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Program Coursework

Two full-credit Bucknell Summer School courses are central to the Program, and both count toward your degree.

PSYC/SOC 330 Seminar: Sectarian Conflict in Northern Ireland

This seminar is focused on the psychological and sociological causes, characteristics, and consequences of the sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland, and is the core seminar of the Program. Seminar sessions include guest lectures from faculty at the University of Ulster and from other specialists in the field.

Prof. Tom Fraser lecturing on political parties, paramilitaries, and murals at the University of Ulster, Coleraine Campus, 2002.

PSYC 231/SOC 331 Community Organizations in Northern Ireland

This purpose of this independent-study course is the processing of experiences in service-learning field placements. Students carry out a project which is of some practical use to the organization and in their own learning. Placements are in non-profit organizations in and around Derry, devoted to community building in Northern Ireland, and matched as closely as possible to students' interests.

Cassie Lajeskie, Katie Breitenbach and Jennifer Perrin outside of Oakgrove Primary School, 2003

Previous Syllabi
(BUNI 2003)

Readings to be assigned for each seminar session during the program will be announced later.

Coursework Relevant to Bucknell in Northern Ireland

The following two courses are typically offered during the academic year, and are directly relevant to the Program. You are encouraged (but not required) to take one or both of them if you are planning to apply.

SOCI/ANTH 201 Field Research in Local Communities

PSYC 306 Advanced Abnormal Psychology (Psychological Trauma)

This year we also hope to have curricular support from the Department of Education.