London Program
BRITISH LITERATURE, HISTORY AND CULTURE

Please note: Study abroad programs sponsored by the undergraduate College of the University of Chicago are open to University of Chicago students only. Applications from outside the University are not accepted.

    


Tower Bridge in the Moonlight
Lindsey Morfin '08
General Description:
The University of Chicago London Program provides students in the College with an opportunity to study British literature and history in the cultural and political capital of England. In the course of this autumn-quarter, ten-week program students take four courses. Three of these courses, devoted to British literature and/or history, are each compressed into approximately three weeks and taught in succession by Chicago faculty. The fourth course, on a London-based topic, runs throughout the term at a less intensive pace. London itself--England's glittering capital, with a history dating from Roman times, once the metropolitan hub of the British Empire--is central to the mission of this program, and it is expected that program participants will make a serious project of exploring its corners. Toward this end the program includes a number of field trips both within and in the vicinity of London (possible sites, varying from year to year, include Cornwall, Bath, Canterbury, Cambridge etc.). Program headquarters is a facility operated by IES abroad in the Bloomsbury section of London.

Housing:
London program participants occupy shared rooms in a student residence hall in the lively Chelsea neighborhood of London. This facility, which is owned and operated by IES, includes communal kitchens, lounges, free internet access and laundry facilities.


View from Tintagel (Cornwall)
Amanda Steele '09

      
Credits:
Participants in the London program receive credit for all four of the program courses. These courses, along with grades, are placed on their Chicago transcript. English and history courses are pre-approved for use in their respective majors. While their use in other majors is subject to specific approval, certainly all of them are usable as electives.

Registration and Tuition:
Students remain registered full-time in the College and pay regular College tuition, the London program fee and the non-refundable study abroad administrative fee required of all participants in Chicago's programs abroad. For precise figures, see Study Abroad Program Fees.

Financial Aid:
Participants in this program retain their financial aid eligibility. However, two expenses-, the study abroad administrative fee and the round-trip airfare to England, are not underwritten by College Financial Aid. On the other hand, since students cannot be expected to work part-time while in London, the self-help component of their financial aid package does not include a term-time employment factor.

Eligibility and Application:
    



The Chicago London program is designed for third- and fourth-year University of Chicago undergraduates in good standing with a strong interest in British literature and history and with some coursework in these areas. It is not required that English or History be a student's major subject at Chicago, though he or she will likely find the program to be especially attractive and profitable if they are. In general students should present a solid academic record and demonstrate the kind of maturity that is necessary to participate successfully in a program abroad.

A student accepting an offer of admission is expected to secure his or her place with a non-refundable study abroad administrative fee.

Further Information:
If you would like to discuss the London Program and the possibility of participating in it, please contact Erika Mercer (Harper 216; 834-5424).

Statements contained on this site are subject to change without notice.