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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.
During our time in Derry, we had the opportunity to visit North Coast Alpacas, a wonderful, family owned and operated alpaca and dairy farm. We were able to meet, feed, handle, and even go on a trail walk with the multiple alpacas! The owner and farmer of the property gave us a lot of useful … Continue reading SPC Ireland: I’m still in shock I got to be there!
Trinity college was a great experience as we were immersed in beautiful architecture filled with an interesting history. Trinity college is an open structed campus allowing tourist like us to tour the beautiful place that these students study in relentlessly to secure a solid future. While we were allowed to enter, back then Catholics were … Continue reading SPC Ireland (Vet Tech): The Great Experience
My visit to Northwest Regional College (NWRC) in Ireland was an eye-opening experience that showed me how similar veterinary nursing education can be across countries. While touring the campus and speaking with students, I noticed that their program closely mirrors the veterinary technology program at St. Petersburg College (SPC) in Florida. Both programs emphasize a … Continue reading SPC Ireland: An eye-opening experience!
SPC Vet Tech students at CAFRE College.
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!