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Career Paths in Archaeology - Education, Specialization, and Employment Opportunities

Learn about the educational requirements, specialization options, and employment opportunities in archaeology, from undergraduate courses to post-graduate qualifications. Discover how archaeologists can work in the public service or commercial sector, and explore the diverse fields within archaeology, such as underwater and environmental archaeology.

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Career Paths in Archaeology - Education, Specialization, and Employment Opportunities

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  1. A Career in Archaeology Theme 3, Unit 4, Lesson 2

  2. Slide 2 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2 A Career in Archaeology • Archaeology is a graduate profession • The universities provide a broad academic education in archaeology as part of a primary degree- Bachelor of Arts (BA)

  3. Slide 3 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2 Post-Graduate Qualifications • Most students who wish to pursue a career in archaeology do a post-graduate degree- Masters of Arts (MA; MLitt; MPhil) • Some students go on to do a doctorate degree (PhD)

  4. Slide 4 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2

  5. Slide 5 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2 Undergraduate Courses in Archaeology Include • Field trips to archaeological monuments • Field survey projects • Training excavation

  6. Slide 6 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2 How Archaeologists Specialise • A specific period in time • A specific aspect of life in that period • A specific type of monument or artefact

  7. Slide 7 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2 Where do Archaeologists get Employment? • Public Service • National Monuments Service, DAHG • National Museum of Ireland • Local Authorities • Heritage Council • Discovery Programme • National Roads Authority • Academia • Departments of Archaeology • Private Sector

  8. Slide 8 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2 A Career in the Public Service • Jobs for archaeologists in the public service are advertised in the national newspapers • These jobs are filled by competitive interview • Usually only candidates with a degree in archaeology are eligible for these interviews

  9. Slide 9 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2 National Monuments Service • The Archaeological Survey of Ireland • Planning and Licensing Unit • The Underwater Archaeology Unit • Protection of Monuments Unit • Conservation of National Monuments

  10. Slide 10 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2 Irish Antiquities Division • Curation of the Museum’s collection of archaeological artefacts • Cataloguing • Researching • Conserving • Exhibiting

  11. Slide 11 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2

  12. Slide 12 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2 A Career in the Commercial Sector • Most archaeologists working in the private sector have to be eligible for an excavation licence • To become eligible for a licence a candidate must pass an interview with National Monuments Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

  13. Slide 13 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2 Variety in Archaeological Work • Underwater (Maritime Archaeology) • Bogs (Wetland Archaeology) • Geophysical Surveying • Environmental Archaeology

  14. Slide 14 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2 Archaeologists Working Underwater Recording Shipwrecks

  15. Archaeology in Peatland Slide 15 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2

  16. Slide 16 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2 Geophysical Survey Techniques Electrical Resistivity Magnetic Gradiometer

  17. Slide 17 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2

  18. Slide 18 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2

  19. Slide 19 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2

  20. Slide 20 Theme 3, Unit 4, LESSON 2

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