History of Family (Online) - 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 (HI6301) aims to look critically at the diversity and fluidity of households from socio-economic, political and cultural perspectives.
- Linking Families to Communities (HI6351) links families to the localities in which they worked, played and lived in.
- Graduate Seminar in Irish Cultural History (HI6191) introduce students to the broad concept of cultural history and b) examine how cultural values informed the development of Irish society in the period 1922 to 2002.
- Historical Research in Practice 1 (HI6211) introduces students to historical research as practiced by professional historians.
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 (HI6352) introduces students to the key concepts and ideas of migration.
- History Research Seminar (HI6322) weekly interdisciplinary module is to train students in the techniques of organising and presenting research, and to think across methodological and discipline boundaries.
- Directed Reading in History (HI6222) facilitate the development of skills of historical analysis through the concentrated study of a specific topic that aligns with the research expertise of faculty.
- Historical Research in Practice 2 (HI6312) introduces students to historical research as practiced by professional historians.
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 (HI6341) build upon the learning, writing and research experiences of students to complete a dissertation.
Or
You may choose to exit with a Graduate Diploma in History of Family upon successful completion of 60 taught credits (autumn and spring modules only).
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 (HI6301) aims to look critically at the diversity and fluidity of households from socio-economic, political and cultural perspectives.
- Linking Families to Communities (HI6351) links families to the localities in which they worked, played and lived in
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 (HI6352) introduces students to the key concepts and ideas of migration.
- Directed Reading in History (HI6222) facilitate the development of skills of historical analysis through the 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
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
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
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.
