Study Abroad in London!

Explore the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, the British Museum, Shakespeare’s Globe, The Tate Britain Museum, and other London sights, and Stratford-on-Avon, Canterbury, Windsor, and Stonehenge.  Earn six hours of credit studying English literature at Radford and visiting the most exciting city in the world!

Dr. Donald Samson, Professor of English, will direct the program, which will involve course work at Radford during the Spring 2010 semester and three weeks in London in May and June 2010. 

Students will take two courses, English Literature and London, and Study of Drama.  As part of the program, the group will visit many literary and historic sites in London and southern England.  Students will earn six credit hours for those courses, which are designed for non-English majors as well as English majors. 

In London, the group will visit Westminster Abbey, Shakespeare's Globe Theater, Keats' House, the Dickens' Museum, Dr. Johnson's House, St. Paul's Cathedral, the British Museum, the Tower of London, the Royal National Theater, St. Paul's Cathedral, the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery, and many other sites associated with English writers.  Outside London, the group will visit Canterbury, Stratford-on-Avon, Salisbury and Stonehenge, Windsor, St. Alban's, and possibly Brighton.    

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre

Westminster Abbey

Please visit the remainder of the site for information about the courses in the program; accommodations, transportation, and sites to see in London; the application procedure and program costs; and contact information. 

If you have questions, please contact Dr. Donald Samson at dsamson@radford.edu or (540)  831-5284.