University of Delaware Institute for Global Studies
Spring 2024: London, England

Program Dates January 18, 2024 - April 27, 2024
This program is closed.

Program Overview Please review the CGPS COVID-19 Updates page before applying to a study abroad program.

All applicants must have a valid passport by the program’s application deadline. Your passport’s expiration date must be more than six months after the program ends. If you do not have a current passport, apply through the U.S. State Department. It takes an average of 10-13 weeks (3-4 months) to process a passport.

Traveling and studying abroad during a global pandemic poses new challenges and requires accepting a higher level of uncertainty than in the past. Students who choose to study abroad at this time must be prepared to adapt to the evolving situation and must take responsibility to act in accordance with the rules, regulations, and recommendations of UD, their program leadership, and legal authorities of their home and host country. Due to the rapidly changing and unpredictable global and local response to COVID-19, these rules, regulations and recommendations are subject to change at any time.

The University will continue to monitor the ongoing situation with COVID-19 (coronavirus) as we approach the departure date for this program. Please reach out to your program coordinator or faculty director with questions and continue to monitor the UD coronavirus webpage for updates. If UD decides to cancel a study abroad program, we will communicate directly with affected students.

24S CAPA London Interest Meeting - recorded

Study in the diverse and cosmopolitan city of London. One of the world’s most diverse cities, London offers something for everyone — discover the treasures of the British Museum, explore the arts and music scene in Camden, and sample food from around the world at Borough Market.

The University of Delaware collaborates with the Centers for Academic Programs Abroad (CAPA) which is the organization that coordinates all of the on-site program logistics. Based in the Royal Borough of Kensington, students will attend class at the CAPA center which has wireless access, a computer lab, classroom spaces, a resource room and a student lounge.

CAPA London students take classes from local British faculty with other American students from a variety of U.S. colleges and universities. Many of the courses offered incorporate field trips into the curriculum to enhance the academic experience.

Unpaid internships are available for an added cost of approximately $500 - $600 for a UK visa. Priority visa processing is an extra $300. Students have the option of enrolling in a 3-credit internship in lieu of one traditional course. Internships are available in a variety of fields and require a 20-hour per week work commitment. Additional materials are required for internship participants (cover letter and resume). Students who opt for an internship enroll in BUAD 364, POSC 464 or UNIV362 070 as one of their courses. See the course information below for details. Specific placements are not guaranteed. CAPA Internship Video

Curious about how CAPA helps students find internships? If you have any questions about the internship placement process, check out CAPA's new video. WATCH HERE >>

CAPA's Student Learning and Development Outcomes (SLDOs)

Excursions: Events around London include a walking tour of the Iconic South Bank; taking a riverboat tour to Greenwich; touring multi-cultural Brixton, A Beatles and Abbey Road Magical Mystery Walking Tour, feasting on a multi-course curry dinner in Brick Lane. Other activities reflect what is going on in the city at the time and may include; Visiting the Globe Theatre, a tour of London markets, a back­stage tour of the National Theatre, or a Royal London bike tour. Plus students enjoy excursions outside of the city to Stonehenge and Bath.

Community Engagement: The staff at CAPA typically arranges at least two group volunteer opportunities during the course of the semester and can suggest additional opportunities and volunteer sites to students upon arrival.

Students will be housed in double/triple rooms in furnished flats (apartments) with kitchens. Flats are located no more than a 45-minute commute from the CAPA London Center. Individual requests regarding apartment style and location cannot be accommodated.

CAPA Flat Tour Video: WATCH HERE>

The Program Fee includes lodging, class fieldtrips, several day excursions, welcome reception and mid-semester dinner, all program-related activities, medical insurance, and a public transportation pass for the central metropolitan area. Students will need to budget for meals, cellphone, laundry, and other personal expenses. Regarding cellphones, students must have a phone that can make and receive local London calls. The phone must also have a data plan. Information will be provided.

The Program Fee includes lodging, class fieldtrips, day trip to Stonehenge & Bath, daytrip to Stratford-upon-Avon and Kenilworth Castle, welcome reception, international medical insurance, and a tube pass for zones 1 -2. All students are required to stay in program sponsored housing, independent housing arrangements are not allowed by UD or the program partners.

The program fee does NOT include airfare airfare to/from London, nor airport transfers within the U.S. The program officially begins when students arrive in London. Students will receive detailed travel instructions after acceptance, explaining how and where to purchase their plane ticket. See the Cost section below for estimate airfare. For this program, students will be given recommended flight itineraries for traveling together.

Due to the time required to obtain a visa, at the time of application, students must have a passport valid for six months beyond the program’s return date.

Students will need to budget for meals, laundry, cellphone, and other personal expenses. Students are required to have a cellphone capable of making local calls in London and of sending and receiving text messages in London. The phone must also have a data plan.

ACCESSIBILITY: Students with disabilities are welcomed and encouraged to study abroad, but should be aware that accessibility and accommodation in some program locations may differ from the United States. Transit systems and legacy building construction practices may not meet U.S. accessibility standards, and alternative access to public transportation, buildings, or public sites cannot be guaranteed. Review these questions with the Office of Disability Support Services to determine whether this program can meet your accommodation needs.

Courses: Students must enroll in all credit-bearing courses for a grade. Only the UNIV (zero credit) course may be taken pass/fail. Audit registration is not permitted on UD Travel Study. Please refer to the University Catalog to verify requirements and prerequisites. All students must enroll in at least 12 credits, as well as the 0-credit UNIV course. Please note: Courses offered are subject to change as the program provider’s scheduling may change.

Program Costs:

How much does it cost?.

	Delaware Resident	Non-Delaware Resident
Final Tuition based on current year	$7,020.00	$18,840.00
Final Program Fee	$11,850.00	$11,850.00
UD Registration & Activities Fee	$0.00	$0.00
Total to be charged to UD account	$18,870.00	$30,690.00
Plus Airfare Estimate (purchased separately)	$1,400.00	$1,400.00

The rates above may not apply to you if you are a UD graduate student during the time you are studying abroad. Please refer to http://www1.udel.edu/finaid/rates.html for the appropriate rates.


When and how do I pay?
If you are offered acceptance to the program, you will have 3 days to withdraw without financial penalty. After the 3 days have passed, you will be officially accepted to the program, and IGS will post the full Program Fee and Tuition/Fees to your UD student account.

• An initial payment of $1000.00 will be due in mid-October.
• The balance of the Program Fee and Tuition/Fees will be due in early January.
• Payments are submitted through My Finances in UDSIS.
• All charges, once posted to your account, are considered non-refundable.

*All students will receive an email when they are accepted to a program and will have 10 days from that notification to make their $1,000.00 Initial Payment.


Contact Information:


Deadlines:
Submit Program Application by 5pm on September 20, 2023
Recommendation also due by 5pm on September 20, 2023
Acceptance and Scholarship Announced: September 29, 2023



Interest Meetings:
05/15/2023, 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM, https://ceacapa.zoom.us/j/95482611706
09/05/2023, 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM, https://udel.zoom.us/j/93723116620


Program information is subject to change at any time. Please check this web site periodically for updates.