Course Descriptions
IRST 198
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
IRST 199
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
IRST 298
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
IRST 299
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
IRST 300
Modern Irish Literature
3 Semester Hours
A study of Irish literature from 1900 to World War II.
IRST 302
(Un)Civil (W)Rites: Contemporary African American, Northern Irish, and Native American Literature
3 Semester Hours
A comparative study of three different bodies of literature produced in response to the Civil Rights Movement and its aftermath.
IRST 303
Contemporary Irish Literature
3 Semester Hours
A study of Irish Literature from the end of World War II to the present.
IRST 304
The Irish Renaissance
3 Semester Hours
A study of the period from the 1890s through the 1920s in Ireland focusing on the effort of Irish writers and others to preserve the rich legacy of Irish culture and carry it forward into the modern age.
IRST 305
Irish Short Story
3 Semester Hours
An investigation of the rich and varied achievements in the genre of the short story by a wide range of modern and contemporary Irish writers.
IRST 309
Ireland in Fiction and Film
3 Semester Hours
An examination of the diverse images of Ireland offered by various writers and directors.
Usually taught in Dublin, Ireland.
IRST 330
Irish Drama
3 Semester Hours
A study of Irish drama from Yeats to Beckett and beyond.
Usually taught in Dublin, Ireland.
IRST 398
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
IRST 399
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
IRST 441
Irish Moral and Political Philosophy
3 Semester Hours
An examination of historical, religious, and moral issues in contemporary Irish politics. Topics include “The Troubles” in Irish cinema, political sovereignty, the use of violence to achieve political ends, and the morality of hunger strikes.
Usually taught in Dublin, Ireland.
IRST 498
Special Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
IRST 499
Independent Studies
1-3 Semester Hours
Cross-listed Courses
IRST 310
Modern Ireland
3 Semester Hours
(See HIST 447.)
IRST 311
Immigrant America
3 Semester Hours
(See HIST 357.)
IRST 312
Modern Britain
3 Semester Hours
(See HIST 446.)
IRST 317
Victorians to Moderns
3 Semester Hours
(See HIST 318.)
IRST 319
The British Empire
3 Semester Hours
(See HIST 448.)
IRST 345
Celtic Christianity
3 Semester Hours
(See THST 323.)
IRST 350
World Dance: Ireland
3 Semester Hours
(See DANC 397.)
IRST 435
Irish Cinema
3 Semester Hours
(See FTVS 413.)
Note:
Courses offered in other departments and programs may be used as semester hours to fulfill the minor requirements in IRST, provided the student receives the approval of the Director in advance of taking the course. Students seeking such approval must arrange with the relevant instructor to complete a substantial paper/project on Ireland and/or the Irish diaspora and must submit a copy of same to the Director at the end of the course. No more than nine semester hours (3 such courses) may be applied toward the 18 total semester hours required to complete the Irish Studies minor. Such courses may also have departmental prerequisites; consult course descriptions for further details.
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