SECTION 1 – THE MAYNOOTH BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
Anthropology (group 4 subject) CAO Code: MH101 | CAO Points 2021: 338 Minimum entry requirements: For full details about entry requirements see p. 42.
>>Anthropology is the comparative study of human society and culture. By closely observing and analysing different ways of life around the world, from tribal villages to Wall Street offices, anthropologists create new knowledge about human nature and what it means to be human today.
>>You will learn how to research cultural practices and social institutions such as: religion and ritual, kinship and family, economy and the market, politics and government, policing and security, language and performance, science and technology, traditional healing and biomedicine, and much more.
>>You can also study forensic anthropology, which applies skeletal analysis and archaeological techniques to solve criminal cases. Forensic anthropology modules can be of particular interest to students studying Criminology, together with Anthropology modules on crime, policing and security.
>>You will engage in practical, experiential learning, including ethnographic fieldwork projects. >>Anthropology fosters creativity and imagination by helping us to think beyond our own pre-conceived world views. By cultivating better understanding across cultures, anthropologists also confront forms of prejudice, injustice and inequality. Course structure 1st year
2nd year and Final year
BA Bachelor of Arts – Anthropology – >> Compulsory anthropology modules Double Major, Major/Minor or as a Minor >>Continue with 1 of your 1st year subjects as part of a Double Major, >>Either 15 or 30 credits of Anthropology (30 as a Major/Minor or as a Minor credits recommended for Single Major 2nd >>Optional 10 credit Elective in 2nd year pathway) year (see p. 13 for details) >>Up to 3 other subjects including Critical Skills from the 5 groups available (maximum 1 subject per group – see groups table p. 45)
Erasmus/Study Abroad option after 2nd year
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2nd year and Final year
2nd year and Final year
Single Major
>>New transfer option in 2nd year - into the new MH404 Business and Global Cultures degree - for students who have completed the first year of the Bachelor of Arts degree (MH101) taking either 15 or 30 credits of Anthropology and 30 credits of Business.
>>At least 50 credits Anthropology >>Continue with 1 of your 1st year subjects. >>Optional 10 credit Elective in 2nd year (see p. 13 for details) Erasmus/Study Abroad option after 2nd year
For MH101 subject groups table go to p. 45
Possible topics
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1st year
2nd year
Final year
>>Introducing Anthropology >>Understanding Material, Digital and Visual Worlds >>Anthropology Matters >>Magic, Witchcraft and Ritual
You will study different aspects of Anthropology such as: >>Reading Ethnography >>Language, Culture & Mediation >>Medical Anthropology >>Psychological Anthropology >>Ethnographic Research Methods >>Changing Legal Landscapes >>Material Cultures >>Ethnographies of Crime & Policing >>Anthropological Encounters with Sustainability
You will continue to develop your knowledge with options such as: >>Shifting Worlds: Theories and Ethnographies of Global Change >>Power and Ecology: Environmental Anthropology >>Anthropology of Security >>Anthropology of Literature >>Knowledge, Power, Institutions >>Troubling Identities: Race, Gender, & Sexuality >>Crime, Death, & Forensic Anthropology >>Ethnographic Filmmaking & Photography >>User Experience and Service Innovation
