England and Ireland – Summer 2025

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Course

UNI 460 | 3 credits
ECCE Global Awareness
Fall 2025 course with travel in the Summer

Course topics: slavery, emancipation and human trafficking

Program Leader

Dr. Jonathan GoldbergBelle

Program Dates

Two Week Summer Program

July 25 - August 10, 2025

University of Hull in England, large green space between old brick buildings

Tentative Program Schedule

One week in Hull, England

  • Hosted by the University of Hull
  • Trace Abraham Lincoln's connection to England with a genealogist
  • Excursion to the city of Lincoln to view a copy of the Magna Carta
  • Excursion to Peter Berriman sites and Whitby
  • Study the history of slavery in the British Empire and abolition by Hull's native: William Wilberforce
  • Visit Wilberforce Institute for the Study of Slavery and Emancipation (WISE)
  • Investigate the port of Hull's history in the immigration of Europeans to the USA
  • Free Day - some students take the 3 hour train ride to London (approx. $150)
University of Maynooth in Ireland. Paved road with green grass on both sides leading up to a gray castle-like university building

One week in Maynooth, Ireland

  • Hosted by Maynooth University
  • Study the immigration patterns leading people from Ireland to Illinois
  • Excursion to Strokestown to visit the National Famine Museum
  • Day trip to Dublin to visit The Irish Emigration Museum (EPIC)
  • Guest lectures on Irish history and culture
  • Free Day

Program Cost

Students will be charged $3,900, this includes the following:

  • International Airfare
  • Most meals (on "free days" students are responsible for their own meals)
  • Housing
  • Museum entry
  • 3 credit course
  • Train/bus transportation

Estimated out-of-pocket expenses: $400 (passport, ESTA, approximately 6 meals, souvenirs, etc.)

Entrance of the EPIC (Irish Emigration Museum) in Dublin, Ireland

Housing

  • Students will be housed on-campus at the University of Hull and Maynooth University
  • Single rooms with shared bathrooms and kitchens
  • Approximately 4-6 students in each self-catering flat
  • For more information, check out the Accommodation websites for the University of Hull and the Maynooth University

Additional Information

Contact Lauren Roalkvan (lroal@uis.edu), Associate Director of Global Engagement, if you have questions or need more information.