Ireland:
National University of Ireland, Galway
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Description
The Department of Theater and Dance is the primary KSC Academic Department to have an exchange agreement with the Theater Department of the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway) but this study away program is open to all qualified KSC students. NUI Galway welcomes over 500 international visiting students each year. Visiting students are fully integrated into the regular university courses. Among the subject areas available for study are Accounting, Archeology, Celtic civilization, Chemistry, Classics, Economics, English, Geography, German, History, Information Systems, Irish Studies, Italian, Legal Science, Life Sciences, Management, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Sociology and Political Studies, Spanish, Theater and Performance, and Women's Studies.
For KSC Theater and Dance majors/minors and KSC students interested in Theater, KSC exchange students to NUI Galway during the Spring term will have the opportunity to be involved in a production off-campus, being part of the vibrant cultural life of Galway, which hosts the annual Galway Arts Festival.
A semester long, for-credit Service Learning module "Service Learning – Literacy Project for Study Abroad Students," which teaches students about literacy, reading awareness and reading strategies and involves working on a one-to-one basis with elementary and high school students in homework clubs in Galway, is open to interested study away students. Visiting students who do not get the opportunity to participate in this course can volunteer their services through ther University's ALIVE program (A Learning Initiative and the Volunteering Experience).
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Location
NUI Galway is located in downtown Galway, and is one of the most historic universities in the Republic of Ireland. It has a student population of 16,000. The city of Galway is located on the west coast of Ireland, and is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland. With a population of 75,000 people, it is considered Ireland's "cultural heart," and over 10% of the local population are bi-lingual speakers of English and Irish. -
Semester Dates
- Fall: early September through mid-December
- Spring: early January through late April
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Accommodation Type
Off-campus housing -
Language of Instruction
English. Gaelic classes available. -
Special Requirement
Students must be at least second semester sophomores to apply and have a minimum 3.0 gpa -
Costs
Exchange students (preference to Theater and Dance majors/minors) pay the same tuition and fees they would pay to attend KSC. Other KSC students would pay NUI Galway international student tuition and fees. This program is an excellent value for exchange students; for regular study away students it is a good value.
