Study Abroad

The W. Garie Taylor Honors Program Study Abroad at Harlaxton College

Ever Wanted to Attend Hogwarts?

If so, then Harlaxton College might interest you. Consider it a Hogwarts for muggles. Harlaxton College is one of the finest study abroad programs in the world. The college has a highly dedicated faculty and staff and is housed in a manor home which uniquely blends heritage and tradition with state-of-the –art facilities and technology. In truth, the manor home is more like a castle, complete with a cascade of griffins, parapets, tiny and great windows, massive doors, and flags.

          In addition to its unique historical setting, Harlaxton College offers numerous travel opportunities. Harlaxton offers weekend trips to places such as: London, Cambridge, York, Edinburgh, Ireland, Stratford, Oxford/Bath/Stonehenge, North Wales, Paris, and Rome/Florence/Venice.

Harlaxton College expands students’ horizons both in the classroom and out. Students have fun and learn while on these weekend excursions. Everything is a learning experience. Students emerge from the Harlaxton College Study Abroad Program as better students and more culturally aware human beings.

This Study Abroad Program is exclusively for students in the W. Garie Taylor Honors Program.

Academics at Harlaxton

Emphasis is placed on British Studies; six out of the twelve course hours are British Studies courses.  These six hours count as Honors course credits, toward the fifteen credits needed for honors graduate certification. British Studies offers an interdisciplinary survey of British history and culture from earliest times to the present day. The course consists of twenty-eight twice weekly lectures and seminars, and three field trips—one in each section of the course. It explains the political development of the various nations that make up the British Isles, and the changing nature of the often fractious relationship between those countries (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.) Its central theme is national identity—it is concerned with and seeks to explain the nature of Britain historically, politically, culturally, and intellectually. By understanding the protracted and difficult process by which the United Kingdom became unified, the course helps students appreciate the nation in which they are living, and understand current debates about devolution and the future of that nation. The remaining six hours of the Harlaxton program consists of core classes or classes that are specific to a student’s major.

For any who are interested in learning more about this program, see Dr. Harwell.