Communication, Media + Arts
Program overview
Short-Term Option:
Spend a transformative two weeks in summer in Dingle, through the SCMA. Choose from exciting 3-credit courses such as Global Marketing Communication in Regenerative Tourism, where you’ll explore sustainable branding strategies in a real-world context, or Wild Spirits in Theatre and Ritual, an immersive look at performance, culture, and identity in Ireland’s dramatic landscape.
Spring Semester Option:
Join us for a full Spring semester at SHU’s stunning Dingle campus, where you’ll take courses like Capturing Your Irish Adventures, Irish Cinema, and complete a credit-bearing internship with a local media organization. You’ll gain hands-on international experience in journalism, film and television, marketing/PR, or sports communication, while staying fully on track for graduation.
Whether you’re exploring creative storytelling, global media, or cultural performance, SCMA’s Dingle programs offer an unforgettable opportunity to expand your perspective, sharpen your skills, and experience Ireland’s culture and beauty firsthand.
CM 103 – PRODUCING AN IRISH SHORT FILM
3 Credits
Offered
Winter Short-term
Faculty
Description
Make a movie in Ireland – no previous experience required!
Students will work in teams to produce a short film on location in Dingle. The course will include screenings, field trips, guest speakers, and hands-on filmmaking. Immerse yourself in the vibrant arts and cultural community of Dingle while gaining real-life experience in media production.
Students may work in front of and/or behind the camera, developing an idea into a screenplay that is then shot and edited entirely in Ireland.
Skills developed include writing, budgeting, scheduling, location scouting, production management, camera work, sound recording, acting, editing, distribution, and marketing.
CM 103/231 – Capturing your Irish Adventures
3 Credits
Offered
Spring Semester
Faculty
Description
Using the students’ emotional experience and study abroad locales, students will create creative pieces that will serve their artistic vision, their fundamental understanding of film production, and the logistical elements of field production.
CM 135/ENG 299 – Irish Cinema
3 Credits
Liberal Arts Exploration
- Social & Global Awareness
Offered
Spring Semester
Faculty
Description
Delivered through a combination of lecture, creative workshop and screening formats, this course examines Irish Cinema in historical, sociocultural, and contemporary contexts, with a particular emphasis on interrogating concepts of Irishness, identity, and tradition.
Included in this course will be an overview of various theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of film, so that students will be provided with an appropriate vocabulary in the academic study of film, making it accessible to students of both Media and other majors.
There will be a particular focus on learning through doing, leading students to critically engage with theoretical concepts through the creation of various audio-visual projects and exercises inspired by Irish film and visual culture.
CM 299/MK 299/HRTM 299 - GLOBAL MARKETING COMMUNICATION IN REGENERATIVE TOURISM
3 Credits
Liberal Arts Exploration
- Social & Global Awareness
- Humanistic Inquiry
Offered
Summer 2 Short Term
Faculty
Mark Congdon Jr Ph.D.
Description
The course emphasizes how regenerative tourism can be communicated effectively in a global market, highlighting the role of digital and social media platforms in promoting sustainable travel.
Students will learn to analyze Irish cultural, environmental, and business factors influencing regenerative tourism and how these insights can be adapted globally. The course culminates in students developing marketing strategies that contribute to ongoing projects, with final deliverables that include campaign materials for digital marketing, community outreach, and social media content to support Dingle’s tourism efforts.
CM 396 – Internship
3 Credits
Offered
Spring Semester
Faculty
Description
The School of Communication, Media & the Arts encourages all Media Studies and Digital Communication majors to experience at least one internship before they graduate. Not only do students gain valuable experience, but they also receive academic credit for their internship learning experiences.
The SHU Dingle program is an ideal location to experience the many aspects of media and communication training.
