BA History Joint Honours

at Trinity College Dublin The University of Dublin

The History programme combines the strength of a broad-based programme in the first two years, introducing all students to the sheer diversity of historical studies, with the freedom to explore areas of particular interest to individual students in the final two years.

The first and second years provide a range of modules covering medieval and modern periods, including Irish, European, and American history, as well as some modules exploring the skills and methods which historians use, and the kinds of debates in which historians engage. Teaching is not only in lectures but in small group tutorials.

All students will have an opportunity to undertake a group project in their second year, undertaking research as a team. The third and fourth years offer a wide range of choice in more specialist modules, all taught by staff with expertise in that field.

There is the opportunity to concentrate on those parts of history which interest you most in the final year Capstone project, an independent project which many students find the most rewarding part of their degree programme.

First and second years

Single Honours students take modules in Medieval and Early Modern Irish and European history in their first year, as well as modules to introduce the methods and approaches historians use in their studies.

In their second year, students take modules in Modern Irish and Modern European History, in U.S. History and in Global History.

They also take modules exploring how history has been interpreted and presented, not just by professional historians but within popular culture, and they take part in a year-long small group project. Joint Honours students also take part in the group project in second year, and select from the period-specific modules to make up the History component of their studies.

Third and fourth years

We offer a range of topics within two different categories:

List I (Special Subject) modules: These are specialist modules which involve intensive research and writing based on primary sources. Some examples include:

• Medieval Marriage
• Europe Reformed, 1540-1600
• American Politics and Culture, 1939-1989
• Ireland, Modernity and Empire
• China 1911-1949
• The French Revolution, 1789-1799

List II modules: These are broader thematic and analytical modules. Some will have a particular focus on historiography; on how different historians have tried to understand a period or problem.

The fees for BA History Joint Honours may vary from €10,000 to €25,000 annually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for International Students.

Over many decades History graduates (Single Honours and Joint Honours) have pursued successful careers in a wide range of areas. These include: accountancy, advertising, banking, broadcasting, arts and heritage administration, human resources, journalism, law, public administration, public relations, management, marketing, publishing and teaching. Our graduates work for such organisations as the Irish Times, the Law Society of Ireland, Oxfam, IBEC, the American Chamber of Commerce, RTÉ, Google, the United Nations and Accenture. The diversity of careers reflects the wide array of skills amassed by students undertaking a degree in History at Trinity.