Ireland: Dublin

 

Program Description

Courses are offered by Loyola Marymount University Professors Aine O’Healy, modern languages, and Ellen Ensher, management. The academic program is expected to include visits to sites around Dublin and Galway and may also feature guest lectures/appearances by Irish scholars, artists and business executives. Please note: Although there will be a good deal of free time -- including two three-day weekends -- in the schedule, students are required to attend all classes and all activities designated by the instructors as part of the academic program, including local outings, the Ancient Ireland Excursion, and the Weekend in the West of Ireland.

Students will explore contemporary Irish culture in the form of literature and film, as well as examine issues in international human resource management with emphasis on U.S. vs. European/Irish HR practices. Students will deepen their knowledge of Ireland itself by visits to various sites of cultural significance in Dublin and the West of Ireland.

Location

Students will live and attend classes on the Trinity College campus. Trinity College Dublin, which celebrated its 400th anniversary in 1992, is among the oldest and best known universities in the world. Founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I of England, it is famous for its distinguished architecture and its extensive collection of manuscripts and books, including the world famous Book of Kells and other early Christian texts. Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland, is its largest and most cosmopolitan city. Dublin is packed with restaurants, cafes, clubs, and pubs and, like the rest of Ireland, filled with people renowned for their hospitality.

The famed Abbey and Gate theaters, Grafton Street, the Temple Bar District, the Irish Film Institute, the Project Arts Gallery, Dublin Castle, the National Museum, the National Gallery, the Dublin Writer's Museum, the Irish Writer's Center, the James Joyce Center, St. Patrick's Cathedral and St. Stephen's Green are all within walking distance of the campus. Only slightly farther are Phoenix Park, the ancient sites of Newgrange, Monasterboice, and Tara, breathtaking Howth Head, the James Joyce Museum at Sandycove, and the Wicklow Mountains. The cities of Cork, Galway, and Sligo are all only hours away and accessible by bus or train. The Dingle Peninsula, the Ring of Kerry, Killarney, the Burren, Connemara, the Aran Islands and the Inishowen Peninsula are just some of the scenic jewels scattered across the Irish countryside.