Irish Cultural Studies

Overview & Aims

This interdisciplinary minor explores the formation and expression of Irish culture through history, literature, visual culture, language, and the arts.

Structure & Credits

40 ECTS – 25 mandatory and 15 optional. Students combine core studies of Irish culture and history with optional modules across heritage, gastronomy, film, literature, and music.

Module Listing 

• Contemporary Irish Culture
• Introduction to Irish History
• Cultural Policy
• Heritage Culture and Tourism
• English Literature of Ireland
• Typography, Culture and Society
• Narrative in Visual Culture
• The Irish Pub
• Commemorative Culture of Irish Famines
• Gastronomy
• Irish Theatre History
• Irish Language and Society
• Irish Traditional Music

Why Take This Minor

For anyone interested in Ireland’s diverse cultural identity, this minor offers a deep understanding of how history, art, and society intertwine in shaping Irish life - past and present.