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The Sophister (third and fourth) years
We offer a range of subjects within three different categories:
List I modules –
these are primary source-based specialist
modules which involve intensive research and writing.
List II modules –
these are primarily historiographically-based
special subjects which relate to the concepts, methods and
debates of modern-day historians.
List III modules –
these are broader thematic and analytical
modules based upon a combination of primary materials and
secondary commentaries.
Those studying single honor History choose one module from
each list in their Junior Sophister (third) year, plus the module
‘Thinking history’. Further choices follow from List I and III in
the Senior Sophister (fourth) year. The research dissertation
is undertaken in the Senior Sophister year.
Those studying TSM History choose one module from Lists I
and II, plus ‘Thinking history’, in their Junior Sophister (third)
year. TSM students normally follow the same pattern as single
honor students in the Senior Sophister year.
List I, II and III modules arise from the specialisations of the
teaching staff and vary from year to year. Current options
include:
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The reign of Charlemagne
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Viking Dublin
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Viking raiders to crusader warriors: Scandinavia, 800-1200
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The archaeology of medieval warfare, 1000-1300
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Empire and papacy in the eleventh century
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The English in medieval Ireland
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Edward I, Edward II and the conquest of Britain, 1286-1328
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Medieval religion, c.1215-1517
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Renaissance Florence, c.1347-1527
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Europe reformed, 1540-1610
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The Elizabethans and their world, 1550-1610
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The fall and rise of France, 1550-1700
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From rebellion to restoration: Confederate and Cromwellian
Ireland
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The nobility in early modern Ireland
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Revolutionary Britain, 1678-1715
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Ireland in the age of O’Connell, 1775-1847
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The French Revolution
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Eighteenth-century Dublin
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Ireland and Empire
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History writing in Britain and Ireland, 1820-1920
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Slavery in American history
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Sub-Saharan Africa since 1875
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France since 1880: Society and culture
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Race and ethnicity in American thought since 1880
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The impact of World War 1 on Ireland and Britain
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France and the First World War, 1912-1920
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The Weimar Republic
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Writing the history of the Irish revolution
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Literature and politics in modern Ireland
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Ireland in the 1920s and 1930s
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Popular culture in twentieth-century Ireland
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American politics and culture, 1939-1989
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South Asia since 1947
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Ireland, Britain and America during the Cold War and
beyond, 1948-1998
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The Troubles, 1968-1998
Assessment
Assessment is primarily essay- and exam-based. Assessment of
the final-year dissertation accounts for one third of the final-year
mark.
Study abroad
The Department of History has Erasmus exchange agreements
with universities in France, Germany, Italy and the United
Kingdom, as well as exchange programmes with American and
Australian universities.
Career opportunities
Over many decades History graduates (single honors and
TSM) have pursued successful careers in a wide range of
areas. These include: accountancy, advertising, banking,
broadcasting, cultural, arts and heritage administration, human
resources, journalism, law, public administration, public relations,
management, marketing, publishing and teaching.
Did you know?
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Trinity College teaches political, military, social,
economic, cultural and intellectual history; it
specialises in the histories of several countries –
Ireland, Britain, France, Germany and America; and it
offers modules in African and Asian topics too. Areas
of study range in chronological breadth from the
Middle Ages to the contemporary period.
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Trinity College Dublin is ranked 38th in the world in
History (by the QS World University Rankings 2011).
Further information
Tel: +353 1 896 1791 / 1020
