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Final Year BA (Joint Honours)

A Chairde: Fáilte romhaibh ar ais!  

 History welcomes you back!  

Modules whose code does not begin with HI will not count towards your ECTS requirements for History.

• Final Year Timetable AY2025-26
• Final Year Module Descriptors AY2025-26
• Important Dates

Structure of Final Year History 

What choice of modules do I have? 

In the course of your Final Year you shall take one Seminar module and four Lecture Modules. 

For Semester One: 

• Choose One Seminar (worth 10 ECTS)
• Choose One Lecture Modules (worth 5 ECTS)

For Semester Two: 

• Choose Three Lecture Module (each worth 5 ETCS)

 SEMINARS AND LECTURE MODULES 

Seminars are small group classes with an emphasis on participation, class presentations and continuous assessment that develops your research skills.  

The seminar will be assessed by means of Continuous Assessment made up of a variety of innovative forms of assessment that ensure the highest standards of academic integrity. 

Lecture modules are medium- to large-size classes taught by means of two one-hour lectures per week by lecturer with additional tutorials (usually 4) over the semester. 

Assessment structure for Final Year seminars:

 Seminars are assessed differently from lecture modules – how so?

 Your grade for a seminar module is made up of the following elements:

For further information on your Final Year choices, please see above the Final Year Timetable, for detailed module descriptions and to a list of important dates.

 For general information about registration for all types of modules as well as about continuous assessment, exams and student supports please go to our Current Undergraduate History page.

Head of Final Year History
Dr. Gearóid Barry, Room 401, Tower 1, Floor 1.
Phone (091) 493342
Email: gearoid.barry@universityofgalway.ie