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Official Country Name
Ireland
Country Code
IE
Country ID
304
Geographic Region
Europe
Region
Region III
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INTRODUCTION TO THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE
Country
Ireland
Host Institution
Trinity College Dublin
Program(s)
Trinity College Dublin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Psychology
UCEAP Course Number
115
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE
UCEAP Transcript Title
PSYCH OF LANGUAGE
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description

This course introduces the study of the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire, use, and understand language. Modern psycholinguistic research makes use of biology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and information theory to study how the brain processes language. Topics covered include the biological bases of language including methodologies used to study brain processes underlying language comprehension and use, the time course of linguistic processing, infant language acquisition, speech processing and production, and developmental language disorders and aphasia.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PSU1212V
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE
Host Institution Campus
Trinity College Dublin
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Psychology

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GERMAN LANGUAGE 1
Country
Ireland
Host Institution
University of Galway
Program(s)
University of Galway
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
German
UCEAP Course Number
51
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GERMAN LANGUAGE 1
UCEAP Transcript Title
GERMAN LANG 1
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description

This course further develops students' language skills acquired in the first year and refines their understanding of German vocabulary, communication, and sentence structures. It advances students' ability to write and speak correctly, fluently, and accurately in typical communication situations. 

Language(s) of Instruction
Host Institution Course Number
GR236
Host Institution Course Title
GERMAN LANGUAGE 1
Host Institution Campus
University of Galway
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
School of languages

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PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
Country
Ireland
Host Institution
University College Dublin
Program(s)
University College Dublin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Health Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
106
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
UCEAP Transcript Title
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRI
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description
This course introduces the concepts of nutritional epidemiology, the methods employed to analyze the relationship between diet and nutrition status, focusing on specific nutrient deficiencies, dietary patterns, and growing chronic disease. The role of nutrition at each stage of the lifecycle is examined while considering approaches to promote health and prevent adverse health outcomes. The effect of policy on dietary intake is also considered and its impact on over and undernutrition in both developing and developed countries. Psycho-social and cultural factors influencing dietary intake are explored throughout the course particularly in the context of developing strategies for improving nutrition at the population level.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHPS40740
Host Institution Course Title
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
Host Institution Campus
UC Dublin
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Public Health & Population Science

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SOCIOLOGY OF THE BODY
Country
Ireland
Host Institution
University College Dublin
Program(s)
Irish Universities,University College Dublin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology
UCEAP Course Number
127
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SOCIOLOGY OF THE BODY
UCEAP Transcript Title
SOC OF THE BODY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description
This course introduces students to a variety of sociological debates that surround the human body. It explores various theoretical perspectives of how we experience and live in our bodies, including theories by Foucault, Elias, Goffman, Judith Butler and others. It focuses on the roles our bodies are prescribed to, or play in our everyday interactions, and how they are socially constructed. Main topics range from exploring the mind/body relationship, the historical accounts of how attitudes to our bodies have been changing, the politics of the body, including gender and racial inequalities, disabilities, medicalization and commodification of bodies, and also the processes behind sexualzation, ageing, and dying.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SOC30440
Host Institution Course Title
SOCIOLOGY OF THE BODY
Host Institution Campus
UC Dublin
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Sociology

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IRISH FOREIGN POLICY
Country
Ireland
Host Institution
University College Dublin
Program(s)
University College Dublin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Political Science
UCEAP Course Number
106
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
IRISH FOREIGN POLICY
UCEAP Transcript Title
IRISH FOREIGN POLCY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description
This course offers an exploration of the derivation, development, and practice of Irish foreign, security, and defense policies, with a particular focus on contemporary challenges. Students gain a detailed insight into Ireland's place in the contemporary world order, the transformation of Irish national foreign, security, and defense policy through its membership of the European Union, and the efforts of Irish policy makers to pursue Irish interests and values within an evolving global order. This includes an analysis of Irish foreign policy strategy, policy making, and economic, political, and military engagement. This course provides a solid theoretical and empirical grounding for further advanced study, and encourages students to compare and to evaluate critically competing understandings of Ireland in the world.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
INRL20080
Host Institution Course Title
IRISH FOREIGN POLICY
Host Institution Campus
UC Dublin
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
International Relations

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GLOBALIZATION AND GEOPOLITICS
Country
Ireland
Host Institution
Trinity College Dublin
Program(s)
Trinity College Dublin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Environmental Studies
UCEAP Course Number
101
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GLOBALIZATION AND GEOPOLITICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
GLOBALIZATN &GEOPOL
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description
This course examines the impacts of globalization in both the developed and developing world and its relation to geopolitics. Particular emphasis is placed on the theories of geopolitics and globalization. Topics include the implications of the rise of China and its international relations in the developing world, “shadow globalization” – human, arms, and drug trafficking and resistance to these processes through social movements, among others. The course is taught through a combination of lectures and tutorial discussions.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
GGU33915
Host Institution Course Title
GLOBALISATION AND GEOPOLITICS
Host Institution Campus
Trinity College Dublin
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Geography

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INTERMEDIATE MODERN HEBREW
Country
Ireland
Host Institution
Trinity College Dublin
Program(s)
Trinity College Dublin
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Near East Studies Hebrew
UCEAP Course Number
61
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTERMEDIATE MODERN HEBREW
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTMD MODERN HEBREW
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description

The intention of this course is to build upon students’ knowledge and understanding of Modern Hebrew through regular in-class practice with reading, writing, grammar, and conversation skills. In addition to the completion of homework assignments included in the text and unseen. Students must have taken an elementary Hebrew class or equivalent.

Language(s) of Instruction
Host Institution Course Number
NMU33091
Host Institution Course Title
INTERMEDIATE MODERN HEBREW
Host Institution Campus
Trinity College Dublin
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department

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GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
Country
Ireland
Host Institution
Trinity College Dublin
Program(s)
Trinity College Dublin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Environmental Studies
UCEAP Course Number
111
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
UCEAP Transcript Title
GLOBAL ENV CHANGE
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course considers the existence of the changing environment and the predictions for the future. It provides an understanding of the various elements of current global environmental change and the contribution of the major drivers of these changes. It explores the prevailing hypotheses as to the mechanisms and ultimate causes of global environmental change and how processes operate at different temporal and spatial scales.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
BOU33105
Host Institution Course Title
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
Host Institution Campus
Trinity College Dublin
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Botany

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DISCOVERING IRELAND: LANDSCAPE
Country
Ireland
Host Institution
University College Dublin
Program(s)
University College Dublin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Archaeology
UCEAP Course Number
107
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
DISCOVERING IRELAND: LANDSCAPE
UCEAP Transcript Title
IRELAND: LANDSCAPE
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course shows how the Irish landscape can be read as a document in which are locked many clues about Irish identity: ancient, medieval, and modern. The course focuses on the idea of heritage: cultural landscape as a key element of Irish heritage. The course is conducted exclusively in the field and through online work. Students visit Wicklow, Carlow, and Meath, and also use course materials to conduct self-led excursions around Dublin. This course is for students who are new to Ireland and largely unfamiliar with Irish archaeology and Irish history.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ARCH20170
Host Institution Course Title
DISCOVERING IRELAND: LANDSCAPE
Host Institution Campus
UC Dublin
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Archaeology

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SOCIALLY-ENGAGED ART AND RELATIONS OF POWER
Country
Ireland
Host Institution
University of Galway
Program(s)
University of Galway
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Sociology
UCEAP Course Number
108
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SOCIALLY-ENGAGED ART AND RELATIONS OF POWER
UCEAP Transcript Title
ART&POWER
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description
This course focuses on artists and artistic practices that aim to modify, disrupt, transform, or reconfigure power relations. Students explore the work of leading theorists in the field, with particular focus on site specificity and duration, consensual versus antagonistic approaches, participation, collaboration, and spectatorship. The course employs a variety of learning materials to explore the engagement with social and political power by a selection of artists.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SP3141
Host Institution Course Title
SOCIALLY-ENGAGED ART AND RELATIONS OF POWER
Host Institution Campus
National University of Ireland, Galway
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Political Science & Sociology
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