Auburn University: Speech-Language Pathology – Ireland & Scotland (2024)

Depart home city for Dublin

Land in Dublin, Airport pick-up, Program Orientation & Explore Dublin

• Pick-up from Dublin International Airport after your overnight flight and transfer to your accommodations to drop off your bags
• Welcome Orientation and check in at the hotel
• Lunch followed by a guided walking tour of Dublin including St. Patrick’s Cathedral
• Dinner on your own

• Visit to a local clinic such as Beacon Hospital Speech and Language Therapy Department learning about their services and specialities in LSVT-Loud, cognitive retraining, and brain injury programs
• Learn about history and culture on an excursion to the Dalkey Castle & Heritage Centre
• Experience an enchanting evening of Irish folklore and storytelling in the award winning Stag’s Head Pub with dinner.

• Visit with a local clinic such as the Childhood Development Initiative to learn about healthcare access in Ireland, types of speech therapy services, and more.
• Group lunch in Avoca
• Tour the Avoca Wool mill
• Dinner on your own

• Pack up and head to Belfast, Northern Ireland’s capital, this morning.
• Visit UNESCO site Giant’s Causeway
• In the afternoon, venture out on a guided sightseeing tour of Belfast that includes Donegall Square and Belfast Castle
• Dinner on your own

• Arrive in Edinburgh and check in to your hotel for the next few days.
• Afternoon guided tour of Edinburgh, including National Library of Scotland
• Group Dinner at Deacon Brodie’s Tavern

• Meet with a local organization to learn more about autism in the country, services provided, and spend time at a local school for children with disabilities
• Walk up the Royal Mile and tour Edinburgh Castle today.
• Dinner on your own

• Head out for a day trip to the Scottish Highlands where you’ll see Glencoe, Cairngorms National Park, and Fort Augustus
• Cruise the Loch Ness and keep an eye out for the legendary monster
• Visit Ghillie Dhu in Edinburgh for a live music performance
• Group dinner

• Options include visiting museums, hiking Calton Hill or Arthur’s Rest, shopping, and touring the Palace of Holyroodhouse
• Group dinner

• Connect with an organization such as the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists to learn more about speech therapy in Scotland and hear from a guest speaker
• Free afternoon for museums or shopping
• Dinner on your own