History MA

Autumn Semester    

Core Modules    
 

• HI6131 Concepts and Methods (9 credits)
• HI6211 Historical Research in Practice I (3 credits) (attendance at research seminars)

Electives - Choose 2    
 

• HII6121 Art and power in the age of the Tudors and Stuarts (9 credits)
• HI6191 Graduate Seminar in Irish Cultural History (9 credits)
• HI6061 Linking Families to Communities (9 credits)
• HI6221: University and Society in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (9 credits)
• HI6212: The Evolution of the Irish Town, 1609-1960 (9 credits)

Optional Module:
 

• MU6071 Beginners’ ecclesiastical Latin (3 credits) 

Spring Semester    

Core Modules    
 

• HI6002 History Research Seminar (9 credits)
• HI6312 Historical Research in Practice II (3 credits) (attendance at research seminars)
• HI6222 Directed Reading in History (9 credits) (an aid to research under the direction of dissertation supervisor).

Electives - Choose 1    
 

• HI6302 The Long War in Ireland, 1968-98 (9 credits)
• HI6792 Public History Internship (9 credits)
• HI6062 People on the move: studying migration (9 credits)

Summer Semester

Core Modules                     
 

• HI6043 Dissertation (9 credits)

A primary degree in which history is a constituent subject, awarded with first or second-class honours (Level 8 - National Qualifications Authority of Ireland).  Applicants who do not meet those criteria but who have equivalent academic qualifications may be considered. 
Entry procedure: Such applicants may be invited for interview and will be asked to bring examples of their written historical work with them and copies of relevant academic transcripts.

Tuition Fees

These are based on Residency, Citizenship.

Review the three groups of criteria to determine your fee status as follows
 

1. Residency
    
   • You must have been living in an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland for at least 3 of the 5 years before starting your course
      
2. Citizenship
    
   • You must be a citizen of an EU/EEA member state or Switzerland or have official refugee status

The programme will provide an attractive opportunity for Limerick and other graduates considering a career - whether in higher education, teaching in secondary or primary level, the heritage, archival or library sectors - that requires or benefits from postgraduate research experience in history.