Ireland: Summer Internship
Study abroad in Ireland with the CEA CAPA Dublin Summer Internship.
The CEA CAPA Summer Dublin Internship is an eight week, six-credit summer internship program in Dublin, Ireland. INB majors can fulfil the global experience and international internship requirements as well as an Area Studies course.
Students will have the opportunity to be immersed in their field of choice through a full-time internship while enjoying life in Dublin through a combination of cultural activities and excursions offered through CEA CAPA, as well as opportunities for individual travel and exploration.
Runs in even years.
Courses
- Internship Course: Students will take a full-time internship consisting of 28-32 hours per week - approximately 160-180 hours in total across the eight-week program for 3 credits.
- Students will take the Global Internship Course alongside their internship placement.
- Students will learn how to understand and articulate the value of their internship through the lens of NACE Career Readiness Competencies that employers crave, and students can also take advantage of additional CEA CAPA mentoring and career preparation workshops to complement what they learn in the course.
INB majors may select one of the following pre-approved courses to meet an Area Studies course in the major:
- International Economics
- Analyzing and Exploring the Global City: Dublin
- Popular Culture in Ireland
- Sport in Irish Society
- All other students will also choose an additional content course for 3 credits. Courses are offered in Business and liberal arts and all courses utilize the city of Dublin for at least one site visit during the term.
- See the full list of available courses here.
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Onsite Faculty and Staff
- Dr. Darren Kelly is the instructor for CEA CAPA’s summer academic Global Internship Course (GIC). Dr. Kelly is currently based in Dublin and serves as an Adjunct Professor with Champlain College and the Institute for International Education Studies (IES).
- Onsite staff include a resident director and internship coordinator.
- All staff provide 24-hour emergency support.
- Each student has a site supervisor that not only serves as a supervisor, but will also assist CEA CAPA staff with tracking of hours, monitor the interns’ progress, and completing formal evaluations of the intern.
Housing
Students will live in shared furnished apartments in Dublin.
- Apartments usually have two rooms, with two students per room, and shared common areas, bathrooms, and kitchen facilities.
- They include WiFi, all utilities, and weekly cleaning/linen changes.
- CEA CAPA reserves the right to house Rollins students with students from other programs and/or in co-ed apartments in which males and females will be roomed in single gender bedrooms and have access to shared mixed gender bathrooms. Housing is available only during the program dates. Linens (sheets, blankets and pillows) are provided.
Meals
There is no meal plan included on this program. Students are expected to buy groceries and cook meals for themselves or eat at the many local eateries.
Life in Dublin
- Dublin is not only a historical and contemporary cultural center for Ireland, but a modern center of education, the arts, administration, economy, and industry.
- It is well known for its outstanding playwrights, actors and theater and also hosts a variety of events to suit all tastes and genres from outdoor festivals and art exhibitions, to special cultural activities.
- A travel card for use on the Dublin buses, DART, and suburban rail is included for the dates of the program.
Activities and Excursions
- A Hop on-hop-off tour of Dublin is included in the program fee and takes place following orientation.
- A full-day excursion to Belfast that includes transportation by coach, tour guide, and entrance fees is included. Rollins students will join other CEA CAPA students on this excursion.
- CEA CAPA’s MyGlobalCities program links academic content to the living city and plugs students directly into Irish life not usually open to visitors.
Costs
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Program Fee
2024 program fee $7,700
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Also Includes
Tuition, program administration, GIC course and internship placements, orientations, housing in apartments, hop on/hop off tour of Dublin and a full day excursion to Belfast, a travelcard for use on the Dublin buses, and health and emergency insurance.
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Need-Based Scholarships
International Programs offers need-based scholarships and students apply for these through the Rollins program application.
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