Programs

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Program Description

The programme requires two classes from the list of four, one of which must be Hist 391. We will stay in Chester, York and Durham, with lectures in the mornings and site walks or excursions in the afternoons. Museums include the National Railway Museum, Castle Museum, Yorvik exhibit in York, Tour of the castle in Durham, the Silk Museum in Macclesfield. Excursions will include Tatton Hall in Cheshire, the stately home of Castle Howard, Fountain’s Abbey, the monastery on Holy Island (Lindisfarne), the Yorkshire dales, the heritage steam railway of Wensleydale, Alnwick Castle and of course Hadrian’s Wall. Activities will include open air theatre in Chester, brass band concerts in Yorkshire and rope-making at Hawes.

Location Description

The locations are the historic cities of Chester, York and Durham, the most important cities of the north until the industrial revolution. Chester and York were Roman towns and housed two of the three legions in the province of Britannia. All three cities were very important medieval cities with powerful guilds and bishops/archbishops. In the industrial revolution, York became a major railway centre. All three cities are located in beautiful countryside with many museums and historic buildings. The cathedrals in York and Durham are the most impressive in the north. Chester and York both include fully intact medieval city walls.

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Application Process

For this program, students are required to submit the following material(s):

• JMU Short-Term Application Form

• A supplemental essay addressing the following question:

  "Why do you want to join this program?"

Applicants must have a GPA minimum of 2.0.

For more detailed instructions and to download the application, please click on the following link to the Applications and Forms section for JMU Short-Term Programs.

Official transcript required for first-semester transfer students and non-JMU students.