| CAO CODE: TR003
In each of the first two years students take four survey courses. Half of these are prescribed to ensure that students acquire a systematic knowledge of European and Irish history. The remainder are chosen from a list of about a dozen options, extending from medieval times to the present, covering Irish, European, British and American history.
In the second year, introductory courses are offered in political thought, sociology and the Irish economy.
In the third year, students take three subjects in which topics are studied in detail with particular attention to the original sources as well as to the historical literature. One of the three is studied independently, under the supervision of one of the teaching staff, and may be examined by means of an extended essay rather than by written examination.
The other subjects are taught through lectures, tutorials and coursework and are assessed by examination at the end of the fourth year. In the final year, students take two further taught special subject courses and prepare a dissertation, based on a critical survey of original sources. Courses in medieval archaeology are available in the third and fourth years. |
