Scotland

PROGRAMS IN EUROPE: SCOTLAND

Program: University of Edinburgh / Arcadia or IFSA-Butler
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

Is this Program Right for You? The gorgeous capital city of Scotland offers breathtaking views, hundreds of years of history, and a great nightlife. Edinburgh is one of the most architecturally beautiful cities in Europe, but you'll find much more than just lovingly preserved buildings. The city has the advantage of a compact, convenient layout and warm, welcoming people, yet with a cosmopolitan atmosphere. The Scottish Parliament opened in 1998, making the city once again the center of Scotland’s political life.

The city also offers plenty of pubs, trendy cafes, vegetarian restaurants, and small boutiques, as well as great clubs. Edinburgh is the U.K.'s festival city and home to the famous International Festival every August. The city hosts other film, music, and art festivals in the spring and summer as well. Edinburgh is a great base for travel. Catch a train to any large city in England or Scotland; Edinburgh is just one hour from Glasgow and St. Andrews, and five hours from London. Or head north into the beautiful Scottish Highlands.

The Courses /Program: The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is one of the largest universities in the U.K. and has an international reputation for academic excellence and research. You'll find particularly outstanding programs in sociology, languages, English, micro-electronics, and biotechnology. The university also is a major center for computer-related studies, and there is excellent computer support across all disciplines.

Whether you enroll for the full academic year or for a semester, you must take a regular full-time program of academic study, which normally consists of three or four courses per semester. Students who are majoring in art history, psychology, and English literature are usually allowed to take only one upper-division class per term in that subject.

Housing: Arcadia and IFSA-Butler students live in flats or in Pollock Halls. The flats are scattered around Edinburgh, while Pollock is located approximately twenty minutes from George Square, the center of campus. The flats are self-catering, but Pollock has a mandatory meal plan. Students on mandatory meal plans are billed separately after the programs begin.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The academic calendar in the UK is different. Since their fall semester is considerably shorter than ours, Fordham students are welcome to apply only for the Full Academic Year (late Sept. to June) or for the Two Spring terms (Jan-June).

Duration/Deadlines:
• Academic Year: September – June/ Application Deadline: April 15th
• Spring Semester: January – June / Application Deadline: October 15th
Note: A mandatory orientation and student visit with a British family usually begin seven to ten days before the semester begins.

Requirements:
• 3.0 GPA

Program Cost Includes: Advising, predeparture planning handbook, travel arrangement assistance, staff abroad, guaranteedhousing, orientation, student visit with a British family, medical insurance and assistance plan, monthly newsletters, weekend trips, holiday dinners and ceilidh, permanent academic records, and Arcadia or Butler University transcript. For more information: www.arcadia.edu/abroad or www.ifsa-butler.org Catalogues and applications are available in ISAP’s Resource Room. Please note: The information on this sheet is for reference purposes only. It is your responsibility to confirm details and deadlines.

Program: Glasgow School of Art / Arcadia or IFSA-Butler
Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Is this Program Right for You? Fine arts students will find both excellent training and an entire city of inspiration at the Glasgow School of Art, one of only a handful of free-standing art schools in the U.K. You'll be able to round out your technical training while enjoying a lively, active campus in Scotland's cultural capital. GSA's student council organizes dances, film viewings, and a host of cultural, social, and athletic clubs. With just 1200 students in all, GSA offers you personal attention and the chance to connect with students in other disciplines.

A cosmopolitan city with a stellar arts scene, Glasgow offers great culture and entertainment possibilities. This city of 800,000 is home to the national Scottish companies of ballet, opera, orchestra and chorus. The city also boasts two repertory theatres and the Glasgow Film Theatre, which runs only limited-release films. Visit the city's galleries and museums, including the reconstructed home of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the famous graduate of the Glasgow School of Art.

The Courses /Program: GSA offers enrollment in three faculties: Architecture, Fine Art, and Design and Craft. You'll focus completely on your craft in studio classes rather than mixing them with liberal arts classes; you'll also study in only one medium. You'll enroll in the required course given by the historical and critical studies department for grounding in art history and theory. Professors incorporate tutorials and discussions to give you a good counterpoint to studio work. GSA offers extensive programs in hard-to-find areas like jewelry-making, product design, and textiles, as well as more common fine arts courses such as painting, sculpture, and photography.

Housing: Students attending the Glasgow School of Art for the full academic session, or starting the first terms are guaranteed housing in the student residences. These are less than five minutes from the campus building. Each flat has six individual rooms with communal living areas and shard cooking facilities.

Full year students receive housing preference. If you cannot be placed in student residence accommodation, you live in non-university-operated housing.

Duration/Deadlines:
• Academic Year: October – June/ Application Deadline: April 15th
• Spring Semester: January – June / Application Deadline: October 15th

Requirements: 3.0 GPA
• Color slide/print portfolio

Program Cost Includes: Advising, predeparture planninghandbook, travel arrangement assistance, staff abroad, guaranteed housing, orientation, student visit with a British family, medical insurance and assistance plan, monthly newsletters, weekend trips, holiday dinners and ceilidh, permanent academic records, and Arcadia or Butler University transcript. For more information: www.arcadia.edu/abroad or www.ifsa-butler.org Catalogues and applications are available in ISAP’s Resource Room. Please note: The information on this sheet is for reference purposes only. It is your responsibility to confirm details and deadlines.

Program: University of Glasgow / Arcadia or IFSA-Butler
Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Is this Program Right for You? With its impressive, gothic stone buildings, green campus setting overlooking Kelvingrove Park, and location in the popular West End of Glasgow, the University offers a superb academic program located in a city that is trendy, vibrant and buzzing with life.

At the University of Glasgow, campus life outside the classroom is as lively and dynamic as you could want. You’ll find many student clubs and associations you can join, as well as a wide variety of sporting and recreational facilities. The West End of Glasgow, where the university is based, is known for its world-class museums and art collections. It is also home to some of the city’s most innovative restaurants, cafes and clubs, catering to student budgets and lifestyles.

The Courses/Program: The second oldest university in Scotland, with close to 21,000 students, the University of Glasgow consistently ranks among the UK’s great universities. You may take courses across the curriculum and are limited only by timetable. Glasgow enjoys one of the largest biology departments in the UK and has a large English department with outstanding offerings in Scottish literature and Scottish studies and Medieval History. Courses in theater, film and television, theology, physics and engineering are very popular with students, as well as the diverse offerings in law.

You can take up to six classes for a full-year and up to four classes for a semester or term. You may choose courses across the curriculum and from first, second and third-level offerings. Some courses may require prerequisites. You may also take up to one third of your course load in selected fine arts subjects at the world-renowned Glasgow School of Fine Arts. You art studies will also include a weekend field trip to Hospitalfield House in Arbroath overlooking the North Sea, which is known for its impressive architecture, art collections, and furnishings.

Students who attend the University in the spring only are required to enroll in a three-week “presessional” course.

Housing: A variety of accommodation styles are available, from catered or self-catered halls or residence to self-catered student houses. Halls of residence offer both single and double rooms, while houses typically offer only double rooms. Student housing is located within easy walking distance of the main campus or just a short bus ride away. All housing is guaranteed and arranged by Arcadia or IFSA-Butler.

Duration/Deadlines:
• Spring Semester: January – June / Application Deadline: October 15
• Academic Year: September – June/ Application Deadline: April 15

IMPORTANT NOTE: The academic calendar in the UK is different. Since their fall semester is considerably shorter than ours, Fordham students are welcome to apply only for the Full Academic Year or for the Two Spring terms.

Requirements: 3.0 GPA

Program Fee Includes: Tuition, guaranteed housing, overseas orientation, medical insurance, pre-departure advising, cultural excursions, and transcript. For more information: www.ifsa-butler.org or www.arcadia.edu/abroad Catalogues are available in ISAP’s Resource Rooms. Please note: The information on this sheet is for reference purposes only. It is your responsibility to confirm details and deadlines.

Program: University of St. Andrews / Arcadia or IFSA-Butler
Location: St. Andrews, Scotland

Is this Program Right for You? University of St. Andrews, established in 1411, is famous for teaching in the humanities, but it is equally committed to the sciences. Along with the largest medieval history department in the UK, the university has a strong reputation in biotechnology, computer studies, neuroscience, and optoelectronics. The university is also among the last of the old European universities to remain integrated with its town.

Although St Andrews is not a campus University, it has grown and developed with the town and is now comfortably integrated. Owing to the size of St Andrews, students feel they belong here and enjoy the benefits of studying at a highly residential University where academic and social lives intermingle. Visiting students have very good opportunities to really experience the Scottish way of life and get to know the local people. In addition, the university hosts parties, balls, concerts, and sporting events and its location in St. Andrews offers ample opportunities for outdoor activities like hiking and backpacking.

The Courses/Program: St. Andrews has a strong academic tradition in the humanities, particularly art history, classics, religious studies, history, and philosophy. It also boasts great departments in the sciences, specially in the biotechnology, computer science, and optoelectronics departments. The university owns the largest optical telescope in Britain and the most sophisticated lasers in Europe.

Visiting students generally take two to four courses each semester, depending on course weight.

Housing: Students are guaranteed a place in one of the eight residence halls, which vary in character, size, and traditions. Rooms are single or shared. The study-bedrooms, together with the common rooms and library, offer ample opportunity for both quiet study and contact with fellow students and academic staff. The halls have central heating, pantries, and laundry rooms. Students may instead be placed in one of three apartment-style buildings, with single study-bedrooms that share a kitchen and living area. The halls and flats are located in and around the town. You are responsible for the cost of any commuting.

Meals are served in all of the residence halls. The program fee covers your housing while classes are in session but not the cost of meal plans in the residence halls. Students are billed separately for this charge after the program begins. In the flats, you buy and prepare your own food.

Duration/Deadlines:
• Academic Year: late September to June/ Application Deadline: April 15th.
• Spring Semester: January – June / Application Deadline: October 15th.

Requirements: 3.0 GPA

Program Cost Includes: Advising, predeparture planning handbook, travel arrangement assistance, staff abroad, guaranteed housing, orientation, student visit with a British family, medical insurance and assistance plan, monthly newsletters, weekend trips, holiday dinners and ceilidh, permanent academic records, and Arcadia or Butler University transcript. For more information: www.arcadia.edu/abroad or www.ifsa-butler.org Catalogues and applications are available in ISAP’s Resource Room. Please note: The information on this sheet is for reference purposes only. It is your responsibility to confirm details and deadlines.