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.

Module ID	Module Title	Trimester	Credits
Stage 3 Options - A)2OF: Students must complete two modules from the following list, one in each semester.
HIS31250	Old Germany	Autumn	10
HIS31320	The Irish Revolution, 1910-1923	Autumn	10
HIS31440	Ireland in the 1960s	Autumn	10
HIS31500	Past, Present and Future in Medieval England	Autumn	10
HIS31860	Slavery and the New World	Autumn	10
HIS32350	Alcohol, Drugs & Society	Autumn	10
HIS32440	Florence 1400-1530	Autumn	10
HIS32690	Revolution and War in Twentieth-Century Vietnam	Autumn	10
HIS32730	The Digital Humanities	Autumn	10
HIS32860	Jilted Lovers, Giants, Yahoos and Cannibals: Jonathan Swift's Ireland, 1685-1745	Autumn	10
HIS32880	Sexuality and Society	Autumn	10
HIS32950	Weimar Germany	Autumn	10
HIS32970	The 1641 Rebellion	Autumn	10
HIS32980	Britain's War Northern Ireland	Autumn	10
HIS33010	Global History before AD 1000	Autumn	10
HIS33160	Sixteenth-Century France	Autumn	10
HIS33170	Environmental history of Asia	Autumn	10
HIS31700	Origins of the First World War	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS32620	International Relations in the Asia Pacific, 1890s-1950s	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS32710	Manufacturing Truth in the Modern World	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS31280	Rise, Fall, Rise of Modern Japan	Spring	10
HIS31310	Madness and Civilisation	Spring	10
HIS31400	British Atlantic History, 1607-1776	Spring	10
HIS31510	Religion & Society in Independent Ireland, 1922-1968	Spring	10
HIS31760	Irish Foreign Policy, 1919-73: A Place Among the Nations	Spring	10
HIS31900	Roads to Heaven & Hell	Spring	10
HIS31960	Satan in the Middle Ages	Spring	10
HIS32330	A History of Decadence: Sex, Spectacle and Corruption in Eighteenth-Century Venice	Spring	10
HIS32540	Women, War and Irish Society 1914-1923	Spring	10
HIS32720	Frontiers of Empire	Spring	10
HIS32940	Devolution, Dominion, Democracy: Ireland's constitutional history north and south, 1870-2007	Spring	10
HIS32990	1942: The World at War	Spring	10
HIS33000	Political Violence in Ireland	Spring	10
HIS33030	Women and Ethical Action in the First Millennium CE	Spring	10
HIS33070	Russia at War	Spring	10
HIS33090	African American and Native American Citizenship, 1780-1950	Spring	10
HIS33100	The United States and the Vietnam War	Spring	10
HIS33120	Women in Early Modern Ireland	Spring	10
HIS33130	The Scottish Financial Revolution in Context, 1688-1750	Spring	10
Stage 3 Options - A)2OF: Students must complete two modules from the following list, one in each semester.
Stage 3 Options - C)MIN2OF: Students should take 2 x 5 credit modules, one each trimester
HIS32380	Genocide & Mass Violence in the Twentieth Century	Autumn	5
HIS32900	Questions in History	Autumn	5
HIS32310	Revolutionary Russia, 1905-1921	Spring	5
HIS32460	Conquering Ireland, 1579-1691	Spring	5
Stage 3 Options - C)MIN2OF: Students should take 2 x 5 credit modules, one each trimester
Stage 4 Options - A)2OF: Students must complete two modules from the following list, one in each semester.
HIS31250	Old Germany	Autumn	10
HIS31320	The Irish Revolution, 1910-1923	Autumn	10
HIS31440	Ireland in the 1960s	Autumn	10
HIS31500	Past, Present and Future in Medieval England	Autumn	10
HIS31860	Slavery and the New World	Autumn	10
HIS32350	Alcohol, Drugs & Society	Autumn	10
HIS32440	Florence 1400-1530	Autumn	10
HIS32690	Revolution and War in Twentieth-Century Vietnam	Autumn	10
HIS32730	The Digital Humanities	Autumn	10
HIS32860	Jilted Lovers, Giants, Yahoos and Cannibals: Jonathan Swift's Ireland, 1685-1745	Autumn	10
HIS32880	Sexuality and Society	Autumn	10
HIS32950	Weimar Germany	Autumn	10
HIS32970	The 1641 Rebellion	Autumn	10
HIS32980	Britain's War Northern Ireland	Autumn	10
HIS33010	Global History before AD 1000	Autumn	10
HIS33160	Sixteenth-Century France	Autumn	10
HIS33170	Environmental history of Asia	Autumn	10
HIS31700	Origins of the First World War	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS32620	International Relations in the Asia Pacific, 1890s-1950s	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS32710	Manufacturing Truth in the Modern World	Autumn and Spring (separate)	10
HIS31280	Rise, Fall, Rise of Modern Japan	Spring	10
HIS31310	Madness and Civilisation	Spring	10
HIS31400	British Atlantic History, 1607-1776	Spring	10
HIS31510	Religion & Society in Independent Ireland, 1922-1968	Spring	10
HIS31760	Irish Foreign Policy, 1919-73: A Place Among the Nations	Spring	10
HIS31900	Roads to Heaven & Hell	Spring	10
HIS31960	Satan in the Middle Ages	Spring	10
HIS32330	A History of Decadence: Sex, Spectacle and Corruption in Eighteenth-Century Venice	Spring	10
HIS32540	Women, War and Irish Society 1914-1923	Spring	10
HIS32720	Frontiers of Empire	Spring	10
HIS32940	Devolution, Dominion, Democracy: Ireland's constitutional history north and south, 1870-2007	Spring	10
HIS32990	1942: The World at War	Spring	10
HIS33000	Political Violence in Ireland	Spring	10
HIS33030	Women and Ethical Action in the First Millennium CE	Spring	10
HIS33070	Russia at War	Spring	10
HIS33090	African American and Native American Citizenship, 1780-1950	Spring	10
HIS33100	The United States and the Vietnam War	Spring	10
HIS33120	Women in Early Modern Ireland	Spring	10
HIS33130	The Scottish Financial Revolution in Context, 1688-1750	Spring	10
Stage 4 Options - A)2OF: Students must complete two modules from the following list, one in each semester.
Stage 4 Options - C)MIN2OF: Students should take 2 x 5 credit modules, one each trimester
HIS32380	Genocide & Mass Violence in the Twentieth Century	Autumn	5
HIS32900	Questions in History	Autumn	5
HIS32310	Revolutionary Russia, 1905-1921	Spring	5
HIS32460	Conquering Ireland, 1579-1691	Spring	5
Stage 4 Options - C)MIN2OF: Students should take 2 x 5 credit modules, one each trimester

		Award		GPA
Programme	Module Weightings	Rule Description	Description
BHACS023	Stage 3 - 70.00% Stage 2 - 30.00%	Standard Honours Award	First Class Honours	3.68	4.20
			Second Class Honours, Grade 1	3.08	3.67
			Second Class Honours, Grade 2	2.48	3.07
			Pass	2.00	2.47