Summer School for International Students in Ireland

International Summer School at the University College Dublin

Performing Ireland, Representing Ireland Irish art,
culture, history through the ages

Introduction

The UCD International Summer School continues the tradition, established more than half a century ago, of exploring aspects of Irish life, culture and history, with guidance from the university’s internationally-renowned faculty members.

This year’s programme celebrates two major centenaries in Irish cultural history – Bloomsday and the opening of the Abbey Theatre – with an exploration of Ireland and Irishness as performed and represented through the ages. Historians, artists, and literary and cultural critics, will prize open the visual arts, music, literature, architecture and theatre to reveal the complexities of ‘Irishness’, north and south, ancient and modern. Artist-led workshops will be a feature of the programme.

In keeping with long-established Summer School practice, the programme will also include substantial debate on the development of modern Ireland, on modern Irish politics, and on Ireland’s place within the modern world, a series of field-trips to places of cultural and historical interest in Ireland, and introductory Irish-speaking classes.

COURSE FEE: €695
COURSE FEE AND SELF-CATERING CAMPUS ACCOMMODATION: €1065

€60 reduction for students.

An application form is available by post or can be downloaded here: Application Form (PDF)