Program Overview

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Arts (History) - Cert

Course Fact File

• Duration: 1 year
• Teaching Mode: Part-Time
• Qualifications: Cert
• NFQ Level: Level 6
• NFQ Award Title: Special Purpose
• Fees: €800
• Closing Date: 8 September 2023
• Next Intake: September 2023
• Venue: UCC Campus
• Start Date: September 2023

Course Outline

The Certificate in Arts (History) consists of lectures and tutorial support on aspects of the early European history, modern American history, and Irish history in particular. It aims to help students develop the practical (and highly transferable) skills of retrieving information, analysing evidence and communicating your findings, both orally and in writing. No prior experience of having studied history is necessary.

The Modules for the Certificate are as follows:

• HI1002 Modern Ireland: Culture, Politics and Society (5 credits)
• HI1003 East and West: The Origins of European Identity (5 credits)
• HI1006 US History since 1865 (5 credits)
• HI2105 Case Studies in Research Skills (5 credits)

Course Practicalities

Assessment

• (i) East & West: The Origins of European Identity
• (ii) The Making of the Modern Irish State
• (iii) US History since 1865
• (iv) Case Study in Research Skills - involving intensice tuition in historical sources and methods.

Who teaches this course?

• Dr Emer Purcell (East & West: The Origins of European Identity)
• Dr John Borgonovo (The Making of the Modern Irish State)
• Mr Maurice Cronin (Racism, Anti-Semitism and the Struggle for Tolerance)
• Dr Finola Doyle-O’Neill (Irish Media History: A Case Study in Research Skills)

Why Choose This Course

Learning about history has never been more important. Students on our Certificate course will acquire the knowledge and skills that will enable them to understand our turbulent times, as well as to pursue their own interests in local, national and international history.

Holders of the Certificate in Arts who subsequently apply for and are offered a place on the BA degree will automatically receive exemptions in the relevant subject(s) providing that entry to the BA is undertaken within 5 years from the completion of the Certificate programme.

Requirements

This course is open to adult learners who have an interest in the early European history in general and Ireland in particular. Minimum entry age: 18.

Fees and Costs

€800

For further information on fees and financial supports please click here.

How To Apply

To Apply for this course please follow the steps below:

When you log into the Application Portal:

• Click Apply Online
• Select Start a new Adult & Continuing Education Application
• On the 2nd tab Academic Level
• Select the following options:
  • Academic Level: Adult Continuing Education (ACE at UCC)
  • Course Type: ACE Part-time Courses
  • Academic Programme: The course title you are applying for.

During your online application you will be required to upload the following documents:

• Birth Cert or Passport
• Passport Photograph
• English Language Test Report [if applicable]
• 50% of the fees are required to complete your application.