Jan Term 2008 Registration and Procedures

Jan Term 2008 Information | Jan 2008 Application Process

Jan Term 2008 Student Forms Packet

Spend Jan Term studying in London, earning three to four credits in an intense innovative academic setting that uses the cosmopolitan city of London at the classroom. Accommodations are at Daniel House the Samford London Study Centre in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Daniel House is near the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Museum of National History, Harrods and Kensington Palace. In addition to a group trip outside the city, students will see many historic and cultural sites in London. Additional travel opportunities are available.

Applications are due September 10, 11, 12 and 13, 2007.

INFORMATION MEETING, September 3, 2007, Brock Forum, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Students who will apply for Jan Term in London are required to attend the information meeting. Students who wish to know more about the program or who wish to learn which classes are available are welcome as well.

FIRST SESSION: Dec. 28, 2007-Jan. 11, 2008

BUSA 399.01X: Topics in Accounting & Finance: Introduction to International Accounting

Visit with the management and corporate officers of multinational organizations: bankers, traders, professional and corporate accountants, and consultants, and explore the similarities, differences, and inter-relationships between the accounting and economic systems of the U.K., E.U., and the U.S.
Three credits, regular grade, Dr. Bill Belski

COMS 309.01X: Coffee Talk in London

Sharpen your investigation and writing skills as you observe people in the rich social settings that London offers: pubs, coffeehouses, historical landmarks, churches, theatres, parks, transportations systems, neighborhoods; each day’s excursion will end with “coffee talk” in one of London’s coffeehouses as we discuss and interpret findings.
Four credits, regular grade, Professor Dana Basinger

ENGL 205.01X: Fiction and Film: Psychogeography and Representations of London

Fiction and Film: Psychogeography and Representations of London will provide students with an understanding of contemporary British literature and film and how London is shaped geographically through its representations in fiction and film.
Four credits, regular grade, Dr. Bryan Johnson

FAMS 330, PSYC, SOCI 399.01X: Victoria’s Non-Secret: Death and Dying in the last two hundred years

How did Queen Victoria’s time change YOUR family’s behavior and health? This isn’t a ghost story – trace the changes in death and mourning over the last 200 years through a dozen key sites in the city, and you’ll be surprised by an unforgettable, living history lesson.
Four credits regular grade, Dr. Jonathan Davis

PSYC, SOCI, RELG 399.02X: History of Mind-Body Philosophy and Contemporary Research and Practice in Health Psychology

Explore British and European contributions to the evolution of mind-body philosophy and to current research investigating the relationship between psychological, biological, and social factors that influence health and illness.
Four credits, regular grade, Dr. Sandra Willis

SECOND SESSION: Jan. 12-25, 2008

LOND 202.2X: Appreciation with a British Accent

Visit major art museums, attend British theatre and take backstage tours including Shakespeare’s Globe, in this innovative art-theatre course.
Four credits, regular grade, Dr. Don Sandley, Dr. Lowell Vann, Professor Scott Fisk, Professor Renee Butcher

PHRD 301/401: Pharmacy and Health Care in Great Britain

This course provides pharmacy students with the opportunity for international travel to England to learn about the British health care system via visits to retail pharmacies, hospitals, and schools of pharmacy.
Three credits, regular grade, Dr. Mary Monk-Tutor

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