Irish Studies

The Institute of Irish Studies provides an interdisciplinary and intercampus minor that seeks to promote a serious and thoughtful appreciation of Irish history, culture, and society. Courses from such varied disciplines as history, literature, language, theatre, religious studies, art, music, and the social sciences will contribute to a mature understanding of Ireland and the Irish diaspora, particularly in America. The Institute also sponsors public programs, including conferences, lectures, and performances and noncredit courses for the benefit of all Fordham students, alumni, and the general public who might have serious interest in Irish studies.

Program Activities

The Institute of Irish Studies facilitates internships in such places as the Irish Consulate, Irish theatre groups, and Irish publications in New York City. We also facilitate study-abroad opportunities in Ireland. It is possible to do a major in Irish studies by consulting with the class dean and the program director of Irish studies and designing an individualized major.

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Irish Studies Minor

Our Courses
Courses in Other Areas

Our Courses

IRST 1999. Tutorial. (1 Credit)

In consultation with the director of the program, students may take a tutorial in Irish studies.

IRST 2999. Tutorial. (2 Credits)

In consultation with the director of the program, students may take a tutorial in Irish studies.

IRST 3409. Irish Language and Culture 1. (4 Credits)

IRISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Four-credit courses that meet for 150 minutes per week require three additional hours of class preparation per week on the part of the student in lieu of an additional hour of formal instruction.

Attribute: IPE.

IRST 3412. Irish America. (4 Credits)

This course traces the historical experience of Irish emigrants from the mid-17th century to the present day. Four-credit courses that meet for 150 minutes per week require three additional hours of class preparation per week on the part of the student in lieu of an additional hour of formal instruction.

Attributes: ACUP, ADVD, AMST, APPI, ASHS.

IRST 3418. 20th Century Irish Women Literature. (4 Credits)

Introduction to 20th century Ireland and both the role of women and how they were portrayed in literature. Focus on gender roles, sex, and marriage, motherhood and society in a slowly modernizing, independent Ireland. Four-credit courses that meet for 150 minutes per week require three additional hours of class preparation per week on the part of the student in lieu of an additional hour of formal instruction.

IRST 3419. Contemporary Irish Literature. (4 Credits)

Four-credit courses that meet for 150 minutes per week require three additional hours of class preparation per week on the part of the student in lieu of an additional hour of formal instruction.

IRST 3450. Irish Language and Culture 2. (4 Credits)

This course is a continuation of Irish Language and Culture I and seeks to advance students knowledge of the Irish language. More emphasis will be placed on advancing conversation skills through the use of interactive modern language teaching techniques. The course also aims to provide a greater context of the language's cultural aspects, such as Osean-n-so song, dance, and folk traditions. Four-credit courses that meet for 150 minutes per week require three additional hours of class preparation per week on the part of the student in lieu of an additional hour of formal instruction.

IRST 3999. Tutorial. (3 Credits)

In consultation with the director of the program, students may take a tutorial in Irish studies.

IRST 4999. Tutorial. (4 Credits)

In consultation with the director of the program, students may take a tutorial in Irish studies.

Courses in Other Areas

The following courses offered outside the department have the IRST attribute and count toward the Irish Studies minor:

Course List
Course	Title	Credits
AMCS 3320	The Writing Irish	4
AMCS 3333	American Catholic Fictions	4
AMCS 3982	Catholic Studies Seminar II	4
ANTH 3339	Irish and Mexican Migration: New York Focus	4
ANTH 4490	Anthropology of Political Violence	4
COLI 3123	Surviving the Barbarians in Early Medieval Britain	4
COLI 3135	Irish and British High Medieval Literature: Connections and Comparisons	4
COLI 4207	Comparative Studies in Empire	4
ENGL 3067	Contemporary Women Poets	4
ENGL 3123	Surviving the Barbarians in Early Medieval Britain	4
ENGL 3135	Irish and British High Medieval Literature: Connections and Comparisons	4
ENGL 3306	Jonathan Swift and the Art of Satire	4
ENGL 3532	James Joyce	4
ENGL 3542	Modern Irish Literature	4
ENGL 4003	Seminar: Joyce’s language of the devil, or lots of fun in Dublin	4
ENGL 4207	Comparative Studies in Empire	4
ENGL 4490	British Literature, History, and Culture of the Great War	4
ENGL 4542	Seminar: Modern Irish Literature	4
HIST 1000	Understanding Historical Change: Modern Europe	3
HIST 1075	Understanding Historical Change: Renaissance to Revolution in Europe	3
HIST 3260	Medieval Ireland to 1691	4
HIST 3412	The Tudors	4
HIST 3425	Henry VIII's England	4
HIST 3430	The World of Queen Elizabeth I	4
HIST 3455	20th Century Ireland	4
HIST 3456	Britain: 1688-1867	4
HIST 3458	Ireland: 1688-1923	4
HIST 3545	Race and Nation in Modern Europe	4
HIST 3566	War and Imperialism	4
HIST 3620	20th Century Europe	4
HIST 3806	U.S. Immigration/Ethnicity	4
HIST 4008	Race and Gender in the Old West	4
HIST 4310	Africa, Race, and the Global Cold War	4
HIST 4657	Seminar: New York City History	4
HIST 4707	Senior Seminar: The Making of the British Isles 1450-1660	4
HIST 4708	Seminar: The Great War	4
HIST 4710	Seminar: Early Modern British Empire	4
LING 3025	Language Endangerment	4
PJST 4200	Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking	4
POSC 3516	Conflict Analysis/Resolution	4
POSC 3621	European Politics	4
POSC 3622	Politics of the European Union	4
POSC 3645	Politics of Immigration	4
POSC 4013	Religion and American Politics	4
POSC 5560	Conflict Resolution	3
THEO 4013	Religion and American Politics	4
WGSS 3067	Contemporary Women Poets	4