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| Application Deadline: | 01 September(EU); 01 June (Non EU) | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 2,430 - | ||
| Location: | Cork / Ireland | ||
| Duration: | 24 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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Two year cyclical Masters programme due to re-commence in October 2012
The part-time MA Degree in Local History is offered by coursework and assessment and runs for two years (part-time) from the date of first registration for the programme.
Coursework consists of a taught component of weekly evening lectures (Wednesday 6.30 - 8.30 p.m) and seminars in Year I.
Evaluation is by a 5,000 word essay and continuous assessment in Part I, to be completed by 1 June in year one and a 25,000-30,000 word dissertation on an approved topic in Part II must be submitted by the end of year two.
The taught component will consist of lectures specially tailored to provide a practical guide to the writing of Irish Local History, indicating the main sources, their location and how best they might be exploited. Methodological issues will be discussed in order to help the student avoid the potential pitfalls associated with the interpretation and presentation of local history.
Contents
Programme Outline
The taught component (Part I) will provide a practical guide to the writing of Irish Local History, discussing the most effective use of the main sources (both public and private records, from the thirteenth century to the twentieth) from a historical perspective. Particular attention will be devoted to the historiographical dimension of research and to the changing relationship between local and national history. The programme addresses the following:
Semester 1: Sources for Irish Local History
* Course Introduction: UCC and the Honan Chapel
* UCC Archives and Library Holdings
* Cork City and County Archives and Library Holdings
* Digital History
* Medieval Irish History
* Early Modern Irish History
* 18th Century Irish History
* 19th Century Irish History
* Irish Economic History
* Digital Data Bases
* Irish Labour/Social History
Semester 2: Cork A Case Study
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
An honours degree in History or a cognate subject, or its equivalent. Candidates with relevant experience in local historical studies (e.g. membership of local historical societies and/or heritage groups, publications, etc.) are also invited to apply.
English Language Requirements:
IELTS 6.5 or TOEFL equivalent
Part-Time Taught Postgraduate Programmes
Please note that non-EU applicants are not eligible to study part-time programmes
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
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