Summer Program: Dublin

Dublin Summer Experience

About Dublin

Ireland's capital city buzzes during summer with its many festivals—it's truly a vibrant, energetic, multicultural city (and doesn't rain as much as they'd have you believe). Music, dance, and culture are as much a part of everyday life here as the influence of Asian, African, and European communities. Immerse yourself in Dublin's rich cultural traditions by celebrating Irish food, dance, music, and literature. Explore the world of Swift, Wilde, and Joyce, and find inspiration around every corner. Lie down next to Viking bones and see how you size up in Ireland's National Museum. Learn firsthand from an Irish perspective how Ireland, as an international business and technology center, is able to make very different choices regarding current global economic challenges than the United States and larger European countries. This is a unique opportunity to experience Ireland, and getting around Dublin is as easy as using the city's transportation systems, bicycles, or taking a lovely walk through St. Stephen's Green.

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Academic Experience

Champlain is offering a NEW 5 week, 6 credit summer experience at our Dublin campus with a selection of courses that focus on professional and cultural opportunities in the city. Rather than spending all your time in the classroom, spend it exploring, learning hands-on the historical and cultural dynamics that make Dublin unique. Spend class time in galleries and exhibits, in the Irish parliament building, atop hill forts, and watching real Irish music seisiúns and gigs. Champlain Abroad Dublin offers students an international perspective and prepares them to be global professionals in a small, intimate academic setting with our local Champlain Abroad Dublin faculty: industry professionals giving students unique insights and connections. Our courses fit across majors with a variety of place-based general education, professional, and interdisciplinary options that provide students with an understanding of Irish culture and a global perspective of self.

Summer Course Opportunities*

• COR 330 - Dublin: An Urban and Cultural History
• MGT 335 - Ireland, the Celtic Tiger and the European Union
• ART 330 - CEOL NA hEIREANN - Cultural Immersion through Music
• HIS 415 - Northern Ireland

*Please note that course availability may depend on having a sufficient number of students enrolled in the course.

Academic Center

Our academic centers in Montréal and Dublin are evidence of our belief in the value of the international education experience. Each academic center is housed in an architecturally notable building selected for its proximity to the city center, public transportation, and historical landmarks. Each facility has been transformed into a high-tech learning center with classrooms, a computer lab, and student lounge areas. Champlain Abroad Dublin is located in the historic Georgian area in the center of the city just blocks from St. Stephen's Green, the shopping on Grafton Street, the action of the Temple Bar district, and more. With a bus stop right outside the front door of the academic center, transportation around town is easy.

Student Residence

Champlain Abroad Dublin students live in the Saint Augustine Apartments, right in the heart of Dublin City Centre. The complex, designed for extended-stay travelers, boast spacious self-catering apartments offering modern facilities, stylish design, and comfort. Each fully-furnished apartment has a full kitchen, living room, two two-person bedrooms, internet access, washer/dryer, and an LCD TV. There is an on-site caretaker for after hours emergencies and 24-hour reception.

Admission

Students applying to the Champlain Abroad program must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75. Students on disciplinary probation or those with a serious disciplinary record will not be accepted. For more information on the Champlain Abroad preparation procedures and application process, please contact the Office of International Education at (802) 865-6464 or email OIE@champlain.edu.

Program Dates

Arrival: May 18th*

Mandatory Orientation: May 19 & 20

Classes: May 21st - June 22th

*Please note - Most flights to Dublin are overnight. Please double check the arrival date and time.

Application Deadlines

April 1st

Tuition & Fees

The cost of the Champlain Abroad Summer Program in Dublin is $5,000. The cost includes: tuition, housing, health insurance, general activities fees*, personal support, as well as direction and instruction provided by the site’s program director, operations manager, head resident, academic coordinator and academic faculty.