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On completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of modern Ireland;
2. Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of Irish history;
3. Assess the key events, themes and milestones of Ireland’s culture and society;
4. Demonstrate familiarity with the historiography of Ireland;
5. Write scholarly assignments appropriate for a Second Year student of History.
1. Celtic Dawn: Introduction to the course
2. Ireland, 1169-1500
3. Re-conquest and Reformation,1500-1691
4. Rebellion & Union, 1700-1801
5. Field Trip: Croke Park Museum
6. Nineteenth Century Ireland: Politicisation and Catastrophe
7. Cultural Awakening and Home Rule
8. Revolutionary Ireland & Partition, 1900-1923
9. Field Trip: A Walking Tour of Dublin in Rebellion, Easter 1916
10. Ireland in the Twentieth-Century
11.Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
12. Field Trip: The Music of Ireland
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 16 |
Field Trip/External Visits | 4 |
Specified Learning Activities | 45 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 45 |
Total | 110 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: See handbook for more details. | Week 8 | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Continuous Assessment: Class participation | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Assignment: 2,000 word essay | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 60 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback on the mid-term Essay Assignment is given in writing on the returned hard-copy. Feedback on the end-of-semester Essay Assignment will be given by appointment in one-to-one meetings.
Name | Role |
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David Nicoll | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Ben Rogers | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |