Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the module, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and critical understanding of the history of Ireland, including key themes such as conquest, religion, land transfer, political change and rebellion, between c.450 and 2000.
2. Evaluate the political, cultural, social, and religious developments in the history of Ireland, and their legacy for modern Ireland.
3. Demonstrate the ability to formulate and achieve a piece of critical and reflective historical writing, using independent research and critical analysis.
4. Examine and critically analyse/evaluate primary sources in their historical contexts, understanding their strengths, limitations, and value.
5. Engage in independent and group work in seminars, developing confidence and skills through debating issues, communicating and discussing complex concepts.
6. Analyse and evaluate the contributions made by scholars to historiographical debates.
7. Engage in critical reflection on their own learning and performance, taking increased ownership of this process.
Indicative Module Content:
Week 1 Early Christian Ireland: History and culture
Week 2 Medieval Ireland: The arrival of the Vikings
Week 3 Late Medieval Ireland: The arrival of the Anglo-Normans
Week 4 ‘The Incomplete conquest’: Ireland in the sixteenth century
Week 5 The devastation of war: Ireland in the seventeenth century
Week 6 Peace and the Protestant Ascendancy: Eighteenth-century Ireland
Week 7 Catholic emancipation and the Great Famine
Week 8 READING WEEK
Week 9 Emigration and land: Social and demographic change in nineteenth-century Ireland
Week 10 The Great War and the Irish War of Independence
Week 11 Ireland during the independence years and the Second World War
Week 12 Contemporary Ireland: The 1950s to the present day