University Study Programs -- You can study British literature at renowned universities such as Oxford and Cambridge during the week and then take weekend excursions to the countryside of Shakespeare, Austen, Dickens, and Hardy. While doing your coursework, you can live in dormitories with other students and dine in elaborate halls or the more intimate Fellows' clubs. Study programs in England are not limited to the liberal arts, or to high school or college students. Some programs are designed specifically for teachers and seniors.
Affiliated with Richmond College, in London, American Institute for Foreign Study, River Plaza, 9 W. Broad St., Stamford, CT 06902 (tel. 866/906-2437; www.aifs.com), offers 4 weeks and up of traveling programs for high school students, and internships and academic programs for college students. There are also programs leading to the British equivalent of an MBA.
IIE (Institute of International Education), U.S. Student Programs Division, 809 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017 (tel. 212/883-8200; www.iie.org), administers a variety of academic, training, and grant programs for the U.S. Information Agency (USIA), including Fulbright grants. It is especially helpful in arranging enrollments for U.S. students in summer school programs.
Worldwide Classrooms, P.O. Box 1166, Milwaukee, WI 53201 (tel. 414/224-3476; www.worldwide.edu), produces an extensive listing of schools offering study abroad programs in England.
