Local History

St. Oliver's Community College

 

Course Name Local History
Course Provider St. Oliver's Community College
Alternative Provider(s) Maynooth University, Louth & Meath ETB
Course Code SOA1624
Course Type Lifelong Learning
Qualifications
Award NameNFQ ClassificationAwarding BodyNFQ Level
Special Purpose Certificate (Level 7 NFQ)  More info... Special Purpose National University of Ireland Level 7 NFQ
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Attendance Options Part time, Evening
Location (Districts) Drogheda
Enrolment and Start Dates Comment Please contact the provider for details of next enrolment and start date or check out their website at http://www.socc.ie/
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Duration The course will take place 1 evening per week (Mondays) for 3 hours (6pm to 9pm) and there will be 3 or 4 Saturdays spread out throughout the year.
Course Fee €1250 with payment plans available on registration
Financial Support LMETB allows a 20% discount for those in receipt of social welfare. This applies only when the same person is paying for the course and not receiving funding from an outside body. A completed social welfare discount form must be furnished in order to process discount. You can download a Social Welfare discount form for the centre website that you are attending.
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Course Content This Certificate level course is offered by the Department of Modern History, NUI Maynooth. The course examines the ‘local dimension of Ireland’s past’.
Course Aims
The course aims to provide participants interested in local history with an opportunity to obtain formal training in the subject. This course sets out to provide students with a methodological approach to the research and writing of local history.
Subjects Taught Module 1

An introduction to academic and community-based local history in Ireland; Comparative traditions in other countries; Contemporary developments and challenges in the field of local history

Module 2

Introduction to primary and secondary sources; Guidelines for critical appraisal of sources;

Guidance on location and consultation of selected major sources

Module 3

Presenting Local History: Writing conventions; Oral/visual presentations; Fieldwork
Further Enquiries Rathmullen Road,
Drogheda,
Co. Louth.
Phone 041 983 8515
Email: night@socc.ie
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