HISTORY DEPARTMENT

SUGGESTED GUIDELINES

FIRST YEAR

Term One

Topics:

• The Historian/Archaeologist
• Ancient Ireland - First Settlers to Early Christian Ireland
• Ancient Civilisation (Rome): begin if possible 
• Examination, Nov/Dec: Required Topics: Historian and Ancient Ireland

Term Two

Topics:

• Ancient Civilisation - Complete
• Medieval Europe
• Renaissance - Begin
  

Term Three

Topics:

• Renaissance - Complete
• Examination, May/June: Cover complete year's work

SECOND YEAR

Term One

Topics:

• Exploration
• Reformation/Counter Reformation
• Plantations - begin, if possible
• Examination, Nov/Dec: On Exploration and Reformation

Term Two

Topics:

• Plantations - complete
• Revolutions - in America, France, Ireland
• Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions - begin
  

Term Three

Topics:

• Industrial Revolution - complete
• Great Famine in Ireland
• Examination, May/June: Cover complete year's work

THIRD YEAR

Term One

Topics:

• International Relations, 1919-1945
• Cold War
• Examination, Nov/Dec: International Relations and Cold War
  

Term Two

Topics:

• Ireland in the 20th century
• Social Change
• Trial Examination, Feb/March
  

Term Three

Topics:

• Ireland in the 20th century - complete
• Social Change
• Revision
• Junior Certificate examination

FOURTH YEAR

Topics:  History and Geography

FIFTH YEAR

Term One

Topics:

• Dictatorship and Democracy:  Europe 1920 - 1945
• Examination in Nov/Dec:  Europe 1920 - 1945

Term Two

Topics:

• Ireland, 1870 - 1914

Term Three

Topics:

• Ireland, 1870 - 1923 - complete
• Examination:  Europe, 1920 - 1945 and Ireland, 1870 - 1914

SIXTH YEAR

Term One

Topics:

• Democracy and Dictatorship, Europe 1920 - 1945
• Examination:  Europe 1920 - 1945 & Europe 1870 - 1920?? 
• Research Project - complete by half term?

Term Two

Topics:

• Ireland, 1914-1949
• Trial Examination - complete programme

Term Three

Topics:

• Complete any missing sections
• Revision
• Leaving Certificate Examinations in June

Have a Good Year!