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Courses

Syllabi are for course approval and reference only. Students will receive up-to-date syllabi when their courses begin.

Students must take the required core course in their chosen field of study, but may choose to take courses designated as electives from outside their academic areas for the remaining course. Program participants enroll in and must complete all requirements for two academic courses (four credits each) and the internship course (four credits) for a total of 12 Boston University credits.

Core Phase: Required Courses

Advertising and Marketing

COM CM 521 British and European Marketing Strategy
4 cr. Syllabus

Business and Economics

CAS EC 364 Economic Policy: A British Perspective
(Prerequisite: CAS EC 101 or equivalent)
The aim of the course is to develop in students the ability to apply microeconomic analysis to a range of economic problems and policies. On completion of the course, students should be able to integrate analytical and descriptive material to aid their understanding of the nature and causes of some key contemporary issues in modern advanced economies. In addition students will be familiar with the main microeconomic policies used within the UK and have some knowledge of relevant source material. The level of microeconomics in the course is intermediate and assumes students have completed an introductory one or two semester course in microeconomics. 4 cr. Syllabus

Film, Radio, and Television

COM FT 316 British Film and Television Since 1960
4 cr. Syllabus

Hospitality and Tourism

SHA HF 365 British Tourism: Knowing Britain Inside and Out
4 cr. Syllabus

Journalism

COM JO 358 British Journalism, Culture, and Society
This course aims to offer Journalism students an introduction to the British information milieu they will encounter in their internships. The course will be an intensive study of British media in the context of the political, cultural and social life of the United Kingdom. 4 cr. Syllabus

Management

SMG SI 429 The European Business Environment: Institutions and Enterprise
(Formerly SMG MG 429, Prerequisite: SMG MG 323 or the equivalent). 4 cr. Syllabus

Politics and International Relations

CAS PO 360 British Political Institutions
This course will introduce you to the main political institutions and actors in Britain. It will focus upon the historical and cultural context of British politics and detailed consideration will be given to competing political ideas and ideologies, divergent conceptual methods drawn from the social sciences and popular perceptions of British politics. The course aims to give you a fairly thorough knowledge of Britain, to prepare you for internships and to give you, hopefully, some enjoyment. 4 cr. Syllabus

Pre-law

CAS PO 534 Comparative British and American Constitutional Law: The British Legal System
The aim of the course is to provide an introduction to British legal history, basic legal reasoning and legal theory. It aims to describe the evolution of the Common Law of England, the legal system of England and the legal profession of England, as well as to introduce you to the study of constitutions and constitutional systems of Government. The distinctions between law and politics, and between political science and the study of law, must be explored if we are to gain a useful understanding of our two important constitutional nations. The law and custom in early Britain and the impact of the Norman Conquest and origins of the common law and the English system of courts will be outlined. The development of the legal profession itself will also be examined. How this system came to be transplanted in America are to be looked at as well as reviewing how the 'English' tradition changed direction in the nineteenth, twentieth and twenty-first centuries. 4 cr. Syllabus

Psychology and Social Policy

CAS PS 365 Psychology Applied to Social Issues
Enhance students' awareness of selected current social issues in Great Britain and the policies and strategies currently pursued by government to address them. Develop students' critical appreciation of the contributions and limitations of psychological theory and research in understanding social issues and in informing potential intervention strategies to address them. Develop students' repertoire of transferable skills in communication, presentation and participation as a means of preparation for the demands likely to be made of them during their Internship Placements. Develop student study skills in presenting coherent and informed argument both verbally and in their written work. Foster skills in self-organised and co-operative learning and develop ability for independent learning. 4 cr. Syllabus

Public Relations

COM CM 413 Strategy and Tactics in British Public Relations

Core Phase: Elective Courses

CAS AH 388 British Painting from Holbein to the Twentieth Century
This course provides an introduction to British painting, and it is intended for students who have a major or minor in Art History. The structure of the course is broadly chronological, covering the sixteenth to the end of the nineteenth-century. The course offers students the unique opportunity of studying the art works in London galleries and museums. 4 cr. Syllabus

CAS EC 346 European Capital Markets
Familiarizes students with the structure of the European financial system, covering the principal financial markets and institutions, and the analytical concepts and tools that help explain the processes of price formation and the behavior of participants in these markets. The major financial markets the course covers are spot and foreign exchange dealings, the Eurocurrency and Eurobond markets, futures and options, and swaps and options. Essential background theory is combined with an emphasis on actual events and activities of the major players. 4 cr. Syllabus

CAS EN 310 Introduction to Modern British and Irish Literature
This course aims to provide the student with an appreciation of texts selected from a variety of representative and influential modern authors. Students will be provided with requisite contextual information regarding biographical, social and political backgrounds to assist them with the development of the skills and vocabulary that are needed to foster competent and persuasive literary interpretation. 4 cr. Syllabus

CAS HI 326 Historical Roots of the British Genius
4 cr. (Not offered summer 2009.) Syllabus

CAS IP 400 Contemporary British Legal Issues

CAS IR XXX Seminar in International Business
4 cr. (pending approval) Syllabus

CAS PO/IR 335 Britain and Europe: A New Beginning
This invaluable elective is offered five times a year as Elective A and B Options, running in both the Core and Placement phases in the Fall and Spring and the Core phase in the Summer semesters.

The course will examine the social, cultural, political and economic changes affecting both the UK and the continental states of the EU as the twenty first century gets under way. It will introduce the class to the debates as to the future of Britain, both in respect of membership of the EU and of the ‘new’ Britain of the new century. The future of the relationships between both the EU and the UK with regard to the USA will also be addressed. 4 cr. Syllabus

CAS SO 321 Contemporary Issues in British Welfare
The course gives the student an overview of the history and structure of the British welfare state, including models of welfare development. The course will exam a number of key issues: health policy and the National Health Service; the personal social services; disability issues; poverty; inequality and the growth of ‘social exclusion’; old age, pensions, ageing and the welfare state; the feminist critique of welfare states; and the question of whether welfare states have undermined the intact, nuclear family. It encourages students to adopt an analytical and critical focus upon issues which are currently controversial, and which raise important political, social, moral and philosophical dilemmas. 4 cr.

CFA DR 507 Contemporary British Theater
($60 course fee to be paid on site — to cover the cost of theater visits. Enrollment limited.) 4 cr. Syllabus

COM CM 334 Advertising in the UK
4 cr. Syllabus

COM CM 413 Strategy and Tactics in British Public Relations
4 cr.

COM FT 317 British Cinema and Society
4 cr. Syllabus

COM FT 318 British Television Studies
4 cr. Syllabus

COM JO 416 The Foreign Correspondent: International Reporting
4 cr. Syllabus

Internship Courses

Course numbers depend on the field of specialization in which the student completes his or her internship. Placements are contingent on the student’s past experience, professional interests, and available opportunities in any given summer, so flexibility is essential.

CAS AH 505 Internship in Arts/Arts Administration Syllabus
CAS EC 497 Internship in Economics/Finance or Management (Note: This course number is also assigned to students in marketing.) Syllabus
CAS HU 425 Practicum in the Visual/Performing Arts
CAS PO/IR 451 Internship in British Politics
CAS PO 453 Internship in Comparative Law
CAS PO/IR 455 Internship in International Organization
CAS PS 495 Internship in Health/Human Services
COM CM 471 Internship in Advertising/Public Relations
COM FT 493/494 Internship in Film/Television
COM JO 411 Internship in Journalism
SHA HF 390 Field Placement in Hospitality Administration

This course is comprised of two major components:
a) the internship itself (evaluated by the supervisor and placement team)
b) the internship tutorial and related assignments (evaluated by BU London faculty)

Internship Areas

Advertising/Marketing
Study European marketing techniques, media and consumer behavior and intern in the advertising agencies, or in the marketing departments of British companies or multinational firms. Previous internship placements have included CDP Advertising, Volkswagen, L’Oreal, BBC Worldwide Ltd., and Media Edge CIA.

Business/Economics
Study the current economic, political, and social issues affecting Britain, and work in a London organization with an economic dimension. Previous internship placements have included Easy Car, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Dow Jones FIS, and Taylor Rafferty.

Film/Radio/Television
Study communications and society in Great Britain and work for one of London’s radio and television stations or film production companies. Previous internship placements have included The Travel Channel, Princess Productions, Prospect Pictures, and Momentum Pictures.

Hospitality/Tourism
Study British culture and learn how the tourism industry works in the U.K. Students intern in such placement areas as travel, hotel and restaurant marketing, and public relations. Previous internship placements have included the London Hilton, Planet Hollywood, and Nobu.

Journalism
Study Britain’s news media in the context of the political, cultural, and social life of the United Kingdom by participating in the daily life of a newspaper, magazine, publishing house, or a broadcast news organization. Previous internship placements have included CNN, The Sunday Times, Simon & Schuster, and Food and Travel Magazine.

Management
Study international management and work in accounting, banking, economic research and operations, or personnel management departments of prestigious international organizations. Previous internship placements have included Deutsche Bank, Citigroup, Bache, and Barclays Private Bank.

Politics/International Relations
Study the issues and institutions of British political culture and work in one of London’s many political institutions, including party organizations, lobbying groups, or political public relations agencies. Previous internship placements have included Labour and Conservative Party Headquarters, Friends of the Earth, Overseas Development Institute, and the British Youth Council.

Pre-law
Study the history and practice of the law in both the United States and Great Britain and participate in the daily life of a British law firm or commercial legal department. Previous internship placements have included such prestigious law firms as Dawson Cornwell, Beachcroft Wansbroughs, Farrell Matthews and Weir, and GE Europe.

Psychology/Social Policy
Study health care and human services issues and participate in the daily work life of hospital rehabilitation, therapy, or education programs, health center administration, social service departments; community care centers, or social activist organizations. Previous internship placements have included the Cromwell Hospital, Rhodes Farm Clinic, Anna Freud Centre, and Camden Women’s Aid.

Public Relations
Study public relations as it is practiced in the UK and the EU, and intern in PR agencies or in the PR departments of British or international firms. Previous internship placements have included BAFTA, LD Publicity , and Neil Reading PR.

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Faculty

Courses are taught by British faculty and visiting Boston University faculty who are experts in their fields. For a complete listing, please refer to the London-maintained website, www.bu-london.co.uk.

British Programs Faculty

Mark Allen taught modern British literature for many years on the former Boston University / Oxford honours programme. He holds an MA in English literature from Mansfield College, Oxford. As well as tutoring at many Oxford colleges, he has also lectured at various English universities and at the University of Venice. Most recently, he held a lectureship at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He has published reviews and articles on Romanticism in several academic journals and also worked for the Oxford English Dictionary as an historical reader specializing in the works of Coleridge.

Paul Cousins, holds a PhD from the University of London. He has previously taught Management and Public Administration at Kingston University, The University of Kent at Canterbury, The Open University, South Bank Polytechnic and Canterbury Christ Church University College. He is the former editor of the London Review of Public Administration and has published extensively on the roles of the public services and on local government. Dr Cousins is a member of the Executive Committee of Boston University British Programs and he has worked with Boston University's International Program Center in Paris, Dublin, Sydney, and Geneva.

Mo Dodson holds an MPhil from Goldsmiths College (expecting PhD 2009), a Diploma in Art and Technique of Film from the London International Film School, and a Diploma in Modern Social and Cultural Studies from the University of London. He was formerly the Principal Lecturer in Cultural
History and Media Studies at London Guildhall University. He lectures at other study abroad organizations in London, CAPA and Regents College. He was a regular contributor to the New Statesman and other journals on contemporary British Culture. He has collaborated on two books in the field, and has written many articles and chapters for other books.

Caroline Donnellan, BA, MA & MPhil in History of Art, University College London. Caroline is also presently teaching at University College London and Birkbeck, Faculty of Continuing Education. She has also worked as a freelance lecturer in London galleries. She has published articles on ‘Patrons and Propaganda’ in Prints and Propaganda: The German Reformation, 1999 and ‘Hoogstraten's House’ in Object 5, 2002. Her main areas of academic interest include Northern European, as well as British art and architecture.

Robin Evans, MA, Philosophy, Trinity College, Dublin; M.Phil., University College, London; Diploma, Advertising. He has lectured on marketing, advertising, and consumer behavior at London Guildhall University and Boston University. He has a wide range of practical experience in the production of TV and video materials for advertising purposes. He is the author of Production and Creativity in Advertising and is a partner in Evans Communications, an advertising consulting firm.

Helen Evenden, writer, curator and lecturer specializing in architecture and design. Helen is currently a lecturer and Research Fellow at the Royal College of Art. She has lectured on architecture and design - particularly urban development - at a number of institutions, from Kent State University, Ohio to Goldsmiths College, London. Her main areas of academic interest include architecture for the motorcar and parliament buildings.

Dr. Christine Fanthome began her career at Thames Television, where she worked in a variety of positions including senior researcher, associate producer, reporter and continuity scriptwriter. After taking an MA and a PhD in media and communication at London University, she is now a writer, consultant and lecturer. In addition to teaching at B.U.-London, she runs a media audiences course for postgraduates at City University, London.

Nicholas Haeffner: a former musician, Dr Nicholas Haeffner holds a DPhil in Media and Cultural Studies and an MA in English Literature from the University of Sussex and a BA (First Class) from the University of East London in Cultural Studies. He has given guest lectures in the US, Greece and Estonia and is currently Senior Lecturer in Communications at London Metropolitan University where he teaches courses on film and photography as well as supervising a number of students on practice based PhDs. Dr. Haeffner's work has been published in a number of international journals. He is the author of Alfred Hitchcock (Pearson 2005) and is currently working on a book about the British film director Michael Winterbottom.


Nigel Knight, is a lecturer in British Government at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. He formerly taught at the University of Oxford. He is the author of Governing Britain Since 1945, and has also worked in national politics, both advising and writing policy.

Dr. John Lang holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge, Emmanuel College & Judge Business School.  He currently lectures at the University of Hertfordshire School of Management and the University of Cambridge's Judge Business School in various International  Business, Strategic Management and Project Management programmes.  He has previously taught at a number of other US study abroad programmes and US institutions based in London, including; Richmond, The American International University in London and the Drexel University programme in association with the Foundation for International Education where he wrote and ran the International Business MBA programme and several BA Business programmes. Dr. Lang has published in academic journals and has a forthcoming text in Project Management.

Alexander MacLeod, BA (Hons), University of New Zealand. He has had 40 years of practical experience in broadcasting and print journalism. In New Zealand he was Editor-in-Chief of the NZ Listener and President of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs. In Britain he has served as Foreign Editor of The Sunday Times (London), Diplomatic Editor of The Scotsman (Edinburgh), and British Isles correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor (Boston). For five years he was Editor of the London-based Round Table Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs. He has more than 20 years of experience as a news presenter on BBC Radio, including nearly 10 years as presenter on Twenty-Four Hours for the BBC World Service, and for fifteen years he anchored BBC Radio Four's World Tonight program. As a roving documentary-maker in the United States, Europe and Asia he has made many programs for the BBC.

John Macnicol (CAS SO 321, SO301) is Visiting Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics. Previously, he was Professor of Social Policy at Royal Holloway, University of London. He has published extensively on social policy, and has given papers at numerous international conferences. Recent publications include The Politics of Retirement in Britain 1878-1948 (Cambridge University Press, 1998; second edition, 2002), (editor) Paying for the Old: Old Age and Social Welfare Provision (Thoemmes Press, 7 volumes, 2000), and Age Discrimination: an Historical and Contemporary Analysis (Cambridge University Press, 2006) (winner of the Social Policy Association’s prize for ‘Best New Publication, 2006-7’). During 2005-8, he was in receipt of a Leverhulme Research Fellowship, which included two periods of research in the USA as a Visiting Fellow at Boston University (2006) and at New York University (2007).

David McNeil was a Foreign Correspondent for the BBC for twenty-one years.  He was based in Beirut, New York, Johannesburg, Jerusalem and Washington and has reported for the BBC from forty-six countries covering some of the great political developments of the time along with numerous wars and insurrections. He has also presented news programmes on BBC Radio and is currently a news presenter on BBC Radio 3.

Keith Pilbeam holds a PhD in Economics from the European University Institute in Florence. He is a Professor of International Economics and Finance at City University, London. He is an Examiner for a number of institutions and acts as a consultant to the Foreign Office on international economic issues. He is the author two widely used books, International Finance (2006) and Finance and Financial Markets (2005). He is President of the International Economics and Finance Society (UK), (http://www.iefs.org.uk) and Treasurer of the European Economics and Finance Society (www.eefs.eu). He has published research papers in leading economics journals such as Oxford Economic Papers, the International Journal of Finance and Economics, Applied Economics and the Journal of Economic Integration.

Alan Read, PhD, University of Washington (Seattle); BA, Exeter University (UK). He has lectured in the United States and in Britain, has written and produced three original plays in London, and is widely published in Britain and in the United States. He is currently a professor and the chair of Drama and Theatre Studies at University of Surrey, Roehampton and his latest book Architecturally Speaking: Practices of Art, Architecture, and the Everyday was recently published.  He has recently been awarded a 5-year research grant from the AHRB to develop a Web-based research project entitled Performance Architecture Location.

Alek Sierz holds a first-class honours degree in Politics and Modern History from Manchester University, an MA in Arts Criticism from City University, London, and a PhD from Westminster University. He has spent all his working life in the fields of academia and journalism. He is currently the theatre critic of Tribune and The Stage. He is Visiting Research Fellow at Rose Bruford College and has previously taught at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and at Westminster University. He is also a freelance arts journalist for The Sunday Times, The Independent and The Telegraph. He is a former Hon Sec of the Drama Section of the Critics' Circle, and the proud author of the bestselling In-Yer-Face Theatre: British Drama Today (Faber, 2001), The Theatre of Martin Crimp (Methuen Drama, 2006) and, most recently, John Osborne’s Look Back in Anger (Continuum, 2008).

Terry Sullivan (MSc. London School of Economics) recently retired as Head of Politics at Kingston University. He is one of the longest serving members of the London Faculty having worked on the London Internship Program since 1985. His major teaching commitments are Issues in Contemporary Politics and British Politics on the Internship Program. He is senior tutor and teaches the History of Western Ethics for the College of General Studies.

Michael Thornhill gained a D.Phil. in Modern History from St Antony's College, Oxford, in 1995 at which point he began teaching for Boston University British Programmes. His research interests include British and American foreign policy, the politics of the Middle East, and the history of popular music. He has written numerous scholarly articles, as well as contributing pieces for the Times Literary Supplement, BBC History Magazine, the (London) Times, and Egypt 's Al-Ahram Weekly. His first book Road to Suez was published in 2006 and his latest research project is on King Farouk.

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