London Courses

Unless otherwise specified by their home institution, most students in London enroll in one of our Key Courses, which analyze British life through a particular lens (Business, Culture, Europe, or Visual Media). In these courses, students contextualize their experience in London.  

Students participating in the Study & Internship or Study & Service Internship programs will be enrolled in a corresponding Experiential Education Course.

Depending on the program, students may also choose Elective Courses in the topics below. *Courses offered are subject to change by term based on academic programming needs, student enrollment, and faculty availability. 

 KEY COURSES

Course Name	Fall & Spring Semesters	Fall & Winter Quarters	Syllabus
British Life and Business	✔
British Life and Cultures	✔
British Life and Europe	✔
British Life and Visual Media	✔	✔

 EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION COURSES

Course Name	Fall & Spring Semesters	Fall & Winter Quarters	Syllabus
International Internship Course	✔
International Service Internship Course	✔

 ARTS, LITERATURE & THEATRE COURSES

Course Name	Fall & Spring Semesters	Fall & Winter Quarters	Syllabus
Contemporary British Theatre	✔	✔
History of Modern Design	✔	✔
Literary London	✔
‘London is the Place for Me’: Twentieth-century British Migrant Fiction	✔	✔
Music in Twentieth Century Britain	✔	✔
Photojournalism: London through the Lens	✔	✔
Realism in British Cinema	✔
Shakespeare and Elizabethan Literature	✔	✔
The Nature of Story: Creative Writing	✔
Travel Writing	✔
Understanding Art Through London’s Collections	✔	✔

 CONTEMPORARY BRITAIN COURSES

Course Name	Fall & Spring Semesters	Fall & Winter Quarters	Syllabus
British Politics	✔	✔
‘Cash, Money, Records Forever’: An Introduction to the Business Practices of the Evolving British Music Industry	✔	✔
Contemporary British Broadcasting	✔	✔
Food, Society, and Culture in Britain: From Traditional Tastes to Contemporary Concerns	✔	✔
‘London is the Place for Me’: Twentieth-century British Migrant Fiction	✔	✔
Media in Britain	✔	✔
Photojournalism: London through the Lens	✔	✔
Pride and Prejudice: LGBTQ Histories, Rights and Contemporary Issues in London	✔	✔
Social Welfare Issues in the United Kingdom	✔	✔
Sustainable Cities: London in the Era of Climate Change	✔	✔
Understanding Art Through London’s Collections	✔	✔

 GLOBAL BUSINESS COURSES

Course Name	Fall & Spring Semesters	Fall & Winter Quarters	Syllabus
‘Cash, Money, Records Forever’: An Introduction to the Business Practices of the Evolving British Music Industry	✔	✔
Ecology, Environment, and Economics: Market Forces and Sustainability	✔	✔
Ethical Dilemmas: Business and the World	✔	✔
Fundamentals of Finance	✔
Global Marketing	✔	✔
International Trade	✔	✔
London’s Consumer Landscape: Arcade Halls and Shopping Malls	✔	✔
Principles of Management	✔	✔
Principles of Marketing	✔	✔
Strategic Brand Management	✔	✔
The Political Economy of the European Union: Brexit and Beyond	✔	✔

 GLOBAL STUDIES COURSES

Course Name	Fall & Spring Semesters	Fall & Winter Quarters	Syllabus
Diversity in Britain: Immigration, Discrimination, and Integration	✔	✔
Ecology, Environment, and Economics: Market Forces and Sustainability	✔	✔
Social Psychology in a Global Context	✔	✔

 HISTORY & POLITICS COURSES

Course Name	Fall & Spring Semesters	Fall & Winter Quarters	Syllabus
British History: The Making of Modern Britain from Empire to Contemporary Geopolitics	✔	✔
British Politics	✔	✔
History of Modern Design	✔	✔
International Diplomacy	✔	✔
Music in Twentieth Century Britain	✔	✔
Political Communication: Framing and Re-framing Self-Interests in the UK and Abroad	✔	✔
Pride and Prejudice: LGBTQ Histories, Rights and Contemporary Issues in London	✔	✔
Social Welfare Issues in the United Kingdom	✔	✔

 HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COURSES 

Course Name	Fall & Spring Semesters	Fall & Winter Quarters	Syllabus
Diversity in Britain: Immigration, Discrimination, and Integration	✔	✔
Ethical Leadership	✔
Food, Society, and Culture in Britain: From Traditional Tastes to Contemporary Concerns	✔	✔
International Diplomacy	✔	✔
London’s Consumer Landscape: Arcade Halls and Shopping Malls	✔	✔
Pride and Prejudice: LGBTQ Histories, Rights and Contemporary Issues in London	✔	✔
Social Psychology in a Global Context	✔	✔
Social Welfare Issues in the United Kingdom	✔	✔
Sporting London: British Identity Through the Olympic Games	✔	✔
Sustainable Cities: London in the Era of Climate Change	✔	✔
Understanding Civilizations: Islam and the West	✔	✔

 MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS COURSES

Course Name	Fall & Spring Semesters	Fall & Winter Quarters	Syllabus
‘Cash, Money, Records Forever’: An Introduction to the Business Practices of the Evolving British Music Industry	✔	✔
Contemporary British Broadcasting	✔	✔
Creative Thinking for Advertising	✔	✔
Media in Britain	✔	✔
Music in Twentieth Century Britain	✔	✔
Photojournalism: London through the Lens	✔	✔
Political Communication: Framing and Re-framing Self-Interests in the UK and Abroad	✔	✔
Realism in British Cinema	✔
Travel Writing	✔

 SOCIAL JUSTICE COURSES

Course Name	Fall & Spring Semesters	Fall & Winter Quarters	Syllabus
International Diplomacy	✔	✔
Pride and Prejudice: LGBTQ Histories, Rights and Contemporary Issues in London	✔	✔
Social Welfare Issues in the United Kingdom	✔	✔
Understanding Civilizations: Islam and the West	✔	✔

 CHARTING THE COURSE

FIE’s courses reflect an engagement with its values of inclusivity, ethics and human rights, social and cultural engagement, and sustainability. For information on how each of FIE’s courses maps to these values, please see Charting the Course. 

 QUALITY ASSURANCE

FIE periodically conducts both internal and external reviews to focus our quality assurance efforts.

FIE is pleased to announce that over the last few years, we have been successful in achieving recognition from the British Accreditation Council and the Quality Assurance Agency in regards to our academic provision. In addition, we continue to work closely with the Forum on Education Abroad and to grow our Academic Advisory Council. Please visit our Quality Assurance page for more information.