{"id":3642,"date":"2025-08-14T00:55:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T04:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/abroad\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=3642"},"modified":"2026-01-21T07:22:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T12:22:02","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/abroad\/degree-program\/dublin-internship-summer-pre-law\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Dublin Internship Summer: Pre-Law Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav class=\"toc-wrapper\" id=\"toc\" aria-label=\"Page Section Navigation\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"toc-heading toc-nav-toggle\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Toggle Page Contents Navigation\" aria-expanded=\"true\">Page Contents<\/span><\/nav>\n\n\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/abroad\/wp-content\/plugins\/bu-front-end-library\/js\/collapsible.js?ver=5.4.2\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Curriculum<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students are required to enroll in one elective course and one internship course. Each course carries four Boston University units. Students must enroll for a total of eight units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Elective Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students enroll in one of the following courses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container course hub\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\" style=\"overflow: hidden;\">\n<h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"button\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"course-code\">CAS HI 254\/PO 231<\/span><br><span class=\"course-title\">The History of Ireland<\/span><\/h6>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<p>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 &#8211; 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 &#8211; from the Great Famine to the War of Independence. The course concludes with an evaluation of the on-going peace process in Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Units:<\/strong> 4<\/li>\n<li class=\"hub-course\"><strong>BU Hub areas:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Historical Consciousness<\/li>\n<li>Social Inquiry I<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container course hub\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\" style=\"overflow: hidden;\">\n<h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"button\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"course-code\">CAS SO 341<\/span><br><span class=\"course-title\">Contemporary Irish Society<\/span><\/h6>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Units:<\/strong> 4<\/li>\n<li class=\"hub-course\"><strong>BU Hub areas:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy<\/li>\n<li>Individual in Community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\r\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container course hub\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\" style=\"overflow: hidden;\">\r\n<h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"button\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"course-code\">CAS WR 153<\/span><br><span class=\"course-title\">Technology and Society: Dublin\u2019s Balancing Act<\/span><\/h6>\r\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\r\n<p>Discuss the impact of technology on society in Big Tech\u2019s European address: Dublin! AI, quantum computing, biotechnology &#8211; it\u2019s all happening in Dublin.\u00a0 In WR153 you will write and speak about how Dublin and the world balances technological advances with societal goals and discuss ethics and responsible use.\u00a0 Through field trips, contemporary readings, and films you will examine how the ambitious embrace of technology has led to opportunities and challenges.\u00a0 Write, record, and share your travels and findings in creative, multimodal writing projects.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Units:<\/strong> 4<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"hub-course\"><strong>BU Hub areas:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Writing, Research, and Inquiry<\/li>\r\n<li>Creativity and Innovation<\/li>\r\n<li>Research and Information Literacy<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container course hub\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\" style=\"overflow: hidden;\">\n<h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"button\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"course-code\">QST FE 445<\/span><br><span class=\"course-title\">Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management<\/span><\/h6>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<p><em>Prerequisite: FE 323 Financial Management<\/em><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Units:<\/strong> 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Internship Course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Study Abroad will enroll students in a non-unit Hub co-curricular and a four-unit internship course, which includes a classroom component. Placements are contingent upon the students&#8217; past experiences, professional interests, and relevant academic history, as well as the availability of opportunities in any given term; flexibility is essential. Upon successful completion of the internship experience, students will receive a Hub requirement in the area&nbsp;<em>Individual in Community<\/em>&nbsp;from the co-curricular HUB SA 330.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container course hub\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\" style=\"overflow: hidden;\">\r\n<h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"button\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"course-code\">HUB SA 330<\/span><br>\r\n<span class=\"course-title\">Study Abroad Internship<\/span><\/h6>\r\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\r\n\r\nThis course is a Non-unit Hub Co-curricular.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Units:<\/strong> 0<\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"hub-course\"><strong>BU Hub areas:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Individual in Community<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container course hub\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\" style=\"overflow: hidden;\">\n<h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"button\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"course-code\">CAS PO 403<\/span><br><span class=\"course-title\">Internship in Comparative Law<\/span><\/h6>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Units:<\/strong> 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2>Internship Area<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note these are examples of past internship placements only. While BU Study Abroad guarantees an internship to program participants, specific placements vary from term to term and may not always be available. Likewise, internship placements may be available in academic areas not listed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><strong>Pre-Law<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Students have the opportunity to intern in an Irish law firm, or nonprofit\/NGO. While law covers a broad range of industries, those seeking government-focused internships should refer to the&nbsp;<a href=\"\/abroad\/degree-program\/dublin-internship-politics-international-relations\/\">Dublin Internship: Politics &amp; International Relations<\/a> program.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note<\/strong>: BU Study Abroad guarantees an internship for program participants, but placements vary each semester. 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