A History of Northern Ireland, 1921-1998 ADED12062E

  • Academic Session: 2024-25
  • School: Short Courses
  • Credits: 10
  • Level: Level 1 (SCQF level 7)
  • Typically Offered: Full Year
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No

Short Description

This course explores a pivotal time period in Northern Irish history ranging from its traumatic birth in 1921 and the Second World War, to the rise of the 'Troubles' in the late 1960s until the Peace Process in 1998. On this course, students will examine the origins of partition, Ulster's 'civil war' between 1920 and 1922, sectarian discrimination, the premiership of Terence O'Neil, the rise of civil rights movement, the growth of Sinn Fein and the provisional IRA, and of the opposition, the DUP, led by Dr Ian Paisley. This course investigates the key question this history raises to this day: can two identities and national allegiances be accommodated in the same state without oppression, rebellion, or violence?

Timetable

Live online

Block 1

Weeks 1-10

Tuesdays, 19:00-21:00

Requirements of Entry

None

Excluded Courses

ADED1078E Ireland since the famine, 1845-1998 (20 weeks / 20 credits) covers an overlapping time period and offers similar content. Students should be mindful to the risk of self-plagiarism.

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

#ILO2

1-page A3 Poster (750 words including graphics) using images and text to compare primary sources (25% of final grade)

 

ILOs #1 and #3

Essay (1,500 words) (75% of final grade)

Course Aims

This course aims to:

■ To provide students with a critical understanding of key events in Northern Ireland 1921-1998, including their causes and consequences

■ Provide an opportunity for students to critically engage with contemporary primary source materials

■ introduce students to key historiographical debates concerning these events

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Identify and describe key events in Northern Ireland 1921-1998, including their causes and consequences

■ Analyse and compare contemporary sources

■ Recognise and appraise key historiographical debates concerning these events

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.