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What:
Northern Ireland: Democracy and Social
change is a spring semester internship
and seminar program.
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Hands-On
Experience
A seven-week internship allows you to
be directly involved in efforts of social
change toward a peaceful future. The diverse
perspectives gained at the internship
will help you to explore how society is
progressing and to analyze the cultural
traditions and resources available for
building a new democracy. Sites allow
you to do meaningful work that makes a
difference. Some organizations are grassroots
with a local focus while others are international
in scope.
Field seminars focus on human rights,
conflict transformation and education
for democracy and help you see in action
the tools used to transform conflict.
Included
is an extended field excursion to visit
the Glencree Centre for Reconciliation
in the Republic of Ireland. Each student
also carries out an independent study
project on a topic of personal choice,
which includes hands-on field research.
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When:
February to mid-May
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Cost
(2005): $12,800
($13,600 for non-member schools)
Includes:
tuition, health insurance, lodging, food
and ground transportation for field trips.
Additional costs: international
airfare, books, passport, visa and personal
expenses).
Click
here for scholarship and financial aid
information. There is an $800 discount
for students from members schools.
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Prerequisites:
Completion of first year of college (by
Jan. 2004), open to all majors. There
is no language requirement.
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Housing
and meals: In Northern Ireland, you
spend five weeks in home stay accommodation
on the north coast in Coleraine while
taking core seminars at the University
of Ulster. You will be provided with a
private room and meals. During the seven-week
internship, you will live in a student
village in Belfast and share living space
with other students. Meals are provided
through home stay or food stipend.
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Interested?
Click
here to request more information.
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INCREDIBLE LEARNING IN AN INCREDIBLE
SETTING
In 1969, society in Northern Ireland was
seized by the violent conflict that erupted
from issues relating to civic, social and
political differences. Today, Northern Ireland
offers an example of the vast dimensions
of transition from conflict to a sustainable
democracy.
Classes are held at the University of Ulster
with field study in selected regions of
Northern Ireland. The program is affiliated
with the United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Centre
for Education for Pluralism, Human Rights
and Democracy.
You examine the historical, political and
religious roots of the conflict in Northern
Ireland, the prospects for peace and the
progress being made. You learn through readings,
lectures, discussions, internships, group
study projects and field experiences that
invite interaction with people involved
in social change. The program explores theoretical
approaches to understanding conflict and
its transformation as well as the processes
underway in Northern Ireland to create a
stable democracy.
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"The most meaningful aspect of my HECUA
experience was the learning community that I
formed with my classmates."
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