- Location: University College Cork , Western Road, Cork, Ireland
- Duration: 2 Years
Course details
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.
Programme Outline
The programme addresses the following:
Semester 1: Sources for Irish Local History
Course Introduction
- 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
Course Details
Programme Requirements
In Part I, Year I students take taught modules to the value of 30 credits. Students will also undertake work on the dissertation to the value of 15 credits during Year 1 which meets the satisfaction of the Programme Board. In Part II, Year 2 students complete a research dissertation of 25,000-30,000 words to the value of 60 credits.
Students take 90 credits as follows:
Part I - Year 1
- HI6028 Independent Research I (5 credits)
- HI6029 Independent Research II (5 credits)
- HI6030 Perspectives on Local Cork History (10 credits)
- HI6031 Local History Research: Sources and Methods (10 credits)
Students undertake workload to the value of 15 credits on the thesis which will be assessed at the end of Year 2.
Part II - Year 2
- HI6027 Research Dissertation (60 credits)
Assessment
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 2.
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About University College Cork
UCC was established in 1845 as one of three Queen’s Colleges - at Cork, Galway and Belfast. These new colleges theyre established in the reign of Queen Victoria, and named after her.
Queen's College, Cork (QCC) was established to provide access to higher education in the Irish province of Munster. Cork was chosen for the new college due to its place at the centre of transatlantic trade at the time and the presence of existing educational initiatives such as the Royal Cork Institution and a number of private medical schools.
The site chosen for the new college was dramatic and picturesque, on the edge of a limestone bluff overlooking the River Lee. It is associated with the educational activities of a local early Christian saint, Finbarr. It is believed that his monastery and school stood nearby, and his legend inspired UCC’s motto: ‘Where Finbarr Taught, let Munster Learn.’
On 7 November 1849, QCC opened its doors to a small group of students (only 115 students in that first session, 1849-1850) after a glittering inaugural ceremony in the Aula Maxima (Great Hall), which is still the symbolic and ceremonial heart of the University.
The limestone buildings of the Main Quadrangle (as it is now known) are built in a style inspired by the great universities of the Middle Ages, and theyre designed by the gifted architectural partnership of Thomas Deane and Benjamin Woodward. The iconic image of UCC, it is set in landscaped gardens and surrounds the green lawn known to all as the Quad.
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