Literature Travel Study
From the giants of Irish literature, such as Swift, Joyce, Yeats and Heaney, to the Irish language prose of Peig Sayers and the contemporary writing of authors such as John McGahern and Sebastian Barry, there are endless opportunities for literature professors interested in travel study courses to Ireland.
An Irish literature travel course might take you to Yeats country in County Sligo and the poet’s home Thor Ballylee in County Galway, the Dingle Peninsula and the Blasket Islands which inspired the work of Sayers, and of course the literary haunts in Dublin of the likes of Swift, Wilde, Joyce, Behan and Kavanagh.View Photos
Education Travel Study
A travel study course in education could include such topics as emergent literacy, reading and math methodology administration, and special education. With visits to both small rural schools and larger institutions in Dublin and other cities, students will get a chance to experience the Irish educational system first hand. Visits to Gaeltacht (Irish speaking) areas and to Northern Ireland schools can also provide students the opportunity to compare and contrast educational programs. Lectures, site visits, and a broad range of cultural experiences complete an education travel study course in Ireland. View Photos
Criminal Justice Travel Study
A Criminal Justice travel study course to the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland allows faculty and students to experience first-hand the operation of the police, court, and prison systems in the two states that share the island. In the south site visits might include the headquarters of the Garda Siochana (the Republic of Ireland’s police force), the Four Courts, and Mountjoy Prison, while in the north relevant stops might include the headquarters of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), Stormont Castle, the Peace Wall in West Belfast, and the Bloody Sunday Memorial in Derry.View Photos
