Hike across the Brontë’s moors. Climb peaks and walk the lake shore where Wordsworth and Coleridge composed their verses. Roam the landscape that fed Shakespeare’s imagination. Meditate at the table by the window where Austen wrote her novels. Take a meal in the pub where Tolkien and Lewis’ Inklings conversed. Stroll the streets memorialized by Joyce.
In the British Literature and Landscape Study Abroad Program, students will hike the landscapes of British and Irish literature as they study the writing of great literary minds, from the urban intellectual centers of London, Dublin, and Edinburgh, to the wilds of the Scottish highlands and the Lake District. The group will visit Shakespeare’s Warwickshire, the poets’ Wales, the coastline that inspired Keats and Tennyson, King Arthur’s Tintagel, and much more.
DATES
27 April–20 June 2019 (approximately)
HOUSING
The group will be staying in youth hostels and B&Bs as they hike throughout Scotland, England, Wales, and Ireland.
COURSES
Students will register for 6 credit hours during spring term from the following courses:
ENGL 300R English Literature in a Cultural Setting (3 credit hours): Counts for GE Letters requirement and English major credit.
ENGL 317 Travel Writing (3 credit hours): Counts for English major credit.
Participants may not take any other courses on this program, including BYU Online courses, without approval by the program director and ISP.
COST
$6,600–6,900
Includes LDS, undergraduate full tuition (increased cost for graduate and non-LDS students), housing, 80 percent of meals, and international health insurance coverage.
Not included: airfare, some meals, and personal expenses.
PREPARATION
Accepted students are required to participate in an international, cross-cultural preparation course (IAS 201, 1 credit hour). This evening course will be held during the second block of winter semester 2019. Part-time and non-BYU students will need to pay an additional tuition fee for enrolling in this prep class.
FUNDING SOURCES
The College of Humanities offers scholarships that can be used for this program. For application information write to the program directors.
Accepted students may be eligible for the Blessing/Kagel Literature and Landscape Study Abroad Award from the English Department.
Regular BYU tuition scholarships, Pell Grants, and Federal Insured Student Loans may be applied to study abroad programs.
Students who submit the financial aid section of the ISP application, and who have a current FAFSA form on file at the Financial Aid Office (A-41 ASB), will be considered for a study abroad scholarship and may be considered for other scholarships. They must indicate on their original online application that they want to be considered for financial aid.
Private grants and scholarships outside of BYU may also assist (see kennedy.byu.edu/scholarships).
APPLICATION PROCESS
Complete the online application at kennedy.byu.edu/apply. The application requires a $35 fee.
Applicants will be interviewed once the application is complete.
Students will be notified via e-mail of their acceptance into the program.
Priority application deadline: 1 November 2018
FACULTY
Leslee Thorne-Murphy, associate professor of English, teaches British literature with a specialty in Victorian literature. Family members will accompany her on the program.
4034 JFSB
(801) 422-1506
lesleetm@byu.edu
Joey Franklin, assistant professor of English, teaches creative writing with a specialty in memoir and the personal essay. Franklin will be joined on the program by his wife and three sons.
4133 JFSB
(801) 422-1296
joey.franklin@byu.edu
Please feel free to contact them with questions.
SCHEDULE AND TIME COMMITMENT
This is a spring term program. Students should refrain from scheduling late arrivals and early departures.
INTERESTED STUDENTS SHOULD CONTACT
International Study Programs
(801) 422-3686
isp@byu.edu
kennedy.byu.edu/isp
PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS
ISP reserves the right to cancel this program, revise its offerings, or make any adjustments to the preliminary cost estimates due to conditions beyond its control.
