heritage studies topics?

seanhowley

hello i am thinking about doing heritage studies in GMIT and just wondering what kind of topics would you study, would you study 1916 rising and WW2 and other topics you would have done in school, any advice would be helpful, thanks.

lollygmit1

simply the answer is yes. these topics are the foundation of ireland so they must be studied by all students. the basic leaving cert syllabus will provide you with the foundation of modern history from 1850-2005. this varies depending on weather you do history in galway or castlebar/

DeepSleeper

Heritage Studies isn't just about history - there is a lot more too...

http://www.gmit.ie/humanities/level-7-programmes/ba-heritage-studies.html

lollygmit1

i totally agree with you. the advice i would give to anyone wanting to study heritage is not just in areas of history or geography. there are elements of physics, chemistry, geography, biology and many other subjects that are too vast to go into. there are 3 main areas of study cultural, oral and written heritage, physical and scientific heritage and alot of literature

MayoArsehole

Do the Galway course, Paul Gosling a great lecturer, just don't expect to find a job after it :-)

Reader1937

Is there more than one course available or is there a choice of venue?

MayoArsehole

Galway or Castlebar different courses and venues.

Reader1937

Thank you Mayo. Clears it up slightly. What does each course lean towards? I can only imagine there is a branch for each venue, but the online prospectus does not appear to be clear on that. I am currently in Sligo IT ploughing through Applied Archaeology but know someone who might be interested in Galway/Castlebar.
Across the board I feel that some of the information being taught in 3rd level should be targeted towards 1st and 2nd level education through the basic history courses. If the information there was clear from the start, heritage and archaeology would hold fewer surprises and have a broader base of interest. On some basic level people should know their own heritage, and feel it is important to do so.
No need to reply Mayo, just saw the posts in the GMIT series of threads.

MayoArsehole

Reader1937 wrote: »

Thank you Mayo. Clears it up slightly. What does each course lean towards? I can only imagine there is a branch for each venue, but the online prospectus does not appear to be clear on that. I am currently in Sligo IT ploughing through Applied Archaeology but know someone who might be interested in Galway/Castlebar.
Across the board I feel that some of the information being taught in 3rd level should be targeted towards 1st and 2nd level education through the basic history courses. If the information there was clear from the start, heritage and archaeology would hold fewer surprises and have a broader base of interest. On some basic level people should know their own heritage, and feel it is important to do so.
No need to reply Mayo, just saw the posts in the GMIT series of threads.

I believe the Castlebar course is more centred on Geography from what I've read on here, while the Galway course is centred around History and Archaeology, Paul Gosling being a fine Archaeology lecturer and brilliant guy.

Aelfric

If I were to advise anyone thinking of getting into Archaeology/Heritage studies these days, I'd say look for something with GIS modules (very important) and also Built Heritage Conservation/Architectural Heritage. Don't rule out Sligo IT

MayoArsehole

Aelfric wrote: »

If I were to advise anyone thinking of getting into Archaeology/Heritage studies these days, I'd say look for something with GIS modules (very important) and also Built Heritage Conservation/Architectural Heritage. Don't rule out Sligo IT

Advice worth taking for sure