Contact hours is in excess of 20 hours per week. Each participant will benefit from 14 staff contact hours by way of Lectures, Seminars and Tutorials and 2 days of project work in self-organised action learning teams of 5. Project work will be closely monitored by the Course Leaders. Course Leaders will be available from intervention on demand during project work. Participants will undertake 14 hours of private study by assignment per week.
Assessment is continuous, based on project reports, essays and conceptual proposals.
Preparatory lectures are designed to prepare the students to gain maximum benefit out of the seminars involving top experts. The lectures are backed up by a series of tutorials, with a focus on learning and investigative assignments. The students will be organised into teams and will receive leadership, teamwork and inter-cultural skills training throughout the process. Project assignments will involve research, observation and interviews, backed up by skills development and interpretative sessions. Each group of students will maintain a close contact throughout the program with an experienced Irish course leader.