Expand+Enrolment & General Information
Students are encouraged to enrol as early as possible. If you enrol late, the class may be full or may have been cancelled due to low numbers.

You can enrol in person (at the Access and Lifelong Learning Centre i...

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Students are encouraged to enrol as early as possible. If you enrol late, the class may be full or may have been cancelled due to low numbers.

You can enrol in person (at the Access and Lifelong Learning Centre in the James Joyce Library Building), Monday - Friday 9.00am - 1.00pm and 2.00pm - 5.00pm.

Enrol by credit or debit car over the phone (01) 716 7123 or online www.ucd.ie/all/study

The course below will be available for Spring, and will be listed in more detail in our Spring programme. You can book for either term from August 8th 2017.

Cancellations
Lifelong Learning courses are offered subject to sufficient numbers. Where there are insufficient registrations, the course will be withdrawn.

Expand+Introduction
Our Lifelong Learning courses cover a range of topics from Art History through to History, Literature, Philosophy and Writing. The courses are open to all and provide a chance to explore a subject without concerns about assessment. Thes...

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Our Lifelong Learning courses cover a range of topics from Art History through to History, Literature, Philosophy and Writing. The courses are open to all and provide a chance to explore a subject without concerns about assessment. These courses are part of a long tradition in University College Dublin (UCD), and follow the legacy of the university’s founder Cardinal John Henry Newman, who wished to make higher level education accessible to a broad sweep of Irish people.

Today, UCD remains committed to widening participation in higher education, in all its forms, whether to accredited formal learning programmes or informal open learning provision. We believe the rich intellectual resources of the university should be available to all. Our commitment is reaffirmed when we hear the important role learning plays in enhancing people’s lives, whether through providing intellectual stimulus and new friendships, or as an opportunity to sample a topic before further study.

The programme is developed in collaboration with tutors, UCD schools and the broader UCD community. Student feedback informs the type of courses we offer and the style of teaching promoted. Student evaluations have indicated that learning is enhanced through discussion, group work and participative approaches, and by getting out and about to learn on the move. Many of our courses now include field trips or gallery visits, which bring course material to life and provide a social learning opportunity. Further course details are available online at www.ucd.ie/all/study.

We hope you find a course that suits your interests!

Your Tutors
UCD Access and Lifelong Learning is privileged to work with a highly expert and committed group of tutors who are recruited not just on the basis of their subject expertise, but also for their demonstrated interest in adult learning. You can read about your tutor’s qualifications and areas of expertise online where we have included a short tutor biography alongside the course information.

Reading & Booklists
Booklists are available online alongside course descriptions. For the majority of courses, the booklist contains suggested reading for those interested in investigating the subject further. Your tutor can guide you as to which reading might be most suitable.

Booklists for literature students are more critical as classes are based on particular set texts. We recommend that initially you acquire just the first text listed as the list will be discussed with your tutor in class.

Expand+It is often said that the United States of today is a divided society. This course will examine the period in history when American political and economic divisions escalated into actual war. The resulting war that broke out on April 12th 1861 would ...

Hide-It is often said that the United States of today is a divided society. This course will examine the period in history when American political and economic divisions escalated into actual war. The resulting war that broke out on April 12th 1861 would last for four years. The American Civil War would become the most destructive and bloodiest war in U.S. history. By the time it formally ended on May 9th 1865, over 600,000 Americans had died. This figure is greater than the total American military casualties for all other wars involving the United States.

Emphasis will be given at the start to the causes of the war, especially the issue of slavery. Was it the main cause of the war? The classes will examine the military strategy of both sides. Focus will be given to the role of key commanders including Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. Non-military topics such as international reaction to the war, the condition of slaves and former slaves, Abraham Lincoln’s leadership, the role of medicine, nursing and the Irish experience of the war will be considered. The course will conclude with an examination of the war’s consequences.

By studying the many aspects of the war, participants will be able to broaden their knowledge of this conflict. During the course, a range of primary and secondary sources will be referred to in order to gain different perspectives on the topics and personalities examined. Participants are encouraged to offer their viewpoints. This will contribute to an enjoyable learning environment.