Cross-listings, including Master in Liberal Arts (MLA), are determined on a semester-by-semester basis.  Therefore, courses may be available in the above-referenced or other departments and programs even though no number for those departments or programs is listed below or those courses do not appear under Courses Offered in the Catalog.  Check the current semester for each semester’s Irish Studies’ offerings on the Course Schedule.

Elementary Irish I,
IRST 1331; MACL 1331

Provide the student with elementary instruction in vocabulary, grammar and cultural insight into the Irish language and culture.
 
Elementary Irish II,
IRST 1332; MACL 1332

Provide the student with advanced elementary instruction in vocabulary, grammar and cultural insight into the Irish language and culture.

Intermediate Irish Language I,
IRST 4393; MACL 2331 or MACL 4393

Provide the student with intermediate instruction in vocabulary, grammar and cultural insight into the Irish language and culture.

Intermediate Irish Language II,
IRST 4393; MACL 2332 or MACL 4393

Provide the student with advanced intermediate instruction in vocabulary, grammar and cultural insight into the Irish language and culture.

Ireland and Education: The Language and the Culture,
IRST 4393; MLIRS 6393; EDU 4393; MLEDU 6393

This course explores the history and development of the Irish educational system since the inception of the Republic of Ireland in 1922. Various theories and applications of research regarding the process of Irish language acquisition and development in the Irish educational system will be explored.  Students will become familiar with teaching and learning strategies that can be applied to any second-language learning situation.

The target language used for this course will be Irish. Students will have the opportunity to acquire basic level conversational skills in Irish, including basic pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar, as well as cultural aspects of Ireland, including music, literature, dance and song.

History of Ireland since 1600,
IRST 3365; HIST 3365; MLIRS 5365; MLHIS 4393

Irish history from the end of the reign of Elizabeth I to the recent Time of the Troubles.  Special emphasis on the influence of English history, the revolutions of the 18th century, the development of Irish nationalism, the emergence of an Irish nation under the leadership of de Valera and the unsettling issues in the time of The Troubles. Required for Irish Studies minor and graduate concentration in the Master in Liberal Arts program.

Historical and Political Perspectives on Irish Law and Culture,
IRST 3366; MLIRS 5366

This course is a study of the indigenous Irish culture and how political and religious movements in Ireland and around the world shaped the Irish identity and history. Emphasis will be placed on Ireland in an international context, including the effects of Christianity, conquest, imperialism, war and rebellion, nationalism, independence and self-government on the Irish identity and history. This course explores how law reflects society and provokes change among people of different racial, political, cultural and religious backgrounds.

Northern Ireland:  The Conflict and the Peace,
IRST 3368, MLIRS 5368

This course is divided into three parts: (i) Historical Context, (ii) the "Conflict", and (iii) the "Peace". The historical context explores some of the key events that led to the conflict and the current situation in Northern Ireland. This part begins with a look at the British plantations and settlements throughout Ireland, Britain's first colony. The historical context reviews some of the laws imposed upon Ireland to subvert Irish heritage and culture, such as outlawing the Catholic religion and the Irish language as well as taking away Irish Catholic civil rights. The course reviews the conquest of Cromwell, the rebellions of the Irish, such as the United Irishmen, and the laws imposed on the Irish by the British in response. The course explains the Act of Union, which made Ireland part of the United Kingdom and took away Ireland's Parliament, Ireland's desire for self-determination, the 1916 Easter Rising seeking independence, the partition of Northern Ireland from Ireland and the Irish Civil War of 1922.

The Conflict portion reviews the current dispute between the various political parties in Northern Ireland and the groups they represent: nationalists (who want to reunite Northern Ireland with Ireland) and unionists (who want to keep Northern Ireland separate from Ireland and united with Britain). The Conflict also reviews the use of physical force (violence) to achieve these goals versus constitutional, peaceful means (the ballot box & dialogue). The Peace portion discusses the various agreements and movements among Britain, Ireland and Northern Ireland from 1922 to today to stop the violence and to bring peace to Northern Ireland, as well as Britain and Ireland. The course also covers current events in Northern Ireland, such as ongoing elections and other governmental, political, social and cultural issues.

Irish Diaspora: Irish American Experience,
IRST 4393; MLIRS 6393

This course examines the political, social, legal, cultural, religious and economic causes of transatlantic migration of the Irish and Northern Irish people and investigates how the Irish made their mark on American society, labor, politics, religion and culture. The male and female Irish immigrant experience will be examined as a case study for other immigrant experiences in the United States today.

Modern Irish Literature,
IRST 4393; MLIRS 6393; ENGL 3309; MLENG 6393

Study of Irish poetry, fiction, and drama from the Irish Revival/Modern period through the Contemporary Renaissance. Prerequisites: 9 Hrs ENGL (Lower Div Core) OR 6 Hrs ENGL Transfer Credit & ENGL 3312. Required for Irish Studies Minor and Graduate Concentration.

Irish Literary Renaissance,
IRST 4393; MLIRS 6393; ENGL 4393; MLENG 6393

This course provides an introduction to the works of four major Irish writers of the Irish Literary Renaissance, Synge, O’Casey, Yeats, and Joyce.

Irish Playwrights,
IRST 4393; MLIRS 6393; ENGL 4393; MLENG 6393

This course covers key Irish playwrights throughout Irish literary history.
This course also has been offered as an MLMLA and MLIRS only course.

Irish Women Writers,
IRST 4393; MLIRS 6393; ENGL 4393; MLENG 6393

Through a study of selected works by several Irish women writers, students will increase awareness of the vast literary output of Irish women in the last century, will gain an understanding of the subjects, both universal and particular to Irish women, and will explore the treatment by writers of various concerns identified with the women’s movement and the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

James Joyce,
IRST 4393; MLIRS 6393; ENGL 4393; MLENG 6393

This course provides an overview of James Joyce’s primary texts, with the exception of Finnegans Wake.  Students will read Dubliners, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, and Ulysses, as well as Joyce’s one play, Exiles. They also will have a brief introduction to his life and to the center of his works, Dublin, Ireland.  

Ulysses,
IRST 4393; MLIRS 6393; ENGL 4393; MLENG 6393

This course is in-depth study of James Joyce’s novel Ulysses.

Irish Literature and Film,
IRST 4393; MLIRS 6393; ENGL 4393; MLENG 6393

This course introduces students to a selection of Irish films in regard to the original literary text on which they are based, the historical or social/political event that is reported in them, and their artistic and literary merit. This course focuses on films covering political/historical events in Ireland during the 20th – 21st centuries, as well as several literary adaptations of plays written by Irish writers, including Sean O’Casey, George Bernard Shaw, James Joyce, Oscar Wilde and others.

Travel Writing in Ireland,
IRST 4393; MLIRS 6393; ENGL 4393; MLENG 6393

This course is a writing intensive course in a workshop format. Students will complete various readings and keep a travel journal while studying abroad. 

Contemporary Irish Political and Social Issues,
IRST 4393; MLIRS 6393; POSC 4393; MLPOS 6393

This course is a basic introduction to politics in the Republic of Ireland. Although at the outset of the course brief consideration of the historical context out of which Irish politics has evolved over the past century will be reviewed, most of the course focuses on the institutional processes of government of the Republic of Ireland. In the latter part of the course, we will also consider the politics of “the six counties” of Northern Ireland and Ireland’s growing integration into the EU.

American Catholic Heritage,
IRST 4393; MLIRS 6393; THEO 4336; MLTHE 6393

Survey from the Native Americans through the present in the shaping of American Catholicism; theological and ecumenical dimensions; contributions of the Catholic Church to the American scene emphasized. As needed. Prerequisites: THEO 1300/330 and 2300/3310.

Celtic Spirituality,
IRST 4393; MLIRS 6393; THEO 4393; MLTHE 6393

Systematic study of the concepts and practices of the Christian spiritual life, with a special emphasis placed upon an understanding of Celtic Spirituality and the influences of Anglo-Saxon spirituality on it. This study will be undertaken by reading and studying selected texts by the great spiritual masters and writers of the Church from the Celtic and Anglo-Saxon tradition.

Directed Reading/Independent Study in Irish,
IRST 4392; MLIRS 6392

Independent study or directed reading study under a professor’s direction.  Required for the Irish Studies minor and graduate concentration.

Special Topics in Irish Studies,
IRST 4393; MLIRS 6393

Selected topics in Irish Studies.  Many of the Irish Studies courses are offered under this catalog listing.  See above.