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BA History

Undergraduate (Level 8 NFQ , Credits 240 )

History is the pursuit of how we got here and the stories that we tell ourselves to explain the past. Working from ordinary to extraordinary, local to global, fact to fiction, you’ll develop critical thinking, argument and analysis skills that lie at the heart of careers in media, government, culture and education.


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Description ENTRY Duration Application Opening Date APPURL
BA History(HSS3) Entry in
Sep 2024
Full Time - 4 Year(s) Apply From -
Oct 2023
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You will study Irish, European, and Global History from the Middle Ages to the present. You will engage with different aspects of History – political, cultural, social, and economic. You will explore questions and problems, and develop your critical thinking skills and your ability to express your ideas and arguments.

By studying History as a Single Major Subject, you will study the courses listed by year as per the below. In addition, you will undertake intensive training on archives, research methods, and historiography, across the four years. Single Major History students also have the opportunity to apply for an internship in third year. In fourth year, you will write a dissertation and design your own research programme, under close supervision.

First Year

Students can choose from a broad range of modules including:

  • Rome to Renaissance
  • The United States from 1776
  • Radicals & Revolutionaries in Global History
  • Ireland’s English Centuries
  • Modern Europe 1500-2000
  • Modern Ireland 1800-2000
  • Ireland’s English Centuries
  • The Making of Modern Ireland, 1800-2000.

In first year, you also will take Creating History, where you study in a small group with a historian, to develop essential critical research and analytical skills.

Second Year

In second year, you begin to specialise in the areas of History that you are most interested in, focussing on particular countries, themes, and periods. Modules include: Islam & Christianity in the Middle Ages, Nazi Germany, The French Revolution, Northern Ireland: 1920-2010, Early Modern Europe: 1450-1800, China: Since 1600.

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Third Year

You deepen your historical interests through our small-group specialised research-based courses. In weekly two-hour seminars, you will engage in primary source research, deliver class presentations and write your own research project. You also have the option of studying abroad.

Assessment

Assessment is a mix of coursework, essays, learning journals, exams and presentations. In the final year, research papers make up the core of assessment.

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