In this course students have an opportunity to study and experience the most vibrant aspects of the arts in Ireland. Art The visual strand affords students an opportunity to study and experience the most vibrant aspects of the visual arts in Ireland. The course covers 5000 years of Irish art with particular attention to the changes and developments of recent centuries. Music The music strand provides an introduction to the structure, characteristics, scope and history of Irish Traditional Music. Attention will also focus on its revival and re-development in the latter half of the 20th century. Effective Summer I 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Aesthetic Exploration, Historical Consciousness.