English and History?

musicloverx

just wondering if anyone could give me advice on colleges for these subjects, i'm looking into the joint degree in Limerick but also looking at english in maynooth and taking history as a minor, not sure which one would be the best to go for, any advice..

jonesy93

The course in Limerick seems to be 50-50 as to the ratio of History and English. Based on the fact that you were looking into taking History as a minor in NUIM I presume this is how you would prefer to study the subjects. N.U.I Maynooth would be my choice as to college. It is an NUI (better for international recognition especially if you are looking into post-grad work abroad) and it is based upon the site of one of Ireland's oldest and most prestigious universities, St Patrick's College. Also, the student body is significantly smaller, I would find this to be better academically as it offers a more intimate connection with lecturers etc.

However, the choice is yours. I would recommend visiting both campuses and gaining a feel for each college. If you are willing to go to Limerick, then, perhaps, you may be willing to travel to UCC, it is the best university outside of Dublin and has ranked substantially higher then UL and NUIM in recent polls.

I hope this helps.

musicloverx

hey thanks for the advice, helped a lot, i'm going to have a look at ucc never thaught of that one and will definitely consider checking out maynooth, suppose it is best to go and see the place and find out more, thanks.

Sir Ophiuchus

You can also do English and History as a TSM course at Trinity, which is definitely worth checking out. I'm just graduating TSM English, and I found it to be brilliant.