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CIEE Business + Culture in Dublin, Ireland (Directory Program)

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  • Locations: Dublin, Ireland
  • Program Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: CIEE 
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Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction: English Housing Options: Apartment (shared), Dormitory
Click here for a definition of this term Areas of Study: Accounting, Anthropology, Communications, Culture, Economics, Education, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Gender Studies, History, International Business, International Relations, Internships, Journalism, Literature, Management, Marketing, Media Studies, Political Science, Public Policy, Service Learning, Social Science, Sociology, Sustainability, Tourism, Writing Program Type: Study Abroad
Minimum GPA: 3
Program Description:

Business + Culture

Dublin, Ireland

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Program Overview

Your Business + Culture program in Dublin provides a broad selection of business courses, and places you in a city buzzing with entrepreneurial energy and cultural vibrancy. You’ll enroll in a combination of CIEE courses, host institution courses, and courses taught online through CIEE's global academic partner, ASU. Immerse yourself in co-curricular and extracurricular experiences like touring Trinity College and the Book of Kells, attending workshops at Dublin’s tech hubs, enjoying fresh fish and chips after a coastal hike at Howth, and joining the locals for a traditional music session in Smithfield. Dublin’s blend of global industry, creativity, and Irish tradition makes it an inspiring place to live and learn.

Unique Experiences

Visit the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin’s Liberties District

including the Open Gate Brewery, where experimental brews are developed and tested before market launch

Join on campus Investor and Entrepreneurs Society

to participate in pitch events, hackathons, and a student-led funds management initiative

Experience an afternoon introduction to traditional Irish sports

like Gaelic football, handball, and hurling through Experience GAA, combining cultural history, skill-building, and friendly competition

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Program Highlights

  • Academic Courses: Choose from CIEE courses, host institution courses, and online courses delivered by CIEE’s global partner, ASU, that align with your academic major. 
  • Optional Internship Placements: Enhance your program with an optional for-credit internship that aligns with your career aspirations. 
  • Immersive Experiences: Participate in activities, excursions, study tours, and more that showcase your host city's culture, values, and local art, film, music, cuisine, and sports scenes. 
  • Community Impact Initiative: Get involved with local organizations through service opportunities that address real community needs while building cross-cultural connections and hands-on experience.
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Excursions & Activities

CIEE’s excursions and cultural activities in Dublin will open doors for you to explore Ireland's rich diversity, language, culture, history, and timeless beauty in ways that will enhance your time abroad.

Samples of excursions and activities:

  • Travel to Belfast on an overnight excursion, with a guided Falls and Shankill tour and visits to key cultural sites, markets, and pubs
  • Walk through Dublin’s Docklands with a local financial industry veteran, exploring its evolution into a hub for multinational headquarters and emerging startups 
  • Meet founders and innovators from five local companies during a private tour of the Guinness Enterprise Center, Dublin’s coworking and enterprise hub

Please note: Activities are based on past programs and subject to change at CIEE's discretion to adapt to local circumstances and participant feedback. Our goal when arranging activities is always to enhance your experience.  

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What's Included

  • Tuition
  • Housing
  • Advising before you depart to set goals and answer questions
  • Optional on-site airport meet-and-greet
  • Orientation – an introduction to your new culture, your academic program, and the city, plus practical information about living in your host city
  • Full-time program leadership and support in your host city
  • Field trips and cultural activities
  • Insurance and other travel benefits, with CIEE iNext Travel Protection
  • 24/7 emergency on-site support

1 out of 3 CIEE students receives a scholarship - get yours!

GAIN Travel Grants - up to $2,000 toward travel costs guaranteed to all Pell-elgible students.

Gilman Go Global Grants - $2,500/semester and $1,000/summer, guaranteed to all Gilman applications.

Merit-Based Scholarships - $2,500/semester and $750/summer, awarded to students deomonstrating high academic achievement.

Minority Serving Institutions (MIS) Grant - $2,000/semester and $500/summer, guaranteed to all students attending MSIs.

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Why CIEE

  • 200+ study abroad programs in 40+ countries
  • $8 million in scholarships offered each year
  • 1 in 3 students receives a scholarship
  • Study tours and cultural activities included
  • Internships and volunteering opportunities
  • Rigorous academics
  • Cultural immersion
  • iNext travel protection included

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