London Foreign Study Program

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.