Requirements for the Minor
The minor in Irish Studies will require the successful completion of at least six courses (18 credits), including four courses in the core area.
Required Courses:
At least 18 credits, including twelve credits from the required core courses (4 classes) and six credits from the elective courses (2 classes).
Core Courses:
Irish language, history, literature, and culture. The core courses are a required cluster of twelve credits (4 classes) for all students pursuing the minor.
• ENIR 102 Irish Language Studies: Irish II 3 credits*
• HIST 249 The Irish and Irish-Americans 3 credits
and
• ENIR 345 Literature in the Irish Language
or
• ENIR 360 Irish and/or Northern Irish Literature 3 credits
or
• ENIR 380/395 Topics in Irish Literature and Culture
*By completing an extra semester of Irish (i.e., by adding ENIR 103), students may use this coursework to satisfy their General Education language/symbolic systems requirement.
† Course cross-listed with MCLL and ENG
Elective Courses:
Students will complete at least six credits (2 classes) from the following courses:
• DANC 195 Irish Dance 2 credits
• DRAM 321 Irish Theatre: From Yeats to McDonagh 3 credits
• DRAM 395 Irish Drama 3 credits
• ENIR 103 Irish Language Studies: Irish III 3 credits
• ENIR 249/HSTR 250 The Irish and Irish Americans 3 credits
• ENIR 321/LIT 331 Studies in a Major Author: James Joyce 3 credits
• ENIR 325/LIT 376 Poetry and Partition 3 credits
• ENIR 345 Literature in the Irish Language 3 credits
• ENIR 360 Irish/Northern Irish Literature 3 credits
• ENIR 380 Topics in Irish Studies 3 credits
• ENIR 395 Special Topics in Irish Studies 3 credits
• ENIR/LIT 430 Multicultural British Literature 3 credits
• LIT 431 Senior Seminar: James Joyce 3 credits
• MUS 295 Traditional Music of Ireland 3 credits
