Fall Term 2007 Information Bulletin

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DATES: August 26, 2007 – December 3, 2007 (Optional return date: December 10, 2007)

COST: Program fee: $11,626

Tuition: 12 credit hours at the current rate

The Semester Program Fee includes: airfare from Atlanta, airport transfers, accommodation and breakfast for 14 weeks, a daily breakfast and a weekly meal allowance of £80, student health insurance for four months, two group day trips within the U.K., a Paris weekend, a discount pass to cultural and historical sites, eight theatre plays of professor’s choice, a cellular phone (student covers cost of calls), and class activities per selection of professor.

A course load of 12 credit hours is allowed. All students must take British Heritage and Culture (4 credits) and must enroll for at least one of the professor-taught courses (4 credits). Students may take both professor taught classes. The remaining credits may be selected from the optional courses listed below.

LOND 360.01x – British Heritage and Culture (4 credits): Team taught by British lecturers and Samford Professor-in-Residence. An interdisciplinary study of British life from the perspectives of history, architecture, literature, economics, political science, religion, art and sociology. This course will satisfy the social science or humanities requirement in general education.
FAMS 399.01x - Dr. Clara Gerhardt: Multicultural Perspectives, (4 credits). This course is cross-listed with SOCI 399.01x, PSYC 399.01x, and EDUC 399.01x. Students explore multicultural issues with the unique and colorful diversity of the London setting as a backdrop which contextualizes the course material. The beauty of the London experience is that diversity is explored from the safety of a known language, yet the experience is sufficiently different from the U.S. that it leaves students refreshed and filled with new insights.
MUSC 304 or MUSC 466 - Dr. Moya Nordlund: Music, Culture and Society, (4 credits). This course considers music from within and outside the European-American classical tradition, with special attention to how culture shapes music, and music, culture. This course also fulfills the music appreciation requirement MUSC 200.

OPTIONAL COURSES:

Students may enroll in these courses to reach the required 12 credit hours. Students with a 3.0 GPA plus approval of the London Programs Office and their advisor may take up to 14 credit hours.

LOND 200 – The British Theatre (2 credits): Lectures by British professor, a backstage theatre tour, and eight nights at the theatre bring British theatre to life. This course satisfies the theatre appreciation requirements.
INTERNSHIPS (2-4 credits): Students with a 3.0 GPA and approval of the London Program Office may want to consider an unpaid internship in London. Internships are available in business, legal, political, theatre, media and other professional settings. Details are available from the London Programs Office.