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    Anthropology Timetables

    Please find the timetable (2020-21) for your programme below.

    You can take a look at our programme offerings, including descriptions of all our modules, for the next academic year:

      Anthropology Undergraduate Brochure 2020-21   Anthropology Postgraduate Brochure 2020-21
      ​

    First Year Undergraduate

    1st Year Timetable 2020-21

    Semester 1

         
      Credits Day/Time Venue
    COMPULSORY MODULE      
    AN163 Understanding Culture & Society I
    (Mark Maguire/Hana Cervinkova)
    7.5 Thurs. 10-12pm IONTH
    OPTIONAL MODULE      
    AN164 Ireland in the World  
    (Thomas Strong)
    7.5 Thurs 1pm &
    Fri 2pm
    AX2
    AX2
           

    Semester 2

    Credits Day/Time Venue
    COMPULSORY MODULE      
    AN165 Understanding Culture & Society 2
    (Pauline Garvey/Thomas Strong)
    7.5 Thurs. 10-12pm IONTH
    OPTIONAL MODULE      
    AN166 Talk, Rithual and Performane     
    (Steve Coleman)
    7.5 Thurs 1pm &
    Fri 2pm
    IonSem
    LY2

    Second Year Undergraduate

    2nd Year Timetable 2020-21

    Semester 1 Credits Day/Time Venue
    COMPULSORY
    AN238 Reading Ethnography
    (Dr Pauline Garvey)
    5 Wed 4-6pm AX1
    OPTIONAL MODULES      
    AN212 Language, Culture and Mediation: Linguistic Anthropology
    (Dr Steve Coleman) 
    5 Thurs 3-5pm JHL5
    AN213 Affliction and Healing: Medical Anthropology
    (Dr Thomas Strong)
    5 Mon 3-5pm ELT
    AN214 From Seed to Plate: Anthroology and Food
    (Stuart Lang)
    5 Tues. 4-6pm AX2
    AN231A Area Studies I: Africa
    (Fr Anne Fitzgerald)
     
    5 Fri 9-10am &
    Fri 11-12pm
    ESR
    CB6
    Semester 2 Credits Day/Time Venue
    ​COMPULSORY
    AN210 Ethnographic Research
    (Prof David Prendergast)
    5 Wed. 4-6pm JHL5
    OPTIONAL MODULES      
    AN240 Self, Person, Identity: Psychological Anthropology
    (Dr A. Jamie Saris)
    5 Fri 9-10 &
    Fri. 11-12
    APT  HD
    AN234 Anthropological Approaches to Poverty and Development
    (Dr Chandana Mathur)
    5 Monday 3-5pm CB7
    AN237A Changing Legal Landscapes: Anthropology and the Law
    (Dr Anne Fitzgerald)
    5 Tues 1-3pm CB4
    AN211 Objects and Actions: Material Culture
    (Dr Pauline Garvey)
    5 Thurs. 3-5pm JHL6

     

    Third Year Undergraduate

     

    3rd Year Timetable 2020-21

    Semester 1 Credits Day/Time    Venue
    COMPULSORY
    AN344 Anthropological Theory 
    (Dr A. Jamie Saris)
    5 Wed 4-6pm Rye Hall
    OPTIONAL MODULES      
    AN342 Anthropology, User Experience & Service Innovation
    (Dr Mary Galvin)
    5 Thurs 4-6pm CB9
    AN345 Ecology and Power: Anthropology of the Environment
    (Dr Chandana Mathur)
    5 Monday 3-4pm  AND   Tuesday 11-12pm CB3    JHL4
    AN307 Thesis Draft
    (Thomas Strong)
    5 Fri 11-12pm RH5 (prefab)
           
    Semester 2 Credits Day/Time Venue
    COMPULSORY
    AN348 Shifting Worlds  
    (Prof. Hana Cervinkova & Dr Mark Maguire)
    5 Wed 4-6pm ARTSALT
    OPTIONAL MODULES      
    AN318 Thesis II
    (All Staff)
    10    
    AN346 Crime, Death and Forensic Anthropology
    (IAFS)
    5 Monday 3-4pm AND Tuesday 11-12pm RY1        RY1
    AN347 Lives under Covid: Anthropological Insights into the Pandemic 5 Thursday 4-6pm JHL7
    AN355 Troubling Identities: Race, Gender and Sexuality
    (Dr Thomas Strong)
    5 Fri. 9-10am AND Fri 11-12pm CB5          CB5
    KD304 The Media, Advocacy & Development
    (Kevin McPartland)
    5 Contact International Development Department  

    PG Cert in Anthropology

    PG Cert in Anthropology students take 40 credits:

    AN670 Key Concepts in Anthropology I (5 credits)
    AN673 Key Concepts in Anthropology II (5 credits)
    AN676 Ethnographic Practice (5 credits)
    AN674 Key Concepts in Anthropology III (5 credits)

    + 4 other 5 credit module (see full Timetable on MA Timetable tab for options).

    PG Cert in Anthropology & Development

    PG Cert in Anthropology & Development students take 40 credits:

    AN670 Key Concepts in Anthropology I (5 credits)
    AN673 Key Concepts in Anthropology II (5 credits)
    AN676 Ethnographic Practice (5 credits)
    AN692 Anthropology and Development (10 credits)

    AN674 Key Concepts in Anthropology III (5 credits)

    + 2 other 5 credit module (see full Timetable on MA Dev tab for options).

    MA Anthropology

    MA Anthropology Timetable 2020-21
    30 Credits to be taken each Semester

     

    Semester 1 Compulsory Modules Lecturer Credits Day/Time When Venue
    AN670 Key Concepts in Anthropology I Professor Hana Cervinkova 5 Tuesday 5-7pm Sep-Oct. John Hume Boardroom
    AN673 Key Concepts in Anthropology II Steve Coleman 5 Tuesday 5-7pm Nov-Dec. John Hume Boardroom
    AN677 Graduate Seminar in Anthropology Hana Cervinkova/Steve Coleman/Mark Maguire 5 Tuesday 7-9pm Sep-Dec John Hume Boardroom
    AN675 Theory in Anthropology Dr Jamie Saris 5 Thursday 5-7pm Sep-Oct. John Hume Boardroom
    AN676 Ethnographic Practice Dr Pauline Gravey 5 Thursday 5-7pm Nov-Dec. John Hume Boardroom
    Optional Modules Lecturer Credit Day /Time When Venue
    AN692 Anthropology and Development Dr Chandana  Mathur 10 Monday 5-7pm Sep-Dec IonSem
    AN691 Linguistic Anthropology Dr Steve Coleman 10 Wednesday 5-7pm Sep-Dec John Hume Boardroom
    GY626 Critical Ecologies Patrick Bresnihan/Geog Dept 10 Friday 9-11am Sep-Dec  Cartography Lab, Rhetoric House
    GY607 Field School Gerry Kearns/Geog Dept 10 Friday 2-4pm Sep-Dec Cartography Lab, Rhetoric House
    MD622 Critical & Creative Media Research Media Studies Dept 10 Tuesday 10-12pm Sep-Dec RH6
    MD624 Irish Media History Media Studies Dept 10 Monday 12-2pm Sep-Dec Hall D
    PD606 Design Ethnography Patrick Slevin/Design Innovation Dept 7.5 Contact Design Innovation Sep-Dec Contact Design Innovation
    Semester 2 Compulsory Modules  Lecturer  Credits  Day/Time  When  Venue
    AN674 Key Concepts in Anthropology III Chandana Mathur 5 TBC Feb-Mar TBC
    AN678 Graduate Seminar in Anthropology Hana Cervinkova/Steve Coleman/Mark Maguire 5 TBC Feb-May TBC
    Semester 2 Optional Modules Lecturer Credits Day/Time When Venue
    AN862 Ethnography Winter School Dr Chandana Mathur 5 TBC TBC TBC
    AN647 Foundations of Medical Anthropology Dr Jamie Saris 5 TBC TBC TBC
    AN667 Topics in Medical Anthropology Dr Jamie Saris 5 TBC TBC TBC
    AN693 Anthropology of Digital Media Dr Pauline Garvey 10 TBC TBC TBC
    KD631D Political Economy of Development International Development 10 TBC TBC  
    GY619 Public Engagement Research and Practice Geography Dept 10 TBC TBC TBC
    GY621  Dublin Urban Laboratory Geography Dept 10 TBC TBC TBC
    GY629 Spatial Justice: Geographies of Social & Environmental Change Geography Dept 10      
    MD629 Screen Production: Formats & Genres Media Studies Dept 10      
    MD632 Media Publics: Digital Media, Public Discourse & Politics Media Studies Dept 10      
    PD602 People, Society & Design Prof David Prendergast 5 Contact Design Innovation    
               
    Semester 3
    June - September
    Lecturer Credits      
    AN634T Thesis Various 30      
               

    MA Anthropology & Development

    MA in Anthropology & Development Timetable 2020-2 1(MHC62)
    30 credits to be taken each semester

     

    Semester 1 - Compulsory Modules Lecturer Credits Day/Time When Venue
    AN670 Key Concepts in Anthropology I Professor Hana Cervinkova 5 Tuesday 5-7pm Sep-Oct. John Hume Boardroom
    AN673 Key Concepts in Anthropology II Dr Steve Coleman 5 Tuesday 5-7pm Nov-Dec. John Hume Boardroom
    AN677 Graduate Seminar in Anthropology Hana Cervinkova/Steve Coleman/Mark Maguire 5 Tuesday 7-9pm Sep-Dec. John Hume Boardroom
    AN675 Theory in Anthropology Dr Jamie Saris 5 Thursday 5-7pm Sep-Oct. John Hume Boardroom
    AN676 Ethnographic Practice Dr Pauline Garvey 5 Thursday 5-7pm Nov-Dec. John Hume Boardroom
    Optional Modules Students may choose from a range including:        
    AN692 Anthropology and Development Dr Chandana Mathur 10 Monday 5-7pm Sep-Dec. IonSem
    AN691 Linguistic Anthropology Dr Steve Coleman 10 Wednesday 5-7pm Sep-Dec. John Hume Boardroom
    GY626 Critical Ecologies Patrick Bresnihan/Geog Dept. 10 Friday 9-11am Sep-Dec. Cartography Lab, Rhetoric House
    GY607 Field School Gerry Kearns/Geog Dept 10 Friday 2-4pm Sep.-Dec. Cartography Lab, Rhetoric House
    MD622 Critical & Creative Media Research Media Studies 10 Tues. 10-12pm Sep-Dec. RH6
    MD624 Irish Media History Media Studies 10 Monday 12-2pm Sep-Dec. Hall D
    PD606 Design Ethnography Patrick Slevin. Design Innovation 5 TBC TBC TBC
    Semester 2 -Compulsory Modules Lecturer Credits Day/Time When Venue
    AN674 Key Concepts in Anthropology III Dr Chandana Mathur 5 TBC Feb-Mar TBC
    AN678 Graduate Seminar in Anthropology Hana Cervinkova/Steve Coleman/Mark Maguire 5 TBC Feb-May TBC
    Optional Modules Students may choose from a range including:        
    AN647 Foundations of Medical Anthropology Dr Jamie Saris 5 TBC TBC TBC
    AN667 Topics in Medical Anthropology Dr Jamie Saris 5 TBC TBC TBC
    AN862 Ethnography Winter School Dr Chandana Mathr 5 TBC TBC TBC
    AN693 Anthropology of Digital Media Dr Pauline Garvey 10 TBC TBC TBC
    KD631D Political Economy of Development International Development 10 TBC TBC TBC
    GY619 Public Engagement Research & Practice Geography Department 10 Contact Geog Dept    
    GY621  Dublin Urban Laboratory Geography Department 10 Contact Geog Dept    
    GY629 Spatial Justice: Geographies of Social & Environmental Change Geography Department 10 Contact Geog Dept    
    MD629 Screen Production: Formats & Genres Media Studies Dept 10 Contact Media    
    MD632 Media Publics: Digital Media, Public Discourse & Politics Media Studies Dept 10 Contact Media    
    PD602 People, Society & Design Prof David Prendergast 5 Contact Design Innovation    
    Semester 3
    June - September
    Lecturer Credits      
    AN634T Thesis Various 30      

    MA Creole

    MA Creole 2020-2 1(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 Professor Hana Cervinkova 5 Tuesday 5-7pm Sep-Oct. John Hume Boardroom
    AN673 Key Concepts in Anthropology II Dr Sreve Coleman 5 Tuesday 5-7pm Nov-Dec. John Hume Boardroom
    AN677 Graduate Seminar in Anthropology Hana Cervinkova/Steve Coleman/Mark Maguire 5 Tuesdays 7-9pm Sep-Dec. John Hume Boardroom
    AN675 Theory in Anthropology Dr Jamie Saris 5 Thursday 5-7pm Sep-Oct. John Hume Boardroom
    AN676 Ethnographic Practice Dr Pauline Garvey 5 Thursday 5-7pm Nov-Dec. John Hume Boardroom
    Optional Modules Lecturer Credits Day/Time When Venue
    AN691 Linguistic Anthropology Dr Steve Coleman 10 Wed. 5-7pm Sep-Dec. John Hume Boardroom
    AN692 Anthropology & Development Dr Chandan Mathur 10 Mon 5-7pm Sep-Dec. Ion Sem
    MD622 Critical & Creative Media Research Media Studies 10 Tues. 10-12pm Sep-Dec. RH6
    MD624 Irish Media History Media Studies 10 Mon.12-2pm Sep-Dec. Hall D
    PD606 Design Ethnography Patrick Slevin, Design Innovation 7.5 TBC Sep-Dec TBC
    Semeseter 2 Compulsory Modules Lecturer Credits Day/Time When Venue
    AN674 Key Concepts in Anthropology III Dr Chandana Mathur 5 TBC TBC TBC
    AN678 Graduate Seminar in Anthropology Hana Cervinkova/Steve Coleman/Mark Maguire 5 TBC TBC TBC
    AN630 Creole Culture Steve Coleman 5      
    Optional Modules Lecturer Credits Day/Time When Venue
    AN647 Foundations of Medical Anthropology Dr Jamie Saris 5 TBC TBC TBC
    AN667 Topics in Medical Anthropology Dr Jamie Saris 5 TBC TBC TBC
    AN862 Ethnography Winter School Dr Chandana Mathur 5 TBC TBC TBC
    AN693 Anthropology of Digital Media Dr Pauline Garvey 10 TBC TBC TBC
    KD631D Political Economy of Development International Development 10 TBC TBC TBC
    GY619 Public Engagement Research & Practice Geography Department 10 TBC TBC TBC
    GY621  Dublin Urban Laboratory Geography Department 10 TBC TBC TBC
    GY629 Spatial Justice: Geographies of Social & Environmental Change Geography Department 10 TBC TBC TBC
    MD629 Screen Production: Formats & Genres Media Studies 10 TBC TBC TBC
    MD632 Media Publics: Digital Media, Public Discourse & Politics Media Studies 10 TBC TBC TBC
    PD602 People, Society & Design Prof. David Prendergast 10 Contact Design Innovation TBC TBC

    MA Creole Year 2

    Compulsory Modules
     

    Compulsory Modules Credits Semester
    AN680 International Creole Intensive Programme 10 1
    AN639 Research Methodology 20 2
    AN634C Thesis 30 Year Long

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