绿帽淫妻

• GPA of 2.5+
• 2 completed semesters at 绿帽淫妻 
• Not on academic probation or have recent, serious, or repetitive behavioral citations from the Dean of Students

Students participate during the fall semester, taking 3 - 4 courses for 12 - 16 credits. Prior to arrival you will be sent a link inviting you to 鈥渁pply鈥� for 鈥渕odules鈥� (select your courses). You will be asked to select 8 鈥渕odules鈥� (courses) and rank them in order of preference in case of schedule conflicts. Once you have completed your online enrollment, you will receive your class schedule about 2 - 3 weeks before your arrival. 

Please note, depending on the semester, not all classes will be offered and there may be changes up to the start of the semester. Additionally, if St.Mary鈥檚 is offering a course you want to take that is not listed below, please reach out to the Office of International Programs, your advisor/department chair and the registrar for potential approval.

Courses

Art

• Media Design I (4 credits, ART 115 Graphic Design/Fine Arts Gen Ed credit)

Business

• Management Principles and Practice (4 credits, BUS 200 Principles of Management/Social Science Gen Ed credit)
• International Management (4 credits, BUS 331 International Business/Global Perspectives Gen Ed credit)
• Organisational Behaviour (4 credits, BUS 311 Organizational Behavior)
• Consumer and Audience Behavior (4 credits, BUS 323 Consumer Behavior)
• Entrepreneurship (4 credits, BUS 315 Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management)
• Philosophy and Ethics for Business Decision Making (4 credits, BUS 405 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility)
• Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility (4 credits, BUS 405 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility)
• Marketing Strategy and Implementation (4 credits, BUS 422 Marketing Strategy)
• Management of Organizational Change (4 credits, BUS 312 Organizational Leadership)
• Being a Marketing Manager (4 credits, BUS 299 Business Elective)
• Business Law (4 credits, BUS 299 Business Elective)
• Entrepreneurship and Professionalism (4 credits, BUS 299 Elective)
• Popular Culture and Business (4 credits, BUS 299 Elective)
• Experience and Employment in Business (4 credits, GEN/BUS 397 Internship)

Communications

• The Media Industries (4 credits, COM 120 Social Media/Social Science Gen Ed credit)
• Principles and Practices of Communications (4 credits, COM 299 Organizational Communication)
• Behavioural Economics (4 credits, COM 299 Elective)
• Political Communication (4 credits, COM 299 Elective)
• Media Production I (4 credits, COM 299 Communication Elective)

Education

• Experience and Employment in Education (4 credits, GEN 397 Internship or EDUC 299 Elective)

English

• Creative and Professional Writing (4 credits, ENGL 200 Writing for Business/Fine Arts or Writing Intensive Gen Ed credit)
• Writing London (4 credits, ENGL 201 Advanced Composition/Fine Arts or Writing Intensive Gen Ed credit)
• Journalism (4 credits, ENGL 205 Intro to Journalism/Fine Arts or Writing Intensive Gen Ed credit)
• Journalism 1: News Writing (4 credits, ENGL 205 Intro to Journalism/Fine Arts or Writing Intensive Gen Ed credit)
• Writing Reviews and Criticisms (4 credits, ENGL 308 Studies in Writing/Fine Arts Gen Ed credit)
• Voices in Contemporary Fiction (4 credits, ENGL 110 Understanding/Appreciating Literature/Humanities Gen Ed credit)
• Writing Adaptations (4 credits, ENGL 258 Literature and Motion Pictures/Humanities Gen Ed credit)
• Writing the 鈥淩enaissance鈥� (4 credits, ENGL 266 Studies in English Literature/Humanities Gen Ed credit)
• Writing Short Fiction (4 credits, ENGL 302 Fiction Writing
• Writing Genre Fiction (4 credits, ENGL 302 Fiction Writing)
• Writing Lyrics and Poetry (4 credits, ENGL 310 Poetry Writing)
• Creative Nonfiction (4 credits, ENGL 304 Creative Nonfiction Writing)

 

Environmental Science

• Environment and Society (4 credits, ENV 299 Elective)

Geography

• People and Places (4 credits, GEO 120 Human Geography/Social Science or Global Perspectives Gen Ed credit)
• Geomorphology (4 credits, GEO 313 Geomorphology)

History

• War and Society (4 credits, HIST 299 History Elective or GA 140 Humanities Gen Ed)
• Popular Culture: Aesthetics and History (4 credits, HIST 299 History Elective or GA 140 Humanities Gen Ed)
• Race and Ethnicity in the US (4 credits, HIST 299 History Elective or GA 140 Humanities Gen Ed)
• American Politics and Cultures in the 1960鈥檚 (4 credits, HIST 299 History Elective or GA 140 Humanities Gen Ed)
• Sentiment, Suffrage and Sex: Women in America (4 credits, HIST 216 Women in American History)
• Doing History (4 credits, HIST 299 History Elective)
• The Reign of Henry VII (4 credits, HIST 299 History Elective)
• Renaissance Kingship (4 credits, HIST 299 History Elective)
• Revolution and Empire in France (4 credits, HIST 299 History Elective)
• Imagining the Ottoman Empire (4 credits, HIST 299 History Elective)
• Great Southern Land: A History of Australia (4 credits, HIST 299 History Elective)

Kinesiology 

• Introduction to Nutrition I (4 credits, KIN 230 Nutrition for Sports Performance)
• Managing Sporting Events (4 credits, KIN 305 Sport Facility and Event Management)
• Sports and the Law (4 credits, KIN 410 Sports Law)
• Intro to Sports and Leisure Industries (4 credits, KIN 299 Kinesiology Elective)
• Experience and Employment in Sport (4 credits, GEN/KIN 397 Internship)

Political Science

• What is Politics? (4 credits, POL 299 Political Science Elective or GA 114 Social Science Gen Ed)
• Introduction to Political Economy (4 credits, POL 299 Political Science Elective or GA 114 Social Science Gen Ed)
• Introduction to International Relations (4 credits, POL 180 World in Crisis/Social Science or Global Perspectives Gen Ed credit)
• British Politics (4 credits, POL 310 European Politics)
• Comparative Politics (4 credits, POL 299 Political Science Elective)

Psychology

• The Social Brain (4 credits, PSY 299 Psychology Elective or GA 116 Social Science Gen Ed)
• Research Methods and Statistics (4 credits, PSY 205 Research Methods)
• Applied Child Psychology (4 credits, PSY 210 Child and Adolescent Psychology)
• Political Psychology (4 credits, PSY 299 Psychology Elective)
• Psychopathology and Deviant Behaviour (4 credits, PSY 299 Psychology Elective)
• Intro to Social and Developmental Psychology (4 credits, PSY 299 Psychology Elective)

Sociology

• Sociology, Themes and Issues (4 credits, SOC 299 Sociology Elective or GA 116 Social Science Gen Ed)
• Studying Sociology and the Everyday (4 credits, SOC 299 Sociology Elective or GA 116 Social Science Gen Ed)
• Modernity in the 21st Century (4 credits, SOC 299 Sociology Elective or GA 116 Social Science Gen Ed)
• Global Societies and Identities (4 credits, SOC 315 Social Stratification)
• Race and Representation (4 credits, SOC 305 Race and Ethnicity)
• Sociology of Education (4 credits, SOC 299 Sociology Elective)

Theatre

• Theatre and Society (4 credits, THTR 299 Theatre Elective or GA 145 Fine Arts Gen Ed)

Theology

• Key Concepts in World Religions (4 credits, GA 113 Global Perspectives Gen Ed)
• Foundation in Religious Studies (4 credits, THEO 299 Theology Elective or GA 105 Theological Foundation Gen Ed)
• Worship (4 credits, THEO 105 Sacraments/Theological Foundation Gen Ed credit)
• Foundation in Biblical Interpretation (4 credits, THEO 200 Bible as Story/Theological Foundation Gen Ed credit)
• Atheism and Non-Religion (4 credits, THEO 230 Wrestling with God/Theological Foundation Gen Ed credit)
• God in Christ (4 credits, THEO 310 Ecclesiology)
• Ecclesiology (4 credits, THEO 310 Ecclesiology)
• Christology (4 credits, THEO 315 Christology)

Gen Ed

• North American Cinema (4 credits, GA 145 Fine Arts Gen Ed)

Internship

• Contributing to the Community (4 credits, GEN 397 Internship)

Internship Program Structure

You have the opportunity for one of your modules/courses to be an internship allowing you to gain valuable work experience. There are four areas where internships take place: business, education, kinesiology/sport management, and nonprofits.You will be required to work 60 - 80 hours during the semester. Additionally, it will be necessary for you to obtain a visa prior to departure.

As part of orientation, tours are provided of Tickenham, Kingston and Central London to help familiarize students to the local area. Additional tours (through an external provider) are offered to places like Bath, Stonehenge, and Wales for an additional cost. These other tours vary in location year-to-year and can vary in cost depending on tour type. Information about these additional tours will be given to students as part of their orientation at St. Mary鈥檚.

Since this program takes place at another university, it is possible to join various student clubs that provide excursions or cultural activities. The International Team also arranges a number of on-campus or local events throughout the semester. Additionally, students are able to construct their own experiences through independent travel within the UK or around Europe as class schedules allow. 

A homestay is recommended so you can more fully experience British culture. Various types of on-campus housing are also available. Prices vary depending on accommodation type (homestays are the cheapest) and will be included into your program fee. Additionally, two meals per day are included in housing fees. Some homestays may provide laundry services for free or a small charge, otherwise there are laundry facilities on-campus (laundry is not included in program fees).

The program fee is in addition to Aquinas tuition. Students will not be charged Aquinas housing fees and do not need an Aquinas meal plan if they participate in this program.

Approximate cost Fall 2024: $14,500

Program fee includes:

• Airport pickup
• Housing (cost varies depending on type)
• 2 meals/day (breakfast and dinner during the week, brunch and dinner on the weekend)
• Orientation excursions
• Course credits/official transcript
• Health/travel insurance

This fee does not include club sport membership (approximately $130 for the semester) or gym and fitness membership (approximately $6.50 per time pay-as-you-go or $110 for the semester). Additionally, this fee does not include optional excursions (varying costs) or visa cost if doing an internship.

Please visit the Money Matters page and review the budget worksheet for information on scholarships and other expense considerations.

Additional Application

After being accepted into the program by the Office of International Programs, you will be invited to apply to St. Mary鈥檚 Study Abroad program. Pay careful attention to application dates and deadlines provided to you by the Office of International Programs. 

You will need the following in order to complete your application with St. Mary鈥檚:

• Current transcript
• Scan of the photo and information page of your passport
• Short personal statement (1-2 paragraphs) explaining why you would like to study at St.Mary鈥檚 

Once accepted by St. Mary鈥檚 you will then be invited to apply for accommodation/housing.

Visa

Obtaining a visa prior to arrival is not required for US citizens, unless you are planning on doing an internship. If you plan to do the internship, make sure you indicate that on your application to St. Mary鈥檚 so that they can send you the documentation and instructions you need to apply for a visa prior to departure.

Scholarships

Once you have committed to this program, the Office of International Programs will reach out to the Financial Aid Office to confirm your participation and they will determine your eligibility for internal scholarships.

Additional opportunities are listed under the 鈥淓xternal Scholarships鈥� section of the Money Matters page.

More info

Reach out to the Office of International Programs or review the for additional program information.