COURSES
You may select three or four of the following:

The aim of this course is to introduce British twentieth century art and architecture and place it in the wider context of Western European art and architecture of the same period. Because of the range of styles and media incorporated into the art of this century, emphasis will be placed on trends in art rather than studying the work of individuals. London provides an excellent selection of public and commercial galleries from which to study work from 1900 to the present day.

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This course teaches Digital Photography, Video, Video Blogging and Storytelling Basics to students focusing on the art of citizen social media journaling and documentary production. Students will learn the basics of photo and video documentary storytelling in London, one of the great centers of documentary production and innovation in the world. Each student will produce Video Exercises for a video blog site and documentary film on London and their experiences there. The class members will collectively produce an Internet site and media project portrait of the NCSA program experience in London itself for screening and the Internet.

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This course will examine some of the key elements in the development of British and European theatre through a study of plays and dramatists whose work is currently being performed. The study of theatre as a performance art will be emphasized throughout the course. We plan to see six plays throughout the term. While the precise shape of the course is dependent on the plays that are on stage at the time of your visit, we will endeavor to include a range of periods and styles. As well as seeing the plays performed, we plan to tour some theatres and/or theatrical institutions (Shakespeare's Globe, National Theatre) and, if possible, invite guest speakers to our classes.

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You've chosen London as your study abroad location. Your course options reflect your interests and perhaps your need for certain credits. The Inter Cultural Experience (ICE) covers other aspects of Britain and its culture which your course options do not address and gives you the background to your major excursions.
This term the ICE is themed and organised to maximise your interaction with London. We begin with the theme of the North of England, then move to Kingship, War, the Media and finally Politics. These won't be conventional classes: there will be a lot of travel, and while there won't be written work you will be expected to volunteer your opinions in discussion.

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London Internship

The internship option in London is a combination of practical, hands-on experience and academic course work.

Interns carry a reduced academic load while also spending approximately twenty hours per week in an internship placement.

Please note: applying for an internship must be done in advance of your coming to London as there is much planning involved (VISAs, placement interviews, etc).

For more information see our internship page and FAQs, or visit the AHA International internship page

EXCURSIONS - last year, students went on the following visits, and will enjoy many of the same types of excursions this coming spring term (although every term varies depending on availability and relevance to the programme)

Please note: overnight and day trips are mandatory for all students, as are all theatre performances, but other visits including art exhibitions, museums and tours might be limited to specific courses and not open to all. Check individual course syllabi above for more details.

Theatre

• The Master and Margarita (5th April)
• She Stoops to Conquer (11th April)
• The Tempest (27th April)
• Conquering Hero and pre-performance talk by theatre director Sam Walters (17th May)
• Antigone (23rd May)
• War Horse (29th May)
• Collaborators (7th June)

Galleries, museums and places of interest

• Tower of London
• National Portrait Gallery
• National Theatre backstage tour
• Westminster Abbey
• Wallace Collection
• Hand and Lock Embroidery tour
• Victoria and Albert Museum
• Eastbury Manor
• Kensington Palace
• 18 Stafford Terrance/Leighton House
• Museum of London
• London College of Fashion
• Backstage tour of Shakespeare's Globe, plus Elizabethan dressing demo
• Epsom Ladies' Day
• Tour of the National Theatre Costume Store
• Other visits TBC

Major exhibitions

• Picasso at Tate Britain (24th April) - all students
• Lucien Freud at National Portrait Gallery (1st May) - all students
• Ball Gowns at the V&A (28th May) - all students
• Damien Hirst at Tate Modern (31st May) - Art students only
• Bauhaus at the Barbican Art Gallery (17th May) - Art students only
• Writing Britain at the British Library (24th May)

Field trips and other activities (see excursion page for more details)

• Greenwich (day-trip): including Thames river cruise, entry to the Royal Observatory and the Meridian Line, Queens House, Painted Hall and the Royal Chapel
• Hampton Court Palace (day-trip)
• Stratford-upon-Avon (overnight stay): including performance of The Tempest at the Royal Shakespeare Company's Royal Shakespeare Theatre, visits to Shakespearean properties...coming back via Warwick, to include Warwick Castle, parish church, Lord Leycester's Hospital...
• Brighton (day-trip): including Brighton Pavilion, galleries...
• Bath (day-trip): including Bath Abbey, Roman Baths, Fashion Museum...
• Other trips TBC

Guest speakers

• Richard Katz (actor) has just filmed 3 episodes of the new BBC drama series PRIVATES and has recently been appearing in THE MASTER AND MARGARITA for Complicite. Prior to that he was working for the RSC playing Touchstone in AS YOU LIKE IT directed by Michael Boyd and Lord Capulet in ROMEO AND JULIET directed by Rupert Goold. Other theatre includes: WAY TO HEAVEN at the Royal Court, FAUSTUS directed by Rupert Goold at Northampton and MEASURE FOR MEASURE for Complicite/ National Theatre. Film credits include SIXTY SIX directed by Paul Weiland for Working Title and ENIGMA directed by Michael Apted and television work includes M. I HIGH, the ITV improv series THANK GOD YOU'RE HERE, HUSTLE, ABSOLUTE POWER and HYPERDRIVE for the BBC and ROME for HBO directed by Julian Farino
  
• Jane Malcolm-Davies (author) is director of JMD&Co, a live interpretation consultancy. She managed costumed interpretation at Hampton Court Palace from 1992 to 2004 and was lecturer in leisure management at the University of Surrey until 2005, where she gained her doctorate in heritage interpretation. She has been a research fellow at the Textiles Conservation Centre at the University of Southampton and a senior research fellow at the Centre for Interpretation Studies in Perth. Her current work includes training front-of-house staff for historic properties (including Buckingham Palace). Jane also undertakes interpretation, evaluation and other visitor studies for heritage organisations such as The National Trust and Historic Scotland.

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Dan Miller, University of Oregon
Cinema Studies, Photojournalism, and Documentary Film Studies

Britain Calling: The British Documentary Film and Its Dramatic Influence;
Documenting London: A Citizen Media Journal of London and My Life and Study There

Dan Miller loves his job: he teaches documentary film production and documentary history to students in the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication. He also produces and directs his own films, and is writing a book about war, peace, and documentaries.