SchoolofHistoriesandHumanitiesDepartmentofHistory

M.Phil.inEarlyModernHistory2016–2017

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ContentsAnOverviewoftheCourse 3TeachingStaffandSchoolContacts 4ProgrammeStructure 5 1.CompulsoryCoreModule 5 2.SourcesandMethodsinEarlyModernHistory 6 3.TheEarlyModernHistoryResearchSeminar 7 4.MajorSubjectsofStudy 8 5.TheDissertation 12DegreeRequirementsandRegulations 13GradeDescriptors 14Plagiarism 15ImportantDates 18UsefulCollegeServicesandContacts 18M.PhilEssaySubmissionCoverSheet 21

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AnOverviewoftheM.PhilinEarlyModernHistoryTheM.Phil in EarlyModern History offers well-qualified graduates in History, theHumanitiesandtheSocialSciencesanintroductiontoresearchinthepolitical,social,cultural and religious history of Ireland, Britain and continental Europe across theEarlyModernperiod.Thecourseisdesignedtointroducestudentstoawiderangeofissuesin,andapproachesto,EarlyModernHistorywhilealsoprovidingstudentswitharigoroustraininginresearchmethodsandrelevantskills. Theprogrammeisbuilt around Trinity College Library’s extensive research resources for the periodfromtheReformationtotheFrenchRevolutionandreflectsthefullrangeofexcitingnew research currently being undertaken in Early Modern history within theDepartment of History. The coursemay also serve as an introduction to graduatestudyforstudentsintendingtopursuedoctoralstudiesinEarlyModernHistory.Aims: ThecourseaimstoprovidegraduateswithacriticalawarenessofkeyissuesandquestionsinEarlyModernhistoryandafirmfoundationintheresearchprocess.Students will be trained in the analysis and the presentation of their researchfindingsandintroducedtothemethodologicalchallengesofconductingresearchatpostgraduatelevel.Eachmodulewithinthedegreeprogrammeintroducesstudentsto a defined theme or problem within Early Modern history, providing a tightlyfocused and in-depth introduction to a range of contemporary sources,interpretative problems and current debates. Through exploring these issues,approaches andmethodologies, theM.Phil in EarlyModernHistory is designed toequipstudentswithboththeanalyticalandpracticalskillsrequiredforindependenthistoricalresearch.LearningOutcomes:Onsuccessfulcompletionoftheprogrammestudentsshouldbeableto:• Demonstrate a detailed understanding of the political, intellectual and

culturalhistoryoftheEarlyModernperiod• Engagewithrelevanttheoreticalandcriticalapproaches,andtoapplythem

tothestudyofEarlyModernhistory• Criticallyanalysearangeofprintedandarchivalsourcesfromthisperiod• Verballypresentanddiscussresearchresultsinascholarlyfashion• Conceive and carry out a programme of scholarly research, and write-up

analysisofresearchresults• Engage in scholarly activity, either autonomously or as part of a research

degree.ProgrammeCo-ordinator:JosephClarke(Room3153)e-mail:joseph.clarke@tcd.ie

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TeachingStaffandtheirResearchInterestsRobertArmstrong.17thcenturyBritishandIrishhistory,especiallypolitical,religiousandimperialhistory,historyofpoliticalthought.e-mail:robert.armstrong@tcd.ieCiaranBrady.16thand17thcenturyIrishhistory(esp.politicalandintellectual),colonialNorthAmerica,Irishhistoriography.e-mail:cbrady@tcd.ieJosephClarke.Thelong18thcentury,theEnlightenment,theFrenchRevolutionandNapoleonicera.e-mail:joseph.clarke@tcd.ieDavidDickson.Irelandinthe17thand18thcenturies;socialandeconomichistorye-mail:ddickson@tcd.ieGraemeMurdock.TheEuropeanReformationandtheculturalhistoryofreligion;earlymodernFranceandthehistoryofCentralEurope.e-mail:murdocg@tcd.ieJaneOhlmeyer.Irishhistoryinthe17thcentury;military,diplomatic,socialandpoliticalhistory.IrelandandEmpire,EarlyModernBritishhistory,the‘MilitaryRevolution’inearlymodernEurope.e-mail:jane.ohlmeyer@tcd.ieMicheálÓSiochrú.EarlymodernIrish,Britainandcolonialhistory.Political,militaryandurbanhistory;constitutionalandinternationallaw.e-mail:m.osiochru@tcd.ie

SchoolContactsAnneDolan.HeadofDiscipline,HistoryDepartment.e-mail:adolan@tcd.ieChristineMorris.DirectorofPostgraduateTeachingandLearning,SchoolofHistoriesandHumanitiese-mail:cmorris@tcd.ieJoMcNamara.SeniorExecutiveOfficer,SchoolofHistoriesandHumanitiese-mail:pghishum@tcd.ieEssaySubmissionAllstudentsmustsubmittheirmoduleessaysinhardcopytotheHistorydepartmentoffice(room3133)andinelectronicformtotheSchoolofHistoriesandHumanitiesatpostgradhishum@tcd.iebythedeadlinesspecifiedforeachmodule.

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ProgrammeStructureTheprogrammeconsistsofthefollowingelements:1. A compulsory core module: HI7011. ‘From Reform to Revolution: Cultural

ChangeandPoliticalConflictinEarlyModernEurope’.20ECTS.2. HI7020.SourcesandMethodsinEarlyModernHistory.10ECTS3. HI7021.EarlyModernHistoryResearchSeminar.10ECTS4. Twomajorsubjectsofstudy(onetobetakenineachterm).2x10ECTS5. HH7000.TheResearchDissertation.30ECTSMethodsofStudy:Forthetaughtcomponentsofthisdegree,studentsarerequiredto attend seminars, participate in class activities, complete assigned tasks, and tomake class presentations. They will also submit research-based essays. For fulldetails on each modules, including module aims and learning outcomes, pleaseconsult the relevant module handbook and Blackboard web page. For thedissertationelementofthedegree,eachstudentwillbeassignedasupervisorwhowillprovideacademicguidanceonhisorherresearchproject.Credit System (ECTS): The ECTS is an academic credit transfer and accumulationsystem representing the student workload required to achieve the specifiedobjectives of a study programme. The College norm for full-time study over oneacademicyearatMastersLevelis90credits.ECTScreditsareawardedtoastudentonlyuponsuccessfulcompletionofthecourseyear.

TaughtElements1. HI7011-FromReformtoRevolution:CulturalChangeand

PoliticalConflictinEarlyModernEuropeCo-ordinator:JosephClarkeTeachingStaff:RobertArmstrong,CiaranBrady,JosephClarke,LindaKiernan,PhilipMcEvansoneya,GraemeMurdock,JaneOhlmeyer,MicheálÓSiochrú.Duration:MichaelmasandHilaryTerms(Sept–DecandJan-April)Contacthours:2hoursperweek.Thursday,12.00-2.00pm,room6009,ArtsBuilding.Weighting:20ECTSDescription: Thiscompulsorymodule is team-taught inweekly two-hourseminarsovertwosemesters.ThecourseexamineskeythemesinthestudyofEarlyModernpolitical,socialandculturalhistorywhilealsoevaluatingthemethodologiesusedtoanalysethem.Currentthemesinclude‘Courtsandnobilities’,‘Politicsandthestate’,‘Statesandchurches’,and‘ThePublicSphere’.Assessment:Thismodulewillbeassessedbythesubmissionofatermessayattheend of bothMichaelmas and Hilary terms. Essays should be between 4,000 and5,000words in length, excluding footnotes and bibliography, and students shoulddiscuss their choiceof essay topicwith themodule coordinator in advance. Termessays are due for submission by 5.00pm on the last Friday of each term, 16

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December and 7 April. Please note that staff may also ask you to preparepresentationsinadvanceofclasses.Learning Outcomes:On successful completion of the module students should beableto:• Identify and assess key themes and developments in the historiography of

theEarlyModernperiod• Analyzerelevantprimarysources• Reflect upon the various methodologies and approaches scholars use in

writingEarlyModernhistory• CriticallyengagewithinterpretationsanddebatesinEarlyModernhistory.2. HI7020-SourcesandMethodsinEarlyModernHistoryCo-ordinator:JosephClarkeTeachingStaff:Team-taughtDuration:MichaelmasandHilaryTerms(Sept–DecandJan-April)Contact hours: 1 hours per week. Introductory meeting, Monday 26 September2016, 2.00pm, room6002,Arts Building. See themodulehandbook for details ofsubsequentmeetings.Weighting:10ECTSDescription: Thismoduleguides students through theprocessof formulatingandrefining an independent research project. Through regularmeetings, library visitsand/orseminars,itintroducestudentstosomeoftheprincipalresearchrepositoriesand resources they may use in their own research and considers some of thehistoriographicalandmethodologicalproblemstheresearchprocessgivesriseto.Itwillalsointroducestudentstosomeofthespecificresearchskillsthatearlymodernhistoriansemployintheirresearch,e.g.paleography.Themoduleasksstudentstoreflect critically upon different kinds of evidence and consider the diverseapproaches that historians have employed to engage with that evidence as theydesigntheirownresearchstrategiesinpreparationfortheirdissertationresearch.Assessment:ThismodulewillbeassessedbythesubmissionofaresearchproposalbythebeginningofHilaryterm(thelastdateforsubmissionis13January)andthedeliveryof a researchpresentationoutliningeach student’s dissertationproject attheendofHilaryterm.Forfurtherdetails,seethemodulehandbook.

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of the module students should beableto:

• designadissertation researchproposalanddevelopa research strategy foritsimplementation

• identify and evaluate the principal primary sources they will use in theirdissertationresearch

• engage with the relevant secondary literature and critically consider theirresearch’srelationshiptothatexistingscholarship

• reflect upon the theoretical andmethodological issues their research givesriseto

• deliverapresentationoutliningtheirresearchproject.

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3. HI7021.TheEarlyModernHistoryResearchSeminarCoordinator:JosephClarkeDuration:Michaelmas&HilaryTermsContact Hours: 2 hours per week. Monday, 5.00pm, Neill/Hoey Lecture Theatre,TrinityLongRoomHubBuilding.Weighting:10ECTSDescription: Students are required to attend the Trinity Centre for Early ModernHistory’s weekly research seminars in order to obtain as broad a perspective aspossibleoncurrent research,debatesandmethods inearlymodernhistory.Theseweekly seminars will allow students to engage with research currently beingconductedbyhistoriansbothinTrinityCollegeandinternationallyandtoreflectonthediversityofapproachestohistoricalresearch.Assessment:Thisisapass/failmoduleassessedonthebasisofregularattendanceatseminarsandthecompletionofaseminarreport.Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of thismodule students should beableto:• assessarangeofongoingresearchinearlymodernhistory• considercriticallyquestionsofresearchmethodologyandhistoriography• engageindiscussionandanalysisofresearchsourcesandoutcomes• reflectondiverseapproachestoacademicpresentationandcommentary.

MichaelmasTermSeminarProgramme

3October TrinityCollege’sEarlyModernHistorians

10October MathieuFerradou(UniversitéParis1),IrishpatriotsinParisundertheearlyFrenchRepublic(1792-1794):theboundariesofcitizenship.

17October TimothyMurtagh(TCD),ThePoliticsofStateBreakdown:IrelandintheLateEighteenthCentury.

24October DavidBrown(TCD)PiratesfromtheCaribbean-TheSeaAdventuretoIrelandof1642.

31October BankHoliday(noseminar)

7November ReadingWeek(noseminar)

14November JamesHanrahan(TCD),WritingEnlightenmentcontemporaryhistory:Voltaire'sPrécisdusiècledeLouisXV.

21November SarahA.Covington(CityUniversityofNewYork),TheOldManwholivedinaRuin:Land,Memory,andOliverCromwell'sAfterlifeinIreland.

28November RobGorvin(TCD),FrenchAnglicans:aclericalnetworkinEnglandandIrelandc.1640-c.1680.

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5December BridMcGrath(TCD),Sex,liesandriggedreturns:the1634Kerryelectionanditsconsequences.

12December DavidDickson(TCD),Whowerethe‘cottiers’?Socialclassineighteenth-centuryIreland.

HilaryTermSeminarProgramme

23January BrianBrewer(TCD),QuixoticEconomics:EarlyModernEconomicTheoryandPoliticalEconomyinCervantes'sDonQuixote.

30January RobertAppelbaum(UppsalaUniversity),EarlyModernTerrorism:anIntroduction.

6February WilliamO’Reilly(UniversityofCambridge),Theemperorwhowantedtobeking.HRECharlesVIinSpainandGermany,1685-1740.

13February JoelHalcomb(UniversityofEastAnglia),TheDublinConventionof1658andtheFalloftheProtectorate

20February AileenDouglas(TCD),RoundHandCharacter:script,commerce,andnation,1690-1750.

27February ReadingWeek(noseminar)

6March AlexanderWilkinson(UniversityCollegeDublin),BookHistoryandtheDigitalHumanities.

13March MalcolmGaskill(UniversityofEastAnglia),Witchcraft,EmotionandSocialChangeinSeventeenth-CenturyNewEngland.

20March MichaelBraddick(SheffieldUniversity),ThesufferingsofJohnLilburne(1615-1657):martyrologyandthefreebornEnglishman.

27March SophieHingst,(TCD),Onephenomenon.Threeperspectives.EnglishcolonialstrategiesinIrelandrevisited,ca.1607-1680.

4. MajorSubjectsofStudyStudentsmust complete onemajor subject of study in both theMichaelmas andHilary terms. Each subjectwillbe taughtbymeansofaweekly two-hour seminarand guidance for readings and topics will be given in class and in the modulehandbooks. Please note that staff may also ask you to prepare presentations inadvanceofclasses.In Michaelmas Term (September-December), students must choose one of thefollowingmodules:

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HI7016-ElizabethanIreland:ContendingConquests -TheStruggleforMasteryinSixteenthCenturyIrelandCo-ordinator:CiaranBradyDuration:OneSemester(MichaelmasTerm)Contacthours:2hoursperweek.Wednesday,2.00-4.00pm,room6009.Weighting:10ECTSDescription:Thismoduleseekstoofferanewperspectiveonthecourseofeventsinsixteenth century Ireland, known familiarly as ‘theTudorConquest’. In contrast tothetraditionalviewofthecenturyasonewhichwitnessedthesteadyandultimatelyconclusive advance of English rule in Ireland, it will suggest that preceding andaccompanying thatwell-knownprocesswereanumberof independentconcurrentdevelopments which greatly complicated and reshaped the Tudor attempt atestablishingEnglishruleinIreland.Onelayinthecontinuingpower-struggleamongthe great Anglo-Irish feudal houses to assert their ascendancy over the Gaeliclordshipsandtheirownlesserdependants.AnotherlayinthecomplexsetofeventstakingplaceinWesternScotlandandNorth-EastUlsterconsequentuponthecrisisoftheScottishmonarchy.AthirdlayinthegradualalienationofthetraditionalEnglish-Irish colonial community from the English crown for religious and ideologicalreasons. Together these contending forces served to disrupt and undermine theofficialpolicyofcentralisationandassimilationbeingdirectedinIrelandfromTudorgovernment in Whitehall. And in doing so, they helped give rise to a further,unnoticed,piece-mealandutterlyopportunistprocessofentrepreneurialconquestwhich was to prove the most effective of all. Though there will be a significanthistoriographicalelement in themodule,especiallyat theoutset, itwillbeheavilyengaged with primary sources, enabling participants to engage directly with thecomplex and unfamiliar bodies of evidence onwhich all past interpretations havebeenbased.Assessment:ThismoduleisassessedbythesubmissionofonetermessayattheendofMichaelmas term. Essays shouldbebetween4,000and5,000words in length,excluding footnotes and bibliography, and students should discuss their choice ofessaytopicwiththemodulecoordinatorinadvance.Essaysaredueforsubmissionby5.00pmonthe lastFridayofMichaelmasterm,16December. Pleasenotethatstaffmayalsoaskyoutopreparepresentationsinadvanceofclasses.Learning Outcomes:On successful completion of the module students should beableto:• demonstrateafamiliaritywiththeprincipalinterpretativemodesand

debatesinthehistoriographyofearlymodernIreland• identifykeypolitical,socialandculturaleventsanddevelopmentsrelatingto

the‘TudorConquest’,asrevealedbyin-depthanalysisofprimarysourcesandsecondarysources

• placethisknowledgeinthecontextofabroaderunderstandingofearlymodernIrelandandBritain

• formulateresearchquestionsforthepurposesofessaywritingandoralpresentations

• engagecriticallyandin-depthwithprimarytextsandsecondaryliterature• completeanintensive,self-motivatedstudyofarelevanthistoricalproblem,

withhighqualityresearchorganizationandpresentation.

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HI7007-ReligiousToleranceandIntoleranceinEarlyModernEuropeCo-ordinator:GraemeMurdockDuration:OneSemester(MichaelmasTerm)ContactHours:(2hoursperweek).Tuesday,2.00-4.00pm,room3124.Weighting:10ECTSDescription:Whatisthehistoryofreligioustolerance?HowdidEuropeansrespondto religious diversity after the Reformation? Christians proved capable of bothreligioustoleranceandintoleranceindifferentformsandcombinations.ThiscourseanalysesthechangingpracticesoftoleranceandintoleranceincommunitiesacrossearlymodernEuropeduringthesixteenthandseventeenthcenturies.Assessment:ThismoduleisassessedbythesubmissionofonetermessayattheendofMichaelmas term. Essays shouldbebetween4,000and5,000words in length,excluding footnotes and bibliography, and students should discuss their choice ofessaytopicwiththemodulecoordinatorinadvance.Essaysaredueforsubmissionby5.00pmonthe lastFridayofMichaelmasterm,16December. Pleasenotethatstaffmayalsoaskyoutopreparepresentationsinadvanceofclasses.Learning Outcomes:On successful completion of the module students should beableto:• understand the practice of religious tolerance and intolerance in early

modernEurope• becomeacquaintedwiththerelevanthistoricalsources• becomeacquaintedwith relevanthistoricaldebateand interpretations,and

learntocommunicatetheirfindingstoaninterestedaudience.InHilaryTerm(January-April),studentsmustchooseoneofthefollowingmodules.HI7014-WarandSocietyinEarlyModernIrelandandEuropeCo-ordinator:JaneOhlmeyerDuration:OneSemester(HilaryTerm)ContactHours:(2hoursperweek).Tuesday,9.00-11.00am,room3124.Weighting:10ECTSDescription:Thismoduleintroducesstudentstothekeydebatesandissuesrelatingto war and society in seventeenth-century Ireland, especially the colonizationassociatedwiththeearlyandmiddecadesof thecenturyandthecivilwarsof the1640s. Throughout events in Ireland are examined in thewider context of Britain,EuropeandtheAtlanticworldasweexplorehistoriographicaldebatessurroundingthe‘MilitaryRevolution’andthe‘NewBritishandIrishHistories’.Thoughtherewillbeasignificanthistoriographicalelementinthemodule, itwillengageheavilywithprimarysources–especiallythe1641Depositions–enablingparticipantstoengagedirectlywithwhathavebeendubbedthe‘mostcontroversialrecordsinIrishhistory’.Special attentionwill be given to how technology and access to digital resources,suchasthe1641DepositionsandtheDownSurvey,canenablehistoricalresearch.Assessment:Thismoduleisassessedbythesubmissionofatermessayattheendof

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Hilaryterm. Essaysshouldbebetween4,000and5,000wordsin length,excludingfootnotesandbibliography,andstudentsshoulddiscusstheirchoiceofessaytopicwiththemodulecoordinatorinadvance.Essaysaredueforsubmissionby5.00pmonthelastFridayofHilaryterm,7April.Pleasenotethatstaffmayalsoaskyoutopreparepresentationsinadvanceofclasses.Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of the module students should beableto:• identify key events and developments relating to war and society in early

modernIreland,BritainandEurope• assess the various historiographical approaches andmethodologies applied

tothisareaofIrishhistory• interpret and analyze primary source materials and especially the 1641

Depositions• formulate research questions for the purposes of essay writing and oral

presentations• appreciatehowtechnologycanenablehistoricalresearch.

HI7013-Gender,IdentityandAuthorityin18thCenturyFranceCo-ordinator:JosephClarkeDuration:OneSemester(HilaryTerm)ContactHours:2hoursperweek.Thursday,3.00-5.00pm,room6009.Weighting:10ECTSDescription: Formany historians, the 18th centurywas a definingmoment in themakingofmoderngenderrelations.Thiscourseintroducesstudentstosomeofthemajor themes in the history of gender in 18th century France and asks why theEnlightenment and the French Revolution have proved so pivotal in the modernhistoriographyofgender.Byexploringquestionssuchastheculturalconstructionofgender during the French Enlightenment and the rôle gender played in FrenchRevolutionary politics, this module will consider the different methods historianshaveusedtoanalysetherelationshipbetweengender, identityandauthority inan18thcenturycontext.Assessment:ThismoduleisassessedbythesubmissionofatermessayattheendofHilaryterm. Essaysshouldbebetween4,000and5,000wordsin length,excludingfootnotesandbibliography,andstudentsshoulddiscusstheirchoiceofessaytopicwiththemodulecoordinatorinadvance.Essaysaredueforsubmissionby5.00pmonthelastFridayofHilaryterm,7April.Pleasenotethatstaffmayalsoaskyoutopreparepresentationsinadvanceofclasses.Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of the module students should beableto:• interprettheevolvingnatureandrepresentationofgenderrelationsinancien

régimeandRevolutionaryFrance• identifyandengagewitharangeofsignificanthistoricalsources• criticallyevaluaterelevantmethodologies,interpretationsanddebates• communicatetheirresearchconclusionsinseminarpresentationsandessays.

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5. HH7000-TheResearchDissertationThe M.Phil programme is designed to encourage independent historical researchwithin a supportive academic environment. Students seeking theM.Phil in EarlyModernHistoryarerequiredtosubmitadissertationofbetween15,000and20,000wordsbasedonprimaryresearchandonareviewoftherelevantmodernhistoricalliterature. Thosewhooptnot to submitadissertationmaybe considered for theawardofthepostgraduatediploma.DissertationSupervision:FollowingthesubmissionofresearchproposalsinJanuary,eachstudentwillbeassignedasupervisorwhowillprovidesubject-specificguidanceand feedbackonwrittenworkduringHilaryandTrinity terms. It iseachstudent’sresponsibility tomake arrangements to liaise regularlywith their supervisors, andstudentsandtheirsupervisorsshouldworktogethertosetupareasonableschedulefor future meetings that is acceptable to both parties. They should also agree apracticalscheduleforthesubmissionofwrittenworkanddraftchapters,particularlyover the summer months when staff may be away from College. Written workshould be presented in an appropriate manner well in advance of a supervisionmeetingtoallowsupervisorsadequatetimetoreadandreflectonsubmittedwork.Remember thata supervisor cannotbeexpected tooffermeaningful commentonworkthatheorshehasjustreceived.Finaldraftsofdissertationmaterialrequiringfeedbackandcommentshouldbesubmitted toyoursupervisorwell inadvanceofthedissertation’sfinalsubmission,ideallybyearlyAugust. DissertationSubmission:Therequirementsforthedissertationareasfollows:• It must be between 15,000 and 20,000 words in length, excluding notes,

appendicesandafullbibliography.• It must be accompanied by a two hundred word abstract, which should

include five key words to facilitate indexing. One copy of the abstract,printed on a single sheet of A4 paper,must be submitted loosewith eachcopyofthethesis.

• Yourdissertationmustbewordprocessed,anditspresentationshouldfollowarecognizedstylesheet.TheHistoricalJournalstylesheetisrecommendedas a default for all dissertations and can be consulted athttp://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayMoreInfo?jid=HIS&type=ifc

• Threecopiesoftheworkmustbesubmitted,ofwhichtwomayberingboundinsoftcovers. Onemustbeboundinhardcoverswiththestudent'sname,yearofsubmissionandthedegreesoughtprintedonthespine. TheThesisCentre on 65 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 is familiar with the formatneededforTrinity;seewww.thesiscentre.com.Remembertoleavesufficienttimetobindyourthesisatthisbusytimeofyear.

• Onotherquestionsofpresentation,thefontusedmustbe12pointandlinespacingshouldbeeitheroneandahalfordoublespacing.Yourworkshouldbe without any handwritten amendments. All copies of your dissertationmust be identical. Use one side only of A4 paper, number the pages, andleavedecentsizemargins.Starteachchapter,andthebibliographyandanyappendicesonanewpage.Supplya tableofcontents,andan introductorynote declaring that ‘this dissertation is entirely my own work’ which you

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shouldsign.Onthetitlepagegivethetitleofyourdissertation,yournameandyoursupervisor’sname.Aformalstatementofacknowledgementsmustbeincludedinthethesis.

• Ifyouhaveanyqueriesabouttheappropriateformoffootnotesorquestionsaboutpresentationofbibliographiesandanyappendices,pleasedirectthosetoyoursupervisorinthefirstinstance.

• DissertationsmustbesubmittedtotheDepartmentofHistoryofficeinthestipulatedformandnumberofcopiesnotlaterthan5.00pmon31August2017.YoushouldalsosubmitanelectroniccopyofyourdissertationasaPDFfiletopostgradhishum@tcd.ie. Noextensionstothisdeadlinewillnormallybegranted.

• Ifrequiredavivavoceexaminationwillbeheld.

DegreeRequirementsandRegulationsDegreeRequirements.TheM.PhilinEarlyModernHistorydegreeisawardedonthebasisofanaggregateofmarks-40%fromthecorecourseandtwomajorsubjectsofstudyand60%onthebasisofthemarkawardedforthedissertation.Thepassmarkinallmodulesis50%.ToqualifyfortheawardoftheM.Phil,astudentmust achieve a credit-weighted average mark of at least 50% across the taughtmodules, and either pass taughtmodules amounting to 60 credits or pass taughtmodulesamountingto50creditsandachieveaminimummarkof40%inanyfailedmodules,andachieveamarkofatleast50%inthedissertation. ToqualifyfortheawardoftheM.PhilwithDistinctionstudentsmustachieveafinaloverallmarkforthe course of at least 70% and a mark of at least 70% in the dissertation. ADistinctioncannotbeawardedifacandidatehasfailedanycreditduringtheperiodofstudy.Part-time Pathway. Part-time studentsmustpass taughtmodules carrying40credits in their first year in order to progress to the second year, pass taughtmodules carrying 20 credits in the second year and submit the dissertation by 31Augustofthesecondyear.Part-timestudentsshoulddiscusstheirpathwaythroughthecoursewiththecourseco-ordinator.Essay Submission. All assessed essaysmust be submitted in hard copy to theHistorydepartmentoffice (room3133)by5.00pmonthe lastFridayofeach term,and in electronic form to the School of Histories and Humanities atpostgradhishum@tcd.iebythesamedeadline. YoumustsubmitacompletedcopyoftheSchool’sM.Philessaysubmissionformwitheachessay.Youcanfindacopyofthisformattheendofthishandbook.Re-assessment. Studentswho fail to pass taughtmodulesmaypresent for re-examination or resubmit work for re-assessment as instructed by the CourseDirector within the duration of the course. Re-assessment for Michaelmas term

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modulesmustbecompletedby1June.Re-assessmentforHilarytermmodulesmustbe completed by 31 August. Each assessed component can only be re-assessedonce.Extensions.Anextensiononthesubmissiondateforanyessayordissertationcanonlybegrantedonmedicaloradmisericordiamgrounds.StudentsseekingsuchanextensionmustcontacttheCourseDirector inadvanceofthesubmissiondateandmust provide documentary evidence, e.g.medical certification, in support of theirrequest.

GradeDescriptors70-100 DistinctionExcellentworkineveryrespect.• Understanding: authoritative, original, persuasive, showing mastery of

methodsortechniquesusedandclearknowledgeoftheirlimitations• Selection and coverage: appropriate method or methods applied, with a

discussioncoveringallsignificantaspectsofthesubject• Analysis: coherent, logically developed and compelling discussion, with

thoroughlydetailedaccountofanypracticalwork• Presentation:flawless,ornearflawless,languageandsyntax;referencesand

bibliographyconsistentlyformattedusingarecognizedstyleMarksRange:85-100marksabove85areonlyawardedinexceptionalcircumstances80-85 ofpublishablequality,withstrikinginsightsandsignificantresults75-79 insightful,ofpublishablequalitywithrevisions70-74 excellentgraspofthesubject,highqualityinallareas50-69 PassCoherent,logicalargumentanduseofmethodsdemonstratingsatisfactoryresearchandunderstandingofkeyprinciples• Understanding:adevelopedcapacitytoreasoncriticallywithwordsandtools• Selectionandcoverage:soundbasisofknowledgeinsources,scholarshipand

techniques• Analysis:developedargumentandaccountofpracticalwork• Presentation: adequate use of language and syntax; references and

bibliographyconsistentlyformattedusingarecognizedstyleMarksRange:65-69 approachingexcellenceinsomeareas;analysisandargumentdemonstratea

high level of critical reasoning and independent evaluation; may containelementsoforiginality;appropriaterangeoftheoreticalapproachesandsolidcommand of relevant methods and techniques; complex work and ideasclearlypresented;effectiveuseoflanguageandsyntaxwithfewornoerrors;

60-64 well developed relevantargumentandgooduseofmethodsbutweaker insome areas; key terms used effectively; most important methods and

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techniquesapplied;conciseandexplicitargument,withcoherentaccountofpracticalwork

55-59 approaching merit; satisfactory, appropriate and accurate but exhibitingsignificantshortcomingsinoneormoreareas

50-54 forthemostpartsatisfactory,appropriateandaccurate;argumentmaylackevidenceoforiginalityor full insight;analysismaydemonstrateweaknessesinfluency,depthorpersuasiveness

0-49 FailWorkexhibitinginsufficientknowledgeorunderstanding,superficialanalysisand/orsignificantmethodologicalweaknesses,unsatisfactoryfocusorscope• Understanding:thinly-developedknowledge,understandingand/ormethods• Selection and coverage: scopemay be too narrowor too broad, discussion

unfocussed; omission of significant examples; limited success in applyingrelevantmethods

• Analysis: argument not fully developed; account of practical work lacksanalysis

• Presentation:maycontainerrorsinuseoflanguageandsyntax;formattingofreferencesandbibliographymaylackconsistency

MarksRange:40-49 marginal fail, compensatable in some cases (see assessment regulations);

exhibits basic relevant knowledge, understandings, methodological andpresentational competence but is unsatisfactory in one or more of theseareas

30-39 exhibits significant shortcomings in knowledge and command of methods;moredescriptivethananalytical;scopeistoonarrowortoobroad;inclusionof irrelevant elements and/or omission of significant examples; failure toapply relevantmethods and develop argument; presentational weaknessesanderrorsinuseoflanguageandsyntax

<30 exhibitsverylittlerelevantknowledge;fundamentallyflawedgraspofissuesandmethods;poorpresentation.

CollegePolicyonPlagiarismThe University considers plagiarism to be a major offence, and subject to thedisciplinaryproceduresoftheUniversity.Acentralrepositoryof informationaboutPlagiarismandhowtoavoidit ishostedbytheLibraryandis locatedathttp://tcd-ie.libguides.com/plagiarismItisaUniversityrequirementthatallTCDstudentsmustcompletetheOnlineTutorialonavoidingplagiarism‘Ready,Steady,Write’, locatedathttp://tcd-ie.libguides.com/plagiarism/ready-steady-writeTheUniversity’sfullstatementonPlagiarismforPostgraduatescanbefoundintheUniversityCalendar,PartIII1.32:http://tcd-ie.libguides.com/plagiarism/calendarCalendarStatementonPlagiarismforPostgraduates-PartIII,1.321.General

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Itisclearlyunderstoodthatallmembersoftheacademiccommunityuseandbuildon thework and ideas of others. It is commonly accepted also, however, thatwebuildontheworkandideasofothersinanopenandexplicitmanner,andwithdueacknowledgement.Plagiarismistheactofpresentingtheworkorideasofothersasone’sown,withoutdueacknowledgement.Plagiarism can arise from deliberate actions and also through careless thinkingand/or methodology. The offence lies not in the attitude or intention of theperpetrator,butintheactionandinitsconsequences.It is the responsibility of the author of any work to ensure that he/she does notcommitplagiarism.Plagiarism is considered to be academically fraudulent, and an offence againstacademicintegritythatissubjecttothedisciplinaryproceduresoftheUniversity.2.ExamplesofPlagiarismPlagiarismcanarisefromactionssuchas:(a) copyinganotherstudent’swork;(b) enlisting another person or persons to complete an assignment on thestudent’sbehalf;(c) procuring,whetherwithpaymentorotherwise,theworkorideasofanother;(d) quoting directly, without acknowledgement, from books, articles or othersources, either in printed, recorded or electronic format, including websites andsocialmedia;(e) paraphrasing,withoutacknowledgement,thewritingsofotherauthors.Examples (d) and (e) in particular can arise through careless thinking and/ormethodologywherestudents:(i) failtodistinguishbetweentheirownideasandthoseofothers;(ii) failtotakepropernotesduringpreliminaryresearchandthereforelosetrackofthesourcesfromwhichthenotesweredrawn;(iii) fail to distinguish between information which needs no acknowledgementbecause it is firmly in the public domain, and informationwhichmight bewidelyknown,butwhichneverthelessrequiressomesortofacknowledgement;(iv) comeacrossadistinctivemethodologyorideaandfailtorecorditssource.Alltheaboveserveonlyasexamplesandarenotexhaustive.3.PlagiarisminthecontextofgroupworkStudents should normally submit work done in co-operation with other studentsonly when it is done with the full knowledge and permission of the lecturerconcerned. Without this, submitting work which is the product of collusion withotherstudentsmaybeconsideredtobeplagiarism.WhenworkissubmittedastheresultofaGroupProject,itistheresponsibilityofallstudentsintheGrouptoensure,sofarasispossible,thatnoworksubmittedbythegroupisplagiarised.4.Self-PlagiarismNo work can normally be submitted for more than one assessment for credit.Resubmitting the samework formore than one assessment for credit is normallyconsideredself-plagiarism.5.AvoidingPlagiarism

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Students should ensure the integrity of their work by seeking advice from theirlecturers, tutor or supervisor on avoiding plagiarism. All schools and departmentsmustinclude,intheirhandbooksorotherliteraturegiventostudents,guidelinesontheappropriatemethodologyforthekindofworkthatstudentswillbeexpectedtoundertake. In addition, a general set of guidelines for students on avoidingplagiarismisavailableathttp://tcd-ie.libguides.com/plagiarism.6.Ifplagiarismasreferredtoinparagraph(1)aboveissuspected,theDirectorofTeachingandLearning(Postgraduate)willarrangean informalmeetingwiththestudent,thestudent’sSupervisorand/ortheacademicstaffmemberconcerned,toputtheirsuspicionstothestudentandgivethestudenttheopportunitytorespond.StudentsmaynominateaGraduateStudents’UnionrepresentativeorPGadvisortoaccompanythemtothemeeting.7.IftheDirectorofTeachingandLearning(Postgraduate)formstheviewthatplagiarism has taken place, he/she must decide if the offence can be dealt withunderthesummaryproceduresetoutbelow. Inorderforthissummaryproceduretobefollowed,allpartiesnotedabovemustbeinagreement.Ifthefactsofthecaseareindispute,or iftheDirectorofTeachingandLearning(Postgraduate)feelsthatthepenalties provided for under the summaryprocedurebeloware inappropriategiventhecircumstancesofthecase,he/shewillreferthecasedirectlytotheJuniorDean,whowillinterviewthestudentandmayimplementtheproceduressetoutinSection5(OtherGeneralRegulations).8.Iftheoffencecanbedealtwithunderthesummaryprocedure,theDirectorof Teaching and Learning (Postgraduate) will recommend one of the followingpenalties:(a) Level1:Student receivesan informalverbalwarning. Thepieceofwork inquestionisinadmissible.Thestudentisrequiredtorephraseandcorrectlyreferenceallplagiarisedelements.Othercontentshouldnotbealtered.Theresubmittedworkwillbeassessedandmarkedwithoutpenalty;(b) Level 2: Student receives a formal written warning. The piece of work inquestionisinadmissible.Thestudentisrequiredtorephraseandcorrectlyreferenceallplagiarisedelements.Othercontentshouldnotbealtered.Theresubmittedworkwill receive a reduced or cappedmark depending on the seriousness/extent ofplagiarism;(c) Level 3: Student receives a formal written warning. The piece of work inquestionisinadmissible.Thereisnoopportunityforresubmission.9. Providedthattheappropriateprocedurehasbeenfollowedandallpartiesin(6)aboveareinagreementwiththeproposedpenalty,theDirectorofTeachingandLearning (Postgraduate)should in thecaseofaLevel1offence, informtheCourseDirectorand,whereappropriate,theCourseOffice.InthecaseofaLevel2orLevel3offence, theDeanofGraduateStudiesmustbenotifiedand requested toapprovethe recommended penalty. The Dean of Graduate Studies will inform the JuniorDeanaccordingly.The JuniorDeanmaynevertheless implement theproceduresassetoutinSection5(OtherGeneralRegulations).10. If the case cannot normally be dealtwith under summary procedures, it isdeemed to be a Level 4 offence andwill be referred directly to the Junior Dean.Nothing provided for under the summary procedure diminishes or prejudices thedisciplinarypowersoftheJuniorDeanunderthe2010ConsolidatedStatutes.

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ImportantDates22Sept.2016 IntroductoryMeetingforallnewM.Philstudents26Sept.2016 MichaelmasTermteachingbegins17Dec.2016 MichaelmasTermteachingends.17Dec.2016 Essay Submission Deadline for both the Core and Special

SubjectModules13Jan.2017 DeadlinefortheSubmissionofDissertationProposals16Jan.2017 HilaryTermteachingbegins3April2017 M.PhilDissertationPresentations7April2017 HilaryTermteachingends.7April2017 Essay Submission Deadline for both the Core and Special

SubjectModules31Aug.2017 DeadlinefortheSubmissionofM.Phildissertations

SomeUsefulCollegeServicesandContactsThePostgraduateAdvisoryServiceThePostgraduateAdvisoryServiceisaconfidentialserviceavailabletoallregisteredpostgraduate students at Trinity College. It offers a comprehensive range ofacademic,pastoral,andprofessionalsupportsdedicatedtoenhancingyourstudentexperience. ThePostgraduateStudentSupportOfficerprovides ‘frontline’ supportforallpostgraduatestudentsatTrinityCollegeDublinandwillactasafirstpointofcontactandasourceofsupportandguidance,bothonyourarrivalinCollegeandatanytimeduringyourstay.InadditiontothededicatedPostgraduateStudentSupportOfficer,eachFacultyhasthree members of their academic staff, with substantive experience of researchsupervision, designated to provide local support to the postgraduate students forwhom the Faculty is responsible. If you require specific advice, or would like toarrangeaconfidentialmeetingwiththededicatedStudentSupportOfficer,youcanmakeanappointmentbyphoning+35318961417,orbye-mailingpgsupp@tcd.ieThe service is located on the second floor of House 27 in the Senior Tutor’sOffice.Forfurtherdetails,seewww.tcd.ie/senior_tutor/postgraduate

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Appendix1–M.Phil.courseworksubmissionsheet

M.Phil.CourseworkSubmissionForm

Studentname: ______________________________________

Studentnumber: ______________________________________

M.Phil.programme: ______________________________________

Modulecode: ______________________________________

Moduletitle: ______________________________________

Moduleco-ordinator: ______________________________________

Assignment/essaytitle: ______________________________________

______________________________________

IhavereadandIunderstandtheplagiarismprovisionsintheGeneralRegulationsof

theUniversityCalendarforthecurrentyear-http://www.tcd.ie/calendar.

I have also completed the ‘Ready, Steady, Write’ online tutorial on avoiding

plagiarism-http://tcd-ie.libguides.com/plagiarism/ready-steady-write

Ideclarethattheassignmentbeingsubmittedrepresentsmyownworkandhasnot

been taken from the work of others save where appropriately referenced in the

bodyoftheassignment.

Ihavesubmittedanelectroniccopytopghishum@tcd.ie.

Signed: ______________________________________

Date: ______________________________________