Summer Semester Course Offerings

A full summer session is offered every year. You must take four courses. All courses are three credit hours, and meet twice a week. You may choose to do an internship as one of your courses. You are encouraged to participate, without extra cost, in outings for other courses.

Art History 316 (Masterpieces of British Art)
Survey of painting and sculpture in Britain (1530 to 1860) concentrating on 18th and 19th-century painting. British art is viewed in the context of European civilization. Weekly visits to London museums, including the Portrait Gallery, Sir John Soane's House, the Wallace Collection and the Tate Gallery.
Satisfies GENED Cluster Two, Group II.

English 412/GHUM200L/Theatre 449 (The London Theatre)
Study of London theatre. Consideration given to current productions of classic and contemporary works. Emphasis on production elements including acting, directing, design, writing and economic considerations. There will be an additional $200 course materials fee billed to those students taking this course. GHUM200L satisfies GENED Cluster Two, Group III. You may not receive credit for both GHUM200L and Theatre 449.

History 382L (Europe in the 20th Century)
An examination of European history following WWII, from a British perspective. Weekly outings to museums and sites of historic interest.

Political Science472L/SCOM472L/SMAD472L (Media and Politics)
A study of the media's role in political campaigns, concentrating on past/present elections, the media's role in covering political parties and coverage of the governing process. Discussion of electonic and print will occur. Topics to be examined include campaign videos, CSPAN , political ads, editorial cartoons, TV debates, convention coverage and radio talk show commentary.

SCOM 347L (Communication, Diversity & Popular Culture)
Study of the rhetorical dimension of communication practices and tests found in popular culture. Emphasis on issues of diversity as they are manifested in the communication practices found in popular culture. Emphasis on strategic communication choices in a diverse, multicultural world. Emphasis on critical thinking, self-reflexivity and communication analysis.

SMAD301L (Culture by Design)/SCOM351L (Visual Rhetoric)
Study of how mediated communication molds perception and influences cultural change. Emphasis on how language and imagery, sound and music are combined in current media to create meaning. Consideration of emerging media and their implications for cultural design.

SMAD 360L/SCOM360L/GHUM251 (British Media and Society)

Study the history, nature, and impact of mass media in the United Kingdom. Emphasis on the impact modern media has on society, and society has on media. Consideration of similarities and differences in mass media in the United States and Great Britain. Consideration of the relationship between mass media and the arts. Focus on 20th century mass media in London, one of the world's pre-eminent and most influential media centers. GHUM251L satisfies GENED Cluster Two, Group I.

SMAD 463L/ENG463L (Film Adaptions - British Literature and Film)

The study of the process of adapting literature into feature films. Consideration is given to the original literary work, as well as to the changes undergone in its adaptation to film. There will be an additional $100 course materials fee billed to those students taking this class.

WRTC 314L (Writing in the Public Sphere)
Students will conduct a rhetorical examination of written texts that influenced and brought about change in the public sphere.

SMAD 305 (The Creative Online Travel Blog)
Students will use the London experience as the source to tell their own stories of study and travel abroad through an online blog. Instruction will include blog development and maintenance, photo and video capture and editing, writing for online, and narrative storytelling design. Students will have the opportunity to post to a live blog so others can follow their experience during the summer. FMIR couse. Offered Summer 2010 only.

Independent Study
You may take an independent study, in your major, under the supervision of a JMU faculty member and with the approval of the Semester in London Prgogram Director.

Internships in London  

All London internships will be arranged by CAPA (Centers for Academic Programs Abroad) and will include IDLS 490. Students wishing to satisfy departmental internship requirements must check with that department for approval.

IDLS 486 (Perspective on Experiential Learning Abroad - PELA)

This internship and seminar provides students with opportunities to experience life in London from the perspective of an individual working within an organization. Students are placed in agencies and workplaces in London; they participate in a concurrent seminar in which they are mentored by a faculty member and prepared for situations they will encounter in their work setting. Students who complete these internships will return home with an unique internship portfolio that documents their learning successes. There will be an additional fee of $400 billed to those students taking this class.For more information about interning in London, click here

Students planning to participate in JMU's Summer Semester in London Program may take 9 credit hours (three courses) toward fulfilling their Cluster 2 requirements.

Please Note: Class offerings may vary by semester. Course textbooks are provided to students during their semester in London.