The group departs for Ireland on June 17th and returns to the United States on July 23, 2010. Classes are held at the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT). Students can take one or two three-hour courses, with class sessions Mondays and Wednesdays, when half the courses meet in the morning and half in the afternoon. There is also a mandatory one-hour Introduction to Irish Culture course that all students are required to take on Wednesday afternoons. Tuesdays and Thursdays are reserved for field trips. Your three-day weekends are free for trips out and about the island or all of Europe.
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The Waterford (Ireland) Summer Study Abroad Program is based at the Waterford Institute of Technology. The campus is not far from the historic center of Waterford and is only a short walk from the bus system which provides easy access to the city and neighboring regions. The nearby Waterford Airport also offers quick flights to Galway, and London, as well as to France, Portugal, Spain, and The Netherlands.
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