Study in Cork, Ireland
North American Institute for Study Abroad
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Location:
| Cork - Ireland | |
Host Institution:
| University College Cork | |
Highlights:
| A place where history and progress co-exist, UCC emphasizes the Humanities and the Sciences and educates students for today's workplace and environmen | |
Term(s):
| Fall, Spring, Academic Year | |
Language:
| English | |
English Instruction:
| Yes | |
Academic Credit:
| (12 - 33) | |
Subject Area(s):
| Humanities, Science | |
Accommodations:
| Apartment, Dormitory, Other | |
Participants:
| Undergraduates | |
Description:
| A place where history and progress co-exist, UCC emphasizes the Humanities and the Sciences and educates students for today's workplace and environment. Constantly updating its facilities, UCC has recently constructed Boole Library (with over 500,000 books and many electronic resources including CD-Rom and on-line databases), a modern science building, and a dental school; it has plans for many more advances. High levels of academic excellence are represented in UCC's eight faculties and 60 departments, with the Arts and Celtic Studies departments being internationally recognized.
UCC has a lively social life with 40 clubs and 70 societies. Scuba-Diving, Progressive Democrats, Medieval & Renaissance, and Hurling are names of just a few. A campus bookstore , drama center, travel center, sports center, and banks and restaurants meet most of the students' needs.
Housing options include a new student village, self-catering apartments, halls of residence and self-catering houses. Some single sex residence halls are available as well as single and shared study accommodations.
The city of Cork gets its name from the Gaelic word "corcaigh" which means marshy place. The area marsh was drained and the Lee river was divided into two streams that still run through the city. Picturesque bridges span these waters. Cork is the Republic of Ireland's second largest city with a population over 200,000. This bustling seaport is steeped in history. In 1185 Cork received a charter from Prince John of England. The city grew in size due to the explosion of the butter trade in the 17th and 18th centuries. In the 19th century Cork was the center of the nationalist Fenian Movement. The city center was burned during the civil war of the 1920's. After suffering an economic slump, it is currently experiencing a revival through growing commerce and a renovation of historic buildings.
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URL:
| http://www.naisa.com/ |
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