Cultural History of London I

Pre-Course and Week 1

The official course start date is 17 August 2022. Students will gain access to the online classroom one week prior to the start of the course and should take a virtual walk-through to become familiar with the content and syllabus. On-site dates in London 20-27 August 2022. The remainder of the class will be held within the online classroom.

Tentative On-Site in London
* All times are approximate.

Day 1 – 20 August

• Arrive in London and check in at lodging
• Orientation meeting, brief lecture at hotel

Day 2

• 0900 – 1100 Lecture:  Roman London 
  
• 1130 – 1230 Roman Wall, Tower to Aldgate 
  
• 1300 – Museum of London 
  
• 1330 – 1400 Guildhall Art Museum (Roman Amphitheatre)  
  
• 1500 – 1730 Guildhall to Ludgate via St. Paul’s Square

Day 3  

• 0900 – 1000 Lecture at hotel: Anglo-Saxon London and the Norman Conquest 
  
• 1030 – 1130 All Hallows by the Tower 
  
• 1130 – 1500 Tower of London 
  
• 1500 – 1700 The Strand and Covent Garden

Day 4  

• 0900 – 1000 Lecture at hotel:  London in the High Middle Ages
• 1030 – 1230 Great St Bartholomew’s and Smithfield  
  
• 1300 – 1430 Templar Church and the Inns of Court 
  
• 1500 – 1600 Jewel Tower and Great Hall (external only)  
  
• 1600 – 1700 Lectures   
  

Day 5  

• 0900 – 1000 Lecture: The Early Tudors and the Reformation
• 1100 – Lambeth Palace (external only) 
  
• 1330 – Westminster Abbey  
  
• 1530 – St. James’s Palace (external only)  
  
• 1600 – National Portrait Gallery

Day 6  

• Late start (long day!):  There will be no lectures on this day, and we will have a late start time, as our theatre performance does not begin until 1930. 
  
• We will leave the halls around 1130, and not return until after the show (app. 2200 – 2300).
• The play, King Lear, will begin at 1930, and we do it in Elizabethan style standing in the yard- the genuine experience. Wear comfortable shoes (we will be standing through the show) and bring rain gear if it looks necessary. 
  
• 1230 – 1430 Globe tour and exhibition 
  
• 1430 – 1600 Southwark Cathedral 
  
• 1600 – 1830 Break Lunch/dinner, lots of choices, meet back at the theatre at 1830 
  
• 1930 – Globe show King Lear by William Shakespeare

Day 7

• 0900 – 1000 Lecture on Stuart London 
  
• 1000 – 1700 Visits to
  • 1030 – 1200 Banqueting House, Whitehall 
    
  • 1200 – Boat ride to Greenwich, Queen’s House  
    
  • 1900 – Notebooks due Palazzo Spada

Day 8  

• 0900 – 1200 Final lecture at hotel: Review and wrap up of on-site in London.    

Accommodation and Transportation

For your convenience, UMGC coordinates the hotel and excursion arrangements for a flat fee of $650 per student per field study course. This fee will be charged to your student account and covers seven nights of lodging (double occupancy room), as well as local transportation costs and entry to all excursions. Single rooms are available upon request for an additional fee of $200.

The $650 fee does not include travel to and from the city where the course is held. Students must make their own travel arrangements to the course.

Textbooks and Course Materials

Please refer to the current course syllabus found on the schedule for details about course materials.

Registration Details

You may register for the 3 credit field study course with your local program coordinator or online at MyUMGC. Tuition assistance or financial aid can be applied toward tuition costs. For more information, contact the UMGC Field Study Office at CIV +49-(0)631-534-800, or e-mail fieldstudies-europe@umgc.edu.

Before completing your travel plans, please verify with your local program coordinator or the Field Study Office at UMGC Europe Headquarters that the course will be held as scheduled. If you drop/withdraw from a field study course after the registration deadline, you will be charged a fee of $100.