Why London?
London is unsurpassed in the English-speaking world for its wealth of
historical and academic resources. London's libraries, archives and museums
offer avenues for independent research into topics across a wide range of
British and World history. The city's own existence over two millenia and its
present-day position as a leading repository of documentary films have
permitted us to design courses that offer experiences in the study of history
that are unavailable on campus.
Institutional Affiliation
The program is affiliated with the Department of History of University
College London, and students will have access to library and recreational
facilities available to University College London students.
The History FSP consists of the following three courses (all three must be
taken):
- History 40: London in History
- Through
lectures,readings, discussions, and fieldwork this course explores aspects of
London's history from medieval to modern times. Using the city itself as a
living laboratory for historical thinking, the course relates the development
of London and its neighborhoods to the larger concentric histories of nation,
region, empire, and world.
- History 41: History Study Abroad
- Graded credit for
this course is awarded to students who have successfully completed an approved
course offered by the History faculty of University College London while a
member of the Dartmouth Foreign Study Program in History. Selections for 2008
include: "The Remaking of the English Working Class, 1660-1785"; "Remembering
Slavery: Britain, Colonial Slavery and Abolition"; "the Human and Its Others:
Enlightenment Ideas of Ethnicity and Race"; and "Marx and History."
- History 97: Independent Field Project
- In consultation
with members of the History Department, each participant in the program will
design and carry out an independent project that makes use of London's unique
research opportunities. The project may relate to any aspect of British,
European, or world history.
Living Arrangements
Students live in apartments in central London and provide their own
meals.
Criteria for Admission
The size of the program is limited and admission is selective. You do not
have to be a History major to apply, but before arrival in London participants
should have taken two courses in History. Application to the program includes
submission of a proposal for an independent field project (History 97) on a
topic in British, European, or world history that makes use of London's
exceptional research opportunities. Members of the History Department are
available to advise applicants on the merit and feasibility of their project
ideas.
Applications can be found online at www.dartmouth.edu/~ocp.
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