Ireland Study Abroad Program at University College Dublin

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Dublin
22,000
3.0 (4.0 scale)
Fall semester (Sept-Dec)
Full year (Sept-June)
Spring semester (Jan-June)
April 15 for fall or full year; October 15 for spring
http://www.ucd.ie
Online course catalog
Lindsey Jendraszak

University College Dublin is a Rapid Response program
What is this?

What UCD has to offer
• Ireland’s largest and most richly diversified university
• Alumni include James Joyce and five of Ireland's eleven Prime Ministers
• A research-intensive institution with a reputation for teaching excellence
• A creative and collegial environment
• Spacious, self-contained campus with a medical center, banks, a travel office, bookstore, bicycle shop, sports center, restaurant facilities and two bars
• More than 100 campus clubs that are a huge part of UCD’s social life
• An active Student Union that sponsors sports matches, films, concerts, parties and other social events
• First-rate academic and athletic facilities
• Cultural program of events for all international students

Housing
• Housing is in one of three residential complexes on campus or in IFSA-Butler-operated housing a short commute away
• In all housing, students purchase or prepare their own meals
• Students in IFSA-Butler-operated housing may stay in their housing during vacation periods between terms

Academics
• UCD is made up of five colleges: Business & Law; Arts and Celtic studies; Human Sciences; Life Sciences,Engineering and Architecture;Mathematical and Physical Sciences
• New! Students may now study at the Clinton Institute for American Studies. The Institute, named after President Clinton in recognition for his role in the Irish Peace Process, offers courses in American politics, history, culture and society.
• Clinton Institute program available during the spring semester only
• AACSB International accredited business school
• Students apply to one college and choose all of their classes from schools (departments) within that college
• UCD offers a service learning course that lets students learn about issues vital to society through active participation in the community and university lectures
• Students take a varied number of courses, depending on course weight

Top departments
• English
• Business (especially marketing)
• Sociology
• Science, especially biochemistry and botany
• Agricultural science
• American studies