Anthropology Timetables
Please find the timetable (2022-23) for your programme below.
Maynooth University Department of Anthropology
ToggleFirst Year Undergraduate
| Semester 1 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY MODULE | |||
| AN167 Introducing Anthropology (Dr Mark Maguire/Prof Hana Cervinkova) |
7.5 | Thursday 10-12pm | IONTH |
| OPTIONAL MODULE | |||
| AN168 Being Human: Understanding our Material and Digital Worlds (Dr Pauline Garvey) |
7.5 | Tuesday 12-1pm Thursday 1-2pm |
TSI039 CB1 |
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Semester 2 |
Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY MODULE | |||
| AN169 Anthropology Matters (Prof Hana Cervinkova/Prof David Prendergast) |
7.5 | Thursday 10-12pm | IONTH |
| OPTIONAL MODULE | |||
| AN170 Magic and Witchcraft (Dr Thomas Strong) |
7.5 | Tuesday 12-1pm Thursday 1-2pm |
CB2 JHL7 |
Second Year Undergraduate
| Semester 1 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY AN210 Ethnographic Research (Prof David Prendergast) |
5 | Wednesday 4-6pm | ELT |
| OPTIONAL MODULES | |||
| AN215 Anti-Racism I (Prof Hana Cervinkova & Dr Ana Ivasiuc) |
5 | Thursday 3-5pm | TSI126 |
| AN213 Affliction and Healing: Medical Anthropology (Dr Thomas Strong) |
5 | Monday 3-5pm | TSI039 |
| AN228 Material Cultures (Dr Pauline Garvey) |
5 | Friday 9-10am Friday 11-12pm |
TSI118 TSI118 |
| AN205 Ethnographies of Crime & Policing (Dr Ana Ivasiuc) |
5 | Monday 5-6pm Tuesday 5-6pm |
JHL4 SLT |
| Semester 2 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY AN217 Ethnographic Reading and Writing (Dr Ana Ivasiuc) |
5 | Wednesday 4-6pm | AX1 |
| 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 |
CB2 CB1 |
| AN242 Anthropological Encounters with Sustainability (Dr Chandana Mathur) |
5 | Monday 10-11am Tuesday 10-11am |
JHL6 TSI038 |
| AN216 Anti-Racism II (Prof Hana Cervinkova & Dr Ana Ivasiuc) |
5 | Thursday 3-5pm | TSI126 |
Third Year Undergraduate
| Semester 1 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY AN344 Anthropological Theory (Dr A. Jamie Saris) |
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 (Sarah Heffernan) |
5 | Thursday 4-6pm | JHL2 |
| AN345 Ecology and Power: Anthropology of the Environment (Dr Chandana Mathur) |
5 | Friday 1-3pm | TSI118 |
| AN332 Sounds in the Anthropology of the Senses (Dr Steve Coleman) |
5 | Tuesday 2-3pm Friday 11-12pm |
TSI030 TSI038 |
| AN310 Anthropology of Security (Dr Ana Ivasiuc) |
5 | Monday 3-4pm Tuesday 11-12pm |
TSI109 TSI128 |
| Semester 2 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY AN348 Shifting Worlds (Prof. Hana Cervinkova) |
5 | Wednesday 4-6pm | TSI028 |
| OPTIONAL MODULES | |||
| AN318 Thesis II (All Staff) |
10 | Regular meetings with your supervisor | n/a |
| AN346 Crime, Death and Forensic Anthropology (IAFS) |
5 | Tuesday 4-6pm | JHL3 |
| AN340 Visual Ethnography (Prof David Prendergast) |
5 | Thursday 4-6pm | TSI109 |
| AN355 Troubling Identities: Race, Gender and Sexuality (Dr Thomas Strong) |
5 | Friday 9-10am Friday 11-12pm |
TSI125 TSI125 |
| AN311 Consumption Issues (Dr Pauline Garvey) |
5 | Monday 3-4pm Tuesday 11-12pm |
TSI109 TSI109 |
1 Year MA in Anthropology / MA Linguistic / MA Anthropology & Development
MA Anthropology/MA Linguistic Anthropology/MA Development Timetable 2022-23
30 Credits to be taken each Semester
| Semester 1 Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN670 Key Concepts in Anthropology I | Prof Hana Cervinkova | 5 | Tuesday 2-4pm (weekly, 6 sessions Sep-Oct) | Sep-Oct | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN676 Ethnographic Practice | Dr Ana Ivasiuc | 5 | Tuesday 2-4pm (weekly, 6 sessions Nov-Dec) | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN678 Graduate Seminar in Anthropology | Dr Steve Coleman | 5 | Tuesday 4.30-6.30pm (exact schedule to be confirmed) | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN675A Theory in Anthropology | Dr Jamie Saris | 10 | Thursday 2-4pm (weekly) | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| Semester 1 Optional Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN695 Medical Anthropology | Dr A. Jamie Saris | 5 | Friday 12-2pm (weekly) | 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 | Monday 12-2pm (weekly) | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN692 Anthropology and Development** | Dr Chandana Mathur | 10 | Tuesday 10-12pm (weekly) | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| KD631D Political Economy of Development | International Development Dept | 10 | begins Oct 3rd and will run until mid January 2023. Online course | Oct-Jan | Contat Int Dev Dept |
| GY607 Field School | Geography Dept | 10 | Friday 2-4pm | Sep-Dec | Cart Lab, Rhetoric House |
| GY625 Spaces of Algorithmic Development | Geography Dept | 10 | Thursday 11-1pm | Sep-Dec | Cart Lab, Rhetoric House |
| MD624 Irish Media History | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Monday 12-2pm (weekly) | Sep-Dec | HD |
| MD630 Creative Interactive Computing | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Monday 10-12pm (weekly) | Sep-Dec | Callan MacLab |
| MD631 Writing for Screen Media | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Wed 11-1pm (weekly) | Sep-Dec | T7 |
| SO639 Understanding Digital Societies | Sociology Dept. | 10 | Contact Sociology Dept. | Sep-Dec | Contact Sociology Dept. |
| SO646 Digital Social Science Methods | Sociology Dept. | 10 | Contact Sociology Dept. | Sep-Dec | Contact Sociology Dept. |
| SO648 Quantitative Methods & Data Visualization | Sociology Dept. | 10 | Contact Sociology Dept. | Sep-Dec | Contact Sociology Dept. |
| SO618 Intimate Lives | Sociology Dept. | 10 | Contact Sociology Dept. | Sep-Dec | Contact Sociology Dept. |
| SO629A Nature & Society | Sociology Dept. | 10 | Contact Sociology Dept. | Sep-Dec | Contact Sociology Dept. |
| Semester 2 Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN673 Key Concepts in Anthropology II | Dr Steve Coleman | 5 | Tuesday 2-4pm (weekly) | Feb-Mar | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN678 Graduate Seminar in Anthropology | Dr Steve Coleman | 5 | Tuesday 4.30-6.30pm (exact schedule to be confirmed) | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| Semester 2 Optional Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN662G Ethnography Winter School | Dr Chandana Mathur | 5 | January 2023 | January | TBC |
| AN693 Anthropology of Digital Media | Dr Pauline Garvey | 10 | Monday 11-1pm (weekly) | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN696 Privates and Counterprivates | Dr Thomas Strong | 5 | Wednesday 2-4pm (weekly) | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN660 Creole Teacher Exchange | Visiting Lecturers | 10 | Contact Dept for info | Feb-May | TBC |
| GY619 Public Engagement Research and Practice | Geography Dept | 10 | Friday 2-4pm (weekly) | Feb-May | Contact Geog Dept |
| GY621 Dublin Urban Laboratory | Geography Dept | 10 | Friday 11-1pm (weekly) | Feb-May | Contact Geog Dept |
| GY629 Spatial Justice: Geographies of Social & Environmental Change | Geography Dept | 10 | Thursday 2-4pm (weekly) | Feb-May | Contact Geog Dept |
| MD629 Screen Production: Formats & Genres | 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 |
| SO647 Innovation in Qualitative Social Research | Sociology Dept. | 10 | Contact Sociology Dept. | Feb-May | Contact Sociology Dept. |
| SO619 Families, Generations & Societies | Sociology Dept. | 10 | Contact Sociology Dept. | Feb-May | Contact Sociology Dept. |
| SO638 Youth Transitions in European Societies | Sociology Dept. | 10 | Contact Sociology Dept. | Feb-May | Contact Sociology Dept. |
| Semester 3 June - September |
Lecturer | Credits |
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| AN634T Thesis | Various | 30 | |||
*AN691 Linguistic Anthropology is compulsory for students on the MA in Linguistic Anthropology (MHC66)
** AN692 Anthropology and Development is compulsory for students on the MA in Antthropology & Development (MHC62)
Further optional modules for MA in Linguistic Anthropology students only:
| Semester 1 | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| ALIS611 Introduction to Sociolinguistics | Dr Elyse Ritchey/School of Modern Languages | 10 | Wednesday 9-10am | Sep-Dec | EHCR |
| Semester 2 | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| ALIS627 Language Endangerment & Revitalisation | Dr Elyse Ritchey/School of Modern Languages | 10 | Contact School of Modern Languages | Feb-May | Contact School of Modern Languages |
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 10 credits of your choosing (see full Timetable on 1 Year MA Timetable tab for options).
PG Cert in Anthropology & Development
PG Cert in Anthropology & Development 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)
AN692 Anthropology & Development (10 credits)
plus a further 5 credits of your choosing (see full Timetable on 1 Year MA Timetable tab for options).
2 Year MA Creole
MA Creole 2022-23 (MHC58)
Year 1: 30 credits to be taken each semester
| Semester 1 Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN670 Key Concepts in Anthropology I | Prof Hana Cervinkova | 5 | Tuesday 2-4pm (weekly, 6 sessions Sep-Oct) | Sep-Oct | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN676 Ethnographic Practice | Dr Ana Ivasiuc | 5 | Tuesday 2-4pm (weekly, 6 sessions Nov-Dec) | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN678 Graduate Seminar in Anthropology | Prof Hana Cervinkova | 5 | Tuesday 4.30-6.30pm (exact schedule to be confirmed) | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN675A Theory in Anthropology | Dr Jamie Saris | 10 | Thursday 2-4pm (weekly) | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN660 Creole Teacher Exchange | Visiting lecturers | 5 | Contact Dept for info | Sep-May | TBC |
| Semester 1 Optional Modules | Lecturer | ||||
| AN695 Medical Anthropology | Dr A. Jamie Saris | 5 | Friday 12-2pm (weekly) | Sep-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN691 Linguistic Anthropology | Dr Steve Coleman | 10 | Monday 12-2pm (weekly) | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN692 Anthropology & Development | Dr Chandana Mathur | 10 | Tuesday 10-12pm (weekly) | Sep-Dec | Anthro Seminar Room |
| KD631D Political Economy of Development | International Development Dept | 10 | begins Oct 3rd and will run until mid January 2023. Online course | Oct-Jan | Contact Int Dev Dept |
| GY607 Field School | Geography Dept | 10 | Friday 2-4pm | Sep-Dec | Cart Lab, Rhetoric House |
| GY625 Spaces of Algorithmic Development | Geography Dept | 10 | Thursday 11-1pm | Sep-Dec | Cart Lab, Rhetoric House |
| MD624 Irish Media History | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Monday12-2pm | Sep-Dec | HD |
| MD630 Creative Interactive Computing | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Monday 11-1pm | Sep-Dec | Callan MacLab |
| MD631 Writing for Screen Media | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Friday 2-4pm | Sep-Dec | T7 |
| SO639 Understanding Digital Soscieties | Sociology Dept. | 10 | Contact Sociology Dept | Sep-Dec | Contact Sociology Dept |
| SO646 Digital Social Science Methods | Sociology Dept. | 10 | Contact Sociology Dept | Sep-Dec | Contact Sociology Dept |
| SO648 Quantitative Methods & Data Visualisation | Sociology Dept. | 10 | Contact Sociology Dept | Sep-Dec | Contact Sociology Dept |
| SO618 Intimate Lives | Sociology Dept. | 10 | Contact Sociology Dept | Sep-Dec | Contact Sociology Dept |
| SO629A Nature & Society | Sociology Dept. | 10 | Contact Sociology Dept | Sep-Dec | Contact Sociology Dept |
| Semester 2 Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN673 Key Concepts in Anthropology II | Dr Steve Coleman | 5 | Tuesday 2-4pm (weekly) | Feb-Mar | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN678 Graduate Seminar in Anthropology | Dr Steve Coleman | 5 | Tuesday 4.30-6.30pm (exact schedule to be confirmed) | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| Semester 2 Optional Modules | Lecturer | Credits | |||
| AN662G Ethnography Winter School | Dr Chandana Mathur | 5 | January 2023 | January | TBC |
| AN693 Anthropology of Digital Media | Dr Pauline Garvey | 10 | Monday 11-1pm (weekly) | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN696 Privates and Counterprivates | Dr Thomas Strong | 10 | Wednesday 2-4pm (weekly) | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| GY619 Public Engagement Research & Practice | Geography Dept | 10 | Friday 2-4pm | Feb-May | Contact Geog Dept |
| GY621 Dublin Urban Laboratory | Geography Dept | 10 | Friday 11-1pm | Feb-May | Contact Geog Dept |
| GY629 Spatial Justice: Geographies of Social & Environmental Change | Geography Dept | 10 | Thursday 2-4pm | Feb-May | Contact Geog Dept |
| MD629 Screen Production: Formats & Genres | 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 |
| SO647 Innovation in Qualitative Social Research | Sociology Dept | 10 | Contact Sociology Dept | Feb-May | Contact Sociology Dept |
| SO619 Families, Generations & Societies | Sociology Dept | 10 | Contact Sociology Dept | Feb-May | Contact Sociology Dept |
| SO638 Youth Transitions in European Societies | Sociology Dept | 10 | Contact Sociology Dept | Feb-May | Contact Sociology Dept |
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 |