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Global Communications: Leadership & Strategy in Europe

18 May–28 June 2027
Application Deadline: 25 November 2026

Experience public relations and advertising in England and France, global centers of media and communication. Meet public relations and advertising professionals helping global organizations build brands, navigate cultures, and connect with people across borders. Walk the streets where abolitionists and women’s suffrage campaigners built social movements that changed society and discover what their legacy can teach us about using strategic communication for social good today.

Along the way, explore some of Europe’s most iconic places and consider what makes an experience memorable. Walk the grounds of Windsor Castle and Versailles, and experience landmarks such as the Tower of London. Study how history, storytelling, design, and symbolism work together to create distinctive identities and consider what today’s brands can learn from places that have captured the imagination for generations. The journey concludes on the French Riviera at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, where you’ll engage with some of the world’s most innovative strategic communications work and learn from the people creating it.

See Europe. Meet remarkable communicators. Study how brands and movements change minds. Come home seeing public relations and advertising differently.

Click here to apply today!

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Courses

Students will enroll in 6 credit hours while on this program:

COMMS 373R—PRAD Special Topics (3 credit hours; Can be substituted for COMMS 301—Media History and Culture)
COMMS 491R—Student Media Labs (3 credit hours; Can be substituted for COMMS 485 — PR Campaigns or COMMS 489 — Strategic Ad Campaigns)

Students may not take any other courses on this program, including BYU Online courses, without approval by the program director and ISP.
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Cost

$TBD

Includes Latter-day Saint undergraduate full tuition (increased cost for graduate and non–Latter-day Saint students), housing, program excursions, program transportation, admission to cultural sites and events, and international health insurance coverage.

Does not include airfare, personal expenses, or most meals.
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Funding Sources

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.

Academic departments and colleges may assist with scholarships and grants.

The School of Communications expects to contribute up to $1,000 for each major or minor to offset program costs.

Private grants and scholarships outside of BYU may also assist (see kennedy.byu.edu/scholarships).
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Preparation

Accepted students are required to participate in an international cross-cultural preparation course (IAS 201R, 1 credit hour).

This course will be held during the second block of winter semester 2027. Part-time and non-BYU students will need to pay an additional tuition fee for enrolling in the prep class.

Students should plan to be in the United Kingdom and France for the complete duration of the program and refrain from scheduling late arrivals or early departures.

International study programs are physically, emotionally, and mentally taxing and you must be in good health to participate. These programs often take place in international locations that do not have the same level of safety and services in terms of transportation, living conditions, residential accommodations, food, public behavior, and policing that you may be used to on campus. If you have further questions or concerns on this, please see our travel policy.
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Housing

Students will stay in a variety of housing accommodations that may include hotels, hostels, and university dorms.
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Travel

Students are responsible for purchasing their own airfare to and from the program sites. Airline reservations must be made through BYU Travel. Students should contact a BYU Travel agent.

BYU Travel
280 HRCB
(801) 422-6293
travel@byu.edu
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Application Process

Students must be 18 years of age or older to participate.

Complete the online application here. A nonrefundable $35 application fee is required; applicants will be interviewed once the application is complete.

Students will be notified via e-mail of their acceptance into the program. The first payment is due upon acceptance; please refer to the Payment Information page.

Application Deadline: 25 November 2026 at 11:59 pm (day before Thanksgiving)
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Program Adjustments

International Study Programs (ISP) reserves the right to cancel this program, revise its offerings, or make any adjustments to the preliminary cost.

If it becomes necessary for ISP to cancel a program, all program payments made to BYU ISP will be refunded to the student’s BYU Financial account.

ISP is the only office authorized to cancel any of its programs.
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Faculty

Devin Knighton, Ph.D., APR, and Chris Wilson, Ph.D. are both faculty in the Public Relations Program in the School of Communications. Dr. Knighton is Associate Professor and Faculty Director of the BYU PR+AD Intelligence Lab, and Dr. Chris Wilson is Professor and Faculty Coordinator of the PRAD Program. Dr. Knighton’s research is in leadership and strategy in PR and Advertising, and Dr. Wilson researches PR and Advertising strategy and the historical roots of communications.

Devin Knighton
devin.knighton@byu.edu

Chris Wilson
chriswilson@byu.edu
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Contact Us

International Study Programs
101 HRCB
(801) 422-3686
isp@byu.edu
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ISP Student Handbook

To see the student handbook, click here.
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Payment Schedule

To see the payment schedule, click here.