For Immediate Release – Lawton, OK, March 31, 2006
British Studies program offers CU students
an opportunity to experience life abroad
Hundreds of students from all over the United States, including many from Cameron University, will travel
to London this summer to take part in the British Studies Program 2006. The program will run from July 6
until Aug. 6.
"The British Studies program is life changing,” said Von Underwood, Ph.D., Cameron’s British Studies
coordinator. “Life experiences gained through this program are enriching and unforgettable.”
The British Studies program has been in existence for more than 30 years and is the largest American
academic program in London each summer.
Cameron University is a member of a consortium of 10 colleges and universities, which is administered by
the University of Southern Mississippi.
"The British Studies program offers the absolute best study abroad experience,” Underwood said. “The
program provides high-quality courses, featuring field experiences and expert British lecturers as well as
ample time to explore the British culture at one’s own leisure.”
During the time abroad, students take one upper-division, intensive-study course over the five-week period
and earn six hours of undergraduate or graduate credit towards their degree. Participants may choose from
16 courses including art history, studio art, journalism, communication, sociology, political science, royal
history, World War II, theatre, business, geography, Shakespeare, and Children’s Literature.
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Monday through Wednesday are the most intense class days and as the weekend approaches class
schedules generally become lighter. Evenings are always free of classes, and groups a students and
faculty are energetically exploring London.
“The British Studies Program is a great experience,” said Chelsey Riddles, junior English major, who was
part of the British Studies program in 2005. “The program offers students the opportunity to be completely
immersed in a different culture and at the same time fully experience classes by visiting the sites directly
related to the class subject.”
While the classes are guided by American professors, British experts often provide guest lectures and the
historic venues, readily available for to visit, offer students an up-close life experience with the subject they
are studying.
“Shakespeare students can see his plays performed in a famous theatre or an outdoor locale and also have
unique access to some of most renowned Shakespeare experts," Underwood said.
The cost for the British Studies program includes tuition, fees, airfare, transportation to and from the airport
for $4,999 for undergrads and $5,299 for graduates. The package includes single-room housing with a
private bath and shared kitchen facilities for five weeks on the south bank of the Thames River. Students
and faculty will reside in the Kings College Stamford Street Residence Hall, a short walk from the Houses
of Parliament, the New Globe Theatre, the National Festival Theatre, Trafalgar Square and the Strand.
Interested students should contact Underwood at 580.581.2491.
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