Information for

Graduate Research Students of Archaeology

2010-11






School of Geography and Archaeology NUI Galway
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CONTENTS

Introduction and Dates for your Diary pg. 2
Some Important Addresses and Contacts pg. 4
Graduate Facilities & Policies pg. 5
Library pg. 6
Working with Your Supervisor & pg. 9
Role of the Graduate Research Committee
Introductory Courses & Training pg. 11
Graduate Research Presentation pg. 14
Graduate Research & Publicity pg. 20
Graduate Funding Opportunities pg. 21
Teaching Opportunities pg. 23
Progress & Completion Policy pg. 25
Thesis Submission pg. 27
Fieldwork Safety & Ethics pg. 28










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INTRODUCTION
Graduate research opportunities in Archaeology include (1) two-year M.Litt. (2) four-year Established
PhD and (3) four-year Structured PhD. The M.Litt. and Established PhD consist of supervised research
aimed at the production of a written thesis, with optional taught elements provided by staff of
Archaeology. The Structured PhD programme (360 ECTS) consists of a number of taught modules and
a supervised thesis.
(see College of Arts homepage at http://www.nuigalway.ie/faculties_departments/arts/structured.html)

Important: In the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies, graduates wishing to pursue the
research degree of M.Litt may do so for the purposes of a stand-alone award. It is not a progression
route to a PhD degree. Therefore, students registered for the M.Litt research degree have no automatic
transfer opportunity to a PhD programme. However, students on PhD research have the possibility to
exit their programme early with an M.Litt providing that they have satisfied the requirements for that
award.

The information in this booklet applies to graduate students undertaking the established MLitt and PhD
as well as those on the new Four-Year structured PhD programme. Higher Diploma students and
taught MA students intending to continue on into graduate research will also be interested in the
contents of this information guide.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

SEMESTER 1

Oct 12 Graduate Research Reception at 5.30pm Careers Room
Oct 18 Introduction to digital surveying Trimble GPS, Group 1
Oct 19 Introduction to digital surveying Trimble GPS, Group 2
Graduate Symposium I Changing Lifeways 4pm
Oct 20 Introduction to digital surveying Trimble GPS, Fieldwork Group 1a
Oct 21 Introduction to digital surveying Trimble GPS, Fieldwork Group 1b
Oct 22 Introduction to digital surveying Trimble GPS, Group 1
Oct 26 Introduction to digital surveying Trimble GPS, Fieldwork Group 2a
Oct 27 Introduction to digital surveying Trimble GPS, Fieldwork Group 2b
Oct 28 Introduction to digital surveying Trimble GPS, Fieldwork Group 2
Nov 2 Graduate Symposium II Creating Identity 4pm
Guest Lecture Jonathan Bell
Nov 10 Introduction to ArcGIS in Archaeology
Nov 11 Introduction to ArcGIS in Archaeology
Nov 12 Deadline for submission of Grad interview material
Nov 15 Introduction to digital survey Total Station, Groups 1 & 2
Nov 16 Graduate Symposium III Cultural Interfaces 4pm
Introduction to digital survey Total Station, Groups 1 & 2
Introduction to ArcGIS in Archaeology
Nov 17 Introduction to digital survey Total Station, Fieldwork Group 1
Introduction to ArcGIS in Archaeology
Nov 18 Introduction to digital survey Total Station, Fieldwork Group 1



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Nov 19 Introduction to digital survey Total Station, Group 1
Graduate Research Interviews from 9.30am
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Nov 23 Introduction to ArcGIS in Archaeology
Guest Lecture Richard Bradley (to be confirmed)
Nov 24 Introduction to digital survey Total Station, Fieldwork Group 2
Introduction to ArcGIS in Archaeology
Nov 25 Introduction to digital survey Total Station, Fieldwork Group 2
Nov 26 Introduction to digital survey Total Station, Group 2
Nov 30 Graduate Symposium IV Landscape Adaptation 4pm

SEMESTER 2

Jan 18 Graduate Seminar Group 1
Jan 25 Introduction to digital survey Archaeological Geophysics
Feb 1 Graduate Seminar Group 2
Feb 8 Introduction to digital survey Archaeological Geophysics
Feb 9 Introduction to digital survey Archaeological Geophysics
Feb 10 Introduction to digital survey Archaeological Geophysics
Feb 15 Graduate Seminar Group 3
Introduction to digital survey Archaeological Geophysics
Feb 22 Introduction to digital survey Archaeological Geophysics
March 1 Introduction to digital survey Archaeological Geophysics
March 8 Introduction to digital survey Archaeological Geophysics
March 18 Introduction to Adobe Photoshop
March 19 Introduction to Adobe Photoshop
March 20 Introduction to Adobe Photoshop
March 21 Introduction to Adobe Photoshop
March 22 Introduction to Adobe Photoshop



Note that it is planned to run optional graduate research/staff public seminars at Galway City Museum
in the Spring. Date and details to be confirmed.

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Grad students in their 2
nd
and subsequent years of research who intend taking digital surveying on the morning of Nov 19
please notify elizabeth.fitzpatrick@nuigalway.ie to ensure that you Grad interview is scheduled for the afternoon on that day.
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SOME IMPORTANT ADDRESSES AND CONTACTS

Graduate Research Committee for Archaeology: Dr Stefan Bergh, Dr Liz FitzPatrick, Maggie
Ronayne. Contact elizabeth.fitzpatrick@nuigalway.ie (Chair: Semester I) and
stefan.bergh@nuigalway.ie (Chair: Semester II).

Graduate Studies University Webpage
www.nuigalway.ie/graduatestudies/

Graduate Studies University Guidelines Webpage
www.nuigalway.ie/graduatestudies/Current_Students-2/guidelineshtml



Examinations Office
www.nuigalway.ie/exams/

Fees Office
www.nuigalway.ie/student_fees/

Information Solutions and Services
www.nuigalway.ie/cs/

Library
www.library.nuigalway.ie/

Graduate research Admissions Office
www.nuigalway.ie/graduate research/

Research Office
www.nuigalway.ie/our-research/



Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences First Floor, Brooklawn House,
Crampton Avenue (off Shelbourne Road), Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. www.irchss.ie/


The NUI Travelling Studentship Scheme, the Registrar, National University of Ireland, 49 Merrion
Square, Dublin 2 www.nui.ie/awards.

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GRADUATE RESEARCH FACILITIES AND POLICIES

SERVICES AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

There are designated graduate research workspaces in rooms ARC 204 & 205. The workspace
includes a desk, shelf space, wireless web access as well as access to scanning and printing
facilities. Archaeology will provide paper and ink cartridges for printers in these rooms - please
contact the Secretary. A limited number of desktop PCs with web access are also available for
people who not have access to a laptop.
Archaeology will endeavour to provide you with workspace in these rooms though due to
graduate numbers we cannot guarantee this. Graduate students who do not use the assigned
workspace for more than 2 days per week will be allocated an open desk to be shared with other
students.

The desktop PCs in ARC 204 & 205 do not have sufficient high specification to run any advanced
work in ArcGIS. For computer- work demanding higher PC specifications there is a designated
PC available in ARC 205. Any use of this PC has to be booked beforehand on the time chart
available on the notice board in ARC205. Note that this PC is a seriously high spec PC and must
only be used for work that cannot be undertaken on your ordinary machine!

The PC in the Library is only to be used in conjunction with a data projector, to run Powerpoint
based presentation on the screen

All computer related queries should be addressed to Joe Fenwick by email.

There are no photocopying facilities for graduate research students in Archaeology, and you are
asked to avail of the Secretariat, Library and Students Union photocopiers.

The Archaeology library is available for graduate research students at all times. A key to the
library is available in both of the graduate research rooms. Please note that the use of mobile
phones is not permitted in the library.

Do keep your personal work space clean and tidy. By doing so you contribute to a stimulating
research environment. You and your fellow students in your research room have a shared
responsibility to keep the room tidy at all times. Note that the library rules for undergraduate users
also apply to you.

Please note that the use of mobile phones in the research rooms is only permitted if you are on
your own in the room.

There are no tea-coffee facilities in Archaeology. Please refrain from the consumption of food in
the research rooms. There are several cafes on campus.

Fieldwork equipment is provided by Joe Fenwick only at certain times during the week (see
timetable on Joes door, ARC 206).

Students giving seminars can use the teaching collection and teaching files, which are temporarily
located in Angela Gallaghers office.

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ACCESS AND SECURITY

The main door of Archaeology will, during Monday to Friday, be opened by Security at 8am
each morning, and locked at 8pm each evening. The door will be locked every weekend,
from 8pm on Friday to 8am on Monday morning. During evenings and at the weekend you
can gain access to Archaeology by the swipe card provided (see below).

You will be provided with a Security swipe card to access Archaeology outside office hours.
This is a personal card which you will return on completion of your studies.

You will be provided with a key to your research room. As with the swipe card, you will only
be issued with one key and must return this on the completion of your studies.

The key to the library is available in the graduate research rooms. The library must be
locked after use and the key replaced.

To protect personal belongings, it is very important that the last student leaving the
research room always locks the room and close the lower windows. Archaeology has no
responsibility for any theft arising from a failure to lock these rooms.

Only registered graduate students of Archaeology have access to research space,
including the library.

All students must vacate Archaeology on hearing the fire alarm. The fire escape door at the
end of the corridor should only be used in the event of an emergency. Note that the
Assembly Area, in the event of an alarm, is on the opposite side of the road from
Archaeology.

Please switch off your computer and any other electrical appliances at the end of each day.



ARCHAEOLOGY LIBRARY

Advice for Graduate Research and MALA Users
1 The Li brary (Room ARC 202) i n t he Archaeol ogy Dept . i s open t o 2
nd
3
r d
year
post gr aduat e and Vi si t i ng Archaeol ogy st udent s who wi sh t o st udy and consul t t he
col l ect i on.
2 Whi l e l i brar y openi ng hours f or under graduat e and vi si t i ng st udent s i s l i mi t ed t o
dayt i me use, post gr aduat es have open access.
3 A key t o t he l i br ar y may be f ound i n rooms ARC203, ARC204 and ARC205. These keys
may not be removed f r om t he Depar t ment .
4 I n t he case of post gr aduat es, Books, Journal s, Off pri nts and Theses may be si gned
out . Not e: Theses may not be removed f rom t he Depart ment .
5 An i ndex t o t he Of f pr i nt and Book col l ect i on can be f ound on t op of t he map cabi net . I t
may not be removed f r om t he Li br ar y. Lat e addi t i ons can be f ound at t he back of each
i ndex and t hi s sect i on i s not i n al phabet i cal order . Not e: a dat abase f or t he bo ok and
of f pr i nt col l ect i on can be f ound on t he Q Dr i ve ( i nst ruct i ons f or use of same on t op of
map cabi net i n Li brary) .
6. A t ot al of four books can be borr owed f or a maxi mum of one week. They are not to
be kept out f or a l onger peri od wi thout permi ssi on ( I f t hese books ar e requi red f or a
l onger per i od of t i me pl ease use t he Har di man Li brary) .
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7 Books / Of f pri nt s et c. shoul d i f at al l possi bl e be consul t ed i n t he Li brar y or i n t he
post gr aduat e r ooms. .
8 I n t he Postgraduate rooms ( ARC204 and ARC205) and t he MALA r oom ( ARC203) you
wi l l f i nd a shel f marked Departmental Li brary Books . When consul t i ng books f r om
t he l i brar y i n t hese r ooms pl ease l eave t hem each eveni ng on t hat shel f . Do not l eave
t hem on your desk. Thi s way t hey can be easi l y accessed i f r equi red by mysel f or ot her
st af f .
9 Books / Of f pri nt s must be si gned out i n a l egi bl e f ashi on st at i ng: Date borrowed,
Author and t i t l e, borrower s ful l name (not i ni t i al s) , year of course, the date
ret urned.
10 A si gni ng out / i n f ol der f or t he Books / Of f pri nt s - one f or Post gr aduat es and one f or
Under graduat es - can be f ound i n t he l i brary on t op of t he map cabi net ( pl ease ensure
t hat you use the correct fol der) .
11 I f consul t i ng Books / Of fpri nt s and or Maps pl ease ret urn them to the correct shel f
/ drawer.
12 I f you are l ast t o l eave t he depar t ment at ni ght coul d you pl ease check t hat t he Li brary
door and wi ndows are l ocked.

Graduate Students please note Rules of the Library for 2
nd
year, 3
rd
year, and
Visiting Archaeology students taking 2
nd
and 3
rd
year modules
1 The Li brary (Room ARC 202) i n t he Archaeol ogy Dept . i s open t o 2
nd
3
r d
year and
Vi si t i ng Archaeol ogy st udent s who wi sh t o st udy and consul t t he col l ect i on.
2 Li brar y openi ng hours can be f ound on t he Li br ar y door.
3 When usi ng t he l i brary each st udent must si gn i n and si gn out . See book pr ovi ded.
4 Al l Books and Journal s ar e on Desk Reser ve and may not be r emoved f rom t he
Li brar y. Off pri nts onl y may be si gned out .
5 An i ndex t o Of f pri nt s and Books can be f ound on t op of t he map cabi net . I t may not be
r emoved f rom t he Li brar y. Not e, l at e addi t i ons can be f ound at t he back of each i ndex
and t hi s sect i on i s not i n al phabet i cal or der .
6 Two of f pri nt s may be si gned out over two ni ghts or over the weekend. They are not
t o be kept out f or a l onger peri od wi thout permi ssi on.
They must be si gned out i n a l egi bl e f ashi on st at i ng:
Date borrowed.
Author and t i t l e.
Borrower' s f ul l name ( not i ni t i al s) ,
Year of Course.
The dat e returned. ( I f l i brar y i s cl osed pl ease l eave i nt o t he secr et ar y ( ARC 217) or
one of t he post gr ad rooms ( ARC 203 or ARC 204) wi t h your name at t ached.
7 A si gni ng out / i n f ol der f or t he Of f pri nt s (one f or Post gr aduat es and one f or
Under graduat es) can be f ound i n t he l i brar y on t op of t he map cabi net (pl ease ensure
t hat you use t he cor rect f ol der) .
8 Some of f pr i nt s are on Desk Reserve. These may not be removed f r om t he l i brar y.
9 I f at al l possi bl e r et urn of f pr i nt s et c. each morni ng bet ween 10. 00am and 12. 45pm.
Thi s wi l l f aci l i t at e ot her st udent s borrowi ng t hem l at er on t hat day. Of f pri nt s may not be
passed on t o f el l ow st udent s but must be ret urned by t he borr ower.
10 I f consul t i ng Books / Of fpri nt s and or Maps pl ease ret urn them to the correct shel f
/ drawer.
11 The l i brar y wi l l not be open i n t he eveni ngs.
12 Pl ease ensure t hat wi ndows are cl osed when l eavi ng t he Li br ar y


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ATTENTION STUDENTS!!


The following rules apply in the library:

1 Each student must sign in and out every day.

2 There is to be no talking in the library

3 Mobile phones must be turned off before entering the library. No exceptions.

4 Phone calls are to be made outside the Department, not in the corridor.

5 Non-archaeology students may not use the facilities. Anyone inviting friends to use the facilities will be
banned from using the library.

6 Laptop use should be kept to a minimum and turned to silent if possible.

7 As this library is self supervising please return books and offprints to their correct location.

8 Food and drink may not be brought into the library under any circumstances.

Any student who fails to adhere to the above rules will be barred from using these facilities.



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WORKING WITH YOUR SUPERVISOR & THE ROLE OF THE
GRADUATE RESEARCH COMMITTEE - RESPONSIBILITIES

The supervisor, supported by the Graduate Research Committee, is responsible for giving you
direction on your research and the benefit of their experience, helping you shape it from very
general ideas into a compact and focused project that can be completed in two years (MLitt) or 4
years (PhD). The supervisor will ask you to produce thesis outlines, bibliographies, a literature
review, methodologies (including field methods) and chapter proposals. It is important that you
attempt this work yourself rather than over-relying on your supervisor. Your supervisor will amend
your first drafts and show you how to refine your methods and proposals. They will recommend
reading but please note that it is not the supervisors role to produce bibliographies or do fieldwork
for you.

Student and supervisor should agree an appropriate consultation timetable at the start some
students wish to see the supervisor every week or two weeks. At other times e.g. where you are
conducting intensive fieldwork a longer interval may be appropriate.

Where a member of staff is supervising a number of research students, she/he may initiate peer
review on a regular basis. This involves all the students and the supervisor meeting to discuss a
draft chapter or proposal by one of the students. Each student gets a chance to have work
reviewed so you get feedback from peers as well as your supervisor.

Student and supervisor should also agree a suitable and realistic timetable for reading, fieldwork
and writing chapters early on in the first year. Students need to amend this timetable and discuss
again with the supervisor as they encounter delays or other issues arise. Supervisors should be
flexible to allow for unexpected issues arising in the work, illness or family matters that need time.
Apart from unavoidable delays, students should endeavour to stick to the fieldwork and writing
schedule.

Each student is supported by the Graduate Research Committee of Archaeology and, where
relevant to a thesis topic, additional staff members. The Graduate Research Committee is
composed of 3 members of staff who serve on that committee for one year. The committee will
meet with each student at least once a year for a progress review but is also available for other
meetings if the student or supervisor request that. The role of the committee is to assess the
progress of the research, to offer advice and support to students in relation to their research and in
the funding application process. The committee will also assess the need for training and technical
support.

Generally your supervisor should be available to meet with you and consult by phone or email as
long as you give enough notice. Similarly it is important to give plenty of notice when submitting
chapters for comment or editing as your supervisor has many other demands on her/his time.

If there is significant overlap in the work of both supervisor and student, you may wish to consider
making an agreement with your supervisor early on in your work programme as to how you will use
their advice, ideas and published work and how they will refer to your research in their teaching and
writing. If you make an agreement on the use of each others research so that you both get credit
for the work put in, there is less likelihood of problems developing later on. Taking credit for the
work of others (usually students or more junior staff members) is a practice in some academic
areas and it is good to develop a different, more accountable way of working together early on.
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You are encouraged to consult other members of staff on your work but you must inform your
supervisor beforehand that you are doing so and discuss with them the results of that consultation.
Members of staff differ in their approach so you may get different views on your work; this is no bad
thing but it is important to remember that your supervisors direction takes precedence. This
doesnt mean you have to agree with every opinion your supervisor holds but that the general
guidance they give you on how to research, structure of your thesis and timetable is important to
note. Students who consistently fail to take direction from a supervisor will be invited to meet with
the Committee and explain this.

Archaeology is aware that differences in approach may develop between a student and their
supervisor or personality clashes may emerge. In these cases, it is best for both parties to be
honest and seek a solution with the Committee or Head of Discipline, which may include students
being assigned a different supervisor. However, re-assigning will be a last resort and students and
supervisors are both expected to first exhaust every other option in order to continue working
together.



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INTRODUCTORY COURSES & TRAINING
To apply for these courses a new process has been put in place this year.

Graduate students must first consult their supervisors about their training needs. Supervisors
will discuss with their students and the course convenor the training most appropriate to the
students research and fieldwork work plans.
The course timetables are flexible to an extent and may change slightly to accommodate the
maximum number of students. If there is a valid reason why you are unable to attend on any of
the dates below or you have a preferred choice between the fieldwork dates offered, you
should let your supervisor know.
After consultation with all concerned, supervisors will then convey the names of students who
wish to undertake various courses to the relevant course convenors.
Only those graduate students whose names have been forwarded by their supervisors will be
able to undertake the courses. Students are requested, therefore, not to approach
Archaeologys Field Officer or Senior Technician directly about courses, as you will only be
redirected to your supervisor.
In addition, only those students who have undertaken the training courses will be granted
access to the relevant equipment for their fieldwork. An attendance register will be kept on all
courses.
The borrowing of electronic field equipment, student field assistance (where required) or post-
processing of collected field-data using departmental equipment must be scheduled in advance
in the fieldwork schedule plan for 2010-2011. The Equipment and Fieldwork Committee (Joe
Fenwick, Stefan Bergh, Maggie Ronayne) will devise this plan in consultation with students and
staff. The co-ordinator for this process is Dr Stefan Bergh.

SPA 451 Introduction to digital surveying - Trimble GPS
Instructor: Joe Fenwick
This course will introduce students to Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and provide a basic
competence in the use of the handheld Trimble GeoExplorer series GPS and its related software
applications (TerraSync and GPS Pathfinder Office) towards the production of maps in ArcGIS. It is
advised that students taking this course also undertake training to obtain a working knowledge of
ArcGIS. The course will consist of classroom-based tuition, on-campus demonstrations and supervised
survey of an archaeological landscape in the Burren as part of the course assessment. Depending on
numbers and for the purposes of teaching in small groups, this course may be split into two groups
(Groups 1 & 2), and sub-divided again for the purposes of fieldwork (maximum number of student
places is 12).

Group 1 Monday 18 October (Archaeology. ARC208/ Campus)
Group 2 Tuesday 19 October (Archaeology ARC208/ Campus)

Fieldwork Group 1a Wednesday 20 October (Fieldwork in the Burren)
Fieldwork Group 1b Thursday 21 October (Fieldwork in the Burren)
Group 1 Friday morning 22 October (Archaeology ARC208)

Fieldwork Group 2a Tuesday 26 October (Fieldwork in the Burren)
Fieldwork Group 2b Wednesday 27 October (Fieldwork in the Burren)
Group 2 Thursday morning 28 October (Archaeology ARC208)

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This module is also offered in the Structured PhD programme of the College of Arts, Social Science and
Celtic Studies and is open to PhD students from other disciplines. Depending on demand, a further
introductory course to Trimble GPS may be offered at a later date.

SPA 450 Introduction to Digital Surveying - Total Station
Instructor: Joe Fenwick
This course will provide students with a basic competence and practical training in the use of a Total
Station and its related software applications towards the production of topographical maps in ArcGIS. It
is advised that students taking this course also undertake training in order to obtain a working
knowledge of ArcGIS. The course will involve classroom tuition, campus-based demonstrations and
supervised field survey at Rathbrennan conjoined ringfort, Co. Roscommon. Depending on numbers
and for the purposes of teaching in small groups (maximum number of student places is 6), the
fieldwork component of this course may be spilt into two groups (i.e. no more than 3 students per
group).

Groups 1 & 2 Monday 15 November (Archaeology / Campus)
Groups 1 & 2 Tuesday 16 November (unsupervised survey time / Campus)

Fieldwork Group 1 Wednesday 17 November (Rathbrennan)
Thursday 18 November (Rathbrennan)
Friday morning 19 November (Archaeology ARC208)
Fieldwork Group 2 Wednesday 24 November (Rathbrennan)
Thursday 25 November (Rathbrennan)
Friday morning 26 November (Archaeology ARC208)

This module is also offered in the Structured PhD programme of the College of Arts, Social Science and
Celtic Studies and is open to PhD students from other disciplines.

Introduction to Digital Surveying - Archaeological Geophysics
Instructor: Joe Fenwick
The course will be composed of lectures, campus-based practical fieldwork demonstrations (part of the
M.A. in Landscape teaching schedule) and a supervised survey of an archaeological monument
(additional to the M.A. teaching schedule). For reasons of practicality and as the course is intended
only as a basic introduction, there will be an emphasis on those instruments that are available to
Archaeology of Archaeology and the standardised fieldwork procedures developed and successfully
implemented in research projects over the years. This course will be open to a maximum of 6 graduate
research students (in addition to 6 MA students) and classroom tuition will take place in the MA suite
(ARC203).

Part 1
Tuesday January 25 Fieldwork demo on Campus (9.3013.00 hrs)
Tuesday February 8 Fieldwork demo on Campus (9.3013.00 hrs)
Wednesday February 9 Lectures in room ARC203 (14.0016.00 hrs)
Thursday February 10 Lectures in room ARC203 (14.0016.00 hrs)
Tuesday February 15 Fieldwork demo on Campus
Tuesday February 22 Fieldwork demo on Campus / ARC203 (9.3013.00 hrs)
Tuesday March 1 Fieldwork demo on Campus / ARC203 (9.3013.00 hrs)
Tuesday March 8 Fieldwork demo on Campus / ARC203 (9.3013.00 hrs)

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On completion of that part of the course offered within the MA in Landscape Archaeology,, students
should recognise and understand the basic principles behind the standard geophysical techniques used
in archaeological geophysics and where these might be usefully applied, aware of the scope and
limitations of each technique. Graduate research students who have attended and successfully
completed Part 1 may wish to proceed to Part 2, a supervised geophysical survey of a selected
archaeological monument.

Part 2
Research students will get hands-on experience of using geophysical survey instrumentation on an
archaeological monument (site and dates to be announced) and will be introduced to various software
applications (primarily Grad601 and Geoplot V.3) for the purposes of data downloading and preliminary
processing procedures. Final geophysical images will be produced in ArcGIS (Version 8.2), so some
level of knowledge of this software will be necessary. On completing this part of the course
successfully, students will have a basic understanding of the procedures involved in collecting,
processing and producing geophysical images. It is hoped that students will be better equipped to
undertake a critical analysis of geophysical imagery and attempt to interpret geophysical anomalies in
terms of their archaeological potential (i.e. determining potential archaeological features against a
backdrop of spurious, modern or possible natural anomalies). As part of the assessment of Part 2, and
in order to fulfill the geophysical license agreement, a report on the results of the survey will be joint-
written by students (under the supervision of the Field Officer) and submitted to the licensing authority
(Archaeology of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and The National Museum of
Ireland). Depending on student numbers and available drivers, there may be a transportation cost for
Part 2 of this course.

Introduction to ArcGIS in Archaeology
Instructor: Noel McCarthy
This course introduces you to the basics of the GIS software ArcGIS 9.1. The main objective is to
enable you to actively use the RMP data base in a digital map environment. The focus of the course is
on the production of digital maps using the RMP data together with a selection of digital terrain data. A
basic understanding of data retrieval by handheld GPS will also be covered, including download,
exportation, processing and presentation of GPS data in an ArcGis environment.
The course consists of 5 introductory lectures (10/11 2-5pm and 11.11 2-4pm) followed by 9 hours of
instructor led tutorials (16/11 - 2-4pm; 17/11 - 2-4pm; 23/11 2-4pm; 24/11 2-5pm)
6 places are available.
All teaching takes places in the MA suite (ARC 203).


Introduction to Adobe Photoshop
Instructor: Angela Gallagher.
This course introduces you to the basic functionalities of the very powerful and versatile software
package of Adobe Photoshop. The aim of the course is to provide you with the ability to produce,
modify, enhance and edit images to your own requirements. The main objective is to enable you to gain
proficiency in the use of the main tools in Photoshop.
The course is planned to run from 18
th
March to 22
rd
March, and the teaching is structured into a 3 hour
session each day.
The course will be taught in the MA suite (ARC203).



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GRADUATE RESEARCH PRESENTATION
This year a new approach to the presentation of graduate research has been initiated. During Semester
1, graduate researchers in their second and subsequent years of research will present symposia
centred on four themes that the students have identified as common threads in their work. Each theme
will be introduced, followed by 20-min presentations on the theme, concluding with open discussion.
Symposia are held 4-6pm in Archaeology. In Semester II Graduate researchers in their first year of
research will present 20-minute papers on the aim, methodology, sources and theoretical approach of
their research. All graduate research students, MA in Landscape Archaeology students, Higher Diploma
students and staff are encouraged to attend

Graduate Symposia in Archaeology 2010-11


Symposium 1 - Changing Lifeways

TUESDAY 19 OCT 4PM


Lives and times:
recognising
temporality in
Neolithic Ireland

Displacement and
relocation in early
modern Ireland:
transplantation
settlements in
Connacht and Clare

The Megalithic
culture of the
Hynniew Trep
people of Meghalaya
Patronage and
observance: the
Franciscan and
Dominican friaries in the
Connacht lordships of
the Mac William Burkes,
1350-1550
This project
demonstrates the
abundant latent potential
for the archaeological
record to illuminate the
temporality of prehistoric
lives. The focus will be
on the development and
spread of Neolithic
lifeways, with the aim of
unpacking conflated
accounts of prehistoric
social landscapes in
north-west Ireland.

A comparative study of
inter-county and local
transplantation settlements
of Irish families showing
how their residences and
estate lands reflect the way
they negotiated the shifting
social, political and
economic frameworks of
early modern Ireland.
The Hynniew Trep
people, 1.3 million
isolated Austro-Asiatic
speakers in North-East
India, are matrilineal,
clan-based, and
politically organised into
sacral kingdoms. Their
traditional practices
include the erection of
standing-stones
and interment of their
dead in dolmens. This
project examines
how Hynniew Trep
culture relates to
its monumental and
secular landscape.
An exploration of the impact
of the Observant reform on
the architecture of the
Franciscan and Dominican
friaries founded in the
Connacht Burke lordships.
The impact of patronage on
these houses is assessed
and the territorial location of
the friaries and their pastoral
role are considered.
Andrew Whitefield

Eve Campbell Danny Burke Yvonne Mc Dermott



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Symposium 2 Creating Identity

TUESDAY 2 NOV 4PM

Hunting in later medieval
Ireland

Archaeological evidence for
social differentiation in the Irish
medieval town
An examination of glass beads
from early medieval Ireland

This study uses an
interdisciplinary approach to
examine the role of hunting in
later medieval Ireland . The aim
is to understand how hunting
was used in medieval Ireland to
create and maintain identities
and as a form of social and
cultural expression.
A re-evaluation of a quantity of
archaeological evidence, with a focus
on food and dietary-related issues,
from a selection of medieval towns
within Ireland in order to expand
upon existing knowledge of social
differentiation during this period.
This thesis aims to initiate a national
classification of glass beads from
early medieval Ireland, based on
detailed appraisal of the form and
colour, dating and currency of beads
from select excavations and
unprovenanced specimens at the
National Museum of Ireland.
Fiona Beglane

Caitriona Gleeson Mags Mannion




Symposium 3 Cultural Interfaces

TUESDAY 16 NOV 4PM

Urban circuits in Ireland:
1000-1450
An interdisciplinary study of
Castleroche, Co Louth: a
13
th
century frontier Anglo-
Norman castle

A Landscape Study of the
Anglo-Norman Boroughs of
Clonmines, Bannow and Old
Ross, County Wexford
This inquiry aims specifically to
ascertain the suggested social,
economic and defensive roles of
town circuits within the urban
settlement hierarchy and to
determine their influence upon
new and/or existing town
development and evolution from
the period of Viking town
expansion to the formation of
independent city states.
Castleroche castle constructed c.
1236, is set in what was the Anglo-
Norman frontier region, now the
border area of Co. Louth. The aims
are to identify the reasons for its
construction with particular interest in
the defensive attributes, despite
prominent castle experts
underplaying these features and to
understand the significance of the
external borough/military camp.
This project involves detailed
study of landscapes associated
with chartered Anglo-Norman
settlements in southwest county
Wexford. The findings derived
from these Wexford settlements
will be compared and contrasted
with those from other regions of
Ireland and Europe that also
experienced episodes of intensive
colonisation during the high
medieval period.
Matthew Logue Bri Greene Paul Murphy







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Symposium 4 Landscape Adaptation

TUESDAY 30 NOV


Booleying in Achill, Achill Beg and Corraun
Archaeological Watermarks; Settlement,
Economy and Seasonal Flooding in Historical
Ireland
A study of the origin and demise of the Booley or
Transhumance system in Achill civil parish together
with the associated rundale and so-called clachan
settlements.
This research investigates human interaction with the
dynamic nature of seasonal lakes from the early-
medieval to the early-modern period in Ireland. It
addresses four interrelated questions - do the dynamic
properties of seasonal flooding influence settlement
and how is this influence expressed over time; are
flood-lands a significant resource; and how can that
resource be identified in past landscapes?
Theresa McDonald Enda OFlaherty

Queries relating to symposia should be addressed to elizabeth.fitzpatrick@nuigalway.ie (Chair, GRC
Semester I)




















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First-year Graduate Research Seminars

NAME Programme WORKING TITLE SUMMARY
GROUP 1 Tuesday 18 January


Karina Hensel

Structured PhD The Tree of Life in Early Irish Art This research will look
predominantly at the Tree of Life
symbolism as it occurs in Early
Irish Christian art and iconography
from the 5th to the 12th century
AD. It also will incorporate the
ancient pedigree of the motif of the
tree of life in order to observe its
continuity and development during
Christianity.
Brendan Kelly Structured PhD Early Medieval Brooch-pins in
Ireland and Britain

This research is a corpus study of a
type of decorative dress-fastener
known as the brooch-pin. It
includes analysis of the form,
function and date of brooch-pins
through the prisms of classification,
typology, distribution analysis,
chronology and art-historical
pedigree, and iconographical
analysis. It is intended that the
corpus study will help to explain the
development of early medieval
dress-fastners and the decorative
arts in Britain and Ireland.

Gabija Guogyte

M. Litt Oughtmama and its Parish
Landscape

This research investigates the role
of Oughtmama parish church and
its parish landscape in the Burren,
Co. Clare. The aim is to understand
the archaeology of the site in the
context of the development of the
parish and the settlement of the
hinterland.

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GROUP 2 Tuesday 1 February
Richard
Clutterbuck
Established
PhD
The Evolution of Irish Rural
Landscapes, 1650 to 1850

This research aims to identify the
dynamics of cultural landscape
change in rural Ireland from c.
1650 to c. 1850 in three regions:
Burren, Co. Clare, Slieveardagh
Co. Tipperary and the Boyne
Valley, Co. Meath. The objectives
are to investigate how later
historical rural landscapes evolved
and what this says about societal
change during this period.

Seosamh
Bheilbigh
Established
PhD
An Historical Archaeology of
South Conamara in the Later
Eighteenth and Nineteenth
Centuries
The study uses modern world or
historical archaeology to
investigate the lives and work of
tenant farm families and other
sectors of the communities in this
region during the later eighteenth
and nineteenth centuries as well as
their interaction with landlords and
others in authority.

Rolandas Macenas M. Litt Revealing Roscam: a Monastic
Site on Galway Bay
This research investigates the role
of Roscam monastic site on
Galway bay through a study of its
location in the greater landscape. It
specifically asks whether the
position of the site on the bay
influenced its development and its
contacts during the early Christian,
Viking and later medieval period.
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GROUP 3 Tuesday 15 February
Katherine Leonard

Structured PhD A Landscape Study of Ritual
Activity in Later Prehistoric
Ireland

An investigation of the ritual
landscape of later prehistoric
Ireland, concentrated on identifying
repeated patterns of ritual action in
the archaeological record, in order
to determine how distinct ritual
expressions relate to each other
and to their local environment in
the context of a ritualised social
system.

Phyllis Mercer Established
PhD
Ritual Aspects of Irish Portal
Tombs

The overall aim is to increase our
knowledge of the ritual roles of
portal tombs, through a study of the
morphology, contents, landscape
setting and social and cosmological
contexts. An attempt will be made
to identify the particular niche
which these monuments occupied
in Neolithic ritual and belief.

Ros O Maolduin Structured PhD Archaeology of the Edge: fitting
Irelands Coastal Promontory
Enclosures into their Atlantic
Landscape
The form, function, chronology and
cultural background of Irelands
coastal promontory enclosures is
poorly understood, and traditional
interpretations, viewing these sites
as defended Iron Age settlements,
are over simplistic. This project
aims to elucidate the multi-period
and multi-functional roles of these
sites and examine their cultural
connection with other areas within
the Atlantic faade.



Queries relating to seminars should be addressed to stefan.bergh@nuigalway.ie (Chair, GRC
Semester 2)


Public Seminars
Note that it is planned to run optional graduate research/staff public seminars at Galway City Museum
in the Spring. Date and details to be confirmed.
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GRADUATE RESEARCH AND PUBLICITY

Archaeology is very proud of the exciting range of topics and the quality of research in which our
graduate research students are involved. We feel that descriptions of this work should be in the public
domain for several reasons:

Graduate research students can see at a glance the work of colleagues in Archaeology,
facilitating exchange of ideas and drawing out the connections between topics.
Graduate research work at NUI Galway is advertised to the profession of archaeology in
Ireland and internationally, making it easier to see the expertise being developed in
Archaeology.
Graduate research is more accessible to other students and professionals in Archaeology and
other disciplines who may wish to contact students at NUI Galway to exchange information or
invite them to give conference papers.
Potential students (undergraduate and graduate research) can see the thriving research culture
and exciting practical work they would be involved in if they came to NUI Galway.

The main medium for publicising research within Archaeology is on the website of the discipline.

New research students should produce a draft title and 50-word abstract of their thesis topic by
November 2 of their first year. Please also note the type of degree you are studying for and the date of
commencement of your research. Give this to your supervisor and after you have agreed any changes,
email it and a good quality image (jpeg or tiff) that evokes your topic to sandra.getty@nuigalway.ie for
publication on Archaeologys Web Site.

It is intended that the graduate research sections of the Archaeology web site will be updated regularly
so please submit any changes required during the year. Students will be responsible for checking the
information about their work on the web site at the start of each year and re-writing it according to the
development of their research.

Please also consider submitting papers about your research to external publications (ask staff for
appropriate journals you might focus on).

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GRADUATE RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Please note that terms and conditions of these awards are subject to change and that you should
always check the respective websites of the funding agencies for current details.

The College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Celtic Studies Graduate research Scholarships
The College offers up to 20 scholarships to support full-time PhD research within the structured PhD
programmes of the College Scholarships are awarded for periods of one, two, three or four years,
according to the original date of the applicants registration for the PhD degree and based on
satisfactory progress. Each Scholarship provides 15,000 per year (exclusive of fees) over a maximum
period of 4 years. Successful Scholarship applicants whose fees are paid by an external funding body
will receive their stipend net of value of fees. As an example, a Scholarship holder commencing their
programme in 2010/11, whose fees are paid by their County Council, will receive 10,725 per annum (=
15,000 - 4,275 (2009/10 figure) fees, paid by the County Council). To be considered for a
Scholarship the applicant will normally be expected to have a high honours Masters degree (first class
or higher 2nd class) or to be enrolled in a Masters degree programme. Applications will also be
welcome from students who hold, or expect to attain before July 2010, a high honours primary degree
(first class or higher 2nd class) from a recognised institution in a relevant discipline. Preference will be
given to those embarking on the first year of their Ph.D. programme. Application forms and related
documentation are available from April and generally have a closing date in May. Forms and terms and
conditions may be downloaded from http://www.nuigalway.ie/arts/graduate research.html

College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies Research Travel Bursaries
A limited number of bursaries will be on offer to support travel that is relevant to the students PhD
research. All full-time PhD students are eligible to apply. The critical criterion in evaluating all
applications will be that the travel for which the bursary is sought must be shown to be essential to the
applicants doctoral research project. Preference will be given to students according to the following
priority list: Students who currently have no fellowship/scholarship funding and who didnt benefit from a
Travel Bursary prior to 2009; Students who currently have no fellowship/scholarship funding and who
did benefit from a Travel Bursary prior to 2009; Currently fellowship/scholarship -funded students who
didnt benefit from a Travel Bursary prior to 2009; Currently fellowship/scholarship -funded students
who did benefit from a Travel Bursary prior to 2009. The following upper limits will apply to individual
Travel Bursaries: Travel in Ireland: 250; Travel to the United Kingdom and Europe: 1,000; Travel to
North America and other destinations: 2,000. You may submit only one application per year to this
scheme. Closing date for applications is generally in April. See
www.nuigalway.ie/arts/travelbursariesinformationsheet.pdf

College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies Research Write-up Bursaries
This scheme supports students who are near to completing their theses but who are without funding.
The bursaries are tenable for a three-month period and are worth 3,600 each, paid in three
instalments of 1,200 per month. Applications must be received by 4 June 2010. For further
information and conditions, see www.nuigalway.ie/arts/graduate research.html
The Higher Education Authority Government of Ireland Research Scholarships in the Humanities
and Social Sciences are valued at up to 16,000 per annum. They are awarded initially for one year,
but subject to terms and conditions, are renewable for up to two additional years. Fees are also be
covered for the period of the Scholarship. Those who are undertaking taught programmes, or degrees
where a thesis is a minor part of the programme, are not eligible. These scholarships are advertised in
November/December with a closing date in early January.It is important that students intending to apply
for irchss scholarships contact their supervisors early in the first semester in order to discuss proposals
and schedule the application process. See http://www.irchss.ie/
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The NUI Travelling Studentship Scheme generally allocates up to four studentships in the
Humanities and Social Sciences valued at 42,000 (i.e. 14,000 per annum, paid in quarterly
instalments, over three years).NUI Travelling Studentships are tenable for three years. The Travelling
Studentship Scheme, in existence since 1910, has as its main objectives: to encourage the most able
students in the NUI federal system to pursue research; to enable these students to undertake graduate
research research abroad, in the most reputable universities, towards a doctoral degree. While
traditionally it has been the practice that holders of Travelling Studentships registered abroad during
their Travelling Studentships, it is also permissible for the holder of a Travelling Studentship to register
in an NUI institution and complete a doctorate within NUI, where the research programme will involve a
substantial period or periods of research abroad. Candidates applying for Travelling Studentships must
have obtained their primary degree in the National University of Ireland. Application forms are available
from the Registrar, National University of Ireland, 49 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, or may be downloaded
from www.nui.ie/awards. March is generally the deadline for completed applications.



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TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES

Archaeology offers a number of teaching opportunities to graduate research students. Teaching can
give you valuable experience in communicating and presenting ideas, training others and co-ordinating
small groups. Most archaeologists are involved in training others during the course of their careers,
whether in the field, office or classroom. But learning to teach offers many transferable skills whether or
not you teach archaeology after you graduate e.g. presentation skills.

FIRST YEAR SEMINARS

Each year a number of graduate research tutors teach first year undergraduate seminars each week for
7 weeks a semester. There are approximately 4-5 tutor positions available each year (depending on
first year numbers and the continuation of tutors from previous years) and tutors are paid a fixed rate
for each seminar. These seminars constitute a course in their own right (AR117 Approaching the Past)
and focus more on building skills. This places increased responsibility on tutors but also offers a more
in depth teaching experience.

First year tutors have been appointed for 2009-10 and all those expressing a wish to take seminars
next year will be considered. No previous teaching experience is required. Staff who co-ordinate the
seminar programme and with whom you will work to devise and run seminars on a weekly basis,
provide training and guidance. In addition, we may ask first time tutors to attend CELT or College of
Arts teaching skills classes. In the choice of tutors, particular attention is paid to those who show good
skills in communication, and we will also consider other criteria such as whether the student is in receipt
of any other funding. Some tutors are required to teach seminars or lecture courses as a condition of
receiving a scholarship. A student head tutor liaises with and assists academic staff in preparing
materials for seminars and administration.

SMALL GROUP TEACHING

Small group teaching also occurs in second and third year courses. These classes run alongside
course lectures and give the undergraduate students greater opportunity to build skills and engage with
a variety of topics in a more informal and smaller group setting. The format varies but may consist of a
combination of seminars, tutorials and practical classes. Course tutors work with staff to prepare and
run the classes which will be paid at an appropriate rate. All those expressing a wish to undertake such
teaching will be considered though students specialising in the particular focus of the classes will be
preferred.


LECTURES

From time to time academic staff may feel that their undergraduate students would benefit from a
lecture by a research student on their thesis topic or related areas. So you may be invited to give a
lecture or two in the later years of your research. These lectures will be paid at the universitys
standard rate for guest lectures and are very good experience for researchers.

Other students who are in receipt of certain fellowships may be required to deliver a course as a
condition of accepting that funding. We will not normally require the student to deliver this course in
their first year of research.

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Each year academic staff in Archaeology review the curriculum we offer to ensure that NUI Galway
students are getting the most up to date, broadest and most relevant training we can give them in
Archaeology. We may decide that a new course or new section of a course needs to be introduced or
that a course should be changed to keep up with new developments in that field; we increasingly look
to the expertise among our senior research students in developing the range of topics and courses
offered to NUI Galway students.


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PROGRESS &COMPLETION POLICY
RESEARCH GRADUATES (M.LITT / PHD)


This document outlines Archaeologys policy on monitoring progress of M.Litt.and PhD research and
the tenure of M.Litt.and PhD graduate research . You are requested to read this document carefully.

MONITORING PROGRESS

Your supervisor will agree schedules and targets with you for your research, in order to help you
achieve progress. The Graduate Research Committee (GRC) also has a role to play in assisting your
progress The committee will meet with each student at least once a year for a progress review but is
also available for other meetings if the student or supervisor request that. The role of the committee is
to assess the progress of the research, to offer advice and support to students in relation to their
research and in the funding application process. The committee will also assess the need for training
and technical support. In November of the first semester of each academic year graduate research
students in their second and subsequent years of research are interviewed by the GRC. Graduate
students in their first year of research are interviewed in May. An Interview is typically 10-15mins long
and intended to be a support to you. It is an opportunity to talk about your work and any problems or
challenges that it presents. To prepare for the interview you should consider what your central research
questions are, and your principal findings to date. The following material should be submitted by you to
the GRC a week before your interview::

1. a chapter of your work
2. a table of contents
3. a progress report of no more than one A4 page
4. a schedule/timetable for the next year

If no first-year deadlines have been met or no work submitted by the beginning of year 2, the
Committee may consider that you should not proceed to the second year of your thesis and will
recommend accordingly to the Head of Discipline.


M.LITT COMPLETION REGULATIONS

1) M.Litt. students are required to complete their research programme within two years of initial
registration, unless they take an entire year out with no registration. Archaeology must be
satisfied that any suspension of studies will not have an adverse effect on the research
programme.

2) Where an M.Litt. thesis is not submitted by the end of the second year, a three-month
extension can be approved at the discretion of the supervisor.

3) Head of Discipline can approve a further nine-month extension on grounds of serious health or
personal problems.

4) Under no circumstances will the student be allowed to continue M.Litt. studies after three years
of formal registration.

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ESTABLISHED PhD COMPLETION REGULATIONS

1) University policy encourages all students to complete their PhD research within three years of
initial registration (to include years spent as M.Litt. researchers prior to upgrade). Students may
suspend their Ph.D. studies during this period for personal reasons, during which time they will
not be formally registered or supported by Archaeology. Again, Archaeology must be satisfied
that any suspension of studies will not adversely impact on the said research.

2) The supervisor and student will agree a work programme at the beginning of the fourth year of
registered PhD study, which will realistically complete the research within twelve months.

3) The Graduate Research Committee will undertake periodic assessment of PhD progress.
Students who are experiencing problems, or who are not meeting the work timetable, will be
recommended to submit for the M.Litt. degree. They have the option of refusing and continuing
with their doctoral study.

4) The Graduate Research Committee will undertake a second review at the end of the fourth
year of registered PhD study in the event that the student has failed to submit the PhD (or the
M.Litt. thesis if they downgraded) by September of that year. The GRC has the option of
recommending an extension of one year if convinced the work is nearing completion. The Head
of Department may also approve this extension on grounds of serious personal or health
issues. Alternatively, the Committee may require the student to submit for the M.Litt. degree,
which must then be submitted within a period not exceeding twelve months.

5) Under no circumstances will the student be allowed to continue PhD studies after five years of
registration.



STRUCTURED PhD COMPLETION REGULATIONS

The rules for completion of Structured PhD are set by the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic
Studies. Please see http://www.nuigalway.ie/faculties_departments/arts/structured.html)


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THESIS SUBMISSION

Detailed information on the responsibilities of graduate research students in respect of formatting,
submission and examination of M.Litt. and PhD theses at NUI, Galway can be found on
http://www.nuigalway.ie/exams/thesis.html It is very important that you familiarise yourself with these
requirements. It is not the responsibility of your supervisor to take you through these steps. Your
supervisor has other requirements to fulfil on your behalf such as arranging external and internal
examiners and, in respect of PhD examination, setting a date for the viva voce and informing the
College Office.

CAREFULLY READ THE REQUIREMENTS

It is imperative that you read the NUI, Galway requirements for thesis submission otherwise you may
find you have missed the deadline or that your thesis will not be accepted. Theses are submitted to the
Examinations Office on condition that all guidelines are met. Requirements vary according to the type
of thesis submitted. The Examinations Office webpage http://www.nuigalway.ie/exams/thesis.html
offers you guidelines on the following:

1. Submission checklist
2. Submission deadlines
3. Masters submission
4. PhD layout and submission
5. PhD examination entry form
6. PhD examiner information
7. Library Form
8. Conferring



















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FIELDWORK SAFETY AND ETHICS

This refers to fieldwork undertaken by you as a graduate research student, as part requirement for your
research programme. The following guidelines (Ten Golden Rules) are recommended whether you
are undertaking fieldwork in the company of teaching/research staff or not.


Do not carry out fieldwork on your own.
Always try to get assistance from a relative or fellow student.

Do not inspect any site which may place you in danger (e.g. mines, souterrains).

Do not work in dangerous terrain (e.g. cliff tops, mountain areas, lakes, bogs etc.). Consult
Archaeology for appropriate guidelines.

Be aware of your own personal safety at all times.
Be fully alert to any hazards from human activity or any threat to your personal security (e.g.
farm machinery, electrical power lines, slurry pits).

Obtain the landowners permission to access land.
Ascertain whether there are any potential hazards such as bulls, electric fencing.

Inform family members or friends of your fieldwork at all times, giving departure and return
times, and ensure that you always leave a contact number at which you can be reached.

Do not forget the First-Aid kit.

Be equipped for the weather and the terrain.
(Clothing, footwear, food, water, charged mobile phone.)

You are advised to have an anti-tetanus immunisation before starting fieldwork.

Alert Archaeology of any medical condition you might have which may prevent fieldwork.

Always remember that you are working on the cultural heritage of the present day community
of the area, who will have their own perception of and relationship to the monuments and
artifacts you are studying. Respect this relationship and try to act accountably to people even if
you find you have different views on the archaeology.

Reflect on any consequences of your fieldwork for different sectors of the local community
before you initiate it; the best way to do this is to consult with them first. One way to do this is
to arrange to meet with different sectors of the community; you can also obtain the views of
some of those with an interest in archaeology and history through the local
Archaeological/Historical/Heritage Society.

Keep communities informed of your progress throughout your project.

Some students may decide to make their work community-based from the outset and in that
case will need to work according to a range of ethical guidelines. If you did not become familiar
with these as an undergraduate and wish to undertake this sort of work, please make an
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appointment to discuss your research with Maggie Ronayne who can direct you to appropriate
and internationally accepted professional standards.