This lecture-only module is an introductory survey of the development and major artistic and technical achievements of Roman architecture, sculpture, and painting. The course places art and architecture in its social, political and cultural context.
It explores themes such as the representation of the human form, the use of narrative and mythology in art, and urbanization, and it looks at the works of individual artists.
It traces the development of architectural forms, such as temples, theatres and Roman baths with attention to many of the iconic buildings and sites of the ancient world, including the Parthenon, Delphi and Olympia, the Colosseum, the Pantheon and Pompeii.
You may apply online or by telephone as follows:
Online: Register and pay by credit/debit card online after enrolments open at: www.histories-humanities.tcd.ie/shortcourses
By telephone: Text ‘APPLY FOR COURSE’ to +353 (0)87 2572015 and you will receive a call back to confirm your registration. The phone will be busy during the application period so responses may be delayed. Please do not call to enroll for this course.
| College | Trinity College Dublin |
| Course ID | 169733 |
| Course Location | Dublin |
| Location Postcode | Dublin 2 |
| Course Type | Seminar |
| Awarding Body | Trinity College Dublin |
| Course Duration | This lecture-only module comprises of two classes per week over one term, commencing the week beginning 19 January 2026. Classes will be taught in a classroom on the Trinity campus. |
| Course Fee | €170 full rate. There is also a concession rate of €90 available to retirees, over 65s, and the unwaged, including second- and third-level students. |
How might we understand how people thought in past centuries? About the natural world, or the supernatural? About ways to do politics? About their own past? This module offers an introduction to ‘intellectual history’ or the ‘history of ideas’, ways of doing history which attempt to answer these kinds of questions.
Our postgraduate radiation courses are available in two strands, Clinical Practice or Treatment Planning.
Anyone interested in the study and practice of providing medications and other medical products to patients in a hospital setting should consider studying hospital pharmacy.
This course is designed for graduates from a computing or closely related undergraduate background.
