History and Geography

Bachelor of Arts

Course Details

CAO Code	AU591
Level	7
Duration	3 Years
CAO Points	211 (2024)
Method of Delivery	On-campus
Campus Locations	Mayo
Mode of Delivery	Full Time

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Course Overview

This qualification provides graduates with vital skills for the job market in the cultural, environmental and tourism sectors. It provides students with a detailed knowledge of our culture (including history, archaeology, folklore and literature) and environment (including geology, ecology and the natural environment). It provides them with knowledge and skill required to work in tourism enterprises. The cultural industries and the green economy are key growth sectors in Ireland and internationally.

You will learn in many different ways in the classroom, in our customised lab and through field-trips.

Our students are actively involved in the Green Campus initiative and contributed to the Mayo Campus being the first IT campus in Ireland to be awarded the Green Flag. We were also the first third level college in Ireland to be awarded the Green Flag for biodiversity.

Students undertake a range of fieldtrips in Mayo and around Ireland. There are also optional study trips abroad. In the past, our students have travelled to cities including:

Rome
Berlin
Florence
London
Edinburgh

Progression

Upon successfully completing Year 3, Level 7 students can then apply internally for Year 4 Level 8.

ATU Level 8 qualifications are recognised worldwide for postgraduate entry. Graduates have progressed to postgraduate study at masters and doctoral level in areas including history, archaeology, rural development, architectural conservation, arts management and GIS.

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Undergraduate Prospectus

Entry Requirements

Leaving Certificate Entry Requirement	5 subjects at O6/H7 English or Irish at O6/H7 Maths at O6/H7 or Foundation Maths at F2
QQI/FET Major Award Required	Any
Additional QQI/FET Requirements	None

Advanced Entry

Applications are welcome for entry to stage 2 of a programme at ATU, following completion of a cognate QQI FET Level 6 Major award.

Transfers into years two, three or four are also welcome from those who have completed learning in a cognate area in another Higher-Level Institute (HEI).

Apply for Year 2, 3 or 4

Advanced Entry Information

Fees

Total Fees EU: €3000

This annual student contribution charge is subject to change by Government. Additional tuition fees may apply. Click on the link below for more information on fees, grants and scholarships.

Total Fees Non-EU: €12000

Subject to approval by ATU Governing Body (March 2025).

Further information on fees

Careers

ATU’s Outdoor Education programmes meet the demand for professionals in outdoor education centres, forest schools, nature kindergartens, adventure therapy, environmental education, eco-tourism, and outdoor recreation and resource management.

There are endless employment opportunities within educational and environmental organisations, social services, sporting governing bodies, Sports Partnerships, Coillte, National Parks, and youth services as facilitators, development officers and managers. Forest schools, green exercise, and nature therapy are significant areas for growth. Graduates are often employed in the areas of Rural Development, Countryside Recreation, Trail Design and Eco/Rural tourism.

Graduates have also embarked on careers as entrepreneurs joined uniformed services and completed a wide range of postgraduate programmes. Graduates will find employment as facilitators, youth development officers, outdoor instructors, coaches, managers and field studies officers, as well as in the following fields:

• Nature Conservation and Environmental Education
• Youth and social services
• Sports coaching, guiding and instruction
• Outdoor activity managers
• Sports Partnerships and NGBs for Sport
• Countryside Recreation Management
• Rural Development and Trail Design
• Eco tourism
• Nature Therapy and green/blue exercise
• Wellbeing and personal development
• Expedition Planning
• Teaching and Education
• Research