Athena Internship Abroad in Dublin, Ireland

  Ireland

• Dublin: 
Dublin

Term: Fall, Spring 
Dates: TBD

Description:
A homestay with an Irish family is a highlight of the program, providing students with an invaluable experience. Homestays are carefully chosen by the Marist College housing coordinator in Dublin who has over 25 years experience in placing students with Irish families. Students are matched with families taking into consideration their preferences and living habits.

As an alternative, students who prefer a more independent living arrangement may request accommodation in newly renovated student apartments in central Dublin. Cooking facilities are available, and students share the accommodations with Marist students and/or other study abroad students.

Students will be housed in student dormitory buildings in the diplomatic enclave of the Kensington-Chelsea area in London. The Metrogate dormitory building is opposite Imperial College in London.

On-Site Services
The program is administered by Marist College in cooperation with DBS. An on-site resident director in Dublin supervises all aspects of the program, including curriculum, orientation, internships, housing, and advising of students.

School: Dublin School Business School of Arts
The Irish Internship Program offers semester and academic year options and awards a total of 15 academic credits per semester. Students on the program are expected to engage in an internship, take a foundation course, one on-line course through Marist College, and one course at Dublin Business School of Arts (DBS). The program is designed to give students a comprehensive understanding of Irish culture and society through an internship, course work, homestay with an Irish family, and field activities that use the city of Dublin as a classroom.

Students complete a six-credit internship by working in Irish and multinational businesses and organizations. Placements are available in most academic fields and are designed to fit individual students' backgrounds and learning goals.

Internship
Internships are arranged taking into account each student's previous work experience, academic background, career objectives, and interests. This individualized placement process helps to insure that each student has a successful internship experience. An orientation program helps students to prepare for the internship and integrate it into their academic and career plans. Internship placements could be with Irish, American, or multinational companies and organizations. Students have an on-site supervisor to whom they report, as well as an internship program coordinator who arranges and monitors the internship. The internship involves the student in substantial projects for her/his company or organization and yields six credits.

Courses
Students take a total of four courses:

3-credit foundation course: Irish Culture and Society
6-credit internship
3-credit on-line course through Marist College
3-credit elective course at DBS
The internship requires students to intern for 270 hours with a business or organization in Dublin and complete written requirements. The internship begins in the fifth week of the program after the foundation course ends.

Elective classes at DBS are available in the areas of humanities and social sciences: anthropology, economics, literature & drama, media studies, philosophy, politics, psychology, and film studies. Students participating in this program for one semester only should not plan to enroll in business courses.

Highlights: Athena's Internship/Academic Combination Program in Dublin offers students a one-of-a-kind program that enables them to simultaneously study and work abroad for academic credit.

Most programs available to US students limit students to only one option of work or study abroad, but this unique Athena program allows students the best of both worlds. This creates the fullest study abroad immersion possible, exposing students to Ireland's business, academic, and social cultures.

Dublin Highlights
Dublin is one of the most fascinating cities in the world, a city layered with stories from a rich cultural history defined by relationships with all parts of the world.

It has been called the largest village in Europe. Perhaps the most literary city in the world, Dublin claims some of the great writers of the modern era (Beckett, Heany, Joyce, Shaw, Swift, Wilde, and Yeats), and one need only venture into one of Dublin's innumerable pubs to experience the Irish penchant for storytelling and spirited discussion.

With half of the city's population under the age of 25, Dublin is brimming with youthful exuberance and self confidence.

Qualifications:
Required Foundation Course
Irish Culture and Society is an interdisciplinary, team-taught course that examines Irish culture and society through readings, lectures, and field experiences. It is run intensively by faculty from a variety of academic areas, including history, literature, and the social sciences co-teach the course. Extensive use is made of the museums, historic sites, and environment of Dublin.

Academic Program Info
- Fall or Spring Semester, Academic Year
- Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors
- Minimum 2.8 GPA
- In conjunction with Marist College in New York
- Accredited transcripts through Marist College

Cost in US$: $16,600

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American Participants.

Participants Travel to Ireland Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post Services Include:

• Exit DebriefingAbroad
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
• Alumni Network

Athena Study Abroad's Mission Statement: Athena Study Abroad was developed in an effort to bring study abroad back to what it was intended to be - true, cultural immersion programs designed by knowledgeable, caring professionals. Athena programs are different in that students are enrolled at small schools overseas in an effort to maintain the personalized service throughout the semester that Athena prides itself on providing. Unlike many other study abroad programs, Athena offers its students programs that are focused on intense, cultural immersion which puts them in touch with the locals of their host country, elements of the host culture, and other international students from around the world to ensure a well-rounded, diverse experience. In addition, a percentage of Athena's proceeds are donated to a chosen world charity through our S.O.S. Program (Students Offering Support), which allows students to give back to the world that welcomed them during their semester abroad.