The History programme is designed to provide students with a knowledge and understanding of the past, and the tools with which to pursue that knowledge and understanding. It is aimed at anyone who has an interest in history, and no prior qualification in the discipline is required. What we do expect is that students approach the subject in an inquisitive and critical way, and are prepared to consider the history of Ireland and the world from a variety of perspectives. The syllabus takes in the entire sweep of history, from the fall of the Roman Empire to the present, and  embraces all aspects of human experience. This includes conflict and political change, the lives of individuals and the fortunes of nations and civilisations. It also includes how people lived, how they thought and how they expressed themselves. The study of history, then, overlaps with the study of such subjects as gender, medicine, the media, religion and literature. Students learn through a combination of lectures, seminars and independent study, working with active researchers in the field and interacting with their peers. The objective is not only to learn what happened in the past. It is also about identifying and evaluating historical evidence, and about posing questions and framing answers based their consideration. The History programme, therefore, allows you to deepen your study of history, while teaching skills that are valuable in any career you choose.

1 - Demonstrate a familiarity with of a broad range of historical periods and situations, Irish and international.
2 - Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of selected fields of historical study.
3 - Appreciate continuities and contrasts between diverse historical periods and situations.
4 - Analyse primary source evidence, place it in context and assess its reliability.
5 - Use primary sources in an ethical and effective way, informed by an understanding of how professional historians conduct research, pose questions and frame answers.
6 - Demonstrate an understanding of diverse academic viewpoints and methodologies.
7 - Deliver oral presentations clearly and confidently, and engage constructively in group discussions.
8 - Submit written work which is coherently argued, backed up by evidence, well-presented, and documented in an academic format appropriate to the discipline.
9 - Demonstrate a knowledge of research skills that are fundamental to historical inquiry and more broadly applicable.

This exciting programme offers you an opportunity to study the historical background to the contemporary world as well as examining the link between political systems and political ideas, and exploring some of the main issues in international politics.

You will build on historical analysis to gain an understanding of how political systems operate globally. Refer to the Arts Omnibus page for subject descriptions.

In Stage 1 you will be introduced to models of democracy in political theory, Irish politics, international and comparative politics alongside the context of European history from the Roman to the European empires of the 19th and 20th centuries. Ireland plays an important role within this framework as a colonised country with a deep cultural identity.

In Stage 2 you will be given the opportunity to develop your understanding of Comparative Politics, International Relations and Political Theory. Modules on 20th Century War and Peace and The Irish Experience 1920-2000 provide you with an historical background that enhances your understanding of international politics so that you have the analytical skills o assess the interplay between history, politics and international relations.

After Year 2, you are encouraged to spend a year at another European university through the Erasmus exchange scheme, or through other international exchanges at non-European universities; when you return to UCD and have completed the final year of your degree, you are awarded a BA (International) degree.

The year abroad takes place when you have accumulated at least 110 credits and satisfied any subject prerequisites, adding a fourth year to the BA programme and turning it into a BA International

A wide range of employment opportunities in the public and private sectors is available to graduates of this programme, both in Ireland and abroad. Areas include the print and broadcasting media, the civil service, the diplomatic service, business, administration and research, as well as careers as public representatives and in academic life.

UCD School of History & Archives,
Newman Building,
Belfield,
Dublin 4
Tel: +353 1 716 8371/8375/8376
Email:history@ucd.ie
Web:www.ucd.ie/historyarchives

Students must register to the Stage 2 core module and select four Level 2 option modules.

Students must select two 10-credit Stage 3 option modules and one 5-credit Level 3 option module.

Students must select two 10-credit Stage 4 option modules and one 5 credit Stage 4 option module

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 2 Core Modules
HIS21140	History Today	Autumn	5
Stage 2 Core Modules
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN4OF: Select a minimum of 4 option modules
HIS20460	Islam and Christianity in the Middle Ages	Autumn	5
HIS20950	European Statecraft, Strategy & Culture, c. 1470-c.1770: Personalities & Power	Autumn	5
HIS20960	Living Loving & Dying in 19th Century Ireland	Autumn	5
HIS21320	Sport and the modern world	Autumn	5
HIS20820	Nazi Germany	Spring	5
HIS21120	Northern Ireland, 1920-2010: from partition to Paisley	Spring	5
HIS21170	The Making of the Middle East	Spring	5
HIS21240	Celts, Romans and Vikings: The Formation of Early Ireland	Spring	5
HIS21260	From the Goldmines to Trump: A global history of nativism and anti-immigration since the mid-19th c.	Spring	5
HIS21330	Global Asia	Spring	5
Stage 2 Options - A)MIN4OF: Select a minimum of 4 option modules
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN0OF: This a College of Arts and Humanities module, It is the equivalent of an elective. You can take it instead of taking one of your Stage 2 electives. Please make sure that you have selected the correct number of programme options from the list above. This is not one of your required options.
HUM20010	Career Readiness for Arts	Autumn	5
Stage 2 Options - B)MIN0OF: This a College of Arts and Humanities module, It is the equivalent of an elective. You can take it instead of taking one of your Stage 2 electives. Please make sure that you have selected the correct number of programme options from the list above. This is not one of your required options.
Stage 3 Options - A)2OF: 10 Credit Options
HIS31280	Rise, Fall, Rise of Modern Japan	Autumn	10
HIS31320	The Irish Revolution, 1910-1923	Autumn	10
HIS31500	Past, Present and Future in Medieval England	Autumn	10
HIS31850	Contested Histories in Australia	Autumn	10
HIS32430	Florence 1200 - 1400	Autumn	10
HIS32620	US Pivots To Asia, 1890s-1950s	Autumn	10
HIS32720	Frontiers of Empire	Autumn	10
HIS32730	The Digital Humanities	Autumn	10
HIS32780	The Viking Age	Autumn	10
HIS32860	Jonathan Swift and Ireland	Autumn	10
HIS32950	Weimar Germany	Autumn	10
HIS32970	The 1641 Rebellion	Autumn	10
HIS31900	Roads to Heaven & Hell	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS32710	Manufacturing Truth in the Modern World	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS32850	Settler colonialism	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS31310	Madness and Civilisation	Spring	10
HIS31400	British Atlantic History, 1607-1776	Spring	10
HIS31760	Irish Foreign Policy, 1919-73: A Place Among the Nations	Spring	10
HIS32230	Biography and History	Spring	10
HIS32330	A History of Decadence: Sex, Spectacle and Corruption in Eighteenth-Century Venice	Spring	10
HIS32440	Florence 1400-1530	Spring	10
HIS32480	Anticolonial Thought in the Twentieth Century	Spring	10
HIS32650	Migration Nation: The Irish Migration Experience since 1945	Spring	10
HIS32660	Conservative Political Activism in the United States, 1960-1980	Spring	10
HIS32680	Medieval Myth and History	Spring	10
HIS32770	Life on the Edge: Drugs, Institutions, and Stigma in Ireland since 1960	Spring	10
HIS32800	History from below: Rural life in the middle ages	Spring	10
HIS32870	Spectacle and the modern world	Spring	10
HIS32880	Sexuality and Society	Spring	10
HIS32920	Britain in the Islamic World: Themes of empire, religion, and resistance 1800-1950	Spring	10
HIS32940	Devolution, Dominion, Democracy: Ireland's constitutional history north and south, 1870-2007	Spring	10
HIS32960	Pills, Patents & Policies	Spring	10
Stage 3 Options - A)2OF: 10 Credit Options
Stage 3 Options - B)MIN1OF: 5 Credit Options
HIS32460	Conquering Ireland, 1579-1691	Autumn	5
HIS32900	Questions in History	Autumn	5
HIS32310	Revolutionary Russia, 1905-1921	Spring	5
HIS32380	Genocide & Mass Violence in the Twentieth Century	Spring	5
Stage 3 Options - B)MIN1OF: 5 Credit Options
Stage 4 Options - A)2OF: 10 Credit Options
HIS31280	Rise, Fall, Rise of Modern Japan	Autumn	10
HIS31320	The Irish Revolution, 1910-1923	Autumn	10
HIS31500	Past, Present and Future in Medieval England	Autumn	10
HIS31850	Contested Histories in Australia	Autumn	10
HIS32430	Florence 1200 - 1400	Autumn	10
HIS32620	US Pivots To Asia, 1890s-1950s	Autumn	10
HIS32720	Frontiers of Empire	Autumn	10
HIS32730	The Digital Humanities	Autumn	10
HIS32780	The Viking Age	Autumn	10
HIS32860	Jonathan Swift and Ireland	Autumn	10
HIS32950	Weimar Germany	Autumn	10
HIS32970	The 1641 Rebellion	Autumn	10
HIS31900	Roads to Heaven & Hell	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS32710	Manufacturing Truth in the Modern World	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS32850	Settler colonialism	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS31310	Madness and Civilisation	Spring	10
HIS31400	British Atlantic History, 1607-1776	Spring	10
HIS31760	Irish Foreign Policy, 1919-73: A Place Among the Nations	Spring	10
HIS32230	Biography and History	Spring	10
HIS32330	A History of Decadence: Sex, Spectacle and Corruption in Eighteenth-Century Venice	Spring	10
HIS32440	Florence 1400-1530	Spring	10
HIS32480	Anticolonial Thought in the Twentieth Century	Spring	10
HIS32650	Migration Nation: The Irish Migration Experience since 1945	Spring	10
HIS32660	Conservative Political Activism in the United States, 1960-1980	Spring	10
HIS32680	Medieval Myth and History	Spring	10
HIS32770	Life on the Edge: Drugs, Institutions, and Stigma in Ireland since 1960	Spring	10
HIS32800	History from below: Rural life in the middle ages	Spring	10
HIS32870	Spectacle and the modern world	Spring	10
HIS32880	Sexuality and Society	Spring	10
HIS32920	Britain in the Islamic World: Themes of empire, religion, and resistance 1800-1950	Spring	10
HIS32940	Devolution, Dominion, Democracy: Ireland's constitutional history north and south, 1870-2007	Spring	10
HIS32960	Pills, Patents & Policies	Spring	10
Stage 4 Options - A)2OF: 10 Credit Options
Stage 4 Options - B)MIN1OF: 5 Credit Options
HIS32460	Conquering Ireland, 1579-1691	Autumn	5
HIS32900	Questions in History	Autumn	5
HIS32310	Revolutionary Russia, 1905-1921	Spring	5
HIS32380	Genocide & Mass Violence in the Twentieth Century	Spring	5