Students will enjoy an arrival orientation in both Glasgow and London. The program fee also includes airport transfer from Glasgow Airport to accommodations on official arrival day, a local transportation pass in Glasgow, transportation via train from Glasgow to London and transport via taxis from the train station in London to accommodations. Students will arrange their own transportation when departing the program housing in London at the end of the program.
Group site visits and excursions
Group excursions typically include:
In Glasgow:
- Welcome meal as a group
- A tour of Glasgow, including visits to
- Day trip to Edinburgh by train
- Writers Museum (if open by then)
- Arcadia faculty led tour of Old Town/Royal Mile
- Entrance to Edinburgh Castle
- Day trip to Moat Brae and Drumlanrig Castle by private coach
- Entrance to Moat Brae National Center for Children’s Literature
- Entrance to Drumlanrig Castle
In London:
- A performance at The Globe Theatre, which reproduces the theatre of the same name where Shakespeare’s plays were staged in the 17th century
- Two additional theater performances
- Kew Gardens
- Day trip to Oxford by train
- Day tour including Christ Church, Magdalen, and New or Exeter (if colleges are available to public)
- Tour includes entrance fees to colleges
- Farewell meal as a group
Course excursions and site visits
All courses have additional fieldtrips associated with them, which may include:
- Creative Acts: British Library; Scottish Writers Museum
- Representing Race: Slavery walking tour in Glasgow and London; Museum of London, Docklands; Black Cultural Archives in Brixton
- Children’s Literature: Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood; Platform 9 3/4 @ King’s Cross
- Introduction to British Writing: Hunterian Gallery; Tate Modern
Campus events and facilities
Our partner on this program is Arcadia University's College of Global Studies. Their top-notch academic space is in Bloomsbury is just a couple of hundred yards from a tube stop and a short walk to the British Museum, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Covent Garden, and much more. For an extra bonus, it is also the household home of John Henry Cardinal Newman, the great theologian and essayist, author of “The Idea of the University” among other works. The space has smart classrooms, excellent computer facilities, free wi-fi, and a nice student lounge.