Program Overview

Ancient and Medieval History and Culture

The Ancient and Medieval History and Culture program is a four-year honours degree that concentrates on the period c. 2000 BC to c. 1500 AD. It explores the changes in society, politics, religious practices, and art and architecture that have helped to shape the world we live in.

Overview

This program provides an intellectually stimulating encounter with the past, and challenges students to think about a range of cultural, social, and political issues. It is a unique program that brings together the disciplines of Classics, History, and Art History to train students to work across traditional disciplinary boundaries.

Course Details

• Awards: B.A. Honours Bachelor Degree (NFQ Level 8)
• CAO Information: CAO Points 422 (2024), CAO Code TR028
• Number of Places: 16 Places
• Duration: 4 Years Full-Time

Admission Requirements

• English Language Requirements: All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet Band B (Standard Entry) English language requirements.

Course Fees

For a full list of undergraduate fees, please refer to the relevant section of the university's website.

Study Abroad

In the second and third years of the program, students may take part in the annual field trip. These trips allow students to undertake detailed first-hand analysis of sites and objects. Past destinations have included Bruges/Ghent; Canterbury, Cologne, Durham, and Florence.

Graduate Skills and Career Opportunities

Our graduates go on to a wide range of careers including archaeology, journalism, museums and conservation, marketing, and teaching. Graduates from the School of Histories and Humanities have also entered accountancy, advertising, business, civil service, diplomatic corps, human resources, journalism, management, and publishing. Many also go on to further study.

Your Degree and What You’ll Study

Ancient and Medieval History and Culture is a four-year honours degree program. Over the four years, you will develop a broad understanding of the ancient and medieval worlds through an analysis of their art, architecture, archaeology, culture, and history. These disciplines will be introduced to you in the first year of the program.

First Year

Students will start with introductory modules in Ancient History or Latin, Art History, and Medieval History. These modules introduce you to key developments in the history and culture of antiquity and the middle ages c. 2000 BC-1500 AD.

Second Year

In the second year, all students take compulsory modules in Medieval History, Greek History, and Roman Imperial History, and Medieval Art. The remaining modules are chosen from a range offered by the three disciplines, for example, Irish, British or European Medieval History, Latin, Architectural History, the Art of the Italian Renaissance, and the Archaeology of the Greek and Roman Worlds.

Third and Fourth Years

In the third year, the only compulsory module explores the Mediterranean in antiquity and the Middle Ages. You may choose other modules exploring aspects of ancient history, medieval history, art history, and archaeology. In the final year, you will choose two modules and write a Capstone project. Amongst the modules which may be available to study are: Spectacle and Entertainment in the Greek and Roman Worlds; Kings and Cities in the Hellenistic World; Anthropology and the Greeks; Ancient Cyprus; The Vikings c. A.D.; From Kingdom to Colony, Ireland in the Twelfth Century; Kingship, Tyranny and Revolution, 1377–99; Medieval Marriage; Art, Gender & The Body in Renaissance Italy; Art & Architecture in Late Medieval Ireland.

Assessment

The program is assessed through a combination of end-of-semester examinations and continuous assessment (including essays, seminar presentations, group-work projects, and commentaries on sources). Students undertake a Capstone research project in the final year.

Related Courses

• Ancient History and Archaeology (JH)
• Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology
• Classical Civilisation (JH)
• Classical Languages (JH)
• History
• History (JH)
• History of Art and Architecture
• History of Art and Architecture (JH)