The Center for Irish Studies at the University of St. Thomas advances teaching and scholarship in Irish Studies for Students, faculty and friends of the university through publications, instruction and public programs; enriches the international dimensions of education at St. Thomas; and affirms the many historic and contemporary bonds between the university, Ireland and the Irish-American community.
Courses
St. Thomas has recently offered a variety of courses that advance Irish Studies, including:
ENGLISH 270: Ireland Into Film
ENGLISH 390/590: Major Figures: Seamus Heaney
ENGLISH 390/590: Major Figures: W. B. Yeats
ENGLISH 643: Contemporary Irish Writing
ENGLISH 390/690: James Joyce
ENGLISH 390/590: Poetry of Seamus Heaney and Eavan Boland
ENGLISH 515: Contemporary Irish Drama
HISTORY 298: Introduction to Modern Irish History
IRGA 297: Gaeilge 1 Introduction to Irish
IRGA 298: Gaeilge 2
THEO 374: Ireland: Understanding Celtic Christian Spirituality
THEO 388″ Topics in Historical Theology: Christianity in Ireland
There are a number of other courses in which a student will find a large Irish component, or could readily pursue an Irish research project (for which the student would need to present evidence that his or her focus of study was on Ireland):
HISTORY 310: Medieval Europe, 1050-1350
HISTORY 318: Nineteenth Century Europe
HISTORY 320: Europe Since 1914
HISTORY 342: Modern Britain Since 1688
HISTORY 366: The Catholic Church in the United States
PEACE STUDIES 250: Introduction to Justice and Peace Studies
POLITICAL STUDIES 350: Comp. European Government and Politics
SOCIOLOGY 251: Race and Ethnicity
Former editor of Eire- Ireland Founding editor of New Hibernia Review. Director Emeritus of Irish Studies at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN. Author and editor of Hill Field: POems and Memoirs for John Montague (1989) and Well
University of Saint Thomas. Director of Irish Studies and Editor of New Hibernia Review