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Students can combineÌýtheirÌýinterests in security studies andÌýhistory with travel this summer through aÌýstudy abroad course to Belfast, Edinburgh and the Scottish highlands,ÌýYorkÌýand London. The 17-day trip exploresÌýhomeland security challenges facing the UK.

The course, taught by , professor of security studies, and , history lecturer, will focus on the Troubles in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century, including the struggle for Irish independence, and the broader responses of the UK to domestic security threats from World War II to present times. ÌýÌýÌý

Topics will include the nationalistic and sectarian origins of the conflict, the history of partition and independence struggles in Ireland,Ìýthe UK response to broader security threats and conflicts, including World War II, in the 20th century, and how these events have been memorialized in museums and interpretation of historic sites.

StudentsÌýwill spend the first two weeks of the summer term in class on the Manchester campus before going on aÌýmanaged study abroad with the faculty to Northern Ireland, Scotland, and England. TheyÌýwill meet IRA members in Belfast, learn about ,Ìýsee the Nazi Enigma machine in Bletchley Park, visit the North Antrim coast in Ireland,Ìýexperience Edinburgh and the and participate in a two-day .

The four-credit Study Abroad course is cross listed as Emergent Topics in Homeland Security/ Homeland Defense, and , Emergent Topics.

Students interested in learning more about are invited to contactÌýJames Ramsay, professor of security studies, orÌýKristen Woytonik, history lecturer.