The MA in the Irish Revolution 1912 - 1923 is a full-time programme taken over 12 months or part-time taken over 24 months from the date of first registration for the programme.

Candidates must hold a primary degree with a Second Class Honours Grade 1 (or equivalent) in History or a cognate discipline.

Candidates who hold a primary degree with a Second Class Honours Grade 2 in History or a cognate discipline will also be considered subject to a written expression of interest and/or interview consistent with the school selection procedures.

In exceptional circumstances, substantial professional experience in a relevant and related field of employment (such as, but not restricted to, teaching, archives, museums, the heritage or tourism industries), that equip the candidate with the knowledge, skills and attributes required to undertake an MA programme, may be accepted as compensating for the absence of an undergraduate degree to the required standard. All such applications will be considered on a case by case basis by the programme selection committee and are subject to the approval of the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Science.

Students take modules to the value of 90 credits comprising taught modules to the value of 45 credits (Part I) and a dissertation to the value of 45 credits (Part II).

Students take 90 credits as follows:

Part I
HI6042 Sources and Debates in the Irish Revolution (15 credits)
HI6049 Historiography of the Irish Revolution (15 credits)
HI6050 Public History, Commemoration, and the Irish Revolution (15 credits)

Part II
HI6100 History Dissertation (45 credits)
A dissertation of a maximum of 20,000 words must be submitted by a specified date in September.

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2020/2021 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2020/2021.

Postgraduate Certificate in the Irish Revolution 1912-1923
Candidates who pass at least 30 credits of taught modules may opt to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate in the Irish Revolution 1912-1923.

Programme Learning Outcomes for MA in the Irish Revolution, 1912-1923 (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Evaluate the significance of the principal issues and problems of the 'revolutionary decade' in modern Irish history, 1912-23;
• Summarise the competing interpretations of the significance of the events of the 'revolutionary decade';
• Compare the relative advantages and disadvantages of public and academic histories of the 'revolutionary decade';
• Evaluate and incorporate new insights informed by the forefront of the field of learning;
• Judge the value of the source material available for the study of this period;
• Assess the contribution of the work of specific historians to our understating of the 'revolutionary decade'.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Certificate in the Irish Revolution, 1912-1923 (NFQ Level 9, Minor award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Evaluate the significance of the principal issues and problems of the 'revolutionary decade' in modern Irish history, 1912-23;
• Summarise the competing interpretations of the significance of the events of the 'revolutionary decade';
• Compare the relative advantages and disadvantages of public and academic histories of the 'revolutionary decade';
• Judge the value of the source material available for the study of this period;
• Assess the contribution of the work of specific historians to our understating of the 'revolutionary decade'.