Loyola Marymount University's London Study & Internship Program offers students a wonderful opportunity to live, study, and work in London. Faculty from LMU and noted faculty from Oxford, Cambridge, and other major universities in Britain, teach a wide variety of academic courses. The internship and courses are facilitated by the Foundation for International Education. FIE offers guest lectures by London-based experts in the fields of politics, business, and the arts. Additionally, students can participate in co-curricular activities. By the end of the program, students should become more mature and aware global citizens. Click here to see the FIE program brochure.
LOCATION
London, one of the great cities of the world, offers a thriving multicultural environment with cutting-edge music, art, and fashion. London -- and the whole of England -- is experiencing rapid and exciting changes in its identity and in its relationship with Europe and the rest of the world. Politically and economically, it is a fascinating time to be in England.
ACADEMICS
The LMU Semester in London: Study & Internship Program offers students 12-15 semester hours of credit. FIE course titles that are different than LMU course titles are listed in the table as indicated. FIE Courses not listed here have not been pre-approved by LMU; therefore, please only select courses from this list. Attributes for Approved Core Courses are also indicated below.
1) Select ONE required 3-unit course from this category:
CMST 3998/POLS 3998 Directed Internship - Engaged Learning Flag
2) Select ONE required course with LMU Professor Aine O'Healy (SPRING 2019):
FNLT 4200/HMNT 3998 Comparative Cultures: Screening Migration to Europe - Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections; Writing and Oral Skills Flags
The course is structured as an Integrations Seminar that enables students to explore the representation of contemporary immigration to Britain and continental Europe in film and media. At the center of our investigation is corpus of audiovisual works by filmmakers of various nations and ethnicities which engage with the phenomenon of migration from the east and the global south. To deepen their understanding of the films chosen for primary consideration, students will simultaneously study a selection of secondary texts from different disciplinary fields that engage with issues of displacement, border crossing, social integration and/or expulsion in the global present. In this way, they will evaluate how writers, filmmakers, and video artists have given creative expression to key issues currently being debated by social scientists, politicians, and legislators.
HMNT 3998 Contemporary Fiction in Britain and Ireland
This course highlights the variety and diversity of literary fiction being produced in Britain and Ireland by native, immigrant, and postcolonial writers. Drawing on a variety of critical methodologies, it focuses on novels and short stories written over the past twenty-five years. The selected texts, authored by writers of different generations and various ethno-cultural origins, bring into focus the increasingly multicultural composition of two societies located on the northwestern edge of New Europe as well as the resonances of their troubled histories. The course is structured as a combination of lectures, discussions, and student presentations.
3) Select ONE required British Studies (Key) Course:
| LMU Course Number and Title |
FIE Course Title (If different than LMU) |
Core Approval |
SOCL 3998
British Life and Cultures |
British Life and Cultures |
Explorations:
Understanding Human Behavior |
HIST 4998 (SOCL 3998)
Britain and Europe: The Awkward Partner |
British Life and Europe |
Explorations:
Understanding Human Behavior |
POLS 3940
British Culture and Visual Media |
British Life and Visual Media |
Integrations:
Interdisciplinary Connections |
SOCL 3998 (HIST 4998)
Britain and Europe: The Awkward Partner |
British Life and Europe |
Explorations:
Understanding Human Behavior |
4) Select ONE OR TWO 3-unit course(s) (FIE Electives) from this category below:
| LMU Course Number and Title |
FIE Course Title (If different than LMU) |
Core Approval |
ARHS 3560
History of Design in Britain |
History of Modern Design |
|
ECON 3998
Economic Integration of the EU |
The Political Economy of the EU: Brexit and Beyond |
Explorations:
Understanding Human Behavior |
ECON 3998
International Trade |
|
|
ENGL 3998 (THEA 430)
Studies in Shakespeare |
Shakespeare & Elizabethan Literature |
|
ENGL 3998
Creative Writing |
Nature of Story: Creative Writing |
Explorations:
Creative Experience |
ENGL 3998
Media in Britain |
|
|
HIST 4998
Modern Britain and Britain Empire |
British History: The Making of Modern Britain from Empire to Contemporary Geopolitics |
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MUSC 3988
Music in Twentieth-Century Britain |
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PHIL 3998
Business Ethics |
Ethical Dilemmas Business & the World |
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POLS 3998 (SOCL 3998)
Welfare Policy in the UK |
Social Welfare Issues in the UK |
Explorations:
Understanding Human Behavior |
POLS 3998
British Life and Visual Media |
|
Integrations: Interdiscplinary Connections |
POLS 3998
US-British Politics |
British Politics |
|
POLS 3998
International Diplomacy |
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PSYC 3998
Psychology in a Global Context |
Social Psychology in a Global Context |
Explorations:
Understanding Human Behavior |
SOCL 3998
Sociology of Sport |
Sporting London: British Identity Through the
Olympic Games |
|
SOCL 3998 (POLS 3998)
Political Sociology |
Social Welfare Issues in the UK |
Explorations: Understanding Human Behavior |
SOCL 3998
Sociology of Immigration |
Diversity in Britain: Immigration, Discrimination and Integration |
Integrations:
Interdisciplinary Connections |
THEA 430 (ENG 3998) Special Author/Genre
Seminar Shakespeare/Elizabethan |
Shakespeare & Elizabethan Literature |
|
THST 3998
Islam and the West |
Understanding Civilizations:
Islam and the West |
Integrations: Faith & Reason |
*COURSES AND CORE/FLAGS REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
View FIE course information here. Please note that students can only take courses listed above.
INTERNSHIP
An international internship through FIE is a pre-professional, field-based experience coupled with academic analysis and reflection. It is an educational experience whose goals are to develop professional and cultural skills and to provide personal and career awareness. London offers a vast resource for experience-based learning. The work environments available to FIE interns cater to almost every academic major and include the various business sectors, not-for-profit, political, public sector and creative organizations. Internships last seven weeks and begin after the mid-semester break. For more more information, click here and the internship brochure can be found here.
No particular placement or placement industry is guaranteed to be available for an individual student during the short time the student is available to work in London. Students must select three different industry choices and may be placed in an internship related to any of their three choices. Students should prepare to accept a placement related to any of their choices.
HOUSING AND MEALS
The FIE provides a variety of student accommodations in its facilities, all based in historic and charming Kensington and just a short walk from the Foundation House Study Center. Computer lab facilities are available 24 hours a day. Students will be responsible for their own meals (facilities have kitchens). Bedrooms are fully furnished. The majority of students live in double and triple occupancy rooms, while some will live in single or quadruple rooms. For more information, click here.
VISA INFORMATION
Not long after committing to the program and absolutely no later than 5-weeks prior to the program start date, students will be required to apply for the UK Point-based Tier 4 (General) student visa. The application process can be complex, and it takes time for the visa to be issued. For U.S. passport holders, the cost can be close to around $500, plus an additional $170 to expedite the process if needed. These visa fees are subject to change by the UK Embassy. As part of the visa application, you will receive a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) from FIE, which is needed to complete your visa application. The CAS can be issued up to 3 months before the program start date.
For more detailed visa information, please see FIE's Tier 4 (General) Visa Guide.
Students with visas should not attempt to enter the UK before the validity date on the visa. The valid from date is usually seven days before and seven days after the program. UK Visas & Immigration can refuse entry to students who try to enter earlier than this date and compel them to return to their country of origin.
FIE SCHOLARSHIPS
Click on the link for FIE SCHOLARSHIPS to see what scholarships might be available to you. Please note that FIE scholarship deadlines are generally earlier than the LMU Study Abroad application deadline.
PROGRAM TUITION AND FEES
Fall Program Costs (click here)
Spring Program Costs (click here)
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