Westport, Ireland

While studying abroad is an impactful learning experience in itself, classes in Westport, Ireland also feature many experiential learning opportunities. A few examples include nursing students performing clinical observations in local hospitals while students taking the history course may participate in excursions directly related to their course on Irish immigration. Students will leave these experiences with an increased framework of the world at large and a wider set of skills: yet another instance of Iona students learning outside the lines.

Dates and Costs

Dates: May 10–May 23, 2025 (Summer Session V)

Estimated Cost: $2,500*

• *Includes housing accommodations, daily breakfast & dinner, entrance fees to all excursions and ground transportation to all excursions and classes on most days.
• Does not include: 
  • Summer tuition
  • Roundtrip airfare (Est. cost $1,100 JFK – SNN) 
  • Mandatory CISI International Health & Repatriation Insurance ($52)

Course Options

Healthcare Perspectives (NUR 302; NUR 3020)

For nursing students only.

This course fosters students to critically examine the nursing profession, historical and theoretical frameworks, moral and legal issues, and standards of nursing practice. Current issues and healthcare trends are examined through the interprofessional lens. Emphasis on disparities that exist in the health care system of the United States and in the world are identified. Students are provided with the information and tools to confront health disparities and challenges and taught how to navigate the health care system in a collaborative interdisciplinary partnership. 

The Immigrant Experience (HST 337) 

Satisfies DCCG requirement.

This course will provide greater balance between historical developments in Ireland and the mass migration of people to the United States. Given the magnitude and variation of Irish immigration patterns in the 19th and 20th centuries, the course will focus on immigrants from the southwest of Ireland (Mayo, Galway, Clare, Limerick, Cork, and Kerry). The southwest part of Ireland contributed the largest number of immigrants from the famine era (1847-1854) to the present. 

REQUIREMENTS

• Must complete study abroad application by January 15, 2025;
• Must pay $500 program deposit (amount goes towards total cost) by February 1, 2025;
• Must enroll in NUR 302; NUR 3020 or HST 337 (students will be enrolled after the completion of their study abroad application and pay their $500 program deposit);
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 at the time of departure;
• Students under any active form of academic or disciplinary probation at the time of departure will not be permitted to participate in the program.
• Space is limited and is currently reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Completing the Study Abroad application does not guarantee a spot. Those who apply for a filled course will be placed on a waitlist.

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Contact

Nursing Course: Sherylyn Watson Ph.D., swatson@iona.edu

History Course: James T. Carroll Ph.D., jcarroll@iona.edu  

Study Abroad: studyabroad@iona.edu 

Nearby to Westport, Achill Island is home to Keem Bay Beach, one of the world's top 50 beaches.