The Minor

To complete a minor in Irish Studies, students must take 15 hours of course work (five three-credit courses) in courses deemed relevant to the study of Irish subject matter.

Irish Studies 100 (IRST 100), an interdisciplinary, team-taught course, is required of all Irish Studies minors. This course, it should be noted, may be taken at any time during the student's Irish Studies program.

In addition, students will select two courses (six credits) from those listed under an English desIgnatian, and two more courses (six credits) from two other, different fields.

Note: As part of completing the Irish Studies minor, the student may apply no more than two courses taken while studying abroad in Ireland during the fall or spring semesters. This restriction does not apply, however, to the English credits earned during Fairfield University's two-week long Galway Summer Experience at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

While studying abroad is not required for the completion of the Irish Studies minor, Fairfield University and The Irish Studies Program strongly encourage their students to do so.