This Webpage Serves Both Undergraduate & Graduate Students

May 13 through June 14, 2024
15 Assorted Core & Upper-Division Undergraduate Courses
Several Public Health Graduate Courses

We make every effort not to alter the program as described on this webpage. If changes occur, we notify accepted students immediately via email.

Act Now to Take Advantage of a Generous Support Gift of at Least $800

STUDENT SUCCESS: A generous support gift of at least $800 is available after a student has paid the Deposit and the First Payment Balance • The gift reduces the Program Cost from $4,995 to $4,195: an exceptional value!
Certain conditions apply

Standard Application Deadline: February 26, 2024

Brief Overview	Where We Live & Learn	Menu of Courses
Travel Logistics	Two-Stage Application	Scholarships

I’d never studied abroad, but I’m convinced that it doesn’t get any better than Georgia Southern Wexford. It was an unforgettable trip. I’ll miss everyone.” — Will Hastings (philosophy and religious studies double major; 2023 participant)

Students’ Top-Three FAQs Answered
Do I need a passport? Yes: International travel requires a passport. If you don’t have a passport — or you need to renew an expired or expiring one — start the process now!
Must I buy an airline ticket? No: We buy your ticket (unless you choose otherwise). By contrast with many study abroad offerings, the Program Cost for Wexmester One Summer 2024 includes transatlantic air travel.
How do I register for the courses I select? You don’t! Once you’re accepted into the Wexmester One Summer 2024 program, the program registers you for your chosen courses and sends you an email when the process is complete.

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Brief Overview

LIVE YOUR PASSION: Claim the International Advantage

Giving you the international edge that employers and graduate schools seek, Study Abroad supercharges your resume. It can be the critical differentiator in an application portfolio or during a job interview. (In the 2020 QS Global Employer Survey, 25% of the 10,000+ responding companies identified transnational experience as a recruitment priority.) To empower their students with this competitive advantage, leading universities have established overseas campuses.

Always focused on student success, Georgia Southern has chosen Ireland for its European base. Join us during Minimester One (“Wexmester One”) of 2024 for a fun, career-boosting, and life-enhancing experience in the Emerald Isle.

Wexmester One Snapshot
Welcome to Georgia Southern’s European Campus in Wexford Town, Ireland. Informally, the university uses the name Wexmester One for the high-value program it delivers on the Wexford Campus during Minimester One of Summer 2024 (May 13 through June 14).
Choose two courses (up to six credit hours) from the 14 detailed in the Menu of Courses section of this webpage, which is dedicated exclusively to Wexmester One. Optional: Select, in addition, the one-credit-hour CORE 2000 course. University System of Georgia regulations allow you to attempt a maximum of seven credit hours in a minimester abroad.
Between Monday, May 13 (the first day of class), and Thursday, May 16, 2024, the courses are online. Friday, May 17, is a free day to facilitate packing and preparation for getting to the airport. On Saturday, May 18, our group checks in at the Atlanta airport (Hartsfield-Jackson) to begin the transatlantic journey. We’re on the ground in Ireland between Sunday, May 19, and Friday, June 14.
Our time in Ireland opens with a treat: three overnights on the fabled west coast, known as the Wild Atlantic Way. On Sunday, May 19, through Tuesday, May 21, we stay at the University of Galway: specifically, in its Goldcrest Village student apartments. We check out and head to Wexford Town on the morning of Wednesday, May 22, and we remain there (residing at the high-quality Talbot Suites apartments) for the remainder of our time in Ireland. Details about our travel logistics appear in a dedicated section of this webpage.
The Program Cost of $4,995 is the best value for any equivalent study-in-Europe program in the University System of Georgia. The amount includes peak-season transatlantic airfare, in addition to in-country accommodations, transportation, and more (explained below). Please be aware that most study abroad programs quote a cost to the student that does not include airfare.

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Where We Live & Learn

LIVE YOUR PASSION: Acquire In-Demand Global Skills, Both Personal and Professional

Employers, graduate schools, and advanced professional-training programs seek candidates who can demonstrate transnational competencies.

Ireland: Your Smart, Strategic Choice
Are you an enthusiastic, curious, and focused student with a thirst for adventure, a love for inter-professional learning, and a desire to build a stand-out resume? Georgia Southern University believes in “Ready,” so it has invested in a stunning European campus where you can achieve the above goals while making new friends in a truly beautiful part of the world. Captivating music, dance, and literature reflect the loveliness, travails, and allure of the Emerald Isle.
Ireland boasts gorgeous green landscapes, awesome ancient monuments, entrancing castles and Big Houses (i.e., country mansions), a vibrant culture, and some of the friendliest people you’ll ever meet. However, the nation — the only English-speaking member of the European Union — also shines as a globalized economy, specializing in information technology, biopharmaceuticals, medtech, industrial engineering, financial services, and media. Over 1,700 multinationals call Ireland home.
Pretty much everywhere, employers, graduate schools, and advanced professional-training programs understand the value of Brand Ireland, so they’ll respond positively to seeing Study in Ireland on your resume. The quality of Ireland’s educational system and the talent, efficiency, flexibility, and innovativeness of its workforce have inspired leading US companies — Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Pfizer, AbbVie, and more — to choose the island nation as their headquarters for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) economic super-region.

Our Learning HQ
During most of our four weeks in Ireland, we’re based at Georgia Southern’s European Campus in Wexford Town, the principal urban center in County Wexford, Ireland. The campus’s beautifully appointed, WiFi-equipped classroom facility — the Leaning Center (pictured below) — occupies the core of an impressive building from 1812, and it’s just steps away from Wexford Town’s Viking-era historic district. In November 2019 — just before Covid hit — Ireland’s Tánaiste (Deputy Prime Minister) officially opened the Learning Center, which had been established on the basis of a $1 million dollar philanthropic investment, made specifically to benefit Georgia Southern students.
The Vikings founded Wexford Town in 800 CE, calling it Veisafjordr, Norse for “inlet of the mudflats.” In Gaeilge, the Irish language, its name is Loch Garman: “the lake of Garman,” a figure from traditional lore. Beginning in the sixteenth century, Ireland’s 32 traditional counties began to emerge, and “County Wexford” was selected to designate the 914-square-mile region that radiates inland from Wexford Town. A Latin term, Menapia, also gets applied to the greater Wexford region. In the Christian tradition, County Wexford is known as the Diocese of Ferns.

Sport Your Colors!
When you’re packing, bring lots of Georgia Southern and Eagle Nation gear. People in County Wexford are proud of their association with our great university, and they love welcoming us, whether the venue be a café, a pub, a store, a live-music performance, or a sporting event. By wearing our logos, we make such opportunities possible.
In Ireland, sports reinforce county identity. Wexford is a “sports mad” county, and it’s particularly invested in the ancient Irish stick-and-ball game known as camogie (women’s version) and hurling (men’s version), celebrated as the fastest-paced team game on earth. In addition to Georgia Southern gear, pack some purple and gold items. Those colors represent Wexford.

Superior Accommodations
Our residence in Wexford Town is Talbot Suites, a complex of high-quality, secure-entry apartments about a 12-minute walk from the Learning Center. No more than four people occupy a given apartment, but by far the most common number is three. University System of Georgia regulations state that: (i) only individuals of the same biological gender may share an apartment; and (ii) only program participants may be present in the apartments (i.e., no outside guests are allowed). The program directors are open to roommate requests, and in April 2024 they circulate a form by which to gather such requests.
A typical, three-person apartment has two bedrooms, the first containing one bed and the second containing two beds. Each bedroom has its own full bathroom. The bedrooms are allotted on a lottery basis, unless: (i) a student has documented special needs that necessitate a one-bed bedroom; or (ii) two friends request to share a two-bed bedroom. If they so choose, the students occupying a given apartment can rotate between bedrooms over their weeks in Ireland.
Please note that Ireland has welcomed large numbers of Ukrainians displaced from their homes, communities, schools, and jobs by Russia’s unprovoked war against their nation. While no refugees reside at Talbot Suites, the influx of displaced persons has caused a one-third reduction in available beds across Ireland. We at Eagle Nation know that using a two-bed bedroom is a small burden given the heartbreaking challenges that our Ukrainian friends continue to face.
Each apartment includes a fully equipped kitchen, allowing you to cook for yourself: a great way to save money! In addition, each one features a clothes washer and dryer, a hairdryer, a small safe, a TV in every room, free WiFi, and other amenities. Bed linens and towels are refreshed weekly, a complementary service. While residing at Talbot Suites, you also have free access to the gym and swimming pool at the next-door Talbot Hotel. (Pool users must wear a swimming cap.)
Situated on Wexford’s attractive waterfront — the quay (pronounced “key”) — and just steps away from the town’s pedestrianized main street (full of cafés, pubs, restaurants, and boutiques), Talbot Suites receives glowing reviews from Georgia Southern students. Open from 8:00 am through 10:00 pm daily, a major grocery store is a few blocks away. Bring your own canvas or strong-plastic bags. For environmental reasons, most Irish retailers don’t provide so-called T-shirt plastic bags.
On out-of-town EFEX (Educational Field Trip) days, our charter-coach picks up and drops off very near Talbot Suites. In other words: Door-to-door service! On regular instructional days, most students walk to the Georgia Southern Learning Center from Talbot Suites, either along Wexford Town’s quay or its main street. Often, when moving between the two venues, students factor in time for a coffee and pastry in a main-street café or for some award-winning ice cream from the Scúp Gelato pop-up store on the quay! In health-conscious Ireland walking is the standard means of enjoying towns and cities; however, one of Wexford Town’s public bus routes stops near Talbot Suites and, soon thereafter, near the Learning Center. More details about housing are available on a dedicated webpage.

At Home in Wexford
In Ireland, we get out and about, often using a WiFi-equipped charter-coach (at no cost to the students). County Wexford occupies the southeast corner of the Emerald Isle, 100 miles from Dublin, which is easily accessible by train and bus. Typically, a bus departs for the capital city every half hour.
Known as the “Sunny Southeast,” County Wexford boasts some of Europe’s most stunning beaches. A short, inexpensive public-bus ride from campus, the seven-mile-long Curracloe Beach offers an ancient oceanside forest, seven miles of white-sand shoreline, and blue-flag (i.e., ultra-clean) waters for swimming and sea-kayaking. The American movie director, Stephen Spielberg, chose Curracloe to shoot the opening, beach-landing scene of his World War II epic, Saving Private Ryan (1998).
Other highlights of County Wexford include Hook Tower, the world’s oldest continuously operational lighthouse (pictured immediately below), and a plethora of medieval castles, abbeys, and churches.

Wexford and America
America’s War of Independence inspired Ireland’s 1798 Rebellion, whose most intense action occurred in County Wexford. The county was the birthplace of Commodore John Barry, founder of the United States Navy. For his part, John F. Kennedy, our 35th President, considered it his ancestral home and made several visits.
Between the eras of Barry and Kennedy, Frederick Douglass, one of America’s greatest abolitionists, delivered two anti-slavery speeches in Wexford Town. According to an eye-witness, Douglass’s declaration, “I am your brother,” elicited “such a universal shout of approbation” from an audience in the town’s Assembly Room “that the old walls shook.” Douglass loved Ireland, reflecting that his time there defined him “not as a color but as a man.” He counted as a primary role model Daniel O’Connell, Ireland’s leading statesperson of the first half of the nineteenth century.
Informing Georgia Southern’s selection of Wexford as its European base is an extraordinary fact. Between 1848 and 1855, when Savannah’s Irish-born population doubled, over 56% of direct arrivals originated in County Wexford. The county was the only place in Ireland with regular non-stop services to Savannah. During the winter sailing season (October through March), vessels plied the route, departing on the 40-day voyage from the shallow-water ocean port of Wexford Town in the east of the county and the deep-water river port of New Ross in the west. As a result of this historical connection, Savannah can claim to be the most Wexford city in the United States.

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Menu of Courses

LIVE YOUR PASSION: Learn beyond Borders

Benefitting from the expertise of Irish partners in education, business, the arts, and other domains, we deliver exceptional learning opportunities, many of them outside the classroom.

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES: QUICK LOOK

Select one morning course and one afternoon course
Ordinarily, you can take up to seven credit hours during a summer minimester
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In addition to selecting two of the above courses, undergraduates can take the one-credit-hour CORE 2000 course, mandatory in the Core. Delivery is primarily online with a few in-person sessions.
CORE 2000: Core Capstone: Making Connections (Mandatory in the Core)

GRADUATE PUBLIC HEALTH COURSES: QUICK LOOK

Select one morning course and one afternoon course

Graduate Morning Courses	Graduate Afternoon Courses
Master’s PUBH 7790 Public Health Master’s Practicum in Ireland	Master’s PUBH 7090 Disease Detectives: Principles of Public Health Practice
Doctoral PUBH 9790 Public Health Doctoral Precept in Ireland	Doctoral PUBH 7090 Disease Detectives: Principles of Public Health Practice

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COURSES IN DETAIL

Undergraduate Morning Courses

Undergraduates: Select One Morning Course
Gender and Sex in the Irish City (Wexford and Dublin) Dr. Lisa Costello • lacostello@georgiasouthern.edu WGSS 3090 • 3 Credit Hours Elective • Women’s and Gender Studies Minor • Irish Studies Minor EFEX Community: Global Innovators
This course offers an exciting opportunity for students to engage with themes in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies while immersed in a study abroad experience in Ireland. Through readings, educational field experiences (EFEXes), and guest speakers, we examine the roles that gender has played in Irish history, culture, tourism, memory, and the arts. We also explore the theme of gender and place: How does a “space” become a “place”?
Principles of Management Mr. Weikang (“Ken”) Wang • weikang@georgiasouthern.edu MGNT 3130 • 3 Credit Hours Elective • Management Major (B.B.A.) or Minor • Irish Studies Minor EFEX Community: Global Innovators
Focusing on managerial planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, this course provides a comprehensive overview of how corporate, commercial, and industrial management functions. We use Irish case studies, drawn from both domestic and multinational companies. And we take advantage of educational field experiences (EFEXes) to interact with managers in the real-word economy. (Please email the instructor if you need assistance with a prerequisite.)
Philosophy of Sports Dr. Daniel (“Dan”) Larkin • dlarkin@georgiasouthern.edu PHIL 3030-SPO • 3 Credit Hours Elective • Directed Elective for the Exercise Science Major (B.S.K.) • Philosophy Major (B.A.) or Minor • Irish Studies Minor EFEX Community: Global Innovators
Mindful of the huge cultural influence of sports in both the US and Ireland, this course examines sports through a philosophical lens. We ask a series of questions to help build a better understanding of sports and their relationship to the broader society. Among other topics, we discuss: performance-enhancing drugs and fair play; the divide between amateur and professional athletes; the exploitation of athletes; the importance of physical education for children; the impact and influence of extreme sports; “painfotainment”; the role of spectators; and the interface between sports and politics. Note: While the course has been designed with philosophy and kinesiology students especially in mind, it is open to everyone. No previous experience with philosophy is required.
This course combines health-related content-knowledge with weekly participation in fitness- or sport-based physical activity. Examples of the health-related topics include: behavioral change; personal safety; components of fitness; nutrition and weight management; the prevention of chronic disease; mental health and stress management; substance use and abuse; and sexual health. The combined course content promotes a healthy lifestyle while teaching lifelong physical activities.
Research in Nursing Dr. Joanna Zenetos • jzanetos@georgiasouthern.edu NURS 4113 • 3 Credit Hours Nursing Major EFEX Community: Health-Wellness Trailblazers
Designed for nursing majors, this course focuses on the research process and the enhancement of critical thinking skills. Drawing on both US and Irish case studies, participants learn to critique, analyze, and apply research findings to the promotion of health for persons, families, groups, and communities. In addition, they explore how nursing research relates to nursing theory and practice. Prerequisite: Minimum grade of “C” in NURS 3101 or NURS 4201.
Public Health Undergraduate Internship in Ireland Dr. Jeffrey Jones • jajones@georgiasouthern.edu PUBH 4195 • 3 Credit Hours * Additional credit hours may be available; if interested, email the instructor * Mainly practical experiences in relevant field venues; some classroom and online instruction Public Health Major (B.S.P.H.) or Minor EFEX Community: Health-Wellness Trailblazers
Are you looking for an international-internship experience by traveling abroad? Based at Georgia Southern University’s beautiful campus in the town of Wexford in southeast Ireland, this course offers students multiple ways to examine public health practices in an overseas setting. Gaining an understanding of the Irish and European ecosystems will give you a serious competitive edge when applying for jobs and advanced-degree programs The course tailors your project or experiences in Ireland to your academic and professional goals. We augment classroom instruction with educational field experiences (EFEXes), panel discussions by Irish experts, and opportunities to gain field hours in relevant professional settings.

Graduate Morning Courses

Public Health Graduate Students: Select One Morning Course
MASTER’S • Public Health Practicum in Ireland Dr. Jeffrey Jones • jajones@georgiasouthern.edu PUBH 7790 • 3 Credit Hours * Additional credit hours may be available; if interested, email the instructor * Mainly practical experiences in relevant field venues; some classroom and online instruction Course counts towards Master’s Degree in Public Health (M.P.H.) EFEX Community: Health-Wellness Trailblazers
For Public Health Master’s-level students, this course yields credits towards the graduate practicum (a degree requirement) through a mix of classroom instruction and field experiences in Wexford, Ireland, where Georgia Southern maintains its European base. The PUBH 7790 (Master’s) course is offered alongside a doctoral course (PUBH 9790) and an upper-division undergraduate-internship course (PUBH 4195D). The content, however, differs, course by course. Each graduate student benefits from learning opportunities relevant to their career focus. We visit workplaces and other venues where public health theory becomes public health practice, and we also host Irish public health professionals and academics on our impressive campus. Because this course delivers the international knowledge and competencies that employers seek, it increases the value of your degree and your overall competitiveness on the job market.
DOCTORAL • Public Health Precept in Ireland Jeffrey Jones • jajones@georgiasouthern.edu PUBH 9790 • 3 Credit Hours * Additional credit hours may be available; if interested, email the instructor * Mainly practical experiences in relevant field venues; some classroom and online instruction Course counts towards Doctoral Degree in Public Health (Dr.P.H.) EFEX Community: Health-Wellness Trailblazers
For Public Health doctoral-level students, this course yields credits towards the graduate preceptorship (a degree requirement) through a mix of classroom instruction and field experiences in Wexford, Ireland, where Georgia Southern maintains its European base. The PUBH 9790 doctoral course is offered alongside a Master’s course (PUBH 7790) and an upper-division undergraduate-internship course (PUBH 4195D). The content, however, differs, course by course. Each graduate student benefits from learning opportunities relevant to their career focus. We visit workplaces and other venues where public health theory becomes public health practice, and we also host Irish public health professionals and academics on our impressive campus. Because this course delivers the international knowledge and competencies that employers seek, it increases the value of your degree and your overall competitiveness on the job market.

Graduate Afternoon Courses

Public Health Graduate Students: Select One Afternoon Course
MASTER’S • Disease Detectives: Principles of Public Health Practice Dr. Jeffrey Jones • jajones@georgiasouthern.edu PUBH 7090 • 3 Credit Hours Course counts towards Master’s Degree in Public Health (M.P.H.) EFEX Community: Health-Wellness Trailblazers
As the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics have revealed, diseases do not stop at borders in our global world. Just over 200 years ago, the average life expectancy in the US and Ireland was 24 years.  Today, life expectancies are over three times longer: 78 in the US; 82 in Ireland. How do we live so much longer after only two centuries? Much of this remarkable achievement is due to public health. This course provides an international overview of the amazing work of public health practitioners in: tracking and stopping diseases; keeping water supplies safe; and educating individuals on how to prevent infectious and chronic diseases. Benefitting from guest lectures and educational field experiences (EFEXes) in Ireland, we also examine the role of healthcare systems in extending life through access to preventative care and medical treatment.
DOCTORAL • Disease Detectives: Principles of Public Health Practice Dr. Jeffrey Jones • jajones@georgiasouthern.edu PUBH 7090 • 3 Credit Hours Course counts towards Doctoral Degree in Public Health (Dr.P.H.) EFEX Community: Health-Wellness Trailblazers
As the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics have revealed, diseases do not stop at borders in our global world. Just over 200 years ago, the average life expectancy in the US and Ireland was 24 years.  Today, life expectancies are over three times longer: 78 in the US; 82 in Ireland. How do we live so much longer after only two centuries? Much of this remarkable achievement is due to public health. This course provides an international overview of the amazing work of public health practitioners in: tracking and stopping diseases; keeping water supplies safe; and educating individuals on how to prevent infectious and chronic diseases. Benefitting from guest lectures and educational field experiences (EFEXes) in Ireland, we also examine the role of healthcare systems in extending life through access to preventative care and medical treatment.

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Travel Logistics

LIVE YOUR PASSION: Secure Your Passport

If you don’t yet have a passport, start the application process immediately! If you have a passport that has expired — or that will expire before August 14, 2024 (two months after our scheduled return date) — renew it. Start the renewal process immediately.

Flight Information
Most study abroad offerings don’t include the transatlantic flight in the Program Cost, but we do, making Wexmester One from Georgia Southern an exceptional value.
Our outbound route is Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport (ATL) to Dublin airport (DUB), via Boston Logan airport (BOS). Our return route is DUB to BOS, then BOS to ATL. For anyone wishing to fly independently, details about that option appear in Stage One of the application (further down this webpage). Your tickets are issued by JetBlue Airways. On the domestic leg, you fly on a JetBlue aircraft. On the transatlantic leg, you fly on an aircraft operated by JetBlue’s partner, Aer Lingus, the national airline of Ireland.
You will receive your flight confirmation (including seat assignments) via email. You don’t need a physical ticket to fly. Instead, ticketing will be associated with your passport. At the check-in desk, the agent will scan your passport and print your boarding passes. You may check one piece of luggage (up to 50 pounds in weight) through to your final destination. You’re also entitled to one piece of carry-on luggage (e.g., a backpack or a small suitcase, not exceeding 22″ high x 14″ wide x 9″ deep, inclusive of handle and wheels).
As a clothes washer and a clothes dryer feature in every apartment in Talbot Suites, you can pack fairly lightly. We recommend selecting clothes that you can layer, as needed, plus a light rain jacket and comfortable but sturdy walking shoes. May and June daytime temperatures in Ireland average between the mid-50s and high-60s degrees Fahrenheit, a welcome break from the heat and humidity characteristic of summer in Georgia.
On the outbound day, Saturday, May 18, 2024, please arrive at the Domestic Terminal in the Atlanta airport (ATL) no later than 2:30 pm. At the JetBlue check-in desk, the agent will route your main suitcase to DUB, meaning that you’ll reunite with it at baggage claim in Dublin airport. If you have medicines or other essential items, pack them in your carry-on bag. Don’t pack them in checked luggage. Although it happens rarely, checked luggage can get delayed. You don’t want to be without necessary medicines.
On the return day, Friday, June 14, 2024, the program transports the entire group to Dublin airport (DUB). After check-in, we proceed through regular airport security and then through United States Pre-Clearance. The US Department of Homeland Security operates customs-and-immigration processing at Dublin airport, meaning that you don’t have to deal with that matter upon landing in the US.
While schedules are subject to change, our flight itineraries are as follows. All times are local. Without a valid passport, you can neither board a transatlantic flight nor enter Ireland (outbound) or the United States (return).
OUTBOUND • Saturday, May 18, 2024 — First Outbound Leg • Get to Atlanta airport’s Domestic Terminal no later than 2:30 pm • Check in at the JetBlue desk • Depart ATL at 5:00 pm • Arrive BOS at 7:44 pm • Flight Number: B6-1896 — Second Outbound Leg (Overnight Transatlantic): Depart BOS at 10:30 pm • Arrive DUB (Terminal 2) at 9:45 am (on Sunday, May 19, 2024) • Flight Number: B6-353 — Note: You must begin the journey in ATL; you can’t begin it in BOS
RETURN • Friday, June 14, 2024 — First Return Leg (Daytime Transatlantic) • Depart DUB (Terminal 2) at 11:30 am • Arrive BOS at 1:45 pm • Flight Number: B6-354 — Second Return Leg • Depart BOS at 7:00 pm • Arrive ATL (Domestic Terminal) at 9:51 pm • Flight Number: B6-497
If you wish to fly independently of the group, you may purchase your own ticket. In that case, we will reduce the Program Cost by $1,200. In order to effect this arrangement, you must receive permission from the program directors. As soon as possible, initiate a conversation by emailing irish@georgiasouthern.edu. Use the subject line, “Wexford Campus: Independent Flight Inquiry.” Some conditions apply, the primary one being that you must be physically present at Dublin airport before 11:59 am (local time) on Sunday, May 19, 2024.

Absolutely Critical: You Need a Valid Passport
No exceptions: You need a valid passport to fly to and enter Ireland. The same applies to flying back to and reentering the United States. If you don’t have — or you need to renew — a passport, apply immediately. If you’re a US citizen, be sure to use the official Department of State website (links below), not some third-part website. Currently, US citizens don’t require a visa to visit and/or study in Ireland, just a passport whose expiration date occurs after the date of return to the US.
Holders of foreign passports: If you’re not a US citizen, it’s almost certain that you can still travel to Ireland with us. As soon as possible, let’s start a conversation: Email irish@georgiasouthern.edu, using the subject line, “Wexford Campus: Non-US Passport Inquiry.”

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“The Wexford Campus made me a better thinker and learner. The Irish professionals we worked with were so generous with their time and knowledge.” — Emma Lawson (public health major; 2023 participant)

Two-Stage Application

LIVE YOUR PASSION: Build a Global Network

When studying in Wexford, professors and students work as a team to identify problems, gather data, craft strategies, and enact solutions — just as in real-world professional situations.

Start Your Adventure: Apply Now
We encourage you to apply today. Spaces are limited, and we consider applications in order of submission. Admission to the program is on a rolling basis, and we may have to institute a wait list. Both during and after the application process, we’re happy to answer questions you may have . You can email the Wexford Campus office (irish@georgiasouthern.edu) and/or you can email any professor in whose course you’re interested.
The application is simple, but it configures as two stages. Stage One requires you to complete a super-secure Georgia Southern form, supplying such data as: your full name (as it appears/will appear on your passport); your country of citizenship; your official Georgia Southern email address and Eagle ID number; and more. Once you’ve finished and submitted the Stage One form, an automatically generated receipt-confirmation email will appear in your inbox. Later, you’ll receive an email from Dr. Dan Larkin (dlarkin@georgiasouthern.edu), a member of Georgia Southern’s Team Wexford. Typically, Dr. Larkin’s message will confirm your provisional acceptance into the Wexmester One Summer 2024 program.
At any time, you can embark on Stage Two of the application. Located at the bottom of this webpage, it requires you to use your Georgia Southern login credentials to enter a service called the Global Portal, managed by our university’s Office of Global Engagement.
By means of the Global Portal — which uses encryption technology for your security — we ask that you: (i) pay the $4,995 Program Cost, either in full or by installments; (ii) read and electronically sign a few travel waivers; and (ii) complete some program-orientation exercises. These matters are mandated by the University System of Georgia. As you can visit the Global Portal on an ongoing basis, you can take care of the various tasks as your time allows. Important: You move from provisional acceptance to full, formal acceptance into the program only when you’ve made the $500 deposit payment.
The Program Cost is separate from Georgia Southern University’s tuition and fees. Usually, however, just the technology fee applies to study-abroad courses. Most types of financial aid (e.g., the HOPE scholarship; the Pell grant) may be used to meet your Georgia Southern tuition charges. If you have questions, reach out to the helpful professionals in the university’s Financial Aid Office by emailing finaid@georgiasouthern.edu or calling 912-478-5413.

Program Cost Payment Schedule
STUDENT SUCCESS • While the Program Cost is $4,995, the generous gift of $800 reduces that amount to $4,195: an exceptional value!
Access the Global Portal to pay the Program Cost by credit card, according to the following schedule. If you need to pay via another means, email irish@georgiasouthern.edu, using the subject line, “Wexford Campus: Non-Credit Card Payment Inquiry.”
$500 ——— Non-refundable Deposit Payment due no later than 11:59 pm Eastern on Friday, March 1, 2024 • As we allot places in the order that we receive applications, the earlier you pay the deposit, the better
$2,030 ——— Second Balance Payment due no later than 11:59 pm Eastern on Friday, April 15, 2024 • Of the Second Balance payment, $600 is fully refundable prior to 11:59 pm Eastern on Friday, April 15, 2024
$1,625 ——— Third (Final) Balance Payment due no later than 11:59 pm Eastern on Friday, April 29, 2024 • Of the Second Balance payment, $1,000 is fully refundable prior to 11:50 pm Eastern on Friday, April 29, 2024 $40 ——- International Health Insurance Payment – due no later than 11:59 pm Eastern on Friday, April 29, 2024. To be made separately on Global Portal in addition to final payment.

What the Program Cost Includes and Excludes
The Program Cost Includes …
——— Roundtrip transatlantic air travel (Atlanta-Dublin outbound; Dublin-Atlanta return) with one piece of checked luggage (up to 50 lbs.) each way • Note: You may purchase your airline ticket independently, in which case we reduce the Program Cost by $1,200; however, the program directors must pre-approve this option in every case. Contact irish@georgiasouthern.edu, using the subject line, “Wexford Campus: Independent Flight Inquiry.” ——— Lodging (with secure-access entry) during our time in Ireland, as follows: (i) University of Galway, Galway City, on the nights of Sunday, May 19, through Tuesday, May 21 (checking out the next morning); (ii) Talbot Suites, Wexford Town, on the nights of Wednesday, May 22, through Thursday, June 13 (checking out the next morning) ——— Access to a hotel gym and swimming pool while residing at Talbot Suites in Wexford Town ——— Welcome and farewell group meals ——— All official program-related travel within Ireland/Europe, including transportation from the airport on arrival day and to the airport on departure day ——— Fees and other expenses associated with guest lecturers, speakers, and performers ——— Fees and other non-food/drink expenses associated with EFEXes (educational field experiences), including but not limited to admission to museums, parks, and other venues ——— Some Georgia Southern University Wexford merchandise ——— The limited international travel-insurance package required by the University System of Georgia ——— The broad international health-insurance package required by the University System of Georgia
The Program Cost Excludes …
——— Georgia Southern tuition and the university’s technology fee • Note: You can apply the HOPE scholarship, the PELL grant, and many other forms of financial aid to your tuition. — Academic books and supplies • Note: Your instructors are committed to minimizing these expenses, and many courses require no books or other supplies. ——— Food and drink • Note: As lodging in Wexford is in apartments with fully equipped kitchens, you can self-cater using grocery-store purchases (a major cost-saving over dining in restaurants). ——— Incidental and personal expenses ——— Personal travel within or outside Ireland that is in addition to the official travel that the program provides • Note: While Fridays are technically program days (for study and other work), we strive to keep them free of scheduled activities; thus, students who so choose should be able to plan three-day travel weekends, always complying with the travel-with-a-buddy requirement.
Our Program Cost is significantly lower than that of any comparable program in the University System of Georgia.

As soon as possible, please complete and submit the form that constitutes Stage One of the application. Information on the form answers some common questions that students, parents, and guardians ask.

Application: Stage One

To complete Stage One of the application, engage the button below and carefully fill out the form it contains. Double check the spelling of your first, middle, and last names and the accuracy of your date-of-birth information (content we need to purchase airline tickets). Most people find the form a useful document; it shares facts and background material with you, even as it gathers necessary data from you. Having submitted the form, you’ll receive an email to confirm that it’s in our system.

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Application: Stage Two

The following section (through the end of this webpage) applies to both undergraduate and graduate students. To complete Stage Two of the application, use the “Global Portal Login” button below. As you have to progress from screen to screen (around a half-dozen steps), the Global Portal can seem confusing at first. However, you’ll soon get the hang of it! If you need assistance, don’t hesitate to contact either or both of the following senior staff members at the university’s Office of Global Engagement: Ms. Kristin Karam, Director (kkaram@georgiasouthern.edu); Ms. Tina Parker, Administrator (tparker@georgiasouthern.edu). Once you’ve accessed the Global Portal, your pressing task is to pay the program deposit.

Via Stage One of the application process, we can confirm your provisional acceptance into the Ireland trip. However, before your full, formal acceptance can occur, University System of Georgia regulations require that we receive your non-refundable deposit ($500). The receipt deadline is 11:59 pm (Eastern US) on Friday, March 1, 2024. The deposit payment also triggers the course-registration process. The Office of Global Engagement will register you in the courses you’ve selected; you don’t have to handle that step yourself. You’ll receive an email when the process is complete, and the successful registration will appear in your WINGS account.

Step-by-Step Guide to Handling Stage Two of the Application via the Global Portal
Click the link immediately below. It will open the Global Portal’s homepage.

What to Do on the Global Portal’s Homepage
Near the top-left section of the Global Portal’s homepage, click the Search for Programs button.

On the Next Page …
Type the word Wexford immediately after the spyglass symbol (below the Search prompt). A series of Wexford Campus programs will appear.

On the Next Page …
Identify the rectangular icon for the Wexmester One (or Minimester One) program offered during Summer 2024 on the Wexford Campus. Click the icon. The icon may look slightly different than the one pictured here.

On the Next Page …
You’ll see a screen with a world map as the background and a “User Login” dialogue box. Select the phrase, Log in with Campus ID.

On the Next Page …
Enter your Georgia Southern credentials (i.e. Username and Password).

On the Next Page …
Several program-specific tasks and opportunities will appear (e.g., “Pay Your $500 Deposit”; “Sign the Mandatory Covid Waver”). Choose the item you’d like to accomplish., prioritizing the deposit-payment, which is due no later than 11:59 pm Eastern on Friday, March 1, 2024.
If you need help, send an email to the following two officials at the university’s Office of Global Engagement: Ms. Kristin Karam, Director (kkaram@georgiasouthern.edu); and Ms. Tina Parker, Administrator (tparker@georgiasouthern.edu).

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