Overview
Course Description
The Public History and Cultural Heritage programme of Trinity College Dublin involves analysis of cultural memory, its construction, reception and loss; and study of the public status and consumption of history in modern society. Political issues surrounding public commemoration and ‘sites of memory’ are examined and the role of museums, galleries and the media in shaping public perceptions of the past is considered.
The course also surveys the more concrete questions involved in the conservation, presentation and communication of the physical heritage of past cultures, particularly where interpretation and meaning are contested.
The course is taught in collaboration with the leading cultural institutions located in Dublin and several organisations offer internships to students. In recent years participating bodies have included Dublin City Gallery; Dublin City Library and Archive; Glasnevin Trust; Hugh Lane Gallery; The Little Museum of Dublin; Marsh’s Library; the National Gallery of Ireland; the National Library of Ireland; the National Museum of Ireland; and St Patrick’s Cathedral.
Programme Structure
- The course comprises a core module, entitled Remembering, Reminding and Forgetting: Public History, Cultural Heritage and the Shaping of the Past, which runs across both terms. A suite of term-long electives is available on substantive themes.
- A three-month internship, located in one of our collaborating institutions, runs throughout the second term.
- Practitioner workshops are also held in the second term and provide an opportunity for national and international ‘public historians’ to discuss their work with the class. In any given year this may include novelists, artists, museum directors, or heritage and tourism policymakers.
- The course concludes with the production of a dissertation or major project, individually supervised by an member of staff.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Area & Cultural Studies Modern History View 45 other Masters in Area & Cultural Studies in IrelandAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Applicants should normally have at least an upper second class (2.1) honors Bachelor degree or equivalent (for example, GPA of 3.3) in a relevant area.
- Since places on the course are limited, applicants may be interviewed or asked to submit a writing sample for assessment.
Tuition Fee
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International
15660 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 15660 EUR per year during 12 months. -
EU/EEA
7600 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7600 EUR per year during 12 months.
Part time fees:
- EU/EEA: 5,951 EUR
- Non-EU/EEA: 9,575 EUR
Living costs for Dublin
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