Bachelor of Arts History

at National University of Ireland Galway

First Year
 

On arrival in first year, BA History students select History as their core subject (major) and choose two other subjects (minors) to start on a learning pathway for their degree.
 

Curriculum Information

Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).
Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.
 

Glossary of Terms
 

Credits

You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
 

Module

An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
 

Subject

Some courses allow you to choose subjects, where related modules are grouped together. Subjects have their own required number of credits, so you must take all that subject's required modules and may also need to obtain the remainder of the subject's total credits by choosing from its available optional modules.
 

Optional

A module you may choose to study.
 

Required

A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
 

Required Core Subject

A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.
 

Semester

Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.
 

Year 1 (60 Credits)

Optional Subject: Ancient Classics (20 Credits):

• Optional CCS315: Intermediate Latin 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Optional CCS205: Ancient Greek for Beginners (Part One) - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Optional CC321: Latin Texts from Medieval Ireland and Britain - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Optional CC230: Beginning Latin Part 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Optional CC1101: Mythology and the City in Ancient Greece - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required CC1100: Classics in 20 Objects - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required CC114: Written Words & Spoken Languages in the Ancient World - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Optional CCS316: Intermediate Latin 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
• Optional CCS312: Advanced Classical and Medieval Latin 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
• Optional CCS206: Ancient Greek for Beginners (Part Two) - 5 Credits - Semester 2
• Optional CC232: Beginning Latin Part 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
• Optional CC1102: Empire and Literature in Ancient Rome - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional Subject: Archaeology (20 Credits):

• Required AR113: Prehistoric Ireland & Europe - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required AR1102: Recording Monuments in the Landscape - 5 Credits - Semester 2
• Required AR1104: Material Culture and Museums - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required AR1105: Medieval Ireland and Europe - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional Subject: Celtic Civilisation (20 Credits):

• Required SG1101: Medieval Celtic Literature B - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required SG1100: Medieval Celtic Literature A - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required SG111: Early & Medieval History of the Celts - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required SG116: Celtic Mythology, Religion & Folklore - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional Subject: Economics (20 Credits):

• Required EC1108: Skills for Economics I - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required EC135: Principles of Microeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required EC136: Principles of Macroeconomics - 5 Credits - Semester 2
• Required EC1109: Skills for Economics II - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional Subject: English (20 Credits):

• Required EN1102: Exploring English - 1BA and Denominated Programmes - 10 Credits - Semester 1
• Required EN124: Introduction to English 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required EN125: Introduction to English 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional Subject: French (20 Credits):

• Required FR1100: Introduction to French Language and Culture - 15 Credits - Semester 1
• Required FR1101: Introduction to French Literature in Context - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional Subject: Gaeilge (20 Credits):

• Required NG1105: An Teanga Bheo - 10 Credits - Semester 1
• Required NG1107: Scéal agus Pobal na Gaeilge - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required NG1106: Litríocht agus Cultúr na Linne - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional Subject: Geography/Tíreolaíocht (20 Credits):

• Required TI150: Principles of Human Geography - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required TI1100: Geography in Practice - 10 Credits - Semester 1
• Required TI151: Principles of Physical Geography - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional Subject: German (Advanced) (20 Credits):

• Required GR1102: Skills for studying German (Advanced) - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required GR1100: German Language and Culture (Advanced) - 15 Credits - Semester 1

Optional Subject: German (Beginners) (20 Credits):

• Required GR1103: Skills for studying German (Beginners) - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required GR1101: German Language and Culture (Beginners) - 15 Credits - Semester 1

Required Core Subject: History (20 Credits):

• Required HISK1101: Skills for Historians (1) - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required HI1103: Europe and Ireland 1789 - 1918 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required HISK1102: Skills for Historians (2) - 5 Credits - Semester 2
• Required HI1104: Europe: From Medieval to Modern - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional Subject: Information Technology (20 Credits):

• Required CT1120: Algorithms - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required CT1101: Programming I - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required CT1100: Computer Systems - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required CT1102: Programming II - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional Subject: Italian (20 Credits):

• Required IT1101: Italy at the movies - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required IT1100: Italian Language and Culture - 15 Credits - Semester 1

Optional Subject: Law (20 Credits):

• Required LW103.I: Irish Legal Systems - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required LW3109: Tort Law - 10 Credits - Semester 1
• Required LW126: Legal Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional Subject: Léann an Aistriúcháin (20 Credits):

• Required LN103: Gnéithe den Aistriúchán - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required LN105: Bunscileanna Aistriúcháin - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required LN1103: Bunscileanna Gramadaí - 10 Credits - Semester 1

Optional Subject: Léann na Cumarsáide (20 Credits):

• Required CG1101: Machnamh Criticiúil agus Láithreoireacht - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required CG1100: Scéalaíocht Dhigiteach - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required CG1105: Bunús na hIriseoireachta - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required CG1104: Na Meáin agus an tSochaí - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional Subject: Mathematics (20 Credits):

• Optional MA133: Analysis and Algebra 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Optional MA131: Mathematical Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Optional MA185: Analysis and Algebra 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Optional MA135: Analysis and Algebra 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
• Optional MA186: Analysis and Algebra 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
• Optional MA187: Mathematical Skills - 5 Credits - Semester 2
• Required MA208: Quantitative Techniques for Business - 5 Credits - Semester 2
• Optional MA1222: Cultures of Mathematics - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional Subject: Modern Irish Culture Studies: Literature & Music (20 Credits):

• Required ISSK1100: Introducing Modern and Contemporary Irish Literature - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required IS1100: Irish Music and Emigration - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required IS1103: Introducing Irish Traditional Music & Dance since 1893 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required IS1104: The Migrant Experience in Modern Irish Writing - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional Subject: Philosophy (20 Credits):

• Required PISK1101: Critical Thinking & Persuasive Writing (Remote Learning) - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required PI108: Introduction To Practical Ethics - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required PI120: Philosophical Questions & Issues - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required PI107: Introduction To The History Of Philosophy - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional Subject: Psychology (20 Credits):

• Required PS1103: Introduction to Research Methods and Practical Skills in Psychology - 10 Credits - Semester 1
• Required PS122: Introductory Psychology 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required PS124: Introductory Psychology 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional Subject: Sociological & Political Studies (20 Credits):

• Required SP1118: Practising Sociology and Politics 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required SP158: Introduction to Politics & Sociology - 5 Credits - Semester 1
• Required SP1119: Practising Sociology and Politics 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
• Required SP159: Concepts and Practices of Politics & Sociology - 5 Credits - Semester 2
   

Year 2 (60 Credits)

Required Core Subject: History (60 Credits):

• Optional HI166: Ireland in the 1950s - 10 Credits - Semester 3
• Optional HI295: The American Civil War: Its Causes and Developments - 10 Credits - Semester 3
• Optional HI465: European Encounters with the Mongols - 10 Credits - Semester 3
• Optional HI2103: Monarchy & Society in Early 17th Century France - 10 Credits - Semester 3
• Optional CC2103: Mediterranean Origins - 5 Credits - Semester 3
• Optional HI2130: Medieval Europe C1050-1250 (S1) - 5 Credits - Semester 3
• Optional HI2110: Making Ireland English: 1580-1665 - 5 Credits - Semester 3
• Optional HI2132: Religion and Irish Life in the Twentieth Century - 5 Credits - Semester 3
• Optional HI2123: Life and Death in Victorian Britain - 5 Credits - Semester 3
• Required LIB2101: Using Archives and Special Collections for Research A - 5 Credits - Semester 3
• Optional HI262: Medieval Europe C1050-1250 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
• Optional HI572: Irish Ideologies and Activists, 1905-1916 - 10 Credits - Semester 4
• Optional HI2125: Global History, 1780-1945 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
• Optional HI2113: The Making & Breaking of Britain in the 20th C - 10 Credits - Semester 4
• Optional HI249: Ireland:Economy And Society,1700-1850 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
• Optional HI431: French Mobilisation and the Great War, 1914-24 - 10 Credits - Semester 4
• Optional HI2135: Fluxes, Fevers and Fighting Men: Disease and Armies (1489-1856) - 10 Credits - Semester 4
• Optional HI2102: The Modern United States, 1865-2008 - 5 Credits - Semester 4
• Optional CC2104: The City-State - 5 Credits - Semester 4
   

Year 3 (60 Credits)

Required Core Subject: History (60 Credits):

• Optional HI3110: European Warfare 1618-1714: Theory and Practice - 10 Credits - Semester 5
• Optional HI479: Irish Political Thought in the 1930s - 10 Credits - Semester 5
• Optional HI439: Vichy France - 10 Credits - Semester 5
• Optional HI484: Slavery and Emancipation in the American South - 10 Credits - Semester 5
• Optional HI3177: Poland: Patterns of Persecution - 10 Credits - Semester 5
• Optional HI574.II: Researching, Presenting and Writing History - 10 Credits - Semester 5
• Optional HI443: State & People in Ireland 1820-1845 - 10 Credits - Semester 5
• Optional HI3125: Civil War and Society in France, 1562-1598 - 10 Credits - Semester 5
• Optional HI337: Nazi Germany - 5 Credits - Semester 5
• Optional HI376: Popular Culture In Pre-Industrial Europe - 5 Credits - Semester 5
• Optional HI570: Technology and Society 1450-1930 - 10 Credits - Semester 6
• Optional HI362: Party & Power In 19th & 20th Century British History. - 5 Credits - Semester 6
• Optional HI3102: The Irish and Colonial Australasia 1788-1901 - 10 Credits - Semester 6
• Optional HI569: Aristocratic Women in Medieval Europe c.500-1250 - 10 Credits - Semester 6
• Optional HI3112: The First World War: Transnational perspectives - 10 Credits - Semester 6
• Optional HI168: Coming to Terms with the Nazi Past - 10 Credits - Semester 6
• Optional HI574.I: Researching, Presenting and Writing History - 10 Credits - Semester 6
• Optional HI3121: Famine in Ireland 1845 - 50 - 10 Credits - Semester 6
• Optional HI3123: Power and Pleasure at Versailles: The Reign of Louis XIV of France, 1661-1715 - 10 Credits - Semester 6
• Optional HI328: The Northern Ireland Problem - 5 Credits - Semester 6
• Required HI457: Dissertation - 20 Credits - Semester 6

Undergraduate and mature students can satisfy matriculation registration requirements for NUI Galway by achieving certain grades in the following examinations. 
 

Leaving certificate (for EU and non-EU)

You need a pass in at least six subjects in the Leaving Certificate in accordance with College requirements with:

• Minimum Grade H5 (Higher Level) in two subjects 

• Passes in the remaining four subjects at O6/ H7 
   

You should pick your subjects based on the requirements for entry to your desired course.
 

All subjects of the Leaving Certificate are accepted for matriculation registration purposes, with the exception of Gaeilge Bonnleibhéal (Irish Foundation Level), Mathematics (Ordinary Alternative/Foundation Level and; Home Economics (General), which is recognised only for St. Angela's College, Sligo.
 

GCE and GSCE
 

You need a pass in at least six subjects in accordance with College requirements with at least:

• GCE Advanced Level: Grade C in two recognised subjects and

• GCSE Level: Grade C in four recognised subjects.
   

You should pick your subjects based on the requirements for entry to your desired course.

English Language Requirement:

IELTS :- 6.5

TOEFL :- 88

Fees: EU
€5,738 p.a. 2022/23

Fees: Tuition
€2,598 p.a. 2022/23

Fees: Student Contribution
€3,000 p.a. 2022/23

Fees: Student levy
€140 p.a. 2022/23

Fees: Non EU
€16,540 p.a. 2022/23
 

EU Fees are comprised of Tuition + Student Contribution Charge + Student Levy** €140.  **Payable by all students and is not covered by SUSI.  Further detail here.

The BA History is a unique programme taught by leading experts in History and offers students choice and flexibility in what and how they study.

The pathways enable students to combine their study of History with complementary subjects, so that they will gain a range of knowledge as well as valuable skills for careers in international development, the diplomatic and civil service, NGOs, journalism, publishing, marketing and media, the heritage industry, and education.