Program Type: TTU Faculty-Led

Faculty Leader

• Mitzi Ziegner
• Stephanie Shine

Housing: Host Family

Study Abroad Counselor(s): Group Advising Session

Scholarship(s) Available: Study Abroad Competitive Scholarship

• Early Child Care
• Family & Consumer Sciences
• Human Development and Family Sciences
• Human Sciences
• Pre-Professional Health
• Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

Minimum GPA: 2.0

Minimum Classification: Sophomore

Students participating in this program will have the unique opportunity to study child and family development in the context of the community while exploring the rich culture and history of London and surrounding areas. Students will enroll in one course on Theories of Human Development and the Family and one course on Family in the Community which will be taught in an innovative fashion to encourage reflection, interpretation and application, With excursions to local schools and museums as well as Royal London Hospital Museum and Cambridge University,  students will gain a cultural and historical perspective of childhood, family, and the community.  Students will also have the opportunity to appreciate English culture by attending the theater, taking tea, and traveling to the beautiful Dorset seaside.

Courses Offered:

• HDFS 3301 Theories of Human Development and Family Studies
• HDFS 3322 Family in the Community

Program Dates:

Program Fee Includes:

• Accommodation in a homestay
• Oyster cards for the London tube
• Breakfast in homestay
• Excursions

Program Fee:

• TBD
• Additional expenses include tuition, fees, travel expenses and more. Be sure to review the total estimated program cost as well as the Process of Paying information.

Program Fee Does Not Include:

• Texas Tech tuition and fees
• Books and materials
• Some meals
• Airfare
• Personal spending money
• TTU Insurance ($2.57/day)
• Education Abroad Fee ($350)

For more information contact:

• Dr. Stephanie Shine

• Professor Mitzi Ziegner, M.Ed.