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 101 Irish Language Studies: Irish I
3 credits* †
- ENIR 102 Irish Language Studies: Irish II
3 credits*
- HIST 249 The Irish and Irish-Americans
3 credits
and
- ENLT 345 Literature in the Irish Language
or
- ENLT 360 Irish and/or Northern Irish Literature
3 credits
or
- ENLT 380/395 Topics in Irish Literature and Culture
* Irish Language Classes will not count for Gen. Ed. requirements
† Course cross-listed with MCLL and ENG
Elective Courses:
Students will complete at least six credits (2 classes) from the following courses:
- DRAM 321 Irish Theatre: From Yeats to McDonagh
3 credits
- DAN 300 Irish Dance
3 credits
- ENLT 321 Major Author: Joyce
3 credits
- ENLT 360 Irish/Northern Irish Literature
3 credits
- ENLT 325 Poetry and Partition
3 credits
- ENLT 395 Literature of the Gaelic Revival
3 credits
- ENLT 395 Gaelic Culture in Crisis
3 credits
- ENLT 395 Four Green Fields: Irish/Irish-American Film
3 credits
- ENLT 395 The Troubles and its Tales
3 credits
- ENLT 430 Multicultural British Literature
3 credits
- ENLT 431 Senior Seminar: James Joyce
3 credits
- ENIR 103 Irish Language Studies: Irish III
3 credits
- HIST 249 The Irish and Irish-Americans
3 credits