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Abroad Study In London While Earning Your Degree

Millions of people travel to England each year for the theater, the shopping, the history and more. As part of Study Abroad programs, students become entrenched in England as they spend semesters or summers in the country, perhaps at legendary institutions such as Oxford or Cambridge. The studying abroad participants get to know English residents, professionals and other students, taking field excursions and living and studying amid places such as Buckingham Palace, London Bridge and the Tower of London, all while earning academic credits.

Study Abroad programs have been becoming more and more popular over the years. In 2007-2008, the  Institute of International Education’s 2009 Open Doors report notes, Study Abroad participation on the part of American students was 8.5 percent higher than it was for 2006-2007 and more than quadruple what participation had been in about 1987-1988. When it comes to destinations of choice England, the most popular destination and with Ireland, Wales and Scotland a part of the United Kingdom, has been a consistent leader, according to the Open Doors report.

Students in England might study at any number of the country’s colleges and universities. Their programs or diversions might involve tours of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter at Westminster, also known as Westminster Abbey.  Participants of international studies abroad might also visit the ancient Roman baths, where rain water bubbles into below-ground pools used by the Romans in about 60-70 AD. Archaeology students might find themselves inspired by Stonehenge, where it’s believed that prehistoric stone sculptures mark burial site dating back to 3000 BC.

Students can study virtually every topic that’s available in the United States in England. Spending time in London, the financial capital of Europe, they might venture into the past at the Natural History Museum or take in the arts at the National and Tate Britain galleries. Many shoppers venture to Soho, Covent Garden, Bond Street and Savile Row. London offers opportunities to gather and to people watch at plazas such as Trafalgar Square (otherwise known as Charing Cross) and at Picadilly Circus, where five of the city’s primary roads come together. Study Abroad participants in England might come to understand how this sophisticated city inspired artists such as Charles Dickens, the Beatles, William Shakespeare and more.

Study Abroad students in environmental programs might visit the chalky White Cliffs of Dover that look out on to the English Channel. They might stroll the “treetop” walkways above the 300-acre Kew Gardens at the River Thames. Kew Gardens, also known as the Royal Botanic Gardens, is said to contain the largest and most varied botanical collection in the world, and houses a seed bank that Prince Charles of Wales opened in 2000 as a means of protecting plants from extinction.

Students interested in Study Abroad programs to England can find them available through colleges and universities as well as through private organizations. Students might opt for educational programs offered by the American Institute for Foreign Study as part of its Study Abroad in London program. Through this program, they might participate in liberal arts or business studies at Richmond, the American International University. As part of Study Abroad programs from the Knowledge Exchange Institute, their courses might be based on the campus at London South Bank University.

Many Study Abroad organizations offer students a wide variety of areas of study – from software engineering and computer science to media and film or the performing arts. Study Abroad students might opt to take up residence in a flat in the heart of London, in residence halls or along the rolling green countryside. Through the Institute for the International Education, Study Abroad students might take courses in political science, women’s studies, sociology, international business, theater or literature. Study Abroad participants with the University Studies Abroad Consortium can choose from studying at either the University of Reading, the University of Brighton, the University of Bristol or London Metropolitan University. They might tour the Houses or Parliament as part of their field excursions, listen to the chiming of Big Ben, the landmark clock that’s more than 150 years old.

Study Abroad programs to England might cost around $15,000, not including airfare, housing, meals, textbooks and more. Students can often apply financial aid to the programs and might be able to obtain scholarships specifically for international study abroad scholarships opportunities. Some Study Abroad providers might allow students to establish payment plans. Students interested in Study Abroad opportunities available through organizations outside of the institution they attend might first check with their schools on whether, and how many, credits they expect to accept and if any minimum grade point averages are required.

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