Program Overview
The Early Modern History (PGradDip) at Trinity College Dublin is a MPhil programme in Humanities over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Early Modern History (PGradDip) programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across Ireland and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6.5
- Tuition: EUR 13,340 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; EUR 6,475 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Dublin, Ireland
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Early Modern History (PGradDip) programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- From Reform to Revolution: Cultural Change and Political Conflict in Early Modern Europe
- War and Society in Early Modern Ireland & Europe
- Religious Tolerance and Intolerance in Early Modern Europe
- The war of ideas in the English Revolution
- Elizabethan Ireland: Contending conquests - the struggle for Mastery in Sixteenth Century Ireland
- Gender, Identity & Authority in 18th Century France
- Inventing the Modern Scots: Society, Culture and Nation, 1688-1832
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
Applications are normally accepted only from persons with a first or upper second class degree in an appropriate Arts or Social Sciences discipline, e.g. history, philosophy, language studies, literature, political science, or European studies.
Applicants with English as a foreign language should be aware that this course involves extensive written assessment. A high standard of English is therefore required: please contact the course co-ordinator to discuss this question.
English Proficiency: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
EUR 13,340 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; EUR 6,475 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: EUR 13,340 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; EUR 6,475 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 6.5
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact Trinity College Dublin directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, branded by the board as Trinity College, the University of Dublin, and officially incorporated as Trinity College...
University Profile- Application Deadline 2031-05-18
- Start Date 2018-10-01
- Language English
- Duration 12 months