STUDY ABROAD APPLICATION REQUIRED
This embedded study abroad course is a 1-credit, 10-day long trip conducted after the end of the Spring 2023 semester. Students will participate in a semester-long, 3-credit honors seminar that will introduce topics and themes to be addressed during the trip.
Students will learn about how pilgrimages vary across belief systems (Islamic, Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Jain) and how they have evolved over time. In Ireland, students will get to tackle three, one-day pilgrim paths, visit the Marian shrine at Knock, and the cities of Galway, and Dublin.
For the study abroad component of this class, these are the things you’ll need for greater success:
- A curious attitude
- An outdoorsy disposition.
- A willingness to go with the flow and problem solve.
- A good set of waterproofs and some broken in and sturdy hiking/walking boots.
APPLY HERE by December 1, 2022
About Professor Blaney
Paul Blaney wears a variety of hats. He is Writer in Residence in the SAS Honors Program at Rutgers University. He also teaches Creative Writing and Creative Non Fiction in the English Department, and leads an annual Creative Writing Study Abroad Program to Lewes, England. Born and raised in London, he has lived and worked in Lisbon, Hong Kong, and Eugene, Oregon, and now lives in Easton, PA. Publications include poems, short fiction and the novel Mister Spoonface. When not at his desk, in the classroom, or at the steering wheel, he’s happiest out of doors.