London: City of Change Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Program Fall 2019 Semester - London

This module is the core of the Study Abroad Programme. All Study Abroad Programme students are required to attend this module and to complete the assessment. It is an interactive, interdisciplinary module which requires student participation in a series of guided walks and place visits. In addition to the scheduled lectures and seminar workshops, teaching is delivered by a team drawn from the department of Culture, Writing and Performance which is housed in the university's School of Arts and Creative Industries.

The module focuses on London's development as a world/global city from the 19th century to the present day, examining its changing character in relation to historical and cultural contexts. Students read from a range of London-set texts ' literary and historical ' view selected London-based films and documentaries, and undertake a range of conducted walks with visits to sites of relevant interest such as the Imperial War Museum, the British Library, the Victoria and Albert (V&A), Tate Britain, Brick Lane and Greenwich.