Irish Heritage Study: A Religious History of Ireland |
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| This program will travel to a variety of sites including Newgrange, the Hill of Tara, Mellifont Abbey, Monasterboice, the Boyne Valley, Kells, the Hill of Slane, Sligo, Drumcliffe, Galway, Limerick, Killarney, the Ring of Kerry, Blarney, Cork, Clonmacnoise, Waterford, Cobh, New Ross, Wexford, Glendalough and Dublin. |  |
| Dates:
Classes will meet on-campus weekly from January 14 to March 4 (7:00 -9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays for Religious History and Thursdays for Humanities). All classes will also meet on January 14. On Wednesday afternoon (March 10) the students will depart from DFW International Airport with the instructor and arrive in Ireland on Thursday morning (March 11).Then on Sunday, March 21, we will return to DFW International Airport and to Texas Wesleyan. |
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| Courses:
Religion/History 4367-70, A Religious History of Ireland Humanities 2399-70, Special Topics: The Celtic Contribution to Civilization, Culture and Values |
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| Program Overview | |
The program will enable students to learn about the history of the Irish people and nation, focusing especially on their religious heritage and the interaction of religion with politics and economics in the development of Ireland. Much of the study will be done in the place where most of the events happened. Students will be able to visit many of those places they read about in their textbooks and in other writings. Students will also gain the experience of meeting persons from another contemporary culture while studying an earlier period of the history of that culture--namely the Republic of Ireland. |
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| Academics | |
| Courses | Religion/History 4367-70 Special Topics: The Celtic Contribution to Civilization, Culture and Values (3 Credits) |
| Catalog Descriptions | Religion/History 4367-70: A study of the religious history of Ireland. This course uses historical sites in Ireland as a laboratory for study. Humanities 2399-70 An interdisciplinary synthesis of events, ideas and creative expressions associated with the development of Celtic civilization and their influence of the broader scope of Western culture, focusing on the development of human values and the analysis of primary sources. |
| Syllabus | Religion/History 4367-70 Humanities 2399-70 |
| About the Instructor | |
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Dr. Jesse Sowell, Professor of Religion and Christian Education, joined the faculty of Texas Wesleyan in 1975. He received his B.S. from Mississippi State University, his B.D. from Emory University and his PhD from Northwestern University in Religious Education. Prior to coming to Wesleyan he served pastorates in Mississippi, Georgia and Illinois; and he served as chaplain and taught religion, philosophy and psychology at Wood Junior College in Mississippi. He is an ordained minister in the United Methodist Church and former president of the United Methodist Association of Scholars in Christian Education.
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| Prof. Jesse Sowell in Ireland on the 2008 study abroad trip | |
| Program Details | |
Transportation |
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Texas Wesleyan will provide air travel for students from DFW International Airport to one of Ireland’s international airports departing on Wednesday and arriving in Ireland on Thursday morning, March 11; and returning to DFW on Sunday, March 21. The University will also provide pickup from the Irish airport on Thursday morning and return to the same on Sunday morning, March 21; and will provide ground transportation in Ireland throughout the Study/Tour using a touring coach or hired minibus. |
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| Housing and Meals | |
Housing is provided throughout at guesthouses and B&B guesthouses or hotels with linen and maid service. Breakfast and one other meal is also provided daily. |
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| Program Fees | ||
| For Credit Participants | ||
| Payment | Amount | Due Date |
| Deposit | $300 (payable to Texas Wesleyan) | upon application |
| Tuition & Course Fees (3-6 UG course hours) |
per tuition and fees for Spring semester 2010 |
per Texas Wesleyan billing schedule for Spring semester |
Additional Program Fees |
$1,285 | per Texas Wesleyan billing schedule for Spring semester |
| Non Credit Participants | ||
| Payment | Amount | Due Date |
| Deposit | $300 | upon application |
| Non-credit participant fee | $1890 | per Texas Wesleyan billing schedule for Spring semester |
| What is Included | |
Air transportation, ground transportation for the itinerary, accommodations in moderate Bed and Breakfast or Guesthouse accommodations (2 to a room with each person with a twin-size bed), breakfast and one other meal each day, sightseeing and admission fees for items included in the above itinerary, medical protection plan. |
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| What is NOT Included | |
Any room upgrades or flight upgrades, tips, trip cancellation insurance, travel protection insurance, lost luggage insurance. |
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| How to Apply | |
| 1) Download enrollment packet (be sure to download the "for-credit" packet if you will be enrolling in classes, or the non-credit packet if you will not be enrolling in nay classes. |  |
| 2) Read entire packet carefully | |
3) Complete entire enrollment packet (incomplete packets will not be accepted) |
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| 4) Mail or turn in completed packet to the international programs office. Physical Address: North Wing of the Brown Lupton Building (former location of bookstore) Mailing Address: International Programs, 1201 Wesleyan St, Fort Worth, TX 76105 | |
