Writing and Magazine Management in London

Build your clip file and resume now by visiting some of the top magazine firms in London while gathering materials for a University of Mississippi publication about Italy. Students will have the opportunity to learn about writing and the publishing industry from Professor Joe Atkins during this course as well as pitch, research, and write articles. Students will earn 3 hours of credit for JOUR 553.

Program Highlights

  • This program is specifically designed for junior, senior, and graduate-level journalism majors.
  • “While on my program, future students must not sit around during the day. We stayed around London for the entire three weeks and still didn’t get to do everything we wanted.” – Summer 2006 student.
  • Click here for a slideshow of photos from other University of Mississippi students studying abroad in England.
Program cost
$2800
Dates of program
Depart US on May 13 (arrive in London on May 14)
Depart London on June 2
Location
London, England
Course credit
3 hours of JOUR 553: Service Journalism Management
Prerequisites
JOUR 401
Grading system
ABCDF scale
Program type
Short-term faculty led
Housing
Student-shared flats
Housing move-in day is May 14; check out is the morning of June 2.
Faculty members
Joe Atkins
Qualifications
18 years old, minimum GPA of 2.5, and good academic and disciplinary standing at UM
Program price includes
Tuition, housing, program-sponsored excursions, transport pass for Zones 1 & 2, and international health insurance
Program prices DOES NOT include
UM Study Abroad Application Fee, meals, airfare, personal spending money, and passport fees
Study Abroad Advisor
Raney-Mills Turner
 
Application
To apply for this program students must submit the following:
Application deadline
April 4