Classes take place in the London Centre, a spacious, historic Georgian building in the Bloomsbury-Holborn area. The center offers a reading room, a computer room, building-wide Internet access, and a student lounge—all that you need to make a success of your studies.
FALL QUARTER 2006 COURSE LISTING
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Crosscultural Communication and Perspectives (mandatory)
British Art and Architecture as a Mirror of Society 1066-1900
Contesting Culture: South Asian Imigrants in the UK
Modern Britain
The Post War London Novel
Race in the UK: Constructs, Realities and Consequences
WINTER QUARTER 2007 COURSE LISTING
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Crosscultural Communication and Perspectives (mandatory)
London Theater
Victorian Art and Architecture
Tudor England
The British Economy from the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution to the Present
A Sense of Place: Bloomsbury and Virginia Woolf
SPRING QUARTER 2007 COURSE LISTING
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Crosscultural Communication and Perspectives (mandatory)
London Theater
Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Novel
Twentieth-Century British Art and Architecture
In and Out of the Trenches: Representing the British WWI Experience
Anarchy in the UK: From Peter Kropotkin to Jonny Rotten
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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Crosscultural Communications and Perspectives (15 contact hours)
Examine both the academic and experiential nature of crosscultural communications. Analyze and process your personal intercultural experience in England.
Art and Architecture as a Mirror of Society (40 contact hours)
Discover the artistic and architectural heritage of London from the coming of the Normans in 1066 to the Great Exhibition of 1851. London’s art and architecture provides painted, sculpted, and aesthetic evidence of its history, both political and cultural, and exhibits changing attitudes towards fashions, behavior, and taste.
Modern Britain (40 contact hours)
Discover the principal institutions, parties, and ideologies of British politics in London, Britain’s political capital. Visit Parliament and other institutions of local government. Gain a unique perspective on issues of contemporary political debate, Britain’s political process, and its relationship to other aspects of national life, society, and history.
London Theater (40 contact hours)
Attend at least six productions on the London stage—the world’s most renowned. Examine key elements in the development of the British and European theater tradition. Tour theaters and gain first-hand experience from invited practitioners and guest speakers.
Victorian Art and Architecture (40 contact hours)
The reign of Queen Victoria spanned a period of industrial growth, leading to dynamic urban expansion and social change, reflected in the art and architecture of the period. Explore Victorian painting, design, and architecture set in its historical background and stylistic context through museum visits and tours of the city.
Tudor England (40 contact hours)
Throughout the sixteenth century, developments in English politics, government, and society at large transformed the country from the medieval to a more modern world. Dissect the political and social background of Tudor England: people, religion, power, and metropolitan life. Trace the tumultuous reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary; the gradual consolidation in the reign of Elizabeth; and the transition from the Tudors to the Stuarts
Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Novel (40 contact hours)
Immerse yourself in the literary technique of the nineteenth- and twentieth-century novel in both Britain and Ireland. Explore social conditions and the importance of class in the novels of Charles Dickens; relations between Britain and Ireland in the works of James Joyce and Roddy Doyle; women’s perspectives in the novels of Jane Austen and Virginia Woolf; and contemporary multicultural Britain through the eyes of Hanif Kureishi.
Twentieth-Century British Art and Architecture (40 contact hours)
London, like no other city in the world, provides an excellent selection of public and commercial galleries displaying works from 1900 to the present day. Discover British art and architecture in the wider context of Western Europe during the twentieth century. Examine artistic trends and the striking range of styles and media employed by contemporary British artists.
FALL QUARTER U.S. VISITING FACULTY MEMBER COURSES
Instructor: Sunil Khanna, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Oregon State University
Contesting Culture: South Asian Immigrants in the UK
Race in the UK: Constructs, Realities, and Consequences
WINTER QUARTER U.S. VISITING FACULTY MEMBER COURSES
Instructors: Richard Mack, professor of economics, and Virginia Mack, assistant professor of English, Central Washington University
The British Economy from the Dawn of the Industrial Revolution to the Present
A Sense of Place: Bloomsbury and Virginia Woolf
SPRING QUARTER U.S. VISITING FACULTY MEMBER COURSES
Instructor: Elizabeth Dennison, associate professor of history, University of Alaska: Anchorage
In and Out of the Trenches: Representing the British WWI Experience
Anarchy in the UK: From Peter Kropotkin to Jonny Rotten
2007–8 COURSES TO BE DETERMINED IN NOVEMBER 2006
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EXCURSIONS
England is your classroom—excursions to cultural and historical sites around the country are an integral part of your learning experience.
Past excursions include:
• Canterbury and York
• Cambridge and Oxford
• Tower of London and the Houses of Parliament
• Windsor Castle and Hampton Court
Not all courses listed are offered every term. Course offerings are subject to change depending on enrollment and availability.
ACADEMIC CREDIT
All courses offered in London are recognized and approved for academic credit by various NCSA member institutions. Actual credit awarded is determined by the relevant department at your university in consultation with the study abroad office. Check with your study abroad adviser for more information.
INTERNSHIPS
The London Centre offers internships to qualified students wishing to add a practical dimension to their study abroad experience. The internship option is a combination of hands-on experience and academic coursework. While spending approximately twenty hours per week in an internship placement, students carry a half-time academic load at the London Centre.
Internships vary by term. Past internships include:
• Public relations and marketing
• Education
• Publishing and journalism
• Arts management and museum administration
• Fashion and design
• Sciences and healthcare
Eligibility requirements apply. For more information, consult your study abroad adviser or contact AHA International.
