Irish & Global Conflict History

Key programme benefits to future students

This master’s degree is designed to help students acquire knowledge of substantive areas of modern Irish and international conflict history.



You will develop an understanding of the different ways that historians have approached the study of war and peace, and the theoretical issues which arise within the field.



You will learn about the wide range of primary sources available for advanced historical research, and acquire the ability to use archival findings to construct their own arguments and interpretations.

Autumn Modules

• The Global Cold War

• Concepts and Methods

• Exploring Legacies of Conflict

• Historical Research and Practice I



Spring Modules

• MA History Research Seminar

• The Irish Conflict, 1948-1998

• Directed Reading I

• Historical Research in Practice II



Summer Modules

• Dissertation

A primary degree in which history is a constituent subject, awarded with first or second-class honours (Level 8 - National Qualifications Authority of Ireland). Applicants who do not meet those criteria but who have equivalent academic qualifications may be considered. Applicants may be invited for interview. Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of either prior successful completion of a degree qualification taught through the medium of English or evidence of English language qualification(s).



What to Include with your Application

Qualification transcripts and certificates

A copy of your birth certificate/passport (showing your legal name)

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

This masters programme will provide an attractive opportunity for graduates considering a career—whether in higher education, teaching in secondary or primary level, archival or library sectors, foreign affairs or international organizations—that requires or benefits from postgraduate research experience in conflict history.