Semester in Ireland

Offered Fall Semester

Cost: JBU Semester (JBU tuition, room and board, and financial aid apply)

Additional Costs: Airfare (approximately $1000), a $100 application fee, books, and independent study fee (if applicable).

Study for a semester in Ireland! Discover why the Irish are known worldwide for their warm hospitality, deep traditions, and sociable lifestyle.You will be living in Lakeside Manor, an 18 bedroom large brick home located on four acres with its back property line adjoining a beautiful lake. Just four miles from the city centre of Belfast and only three miles from Queen’s University, Lakeside provides the connection to vibrant communities while also giving you a beautiful, quiet and relaxing home base. Weekly lectures and exciting site visits that are directly connected to course areas of study will deeply enhance your learning and understanding of Ireland and her people. Some other highlights are host family visits, a trip to Trinity College and other great sites in Dublin, the North Coast & Giant’s Causeway, Yeats’ countryside village of Sligo, and an amazing variety of cathedrals and castles. Moreover, during your Fall Break, you can easily make connections to other places in Europe…hop on a boat or plane and take that trip of a lifetime to England, Scotland, France, Spain, or Italy. Your professors, who are all Irish, will inspire curiosity and commitment to become a lifelong learner… Come study in Ireland.

Select 15 hours from the following courses:
ART 2163 Irish Art and Culture (Arts Elective)
BBL 3003 Evangelical Theology
BBL 4043 Irish Perspectives on Christian Life
EGL 4043 Masterpieces of Irish Literature
ECN 2543 Economics and Society of Ireland
RPH 3003 Introduction to Philosophy
One independent study course is allowed if available.

Team Size: 12
Professors: Hadden Wilson, Derick Bingham, Amanda Croft, Partick Roche, and John Lenschow
Location: The Isle of Ireland, with excursions to Belfast, Dublin, Londonderry, Enniskillen, and the North Coast

For More Information, contact:
Melissa Stevenson
International Missions and Studies Coordinator
mstevenson@jbu.edu
479.524.7363

(All details subject to change due to availability, political, or programmatic reasons.)