London, England
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Academic level: Undergraduate
Program dates: June 16 - July 26, 2012
Priority application deadline: March 1st
General application deadline: April 2nd
Please note: Applications will be accepted after the March 1st priority deadline on a space-available basis.
Total credits: 8 undergraduate points required
Program focus: British literature & culture, art & architecture, politics
“The Shakespeare class was amazing! Loved seeing all of the performances and then discussing them in class.” Summer 2011 student
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Program Summary
For over three decades, New York University in London has brought American undergraduates to Britain for summer study. Drawing students from colleges throughout the United States as well as from Washington Square, NYU Summer in London provides a rich educational experience in a city that is a historic center for artistic and literary achievement.
London's theatre scene is unrivaled, as are its museums, galleries, churches, historical sites, and shops. From Shakespeare at the Globe to avant-garde productions on the fringe, from the Royal Ballet to the club scene, from high tea to fish and chips, from the regal quiet of St. James Park to the bustling street life of Soho-this vibrant city has something for everyone. Britain's convenient rail system allows easy travel throughout the country. Oxford and Cambridge are only an hour by train while the Lake District, Dublin, and Edinburgh are also easily accessible. The opportunity to enjoy both town and country during your summer abroad is not limited to the United Kingdom and Ireland. The "Chunnel" now makes it possible to take day trips to Paris or Brussels and provides convenient access to the rest of continental Europe.
Program Director
Catherine Robson, Associate Professor, Department of English
ACADEMICS
NYU Summer in London offers courses in British literature, art and architecture, Shakespeare in performance, and contemporary English politics. These courses are all advanced electives that will normally count for the major in their respective fields. We take bus and walking tours of London as well as group excursions to Canterbury, Bath, and Stonehenge. Actors come to our theatre classes and members of Parliament to our politics class. Fieldwork and guided excursions are incorporated into other classes as well: architectural tours and museum visits, historical walking tours of literary districts, and visits to Parliament. Courses are taught by NYU faculty and by British university professors.
Classes are held at the NYU Center in Bedford Square. This Bloomsbury location-a stone's throw from the British Museum and within walking distance of nearly everything else in central London-makes NYU Summer in London a program of distinction whose diversity offers students in all disciplines the opportunity for immersion in the British academic world as well as in the vibrant culture of London. This fully restored air-conditioned academic center offers classroom space overlooking the gardens of Bedford Square. In addition to two computer rooms, audio-visual facilities, a library, and study lounges, the NYU academic center houses the program's faculty offices and advisement staff. The NYU academic center at Bedford Square offers an unparalleled summer experience just minutes from the Tottenham Court Road Tube Station, Oxford Street, and Soho Square.
HOUSING & MEALS
All students participating in the program are required to live in NYU-provided housing in a newly renovated residence is just off Russell Square, within walking distance of the shops, supermarket and cinema of The Brunswick Center, the public parks and gardens of Mecklenburgh Square, and to all forms of transportation. The residence is a few minute walk from the academic center in Bedford Square. The apartments are shared suites with bedrooms arranged around a community area/kitchen. A suite may have up to four bedrooms, each bedroom, usually housing two students, with a bed, desk, and armoire for each student. Two or three bedrooms share a bathroom. The residence features lounges, laundry facilities, and wireless internet. There is no meal plan; you may prepare meals in your apartment (kitchens include cooking utensils) or eat at restaurants in the neighborhood. A residence manager is on-site as well as residential life staff and 24-hour security staff.
EXCURSIONS
Students may take field trips to Stonehenge, Bath, Shakespeare's birthplace at Stratford-upon-Avon, Salisbury Cathedral, Wilton House, the Houses of Parliament, the New Globe Theatre, Charles Dickens's house, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Sigmund Freud's house, the National Gallery, Somerset House, and Poet's Corner at Westminster Abbey.
CONTACT INFO
NYU Office of Global Programs
110 East 14th Street, LOWER LEVEL
New York, NY 10003
t: 212-998-4433
f: 212-995-4103
summer.in.london@nyu.edu