Study Abroad Opportunity: Wales (Swansea)

The University of North Carolina Wilmington is accepting applications for the annual Honors Semester Study Abroad Program at Swansea University through UNCW. Applications are now open for the Spring 2017 term. The program accepts applications for students interested in participating in either a 3-credit internship experience or a 3-credit pre-semester course in British Culture and Politics, completing a regular semester of course work from the Swansea University Catalog, and a two-hour honors seminar. Honors students can earn up to 17 U.S. semester credit at Swansea.

Swansea University, overlooking beautiful Swansea Bay, is situated within a large area of landscaped parkland within walking distance of the city center.  To the west is the lovely Gower Peninsula with its broad bays and sandy coves. Swansea is a modern city of 200,000 with well-equipped leisure centers and cultural facilities. London can be reached by train in about 2 1/2 hours. Students will be hosted by Dr. Randy Cottrell, Professor and Program Coordinator in Public Health at UNCW. He will be teaching one course at Swansea that examines public health issues as presented in film, plus an honors course in Global Health. Students will live with British students in the Hendrefoelan Student Village, an apartment style living arrangement.

Application: Undergraduates from any college or university, and any major, are welcome. Students must be degree-seeking, have a 3.3 cumulative GPA, and be an honors student to participate in the Honor seminar. The deadline to apply for those wishing to participate in the semester long experience is September 30, 2016. For those wishing to pursue the pre-semester course in British Culture and Politics, the deadline to apply is October 15, 2015. 

Costs: The cost for the pre-semester is $12,600 and $12, 350 for the internship. These costs include tuition and fees, accommodation, study abroad health insurance, orientation, a bedding packet, local bus pass, scheduled field trips, and internship placement/pre-semester program. Not included are airfare, meals, books, and visa ($500 USD, needed for internship students); budget approximately $3500 for these expenses. The first deposit of $250 (non-refundable) is due with completed application by the application deadline. The rest of the payment will be due in mid-December. Late applications will be accepted with a $40 late fee on a “space available” basis. REMEMBER: Ferris Honors offers a Honors Funded Travel Scholarship for students on a first come first serve basis of up to $600 for international travel.

Semester Schedule:

  • Arrival: January 17, 2017 for the pre-semester course; February 3, 2017 for the internship
  • Pre-Semester Course on British Culture and Politics (last two weeks of January) OR Internship (over the course of the semester)
  • Classes Start: beginning of February
  • Easter vacation will be more than three weeks long – yes, you read that right! – and offers an outstanding opportunity to travel widely in Europe

For more information, please visit their webpage or view their brochure. Any questions should be directed to Dr. Randy Cottrell at or Ms. Ashley Krutz, Education Abroad Advisor, at . 

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