AIFS Partnership Programs: Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs

What is Included in the Program?

• Your academic program taught by CSU faculty in London and local guest lecturers.
• Your housing in London. Housing is provided with a British family in a "homestay". You will be staying in twin rooms and breakfast is provided Monday to Friday. You can use the kitchen for the preparation of other meals. All bed linen will be provided and there is weekly use of a washing machine. Living in a homestay is a great way of getting to know real "Brits" and to experience British family life and culture.
• For an additional fee, you can also choose to stay in self catering apartments in central London. Apartments are twin rooms, with shared bathroom and kitchenette facilities.
• Your travel in London – transportation pass for unlimited use on the tubes (subways), buses and night buses for the duration of the program.
• Computer facilities at the AIFS Study Center – free Internet (including wireless), desk top computers and printers.
• An orientation program consisting of orientation meetings with AIFS staff, maps, handouts and handbooks, a welcome reception and half-day sightseeing tour of London.
• A cultural program of optional activities designed to enable you to get the most out of your stay in England. The activities are heavily subsidized by AIFS and are available at very affordable prices. Typical events include day trips to Cambridge, Stonehenge, Stratford Upon Avon and Bath. A sporting event is usually offered, and a Jack the Ripper walk, plus theatre performances – in 2017 they included Phantom of the Opera and Sleeping Beauty
• Access to the AIFS Student Center, where experienced Student Advisors provide information, personal advising/counseling, a 24-hour emergency contact service.
• A British Life and Culture course taught by British instructors, focusing on historical, political, economic and cultural aspects of contemporary Britain, including weekly lectures and 4 related fieldtrips to locations such as the Houses of Parliament, Museum of London, Shakespeare's Globe theatre and the Imperial War Museum.
• Membership of the University of London Union which enables you to join Union clubs and societies, eat in the low-cost student cafeterias & pubs and, at an additional cost, use the sports facilities.
• International Student Identity Cards (ISICs) which provide students with recognised student status across Europe. AIFS and UK emergency information is printed on the back of these cards.
• Membership, with borrowing rights, of the local public library.
• Medical and program refund insurance policies.
• The option to undertake an unpaid internship placement. Students will be required to apply for a Tier 4 visa before arriving in the UK (cost TBC). AIFS will provide full visa application guidance to students and comprehensive support both before and during the internship placement.
• The opportunity to participate in the AIFS Global Scholars certificate program; www.aifsabroad.com/global_scholars.asp.

Optional Components:

• Transportation package: consisting of international airfare (Los Angeles – London – Los Angeles) and round-trip transfers between the airport and the housing in London for an additional $TBC excluding taxes and fuel surcharges ($TBC) for which students will be billed separately.
• Optional Extra Protection Insurance Coverage, including increased medical insurance ($65) and/or personal effects insurance ($90) as outlined in the AIFS program brochure.
• Scotland tour: choose to participate in a 4 day, 3 night excursion to Scotland (departing Thursday afternoon, returning Sunday evening) for a supplemental fee of $595. This bus tour is a brilliant way to visit the best of bonny Scotland, accompanied by a Scottish guide. Included in the price is a return train ticket from London to Edinburgh, 3 nights hostel accommodation with breakfast included, a 3 day guided bus tour to the highlands and islands of Scotland, 2 evening meals and the services of an AIFS staff member throughout the excursion.