Anthropology Timetables
Please find the timetable (2024-25) for your programme below.
Maynooth University Department of Anthropology
ToggleFirst Year Undergraduate
| Semester 1 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY MODULE | |||
| AN167 Introducing Anthropology (Prof Mark Maguire/Prof Hana Cervinkova) |
7.5 | Thursday 10-12pm | Iontas Lecture Theatre (IONTH) |
| OPTIONAL MODULE | |||
| AN168 Being Human: Understanding our Material and Digital Worlds (Dr Pauline Garvey) |
7.5 | Tuesday 12-1pm Thursday 1-2pm |
CB1 |
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Semester 2 |
Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY MODULE | |||
| AN169 Anthropology Matters (Prof Mark Maguire/Prof David Prendergast) |
7.5 | Thursday 10-12pm | Iontas Lecture Theatre (IONTH) |
| OPTIONAL MODULE | |||
| AN170 Magic and Witchcraft (Dr Thomas Strong) |
7.5 | Tuesday 12-1pm Thursday 1-2pm |
CB1 TSI126 |
Second Year Undergraduate
| Semester 1 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY AN210 Ethnographic Research (Prof David Prendergast) |
5 | Monday 4-6pm | CB9 |
| OPTIONAL MODULES | 5 | ||
| AN204 Anthropology of Religion (Dr Ian McGonigle) |
5 | Friday 9-10am & Friday 11-12pm |
JHL6 JHL6 |
| AN205 Ethnographies of Crime & Policing (Prof Mark Maguire) |
5 | Tuesday 4-6pm | TSILT2 |
| AN215 Anti-Racism I (Prof Hana Cervinkova) |
5 | Thursday 3-5pm | Hall F |
| AN240 Self, Person, Identity: Psychological Anthropology (Dr A. Jamie Saris) |
5 | Wednesday 1-2pm & Thursday 1-2pm |
ELT ELT |
| AN243 Anthropologies of Architecture (Dr Pauline Garvey) |
5 | Wednesday 4-6pm | TSI125 |
| Semester 2 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY AN217 Ethnographic Reading and Writing (Prof Mark Maguire) |
5 | Monday 3-5pm | JHL2 |
| OPTIONAL MODULES | |||
| AN213 Affliction & Healing: Medical Anthropology (Dr Thomas Strong) |
5 | Wednesday 4-6pm | RyeHall |
| AN216 Anti-Racism II (Dr Ian McGonigle) |
5 | Thursday 3-5pm | Hall F |
| AN218 Ethnographic Museums of the Future (Dr Njabulo Chipanguro) |
5 | Friday 9-10am & Friday 11-12pm |
TSI030 TSI030 |
| AN242 Anthropological Encounters with Sustainability (Dr Chandana Mathur) |
5 | Monday 10-11am & Tuesday 10-11am |
JHL6 JHL5 |
Third Year Undergraduate
| Semester 1 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY AN348 Shifting Worlds (Prof Hana Cervinkova) |
5 | Wednesday 4-6pm | CB9 |
| OPTIONAL MODULES | |||
| AN307 Thesis Draft (All staff) |
5 | Regular meetings with your supervisor | n/a |
| AN342 Anthropology, User Experience & Service Innovation (Dr Melanie Labor) |
5 | Thursday 4-6pm | JHL2 |
| AN310 Anthropology of Security (Prof Mark Maguire) |
Tuesday 4-6pm | ARTSALT | |
| AN355 Troubling Identities: Race, Gender and Sexuality (Dr Thomas Strong) |
5 | Tuesday 2-3pm & Friday 10-11am |
TSI039 TSI126 |
| AN358 Addiction, Recovery & Culture (Dr A. Jamie Saris) |
5 | Friday 1-3pm | CB2 |
| AN359 Anthropologies of Water (Dr Chandana Mathur) |
5 | Monday 3-4pm & Tuesday 11-12pm |
JHL4 CB2 |
| Semester 2 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY AN361 Science, Technology & Society: Anthropological Perspectives (Dr Ian McGongigle) |
5 | Wednesday 4-6pm | TSI039 |
| OPTIONAL MODULES | |||
| AN318 Thesis II (All Staff) |
10 | Regular meetings with your supervisor | n/a |
| AN346 Forensic Anthropology: Cold Case Analysis, Missing Persons and Unidentified Human Remains (To be decided) |
5 | Tuesday 4-6pm | JHL3 |
| AN340 Visual Ethnography (Prof David Prendergast) |
5 | Thursday 4-6pm | CallanMACLab TSI125 |
| AN362 Heritage Tourism in Africa (Dr Njabulo Chipanguro) |
5 | Monday 3-4pm & Tuesday 11-12pm |
TSI028 TSI028 |
| AN311 Consumption Issues (Dr Pauline Garvey) |
5 | Friday 9-10am & Friday 11-12pm |
TSI109 TSI109 |
MA Anthropology
MA Anthropology Timetable 2024-25
30 Credits to be taken each Semester
| Semester 1 Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN618 Key concepts & Ethnographic Practice I | Prof Hana Cervinkova/Dr Njabulo Chipangura | 10 | Tuesday 2-4pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN651 Social Thought | Dr A. Jamie Saris | 10 | Tuesday 10-12pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| Anthropology Seminar Series | Visiting Guest Lecturer | Tuesday 4.30 - 6pm | Dates to be decided | Anthro Seminar Room | |
| Semester 1 Optional Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN692 Anthropology and Development | Dr Chandana Mathur | 10 | Monday 10-12pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN698 Medical Anthropology | Dr A. Jamie Saris | 10 | Monday 3-5pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN654 Privacy Today | Dr Thomas Strong | 10 | Thursday 10-12pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN631 Advanced Readings in Addiction, Recovery and Culture (4 x 3 hours) | Dr A. Jamie Saris | 10 | Thursday 3-5pm, Week 2, 5, 8 and 11 (plus audit AN358 Friday 1-3pm) |
Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN6601 Creole Teacher Exchange 1 | Visiting Lecturer | 10 | Burst Format | Sep-Dec | |
| KD637 Contemporary Global Issues, Challenges and Responses | International Development | 10 | Contact Int. Development | Sep-Dec | |
| GY625A Understanding Digital Society | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog Dept. | Sep-Dec | Contact Geog Dept. |
| MD631 Writing for Screen Media | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media Studies | Sep-Dec | Contact Media Studies |
| Semester 2 Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN619 Key Concepts & Ethnographic Practice II | Dr Njabu Chipangura | 10 | Tuesday 2-4pm | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| Anthropology Seminar Series | Visiting Guest Lecturers | Tuesday 4.30 - 6pm | Dates to be decided | Anthro Seminar Room | |
| Semester 2 Optional Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN693 Anthropology of Digital Media | Dr Pauline Garvey | 10 | Tuesday 10-12pm | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN640 Who are we? Biology and Identity in the 21st Century (8 x 3 hours) | Dr Ian McGonigle | 10 | Monday 10-1pm (week 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11) | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN645 Advanced Studies in Ethnographic Filmmaking (4 x 3 hours) | Professor David Prendergast | 10 | Monday 10-1pm (week 2, 5, 8 and 12) | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN650 Ethnography Winter School | Dr Chandana Mathur | 10 | Burst format (January 2026) | To be decided | |
| AN6601 Creole Teacher Exchange 2 | Visting Guest Lecturer | 10 | Burst format (to be decided) | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| GY619 Public Engagement and Spatial Justice | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog Dept | Feb-May | Contact Geog Dept |
| MD630 Creative Interactive Computing | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media Studies Dept. | Feb-May | Contact Media Studies |
| Semester 3 June - September |
Lecturer | Credits |
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| AN634T Thesis | Various | 30 | |||
PG Cert in Anthropology
PG Cert in Anthropology students take 40 credits:
Compulsory modules:
AN618 Key Concepts & Ethnographic Practice I (10 credits)
AN619 Key Concepts & Ethnographic Practice II (10 credits)
AN651 Social Thought (10 credits)
plus a further 10 credits of your choosing (see full Timetable on 1 Year MA Timetable tab for options).
2 Year MA Creole
MA Creole 2024-25 (MHC58)
Year 1: 30 credits to be taken each semester
| Semester 1 Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN618 Key Concepts and Ethnographic Practice I | Prof Hana Cervinkova/Dr Njabulo Chipangura | 10 | Tuesday 2-4pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN651Social Thought | Dr A. Jamie Saris | 10 | Tuesday 10-12pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN6601 Creole Teacher Exchange 1 | Visiting Guest Lecturers | 5 | To be confirmed | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| Anthropology Seminar Series | Visiting Guest Lecturers | Tuesday 4.30-6pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room | |
| Semester 1 Optional Modules | Lecturer | ||||
| AN692 Anthropology and Development | Dr Chandana Mathur | 10 | Monday 10-12pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN698 Medical Anthropology | Dr A. Jamie Saris | 10 | Monday 3-5pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN654 Privacy Today | Dr Thomas Strong | 10 | Thursday 10-12pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN631 Advanced Readings in Addiction, Recovery and Culture (4 x 3 hours) | Dr A. Jamie Saris | 10 | Thursday 3-5pm, Week 2, 5, 8 and 11. (plus audit AN358 Friday 1-3pm) |
Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| KD637 Contemporary Global Issues, Challenges and Responses | International Development Dept | 10 | Contact Int Dev Dept | Sep-Dec | Contact Int Dev Dept |
| GY625A Understanding Digital Society | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog Department | Sep-Dec | Cart Lab, Rhetoric House |
| MD631 Writing for Screen Media | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media Studies | Sep-Dec | Contact Media Studies |
| Semester 2 Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN693 Anthropology of Digital Media | Dr Pauline Garvey | 10 | Tuesday 10-12pm | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN640 Who are we? Biology and Identity in the 21st Century (8 x 3 hours) | Dr Ian McGonigle | 10 | Monday 10-1pm (week 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 11) | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN645 Advanced Studies in Ethnographic Filmmaking (4 x 3 hours) | Professor David Prendergast | 10 | Monday 10-1pm (week 2, 5, 9 and 12) | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN650 Ethnography Winter School | Dr Chandana Mathur | 10 | Burst format (January 2026) | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| GY619 Public Engagement Research & Practice | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog Dept. | Feb-May | Contact Geog Dept |
| MD630 Creative Interactive Computing | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media Studies | Feb-May | Contact Media Studies |
Creole Year 2
| All Modules are Compulsory | Credits | Semester |
| AN680 International Creole Intensive Programme | 10 | 1 (takes place in summer between Year 1 & 2) |
| AN639 Research Methodology | 20 | 2 |
| AN634C Thesis | 30 | Year Long |