Courses Offered
The program awards 9 academic credits. The students are required to enroll in three courses appropriate to their academic level and area of concentration. All materials required for the art courses in Ireland will be provided. A final project, either in writing or visual arts, must be submitted by the end of the summer session.
English
ENGL 145 (3 credits) (GH;IL) Modern Irish LiteratureArt
ENGL 199 (3 credits) Foreign Study — English (prerequisite: ENGL 015 or 030)
ENGL 399/499 (3 credits) Foreign Study — English: Final Project
ENGL 404 (3 credits) Mapping Identity, Difference, and Place (prerequisite: ENGL 015 or 030)
ART 199 Beginning Photography (3 credits) Foreign Study
ART 299 Intermediate Photography (3 credits) Foreign Study
ART 499 Advanced Photography (3 credits) Foreign Study
Explore Ireland's exquisite landscape with your camera and document its people, renowned for their warmth, humor, and friendliness. Develop your photographic skills and learn how to capture the spirit of place: Ireland’s rich history, memorable landscape, and remarkable people. Courses include individual and group critiques as well as lectures, demonstrations, hands-on photographic assignments, field trips, and an exhibition of student work.
Eligibility
The program is open to all students with a minimum 2.5 grade-point average. Applicants are considered on a first-come, first-served basis. Students are encouraged to apply early, as enrollment is limited.Faculty
Mark Morrisson is Professor of English and STS and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of English at Penn State. He teaches and publishes research on modern Irish literature and has led the Ireland program several times. He won Penn State University's Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching in 2004.
Steven Rubin, assistant professor of photography in the School of Visual Arts at Penn State, has traveled extensively photographing on assignment for prominent national and international media publications. His images have been published in The New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, Fortune, Time, and Newsweek, and internationally in The London Independent Magazine, Stern, GEO, Focus, and L’Express, among numerous other venues. The recipient of many grants, fellowships, and awards, his photographs have been exhibited in galleries and museums both here and abroad. Professor Rubin will teach the studio art courses.
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