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Duration:
4 Years
Attendance:
Full Time
Delivery:
On Campus
NFQ Level:
8 (240 credits)
Level:
Undergraduate
Award:
Bachelor of Arts
Next Intake:
September
General Entry Requirements (A-Level)

DDD

General Entry Requirements (IB)

24

CAO Points 2025

462

Typical Class Size
Leaving Cert Subject Entry Requirements

O6/H7 in English, Irish, a third language and three other recognised subjects.

Country Specific Entry Requirements:
Visit the UCD Global Undergraduate Entry Requirements webpage.
Other School Leaving Requirements:
See www.ucd.ie/admissions
Curricular information is subject to change.

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History is the pursuit of how we got here and the stories that we tell ourselves to explain the past. We explore histories of race, class, gender, migration, capital, medicine, violence, religion and environment within the dynamics of an ever-changing world. Working from ordinary to extraordinary, local to global, fact to fiction you will develop critical thinking, argument and analysis skills that lie at the heart of careers in media, government, culture and education.

About This Course

History is the pursuit of how we got here and the stories that we tell ourselves to explain the past. We explore histories of race, class, gender, migration, capital, medicine, violence, religion and environment within the dynamics of an ever-changing world. Working from ordinary to extraordinary, local to global, fact to fiction, you will develop critical thinking, argument and analysis skills that lie at the heart of careers in media, government, culture and education.

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.

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 Ireland 1800- 2000 • Modern Europe 1500-2000 In first year, students on the Joint-Honours degree also take the Creating History module, 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, focusing on particular countries, themes, and periods. Modules include: History Today • Islam & Christianity • Nazi Germany • A History of Anti-Immigration • The Irish at War, 1914-1998 • Global Asia

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. Modules include: Genocide & Mass Violence • Central Asia, Tsars to Stalin • Modern Japan · Slavery & the New World • The Irish Revolution • Manufacturing Truth • Biography & History • Madness & Civilisation • Sexuality and society in the Middle Ages.

Students can study at partner institutions across Europe, North America, and Australia. We recommend that students take the opportunity when studying abroad to develop their language skills.

History prepares students for a wide range of careers including journalism, business, law, the civil service, diplomacy, NGOs, social media, and teaching.

You can continue to study History at Postgraduate or PhD level, or use your History degree to progress to a wide range of prestigious postgraduate conversion courses.

Below is a list of all modules offered for this degree in the current academic year. Click on the module to discover what you will learn in the module, how you will learn and assessment feedback profile amongst other information.

Incoming Stage 1 undergraduates can usually select an Elective in the Spring Trimester. Most continuing undergraduate students can select up to two Elective modules (10 Credits) per stage. There is also the possibility to take up to 10 extra Elective credits.

Module Type Module   Trimester Credits
Stage 1 Core Modules
 HIS10070 The Making of Modern Europe: 1500-2000 Autumn  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 HIS10080 Rome to Renaissance Autumn  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 HIS10310 Ireland's English Centuries Autumn  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 HIS10500 Global Environmental History Autumn  10
Stage 1 Core Modules
 HIS10320 The Making of Modern Ireland, 1800-2000 Spring  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 HIS10440 Histories of the United States during the Twentieth Century Spring  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 HIS10450 Radicals and Revolutionaries Spring  5
Stage 1 Core Modules
 HIS10480 Decoding atrocity Spring  10
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Option Modules:
Choose one module from the list below.

It is recommended that students spread their credit workload evenly between autumn (trimester 1) and spring (trimester 2), taking 30 credits in each trimester. Students may choose an additional Spring trimester option module in ptace of an elective.
 DSCY10120 Contagion & Control Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Option Modules:
Choose one module from the list below.

It is recommended that students spread their credit workload evenly between autumn (trimester 1) and spring (trimester 2), taking 30 credits in each trimester. Students may choose an additional Spring trimester option module in ptace of an elective.
 GRC10170 Lost Cities of the Ancient World Autumn  5
Stage 1 Options - A) Min 1 of:
Option Modules:
Choose one module from the list below.

It is recommended that students spread their credit workload evenly between autumn (trimester 1) and spring (trimester 2), taking 30 credits in each trimester. Students may choose an additional Spring trimester option module in ptace of an elective.
 DSCY10050 War: Ancient and modern Autumn and Spring (separate)  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 HIS21140 History Today Autumn  5
Stage 2 Core Modules
 HIS33180 Migrants and migration in modern global history Autumn  10
Stage 2 Core Modules
 HIS21300 Marathon Spring  10
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 5 of:
Option Modules:
Select 5 option modules from the list below.
All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
Students may take additional option modules in place of electives.
 HIS20670 The French Revolution Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 5 of:
Option Modules:
Select 5 option modules from the list below.
All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
Students may take additional option modules in place of electives.
 HIS21120 Northern Ireland, 1920-2010: from partition to Paisley Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 5 of:
Option Modules:
Select 5 option modules from the list below.
All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
Students may take additional option modules in place of electives.
 HIS21180 Landscapes Remade: People and Place in Ireland, 1500-1800 Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 5 of:
Option Modules:
Select 5 option modules from the list below.
All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
Students may take additional option modules in place of electives.
 HIS21240 Celts, Romans and Vikings: The Formation of Early Ireland Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 5 of:
Option Modules:
Select 5 option modules from the list below.
All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
Students may take additional option modules in place of electives.
 HIS21260 From the Goldmines to Trump: A global history of nativism and anti-immigration since the mid-19th c. Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 5 of:
Option Modules:
Select 5 option modules from the list below.
All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
Students may take additional option modules in place of electives.
 HIS21320 Sport and the modern world Autumn  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 5 of:
Option Modules:
Select 5 option modules from the list below.
All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
Students may take additional option modules in place of electives.
 HIS20460 Islam and Christianity in the Middle Ages Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 5 of:
Option Modules:
Select 5 option modules from the list below.
All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
Students may take additional option modules in place of electives.
 HIS20820 Nazi Germany Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 5 of:
Option Modules:
Select 5 option modules from the list below.
All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
Students may take additional option modules in place of electives.
 HIS20950 European Statecraft, Strategy & Culture, c. 1470-c.1770: Personalities & Power Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 5 of:
Option Modules:
Select 5 option modules from the list below.
All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
Students may take additional option modules in place of electives.
 HIS21330 Global Asia Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 5 of:
Option Modules:
Select 5 option modules from the list below.
All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
Students may take additional option modules in place of electives.
 HIS21340 The Irish at War, 1914-1998 Spring  5
Stage 2 Options - A) Min 5 of:
Option Modules:
Select 5 option modules from the list below.
All students are strongly advised to balance their workload evenly across both trimesters. This means you should pick 30 credits in autumn (Trimester 1) and 30 credits in spring (Trimester 2)
Students may take additional option modules in place of electives.
 HIS21360 History from the Margins: Race, Class, and Identity in Modern Global History Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS31280 Rise, Fall, Rise of Modern Japan Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS31400 British Atlantic History, 1607-1776 Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS31700 Origins of the First World War Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS32690 Revolution and War in Twentieth-Century Vietnam Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS32710 Manufacturing Truth in the Modern World Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS32730 The Digital Humanities Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS32750 Blitz to Brexit: Themes in Contemporary British History Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS32880 Sexuality and Society Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS32950 Weimar Germany Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS32970 The 1641 Rebellion Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS33100 The United States and the Vietnam War Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS33110 Queer History in Practice: A Global Methodology Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS33240 Rurality in modern Middle East Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS33270 Energy, capitalism and conflict: generating power and turmoil in a warming world, 1800s-2020s Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS33280 Food and Nutritional Health in History Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS33290 From Barter to Bitcoin: The History of Money in Europe and the West, c. 600 BCE – Present Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS33300 The United States and the Middle East 1800s to 2008 Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS33310 The Global Cold War 1945-1991 Autumn  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS31900 Roads to Heaven & Hell Autumn and Spring (separate)  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS33010 Global History before AD 1000 Autumn and Spring (separate)  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS31250 Old Germany Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS31500 Past, Present and Future in Medieval England Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS31510 Catholic state?: Religion, secularism, and the development of Independent Ireland, 1922-1968 Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS31760 Irish Foreign Policy, 1919-73: A Place Among the Nations Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS31840 The First World War: cultures and consequences Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS31860 Slavery and the New World Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS32330 A History of Decadence: Sex, Spectacle and Corruption in Eighteenth-Century Venice Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS32440 Florence 1400-1530 Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS32540 Women, War and Irish Society 1914-1923 Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS32620 International Relations in the Asia Pacific, 1890s-1950s Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS32660 Rise of the Right in the US since 1945 Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS32940 Devolution, Dominion, Democracy: Ireland's constitutional history north and south, 1870-2007 Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS32980 Britain's War Northern Ireland Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS33030 Women and Ethical Action in the First Millennium CE Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS33170 Capitalism, colonialism and climate change: Historical perspectives Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS33220 The Penal Laws Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS33230 The Health Raj: Medicine and Society in British India, 1750-1900 Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS33320 Centering the Peripheries: A History of the Borderlands of the Russian Empire, 1861-1922 Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS33330 Nation, Interdependence, and Empire: Europe 1870-1882 Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - A) Min 2 of:
10 Credit Options:
Select a minimum of four 10 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, should select two 10 credit modules from this list:
HIS33340 The Horse in Modern Global History 1800s-1950s Spring  10
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 1 of:
5 Credit Options:
Select two 5 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, must select one of these modules. A second module may be chosen in place of of an elective, if desired.
HIS32460 Conquering Ireland, 1579-1691 Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 1 of:
5 Credit Options:
Select two 5 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, must select one of these modules. A second module may be chosen in place of of an elective, if desired.
HIS32900 Questions in History Autumn  5
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 1 of:
5 Credit Options:
Select two 5 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, must select one of these modules. A second module may be chosen in place of of an elective, if desired.
HIS32310 Revolutionary Russia, 1905-1921 Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - B) Min 1 of:
5 Credit Options:
Select two 5 credit modules from the list below. Students who take up an internship or a trimester long exchange, and are in UCD for one trimester only, must select one of these modules. A second module may be chosen in place of of an elective, if desired.
HIS32380 Genocide & Mass Violence in the Twentieth Century Spring  5
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 0 of:
Internship Option:
Students who have been offered a College sourced internship, or self-sourced their own internship with approval from the Programme Board should register to the internship module in the appropriate trimester.
HUM30020 Internship-Autumn (Humanities) Autumn  30
Stage 3 Options - C) Min 0 of:
Internship Option:
Students who have been offered a College sourced internship, or self-sourced their own internship with approval from the Programme Board should register to the internship module in the appropriate trimester.
HUM30030 Internship- Spring (Humanities) Spring  30
Stage 4 Core Modules
 HIS32890 SSH Dissertation 2 Trimester duration (Aut-Spr)  20
Stage 4 Core Modules
 HIS30550 Research Skills Seminar Autumn  5
Stage 4 Core Modules
 HIS31040 Conference Spring  5
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS31280 Rise, Fall, Rise of Modern Japan Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS31400 British Atlantic History, 1607-1776 Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS31700 Origins of the First World War Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS32690 Revolution and War in Twentieth-Century Vietnam Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS32710 Manufacturing Truth in the Modern World Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS32730 The Digital Humanities Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS32750 Blitz to Brexit: Themes in Contemporary British History Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS32880 Sexuality and Society Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS32950 Weimar Germany Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS32970 The 1641 Rebellion Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS33100 The United States and the Vietnam War Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS33110 Queer History in Practice: A Global Methodology Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS33240 Rurality in modern Middle East Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS33270 Energy, capitalism and conflict: generating power and turmoil in a warming world, 1800s-2020s Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS33280 Food and Nutritional Health in History Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS33290 From Barter to Bitcoin: The History of Money in Europe and the West, c. 600 BCE – Present Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS33300 The United States and the Middle East 1800s to 2008 Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS33310 The Global Cold War 1945-1991 Autumn  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS31900 Roads to Heaven & Hell Autumn and Spring (separate)  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS33010 Global History before AD 1000 Autumn and Spring (separate)  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS31250 Old Germany Spring  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS31500 Past, Present and Future in Medieval England Spring  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS31510 Catholic state?: Religion, secularism, and the development of Independent Ireland, 1922-1968 Spring  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS31760 Irish Foreign Policy, 1919-73: A Place Among the Nations Spring  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
10-Credit Options:
Select two 10-credit modules from the list below.
HIS31840 The First World War: cultures and consequences Spring  10
Stage 4 Options - A)2 of:
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HIS31860 Slavery and the New World Spring  10
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HIS32330 A History of Decadence: Sex, Spectacle and Corruption in Eighteenth-Century Venice Spring  10
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HIS32440 Florence 1400-1530 Spring  10
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HIS32540 Women, War and Irish Society 1914-1923 Spring  10
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HIS32620 International Relations in the Asia Pacific, 1890s-1950s Spring  10
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HIS32660 Rise of the Right in the US since 1945 Spring  10
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HIS32940 Devolution, Dominion, Democracy: Ireland's constitutional history north and south, 1870-2007 Spring  10
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HIS32980 Britain's War Northern Ireland Spring  10
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HIS33030 Women and Ethical Action in the First Millennium CE Spring  10
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HIS33170 Capitalism, colonialism and climate change: Historical perspectives Spring  10
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HIS33220 The Penal Laws Spring  10
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HIS33230 The Health Raj: Medicine and Society in British India, 1750-1900 Spring  10
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HIS33320 Centering the Peripheries: A History of the Borderlands of the Russian Empire, 1861-1922 Spring  10
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HIS33330 Nation, Interdependence, and Empire: Europe 1870-1882 Spring  10
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HIS33340 The Horse in Modern Global History 1800s-1950s Spring  10
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HIS32460 Conquering Ireland, 1579-1691 Autumn  5
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HIS32310 Revolutionary Russia, 1905-1921 Spring  5
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HIS32380 Genocide & Mass Violence in the Twentieth Century Spring  5

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By joining the UCD College of Arts and Humanities you will be part of a vibrant community of students and faculty who are committed to creating a more sustainable, just and equitable future. Our courses are designed to equip students with the best education in their chosen arts and humanities subjects. Our research and teaching and learning connect with many of the SDGs, most notably:

  • SDG 4: Quality Education -Promotes inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all.

  • SDG 5: Gender Equality - Advances gender equality by addressing social norms, histories, and cultural practices that contribute to gender disparities.

  • SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities - Encourages understanding and action against social, economic, and political inequalities.

  • SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities - Enhances cultural understanding and heritage preservation, fostering sustainable communities.

  • SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions - Promotes peace, justice, and strong institutions through critical inquiry into human rights, ethics, and governance.

  • SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals - Encourages global partnerships and collaboration by fostering international understanding and dialogue.

Our programmes equip students with critical thinking, empathy, and cultural awareness, essential for addressing complex global challenges.

The reason I chose to study History at UCD was because of the university’s diversity. UCD is Ireland’s global university with the largest student body, which is something the School of History really reflects. You can study such a wide variety of historical topics so it never feels intimidating or overwhelming and there is always someone to help you and look out for you. Studying History has encouraged me to pursue my interest in different historical periods. This course has inspired me to be more curious about the world we live in and to search for global connections.

Lilly Schroyen, Student

“I was fortunate enough to study in the UCD School of History throughout the course of my undergraduate and graduate degrees. As someone from a small town that lacked a world history course, studying overseas was the opportunity of a lifetime. Academically, it’s like tiptoeing from a shallow puddle to a plunge into the sea. There is an extraordinary number of resources with which to challenge yourself and UCD’s School of History gives you the tools to effectively analyse and critique all sources. Better yet, you are never alone in your pursuits, as the faculty”

Samantha Haywood, Student

Non-EU Undergraduate Fee information can be found here.

UCD offers a number of competitive undergraduate scholarships for full-time, self-funding international students, holding an offer of a place on a UCD undergraduate degree programme. For information on Undergraduate Scholarships, please see the UCD International Scholarships webpage.

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