Entry Requirements

The course is designed to interest

• postgraduates in the Humanities who seek a career in any branch of the cultural heritage sector, public or private;
• existing practitioners in cultural institutions, the media and the public service with an involvement in public history production or public history policy; it aims to provide continuing professional development opportunities (CPD) for these professionals and to be linked to other continuing education initiatives.
• others with an intrinsic interest in the subject.

Applications will normally be accepted from persons with a first or upper- second class degree in an appropriate Arts or Social Sciences discipline, e.g. History, Classics, History of Art, Archaeology, Philosophy, Modern Languages and Literatures, Political Science, or European Studies, but professional experience will also be relevant and will be taken into account in determining eligibility.

Applicants with English as a foreign language should be aware that this course involves extensive written assessment. A high standard of English is therefore required: please contact the course co-ordinator to discuss this question.

Applications

Applications will be assessed by the Coordinating Committee of the degree programme, and places offered accordingly. Applications can be now made via the Postgraduate Application Centre. Due to the limited number of places on the course it may be necessary to call short-listed candidates for interview.

Fees

Full details on fees are available from the TCD Treasurer’s Office Fees website.

Funding Support:

In support of this initiative, the Department of the Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, and the National Library of Ireland are this year offering a limited number of bursaries (valued at c. 3,333 euro) to be set against fees. Successful applicants to the programme who accept the offer of a place will then be considered for the award of a bursary, and those chosen for the award will be required to confirm that they will do their internship module in the National Library of Ireland. The closing date for course applications remains 30 June. Late applications may be considered.

Further Information:

Please contact Professor David Dickson, Department of History, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Telephone: 00353-1-896-1020
E-mail: ddickson@tcd.ie