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.
Arts, Literature & Theatre |
Contemporary Britain |
Global Business |
Global Studies |
History & Politics |
Humanities & Social Sciences |
Media & Communications |
Social Justice |
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EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION COURSES
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ARTS, LITERATURE & THEATRE COURSES
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‘London is the Place for Me’: Twentieth-century British Migrant Fiction |
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Food, Society, and Culture in Britain: From Traditional Tastes to Contemporary Concerns |
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‘London is the Place for Me’: Twentieth-century British Migrant Fiction |
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Pride and Prejudice: LGBTQ Histories, Rights and Contemporary Issues in London |
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Ecology, Environment, and Economics: Market Forces and Sustainability |
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London’s Consumer Landscape: Arcade Halls and Shopping Malls |
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The Political Economy of the European Union: Brexit and Beyond |
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Diversity in Britain: Immigration, Discrimination, and Integration |
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British History: The Making of Modern Britain from Empire to Contemporary Geopolitics |
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Political Communication: Framing and Re-framing Self-Interests in the UK and Abroad |
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Pride and Prejudice: LGBTQ Histories, Rights and Contemporary Issues in London |
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HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES COURSES
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Diversity in Britain: Immigration, Discrimination, and Integration |
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London’s Consumer Landscape: Arcade Halls and Shopping Malls |
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MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS COURSES
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Political Communication: Framing and Re-framing Self-Interests in the UK and Abroad |
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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.