Leaving Certificate History
History
5th and 6th year history students on a recent trip to Northern Ireland
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Why study history?
You will soon be making choices about what subjects to take for Leaving Cert. These choices are important and may influence your future career or third level study option. Before you make up your mind why not think about studying history?
Choosing history will allow you to acquire a unique combination of skills and insights that will develop you as a person and help to prepare you for a future career and to participate fully in society.
Leaving Cert course content
Leaving Cert history has one compulsory topic which changes every two years. The current topic is Sovereignty and Partition in Ireland 1912-1949. Students also have an opportunity to study Northern Ireland, Europe and United States history.
A research project which is worth 20% of the Leaving Cert mark is completed before your Leaving Cert exam and written in a booklet. The topic of the project is of your choosing.
Skills developed in Leaving Cert
History allows you to develop skills that employers see as necessary on any C.V. Skills such as analytical, research, communication and ICT skills are all relevant to any career.
Career options
Having developed the skills relevant to the study of history you will be able to organise your thoughts, give logical responses, present facts and opinions, make valid judgements and develop research skills. This list is not exhaustive but does lend itself to a wide variety of career options.
Students who studied history at Scoil Phobail Bhéara have gone on to a wide variety of careers in many differing areas some of which include:
· Law
· Medicine
· Primary and post-primary teaching
· Agriculture
· Engineering
· Psychology
· Business
· Accountancy
· Art
· Event management
· Marine
· Music
· Social Care
As evidenced from the above non-exhaustive list history can take you on many career paths.
Assessment and grades achieved at Scoil Phobail Bhéara
History is assessed through a written paper plus a research project. The project is worth 20% and the written paper 80%. Our students have consistently performed well above the national average. The vast majority of history students achieve honours and the percentage of those achieving A1 is also well above the national average.
History inspection report
Please see our recent history inspection report available on education.ie where the history department was commended for a very high standard of teaching and learning.
In conclusion:
If you have an interest in history then we would love to see you choose it as a Leaving Cert subject and look forward to welcoming you. Should you require further information please speak to any member of the history department.
You will soon be making choices about what subjects to take for Leaving Cert. These choices are important and may influence your future career or third level study option. Before you make up your mind why not think about studying history?
Choosing history will allow you to acquire a unique combination of skills and insights that will develop you as a person and help to prepare you for a future career and to participate fully in society.
Leaving Cert course content
Leaving Cert history has one compulsory topic which changes every two years. The current topic is Sovereignty and Partition in Ireland 1912-1949. Students also have an opportunity to study Northern Ireland, Europe and United States history.
A research project which is worth 20% of the Leaving Cert mark is completed before your Leaving Cert exam and written in a booklet. The topic of the project is of your choosing.
Skills developed in Leaving Cert
History allows you to develop skills that employers see as necessary on any C.V. Skills such as analytical, research, communication and ICT skills are all relevant to any career.
Career options
Having developed the skills relevant to the study of history you will be able to organise your thoughts, give logical responses, present facts and opinions, make valid judgements and develop research skills. This list is not exhaustive but does lend itself to a wide variety of career options.
Students who studied history at Scoil Phobail Bhéara have gone on to a wide variety of careers in many differing areas some of which include:
· Law
· Medicine
· Primary and post-primary teaching
· Agriculture
· Engineering
· Psychology
· Business
· Accountancy
· Art
· Event management
· Marine
· Music
· Social Care
As evidenced from the above non-exhaustive list history can take you on many career paths.
Assessment and grades achieved at Scoil Phobail Bhéara
History is assessed through a written paper plus a research project. The project is worth 20% and the written paper 80%. Our students have consistently performed well above the national average. The vast majority of history students achieve honours and the percentage of those achieving A1 is also well above the national average.
History inspection report
Please see our recent history inspection report available on education.ie where the history department was commended for a very high standard of teaching and learning.
In conclusion:
If you have an interest in history then we would love to see you choose it as a Leaving Cert subject and look forward to welcoming you. Should you require further information please speak to any member of the history department.