London Film will expose students to renowned repertory programs, thorough retrospectives, and the most wide-ranging commercially distributed film offerings in the world. We will enjoy the films themselves along with a host of exemplary scholarly resources (lectures, artist interviews, scholarly notes) from the singular British Film Institute. In addition, our program will be distinguished by its emphasis on the ancestor arts and by its access to some of the world’s great art institutions. Film is a combination and occasionally a culmination of the arts preceding it. In that spirit, film practitioners as well as students of the arts will be enriched and deepened by their exposure to London’s rich history and its inexhaustible supply of great plays, paintings, buildings, landscapes, and design.
DATES
4 May–17 Jun 2021
HOUSING
We will be extraordinarily lucky in this regard. Students will reside in spacious, well-appointed flats in the very heart of London’s main cultural district, within easy reach of some of the world’s great parks, museums, and theatres.
COURSES
Students will register for 2 sections of TMA 315R (3 credits each) during the program. Upon completion, they may choose to have each of them substitute for one of several TMA courses.
In TMA 315R taught by Benjamin Thevenin, students may claim credit for one of the following:
TMA 291 Media Arts History 1 (1895-1945)*
TMA 292 Media Arts History 2 (1946-Present)*
TMA 295 Contemporary Screens: Theory & Practice
TMA 477 Issues in Media Arts
In TMA 315R taught by Brad Barber, students may claim credit for one of the following:
TMA 273 Beginning Non-Fiction and New Media Storytelling
TMA 293 History of Documentary and Nonfiction
*TMA minors may not claim TMA 291 or 292 credit.
Students may not take any other courses on this program, including BYU Online courses, without approval by the program director and ISP.
COST
$5,500–6,000
Includes Latter-day-Saint, undergraduate full tuition (increased cost for graduate and non-Latter-day-Saint students), housing, tube pass, admissions and excursions, and international health care coverage.
Not included: airfare, personal expenses, and meals.
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
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 2021.
Part-time and non-BYU students will need to pay an additional tuition fee for enrolling in the prep class.
Accompanying spouses need to be credit-bearing participants on the program. Spouses will also need to apply online and take the preparation course.
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 and may be considered for other scholarships. They must indicate on their original online application that they want to be considered for financial aid.
TMA majors may be eligible for a scholarship from the TMA Department of up to $3,000. Non-TMA majors (who are BYU students) are eligible for up to $2,000 in scholarships.
Academic departments and colleges may assist with scholarships and grants.
Private grants and scholarships outside of BYU may also assist (see kennedy.byu.edu/scholarships).
APPLICATION PROCESS
Students must be 18 years-of-age or older to participate.
Complete the online application at kennedy.byu.edu/apply. 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 2021 Payment Information document (see kennedy.byu.edu/isp-forms/ISPpayments2021.pdf).
Deadline 15 November 2020
FACULTY
Brad Barber and Benjamin Thevenin from the Department of Theatre and Media Arts are the faculty directors for the program.
Brad Barber
(801) 422-2890
brad_barber@byu.edu
Benjamin Thevenin
benjamin_thevenin@byu.edu
SCHEDULE AND TIME COMMITMENT
Students should plan to be in London from 4 May until 17 June and refrain from scheduling late arrivals or early departures.
INTERESTED STUDENTS SHOULD CONTACT
International Study Programs
101 HRCB
(801) 422-3686
isp@byu.edu
kennedy.byu.edu/isp
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.
