Get ready to experience the rich culture, history, and landscapes of Ireland through a two-week program designed for curious, motivated students eager to learn through direct engagement with the country’s people, places, and traditions.

 

Based in both Dublin and Galway, this program offers courses that take advantage of Ireland’s unique cultural, historical, artistic, and social landscape. Students will explore course themes through site visits, guided excursions, field-based activities, and hands-on learning experiences. Whether studying law, the arts, history, culture, or other disciplines, participants will engage with local communities, historic landmarks, cultural institutions, and the landscapes that have shaped Irish life for centuries. Ireland itself becomes the classroom, creating opportunities for meaningful connections between academic study and lived experience.

 

Outside of scheduled program activities, you'll have time to explore independently, whether that means wandering Dublin’s historic streets, enjoying traditional music in Galway, visiting museums and local markets, or relaxing in a neighborhood café.

 

Students may also choose to participate in an optional day trip to the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, one of the most remarkable natural sites in the British Isles. For more details about this opportunity, please visit the individual course pages.

 

Students can also choose to extend their experience by combining this program with a Maymester course for back-to-back study in Ireland, and receive a $1,000 discount.