Course Name |
History - Celts Romans & Vikings: The Formation of Early Ireland |
Course Provider |
University College Dublin |
Course Code |
HIS21240 |
Course Type |
Lifelong Learning |
Apply To |
Course provider |
Attendance Options |
Part time |
Location (Districts) |
Belfield |
Enrolment and Start Dates Comment |
TRIMESTER: Spring |
Application Date |
2022-2023 Academic Year
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Duration |
Expand+Spring Trimester - January to May
MODE OF DELIVERY:Face-to-Face
Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures 11
Seminar (or Webinar) 11
Specified Learning Activities 45
Autonomous Student Learning 45
Total 112
Approaches to ...
Hide-Spring Trimester - January to May
MODE OF DELIVERY:Face-to-Face
Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures 11
Seminar (or Webinar) 11
Specified Learning Activities 45
Autonomous Student Learning 45
Total 112
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This module is a survey course which is delivered through lectures and seminars. The seminars, in particular, are geared towards small-group learning. So, even in a larger-group lecture the individual student is still the centre of the learning experience.
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Link to Course Fee |
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Eligibility |
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module. |
Course Content |
Expand+HIS21240 Celts, Romans and Vikings: The Formation of Early Ireland
Academic Year 2022/2023
Early Irish history is often thought of as a Celtic golden age of art and culture, brought to an end by Viking invaders. The reality was very different. Ir...
Hide-HIS21240 Celts, Romans and Vikings: The Formation of Early Ireland
Academic Year 2022/2023
Early Irish history is often thought of as a Celtic golden age of art and culture, brought to an end by Viking invaders. The reality was very different. Irish identities were formed by contacts with neighbours and newcomers, some peaceful and others violent.
This module will examine three core themes. Was Ireland Celtic? How did the Romans influence the peoples of Ireland, their religion and politics? What was the impact of the Vikings? How did they transform Ireland and what were their legacies? The module will offer a fresh way of thinking of the Irish past and will challenge myths of exceptionalism and insularity.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module students should be able to: a) critically examine Celtic influences in Ireland, b) understand the impact of the Roman frontier, c) analyse conversion to Christianity at a formative phase of Irish history, d) have acquired historical and methodological frameworks in order to analyse the organisation of Irish society and e) have acquired an understanding of the impact of the Vikings on early medieval Irish culture and society. These learning outcomes will be underpinned by an active student-centred engagement with primary sources, facilitated though seminar contribution.
Indicative Module Content:
The following core topics will form the bulk of this module:
1) Ireland and the Celts - evidence and influence
2) The impact of the Roman frontier
3) Pagan Irish society
4) Conversion to Christianity
5) The Irish 'Golden Age'
6) Early Irish life and society
7) The Vikings in Ireland: invaders and/or traders?
8) Hiberno-Viking society
9) Hiberno-Viking politics
10) The emergence of Irish identities
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Number of Credits |
5 |
Careers or Further Progression |
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