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Comparative Constitutional Law and International Human Rights Law in DUBLIN

Our program with Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland is designed to give students a chance to study Comparative Constitutional Law and International Human Rights Law in an Irish law school. Trinity College is rich in tradition and scholarship and situated in the heart of one of Europe's fastest growing cosmopolitan centers.

Eligibility
Application Process
Course of Study
Cost
The Town and the University
Cancellation Policy
Further Information
Trinity Contact Person
Law School Contacts
Student Contacts

Eligibility

The program is designed for students matriculating at the University of Connecticut School of Law. First and second year day division students are eligible to apply to study abroad in their second or third year. Evening division students and four-year day students are eligible to apply in their second or third year to study abroad in their third or fourth year. Students may participate during the fall or spring semester or for a full year.

Application Process

The application process for all programs takes place once a year in February and decisions are made in March for the following academic year. Application forms are available at the Study Abroad Fair and online. Selection criteria includes grades, faculty recommendations, essay and interview.

Course of Study

Students who wish to study abroad for one semester attend school in Dublin during the Fall semester only. Michaelmas Term starts in early October and runs nine weeks into December. Students take four courses. It is important for you to note that these are year-long courses which will continue after you leave. Since the term is only nine weeks, Connecticut students are required to take either a three-credit SRP with a Connecticut faculty member or, if offered, a two-credit five-week course plus paper here before going to Trinity (a total of three credits). Thus, students earn a total of twelve credits for their Fall semester work at Trinity and Connecticut. The ABA has approved study abroad credit for a full year. Since Trinity has three terms (Michelmas, Hilary and Trinity), Connecticut students must take all three terms to be eligible for the full twenty-four credits.

Students will be examined and graded as are all other students at Trinity. Credit will be awarded for all courses in which a passing grade is received. Grades are not listed on the Connecticut transcript, but credit for those courses passed is noted. No mention is made nor credit given for failed courses. Credits are not averaged as part of the student's GPA. The Trinity grading system is:

Numerical Mark	Equivalent Mark	Equivalent Grade
70-79	66%+	A
60-69	63-65%	A-
50-59	61-62%	B+
	58-60%	B
	55-57%	B-
40-49	52-54%	C+
	48-51%	C
	45-47%	C-
	40-44%	D
0-39	0-39%	F

Cost

Students are charged for twelve study abroad credits. Students pay the UCONN business office and a wire transfer is made to Trinity to cover the cost of tuition and sports fees. In addition, students will be charged the Law School Study Abroad Fee of $475 to help defray the administrative expense of the program.

Costs for housing and other associated living expenses are detailed in the accompanying Question and Answer Guide from Trinity. There is no on-campus housing for visiting students. The students who have gone to Trinity have shared apartments with other foreign students within walking distance of the school for about £200/month. The best website for accommodations is www.daft.ie. Another useful website is www.celtichalls.com. You can search for listings and place an ad. A temporary on-campus Accommodation Advice Service is provided for students who wish to share an apartment or house with other students, or live with a family. This service usually runs from mid September until mid October. Upon arrival before Orientation, temporary accommodation is available on campus or in youth hostels.

The Town and the University

Dublin, the capital of the Republic of Ireland, enjoys one of the best settings of any European city. Stretching around the wide expanse of Dublin Bay, few parts of the city are far from the sights and smells of the sea, while many center-city streets seem to end in a vista of mountains. Cosmopolitan in its origins, Dublin arose originally from a Viking settlement. The principal city of Ireland for most of its 1000 year history, it experienced a period of rapid expansion in the eighteenth century, when it attained the status of one of Europe's great cities, with magnificent squares and stately public buildings. Much of the elegance of that period is conserved in and around Trinity.

Small by present-day international standards, Dublin has nevertheless the resources of a capital city with a full and varied cultural and intellectual life. Both the National Museum and the National Gallery are within a few hundred yards of Trinity College. In the work of its writers, playwrights, actors and musicians, Dublin is exceptional. It is renowned particularly for its theatrical life, whether in established theatres such as the Abbey and the Gate, or in small experimental theatre, including Trinity's own "Players." In the literary field, the contribution of Dubliners has been outstanding with Jonathan Swift, Oliver Goldsmith, Oscar Wilde, Bernard Shaw, W.B. Yeats, James Joyce and Samuel Beckett the most prominent names. A particular feature of Dublin life is the tradition of live music, from street busking to the National Concert Hall and the "singing pubs" in which traditional music still flourishes.

With one of the youngest populations of Europe's major cities, Dublin offers an unusually congenial atmosphere for students. While the economic upsurge of recent years has brought a proliferation of fashionable boutiques and expensive restaurants, there are many second-hand bookshops, street markets, fast food outlets and ethnic eateries of all kinds, many located in the revitalized Temple Bar area opposite the front entrance to the College.

Trinity College, the single constituent college of the University of Dublin, was founded by Queen Elizabeth I in 1592. It is the oldest university in Ireland and one of the older universities of Western Europe.

Based on the general pattern of the ancient colleges at Oxford and Cambridge, Trinity is larger, with a campus extending over 40 acres in a unique site in the heart of the city. The west end includes five quadrangles with many buildings from the 18th century, notably the Old Library, home to the priceless 8th century manuscript, The Book of Kells.

The vigor of a university may be judged by its commitment to research. The Library is the heart of research activity. With a bookstock now approaching 3 million volumes, the College Library is one of the largest in Europe. Along with the British Library in London and the university libraries at Oxford and Cambridge, it enjoys the privilege of receiving all Irish and UK copyright material.

Cancellation Policy

Foreign study in Dublin will not be canceled due to lack of enrollment. Should Trinity decide to cancel the program, Connecticut students will then register for regular classes at the School of Law. In the event that cancellation occurs after the pre-registration period for the semester in question, every effort will be made to accommodate student preferences in registering for classes. No promise can be made that all desired classes will be available.

John Creedon
Joseph Sconyers


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