PEACE & CONFLICT STUDIESin Belfast

Peace is within reach.- Bill Clinton

Look at Northern Ireland.

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ABOUT NORTHERN IRELAND

The Troubles: ethno-political conflict between Catholic nationalists wanted to be  politically reunited with the rest of Ireland, and Protestant unionists who wanted to remain a part of the UK

1966 – 1997: conflict between the IRA and UVF, armed attacks on civil rights marches (“Bloody Sunday”), hunger strikes; emergence of Sinn Fein; several failed ceasefires until 1998.

Since the “Good Friday Agreement” most groups involved have ceased their armed campaigns.

BELFAST TODAY:

“Once lumped with Beirut, Baghdad and Bosnia as one the four ‘B’s for travelers to avoid, Belfast has pulled off a remarkable transformation from bombs-and-bullets pariah to hip-hotels-and-hedonism party town.”

– Lonely Planet

ABOUT ISEThe Irish School of Ecumenics (ISE) is Ireland’s onlycross-border institute dedicated to the interdisciplinarystudy and promotion of peace and reconciliation on theisland of Ireland and in the wider world.

WHY CHOOSE ISE BELFAST?Join a specialist center of Ireland’s top

university and learn from practitioners at the forefront of conflict resolution

Focus on both local and international experiences of conflict, peace and reconciliation

Develop a personal research project on Lessons from the Peace Process in Northern Ireland

Participate in class field trips in Ireland and Europe.

Live with Irish University students.

WHO’S ELIGIBLE?By September 1st , 2011, applicants must have:

Cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higherJunior standingGood academic and disciplinary standingOpen to all majors, but students focusing on

the following disciplines are encouraged to apply: • Peace & Conflict Studies • International Relations • Philosophy • Political Science • Sociology • Religion

COURSESConflict and Conflict

Resolution (5 units; can substitute for IR 318)

Social and Political Reconciliation(5 units)

Lessons from the Peace Process in NorthernIreland(5 units)

FIELD TRIPSInternational Criminal Court

The Hague, Netherlands

United NationsGeneva, Switzerland

Week-long conflict resolution workshopGlencree Center for Peace & Reconciliation –or- Corrymeela Community

Weekend in Derry Bloody Sunday Anniversary

CREDITSuccessfully completed ISE coursework

may yield credit for:

Required upper division electivesSecond major or minor courseworkUSC elective credit (default)No GE, Writing, or Diversity credit

You may need pre-approval of your academic advisor or department, or you may have to petition for credit upon completion of the

program.

HOUSINGStranmillis University College

HOUSINGStranmillis University College

Two types of single rooms, both include 2 meals a day all week long

Free wireless internet, heating, hot water and electricity; 24-hour security on campus

Bed linen and cleaning service; laundry on-site

Access to library, sports facilities, and student union

40 minute commute to ISE (just under £4/day)

HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?Your USC tuition covers: Program tuition, insurance and administration

fees Orientation in Belfast Fees for course-related field trips and

workshops, plus round-trip airfare to Geneva

You pay for: Housing and meals at Stranmillis (USC will

bill you for this) Round-trip airfare to Belfast, visa, commuting

expenses, and travel/meals for course-related field trip s and workshops

Books, supplies, and incidentals

MOST FINANCIAL AID CARRIES OVER

£$¢€

HOW TO APPLYMeet with academic advisor and

study abroad advisorPick up application and submit it

by deadline◦ Two-part application: application to USC and

Trinity College Dublin◦ Early to mid- September for Spring 2012

programsScreening interviewApplication forwarded to

institution for final decision

MORE ABOUT ISEhttp://www.conflicttransformation.ie/semester-for-visiting-undergraduates/

FOR MORE INFORMATION

ANY QUESTIONS?

We’re located at CLH 201 between University Church and the Religious Center

823 West 34th St.Phone: 213-740-3636Email: overseas@usc.edu

http://dornsife.usc.edu/overseas-studies/