Mic Léinn Bliana ar Cuairt:

Courses available and specifically aimed at Visiting Students include:

• Irish Language and Literature
• Elementary Irish

Visiting students may also take classes in Early Irish as these are taught through the medium of English. Please see the course listings on the International Office's website for the complete listing. Or feel free to contact the Irish Department with any queries.

Irish Language and Literature

This one-year course on Irish (Gaelic) literature and language is designed specifically to meet the needs of visiting students.  Its aim is to provide students with an introduction to Irish studies, and topics to be dealt with include Irish literature of both the early and the modern periods, Irish folklore and the history of the Irish language. It is suitable for both one-semester and full-year visiting students, as separate topics are taught in each semester, but the two semesters complement each other as a year-long course.
Duration: First semester, second semester, or both (i.e. academic year)
Contact hours p/w: 2 lectures
Assessment: 1 long essay or 2 short essays per semester

Weighting: 10 ECTS units per semester, 20 ECTS units for the full year

Bunghaeilge / Elementary Irish

The course is designed to enable visiting students to acquire a basic command of the Modern Irish language. Though the course is non-intensive, provision can also be made for use by the students of the Language Centre's laboratory as an auto-tutor facility.
Duration: Academic year
Contact hours p/w: 2 x 1 hour classes
Assessment: 1 x 2-hour exam (voluntary)
Weighting: Not for credit