Description

NYU Summer in Dublin offers students the chance to live and study in a location that combines the modernity of a thriving European city with a rich heritage spanning more than a millennium. The program and student housing are centered at Trinity College, Ireland's oldest university, with a distinguished history since 1592 that boasts such graduates as writers Jonathan Swift, Oliver Goldsmith and Samuel Beckett, politicians Edmund Burke, Douglas Hyde, and Mary Robinson, mathematician Rowan Hamilton, and atomic scientist Ernest Walton. Its Old Library houses the famous 9th century illuminated manuscript the Book of Kells. Trinity is located on forty beautiful acres complete with cobbled squares and green lawns ringed by ancient trees and elegant buildings - truly a scholarly oasis in the heart of bustling Dublin.

Open to undergraduate and graduate students, this program is an intensive study of modern Irish society and culture with particular emphasis on history, literature, creative writing, and the Irish language. Students examine the experiences and problems that have played a pivotal role in the 20th century, including the contemporary cultural renaissance, the Celtic Tiger economy, and the revival of the native language. Faculty are experts in their fields, drawn from NYU as well as Irish universities. Lectures are often supplemented by field trips and guest speakers.

Highlights

A diverse array of cultural activities forms an integral part of the program. In addition to experiencing Dublin - including an exciting hurling match at Croke Park and a play at the Abbey Theatre - students travel together to various parts of Ireland, north and south. Often these excursions are planned to coincide with special events such as the Galway Arts Festival, the Fiddler's Green International Music Festival in Rostrevor, or the Tall Ships Festival in Waterford. Students have hiked in some of the most spectacularly scenic places in Ireland, including Omey Island in Co. Galway, Gweedore in Co. Donegal, and in Co. Down's Mourne Mountains, in the company of one of Irelands most eminent archaeologists. They have explored the prehistoric passage graves at Newgrange in Co. Meath; the living history museum at the Ulster-American Folk Park in Co. Tyrone; and the stately magnificence of Powerscourt Estate in Co. Wicklow. Destinations may vary from year to year but the overall experience of Ireland's natural and historic riches remains the same for students of NYU Summer in Dublin.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

• Creative Writing
• Culture
• History
• Irish Studies
• Literature
• Music

Cost in US$:

Undergraduate: USD6504 Graduate: USD1070 (per point)

Program Fees Include:

tuition

Experience Required

no

New York University - Summer's Mission Statement

Whether you want to fulfill requirements, explore another area of study, accelerate your degree program, take a graduate course, learn a language, or fulfill your lifes ambitions, New York University is the place for you. Get a taste of the excitement, dynamism, diversity, and rigor that is NYU Summer.