History, BA (Hons)

Knowing what happened and why is essential in life. Studying History at UCD provides you with the skills necessary to understand the world we live in. Explore the past, examining a wide range of periods and topics that cover many parts of the globe. Study controversies and different ways that the past can be understood. Learn how to research, use evidence and think critically, and develop the transferrable skills desired by employers. Please note that it is not essential to have studied History at Leaving Certificate.

Rome to Renaissance,Modern Europe 1500-2000,Ireland's English Centuries,From Union to Bailout,Modern America, 1776–1945,War and Peace in the 20th Century,Islam & Christianity,Land, Religion, and Identity: Ireland 1534–1691,Medieval Ireland,Early Modern Europe,The Russian Revolution,Home Rule for Ireland,The French Revolution