Why Study Abroad in Bath, England?

Realize your academic goals while immersing yourself in day-to-day British life and culture. Loved and respected for her museums, theatre, architecture, and academic institutions-not to mention those famous English institutions, Tea and the Pub-England has something to offer everyone. You will appreciate the abundance of opportunities available, whether your interests lie in literature, history, arts, or nightlife.
The city of Bath is located a short distance southeast of Bristol and about 90 miles west of London. The city and environs are rich in Roman history, and Bath's architecture is among the most distinctive in Great Britain. Between studies, take time to explore the gardens, parks and courtyards of the city. Aerial View of Bath
Surround yourself in the Georgian elegance of the city of Bath, a lively city with theatre, music, museums and art galleries. Later in the evening, take part in a torch lit tour of the steaming, murky waters of the Great Bath, where the fashionable British elite went for respite and health in the 18th century. World-renowned theatre, museums, and multi-cultural opportunities await discovery in London, the heart of the British social and political life.

Program Features

• Take regular courses taught by SJSU faculty
• Earn 15 units of upper division credits for completed courses, including some upper division General Education requirements
• Gain practical intercultural work experience by participating in a supervised internship with community organizations
• Live with a British family in the elegant city of Bath
• Study British history and culture on-site with weekly field trips to archaeological sites, castles, museums, and cathedrals
• Take overnight trips to London
• Travel independently around the British Isles and continental Europe during study breaks
• Make life-long friendships with other SJSU students and the British people that you meet

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be at least a second semester sophomore by the semester of departure.
• Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above. (Students with a cumulative GPA below the stipulated level will be considered when special circumstances exist, such as demonstrated significant improvement in recent academic work.)
• Completion of Writing Skills Test (WST) before departure for program.
  

Academic Program

Most courses are taught by SJSU faculty with extensive international experience. Students must enroll in a minimum of 15 units. All students are required to enroll in History 151C. Students are also strongly encouraged to enroll in the internship course, which offers practical work experience in one's academic field. All advanced GE classes require completion of core GE and satisfaction of the Writing Skills Test (WST).

Course Offerings

Anthropology 160:  Recovering Lost Civilizations
HIST 151C:  British History and Culture (Required)
ENGL/HIST 100W: Written Communication (GE-Z)
ENGL 117: Film, Literature and Cultures (GE-V)
ENGL 144: Shakespeare
ENGL 174: Literature, Self and Society (GE-S)
POLS 150: War and Peace (GE-V)
COMM/EDUC: Internship/Community Service (GE-S)

Academic Course Requirement

- Students must be enrolled in at least 15 units

- All Students are required to take the History 151C course, and to accompany the class on the fieldtrips associated with that course.

Financing Your Semester

Students pay their normal SJSU tuition, campus fees, and program expenses through SJSU.  Students can apply all their financial aid (grants, loans, scholarships) except work study.  There will be a small number of Bath scholarships available.

Program costs are subject to change due to increases in SJSU tuition/fees or large fluctuations in the exchange rate.

These are estimated costs for the whole semester, and do not include personal expenses such as lunch, books, entertainment and independent travel.

Personal expenses are estimated to be around $2000 for the semester. Students who will be doing a lot of traveling on weekends, during the school break and after completing the program should estimate higher.

Program fees include:

Roundtrip airfare on program dates (San Francisco/London/San Francisco), group transfers to/from overseas airport, private room in British home, daily continental breakfast and dinner while in the home stay, walking tour of Bath, local bus pass for the duration of the program (except during Spring Break), pre-departure and host-cultural orientations, travel and safety seminar, all excursions included in program, medical and travel insurance, and farewell party.

Information meetings for the Bath program

Wednesday, April 2, 3:00 pm, DMH 135
Thursday, April 17, 4:00, WSQ 105.
Please come speak with the faculty leaders at the Study Abroad Fair in the 9th Street Plaza on Wednesday, April 9th.

Faculty Leaders Biographies and Contact Information

Professor Andy Fleck has taught in the English Department at SJSU since 2001.  His specialty is English Renaissance Literature but he teaches broadly across ancient and modern literature.  He studied abroad in London, England for a semester and considers it one of the most important experiences of his life.  He looks forward to helping SJSU students have a similarly remarkable time in Bath.

(408) 924-4457— FOB 111
afleck@email.sjsu.edu

Professor Frederic “Rick” Propas has taught in the History Department at SJSU since 2002.  His specialty is the study of Twentieth-Century foreign policy. A gifted and experienced teacher, Rick taught at several universities before coming to SJSU. He is an enthusiastic world traveler who has made many trips to Europe and looks forward to living in Bath, England.

(408) 924-5520— DMH 141
rickpropas@comcast.net

Other SJSU Contacts

Study Abroad Office - (408) 924-5931 - studyabroad@sjsu.edu - Admin. Bldg. 223A
Lisa Baum - Study Abroad Advisor

Financial Aid Office - Student Services Building
Carol Garcia Special Program Coordinator - 408-924-6081 - cagarcia@sjsu.edu

Application Deadline

Spring 2009 Priority Application Deadline - Friday, May 2, 2008
Final Deadline - Friday, October 17, 2008

Download Application

Bath Resources and Links

“Andy Fleck’s Bath Information Page”
Bath 2004 Photos
Bath 2005 Photos
Visit Bath
The City of Bath
The Roman Baths, Bath
Travel Tales with Judith Stock
Jane Austen Centre in Bath

Readings

• Jean Freeman, Jane Austen in Bath. [C. Mills] (1969).
• David Gadd, Georgian Summer: Bath in the Eighteenth Century. Adams and Dart (1971).
• Mary K. Hill, Bath and the Eighteenth-Century Novel, (1990).
• Tobias Smollett, Humphry Clinker, (1771) Opens with a satiric portrait of Bath.
• Jane Austen, Persuasion (1817). Much of the story takes place in Bath.
• Michael Z. Lewin, Family Business, (1994) and Family Planning, (1999). Three generations of the Lunghi family live under one roof and operate a private detective agency in Bath, England.

Contact us at the Study Abroad Office, Clark Hall, Room 543 Tel  (408) 924-5931 Fax (408) 924-5976
or send us an email