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Course Dates: May 21 – July 13, 2024
Travel Dates: May 21 – June 2, 2024
Check out this video of Giant’s Causeway. It is one of the many stops on your program.
Study Abroad with SPC in Ireland!
Experience an exciting program to Ireland, highlighting the cities of Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Belfast. Students will visit sites that are centered on literature and mythology of Great Britain, with a focus on Ireland and Northern Ireland.
SPC students will tour the Trinity University for a chance to see the Book of Kells and Titanic’s last port of call at Cobh/Queenstown.
Explore sites in Derry and Belfast to learn more about the conflict in these areas and how it became the setting for works by Yeats, Heaney, and Sally Rooney. Visit Dublin for a literary pub tour, and explore the sites that are the settings in works by James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, William Butler Yeats, and Brendan Behan
Think you can’t afford to study abroad? Scholarships and other ways to fund your study abroad program are available. Explore scholarship options now.
Available courses – Please talk to an advisor to ensure you have met all college enrollment requirements AND course prerequisites. Students must enroll in one of the options below.
Professor: Shelbey Rosengarten
Lead faculty contacts
After you submit the application online, we will review your application and e-mail you with details of scheduling your interview with the Ireland program lead faculty, Shelbey Rosengarten (727) 398-8496.
Other SPC Study Abroad programs
Learn more about other Study Abroad countries where SPC students have made their mark.
Student Study Abroad Blog – For a taste of what it’s like to study abroad, read posts from other SPC students below.
After saving up for months, I had the choice between two big spends: a new car, or a trip to Ireland, and I’m so happy to say I chose Ireland. The architecture, the people, the cities, the countryside, and everything in between have changed my outlook on life and schooling. To have gone on this … Continue reading SPC Study Abroad, You’ll Remember It Forever!
Taking this study abroad trip with SPC taught me more than sitting in a classroom ever could. The people we met, places we saw, and experiences we had are things I will never forget and memories that I will have forever. We visited many cities including Dublin, Cork, Belfast, and Kilkenny. The nerves I had … Continue reading SPC Ireland: I would definitely encourage you to take the class!
I had the privilege of participating in SPC’s Ireland study abroad trip this summer. During which, I explored the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland- two halves of a courageous and spirited nation. Visiting the country my grandmother grew up in was as enlightening as it was mesmerizing. We traveled, be it by bus, train, … Continue reading SPC Ireland: I promise it’s worth it!
Beginning any new journey comes with nerves and an eagerness that feels all consuming. From the moment I discovered the opportunity for the Ireland study abroad trip with SPC, through an email on my student account, I was counting down the days to exploring the world outside of the United States for the first time. … Continue reading SPC Ireland: The Unforgotten Path
Every journey begins with wonder. One wonders if the right path will be chosen. Maybe there’s a little apprehension in whom will be met along the way. Thoughts jump back and forth between excitement about what’s ahead and concerns over what was packed. What will the weather be like? Will I fit in with my … Continue reading SPC Ireland: An honor to take this journey of a lifetime!
Thanks to the study abroad program through SPC, I was given the opportunity to explore Ireland and Northern Ireland. I’ve never left the country and craved a new experience where I could also educate myself. I had no idea what to expect. I was warned about culture shock and the possibility of intense homesickness, but … Continue reading SPC Ireland: I can’t wait for the next one!
Ireland is all you may envision from the pictures, tales of travelers, and videos. However, the luscious green landscape, rich history, and folklore tales truly immerse you in Irish culture that words on paper simply cannot describe. While studying abroad, I was in awe of the many historic castles, monuments, and rolling green mountains that … Continue reading While studying abroad, I was in awe…
This trip was truly an amazing trip to take! Ireland is truly a beautiful place to visit and very scenic. It was over the span of two weeks, and we visited the cities of Dublin, Cork, Belfast, Kilkenny, Galloway, and the Wicklow Mountains. We experienced the Cliffs of Moher, Giants causeway, and Blarney Castle. The … Continue reading SPC Ireland: I highly recommend
Hello! I am Larimar Vasquez Rios and I go to the SPC Gibbs campus. This is a picture of me on the Giant’s Causeway in Ireland, where I studied abroad for two weeks. We visited some of the most beautiful places, my top three being the Wicklow Mountains, the Cliffs of Moher (A filming site … Continue reading If ever given the chance to study abroad, my advice is to take it!
As part of a Erasmus grant, 10 human services students and 2 faculty are visiting SPC for two weeks from North West Regional College in Northern Ireland. They have already attended multiple classes at the Tarpon Springs, Seminole, SP/Gibbs campuses and the Bay Pines STEM and Downtown Centers. In addition, they participated in cultural exchange … Continue reading Northern Ireland Students visit SPC