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This module will critically analyse key aspects of Ireland’s past and present within a multi-disciplinary approach. Students will be encouraged to develop their problem-solving skills, creative and critical abilities, and information and communication capacities.
On completion of the module, students should be able to:
1: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Ireland in a cultural, contemporary and historical context;
2: Engage in oral and written discussion and analysis of course material;
3: Express a more nuanced and deeper understanding of Ireland from pre-Christian times to twenty-first century society;
4: Understand and appreciate the complexities of Irish culture, history and society through the ages.
Theme 1: Celts, Vikings and Christians
Theme 2: Language, Music and Art
Theme 3: Famine Emigration, Literature and Sport
Theme 4: Irish language, Film Studies and birth of the Irish Free State
Theme 5: 20th and 21st Century Ireland
(subject to change)
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 15 |
Field Trip/External Visits | 5 |
Specified Learning Activities | 30 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 50 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Participation in Learning Activities: Participation in a Walking Tour of Dublin city centre including an oral presentation on a key cultural site | n/a | Graded | No | 15 |
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Exam (In-person): Final MCQ (Multiple Choice Question) Exam in class in Week 12 | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 50 |
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Quizzes/Short Exercises: Short MCQ quizzes to be completed fortnightly | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 10 |
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Reflective Assignment: Reflective assignments based on thematic module content | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
• Self-assessment activities
Short MCQ quizzes: Online automated feedback Final MCQ: Online automated feedback Learning activities: Individual feedback through Brightspace post-assessment Reflective assignments: Individual feedback through Brightspace post-assessment
Name | Role |
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Ms Fiona Lyons | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Connor McCabe | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Aoife Whelan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |