Course Descriptions
All courses are taught in English.
Students must choose one of the following courses; each of which meets for a total of 45 hours. A minimum enrollment of 10 is required to confirm each course.
| Summer School in Irish Studies courses | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Art History 337/HU5002 (3) |
| Course Title: | Visual Culture in Ireland: 1400-1950 |
| Course Description: | |
| This option is relevant to students of history, art and film studies, covering the development of Irish and European art from the medieval to the modern (content, style, conventions, education and the influence of travel). | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Creative Writing 232/EU4900 (3) - NEW! |
| Course Title: | Creative Writing |
| Course Description: | |
| This module will focus on both an analysis of effective technique in short-story writing and a practical application of these techniques to the students’ own work. Students will also benefit from the advice and guidance of a visiting established short-story writer, who will be available for seminar and workshop sessions with students. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Film/Cultural Studies 333/HU5033 (3) |
| Course Title: | Screening Ireland: Ireland in Film and Television |
| Course Description: | |
| Topics included are: representation of Ireland in film and documentary; sociology of Irish media; television and the representation of gender, ethnicity and class; contemporary Irish film and sociolinguistics of Irish television. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Law 339/HU5023 (3) |
| Course Title: | Law in Ireland |
| Course Description: | |
| Provides a concise but comprehensive overview of the Irish legal system. The course is divided into four sections: (i) institutions of the Irish state (ii) Irish and European law (iii) criminal law (iv) lawmaking and/or legal practice in Ireland. Includes a visit to the Irish Parliament or Courts in Dublin. No prior study of law is required. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Literature/Social History 331/HU5000 (3) |
| Course Title: | Irish Life and Literature |
| Course Description: | |
| Three interrelated topics provide comprehensive insight into the evolution of modern Irish society: “The History of Modern Ireland” addresses the origins of political violence in Ireland and the impact of the Great Famine; “Irish Folklore and Folklife” explores key aspects of traditional Irish culture during the critical years of social transition and modernization; and “Irish Literature in English” concentrates on Irish writers and their output during the same period as covered in the other two topics. | |
| Course Code and Credits: | Sociology 335/HU5013 (3) |
| Course Title: | Sociological Perspectives on Irish Society |
| Course Description: | |
| For students of sociology, social anthropology, social policy and cultural studies. Topics include globalization and social change, mass media, immigration and racism, gender, exclusion and inequality. | |
