Ireland Dublin Internship (Summer)

• CAS HI 254/PO 231 The History of Ireland (4 credits)
  • This course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas:
    • Historical Consciousness
    • Social Inquiry I
  • This course provides an introduction to the major themes and events that have shaped modern Irish history. Each lecture focuses on a seminal moment in the history of modern Ireland - examining its background, and assessing its impact on the country, its people and the often-troubled relationship with Great Britain. The lectures begin with the impact of French and American revolutions on Ireland in the late eighteenth century, and then focus on the seismic events of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries - from the Great Famine to the War of Independence. The course concludes with an evaluation of the on-going peace process in Northern Ireland.
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• CAS SO 341 Contemporary Irish Society (4)
  • This course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas:
    • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
    • Individual in Community
  • This course aims to introduce students to the salient cultural, political and economic narrative threads that underpin contemporary Irish Society. Within those threads, it will be suggested that there are tensions between contesting modernist and conservative strands. During this course, students will be provided with an introduction to foundational evidence and also to theoretical sociological structures that have a bearing on the construction of this specific national identity. Further, the aim as a consequence, is for students to reflect on their own national identities.
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• CAS WR 153 I is for Ireland (4)
  • This course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas:
    • Writing, Research, and Inquiry
    • Creativity and Innovation
    • Research and Information Literacy
  • This course explores Irish children’s picture books. Focusing on critical and scholarly readings of modern Irish children’s picture books, we will explore the ways in which such literature functions as both visual and literary art. We will also examine how the genre of the picture book captures and constructs the experience of being a child. In addition, through the study of picture books, writing about picture books and the creation of our own picture books, we will discuss what it means to be Irish to a child both within and outside of Ireland.
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• Questrom FE 445 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (4)
  • Prerequisite: Questrom FE 323 Financial Management.
  • Required for Finance concentrators. Introduction to the investment management process. Defining investment objectives and constraints. Introduction to Modern Portfolio Theory, CAPM, APT, Efficient Markets, stock and bond valuation models. Immunizing interest-rate risk. Active vs. passive investment strategies, fundamental vs. technical analysis, trading practices, and performance evaluation. Introduction to the role of futures and options in hedging and speculation. Students are expected to become familiar with current events in the financial news. Corbet.
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• Non-credit Hub Co-curricular: HUB SA 330 Study Abroad Internship
  • This course fulfills a single unit in the following BU Hub area:
    • Individual in Community
• CAS AH 505 Internship in Arts/Arts Administration (4 credits)
• CAS EC 497 Internship in Business/Economics (4)
• CAS HU 425 Internship in the Visual/Performing Arts (4)
• CAS PO 401/IR 451 Internship in Politics/International Relations (4)
• CAS PO 403 Internship in Comparative Law (4)
• CAS PO 405/IR 455 Internship in International Organizations (4)
• CAS PS 495 Internship in Health/Human Services (4)
• COM CM 471 Internship in Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations (4)
• COM FT 493 Internship in Film/Radio/Television (4)
• COM JO 412 Internship in Journalism (4)
• SAR HS 405 Practicum in the Health Sciences (4)
• SHA HF 390 Field Placement in Hospitality Administration (4)

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Internship Components

• Paper relating to professional field of internship placement
• Attendance and participation in seminars and meetings and appropriate cognizance of internship supervisor's evaluation
• A reflection of the student's personal and professional objectives

• Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations
  • Work in marketing, social media, design, brand engagement and experience, advertising, and public relations agencies. Past internship placements have included Pearl & Dean, Digital Salon Group, Core Media, and Public Affairs Ireland.
• Arts & Arts Administration
  • Work in book publishing, museums, theaters, galleries, and art events. Past internship placements have included Contemporary Music Centre, Hillsboro Fine Art Gallery, Marsh's Library, the James Joyce Centre and Irish Modern Dance Theatre.
• Film/Radio/Television
  • Work in writing, research, and broadcasting for radio and television stations or film and production companies. Past internship placements have included Bauer Media, Newstalk 106 FM and Fishpond Casting Agency.
• Business & Economics
  • Work in general business, marketing, limited accounting and finance departments of Irish corporations, with entrepreneurs and government agencies. Past internships have included but are not limited to Wallace Myers International, The Iveagh Trust, Fine Grain Property Ltd, and IBM International Treasury Services.
• Health & Human Services
  • Work in physical therapy, occupational therapy, health and human services administration and mental health/psychology related organizations. Past internships have included Tallaght University Hospital, St John of God Hospital, Children In Hospital's Ireland, and Trinity College Centre for Global Health.
• Hospitality Administration
  • Work in the hospitality industry in such fields as hotel or restaurant management. Past internship placements have included Mercantile Entertainment Group, Dublin ONE Hotels, The Wiley Fox venue, and Stephen's Green Hibernian Club.
• Journalism
  • Work in writing, copy editing, research, design, and production for magazines, newspapers, or publishing houses. Past internship placements have included New Island Publishing, the Irish Catholic, and Columba Books & Currach Press.
• Politics/International Relations
  • Work in social activist organizations, environmental organizations, human rights organizations, and associated government departments. Past internships have included Irish Heart Foundation, WALK, GOAL Global, and Coastwatch Europe.
• Pre-Law
  • Work with members of State and Federal Parliament and their staff. Study the history and practice of law in Ireland and participate in the daily life of a Dublin law firm or commercial legal department. Past internships have included working with Councillor Emma Murphy, Doran O'Toole, Connolly Finan Fleming, and Paul McAuliffe TD.