History of Family - MA Programme content
Key information
Key information
- Complete full-time in one year or part-time over two years
- Delivered online
- Modules taught during autumn and spring semesters
- Submit a dissertation at the end of the summer semester
- Exit award option: Graduate Diploma on completion of 60 taught credits
You will learn through a blend of
- Lectures, workshops, and hands-on activities
- Reflective practice and guided research
- Regular feedback from faculty and peers
Part-time considerations
- Designed for working professionals
- Flexible to work around your schedule
- Pre-recorded lectures
- Timetable provided after registration
Full-time programme content
Core modules
- Introduction to History of Family (HI6041) Introduces different ways of researching family and the sources that are available for unlocking family life.
- Linking Families to Communities (HI6061) links families to the places where they worked, lived and played.
- Graduate Seminar in Irish Cultural History (HI6191) introduces students to the broad concept of cultural history and examines how cultural values informed the development of Irish society in the period 1922 to 2002.
- Historical Research in Practice 1 (HI6211) provides an insight into the research techniques, historiographical concerns, and analytical approaches deployed by professional historians in research papers.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core modules
- People on the Move (HI6062) introduces students to the key concepts and ideas of migration.
- History Research Seminar (HI6002) trains students in the techniques of organising and presenting research, and to think across methodological and discipline boundaries.
- Directed Reading in History (HI6222) facilitates the development of skills of historical analysis through concentrated study of a specific topic that aligns with the research expertise of faculty.
- Historical Research in Practice 2 (HI6312) exposes students to the challenges of historical research particularly in relation to project design, primary source analysis, and the presentation of research findings.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core module
- Dissertation (HI6003) identify a subject research area and complete a 20,000 word dissertation.
Or
- Exit for Graduate Diploma on completion of 60 taught credits
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Part-time programme content - year 1
Core modules
- Introduction to History of Family (HI6041) introduces different ways of researching family and the sources that are available for unlocking family life.
- Linking Families to Communities (HI6061) links families to the places where they worked, lived and played.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core modules
- People on the Move (HI6062) introduces students to the key concepts and ideas of migration.
- Directed Reading in History (HI6222) facilitates the development of skills of historical analysis through concentrated study of a specific topic that aligns with the research expertise of faculty.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Part-time programme content - year 2
Core modules
- Graduate Seminar in Irish Cultural History (HI6191) introduces students to the broad concept of cultural history and examines how cultural values informed the development of Irish society in the period 1922 to 2002.
- Historical Research in Practice 1 (HI6211) provides an insight into the research techniques, historiographical concerns, and analytical approaches deployed by professional historians in research papers.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core modules
- History Research Seminar (HI6002) trains students in the techniques of organising and presenting research, and to think across methodological and discipline boundaries.
- Historical Research in Practice 2 (HI6312) exposes students to the challenges of historical research particularly in relation to project design, primary source analysis, and the presentation of research findings.
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core module
- Dissertation (HI6003) identify a subject research area and complete a 20,000 word dissertation.
Or
- Exit for Graduate Diploma on completion of 60 taught credits
Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
