47 History BA (Hons) (NFQ Level 8)
Choosing History History can be taken as part of a BA Joint Honours degree (DN500), or as a single subject honours degree (DN515). It can also be taken part time (DN501, DN502). Check out the subjects you can study with History by looking at the diagram on page 33. Details of how to apply for these combinations, as part of DN500, are on page 184. DN500 also provides opportunities for those who decide at the end of first year that they wish to pursue a single subject History degree.
Entry Requirements
CAO Code DN500 BA – Joint Honours – full time
Leaving Certificate Passes in six subjects including English, Irish, A third language and three other recognised subjects, of which two must be minimum HC3.
Average 2010 CAO Points 415 Minimum 2010 CAO Points 365
Why is this subject for me? Knowing what happened and why is essential in life. Studying History at UCD provides you with the skills necessary to understand the world we live in. You will benefit from our wide range of expertise and the emphasis placed upon small group seminars and interactive, enjoyable, and varied forms of teaching and learning. It is not essential to have studied History at
Leaving Certificate. Key requirements include a willingness to read extensively and to work on developing strong oral and written communica- tion skills.
What will I study? 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 1691–1891 • 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 • Te Making of ‘new Europe’ • Te Birth of the Modern World: Early Modern Europe • Te Irish Experience • Elective Modules in the histories of Australia, Russia, the United States, Ireland, Medicine, Sexuality and Violence.
Career & Graduate Study Opportunities History graduates can find employment in: A Broadcasting and Journalism
A Business A Civil Service A Education
www.ucd.ie/myucd/arts history@ucd.ie
Eamon de Valera shaking hands with Winston Churchill at 10 Downing Street in 1953. This image is stored in the UCD Archives (de Valera Papers, P150/3051), courtesy of the UCD-OFM Partnership.
A Human Resources A Law A Publishing and Public Relations A Politics A Research
Tey are also eligible to apply for MA pro- grammes in History, which include specialisms in Irish, European, International and Medieval History. Te MA provides a primary pathway to the PhD in History.
International Study Opportunities International study opportunities currently include: A University of Aarhus (Denmark)
A Université Lumière – Lyon-II (France) A Universität Regensburg (Germany) A University of Pisa (Italy) A University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) A Universidad de Deusto (Spain)
KEY FAC T The core function of the Archives component of the School is the curatorship of the University archives and of the significant institutions which predated its foundation, and of those outstanding collections of private papers and institutional collections acquired and preserved to help document the foundation and development of modern Ireland.
Further information +353 1 716 8371/8375/8376
facebook.com/UCDLife Undergraduate Office, UCD School of History & Archives, Newman Building, Belfield, Dublin 4
A-Level/GCSE Entry Requirements Pages 176/177
Average Places 230 Length of Programme 3 Years
Progression Entry Routes (DN500/DN501/DN502) FETAC Entry Route — Yes See
www.ucd.ie/myucd/fetac
IT Transfer Route — None
CAO Code DN501 BA – Joint Honours – part time (day)
Entry Requirements as above.
CAO Code DN502 BA – Joint Honours – part time (evening)
Entry Requirements as above.
CAO Code DN515 Direct Entry
Subject Entry Requirements as above.
Average CAO Points 2010 465 Minimum CAO Points 2010 445
A-Level/GCSE Entry Requirements Pages 176/177
Average Intake 12 Length of Programme 3 Years
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