Dublin and Belfast, Ireland
“Writing through War to Peace”
Application deadline is January 4, 2013
Program Dates
May 21 - May 30, 2013
Price:
$1,500 not including Airfare
Includes:
- Four Merrimack College credits
- Transportation from Merrimack to Logan International Airport
- Hotel accommodations
- Two meals per day
- Transportation and tickets for cultural activities and excursions that are part of the courses
- International health insurance
Application
A non-refundable deposit of $500 is due to the Office of International Programs (Sakowich 340) no later than January 4th, 2013.
The Course
Enroll in a course taught by Merrimack faculty and earn four Merrimack College credits. The course being offered is:
Writing Through War to Peace: Images and Narratives of the Troubles and Beyond in Northern Ireland. (WRT 3701)
This four credit course satisfies a Humanities, Cultural Diversity, or Experiential Learning requirement.
Tentative Itinerary
Tuesday, May 21
- Depart Logan Airport for Dublin
Wednesday, May 22
- Arrive Dublin
- Walking Tour: O’Connell Street, Memorial Garden, General Post Office
- Irish Writer’s Museum
- Welcome Dinner
Thursday, May 23
- Bus tour of Dublin
- Kilmainham Gaol
- Guinness Factory Tour
Friday, May 24
- Travel by bus to Belfast
- Ulster Museum
- Botanic Gardens
- Queen’s University
- Welcome Dinner
Saturday, May 25
- Black Taxi Tour of Troubles Murals
- Republican Museum
- Irish Cultural Center
- Ulster Folk & Transport Museum
Sunday, May 26
- Derry/Londonderry
- Walking Tour
- Bloody Sunday Museum
- Apprentice Boys Museum
Monday, May 27
- Bus tour of Antrim Coast: Carrick-a-Rede Bridge, Giant’s Causeway
Tuesday, May 28
- Titanic Experience
- Conversations with Belfast locals
Wednesday, May 29
- Travel by bus to Dublin
- Dublin Walking Tour
- Farewell Dinner
Thursday, May 30
- Depart Dublin for Boston