- Location: Maynooth University, North Campus, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland - Ireland
- Duration: 2 Years
Course details
This course provides an authoritative introduction to the disciplines of military history and strategic studies.
The course introduces the key concepts, theories, debates and issues within the field and will equip students with the knowledge and skills required to develop a sophisticated understanding of the history and conduct of war, of contemporary strategy and of current Irish and European security policies.
The course will appeal to those interested in history, international relations, security studies and war studies. However, no specialist prior knowledge is required.
Entry Requirements
The normal admission requirement is for at least a Second Class Honours degree in history or other related disciplines within the Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences. Candidates may be asked to attend an interview.
Individuals who do not meet the specified criteria may be accepted on a case-by-case basis where they are able to demonstrate equivalent relevant experience. Such candidates may be asked to provide an example of their written work and to attend an interview.
Applicants must have a recognised primary degree which is considered equivalent to Irish university primary degree level.
Minimum English language requirements
- IELTS: 6.5 minimum overall score
- TOEFL (Paper based test): 585
- TOEFL (Internet based test): 95
- PTE (Pearson): 62
Module
Year 1
- STRATEGIC STUDIES
- INTRODUCTION TO METHODOLOGIES
- THESIS PREPARATION
- THE IRISH REVOLUTION, 1913-1923
- MODERN WARFARE
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN WARFARE 1789-1918
Year 2
- THESIS COMPLETION
- MODERN WARFARE
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN WARFARE 1789-1918
- STRATEGIC STUDIES
- INTRODUCTION TO METHODOLOGIES
- THE IRISH REVOLUTION, 1913-1923
Course Location
About Maynooth University
This means that students at Maynooth benefit from an international outlook, and those of you who wish to study abroad for a semester or an academic year during yTheir degree have a network of connections to tap in to. During the cTheirse of their academic degree students from Maynooth have studied subjects such as Law at Boston College, Mandarin Chinese at Beijing Foreign Studies University and Music in the University of Vienna.
Maynooth has many shared research projects with universities around the world.
- In the Dept of Psychology, Prof Dermot Barnes-Holmes is working with academics in Columbia University in New York to predict the success of cocaine abuse treatment.
- Mathematician Dr. Ken Duffy is working with immunologists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in MelbTheirne, Australia to analyse cell behaviTheir in a study that could have significant implications for Their understanding and treatment of diseases like Coeliac disease, diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.
- Historian Dr Tom O Connor is working with colleagues from the University of Alcala and the Irish Colleges in Spain, discovering the hidden stories of Irish people who got caught up in the Spanish Inquisition.
- History Level 3 Advanced Diploma Course LineEUR 13Duration: Upto 9 Hours
- Military History Level 3 Advanced Diploma Course LineEUR 23Duration: Upto 1 Hour
