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Arcadia University: Queen's University Belfast
Queens University Belfast (QUB) is the centerpiece of a vibrant and revived Belfast. With the peace process well underway, the commercial benefits are to be seen in all the new and renovated buildings. opportunities to fully integrate into QUB student life are just a few of the qualities that you may find attractive about Queens.Belfasts history and its manageable size make the city itself into a laboratory for academic and experiential learning. Top-quality teaching and research, an active campus environment, and opportunities to fully integrate into QUB student life are just a few of the qualities that you may find...
Study Abroad in Northern Ireland
Join World Endeavors for a unique semester or full academic year abroad in Northern Ireland. Explore Irish landscape and culture at one of the leading universities in the UK, Queen's University Belfast. Choose from thousands of courses and earn academic credit while studying alongside Irish and British students. In less than a day's journey from the University, you can venture out from Belfast to Scotland, England, Wales, or Ireland and explore all that this unique region has to offer.
Study Abroad in Northern Ireland
Students will spend four weeks in Belfast studying Peace, Reconciliation, and Social Work, learning public engagement techniques that will be used in students' home communities to develop and implement community dialogues, and finding out about the culture of Northern Ireland by experiencing its people, cities, and landscapes. The six credit course (offered through West Virginia University) allows you as a student to become familiar with the political, historical, and cultural background associated with "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland. You will visit communities affected by centuries of conflict between the Catholic Nationalists and the Protestant Unionists. In group discussions and individual...
interstudy: Queen's University Belfast
interstudy provides a wide range of semester and yearlong study abroad opportunities throughout Ireland. Our partnerships in the British Isles date to our founding in 1980 and place interstudy among the most experienced providers of facilitated direct enrollment study abroad programs in the UK and Ireland. Students choose from among six universities where they where they can enroll in a broad range of courses and actively participate in university life. Queen's University is located on the south side of Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland. Founded in Ireland in 1845, the University was originally established by Queen Victoria as one...
Arcadia University: University of Ulster
The College of Global Studies at Arcadia University can help you achieve an incomparable study abroad experience at the University of Ulster, an institution that offers four appealing campus locations and the most comprehensive course selection in Ireland. You'll find a wide variety of high-quality offerings in the humanities, business and management, engineering, information technology, life and health sciences, and social sciences. You can choose the courses that match your academic and personal interests, as well as study alongside local students. Credits Courses may be selected among various departments. You will earn the following hours of credit. * Fall term: 12 credits. * Fall...
Irish Studies, Queen's University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Located at the historic Queens University Belfast, the Institute for Irish Studies hosts this summer school, an interdisciplinary program exploring several aspects of Irish history and culture from an Irish and Northern Irish perspective. Students on this program attend lectures by internationally acclaimed scholars on a variety of subjects, including history, politics, anthropology, film and theater, language and literature. The summer program also offers the unique opportunity for students to meet and have discussions with representatives of Northern Irelands political parties. A series of fieldtrips to locations such as Stormont Parliament Building and the burial place of St. Patrick...
BCA in Derry, Ireland
For centuries, Derry was one of the principal centers of conflict in Ireland, but is now essential to the ongoing Peace Process in Northern Ireland. In 1689, Protestant defenders withstood a 105-day siege by the forces of King James that colored much of Derry's subsequent history up until the advent of the 1997 Good Friday Agreement. Although Derry is home to 100,000 people, the historic city center has a cozy feeling when you walk the ancient city walls surrounding it. Known as a center for traditional Irish music (and is mentioned in the famous song, "Danny Boy"), Derry's location close to...
Northern Ireland: Democracy and Social Change
In 1969, society in Northern Ireland was seized by violent conflict that erupted from issues relating to civic, social and political differences. Today, Northern Ireland offers an example of the vast dimensions of transition from conflict to a sustainable democracy. Students examine the historical, political and religious roots of the conflict in Northern Ireland, the prospects for peace and the progress being made. Through readings, lectures, discussions, internships, group study projects and field experiences this program invites interaction with people involved in social change. The program explores theoretical approaches to understanding conflict and its transformation as well as the processes...
IFSA-Butler at Queen's University Belfast
Queen's University Belfast was established by Queen Victoria in 1845 as one of three colleges in Ireland and was raised to full university status in 1908. The charter was ahead of its time in at least two ways: it provided for a student on the governing body and the Senate; and it made women eligible equally with men to hold any office or enjoy any advantages of the university. Over the years Queen's has become a well-established institution of national and international repute. Courses are offered through five colleges: Engineering; Humanities; Legal, Social, and Educational Sciences; Medicine and Health Sciences; and...
IFSA-Butler at the University of Ulster
Enjoy the beautiful natural wonders of Northern Ireland while studying at one of the University of Ulster's four campuses. You'll experience full integration with host university students and a good selection of coursework. The quiet market town of Coleraine lies in the peaceful countryside just five miles from quaint seaside villages on the Antrim Coast. A short distance away, Magee nestles on a hillside within the walled city of Londonderry. Choose a borough just outside of Belfast, or Belfast itself with all its cultural offerings. The Institute for Study Abroad, Butler University welcomes students from all majors on its program...