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NOTE: Program complete.
Deadline is passed.
Travel: May 12 – 23, 2019
Courses: 2 options – March 15 – June 2, 2019 or May 12 – July 1, 2019
The primary goal of the course is to introduce students to cross cultural comparisons of sociological learning objectives related to the topic of social problems. These include (but are not limited to) education, economy, substance abuse, healthcare, homelessness, religion, and crime/social deviance. This program will have two term registration options for students with the travel occurring over the same dates for each term. Students may either register for the class during the Spring 0550 term with face to face instruction occurring prior to the travel abroad or register for the class during the Summer 0555 term with online instruction occurring following the travel abroad experience.
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Available courses – Students must enroll in the course listed below. Note: Please talk to an advisor to ensure you have met all college enrollment requirements AND course prerequisites.
Professor: Dr. David Liebert
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, Dr. David Liebert, (727)712-5776.
Other SPC Study Abroad programs
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Student Travel Blog – For a taste of what it’s like to study abroad in Ireland, or to follow our students as they travel, read posts from the Ireland blog below.
After 5 incredible days in the beautiful country of Ireland, our group hopped on a bus and ventured all the way to Giant’s Causeway, a natural formation of over 40,000 conjoined basalt columns which were the result of an ancient volcanic eruption. Before we could see the beauty of the causeway, the 12 of us … Continue reading The Wonders of Giant’s Causeway
It has been a blast so far! I have been here for 11 days, and I cannot wait to share the experience with my friends, and family. We are currently in Londonderry right now, and although it rains twice a day, it has not stopped us from enjoying the culture. We went to Giants causeway … Continue reading Ireland 2015: I cannot wait to share the experience with my friends, and family
Tomorrow on top of two psych classes I start composition 2 online at 930 am – it is the last class I need to graduate so wish me luck on that. So today we go into a store to learn about how clothing in Ireland is still hand made and I ended buying my first … Continue reading Ireland: good times, great memories
My travels across the Atlantic Ocean to the culturally and historically rich, green lands of Ireland has been an astonishing experience so far. This has been my first time traveling outside of North America and the thought of a trans-Atlantic plane flight was dreadful, but it went by smoothly. My first glimpse of this humble … Continue reading Ireland: The little things…
It’s day four of our Ireland adventure and we’re finally in Derry! The weather has honestly been wonderful; cool, refreshing, and overall nice. Today, after being fully settled, we went and met with some students of the NorthWest Regional College (and they were great to meet with an awesome sense of humor). Shortly after, we … Continue reading When in Ireland…
Ending our third day in Ireland, we say farewell to Dublin and welcome Derry as our new venture. Today we had a professor from the Viktor Frankl Institute talk about Frankl’s Logotherapy theory and his sentence during the Holocaust. Frankl talked about the meaning to live, and to do so you must have equal shares … Continue reading Homelessness according to Frankl
Today was our outdoor study for social psychology. We took a trip to the Bogside to see the murals. We drove by these murals a couple times before, but it was better to be up close and personal. We managed to take a photo in front of them! They told the various stories of the … Continue reading Ireland update: A relaxing day around the town by Erin Hibbs
Today class lasted from 10am to 12pm. It was an interesting class. We discussed how individuals change when their settings, or given roles change. It was mostly what would happen if “good” people were taken, and placed into “bad” environment. We also discussed religion, and how different religions saw each other and why. It was … Continue reading Earning psychology credit in Derry, Ireland! by Erin Hulse
It’s crazy to think that it’s already approaching more than halfway through the trip! Time is going incredibly fast here in Ireland! Our day started with arising with the sun to catch Willie and the bus at 930. I’d never been so taken back until I saw the first sights of the Giants Causeway! And … Continue reading Witnessing Nature’s Beauty in Ireland by Shannon Barrett
Today is our second class! Social psych is not exactly what I expected, that is not at all a bad thing either. I had no idea how similar it could be to international relations. It is very interesting. The jet lag is finally starting to catch up with my immune system, but I am striving … Continue reading I have so much respect for the people of Derry and their pride in their town. by Alison Hunt