WFU INSTEP: London

FALL SEMESTER
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
• Standard course load is five courses for a total of 15 semester credit hours
• Depending on enrollment not all courses may be available each semester. Students will register for courses in
either November or April depending on their semester abroad.
• Apply online at studyabroad.wfu.edu and contact the Center for Global Programs & Studies at 336.758.5938 to
set up a time to meet with the program advisor.
• Note to POL students: A maximum of 9 hours from this program may count toward the major or a maximum of 3
hours from this program may count toward the minor. If 9 hours (or 3 hours for the minor) are counted, no additional
domestic transfer credits, AP credits, or courses taken abroad may be used towards the major.
• It is the student’s responsibility to speak to their major and minor advisor(s) regarding their abroad
coursework and how (or if) it will count towards their degree plan.

During the first block of the semester (weeks 1-4) all students will take:

INSTEP LONDON COURSE TITLE WFU CODE WFU COURSE TITLE NOTES

Contemporary Political and United Kingdom Politics in a INS Minor credit (European)
POL 234
Business Environments of the EU Global Age Cultural Diversity

During the second block of the semester (weeks 5-15) students will choose four of the remaining courses

INSTEP LONDON COURSE TITLE WFU CODE WFU COURSE TITLE NOTES

GTCS Minor credit.

Applied International Business BEM 391 Global Business Studies
Depending on enrollment

Media, Society, and Contemporary Communication and Popular Same as SOC 367; cannot take
COM 317
Culture Culture both

GTCS Minor credit

The New Europe POL 235 European Integration
INS Minor credit (European)

Topics in Comparative Same as SOC 343; cannot take

Law and Society POL 242
Politics: Law and Society both
Topics in Comparative
The Middle East and Political
POL 242 Politics: The Middle East and
Islam
Political Islam
Topics in International
Contemporary Ethics POL 252
Politics: Contemporary Ethics

INS Minor credit (Geopolitical

The New Security Agenda POL 256 International Security
Studies)

Same as POL 242; cannot take

Law and Society SOC 343 Sociology of Law
both

Media, Society, and Contemporary Same as COM 317; cannot

SOC 367 The Sociology of Culture
Culture take both

Revised 3/17/20
*All course offerings subject to faculty availability.
See reverse for spring semester offerings
 WFU INSTEP: London
SPRING SEMESTER
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
• All courses listed below are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted.
• There are two tracks for the spring program: Business Track and the General Track. See below for
the course listings for each track.
• All internship students will take Contemporary Political and Business Environments of the EU during
the internship phase. Specific course code and credit is determined by major and class year.
• Apply online at studyabroad.wfu.edu and contact the Center for Global Programs & Studies at
336.758.5938 to set up a time to meet with the program advisor.
• It is the student’s responsibility to speak to their major and minor advisor(s) regarding their
abroad coursework and how (or if) it will count towards their degree plan.

Business Track
(12 credit hours)

Junior BEM Students All Other Business Students

First 5 weeks
• ACC 221 Managerial Accounting
• POL 252 Contemporary Ethics
Final 10 weeks (Internship Phase)
• BEM 251 Management Information Systems
• BEM 389 Management Internship /
Contemporary Political and Business
Environments of the EU
o Includes online component with
School of Business
First 5 weeks
• ACC 221 Managerial Accounting
• POL 252 Contemporary Ethics
Final 10 weeks (Internship Phase)
• BEM 251 Management Information Systems
• BUS 350 Contemporary Political and Business
Environments of the EU

General Track
(15 credit hours)

With Internship Without Internship

First 5 weeks
• Choose 2 of 3 courses from below:
o ACC 221 Managerial Accounting
o POL 252 Contemporary Ethics
o POL 256 International Security
Final 10 weeks
• BUS 350 Contemporary Political and Business
Environments of the EU
• 1-2 courses from remaining INSTEP courses
(See reverse)
* All course offerings subject to faculty availability.
See reverse for fall semester offerings
First 5 weeks
• Choose 2 of 3 courses from below:
o ACC 221 Managerial Accounting
o POL 252 Contemporary Ethics
o POL 256 International Security
Final 10 weeks
• 3 courses from remaining INSTEP courses (See
reverse)
Revised 3/17/20