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.
Click here to download our London Courses catalogue.
Our course catalogue includes course descriptions, terms offered and possible co-curricular activities. Also included on this page:
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
- Experiential Education Courses
- Arts, Music and Theatre
- Business, Communications and Marketing
- Health Sciences
- History and Politics
- Humanities and Social Science
- Literature and Writing
Experiential Education Courses
International Internship Course
International Service Internship Course
Photojournalism: London through the Lens
* A camera is required for this course (not just a phone camera) - more details here.
Theatre in Britain: From the Globe to the West End
* There is a compulsory lab fee of £90 for ths course.
Underdogs and Anti-Heroes: The Social Realist Tradition in British Cinema
Understanding Art through London’s Collections
BUSINESS, COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING
Contemporary British Broadcasting
Creative Thinking for Advertising
Ethical Dilemmas: Business and the World
Genetics in Nursing and Healthcare
Angels, Whores and Angry Birds: Representations and Realities of British Women’s Lives Since 1850
Diversity in Britain: Immigration, Discrimination and Integration
International Diplomacy: Global Governance in a Divided World
Pride and Prejudice: LGBTQ Histories, Rights and Contemporary Issues in London
The Political Economy of the EU: Brexit and Beyond
Understanding Civilisations: Islam and the West
Ecology, Environment and Economics: Market forces and sustainability
Ethical Leadership
* There is a compulsory lab fee of £90 for ths course for Spring Semester; this covers your participation in the SGLC.
Food, Society and Culture in Britain: From Traditional Tastes to Contemporary Concerns
* There is a compulsory lab fee of £90 for ths course.
Social Psychology in a Global Context
Sustainable Cities: London in the Era of Climate Change
Harry Potter: Magic, Myth and Meaning
* This course requires that you have read all the books in the Harry Potter series before the course begins.
Literary London: Reading the Restless City
Shakespeare and Elizabethan Literature
The Nature of Story: Creative Writing
FIE'S VALUES IN THE CURRICULUM
FIE's values are reflected in our Program Learning Attributes. As a direct result full engagement in FIE programs, students will:
- Demonstrate an understanding, appreciation of, and empathy towards diverse cultures and identities
- Analyze issues of social justice at global, national, and local levels
- Evaluate the ethical implications of their personal choices integrated with their civic and social responsibilities
- Discriminate between sustainability initiatives and critique them while also showing ways of improving sustainability
The London Courses catalogue (available here to download) has more information about which values are explored in each course. The Our Values page of the FIE website has more information about our Articulated Values and Programme Learning Attributes.
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.
