Ireland

The course focuses on substantive criminal law: defining crimes, basic concepts in criminal law, the general principles of criminal liability, different defenses, and types of criminal offence. Students become familiar with the basic principles underlying the Irish system of criminal law and with the basic aspects of the criminal court process. Students are encouraged to think critically and analytically about the rules, judgments, and legislation that are studied during the course.

Case studies of patients with brain damage remain a critical part of cognitive neuropsychology's methods for understanding the organization of cognitive systems, and devising principled approaches to rehabilitation. In this topic, there is great scope for clinicians and researchers to inform and learn from one another with respect to the manifestation of clinical disorders, their potential causes, and paths to rehabilitation. While students are aware of famous patients with brain damage (e.g. Phineas Gage and patient H.M.), this course addresses lesser-known cases that have provided important insights into contemporary research problems across several domains including attention, memory, dysexecutive syndrome and disorders of meta-cognition, and social-cognitive processing.

This course offers a sample of Irish traditional cultural expressions, focusing on the three main areas of oral literature, custom belief and tradition, and folk life. Students are introduced to storytelling, storytellers, stories, calendar customs, traditions, festivals, rituals, and fascinating aspects of popular belief and religion, such as fairies, Irish Saints, the Otherworld, Wake "amusements" and the Pattern Day. Folk life includes a survey of Irish vernacular architecture, furniture, objects of everyday life, traditional boats, and much more. 

Lectures in this course survey and discuss important performing artists, composers along with significant readings and recordings. Weekly topics include regional overviews addressing geographic, cultural, religious, and linguistic issues, alongside a broad general historical and political exploration.