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Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
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History
COURSE CODES:
PLACES 2011:
POINTS 2010:
DEGREE AWARDED:
TR003
38
480
B.A.
TR001 (TSM)
40
535*-555
TSM points:
See note on page 28
TR003 (single honor History) – This is a course where
History is studied, analysed and written almost exclusively
and in increasing depth for four years.
TR001 – History (TSM) – In this course History is
combined with one other subject within the two-subject
moderatorship (TSM) programme. TSM is a joint honor
programme. An honors degree is awarded in both
subjects.
For subjects that combine with History see page 92.
All History students follow the same courses. However,
while TSM and History and political science students
cover all the principal areas of history, the workload is less
intense than that of the single honor programme – TR003.
See also:
TR001: TSM, page 92
TR009: Music education, page 78
TR012: History and political science, page 63
TR027: Irish studies, page 65
TR028: Ancient and medieval history and culture, page 36
Is this the right course for you?
If you are interested in discovering our past, in developing a
critical perspective on previous and current interpretations of
history and working toward the development of new perspectives
on our past, this course is right for you. History at Trinity College
aims to encourage the greatest possible critical independence
among those learning the techniques and the methods of
historical research and writing.
Course content
The History programme at Trinity College has been constructed
on clear pedagogical and intellectual principles. In the first two
years the modules are designed to provide you with a systematic
knowledge of European and Irish history, with options in American
and other non-European modules, as well as to introduce you
to particular aspects of history along socio-political, cultural
and economic lines. In the second part of the programme
(the Sophister years) a very wide degree of choice is made
available to students from a broad range of specialist courses
offered by those actively engaged in research on these topics.
An independently conceived, researched and presented
dissertation is a key element of the final year.
The Junior Freshman (first) year
Single honor (TR003) students take half-year options from the
areas outlined below, amounting to the whole study requirement
for their academic year:
Students in the TSM (joint honor) programme take half-year
options from the areas outlined below, amounting to half their
study requirement for the academic year:
n
Doing history
n
Europe, 1000-1250: War and society in the age of the
Crusades
n
Ireland, 1000-1250: Brian Boru to the English invasion
n
Britain, c.1066-1296: Conquest and domination
n
Europe, 1000-1250: Conflict of church and state
n
Ireland, 1250-1500: Gaelic revival and the English Pale
n
Britain, c.1296-1603: Nations and kingship
n
Europe, c.1500-1700: Power and belief
n
Britain, 1603-1815: The making of a great power
n
American history: A survey
n
South Asian history: An introduction
n
Modern language electives – Students choosing this
option must enroll on the Broad Curriculum website:
www.tcd.ie/Broad_Curriculum
The Senior Freshman (second) year:
You may choose from a wide variety of modules, listed below.
Each module runs for half of the academic year. Single honor
students select six modules (or equivalent), while Two Subject
Moderatorship (TSM) students select three modules (or
equivalent).
n
Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and their impact on Britain
and Ireland, c.400-1000
n
Europe, c.1215-1517: Religion, death and culture
n
The Hundred Years War
n
Ireland and the wider world, 1534-1641
n
Ireland and the wider world, 1641-1815
n
Culture and politics in Europe, 1700-1815
n
Ireland and the union, 1801-1922
n
Europe, 1870-1930: Grandeur and decline
n
Europe since 1914: Cataclysm and rebirth
n
Twentieth-century Ireland
n
The rise and fall of the British Empire
n
Themes in modern American history
Students may substitute one of the following year-long modules
for one of their history modules:
n
History of political thought
n
The economy of Ireland
For further information about these courses see our website
www.tcd.ie/history
and
www.tcd.ie/Broad_Curriculum