History

Key programme benefits to future students

The programme provides a valued route to doctoral research, and to careers in education, research, archival and heritage services, to name but a few.



Students who participate in the programme will develop their research skills but also deepen their knowledge of substantive and theoretical areas of historical study, guided by faculty with expertise in early modern and modern Irish, European, and international history.



An elective Public History Internship will afford students an opportunity to gain placement experience in partner museums, libraries, and archives.



Key Fact:

As part of the programme of study, students can engage in a public history internship module. Students on the programme can get hands-on experience of the cultural heritage sector and develop their professional network whilst completing their MA programme.

Autumn Modules

• Concepts and Methods

• Historical Research in Practice I (attendance at research seminars)



Optional Modules

Art and power in the age of the Tudors and Stuarts | Graduate Seminar in Irish Cultural History | Linking Families to Communities | University and Society in Medieval and Early Modern Europe | The Evolution of the Irish Town, 1609-1960 | Beginners’ ecclesiastical Latin



Spring Modules

• History Research Seminar

• Historical Research in Practice II (attendance at research seminars)

• Directed Reading in History (an aid to research under the direction of dissertation supervisor)



Optional Modules

Public History Internship | People on the move: studying migration | The Long War in Ireland, 1968-98



Summer Modules

• Dissertation

A primary degree in which history is a constituent subject, awarded with first or second-class honours (Level 8 - Quality & Qualifications Ireland). Applicants who do not meet those criteria but who have equivalent academic qualifications may be considered.



Entry procedure: Such applicants may be invited for interview and will be asked to bring examples of their written historical work with them and copies of relevant academic transcripts.



What to Include with your Application

Qualification transcripts and/or certificates (including certified English translations if applicable)

A copy of your birth certificate or passport

Personal statement

If your qualifications have been obtained in a country where English is an official language this will suffice



If this is not available, the following additional documents must be provided:

• English translation of your qualification(s)/transcripts

AND

• English language competency certificate

1 year full-time, on-campus.

Autumn

Graduate careers

The programme will provide an attractive opportunity for graduates considering a career - whether in higher education, teaching in secondary or primary level, the heritage, archival or library sectors - that requires or benefits from postgraduate research experience in history.