Welcome to Spring 2010 in London
Why Study in London?
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London’s diversity provides matchless opportunities for students. Its roots date back 2,000 years to the time when Julius Caesar invaded the British Isles. Since then, the city has become one of the world’s centers for art, music, theatre and literature. It also hosts some of the world’s most noted educational and financial institutions.
Today, bustling with a population of over 6 million people, London is ringed by historic sites and suburban greenbelts; the city is the seat of British government and one of the world’s longest surviving monarchies. Its centuries worth of architecture and history, nestled along the Thames River bank, reveal London’s long and remarkable legacy.
- Earn at least 12 units towards the Bachelor’s degree.
- Courses taught by CSU faculty.
- Living accommodations are with a home-stay family in and around central London or student apartments.
- Discounted theatre, sporting events, and concert tickets.
- Membership to the University of London Student Union. Includes access to low-cost cafeteria, student clubs and societies, and sports facilities at a reduced rate.
- CSUF Financial aid available to qualified students.
Dates to Remember
| Application deadline H-211 | 10/26/09 |
| Opt. Tour students depart US | 1/10/10 |
| Non-Tour students depart US | 1/14/10 |
| Orientation for students & faculty | 1/16/10 |
| FIRST TERM BEGINS | 1/18/10 |
| Scotland Tour | 3/4-3/7/10 |
| Mid-term break | 3/5-3/12/10 |
| SECOND TERM BEGINS | 3/15/10 |
| London Easter break | 4/2-4/5/10 |
| PROGRAM ENDS | 4/30/10 |
Cost
Program Fees:
Program-homestay: $ 8775 *
Fees Includes: Housing, 5 breakfasts per week, multi-zone tube pass, & cultural tours.
Program-Apartments: $9825*
Fees Includes: Housing, central London tube pass, insurance & cultural tours.
* Airfare and CSUF tuition separate.
Additional Fees:
- CSUF tuition for spring 2010.
- Roundtrip Airfare:
- $595 (with Optional Tour 1)
- $557 (non-tour)
- $222 (subject to change) airline fuel surcharge
- Optional Tours:
- Tour 1 $995 ($150 deposit at time of application)
- Tour 2 $595 ($50 deposit due at time of application)
- Visa or passport fees
- $250 refundable security deposit (due with final payment)
Housing
There are two types of housing available:
Homestay ($8775): 2-3 American students stay with a London family; includes breakfast 5 days a week; some cooking and/or laundry privileges may be included.
Apartment housing ($9825): a dormitory/apartment style building. Roommates are assigned based on information you provide on your application.
Students must leave AIFS housing at the end of the program, April 30, 2010.
Flight Information
To be eligible for group flight, application must be received by AIFS no later than 10/26/09
- Flights depart from LAX
- 1/10/10 (pre-tour group $595 + $222* airline fuel surcharge). *subject to change
- 1/14/10 (non-tour group $557 + $222* airline fuel surcharge).*subject to change
- Return flight - 4/30/10
Optional Tours
Explore Europe with these two exciting tours
Tour 1: Pre Tour of Europe January 10 - 15, 2010. This 5 –day tour will begin in Paris and travel through Bruges ending in Brussels. As part of the many activities, you will have the opportunity to enjoy a tour of the Louvre and a walking tour of Bruges and Brussels. Fees: $995 + airfare and airline fees.
Tour 2: Scotland March 3 - 7, 2010. The tour departs via train Thursday evening after class returning Sunday evening. On the bus tour with a knowledgeable local Scottish guide, you will visit Loch Ness, follow in the footsteps of Braveheart and explore the Isle of Skye. Fees: $595 includes transportation.
Eligibility
Open to all CSU undergraduate majors in good standing who have completed 30 units of credit with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better.
Application
The application packet can found below and in the HSS Dean’s Office, H-211. Once completed, bring it H-211 on or before Monday, 10/26/09 for verification and further instructions.
The completed packet should include the following:
- Application Checklist
- A completed AIFS spring application [Form A]
- Copy of $450 deposit check if NOT paying by credit card plus $50 for each optional tour (if applicable)
- One Faculty recommendation [Form B]
- One Emergency contact form [Form C]
- One page essay: “Why I want to go to London and how I plan to represent my country and my school”
- Four (4) passport sized photos with your name printed on back.
- A photo copy of the picture page of your passport (if available).
- Internship application (if applicable)
CSUF Tuition and Class Registration
DO NOT REGISTER ONLINE. Upon receipt of your application packet, you will be asked to complete a class registration form. If you want to register in any of the CSULB courses, a concurrent enrollment form is required and can be obtained in H-211. Note: Spring 2010 tuition is separate from the program fees and will be paid through Student Financial Services after enrollment is complete.
Additional Forms
Financial Aid
Financial Aid may be available to those who meet the financial aid criteria. Contact the Financial Aid Office , UH 146 (657) 278-3125 to apply. A list of scholarships for study abroad participants can also be located on the CSUF Study Abroad website at http://www.fullerton.edu/StudyAbroad/financial_planning/scholarship.aspx. We also suggest you seek additional funding from your own department/ college and search the internet for available scholarships, i.e., GILMAN. www.iie.org/gilman/
Passport & New Visa Requirement
You must have a valid passport for the duration of the semester. U.S. passport applications can be obtained at any major post office. Visit http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html for more information.
Student Visitor Visas are issued when you arrive in the UK and are good for 6 months. You may not work or volunteer with this visa.
Prior Entry Clearance Study Visas (Tier 4) are required if you are planning to work or volunteer, including internships, and must be obtained prior to departure for the UK. A valid passport is required for this visa application. For information about UK Visas, visit www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/infs/inf29pbsstudent
Non-US passport holders visit www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en for specific information on visas for other passport holders.
Information Meetings
Meeting |
Date |
Time |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Information Meeting |
Sept. 1 |
12-1 pm |
H-213 |
Information Meeting |
Sept. 8, 17 & 23 |
12-1 pm |
H-213 |
Information Meeting |
Oct. 6 & 14 |
12-1 pm |
H-213 |
Study Abroad Fair |
Oct. 13 |
TBA |
CSUF |
Pre-departure Mtg |
TBA |
TBA |
CSULB TBA |
Please Note: October 27th meeting stands Cancelled
For other Study Abroad Programs, contact Center for International Education and Exchange, UH-244,
657-278-4594.
The Program
Courses are designed to draw upon the resources of London, including historic sites, museums, performances and commercial institutions. Classes are held at the University of London-Union and class schedules will allow ample time for travel.
You must enroll in 12 units by selecting 3 brochure- listed courses plus the special 3-unit REQUIRED course: HUM 350T, British Life and Culture.
Contact the individual instructor if you would like to take an “Independent Study” Course (xxx-499).
Grades posted for your CSULB course will show on your TitanOnline as transferred units.
Internship
In lieu of one course, a 3-unit internship is available within your major. Special internship application is required with you program packet. (Note: No more than 6 internship units can be counted towards your degree). Visa required for internship.
Spring 2010 Courses
Dr. Ronald E Hughes , CSUF
SOCI 361 - Population and the Environment (3) [GE III.C.2]
Prerequisite: Sociology 101.
Population composition, growth and movement. Social factors affecting birth rates, death rates and migration. Environmental and resource base implications of population growth, urbanization and migration. The role of the economy, poverty, gender and development on population dynamics also discussed.This class will be specially designed to emphasize the demographic structure of Great Britain and particularly London, as well as focus on the environmental challenges facing London, Great Britain and the European Union. Environmental status and challenges will be studied in comparison to those faced in the United States. Class will be assessed through a series of projects/activities resulting in a course portfolio at the end of the class.
From an Environmental standpoint London is no different from the rest of the world; faced with unique issues and challenges resulting from climate change and a general lack of sustainable life styles. Here, as in all other major parts of the world, economic pressures impinge upon environmental choices setting the stage for a number of potential crisis endangering the health and prosperity of the population of London. The mayor of London has proposed a number of environmental strategies for the city (this summary was found at - http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/environment/strategy.jsp).SOCI 371 - Sociology of City Life(3)[GE III.C.2]
Prerequisite: Sociology 101.
The ecology, patterns of growth, institutional inequalities, social problems, cultures, and organized resistances of urban communities in global contexts.The class will focus on London as compared to other major capitols of the world. In other words, while covering the standard material required in City Life, the material would use research findings from across the capitals of Europe and the world to illustrate the material. London has a population of over 7.5 million people. It is one of the most urban capitals on the globe. Beaverstock, et. al., puts it right up there with Paris, Tokyo and New York (see table below). People working in the area of World Urban Systems define a European perspective in their work. London faces all of the traditional Urban Issues: Crime / Justice, Economy / Taxes, Education, Health / Healthcare, Housing, Welfare and Work / Income.
Dr. Neil Hultgren, CSULB
ENGL 250B – Survey of English Literature (4)
(CSUF = ENGL 212)
This course surveys major writers and literary movements from the late eighteenth century to the present, looking closely at Romantic, Victorian, and modernist British literature. The course will cover plays, poems, and novels by writers including Mary Shelley, Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Florence Nightingale, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Conan Doyle, George Bernard Shaw, Virginia Woolf, and Harold Pinter. The course not only serves as a valuable part of a student’s general education, but it also provides students with the skills to be careful lifelong readers.London offers an impressive array of theatres, museums, historic sites, and archives that will make the works of literature in this class come alive. As part of the class, we’ll attend live theater performances, visit the British Library, and tour the homes of figures such as Florence Nightingale and Charles Dickens.
ENGL 359 – Post-colonial London (3)
It is impossible to consider London and twentieth-century writings that depict it without acknowledging that the city served for centuries as an imperial capital. While visitors from the United States tend to encounter the city as a historic site or a place for contemporary art, shopping, and culture, this course considers London in a more global context. Students will survey poetry, drama, and fiction about London by writers from countries such as South Africa, India, Dominica, Barbados, and Ireland, among others. Treating London as a former colonial capital and a contemporary global city, students will read works written in English that consider how important postcolonial issues have affected and created contemporary London. Readings and field trips will allow students to consider topics including immigration, multicultural identity, and racial and ethnic conflict.Since this course focuses on the city of London as represented by postcolonial writers, the class will involve frequent field trips to museums that discuss the city’s colonial and postcolonial heritage (including the Brunei Gallery, the Museum of London, and the Victoria and Albert Museum,). We’ll also explore the neighborhoods depicted in our readings, visiting multicultural areas of the city such as Brick Lane, Dalston, and Brixton.
HUM 350T -- British Life & Culture (3)
(**Required Course**) [GE III.B.3 & V]
This course takes a social, historical and cultural approach to contemporary British society and examines its traditions and institutions to better understand the British way of life. This course includes lectures by guest British faculty and related field trips to the British Museum, the National Gallery, the Tate Gallery, and the Houses of Parliament among others.
Note: NO class adds/drops/changes are allowed after you depart for London
Faculty
New Instructor
Dr. Ronald Elliott Hughes
Dr. Ronald Elliott Hughes earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from
the University of California, Los Angeles in 1977. He earned his B.A. and
M.A. at California State University Fullerton. As an undergraduate he played
for the Titan basketball team. His educational career includes, teaching at
the junior college level, teaching at a Federal Correctional Facility before
joining the faculty at Fullerton in 1972. During his tenure at CSUF, Dr. Hughes
took a three year leave to serve as Dean of Counseling and Support Services
at Riverside Community College. His areas of interest include: family; research
methods; Inequality: environment; population and introduction to sociology.
Dr. Hughes has been involved in International Education over the past years.
He taught the London Semester previously and taught a summer program in Port
Elizabeth, South Africa at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. He has
traveled through Europe many times and enjoys the “London Culture” and all
of the historical sites in the city. Dr. Hughes enjoys history, old movies,
swimming, photography and jazz.
Office: CP-915
Office Telephone: (657) 278-5420
Email address: Rhughes@fullerton.edu
Website: http://hss.fullerton.edu/sociology/facultypage/rhughes.asp
Dr. Neil Hultgren
Dr. Neil Hultgren has been assistant professor of English at CSULB since fall 2007. He specializes in Victorian British Literature and teaches a variety of classes in the English department on topics that include the British novel, Oscar Wilde, Gothic tales, and adventure novel. He has taken trips to London before and looks forward to all the great opportunities for connecting history and literature. He’s also a big fan of the great films, plays, museums, and Indian eateries that London has to offer.
Neil Hultgren, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of English
California State University, Long Beach
Email Address: nhultgre@csulb.edu
London Semester Students Statement
London Semester Students are expected to attend all classes for which they register, unless there is a medical reason which prevents them from doing so, and to adhere to all behavioral norms established on their respective campuses. Additionally, they are expected to adhere to the laws and regulations, and respect the cultural mores, national traditions and customs of the host country.
The CSUF London Semester program is made possible through an agreement between CSUF and the American Institute for Foreign Study. CSUF coordinates the academic aspects of the program, while AIFS coordinates the accommodations, transportation, insurance, teaching facilities and support services. For more information visit www.partnership center.com or email studentinfo@aifs.co.uk
Contact Information
For more information, contact:
Dr. Ray Young, H-431;
(657) 278-2628; ryoung@fullerton.edu
OR
Dr. Dennis Berg, CP-600
(657) 278-7044; dberg@fullerton.edu