Welcome to TCD History
Welcome to the web-pages of the Department of History. The Department offers extramural, undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in History. Committed to the pursuit of excellence in both research and teaching, students of all backgrounds and levels are welcome into a challenging but friendly environment in which experienced and committed teachers and supervisors will enrich your experience of studying the past.
For further enquires, you can visit us on the third level of the Arts Building (nearest access: Nassau Street Gate). The Departmental Office is located in the conjoined Rooms 3118 & 3143. The Office is usually open from Mondays to Fridays, from 10.30am to 12.30pm and again from 2.30pm to 4.30pm.
You may also contact us by email or telephone. Enquires should be directed to hilliarp@tcd.ie or +353 1 896 1791. You can also reach us by fax at +353 1 896 3995. Alternatively, both academic and support staff may be contacted directly by post, fax, email, or in person: see the staff section for further details.
News & Events
On Wednesday, 30th January at 6.45pm, the School of Histories and Humanities launches the GradLink Mentoring Programme in the Printing House, TCD for Junior Sophister students of the departments of Classics, History and History of Art and Architecture. The idea is that you can meet graduates of each of these departments who are now working in a range of different professions (e.g. Arts and Culture, Business, Communications, Law, Conservation and Heritage, Publishing, Education) and, if you choose, you can be mentored by one of the graduates.
January 21st 2013
The Annual Public Lecture in American History -
“Democracy and Money in America: A Historical Perspective on the Election of 2012”, delivered by Professor Gary Gerstle, is now available as an audio file from the History department's Multimedia page
31st Oct 2012