The BA (Hons) (Geographical and Archaeological Sciences) is a three-year, full-time honours degree programme.

To be eligible for the award of the BA (Hons) (Geographical and Archaeological Sciences) degree a student will be required to have achieved 180 credits by obtaining 60 credits in each of First, Second, and Third Arts (Geographical and Archaeological Sciences). A student may not register for more than 60 credits in one year.

BA (Hons) (Geographical and Archaeological Sciences) (International) Pathway (see here)
The BA (Hons) (Geographical and Archaeological Sciences) (International) Pathway is a four-year programme which enables students to study abroad for a year in an approved University outside Ireland.

The BA (Hons) (Geographical and Archaeological Sciences) is no longer open for recruitment, with effect from 2022/23. The last First Year intake took place in 2021/22.

No student may register for Second Arts (Geographical and Archaeological Sciences) until s/he has passed the First University Examination in Arts (Geographical and Archaeological Sciences). The selection of any module is conditional on the Professor or Lecturer concerned and the College being satisfied that a student is capable of profiting by attendance thereat. Students may not select modules which involve a timetable clash.

Student who wish to take the four-year option with a year abroad must register for the BA (Geographical and Archaeological Sciences) (International) Pathway at the beginning of Second Year.

In Second Arts (Geographical and Archaeological Sciences), students take 40 credits of Geography modules and Archaeology modules plus elective modules to the value of 20 credits.

Programme Requirements
Students take 60 credits as follows:

Core modules (40 credits)
AR2016, AR2037 (5 credits each) AR2046 (10 credits)
GG2005, GG2010, GG2037, GG2038 (5 credits per module)

Elective modules (20 credits)
Students select 20 modules from the following (as timetables allow):
AR2014, AR2034, AR2038, AR2042, AR2044, AR2047, AR2048, CS2211, CS2212, EV2002, GG2014, GG2023, GG2024, GG2046, GS2001, GS2002, ZY2000 (5 credits per module)

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2022/2023 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2022/2023.

No student may register for Third Arts (Geographical and Archaeological Sciences) until s/he has passed the Second University Examination in Arts (Geographical and Archaeological Sciences). The selection of any module is conditional on the Professor or Lecturer concerned and the College being satisfied that a student is capable of profiting by attendance thereat. Students may not select modules which involve a timetable clash.

In Third Arts (Geographical and Archaeological Sciences), students take 40 credits of Geography modules and Archaeology modules plus elective modules to the value of 20 credits.

Programme Requirements
Students take 60 credits as follows:

Core modules (35 credits)
AR3050, AR3051, AR3053, GG3012, GG3054 (5 credits per module)
plus
GG3006 (10 credits) or AR3030 (10 credits)

Elective Modules (25 credits)
Students select 25 credits from the following, taking at least two modules in Archaeology (AR) and at least two in Geography (GG), as timetables allow:
AR3037, AR3039, AR3045, AR3047, AR3052, AR3054, AR3055, AR3056, GG3001, GG3007, GG3009, GG3010, GG3027, GG3037, GG3041, GG3043, GG3056 (5 credits per module)

Examinations
Full details of regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2022/2023 Book, and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2022/2023.

Programme Learning Outcomes for BA (Hons) (Geographical and Archaeological Sciences) (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Interpret the archaeological record (monuments, landscapes and material culture) of the prehistoric and historic eras in Ireland within a broader European and world context;
• Acquire skills to work in different areas of employment in Archaeology, in both the State and commercial sectors within Ireland and abroad;
• Assess the contribution that Archaeology can make to the discovery, recording and conservation of cultural heritage;
• Recognise the potential of Archaeology and Geography to contribute to different tourism and community initiatives undertaken in the context of rural and urban development;
• Establish a critical appreciation of complex inter-relationships within contemporary Geography and between Geography and Archaeology;
• Identify key concepts in the field of environmental change and in related areas of geomorphology and biogeography;
• Assess the complex of environmental interactions operating between global to local scales and the myriad of linkages between human development and environmental sustainability;
• Develop strategies for data collection in different areas of Geography and Archaeology, assess their respective strengths and weaknesses, and be able to formulate research questions;
• Apply a range of computing and information technology skills to different work situations in Archaeology and Geography, with an ability to transfer these same competences to other areas of employment;
• Develop a greater appreciation of the contribution of the earth and biological sciences to an understanding of human interactions with the environment over time and space.