Have you ever considered what it would be like to come to England not as a tourist or a visitor, but as a resident – someone who through everyday interactions – becomes immersed in all of the beauty, history and culture that is London? Now you can! For almost 40 years, The Florida State University has offered a small liberal arts college atmosphere in the heart of London. Small classes, dedicated teacher-scholars, and engaged peer groups make studying in London an enormously rewarding experience. With courses designed to maximize the use of the city as both a classroom and a text, and professors committed to an imaginative approach to teaching, students spend a great deal of their time learning by experience in London’s museums, galleries, theatres, and neighborhoods.

Located in historic Bloomsbury, the London Study Centre is a stone’s throw from the West End Theatre District and the British Museum, and is within easy walking distance of such places of interest as Covent Garden, Trafalgar square, the Houses of Parliament, and Buckingham Palace. The possibilities of a term in London, like the rewards, are many and varied. Now it is your turn to join the thousands of Florida state students before you who have lived and studied as residents of this vibrant city.

Fall semester Study Centre excursions include day trips to places such as Stonehenge, Bath, Oxford, Brighton and Stratford upon Avon, an overnight excursion to Paris, and an overnight UK-based trip. A Monday-Thursday class schedule and a 10 day break, provide plenty of opportunities for personal travel.

Located in historic Bloomsbury, a stone’s throw from the West End, Theatre District, and housed in a row of seventeenth-century townhouses, the London Study Centre combines modern convenience with historic setting. Consisting of fully self-contained and furnished apartments, the Centre, amongst other amenities, boasts 24-hour wireless connectivity, two computer labs, a library, free laundry facilities, and a student lounge. Flats include shared bedrooms, bathroom with shower, sitting room with TV and well-equipped kitchen. If these spaces are filled, students will be housed in comparable accommodations within central London. Overnight guests are not allowed in program housing. For a list of hotels near the campus, please click here.

The British Studies London Centre Minor enhances and focuses a student’s program in Britain. The minor is built around the London residency, but can be pursued before and after it as well: fifteen credits are required, of which nine must be earned in London. Students may choose from various disciplinary perspectives on British Studies. Consult the FSU Bulletin (registrar.fsu.edu/bulletin) and contact International Programs for formal declaration of the minor.

This program is open to all interested students who originally applied to the Florida State University for fall semester admission but were offered a place in the following spring semester. Rather than waiting until spring semester to join Florida State, admission can begin with International Programs during the fall semester.

Fee includes: The fee includes all registration and instructional costs for up to 16 undergraduate credit hours; housing in central London; an extensive program of social/cultural excursions and activities, including a trip to Paris and a UK-based overnight trip; health insurance; international student ID card; T-shirt; full-time academic and administrative support. For graduate course availability in all sessions contact Betty Seymour.

Not included: The fee does not include round-trip international airfare; passport; food; books and supplies; personal travel/ activity/spending money; class-related performances and events.

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