London Now

Due to high demand for a London study abroad opportunity this summer, the Office of International Study and External Programs is pleased to introduce to Emerson College students the “London Now” program offered by the College of Global Studies at Arcadia University.

Arcadia University College of Global Studies has a 60-year history of offering quality study abroad experiences to students from all over the world.

This program runs from June 4 – July 28, 2012.  Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA  to apply.  The application deadline is March 31, 2012*.  Interested students must apply through Arcadia University.

Participants may choose up to 2 courses from the list below.  The credits from these courses will be handled as transfer credits.  Emerson College allows a total of 64 transfer credits towards your Emerson College degree.  If you have already reached the 64 credit limit, you will not be able to count the Arcadia University courses.

The courses below have been pre-approved for credit by Emerson College. (4 credits each / 2 course maximum). Arcadia University will provide all program facilities, housing, and classroom space. The program length is 8 weeks (whether you choose to take one or two courses). A visa is not required for American citizens. Costs vary, depending on how many courses are taken and what type of housing is assigned. Additional expenses will include airfare to and from London, meals, personal spending money, transportation and books. Please review the cost sheets associated with this program.

Courses

Please view the Arcadia "London Now" Course Offerings for more information:  

• Imagining and Representing the City in Literature and Visual Culture: 4-credit interdisciplinary elective
• Play Critique: 4-credit theater or 4-credit literature elective
• Introduction to Shakespeare in Text and Performance: 4-credit theater or 4-credit literature elective
• Sex, Gender and the City: 4-credit interdisciplinary or 4-credit literature elective
• Filming the City: 4-credit VMA elective
• Displaced London: Architecture and Urban Planning in the Capital: - 4-credit VMA elective
• London As Art Capital: - 4-credit VMA course that will fulfill the Aesthetic perspective requirement
• Creative Writing - The Art of Fiction: - 4-credit writing elective
• Developing Economies: Social, Political, and Economic Change: - 4-credit economics course that will fulfill the global diversity requirement
• Political Change in 20th and 21st Century Britain: - 4-credit political science course that will fulfill the historical  perspective requirement
• On Course for the 2012 London Olympics: - 4-credit interdisciplinary elective
• Writing London: - 4-credit writing elective

As with all transfer credits, participants must earn grades of C or better for the credits to transfer back to Emerson.

*Due to the Olympic Games in London this summer, we advise Emerson students to apply as soon as possible. The application deadline is March 31, 2012, but it is highly likely that admission will close before the published application deadline. Spaces will not be held for Emerson students, so any one interested is strongly encouraged to apply at the earliest opportunity. Admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

This program is offered by the College of Global Studies at Arcadia University, not Emerson College. 

The ISEP Office will assist Emerson students with program information and the application process, but program responsibility lies with Arcadia University, not Emerson (including but not limited to admission decisions).

London City View