History

Year 1

General introduction to the job of the historian and the methods s/he uses which will inform the rest of the course.
Study, based on archaeological evidence, of pre-Christian and early Christian Ireland and one ancient civilisation under these headings: houses, food, family life, work, art, crafts, tools and burial customs.
Study, based on buildings, settlements and other material sources, of medieval society, specifically: city, manor, castle, monastery and parish
Study, based on visual sources and biography, of Renaissance art, architecture, printing and learning in various countries across Europe

General introduction to the job of the historian and the methods s/he uses which will inform the rest of the course
Change in European view of the world (15th/16th c.)
Exploration by sea – causes and consequences
Religious change (16th c.): Activities of reformers – causes and consequences
Changes in land ownership in Ireland (16th/17th c.): Ulster and Munster Plantations – causes and consequences
Political change (late 18th /early 19th c.): Revolutionary movements in Ireland – causes and consequences
Social change (19th c.): Industrial England and rural Ireland – contrasting living and working conditions in the first half of the 19th century
The Great Famine is the area of special study

General introduction to the job of the historian and the methods s/he uses which will inform the rest of the course
Studies of political developments in Ireland in the 20th century which helped to shape contemporary Ireland
Analysis of social change in Ireland from c.1900 to 2000
Studies of international history in the 20th century; sources of conflict and strategies to resolve conflict