Module Title:Irish History
Language of Instruction:English
Credits: 10
NFQ Level:6
Module Delivered In 1 programme(s)
Teaching & Learning Strategies: Students will be encouraged to actively partake in class discussions and group work. A variety of teaching methodologies including the use of case studies, research assignments, lectures and onsite visits to historic sites and museums will be employed. The lecturer will act as facilitator to the students’ learning process. Frequent and immediate feedback regarding any assignments should be given to students.
Module Aim: The aims of this module are to: • Give students a thematic and chronological overview of the history of Ireland. • Investigate, examine and evaluate the various forces that shaped the political, economic, social and cultural landscape of Ireland. • provide opportunities for students to investigate how the interaction of individuals, groups, and institutions creates human history and shapes the world of succeeding generations • provide students with a historical perspective that improves their understanding of the contemporary world
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1 Accurately demonstrate knowledge of specific topics in the history of Ireland
LO2 Identify within these specific topics the key historical issues, concepts and dates.
LO3 Evaluate the concept of change and analyse some of the important types of historical change
LO4 Demonstrate the ability to work independently under the constraints imposed by assessment requirements, for example: word limit, time limit and deadlines.
LO5 Communicate in writing effectively and present work in a manner that conforms to scholarly conventions and subject conventions.
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations

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Incompatible Modules
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Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed.
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Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content
Mesolithic and Neolithic periods to The Normans in Ireland
Mesolithic and Neolithic periods. Bronze and Iron age. Early Christian Ireland. The Viking era. The Normans in Ireland.
Ireland in the middle ages
Ireland in the middle ages. The Tudor era. The plantation of Ulster. Cromwell and the restoration.
Georgian Ireland
Georgian Ireland. Political unrest in the late 18th century. The act of union.
Victorian Ireland
Victorian Ireland. The Great Famine. Political unrest and the rise of Fenianism. Parnell and the land reform.
The twentieth century
The twentieth century. The Easter rising, the war of independence, the civil war. The new state. The mid twentieth century. The troubles.
Assessment Breakdown%
Project50.00%
End of Module Formal Examination50.00%
No Continuous Assessment
Project
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Project Research project: Students will be required to find appropriate source material in order to compose a two thousand word research report on a topic relating to either the life of an individual, the lives of a group or the actions of an organisation in Ireland during the nineteenth century. 1,2,4,5 20.00 n/a
Project Class Presentation: Students are required to give a ten minute presentation on a given topic relating to either the life of an individual, the lives of a group or the actions of an organisation in Ireland during the nineteenth century. 5 5.00 n/a
Project Essay: Students will be required to find appropriate source material in order to compose a two thousand word essay on a topic relating to either the life of an individual, the lives of a group or the actions of an organisation in Ireland during the first half of the twentieth century. 1,2,3,4,5 25.00 n/a
No Practical
End of Module Formal Examination
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Formal Exam Final Exam 1,2,3,4,5 50.00 End-of-Semester

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Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecture 30 Weeks per Stage 2.00
Practicals 30 Weeks per Stage 1.00
Independent Learning 30 Weeks per Stage 3.67
Total Hours 200.00
 

Module Delivered In

Programme Code Programme Semester Delivery
CW_HWCHS_B Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Culture & Heritage Studies 1 Mandatory