CBB London Student Handbook

Colby, Bates and Bowdoin (CBB) Colleges offer semester-long programs at the London Centre.

Courses on the following subjects are offered annually:

• Government
• Economics
• English
• Art History
• Biology (in association with the University of East London)
• Performing Arts
• History

Students take four courses at the Centre, which are taught by local scholars and our own faculty. Volunteer internships at a number of London institutions are available to students, both for credit and non-credit.

Tentative Schedule

FALL SEMESTER 2004
Boston departure August 27th
Classes in London begin August 27th
Fall Break October 16th-24th
Exam Week December 6th-10th
Program ends December 11th

SPRING SEMESTER 2005
Boston departure January 7th
Classes in London begin January 10th
Spring Break February 26th-March 6th
Exam Week April 19th-22nd
Program ends April 23rd

CBB in London

Welcome to London. As early as AD 43, Londinium was a Roman port and international trading center on the river Thames. In that regard, not much has changed, and today it is a flourishing commercial and cultural center, enjoying an economic resurgence. It is Europe's leading financial market and a center of British government and law. As a place to study the evolution of the European Union, and European systems of government, economics, and law, London is ideal. As the European Union has sought to strengthen ties between its members, Britain has occasionally been one of the vocal dissidents. From the CBB Centre it is easy to visit Westminster, Whitehall, and the large business and financial institutions of London, as well as travel to the continent to visit similar institutions there. The recent opening of a train that travels underneath the English Channel (the "Chunnel") has made travel to and from the continent easier.

England, like other European countries, is learning to deal with the development of an increasingly multicultural society. Exciting and vibrant, London's population of close to seven million inhabitants come from all over the world, many from former colonies such as India, Hong Kong, and countries in the West Indies and Africa, others from the UK's major economic trading partners. London has become an international city, cosmopolitan in its tastes and resources. It is a great place to be if you are interested in studying the dynamics of diverse urban populations and the governmental and non-governmental agencies and research institutions that work with them.

A flourishing center of the arts, London is a Mecca for students interested in studio arts, art history, architecture, or theater. Home to some of the biggest, oldest, and best European art collections in the world (British Museum, National Gallery, Tate Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum, National Portrait Gallery), London still contains a flourishing modern arts community, some of whose work can be seen in the recently established Tate Modern. The theater district of London is arguably the best in the English-speaking world, and offers more live theater productions than any other city in the world, including New York City. As one of the oldest, largest cities in Europe, London provides wonderful examples of period architecture from the ancient to the very modern.

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