for applications to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and for most courses in medicine, dentistry, and veterinary medicine/science
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29th January 2025 (18:00 UK time)
Equal consideration date for applications for most undergraduate courses
You can still apply after this date but universities and colleges do not guarantee to consider applications they receive after 29 January 2025, and some popular courses may not have vacancies after this date.
Please check with individual universities and colleges if you are not sure. You are advised to apply as early as possible.
26th February 2025
Extra opens
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30 June 2025 (18:00 UK time)
Applications received by this deadline will be sent to universities and colleges
After this time, applications are automatically entered into Clearing.
4th July 2025
Last day to add an Extra choice in your application
5th July 2025
Clearing opens
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20th October 2025
Last date to add a Clearing choice
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Archaeology explores a wide range of evidence that documents the human past from artefacts, monuments and settlements to entire landscapes and from these interprets how societies have adapted and developed. Modules focus on different periods of World, European and Irish/British archaeology, from human origins to modern times and heritage. Queen's University Belfast is one of the best places to study Archaeology in the UK, scoring third place for student experience in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022 and, once again, first place for student satisfaction in the Complete University Guide 2022.
The emphasis in Irish is on the modern language and culture. Students on this course will receive intensive tuition in the Irish language. A range of modules will provide them with a broad understanding of diverse aspects of Irish culture and society and include filmmaking, the short story, the novel, and modern poetry. The growth of Gaelic identity is also explored and insight into the country’s wider heritage is developed through the study of mythology, folklore and Scottish Gaelic.
The combined disciplines progressively develop general and specific knowledge and skills, through excavation, fieldwork, overseas fieldtrips, laboratory and practical work. A wide range of career options are available to our graduates including careers in commercial archaeology, survey, heritage management and many more, both within and beyond the heritage sector.
As well as the Joint Honours BA in Archaeology and Irish, Queen's offers Single Honours degrees in Archaeology (BA) and Archaeology-Palaeoecology (BSc) along with other degree programmes which combine Archaeology (the study of past human activities) with other subjects (Languages, History and Geography). All of those Single Honours and Joint Honours degrees offer a module pathway that is fully accredited by the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists (CIfA) and University Archaeology UK (UAUK).
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