About The School
The School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics explores the forces that shape societies, past and present. Through critical thinking, research, and debate, our programs equip you to understand and influence the world. With modules in History, International Relations, Politics, Philosophy, and Anthropology, we equip you with the knowledge and skills to think critically and engage globally.
With expert faculty, hands-on learning, and strong industry connections, you’ll develop the analytical and communication skills essential for a wide range of careers in policy, culture, and beyond.
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Anthropology
Anthropology
Code Long Course Title Semester Pre-Requisite Units ANT1001 Being Human: Culture and Society Fall N 20.00 ANT1003 A World on the Move: Historical and Anthropological Approaches to Globalization Fall N 20.00 ANT1006 'Understanding Northern Ireland: History, Politics and Anthropology' Spring N 20.00 ANT1007 Us And them: Why do we have ingroups and outgroups? Spring N 20.00 ANT2022 Key Debates in Anthropology Fall N 20.00 ANT2030 Skills in the Field: Ethnographic methods Spring N 20.00 ANT2038 Hanging out on Street Corners: Creative, Public and applied Anthropology Fall N 20.00 ANT2039 Human Morality Spring N 20.00 ANT2040 Anthropology of Media Spring N 20.00 ANT3099 Anthropology Dissertation Fall Y 40.00 ANT3150 In Gods We Trust: The New Anthropology of Religion Fall N 20.00 ANT3152 Remembering the Future: Violent Pasts, Loss and the Politics of Hope Spring N 20.00 ESA1001 Being Creative: Music Media and the Arts Spring N 20.00 ESA3002 The Politics of Performance: From Negotiation to Display Fall N 20.00 ESA3013 Music, Power and Conflict Fall N 20.00 - Cross-Disciplinary Modules within HAPP
Cross-Disciplinary Modules within HAPP
Code Long Course Title Semester Pre-Requisite Units HAP2001 Northern Ireland: Past, Present and Future Fall N 20.00 HAP2010 Research Project (Study Abroad) Both N 20.00 HAP2065 Apocalypse: Cultures, communities, and the end of the world Fall N 20.00 - History
History
Code Long Course Title Semester Pre-Requisite Units HIS1001 History and Historians: Contested Pasts Fall N 20.00 HIS1005 The Long Road to Black Lives Matter Spring N 20.00 HIS2011 Politics and Society in 19th Century Ireland Fall N 20.00 HIS2012 Ireland since partition Spring N 20.00 HIS2018 The making of contemporary Britain: 1914 to the present Fall N 20.00 HIS2020 Alexander The Great and the Creation of the Hellenistic World Spring N 20.00 HIS2028 The American South 1619-1865 Fall N 20.00 HIS2029 The American South, 1865-1980 Spring N 20.00 HIS2047 The Expansion of Medieval Europe, 1000-1300 Spring N 20.00 HIS2049 The Roman Origins of the East and West; From Augustus to Charlemagne Fall N 20.00 HIS2050 Europe between the Wars, 1919-1939 Fall Y 20.00 HIS2057 Revolutionary Europe, 1500-1789 Spring N 20.00 HIS2061 Nationalism and Liberation in 20th Century Africa Spring N 20.00 HIS2067 Cabinets of Curiosity: Museums Past and Present Spring N 20.00 HIS3011 The Peasants' Revolt 1381 Fall N 20.00 HIS3022 The Origins of Protestantism Spring N 20.00 HIS3023 Wolf Children and Baby Boomers: The Family in European History 1945-1970s Fall N 20.00 HIS3033 That Vast Catastrophe: The Great Irish Famine Spring N 20.00 HIS3035 The American Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877 Spring N 20.00 HIS3039 The Soviet Union 1921-1991 Fall N 20.00 HIS3046 United Irishmen and Unionists: the religion and politics of Ulster protestants Fall N 20.00 HIS3071 The Rise of Christianity 2: The Conversion of the Roman Empire Fall N 20.00 HIS3073 The Irish Revolution, 1917-1921 Fall N 20.00 HIS3077 Dissertation Spring Y 40.00 HIS3099 Religion and Empire: Christian Missions To Africa, Asia and Middle East Fall N 20.00 HIS3118 Crime & Punishment 19th Century Ireland Fall N 20.00 HIS3127 Thatcher's Britain Fall N 20.00 HIS3128 Sin Cities? Everyday Life in the Modern Metropolis Spring N 20.00 HIS3129 The Ancient City Spring N 20.00 HIS3132 Twentieth-Century China Spring N 20.00 HIS3133 Paths to Independence and Decolonisation in India and East Africa Spring N 20.00 HIS3137 Diaspora: Irish 19th-century migration Fall N 20.00 HIS3139 Extermination: History and Memory of the Murdered Jews of Europe Fall N 20.00 HIS3143 War, Politics, and Identity in Late Medieval Ireland, c.1166-c.1521 Fall N 20.00 HIS3144 African and Irish Relations in the Americas Fall N 20.00 - Politic
Politics
Code Long Course Title Semester Pre-Requisite Units PAI1001 Contemporary Europe Spring N 20.00 PAI1006 World Politics Fall N 20.00 PAI1007 Perspectives on Politics Fall N 20.00 PAI1009 Comparative Politics Spring N 20.00 PAI2001 Politics and Policy of the European Union Fall N 20.00 PAI2002 British Politics in crisis? Spring N 20.00 PAI2005 Modern Political Thought Fall N 20.00 PAI2011 The Politics of Deeply Divided Societies Fall N 20.00 PAI2013 Irish Politics Spring N 20.00 PAI2017 International Relations Fall N 20.00 PAI2018 American Politics Spring N 20.00 PAI2043 Studying Politics Fall N 20.00 PAI2044 Democracy, Ethics & Economics Fall N 20.00 PAI2045 The Politics & Economics of the Devolved UK Spring N 20.00 PAI2055 Security and Terrorism Spring N 20.00 PAI2056 International Organisations Spring N 20.00 PAI2065 Peace and Conflict Studies Spring N 20.00 PAI2066 Identity Politics in Diverse Societies Spring N 20.00 PAI3005 The Politics of Irish Literature Fall N 20.00 PAI3008 Gender and Politics Fall N 20.00 PAI3012 Global Pol. Econ. of Energy Spring N 20.00 PAI3026 Earth, Energy, Ethics and Economy: The Politics of Unsustainability Fall N 20.00 PAI3027 European Cultural Identities Spring N 20.00 PAI3041 Asylum and Migration in Global Politics Fall N 20.00 PAI3056 The Politics of the Far Right in Europe and the Americas Spring N 20.00 PAI3058 Political Parties and Elections in Northern Ireland Spring N 20.00 PAI3059 National and Ethnic Minorities in European Politics Fall N 20.00 PAI3063 Politics of the Global Economy Fall N 20.00 PAI3067 Challenges to contemporary party politics Fall N 20.00 PAI3068 Politics, Public Administration and Policy-Making Spring N 20.00 PAI3089 Short Placement Both Y 20.00 PAI3090 Dissertation PPE Full Year N 40.00 PAI3099 Dissertation (Politics) Full Year Y 40.00 PAI3100 Radical Hope:Inspiring Present-day Sustainability Transformations through an Examination of Our Past Spring N 20.00 - Philosophy
Philosophy
Code Long Course Title Semester Pre-Requisite Units PHL1001 Philosophy and Human Nature Fall N 20.00 PHL1003 Introductory Logic Spring N 20.00 PHL1004 Philosophy and The Good Life Spring N 20.00 PHL2000 Moral Theories Fall N 20.00 PHL2001 Knowledge and Reality Spring N 20.00 PHL2016 History of Philosophy Fall N 20.00 PHL2027 Introduction to the Philosophy of Science Spring N 20.00 PHL2028 Philosophy of Race Spring N 20.00 PHL3034 Philosophy of Religion Fall N 20.00 PHL3064 Applied Ethics Fall N 20.00 PHL3070 Philosophy of Technology and Environment Spring N 20.00 PHL3071 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art Fall N 20.00 PHL3099 Dissertation Full Year N 40.00
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