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Course Description
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Course Name
The Development of the Irish Welfare State
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Host University
Maynooth University
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Location
Dublin, Ireland
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Area of Study
Celtic Studies
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Lower
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ECTS Credits
5 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits2
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units3
Hours & Credits
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Overview
To provide a summary history of the welfare state in Ireland over the past 200 years, related to periods or phases of development
To encourage and enable students to pose and answer important questions about how the Irish welfare state has developed to the present level
To show how social policy provisions and social policy issues today reflect developments, debates and decisions in the past
To develop a critical understanding of the methods of historical fact-finding and the possibilities and hazards of historical analysis
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits are converted to semester credits/quarter units differently among U.S. universities. Students should confirm the conversion scale used at their home university when determining credit transfer.
Please reference fall and spring course lists as not all courses are taught during both semesters.
Please note that some courses with locals have recommended prerequisite courses. It is the student's responsibility to consult any recommended prerequisites prior to enrolling in their course.