Courses/Credits

PRE-SESSION TRAVEL PROGRAM (Optional)

ENG 4953: Writing Workshop - Special Topics (3 credits)

Offers an intensive writing experience in a small workshop setting. Genres, themes and locations vary. May be repeated for up to 10 credits. Attributes: Upper-Division, Writing "W" course.

This two-week session will take place prior to the start of classes at University of Kent. Students will travel by bus through the English countryside and to London with one of SPU's English department faculty. Students will enjoy the cultural and historical sights of England, take in a play (or two), while participating in the writing workshop. Housing will be in a variety of hotels and B&B's.

At the conclusion of this course, students may return to Seattle for autumn quarter at SPU or stay in England and enroll at the University of Kent for autumn quarter.

 

AUTUMN QUARTER AT UNIVERSITY OF KENT (24 credits)

The University of Kent has a wide range of subjects available to study abroad students with course offerings primarily selected from the Humanities and Social Sciences. The most popular areas include English literature, social policy, psychology, philosophy, drama, politics and history.

Many science classes are also available to study abroad students, however, students wishing to take one or more science classes must enroll for an entire academic year.

Students will earn 24 quarter credits that will be transferred from University of Kent to SPU.

To determine IF University of Kent has available courses for your area of study, check out the Subjects You Can Study section from the short term program catalog.

 

WHY STUDY AT KENT?

Culture and diversity

Every year, more students are choosing to study abroad, and the UK is one of the most popular study abroad destinations for students from all over the world. At Kent 25% of students are international which creates a friendly and diverse community. There are 139 different nationalities represented on the Canterbury Campus. Kent Union runs many national or regional societies covering leisure interests such as music, photography and all kinds of sports.

Academics

Kent has some of the best teaching staff in the country. In the 2011 National Student Survey (NSS), Kent ranked 3rd in London and the southeast for overall student satisfaction with their courses.

Kent was ranked 24th out of 159 institutions for world-leading research, with eight of their subject areas in the top ten nationwide. They are among the best research-intensive universities in the UK, with over 55% of their research deemed to be the world-leading or internationally excellent.

Support and Services

Your enrollment at University of Kent will entitle you to all of their academic resources to include a library with over a million books, periodicals and journals, well-equipped laboratories and studios, and a learning advisory service. Social facilities are equally good, with a range of cafes, restaurants and other meeting places, sport and music, and a theatre, nightclub and cinema on the Canterbury campus. You also have access to Kent's career service, medical facilities, counseling support and other student support services.