Anthropology Timetables
Please find the timetable (2023-24) 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 |
TSI039 TSI126 |
Second Year Undergraduate
| Semester 1 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY AN210 Ethnographic Research (Prof David Prendergast) |
5 | Wednesday 4-6pm | JHL3 |
| OPTIONAL MODULES | |||
| AN215 Anti-Racism I (Prof Hana Cervinkova) |
5 | Thursday 3-5pm | Hall F |
| AN213 Affliction and Healing: Medical Anthropology (Dr Thomas Strong) |
5 | Monday 3-5pm | JHL4 |
| AN228 Material Cultures (Dr Pauline Garvey) |
5 | Friday 9-10am & Friday 11-12pm |
TSI038 TSI126 |
| AN205 Ethnographies of Crime & Policing (Dr Ana Ivasiuc) |
5 | Monday 5-6pm & Tuesday 5-6pm |
JHL4 TSILT3 |
| Semester 2 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY AN217 Ethnographic Reading and Writing (Dr Ana Ivasiuc) |
5 | Wednesday 4-6pm | JHL3 |
| OPTIONAL MODULES | |||
| AN212 Language, Culture and Mediation: Linguistic Anthropology | 5 | Monday 3-5pm | CB1 |
| AN240 Self, Person, Identity: Psychological Anthropology (Dr A. Jamie Saris) |
5 | Friday 9-10am & Friday 11-12pm |
CB8 TSI039 |
| AN242 Anthropological Encounters with Sustainability (Miriam Teehan) |
5 | Monday 10-11am & Tuesday 10-11am |
JHL6 JHL5 |
| AN216 Anti-Racism II (Prof Hana Cervinkova & Dr Ana Ivasiuc) |
5 | Thursday 3-5pm | HF |
Third Year Undergraduate
| Semester 1 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY AN348 Shifting Worlds (Prof. Hana Cervinkova) |
5 | Wednesday 4-6pm | JHL7 |
| OPTIONAL MODULES | |||
| AN307 Thesis Draft (All staff) |
5 | Regular meetings with your supervisor | n/a |
| AN342 Anthropology, User Experience & Service Innovation (TBC) |
5 | Thursday 4-6pm | JHL2 |
| AN355 Troubling Identities: Race, Gender and Sexuality (Dr Thomas Strong) |
5 | Tuesday 2-3pm & Friday 10-11am |
TSI125 JHL6 |
| AN356 Anthropology of Literature (Dr Steve Coleman) |
5 | Friday 1-3pm | APT |
| AN310 Anthropology of Security (Dr Ana Ivasiuc) |
5 | Monday 3-4pm & Tuesday 11-12pm |
TSI210 TSI210 |
| Semester 2 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY AN344 Knowledge, Power, Institutions (Dr Jamie Saris) |
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 |
| AN357 Human-Animal Relations: An Anthropological Perspective (Chrissy Skelton) |
5 | Friday 9-10am & Friday 11-12p, |
TSI126 TSILT2 |
| AN311 Consumption Issues (Dr Pauline Garvey) |
5 | Monday 3-4pm & Tuesday 11-12pm |
TSI109 TSI028 |
MA Anthropology
MA Anthropology Timetable 2023-24
30 Credits to be taken each Semester
| Semester 1 Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN676 Ethnographic Practice | Dr Ana Ivasiuc | 5 | Tuesday 2-4pm | Sep-Oct | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN670 Key Concepts in Anthropology I | Prof Hana Cervinkova | 5 | Tuesday 2-4pm | Nov-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN677 Graduate Seminar in Anthropology | Dr Steve Coleman | 5 | Tuesday 4.30-6.30pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN675A Theory in Anthropology | Dr Jamie Saris | 10 | Monday 10-12pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| Semester 1 Optional Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN698 Medical Anthropology | Dr A. Jamie Saris | 5 | Monday 3-5pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN660 Creole Teacher Exchange | Visiting Lecturers | 5 | Contact Dept for info | Sep-Dec | TBC |
| AN691 Linguistic Anthropology | Dr Steve Coleman | 10 | Tuesday 9am - 12pm (every 2 weeks) | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| KD637 Contemporary Global Issues, Challenges and Responses | International Development Dept | 10 | Contact International Development | Sep-Dec | Contact International Development |
| GY607 Field School | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog Dept. | Sep-Dec | Contact Geog Dept. |
| GY625a Understanding Digital Society | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog Dept. | Sep-Dec | Contact Geog Dept. |
| MD622 Critical & Creative Media Research | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media Studies | Sep-Dec | Contact Media Studies |
| MD624 Irish Media History | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media Studies | Sep-Dec | Contact Media Studies |
| MD631 Writing for Screen Media | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media Studies | Sep-Dec | Contact Media Studies |
| MD636 Digital Critical Skills | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media Studies | Sep-Dec | Contact Media Studies |
| Semester 2 Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN673 Key Concepts in Anthropology II | Dr Steve Coleman | 5 | Monday 10-12pm | Feb-Mar | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN678 Graduate Seminar in Anthropology | TBC | 5 | Tuesday 4.30-6.30pm | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| Semester 2 Optional Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN662S Ethnography Summer School | Dr Steve Coleman | 10 | 16-21 June | Summer 2024 | Contact Dept |
| AN693 Anthropology of Digital Media | Dr Pauline Garvey | 10 | Tuesday 2-4pm | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN696 Privates and Counterprivates | Dr Thomas Strong | 5 | TBC | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN660 Creole Teacher Exchange | Visiting Lecturers | 10 | Contact Dept for info | Feb-May | TBC |
| AN692 Anthropology and Development | Anne Fitzgerald | 10 | Monday 3-5pm | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| GY619 Public Engagement Research and Practice | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog Dept | Feb-May | Contact Geog Dept |
| GY621 Dublin Urban Laboratory | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog Dept | Feb-May | Contact Geog Dept |
| GY629 Spatial Justice: Geographies of Social & Environmental Change | 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 |
| MD632 Media Publics: Digital Media, Public Discourse & Politics | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media Studies Dept. | Feb-May | Contact Media Studies |
| MD635 Media Theory | 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:
AN670 Key Concepts in Anthropology I (5 credits)
AN676 Ethnographic Practice (5 credits)
AN675A Theory in Anthropology (10 credits)
AN673 Key Concepts in Anthropology II (5 credits)
plus a further 15 credits of your choosing (see full Timetable on 1 Year MA Timetable tab for options).
2 Year MA Creole
MA Creole 2023-24 (MHC58)
Year 1: 30 credits to be taken each semester
| Semester 1 Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN676 Ethnographic Practice | Dr Ana Ivasiuc | 5 | Tuesday 2-4pm | Sep-Oct | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN670 Key Concepts in Anthropology I | Prof Hana Cervinkova | 5 | Tuesday 2-4pm | Nov-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN677 Graduate Seminar in Anthropology | Dr Steve Coleman | 5 | Tuesday 4.30-6.30pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN675A Theory in Anthropology | Dr Jamie Saris | 10 | Monday 10-12pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN660 Creole Teacher Exchange | Visiting lecturers | 5 | Contact Dept for info | Sep-May | TBC |
| Semester 1 Optional Modules | Lecturer | ||||
| AN698 Medical Anthropology | Dr A. Jamie Saris | 10 | Monday 3-5pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN691 Linguistic Anthropology | Dr Steve Coleman | 10 | Tuesday 9-1pm (every 2 weeks) | 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 |
| GY607 Field School | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog Department | Sep-Dec | Cart Lab, Rhetoric House |
| GY625A Understanding Digital Society | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog Department | Sep-Dec | Cart Lab, Rhetoric House |
| MD622 Critical & Creative Media Research | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media Studies | Sep-Dec | Contact Media Studies |
| MD624 Irish Media History | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media Studies | Sep-Dec | Contact Media Studies |
| MD631 Writing for Screen Media | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media Studies | Sep-Dec | Contact Media Studies |
| MD636 Digital Critical Skills | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media Studies | Sep-Dec | Contact Media Studies |
| Semester 2 Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN673 Key Concepts in Anthropology II | Dr Steve Coleman | 5 | Monday 10-12pm | Feb-Mar | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN678 Graduate Seminar in Anthropology | TBC | 5 | Tuesday 4.30-6.30pm | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| Semester 2 Optional Modules | Lecturer | Credits | |||
| AN693 Anthropology of Digital Media | Dr Pauline Garvey | 10 | Monday 12.30-2.30pm | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN697 Privates and Counterprivates | Dr Thomas Strong | 10 | Tuesday 2-4pm | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| GY619 Public Engagement Research & Practice | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog Dept. | Feb-May | Contact Geog Dept |
| GY621 Dublin Urban Laboratory | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog Dept. | Feb-May | Contact Geog Dept |
| GY629 Spatial Justice: Geographies of Social & Environmental Change | 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 |
| MD632 Media Publics: Digital Media, Public Discourse & Politics | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media Studies | Feb-May | Contact Media Studies |
| MD635 Media Theory | 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 |