Study ABroad


Dublin Program

Dublin is a modern metropolis, a large and sophisticated European city on the cutting edge of innovations in film, design, music, and architecture.

Since the economic boom of the early 1990s earned this capital city the nickname of the “Celtic Tiger,” its population is increasingly multicultural and its cultural scene has an international flavor, an incubator for artistic and multimedia innovation. The city’s Temple Bar area, on the “Left Bank,” boasts an arts complex and trendy new restaurants and galleries, frequented by the city’s inhabitants, half of whom are under age 30.

The host institution for the Temple Dublin program will be the Institute for the International Education of Students (IES), which works with many major American universities to provide education space and student housing in some 40 countries. Their classrooms are in central Dublin.

Application Process

Application forms for these study-abroad programs wil be available from the Assistant Director in the School of Communications and Theater and on this web site. Completed applications are to be returned to Room 6 Annenberg Hall. These application materials include:

  • The application form (download it from the link above)
  • Official transcripts of all completed college or university study to date
  • References from one college instructors on forms to be sent under separate cover
  • A completed self-evaluation and goals statement

Application deadline

Summer Seminar: Application is closed.
(Review of applications begins in January. Please apply early. Admission is competitive.)

Applications for admission will be considered when the Temple London Assistant Director has received all application materials. Applicants will be notified by mail of the decision regarding their admission.

All applications, supporting materials and questions about admissions should be sent to:

Erin Palmer
Assistant Director, Study Abroad Programs
School of Communications and Theater
Temple University
Annenberg Hall, Room 6
2020 N. 13th St., Philadelphia PA 19122
Phone: 215-204-6535
sctsa@temple.edu

Exploring Ireland

Sites of historic importance and natural beauty are close to Dublin and can be seen in day trips. North of Dublin lie Newgrange, a Stone Age tomb built a thousand years before Stonehenge; the Hill of Tara, a religious and political meeting place from the first millennium, linked to Irish myth and legend; and Monasterboice, a site of 10th-century monastic ruins and the ornately-carved Celtic Cross of Muiredach. Also along the northern coast are the seaside towns of Howth and Malahide. To the south, in County Wicklow, are Glendalough, site of a 6th-century monastery founded by St. Kevin, and Powerscourt, a grand, 18th-century estate with extensive gardens.

Students will have weekends free to travel to further on their own. Popular areas accessible by rail and bus include the scenic coastland along the Ring of Kerry near Killarney in Ireland’s southwest; Ireland’s “second city” of Cork and the Blarney Castle to the south; and the stunning Cliffs of Moher in the west. Thanks to high-speed ferry service, Wales and Scotland are possible weekend destinations as well. IES will provide weekend group trips on one of the weekends you are in Ireland--most major fees are included in the cost of the program.

The 2009 Faculty Director

The Temple Dublin Faculty Director for Summer 2009 will be Jennifer Lovrinic, an Assistant Professor in the Advertising Department at Temple University.  Jennifer currently teaches various advertising courses, including advertising research and account planning.  She came to the university after 10 years of working in marketing and advertising.   Her experience has allowed her to use inventive research techniques to understand many different types of people, and search for insights about their lifestyles so businesses can better communicate to them and provide them with what they seek. Jennifer hopes to translate this knowledge during the summer program to the study of how young Irish men and women communicate, and use this information for a better understanding of others, the global communications arena and, ultimately, ourselves.