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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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 Title Credits
AMCS 3320The Writing Irish4
AMCS 3333American Catholic Fictions4
AMCS 3982Catholic Studies Seminar II4
ANTH 3339Irish and Mexican Migration: New York Focus4
ANTH 4490Anthropology of Political Violence4
COLI 3123Surviving the Barbarians in Early Medieval Britain4
COLI 3135Irish and British High Medieval Literature: Connections and Comparisons4
COLI 4207Comparative Studies in Empire4
ENGL 3067Contemporary Women Poets4
ENGL 3123Surviving the Barbarians in Early Medieval Britain4
ENGL 3135Irish and British High Medieval Literature: Connections and Comparisons4
ENGL 3306Jonathan Swift and the Art of Satire4
ENGL 3532James Joyce4
ENGL 3542Modern Irish Literature4
ENGL 4003Seminar: Joyce’s language of the devil, or lots of fun in Dublin4
ENGL 4027Seminar: Race, Ethnicity, and Contact in Early Medieval Ireland and Britain4
ENGL 4034Seminar: Lots of Fun at Finnegans Wake4
ENGL 4207Comparative Studies in Empire4
ENGL 4490British Literature, History, and Culture of the Great War4
ENGL 4542Seminar: Modern Irish Literature4
HIST 1000Understanding Historical Change: Modern Europe3
HIST 1075Understanding Historical Change: Renaissance to Revolution in Europe3
HIST 3260Medieval Ireland to 16914
HIST 3412The Tudors4
HIST 3425Henry VIII's England4
HIST 3430The World of Queen Elizabeth I4
HIST 345520th Century Ireland4
HIST 3456Britain: 1688-18674
HIST 3458Ireland: 1688-19234
HIST 3545Race and Nation in Modern Europe4
HIST 3566War and Imperialism4
HIST 362020th Century Europe4
HIST 3806U.S. Immigration/Ethnicity4
HIST 4008Race and Gender in the Old West4
HIST 4310Africa, Race, and the Global Cold War4
HIST 4657Seminar: New York City History4
HIST 4707Senior Seminar: The Making of the British Isles 1450-16604
HIST 4708Seminar: The Great War4
HIST 4710Seminar: Early Modern British Empire4
LING 3025Language Endangerment4
PJST 4200Conflict Resolution and Peacemaking4
POSC 3516Conflict Analysis/Resolution4
POSC 3621European Politics4
POSC 3622Politics of the European Union4
POSC 3645Politics of Immigration4
POSC 4013Religion and American Politics4
POSC 5560Conflict Resolution3
THEO 4013Religion and American Politics4
WGSS 3067Contemporary Women Poets4