AIFS Partnership Programs: Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs

Courses

Required Course:
C/LA 305 British Life & Culture
(3 units)    
This course takes a social, historical and cultural approach to contemporary British society and examines its traditions and institutions to better understand the British way of life. This course includes lectures by guest British faculty and related field trips to the British Museum, the National Gallery, the Tate Gallery, and the Houses of Parliament among others.
CR/NC Team-taught by British faculty

Additional Course selections:
ART 312: Art Rebels
(3 units) [GE, Arts, capstone]
In this class we will explore the period from the late 19th century to 1945 as a time of unprecedented experimentation, rupture, and controversy in the realm of artistic creation. From the socially-engaged Arts and Crafts movement, to the revolt against Victorian conventions of the Bloomsbury group, to the artistic responses to the two World Wars, we will study a number of developments in the arts within their historical, social, and cultural contexts. The class will emphasize discussion and other forms of active learning; in particular, the direct experience of works of art and the exploration of art venues and historical sites throughout London related to our course topics. 
Taught by Professor, Ángeles Sancho-Velázquez, Ph.D.
CSU Fullerton*

LBST 323: Cosmopolitanism and the Creative Imagination
(3 units) [GE, Arts/Humanities, capstone]
How can we understand people from cultures very different from ours? Do we prioritize our national identities, or becoming “citizens of the world”? What in our ways of life is determined by culture and what is just human? How does the experience of living in a different culture, whether willingly or not, affect our sense of self? In this class we will raise and seek answers to these and other related questions. We will explore ways that human beings have responded creatively, especially through literature and music, to concerns that cross national and cultural borders. The class will combine the cross-cultural study of specific topics, such as love, nature, and storytelling, with the study of more general issues, such as cosmopolitanism, cultural identity, and the expatriate experience. By discussing how the creative imagination of different individuals and cultures engage with topics that also concern us, we will be able to learn about others, but also about ourselves. The London setting is ideal to explore these topics; the class will take advantage of this by bringing together course assignments and real-life experiences in the city. 
Taught by Professor Ángeles Sancho-Velázquez
CSU Fullerton

GEOL 102: General Geology
(3 units) [GE, B1b or B1bNL]
GEOL 102 is an introduction to geological thinking and Earth processes. This course investigates the dynamic nature of the Earth through the study of plate tectonics, earthquakes and the Earth’s interior, mineral and rock systems, crustal deformation, weathering processes, climate, and how geology is part of the world around you.  You will learn about geology from investigating the museums and monuments of London.  Learn about geology from the classroom introductions and visits to the British Museum, Natural History Museum, British Library, Wellington Arch, RAF Memorial, and more!  What type of rocks did the Egyptians, Persians and Romans use to make their statues? This 3-unit course includes both lecture and reading assignments, and field trips.
Taught by Professor Tom Kelty
Department of Geological Sciences, CSULB

TGEOL 104: Geology Laboratory
(1 unit, GE, B1b)
During our lab meetings, you will become familiar with processes and features of planet Earth by studying a variety of maps, diagrams, as well as mineral and rocks. We will be visiting many sites in London, such as the Natural History Museum to examine displays and samples that will augment topics and concepts covered in the laboratory manual. This class will include excursions on the streets of London to examine building stones from all over the world.  This course will complement your learning in the General Geology lecture course.
Taught by Professor Tom Kelty
Department of Geological Sciences, CSULB

GEOL 300: Earth Systems and Global Change
 (3 units) [GE, capstone, or B1bN)
We will study the interactions among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere that together make up the major components of the “Earth System.” This interdisciplinary view of our planet highlights the manner in which all these systems interact with one another on time-scales from days to billions of years. It is now clear that the state of the Earth has dramatically and abruptly changed many times in the past--with tremendous environmental repercussions. Why did this happen? This class will explore past, present, and future climatic change, what is clearly known and what is speculated. Emphasis will be given to London and its precarious position relative to sea level change and global weather changes. This 3-unit course includes lectures reading assignments, a short research paper and field trips.
Taught by Professor Tom Kelty**
Department of Geological Sciences, CSULB

Additional course options:
Internship (Unpaid, 3 units)
Students may make arrangements to enroll in a Directed Studies course in their major.