Culture and Environment

Overview

The Culture and Environment course from Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology 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 fieldtrips.

The 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.

Studying Culture and Environment programmes in GMIT Mayo Campus will allow you to:

• Acquire key professional skills valued by employers

• Acquire transferrable skills in digital media and communications

• Prepare for a career in the fields of culture, environment and tourism

• Gain employment in the public or private sector

• Become self-employed

• Progress to study at Master’s and Doctoral Level.

Career Opportunities

This programme will prepare you for careers which may include but are not limited to:

• Education Officer

• Teacher

• Environmental Conservation Officer

• Archaeologist

• Museum Curator

• Library and Archives Assistant

• Rural Recreation Office

• Green Schools’ Officer

• Museum Documentation Assistant

• Ecologist

• Tourism Officer

• Historian

• Genealogist

• Folklorist

• Rural and Community Development Officer