Anthropology Timetables
Please find the timetable for your programme below.
Maynooth University Department of Anthropology
ToggleFirst Year Undergraduate
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Semester 1 |
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| Credits | Day/Time | Venue | |
| COMPULSORY MODULE | |||
| AN151 Introduction to Anthropology 1 (Dr Ela Drazkiewicz) |
7.5 | Thurs. 10-12pm | TH1 |
| OPTIONAL MODULE | |||
| AN155 The Anthropology of Performance (Dr Steve Coleman) |
7.5 | Thurs 1pm & Fri 2pm |
Hall B AX2 |
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Semester 2 |
Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY MODULE | |||
| AN152 Introduction to Anthropology 2 (Dr Thomas Strong) |
7.5 | Thurs. 10-12pm | IONTH |
| OPTIONAL MODULE | |||
| AN156 The Anthropology of Zombies & Aliens (Dr Jamie Saris) |
7.5 | Thurs 1pm & Fri 2pm |
Hall H IONSEM |
Second Year Undergraduate
| Semester 1 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY AN221 History, Theory and Practice (Dr Jamie Saris) |
5 | Wed 4-6pm | JHL7 |
| OPTIONAL MODULES | |||
| AN222 Linguistic Anthropology (Dr Steve Coleman) |
5 | Tues 4-6pm | Hall J |
| AN229 Medical Anthropology (Dr Thomas Strong) |
5 | Wed 1-3pm | CB6 |
| AN232 Economic Anthropology (Dr Ela Drazkiewicz) |
5 | Thurs 3-5pm | CB1 |
| AN230 Area Studies I: North America (Dr Chandana Mathur) |
5 | Fri 9-10am & Fri 11-12pm |
Hall H CB7 |
| Semester 2 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY AN227 Research and Writing (Prof David Prendergast) |
5 | Thurs 3-5pm | JHL3 |
| OPTIONAL MODULES | |||
| AN234 Anthropology Approaches to Poverty & Development (Dr Chandana Mathur) |
5 | Mon 3-5pm | CB7 |
| AN231A Area Studies II: Africa (Dr Abdullahi El-Tom) |
5 | Tues 9-11am | SLT |
| AN237 Legal Anthropology (Dr Anne Fitzgerald) |
10 | Wed 4-6pm | PCT Physics Chemistry Theatre |
| AN228 Material Culture (Dr Pauline Garvey) |
5 | Fri 9-10am & Fri 11-12pm |
Hall H JHL2 |
Third Year Undergraduate
| Semester 1 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY AN301 Contemporary Theory & Ethnography I (Dr Pauline Garvey) |
5 | Wed 4-6pm | JHL4 |
| OPTIONAL MODULES | |||
| AN302 Sp. Topics 1 (Saints, Scholars and Social Scientists) (Frank Szabo) |
5 | Mon 3-4pm & Fri 9-10am |
Rye Hall |
| AN315 Anthropology, Creativity & Innovation (Dr Peter Robbins) |
5 | Tues 4-6pm | CB3 |
| AN338 Anthropology & the Environment (Dr Chandana Mathur) |
5 | Tues 11-1pm | SLT |
| AN307 Thesis Draft (Dr Thomas Strong) |
5 | Fri 11-12pm | CB6 |
| AN309 Globalisation (Dr Abdullahi ElTom) |
5 | Fri 12-2pm | CB6 |
| Semester 2 | Credits | Day/Time | Venue |
| COMPULSORY AN304 Contemporary Theory & Ethnography II (Dr Ela Drazkiewicz) |
5 | Wed 4-6pm | Hall F |
| OPTIONAL MODULES | |||
| AN318 Thesis II (All Staff) |
10 | ||
| AN337 Consuming Digital Media (Dr Pauline Garvey) |
5 | Mon 12-2pm | SLT |
| AN339 Troubling Identities: Activism & Anthropology Today (Dr Thomas Strong) |
5 | Mon 3-4pm & Fri 11-12pm |
CB6 Hall F |
| AN305 Sp. Topics 2 (Clutter, Chaos & Cosmology) (Tara McAssey) |
5 | Tues 11-12pm & Fri 9-10am |
PH SE011 |
| AN336 Semiotic Anthropology (Dr Steve Coleman) |
5 | Tues 4-6pm | SLT |
| AN314 Famine (Dr Abdullahi ElTom) |
5 | Thurs 4-6pm | SLT |
| KD304 The Media, Advocacy & Development (Kevin McPartland) |
5 | Thurs 11-12 am & Fri 3-4pm |
Hall H JHL6 |
PG Cert in Anthropology
PG Cert in Anthropology students take 40 credits:
AN651 Social Thought
AN652 Social Thought
AN653 Writing Cultures
+ 10 credits in optional modules (see full Timetable on MA Anthropology tab for options).
PG Cert in Anthropology & Development
PG Cert in Anthropology & Development students take 40 credits:
AN651 Social Thought
AN652 Social Thought
AN653 Writing Cultures
AN649 Foundations of Anthropology & Development
+ 1 other 5 credit module (see full Timetable on MA Dev tab for options).
MA Anthropology
| Semester 1 - Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN651 Social Thought | Dr Jamie Saris | 10 | Thurs 9-12pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN653 Writing Cultures | Tara McAssey | 10 | Thurs. 1-3pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| Optional Modules | Students may choose from a range including: | ||||
| AN646 Foundations of Linguistic Anthropology | Dr Steve Coleman | 5 | Tues. 2-4pm | Sep-Dec | T2, John Hume Bldg |
| AN647 Foundations of Medical Anthropology | Dr Jamie Saris | 5 | Fri. 3-5pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN648 Foundations of Material Culture & Design | Pauline Garvey | 5 | Fri. 1-3pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN649 Foundations of Anthropology & Development | Dr Chandana Mathur | 5 | Tues. 4-6pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| GY602A Research Methods in Geography | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog. | ||
| GY627 Places, Landscapes, Mappings | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog. | ||
| MD622 Critical & Creative Media Research | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| MD624 Irish Media History | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| MD630 Creative Interactive Computing | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| MD631 Writing for Screen Media | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| PD606 Design Ethnography | Patrick Slevin | 7.5 | Contact Design Innovation | ||
| Semester 2 - Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN652 Key Concepts in Anthropology | Dr Chandana Mathur | 10 | Fri 1-3pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| Optional Modules | Students may choose from a range including: | ||||
| AN862 Ethnography Winter School | Dr Thomas Strong | 5 | January 2019 | 28 Jan - 1 Feb | John Hume Boardroom |
| AN630 Creole Culture | Visiting Staff | 5 | Nov 2018 | Semester 1 only | |
| AN666 Topics in Linguistic Anthropology | Dr Steve Coleman | 5 | Tues 2-4pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN667 Topics in Medical Anthropology | Dr Jamie Saris | 5 | Fri 3-5pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN668 Topics in Culture & Design | Dr Pauline Garvey | 5 | Thurs 11-1pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN669 Topics in Anthropology & Development | Dr Chandana Mathur | 5 | Fri 10-12pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| GY619 Public Engagement Research & Practice | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog Dept | ||
| GY625 Spaces of Algorithmic Governance | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog Dept | ||
| MD626 Media Archives | Media Studies 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
| Semester 1 - Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN651 Social Thought | Dr Jamie Saris | 10 | Thurs 9-12pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN653 Writing Cultures | Tara McAssey | 10 | Thurs. 1-3pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN649 Foundations of Anthropology & Development | Dr Chandana Mathur | 5 | Tues 4-6pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| Optional Modules | Students may choose from a range including: | ||||
| AN646 Foundations of Linguistic Anthropology | Dr Steve Coleman | 5 | Tues. 2-4pm | Sep-Dec | T2, John Hume Bldg |
| AN647 Foundations of Medical Anthropology | Dr Jamie Saris | 5 | Fri. 3-5pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN648 Foundations of Material Culture & Design | Dr Pauline Garvey | 5 | Fri. 1-3pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| PD606 Design Ethnography | Patrick Slevin | 5 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| GY627 Places, Landscapes, Mappings | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog. | ||
| MD622 Critical & Creative Media Research | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| MD624 Irish Media History | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| MD630 Creative Interactive Computing | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media |
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| MD631 Writing for Screen Media | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| PD606 Design Ethnography | Patrick Slevin | 7.5 | Contact Design Innovation | ||
| Semester 2 -Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN652 Key Concepts in Anthropology | Dr Chandana Mathur | 10 | Fri. 1-3pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN669 Topics in Anthropology & Development | Dr Chandana Mathur | 5 | Fri 10-12pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| Optional Modules | Students may choose from a range including: | ||||
| AN862 Ethnography Winter School | Dr Thomas Strong | 5 | Jan 2019 | 28 Jan - 1 Feb | John Hume Boardroom |
| AN630 Creole Culture | Visiting Staff | 5 | Nov 2018 | Semester 1 only | TBC |
| AN666 Topics in Linguistic Anthropology | Dr Steve Coleman | 5 | Tues 2-4pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN667 Topics in Medical Anthropology | Dr Jamie Saris | 5 | Fri 3-5pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN668 Topics in Culture & Design | Dr Pauline Garvey | 5 | Thurs 11-1pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| GY619 Public Engagement Research & Practice | Dr Sinead Kelly | 10 | Contact Geog Dept | ||
| GY625 Spaces of Algorithmic Governance | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog Dept | ||
| MD626 Media Archives | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| 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
| Semester 1 - Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN651 Social Thought | Dr Jamie Saris | 10 | Thurs. 9-12pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN653 Writing Cultures | Tara McAssey | 10 | Thurs. 1-3pm | Thurs. 1-3pm | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN630 | Visiting Staff | 5 | Nov 2018 | Semester 1 only | TBC |
| Optional Modules | Students may choose from a range including: | ||||
| AN646 Foundations of Linguistic Anthropology | Dr Steve Coleman | 5 | Tues. 2-4pm | Sep-Dec | T2, John Hume Bldg |
| AN647 Foundations of Medical Anthropology | Dr Jamie Saris | 5 | Fri. 3-5pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN648 Foundations of Material Culture & Design | Dr Pauline Garvey | 5 | Fri. 1-3pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN649 Foundations of Anthropology & Development | Dr Chandana Mathur | 5 | Tues 4-6pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| PD606 Design Ethnography | Patrick Slevin | 5 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| GY627 Places, Landscapes, Mappings | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog. | ||
| MD622 Critical & Creative Media Research | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| MD624 Irish Media History | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| MD630 Creative Interactive Computing | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| MD631 Writing for Screen Media | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| Semester 2 -Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN652 Key Concepts in Anthropology | Dr Chandana Mathur | 10 | Fri. 1-3pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| Optional Modules | Students may choose from a range including: | ||||
| AN862 Ethnography Winter School | Dr Thomas Strong | 5 | Jan 2019 | 28 Jan - 1 Feb | John Hume Boardroom |
| AN666 Topics in Linguistic Anthropology | Dr Steve Coleman | 5 | Tues 2-4pm | Feb-May | Anthro Seminar Room |
| AN667 Topics in Medical Anthropology | Dr Jamie Saris | 5 | Fri 3-5pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN668 Topics in Culture & Design | Dr Pauline Garvey | 5 | Thurs 11-1pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN669 Topics in Anthropology & Development | Dr Chandana Mathur | 5 | Fri 10-12pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| GY619 Public Engagement Research & Practice | Dr Sinead Kelly | 10 | Contact Geog Dept | ||
| GY625 Spaces of Algorithmic Governance | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog Dept | ||
| MD626 Media Archives |
Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| 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 |
MA Linguistic Anthropology
MA in Linguistic Anthropology Timetable 2018-19 (MHC60)
30 credits to be taken per Semester
For full list of available optional modules please see MA Anthropology timetable
| Semester 1 - Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN651 Social Thought | Dr Jamie Saris |
10 | Thurs. 9-12pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN653 Writing Cultures | Tara McAssey | 10 | Thurs. 1-3pm | Thurs. 1-3pm | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN646 Foundations of Linguistic Anthropology | Dr Steve Coleman | 5 | Tues. 2-4pm | Sep-Dec | T2, John Hume Bldg |
| Optional Modules | Students may choose from a range including: | ||||
| AN647 Foundations of Medical Anthroplogy | Dr Jamie Saris | 5 | Fri 3-5pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN648 Foundations of Material Culture & Design | Dr Pauline Garvey | 5 | Fri 1-3pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN649 Foundations of Anthropology & Development | Dr Chandana Mathur | 5 | Tues 4-6pm | Sep-Dec | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| PD606 Design Ethnography | Patrick Slevin | 5 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
| GY627 Places, Landscapes, Mappings | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog. | ||
| MD622 Critical & Creative Media Research | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| MD624 Irish Media History | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| MD630 Creative Interactive Computing | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| MD631 Writing for Screen Media | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| Semester 2 - Compulsory Modules | Lecturer | Credits | Day/Time | When | Venue |
| AN652 Key Concepts in Anthropology | Dr Chandana Mathur | 10 | Fri 1-3pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN666 Topics in Linguistic Anthropology | Dr Steve Coleman | 5 | Tues 2-4pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| Optional Modules | Students may choose from a range including: | ||||
| AN862 Ethnography Winter school | Dr Thomas Strong | 5 | Jan 2019 | 28 Jan - 1 Feb | John Hume Boardroom |
| AN630 Creole Culture | Visiting Staff | 5 | Nov 2018 | Semester 1 only | TBC |
| AN667 Topics in Medical Anthropology | Dr Jamie Saris | 5 | Fri 3-5pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN668 Topics in Material Culture & Design | Dr Pauline Garvey | 5 | Thurs 11-1pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| AN669 Topics in Anthropology & Development | Dr Chandana Mathur | 5 | Fri 10-12pm | Feb-May | Anthro. Seminar Room |
| GY619 Public Engagement Research & Practice | Dr Sinead Kelly | 10 | Contact Geog Dept | ||
| GY625 Spaces of Algorithmic Governance | Geography Dept | 10 | Contact Geog Dept | ||
| MD626 Media Archives | Media Studies Dept | 10 | Contact Media | ||
| 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 | ||