Undergraduate Course: The Making of Modern Ireland, c.1798-1940: Politics and Society (HIST10281)
Course Outline
| School | School of History, Classics and Archaeology |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course aims to provide an understanding of some of the central themes within the history of Ireland in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It addresses the issues of emerging republicanism and unionism, the evolution of Catholic politics, and the impact of famine and migration on Irish society. |
| Course description |
Ireland, beyond the six counties of Northern Ireland, was once a constituent of the United Kingdom, and remains this country's closest European neighbour. Ireland's history is simultaneously distinctive and interconnected with that of modern Britain. This course seeks to explore the political and social history of Ireland from the period of insurgency and union in the 1790s, when some key political ideologies and movements were constructed, through to the achievement and consolidation of Irish independence in the years before the Second World War.
Content note: The study of History inevitably involves the study of difficult topics that we encourage students to approach in a respectful, scholarly, and sensitive manner. Nevertheless, we remain conscious that some students may wish to prepare themselves for the discussion of difficult topics. In particular, the course organiser has outlined that the following topics may be discussed in this course, whether in class or through required or recommended primary and secondary sources: political violence, sectarian violence. While this list indicates sensitive topics students are likely to encounter, it is not exhaustive because course organisers cannot entirely predict the directions discussions may take in tutorials or seminars, or through the wider reading that students may conduct for the course.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | A pass or passes in 40 credits of first level historical courses or equivalent and a pass or passes in 40 credits of second level historical courses or equivalent.
Students should only be enrolled on this course with approval from the History Honours Programme Administrator.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students must have 3 History courses at grade B or above. We will only consider University/College level courses. Enrolments for this course are managed by the CAHSS Visiting Student Office, in line with the quotas allocated by the department. All enquiries to enrol must be made through the CAHSS Visiting Student Office. It is not appropriate for students to contact the department directly to request additional spaces.
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| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 0 |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework:
2000 word mid-term essay (40%)
3000 word final essay (60%) |
| Feedback |
Students will receive written feedback on their coursework, and will have the opportunity to discuss that feedback further with the Course Organiser during their published office hours or by appointment. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate command of the body of knowledge considered in the course;
- read, analyse and reflect critically upon relevant scholarship;
- understand, evaluate and utilise a variety of primary source material;
- develop and sustain scholarly arguments in oral and written form, by formulating appropriate questions and utilising relevant evidence;
- demonstrate independence of mind and initiative; intellectual integrity and maturity; an ability to evaluate the work of others, including peers.
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Reading List
1. A Jackson (ed), The Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish History, paperback (2017)
2. A.Jackson (ed), Ireland 1798-1998: War, Peace and Beyond, second edition (2010)
3. T.Bartlett (ed), The Cambridge History of Ireland, vol.4: 1880 to the Present, paperback (2018)
4. P. Bew, Ireland: the Politics of Enmity, 1789-2006 (Oxford, 2007)
5. E. Biagini and M. Daly (eds), The Cambridge Social History of Modern Ireland (Cambridge, 2016)
6. D. Ferriter, The Transformation of Ireland, 1900-2000 (2004)
7. D. Fitzpatrick, The Two Ireland, 1912-39 (Oxford, 1998)
8. R.F. Foster, Modern Ireland, 1600-1972 (London, 1989)
9. K.T. Hoppen, Ireland since 1800: Conflict and Conformity (London, 1999)
10. A. Jackson, Home Rule: An Irish History, 1800-2000, paperback edition (London, 2004)
11. J.Kelly (ed), The Cambridge History of Ireland, vol.3: 1730-1880 (2018)
12. C. Ó Gráda, A New Economic History of Ireland, 1780-1939 (Oxford, 1994)
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Modern Ireland |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Alvin Jackson
Tel: (0131 6)51 3848
Email: alvin.jackson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Annabel Samson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3783
Email: Annabel.Stobie@ed.ac.uk |
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