Visit Ireland

…and have
an unforgettable experience in Overseas Studies

Expand Your Horizons…Enhance Your Marketability…Gain International Experience

Attend John Brown University’s Irish Studies Program

June 4-July 16, 2006
$4900 all inclusive
(airfare, lodging, food, 9 credit hours tuition, entrance fees)

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Courses: Nine credit hours selected from the following:

BBL 4003 Foundations and Practice of the Christian Life (Three hours)
A writing-intensive integrative course and capstone of the University Core Curriculum designed to encourage the student to think and live Christianly. The University Core Curriculum’s significant role in the student’s becoming a well-rounded Christian is considered. Written assignments based on inductive biblical research of key themes of the Christian life are emphasized. The two-hour and the three-hour courses meet together - the two-hour course requires fewer papers; the three-hour course is provided for students desiring more intense learning and is required of all majors in the Biblical Studies division.

EGL 4043 Irish Literature (Three hours) or
4003 Masterpieces of Literature
A reading-intensive overview of the literary history of Ireland through examination of selected works of writers William Butler Yeats, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, James Joyce, C. S. Lewis, and others. A scholarly paper is required.

INT 3113 European Trade (Three hours)
An examination of the basics of international trade, the relevance of the EU, and the integration of the European economy. Included in the curriculum is a three week tour of European businesses and political institutions relevant to trade.

MUS 3003 Visual and Aural Arts (Three hours)
An introduction to the visual and aural art forms through the study of selected masterworks of instrumental and vocal/choral music, architecture, painting, sculpture,
opera, and cinema representative of a variety of historical periods. Consideration of philosophical issues fundamental to the arts in each historical period through the present. Emphasis on style and form, understanding and appreciation, and application of perception skills developed through the study of selected masterworks.

Team Size: 14 students
Professors: Hadden Wilson, Jonathan Himes, and William A. Stevenson
Location: Northern Ireland
Contact: William A. Stevenson

For More Information, Contact:
William A. Stevenson
Director of International Programs at John Brown University
wstevens@jbu.edu
479.524.7119