Heritage Society GMIT 2.52

Heritage Society GMIT is based in Galway City, Ireland.

The society's members are students of the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology. It is the official society for students of the Heritage Studies course in GMIT. The goal of the society is to promote knowledge and awareness of Irish, European, and World Heritage to the students of GMIT, as well as the wider population. We aim to achieve this through symposiums, field trips, and other events.

History, Geography, Archaeology, Environment, Folklore, Literature, Art, Tourism, Genealogy, Museum Studies, Traditional Irish Music, Entrepreneurship, Urban & Rural Field Studies, Languages, Independent Research, Computing, these are all elements of the Heritage Studies course in GMIT, elements which are promoted within the Heritage Society.

Traditionally, heritage was concerned with the preservation of ancient monuments and buildings of architectural merit. Nowadays, it also involves the use of the past in the present - in commemorations, museum exhibitions, tourist attractions etc. Heritage includes almost anything that one generation hands down to the next, or anything from the past that people identify with.

Heritage Studies in GMIT the areas of study include:

Built, Cultural, Natural & Digital Heritage
History (Local, National & International)
Geography (Human & Physical)
Archaeology
Tourism
Genealogy
Museum Studies
Field Studies
Folklore
Literature
Planning
Computing & GIS
Communications
Research Methods
Event Management
Entrepreneurship
Languages

Students learn through a combination of lectures, tutorials, active learning, class discussions, film viewings, practical learning in computer and language labs, and online learning.
There is a strong emphasis on off-site teaching, with field trips to heritage sites, museums and interpretative centres.