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Programme profile
Knowing what happened and why is essential in life. Studying History at UCD provides you with the analytical, oral and written skills necessary to understand the world we live in. You will develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the past and be able to assess the present and prepare for the future.
History can also be taken as a Joint Honours Degree
Programme content
First year focuses on broad historical surveys and core skills such as critical analysis, oral presentation and writing. Second and third year deepen these skills and offer greater choice, including over 40 optional modules.
First Year: Rome to Renaissance; Modern Europe 1500-2000; Contested Island: Ireland 1691-1900; Revolution, Reaction & Revision: Ireland in the 20th Century
Second Year: American History; War and Peace; Islam & Christianity; Land, Religion, and Identity: Ireland 1534-1691; Elective Modules in the histories of the Middle and Far East, Europe, Australia, Ireland, Medicine, the Family, Sport and International Relations.
Third Year: Celtic Ireland; The Making of 'new Europe'; The Birth of the Modern World: Early Modern Europe; The Irish Experience; Elective Modules in the histories of Australia, Russia, the United States, Ireland, Medicine, Sexuality and Violence
Entry Requirements
Students must present six subjects of which two must be at grade C or above at Advanced GCE (A-Level. Others must be at least at grade C or above on GCSE or Advanced Subsidiary GCE (AS) papers. The six subjects above must include:English, Mathematics and a language other than English.
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03 November
01 May
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