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About the Program
Located in the heart of Dublin, Trinity College is the ideal place to embark upon a course of Irish studies.
Experience a country which has been home to many of the world's leading writers and playwrights. Dublin is an architecturally rich city known for its vibrant cultural life along with many museums, galleries, theatres, and restaurants.
View student profiles and images galleries of this program.
About the Sponsor: USIT
This program is offered in partnership with Trinity College and USIT, a specialist in student, youth, and independent travel in Ireland. Founded in 1592, Trinity is Ireland's oldest and most prestigious university and an ideal place to study Irish literature, history, and culture.
Faculty & Staff
As the on-site staff, USIT provides students housing, program classrooms,
study areas, and arranges on-site orientation, program excursions,
and social and cultural events.
Faculty from Trinity College along with distinguished authorities from other academic institutions will provide all course instruction.
In addition, Ireland's most distinguished poets, politicians, statesmen and women, critical commentators, and renowned figures in society will form the panel of speakers for the Evening Seminar series.
Housing
& Meals
Students are housed either in homestays or in campus dorms.
Students choosing the homestay option will live with local families within a bus journey of the Trinity College campus. All meals and a city bus pass are included for students choosing a homestay.
Students choosing the dormitory option will be housed in the Trinity College dormitory along with other students on the program. Students will receive a continental breakfast and kitchen facilities are provided.
During the week in Belfast, students will be housed in campus dorms at Queen's University, Belfast.
Excursions
& Social Activities
The program includes day trips to the Boyne Valley, a trip to County
Wicklow, and a tour of the Antrim Coast during the week in Northern
Ireland. The Boyne Valley is an archaeological field trip, exploring
an area renowned for its wealth of important sites ranging back
to 2500 BC.
The outing to Country Wicklow takes in the medieval settlement of Glendalough and Avondale House, home of political statesman Charles Stewart Parnell. The Antrim Coast tour includes the geological wonder of the Giants' Causeway and Dunluce Castle.
The academic program is complemented by a range of cultural events and social activities which broaden your knowledge of Ireland, including poetry and prose readings, theatre performances, film screenings, art gallery tours, traditional music sessions, and a visit to Croke Park for a national hurling or Gaelic football game.
Guest speakers in the evening seminar series have included Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney, SDLP leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume, best-selling novelist Maeve Binchy, and Oscar winning film director Jim Sheridan.
Contact
a Past Participant
Below are students who have participated in the program. They
are ready and willing to answer your questions about this program.
Feel free to contact them during your decision-making process or
anytime during your pre-departure preparation to get a student perspective.
- Megan W—Psychology major, summer 2008, dorms--Read Megan's letter to future participants!
- Rachel E—Physiology major, summer 2007, dorm
- Jenna W—Environment and Natural Resources major, Mass Comm minor, summer 2007, dorm
- Tiffany R—Psychology major, Art History minor, summer 2006, homestay
- Meghan W—Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior major, summer 2006, homestay
Access Abroad
Persons with disabilities or special needs are encouraged to explore opportunities abroad. The Learning Abroad Center and Disability Services are collaborating to enhance access to study abroad for students with disabilities. Go to the Access Abroad web page for more information.
Last modified on May 13, 2009 |