The British–Irish Studies Program (BISP) at the University of Georgia offers a certificate to undergraduates who have taken a substantial number (18 hours) of courses that focus on British Studies. These courses include the gateway course and at least two courses (6 hours) outside the student's major field of study; at least one of the courses should be taken in the U.K. or Ireland. Such a certificate can be a useful credential for students who seek to apply to competitive graduate programs, in English or History in particular.
Other students will find the certificate useful in preparation for professional study in international law or for careers with international firms. The BISP will enhance the academic profile of students who wish to pursue masters or doctoral level work at British institutions. It should also help students who apply for prestigious fellowships to study in the U.K. (such as the Rhodes, Gates, and Marshall), as well as students who intend to go on for further study in U.S. institutions with British Studies programs.
Aidan Wasley Associate Professor, Department of English Director, British and Irish Studies awasley@uga.edu
18 hours
Students must have completed a minimum of 9 courses (27 semester hours) at UGA with a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher. To express interest in the program, email Dr. Aidan Wasley (awasley@uga.edu). In their final semester before graduation, students may apply via Athena for the British Studies Certificate if they have already achieved at least a 3.0 GPA in the British–Irish Studies gateway class. Achievement of the certificate will require 18 hours of course work, including the gateway course and 6 hours outside the student's major; at least one course (3 hours) is to be taken in the U.K.
| ENGL(HIST) 3100 | Introduction to British and Irish Culture I | 3 |
Choose 15 credit hour(s) from the following:
| CMLT 3170 | Global Crime Fiction and Film | 3 |
| CMLT(AFAM)(AFST)(GEOG)(LACS) 4260/6260 | The Black and Green Atlantic: Crosscurrents of the African and Irish Diasporas | 3 |
| ENGL 2310 | English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700 | 3 |
| ENGL 2320 | British and Irish Literature from 1700 to the Present | 3 |
| ENGL 2350H | English Literature from the Beginnings to 1700 (Honors) | 3 |
| ENGL 2360H | British and Irish Literature from 1700 to the Present (Honors) | 3 |
| ENGL 3320 | Shakespeare and His World | 3 |
| ENGL 3500 | Jane Austen's World | 3 |
| ENGL 3530 | Victorian Studies | 3 |
| ENGL(LING) 4005/6005 | History of the English Language | 3 |
| ENGL(LING) 4060/6060 | Old English | 3 |
| ENGL 4210/6210 | Old English Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4220/6220 | Beowulf | 3 |
| ENGL 4230 | Medieval Literature, 1350-1500 | 3 |
| ENGL 4240/6240 | Chaucer | 3 |
| ENGL 4270 | Medieval Romance | 3 |
| ENGL 4290 | Topics in Medieval Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4300/6300 | Elizabethan Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 4320/6320 | Shakespeare I: Selected Works | 3 |
| ENGL 4330 | Shakespeare II: Special Topics | 3 |
| ENGL 4340/6340 | Renaissance Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 4350/6350 | Seventeenth-Century Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 4370 | Milton | 3 |
| ENGL 4390 | Topics in Renaissance Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4400/6400 | Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 4420/6420 | Early Eighteenth-Century Prose and Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 4430 | The Eighteenth-Century English Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 4440/6440 | The Age of Johnson | 3 |
| ENGL 4450 | The Global Eighteenth Century | 3 |
| ENGL 4460 | Women in the Eighteenth Century | 3 |
| ENGL 4480/6480 | Scottish Literature of the Eighteenth Century | 3 |
| ENGL 4490 | Topics in Eighteenth-Century Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4500 | Romantic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4501 | Romantic Circles | 3 |
| ENGL 4505 | Single Author Study: Jane Austen | 3 |
| ENGL 4510 | Nineteenth-Century British Prose | 3 |
| ENGL 4520 | The Nineteenth-Century British Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 4530 | Victorian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4540 | Victorian Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 4550 | Britain, Empire, and the Global Nineteenth Century | 3 |
| ENGL 4590 | Topics in Nineteenth-Century British Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4660 | Twentieth-Century British and Irish Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 4670 | The Twentieth-Century British and Irish Novel | 3 |
| ENGL 4680 | Modern Irish Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4690 | Topics in Twentieth-Century British and Irish Literature | 3 |
| HIST 3060 | Colonial and Revolutionary America | 3 |
| HIST 3371 | Tudor-Stuart England | 3 |
| HIST 3372 | English History Since 1660 | 3 |
| HIST(ENGL) 4380 | London in the Age of Shakespeare | 3 |
| HIST 4381/6381 | Politics, Culture, and Society in Stuart England | 3 |
| HIST 4382/6382 | Britain from the Age of Revolution to the Age of Victoria 1780-1900 | 3 |
| HIST 4383/6383 | Britain 1901 to the Present | 3 |
| INTL 3200 | Introduction to International Relations | 3 |
| POLS(INTL) 4325 | British Politics | 3 |
| SOWK 5776/7776 | Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Reconciliation: An International Course in Northern Ireland | 3 |
| SOWK 5777 | Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Reconciliation: An International Course in Northern Ireland | 3 |