Dublin City University Study and Degree Abroad Programmes

DCU was an incredible study abroad experience. It is the perfect site for those interested in seeing Ireland, as most travel comes in and out of Dublin, so you're able to get anywhere pretty easily. I loved getting to see the sights in the city as well, walking around downtown with friends was always a good time! Living in Ireland was a blast. DCU did a wonderful job of giving opportunities for connections, with tons of Clubs and Societies available. I met some my absolute best friends playing Ultimate with the DCU team, and through that got to travel around Ireland to a variety of tournaments. Another incredible thing about this program is how close you live to the airport, just a 15 minute bus ride! And with RyanAir, there are cheap flights to anywhere you would want to go in Europe. Overall, this program is the perfect placement for those wanting an incredible study abroad semester!

The MAIS program at DCU offers a broad, interdisciplinary study of all things intercultural. Many of the core courses are theory based. You have a choice of electives in departments ranging from Film Studies and Literature to Politics and Linguistics. At times, because of the nature of this interdisciplinary field, the course requirements feel scattered and not the most cohesive. The final semester is spent honing in on your research topic and brainstorming with your thesis advisor, before research and writing during the summer semester. Overall, this course is a great choice if your primary objective for grad school is academics based, but probably not the best choice if you are looking for practical work experience in the intercultural field. Perhaps an internship component of this program would solve that problem...