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Joint Degree Programmes

English and History Joint Degree

The joint degree in English and History is designed to provide you with an intellectual training in two subjects which, while discrete, are also complementary and mutually enriching. The programme is designed to enable you to acquire knowledge and understanding of branches of historical study, periods in literary history and the development of the English language. It explores the key concepts that are used to undertake literary, linguistic and historical analysis, addressing major themes in the history of society and culture and theoretical approaches to literature and language. Both English and History provide a discipline-specific perspective from which students acquire understanding of the inter-relationship between texts and contexts, a familiarity with debates surrounding culture and identity, and skills in analysing ideas from diverse sources.

History and Archaeology Joint Degree

The joint pathway in History and Archaeology provides you with the opportunity to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the development of pre-modern and modern societies through an intellectual training in the complementary disciplines of Archaeology and History. You will examine the social, political, religious, and material culture of various communities and civilisations, set firmly in their geographical and topographical contexts. A fundamental aspect of the pathway is the belief that the study and interpretation of the past are not only intrinsically worthwhile as aspects of human inquiry, but are also central for making the present intelligible. The programme is also designed to equip students with a range of skills which together foster the ability to practise self-motivated learning and increase the capacity to undertake independent learning in a progressive way. Some the skills acquired in the pathway are subject-specific, but others are intended to be transferable and thereby enhance the employability of students.

 

History and Theology Joint Degree

The joint degree in Theology and History provides you with training in two discrete yet complementary subjects. The programme allows students to acquire knowledge and understanding of a variety of historical themes and events, theological thought, the inter-relationship between religious ideas and social processes, and the interplay between texts and contexts. It also promotes a familiarity with debates surrounding religion, culture and identity, and skills in synthesising and developing ideas and arguments from ancient and modern sources. By doing so, the programme develops transferable skills such as critical analysis, time-management, and communication, which are consistently sought after by employers.

History and Philosophy Joint Degree

The programme provides an in-depth training in the disciplines of History and Philosophy which, while discrete subjects, are also complementary and mutually enriching. Its key premise is that understanding the present (and anticipating the future) requires the ability to study and interpret the past and to appreciate how the tools of historical inquiry and the insights of philosophical theory combine to illuminate human societies, including those of the contemporary world. The programme is also designed to equip students with a range of skills which, together, promote self-motivated learning and increase the capacity for independent study. Whilst some skills are subject-specific to each discipline, others are common to both, especially the critical evaluation of primary and secondary sources. All such skills are designed to be transferable and thus to enhance student employability.

History and Anthropology Joint Degree

The programme is designed to provide you with an intellectual training in the disciplines of History and Anthropology which, while distinct subjects, are also complementary and mutually enriching. Each of the subjects provides a discipline-specific perspective from which students develop an ability to think critically outside the confines of their own culture; the capacity to reflect upon cultural change and the interaction of cultures across both time and space, and in particular to acquiring knowledge enabling them to situate the experiences of Ireland, Britain and the West within wider global experiences and international contexts; and to the acquisition of the understanding and skills required to evaluate a wide range of sources, both oral and written. As discrete disciplines, History and Anthropology each seeks to promote its own unique subject skills, through developing students’ capacity to understand and reflect upon the nature of the different disciplines; History is concerned with the contested and limited nature of historical knowledge and the ability to understand and engage with the general theoretical and methodological approaches of historians; Anthropology is concerned with key debates regarding society and culture, underpinned both by comparative methods and the insights of ethnography, and the nature and extent of diversity across a range of cross-cultural fields, including kinship, economy, ecology, religion, gender, art, music and morality.

History and Politics Joint Degree

The programme is designed to provide you with an intellectual training in the disciplines of History and Politics which, while discrete subjects, are also complementary and mutually enriching. A key premise of the programme is that understanding the present and anticipating the future requires the ability to study and interpret the past and to appreciate how the insights of political theory and the tools of historical inquiry combine to illuminate political developments, including those in the contemporary world. The programme is also designed to equip students with a range of skills which together foster the ability to practise self-motivated learning and increase the capacity to undertake independent learning in a progressive way. Whilst certain skills are subject specific to each discipline certain of them are mutually reinforcing, including the ability to evaluate critically primary and secondary sources, whilst others are designed to be transferable and thereby enhance the employability of students.

History and Sociology Joint Degree

This joint pathway is designed to provide you with an intellectual training in the disciplines of History and Sociology which, while discrete subjects, are also complementary and mutually enriching. Central to the rationale of the programme is a belief that the ability to study and interpret patterns of social development requires an understanding of historical and social theory and the tools of historical and sociological inquiry, and an appreciation of the dynamics of change, power-relationships and inequalities in both past and contemporary societies. The programme is also designed to equip students with a range of skills which together foster the ability to practise self-motivated learning and increase the capacity to undertake independent learning in a progressive way. Whilst certain skills are subject specific to each discipline certain of them are mutually reinforcing, including the ability to evaluate critically a range of primary and secondary sources, and to construct and analyse data, others are designed to be transferable and thereby enhance the employability of students.

Anthropology and Languages Joint Degree

Joint Pathway in Social Anthropology and Spanish

The joint pathway in Social Anthropology and Spanish is designed to provide students with an intellectual training in two subjects which, while discrete, are also complementary and mutually enriching. The programme enables students to acquire knowledge and understanding of various approaches in Anthropology. It offers advanced linguistic skills, which are informed by general literary and cultural awareness, intercultural competence and high levels of critical thinking. Students will gain an understanding of socio-cultural differences and similarities and how they arise, are transmitted and develop. The combined experience of learning about political, economic, religious and other complexities in different parts of the world, and a year-long placement in a Spanish speaking environment will provide students with the necessary intellectual, practical, and key skills to enable them to develop as independent, reflective lifelong learners and able employees.

Joint Pathway in Social Anthropology and French (4 year degree)

The joint pathway in Social Anthropology and French is designed to provide students with an intellectual training in two subjects which, while discrete, are also complementary and mutually enriching. The programme enables students to acquire knowledge and understanding of various approaches in Anthropology. It offers advanced linguistic skills, which are informed by general literary and cultural awareness, intercultural competence and high levels of critical thinking. Students will gain an understanding of socio-cultural differences and similarities and how they arise, are transmitted and develop. The combined experience of learning about political, economic, religious and other complexities in different parts of the world, and a year-long placement in a French speaking environment will provide students with the necessary intellectual, practical, and key skills to enable them to develop as independent, reflective lifelong learners and able employees.

Joint Pathway in Social Anthropology and Irish

The joint pathway in Social Anthropology and Irish is designed to provide students with an intellectual training in two subjects which, while discrete, are also complementary and mutually enriching. The programme enables students to acquire knowledge and understanding of various approaches in Anthropology. It offers advanced linguistic skills, which are informed by general literary and cultural awareness, intercultural competence and high levels of critical thinking.

Students will gain an understanding of socio-cultural differences and similarities and how they arise, are transmitted and develop. The combined experience of learning about political, economic, religious and other complexities in different parts of the world, and various placements in Irish speaking environments will provide students with the necessary intellectual, practical, and key skills to enable them to develop as independent, reflective lifelong learners and able employees.

History and Modern Languages Joint Degree (4 year programme except for History with Irish (3 years)) 

The joint pathway in History and a Modern Language (Spanish, French or Irish) is designed to provide you with an intellectual training in two subjects which, while discrete, are also complementary and mutually enriching. The programme enables students to acquire knowledge and understanding of various approaches in History. It offers advanced linguistic skills, which are informed by general literary and cultural awareness, intercultural competence and high levels of critical thinking. The experience of studying the past in various regions of the world and in different periods of history will be reinforced and complemented by a year-long placement in a foreign-speaking environment.  This depth of training will provide students with the necessary intellectual, practical, and key skills to enable them to develop as independent, reflective lifelong learners and able employees. Students pursuing this joint degree will be adaptable, worldly and erudite, qualities quickly recognized and rewarded in a competitive job market.

 

History and International Studies Joint Degree

This programme allows you to connect historical research with the study of those contemporary trends that are shaping today’s world, such as globalisation, the evolution of the European community, humanitarian crises, and international conflicts. The joint programme in Modern History and International Studies has grown rapidly since 2000. It is popular with students interested in careers in both the public and private sectors, and it provides graduates with a repertoire of skills that is applicable to work in politics, civil service, media, foreign service, business and beyond.

English and Anthropology Joint Degree

The programme is designed to provide you with an intellectual training in the disciplines of Anthropology and English which, while distinct subjects, are also complementary and mutually enriching. Each of the subjects provides a discipline-specific perspective from which students acquire knowledge and understanding of the inter-relationship between texts and contexts, a familiarity with debates surrounding culture and identity, both individual and communal, and skills in synthesising and developing ideas and arguments from diverse literary and other contemporary sources. The programme also provides a range of skills which together foster the ability to practise self-motivated learning and increase the capacity to undertake independent learning in a progressive way. The curricula will be delivered in accordance with the national English and Social Anthropology benchmarking statements. English is concerned with the chronological, cultural, and generic diversity of English literary and language studies, drawing, where applicable, on the unique character of Northern Ireland, and taking advantage of a variety of critical and pedagogical approaches. Social Anthropology explores the nature of complexity and richness of cultural diversity, providing a knowledge of the values, ethics and traditions of human social worlds through voices and representations as illustrated in theory and ethnography. Together, these subjects equip individuals with the ability to think critically; process and understand complex information; evaluate primary and secondary sources; interpret a variety of types of data and information; pursue independent learning; work well in groups and formulate arguments.