Welcome to the Irish Studies Program
The Irish Studies minor is currently under moratorium and is not accepting new students at this time. Current students enrolled in the minor will be able to complete all degree requirements as planned.
Irish Studies faculty will continue to offer courses on Irish music, literature, and history each semester. Students interested in Irish Studies courses are encouraged to explore UM’s Course Search to see which classes are currently available. Courses offered for AY 26-27 include [Fall]: LIT 246 ("The Irish Americans"), IRSH 382 ("Rockin' Rebels"); [Spring]: LIT 246 ("Irish Ghost Stories"); LIT 391 ("Contemporary Irish Women Writers").
The Irish Studies faculty remain committed to the program and are using this pause in admissions to reimagine the future of the minor. Please check back here for important updates and announcements.
The Irish Studies program at the University of Montana is an inter-disciplinary and inter-collegiate collaboration between the College of Humanities and Sciences and the College of Visual and Performing Arts. This collaboration supports an 18-credit minor that provides students with access to instruction, study and research in the fields of language, history, literature, film, drama, music and dance as well as the opportunity to participate in the preservation and promotion of the Irish language and culture.
A programmatic focus on the central role of the Irish language and Gaelic heritage in Ireland’s history and culture and on the role of the Irish American diaspora in the western settlement of North America makes this a unique course of study among Irish Studies programs in America. Foundational to expanding our knowledge and understanding of the Irish experience in the west is the Gathering, an oral history project designed to collect the history, lore and traditions of the Montana Irish.
