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London, England

Business + Culture

Study Program

Tentative Dates

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13 weeks

Costs

Credit

12 - 16 semester hours

18 - 24 quarter hours

Eligibility

Application Deadline

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Tentative Dates

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34 weeks

Credit

12 - 16 semester hours

18 - 24 quarter hours

Eligibility

Application Deadline

The application deadline has passed.

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Tentative Dates

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16 weeks

Credit

12 - 16 semester hours

18 - 24 quarter hours

Eligibility

Application Deadline

Apply Now

Request Information

Overview

Your Business + Culture program in London lasts 13 weeks and is designed for students with a background in business. You will enroll in a combination of CIEE courses, host institution courses, and courses taught online through CIEE's global academic partner, ASU. Enhance your experience with co-curricular and extracurricular activities while immersing yourself in British culture. Live and learn in London!

Unique Experiences

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Explore

London’s vibrant arts scene

Immerse

yourself in the U.K.’s culture and historic heritage

LEarn

about the industries based in Central London, the West End, and more

Experience
  • London St. Paul's Cathedral

Your Destination

London is the UK’s cosmopolitan city, celebrated for its thriving business landscape and rich cultural heritage. As a global hub for entrepreneurship, finance, and international trade, London offers exceptional opportunities for students studying business and culture. The city’s unique blend of British traditions, iconic landmarks like Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London, world-class museums, and thriving creative industries make London the perfect place to study abroad.

London eLab business interns

Program Highlights

  • Academic Courses: Choose from CIEE courses, host institution courses, and online courses delivered by CIEE’s global partner, ASU, that align with your academic major.
  • Optional Internship Placements: Enhance your program with an optional for-credit internship that aligns with your career aspirations.
  • Immersive Experiences: Participate in activites, excursions, study tours, and more that showcase your host city's culture, values, and local art, film, music, cuisine, and sports scenes.
  • Academic Projects: Enroll in an optional for-credit independent research project or service-learning project for increased professional development opportunities. 
London Tate Modern art gallery

Excursions & Activities

CIEE’s excursions and cultural activities in London will open doors for you to explore England's rich diversity, language, culture, history, and timeless beauty in ways that will enhance your time abroad.      

Samples of past excursions and activities: 

  • Enjoy walking tours of lesser-known parts of London like Brixton, Brick Lane, and the Inns of Court  
  • Take a day trip to Oxford, Cambridge, or Bath  
  • Participate in theatre trips, museum tours, live music performances, gallery exhibition spaces

Please note: Activities are based on past programs and subject to change at CIEE's discretion to adapt to local circumstances and participant feedback. Our goal when arranging activities is always to enhance your experience.    

Program Blogs

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Housing
Academics

Academics

CIEE London: Study in the Bloomsbury district, one of London’s most vibrant neighborhoods set in the academic and literary heart of the city. CIEE London features classrooms, a student lounge, a library, a study space, a student life office, an academic advising office, a café, and a garden terrace.

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL): QMUL is composed of five institutions founded in 1785 and onwards. In 2000, it took on its formal name, Queen Mary University of London. Today, QMUL is the only campus university in London. Roughly 25,000+ students study onsite across its five campuses, with the majority located at Mile End. At any given time, there are more than 1,000 study abroad students living and learning at QMUL, making this university a wonderful place to connect with like-minded international students. QMUL’s roots are in STEM, humanities, business, and law, and students can expect an immersive British international university experience while here.

Arizona State University (ASU): Brought to you by CIEE in partnership with ASU, enhance your international coursework with online classes that align with your degree requirements. ASU offers thousands of online courses in asynchronous 7.5-week sessions that fit within the CIEE academic calendar.  

GPA

3.0

Language Requirements

There are no specific language requirements for this program.

Immigration/Entry Requirements

Visa Required: No. A visa isn not required, however, participants must enroll in Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) prior to arrival in the UK. ETA application is completed online. Students planning to take an internship on the program will be required to obtain a visa. 

Additional Requirements

QMUL: Student must have completed a minimum of one year of university-level study.

Please refer to the detailed Program Essential Eligibility Criteria.

Individual courses may have additional prerequisites; for CIEE courses, these are listed in the syllabi below. Students are responsible for having their own course approval conversations with their advisors. Your study abroad advisor and CIEE staff can help you understand your course options if you don't see a recommendation that fits your course needs.

Requirements

All students take four or five courses per semester, for a total of 12-16 credits. They can choose to take courses only with CIEE, or to take up to one course at QMUL.

Online Course Options: substitute one ASU online course

Program Credit

Total credit: 12-16 U.S. semester/18-24 quarter credits

Course Credit

  • CIEE Courses: 3 U.S. semester/4.5 quarter credits; 45 contact hours
  • CIEE Internship: 3 U.S. semester/4.5 quarter credits; 15 seminar hours, 100-120 internship placement hours
  • CIEE Directed Independent Research: 3 U.S. semester/4.5 quarter credits; 15 contact hours, 100-120 research hours
  • QMUL Courses: 4 U.S. semester/6 quarter credits; 150 notional hours

Individual courses may have additional prerequisites; for CIEE courses, these are listed in the syllabi below. Students are responsible for having their own course approval conversations with their advisors. Your study abroad advisor and CIEE staff can help you understand your course options if you don't see a recommendation that fits your course needs.

Academic Culture

Classes are typically scheduled Monday to Thursday at both QMUL and CIEE. Students should expect to have daily assignments and weekly work. CIEE’s courses combine in-class work with co-curricular excursions that develop the students’ intercultural understanding and promote their immersion in their host culture. The arrangements for the chosen QMUL courses will vary based on the student’s choice of module but the School of Business and Management has numerous networks that may lead to visits and onsite learning.

Arizona State University: Most ASU online courses are asynchronous. You may find yourself in classes with students from ASU, other American universities, and students from around the world. You’ll receive direct and individualized support from faculty, 100% online.

Class Format

Courses taught at CIEE London are typically for CIEE students only, and attendance is strictly enforced both for classes and required co-curricular excursions. Students should expect an average of two hours of preparation required for each hour in class. Instruction is supported and augmented online with our learning management system, Canvas.  

Courses at the local university are attended by local and other international students.

ASU online courses meet in “sessions” that are 7.5-weeks long in the semester, and all work must be completed within the session dates regardless of when your other CIEE courses begin or end.

Grading

The U.S. grading scale of A-F is used for CIEE classes. Students are graded on the basis of attendance, class participation, homework, individual project work, presentations, and examinations. Learning outcomes assessment is continuous through personal reflections, evaluation feedback, self-assessment, and requirements as set out in course syllabi. For QMUL a final assignment will be administered at the end of each course. Dates for these are released at the beginning of each course and should be checked carefully before booking return journeys.

ASU grading follows the same format and standards as ASU courses taught in-person. “Pass/fail” or “Audit” is not allowed for CIEE students.

Individual courses may have additional prerequisites; for CIEE courses, these are listed in the syllabi below. Students are responsible for having their own course approval conversations with their advisors. Your study abroad advisor and CIEE staff can help you understand your course options if you don't see a recommendation that fits your course needs.

Language of Instruction

English

Individual courses may have additional prerequisites; for CIEE courses, these are listed in the syllabi below. Students are responsible for having their own course approval conversations with their advisors. Your study abroad advisor and CIEE staff can help you understand your course options if you don't see a recommendation that fits your course needs.

Courses

Course Information

Academic Projects

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Visual and Performing Arts

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Business, Economics, Management, and Marketing

Course
Language
Semester Credit

History, Philosophy, Religion

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Literature, Linguistics, and Writing

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Social Sciences

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Biological and Physical Sciences

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Engineering and Engineering Technologies

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Psychology

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Academic Projects

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Social Sciences

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Visual and Performing Arts

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Business, Economics, Management, and Marketing

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Communication, Journalism, and Media

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Health Professions and Related Programs

Course
Language
Semester Credit

History, Philosophy, Religion

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Literature, Linguistics, and Writing

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Biological and Physical Sciences

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Engineering and Engineering Technologies

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Natural Resources, Conservation, and the Environment

Course
Language
Semester Credit

Students can take a course in any discipline except medicine or dentistry. Preference for course/module allocation is given to those who require a course in order to stay on track to graduate from their home institution. Otherwise, course/module options requested by study abroad (associate) students are viewed equally alongside those requested by home students.  

One course can be taken at QMUL, chosen from a catalog of 950+ choices at Levels 4, 5, or 6. These levels equate to the U.K. degree system, where students graduate after three years of full-time undergraduate study. Level 4 is equivalent to the first year, Level 5 to the second year, and Level 6 to the third year. Please note: Level 7 is a postgraduate level and courses at this level should not be chosen when applying. Some modules (courses) may not be available to study abroad (associate) students, but these can be filtered out when searching for options. You can search via discipline via the online Module Directory: Module directory 2023-24 - Queen Mary University of London (qmul.ac.uk). You can refine by level and semester of study too. Examples of Business courses available include:  

FALL SEMESTER  

  • Comparative International Management  
  • Corporate Finance   
  • Entrepreneurship  
  • Environmental and Natural Resource Economics  
  • Financial Accounting and Reporting   
  • Financial Accounting I  
  • Fundamentals of Management  
  • Information and Communication Technologies for Management  
  • Integrated Operations Management  
  • Integrated Project Management  
  • International Marketing  
  • Macroeconomics  
  • Management Accounting II  
  • Management in International Organizations  
  • Mathematics  
  • Mergers and Acquisitions and Company Valuation  
  • Microeconomics  
  • Microeconomics II  
  • Operation Research  
  • Operational Marketing  
  • Operations Management I  
  • Organizational Communication  
  • Organizational Models  
  • Statistics I  
  • Strategic Management  
  • Using Statistical Indicators  
  • World Economy 19th and 20th Centuries  

SPRING SEMESTER  

  • Applied Corporate Finance  
  • Brand Expression and Identity  
  • Business and Brand Strategy  
  • Business Law  
  • Comparative International Management  
  • Corporate Governance   
  • Digital Marketing  
  • Doing Business Internationally  
  • E-Tourism  
  • Economics of Banking and Financial Markets  
  • Entrepreneurship in Africa and in Emerging Markets  
  • Final Project in Management  
  • Financial Accounting II  
  • Financial Modelling and Business Plan  
  • Fraud and Financial Reporting  
  • Fundamentals of Finance  
  • Game Theory and Economic Applications  
  • Health Economics  
  • Human Resources Management  
  • International Human Resources Management  
  • International Macroeconomics  
  • International Organizations  
  • Investments  
  • Large Events & Event Management  
  • Macroeconomics II  
  • Management Accounting I  
  • Management Consulting  
  • Management in International Organizations  
  • Management Policies for Sustainability  
  • Marketing Management  
  • Marketing Strategy Analytics  
  • Monetary Theory and Policy  
  • New Product Development  
  • Operations Management II  
  • Optimization  
  • Professional Presentations  
  • Project Management Laboratory  
  • Services Marketing  
  • Shopping Tourism & Luxury Retail Management  
  • Stakeholders Management and Negotiation  
  • Statistics II  
  • Taxation for Non-Residents  
  • Technical Report Writing  
  • Tools of Marketing Communication  
  • Tourism & Urban Worlds  
  • Wine Tourism & Wine Business  
  • Principles of Macroeconomics  
  • Microeconomics  
  • Macroeconomics  
  • Seminar in European Economics  
  • Development Economics  
  • Advanced Microeconomics  
  • Industrial Organization  
  • Global Economics I  
  • Global Economics II  
  • Public Economics  
  • Principles of Management  
  • Financial Accounting  
  • Management Accounting        
  • Finance  
  • Operations Management  
  • Organizational Behavior  
  • Strategy            
  • Information Systems  
  • Business History           
  • Entrepreneurship          
  • International Management  
  • Global Business Environment  
  • Business Seminar          
  • Statistics for Economics and Management      
  • Econometrics    
  • Introduction to Programming  
  • European Law  
  • Law in Economics and Business  
  • Intro. to Modern and Contemporary History

CIEE proudly partners with ASU to deliver asynchronous, online coursework that aligns with your degree requirements from anywhere you study abroad.

CIEE and ASU offer courses online per program eligibility, at no additional charge. Be sure to review online courses with your home school advisor.

Check the CIEE Program Dates and ASU start dates below to maximize course options within your program! 

Search ASU Online Courses BROWSE FAQs for more INFO

 

Program Options
Program Options

Note: This course listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract between CIEE and any applicant, student, institution, or other party. The courses, as described, may be subject to change as a result of ongoing curricular revisions, assignment of lecturers and teaching staff, and program development. Courses may be canceled due to insufficient enrollment.
"(GI)" denotes courses that originated at CIEE's Global Institutes and that are offered at multiple CIEE sites.

Scholarships

Scholarships & Grants

CIEE offers scholarships and grants annually to help students like you make your study abroad dream a reality.

Students who apply to this program are eligible for the following scholarships and grants:

  • Ping Scholarships for Academic Excellence
  • Global Access Initiative (GAIN) Grants
  • CIEE Gilman Go Global Grant
  • MSI Grant

To be considered, submit the CIEE Scholarships & Grants application within your CIEE program application.

Learn more about scholarships

Dates & Fees

Dates & Fees

You get more for every dollar when you study abroad with CIEE, because our high-quality programs include everything from excursions to insurance. There are no hidden charges, and no disappointing surprises when you arrive.

Program

Application Due

Start Date

End Date

Fees & Housing

Program Fall 2025 13 weeks Application Due Deadline Passed Start Date * End Date * Fees & Housing $21,950
Program Academic year 2025-2026 34 weeks Application Due Deadline Passed Start Date * End Date *
Program Spring 2026 16 weeks Start Date * End Date *

*Dates for this program are provided as tentative dates. Please consult with your study abroad advisor to confirm dates before purchasing your flights.

To help you budget, keep in mind that students are responsible for the cost of international airfare, local transportation, books and supplies, visas, and personal expenses. In addition, your college or university may charge additional fees for study abroad, or may require you to receive a transcript via CIEE's School of Record, which carries an additional fee of $500.

Program Fees

CIEE offers the most student support of any provider in its program fee, including an airport greeting, full-time leadership and support, orientation, cultural activities, local excursions, pre-departure advising, and CIEE iNext travel protection with benefits.

Participation Confirmation $300 *
Educational Costs $14,556 **
Housing $6,900 ***
Insurance $194
Total Fees $21,950

Optional Housing

CIEE accommodation options are detailed in the Housing section. Based on availability, Select or Select Plus Housing can be chosen during the application process for an additional fee. Housing is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis; however, other factors may also be considered.

Select Housing Fee $2,600

Financial Aid

CIEE offers the most grants and scholarships of any study abroad organization, including $8 million/year in travel grants, merit-based scholarships, institutional and MSI grants, and Gilman Go Global Grants.

See Scholarships

Estimated Costs

Students are responsible and manage costs related to travel, meals, books, and personal expenses. Below are estimates for consideration.

Meals not included in program fee $1,295
International Airfare $1,350 ††
Local Transportation $650
Books & Supplies $200
Visa Fees $0 †††
Personal expenses $220 ††††
Total Costs $3,715

*non-refundable fee

**direct cost of education charged uniformly to all students

***Housing fees listed are for financial aid purposes only and should not be considered a basis for calculation of refunds.

For groceries if you plan on making your own meals, budget more money if you plan on eating out regularly.

††round-trip based on U.S. East Coast departure

†††Unless a student is completing an internship, there are no visa fees for academic programs under six months in the UK for US-passport holders. US-passport holders stay in the UK on a Visitor visa.

††††$100 emergency fund + cell phone expense + toiletries

Program Fees

CIEE offers the most student support of any provider in its program fee, including an airport greeting, full-time leadership and support, orientation, cultural activities, local excursions, pre-departure advising, and CIEE iNext travel protection with benefits.

Financial Aid

CIEE offers the most grants and scholarships of any study abroad organization, including $8 million/year in travel grants, merit-based scholarships, institutional and MSI grants, and Gilman Go Global Grants.

See Scholarships

Estimated Costs

Students are responsible and manage costs related to travel, meals, books, and personal expenses. Below are estimates for consideration.

Program Fees

CIEE offers the most student support of any provider in its program fee, including an airport greeting, full-time leadership and support, orientation, cultural activities, local excursions, pre-departure advising, and CIEE iNext travel protection with benefits.

Financial Aid

CIEE offers the most grants and scholarships of any study abroad organization, including $8 million/year in travel grants, merit-based scholarships, institutional and MSI grants, and Gilman Go Global Grants.

See Scholarships

Estimated Costs

Students are responsible and manage costs related to travel, meals, books, and personal expenses. Below are estimates for consideration.

What's Included

Tuition

Housing

Pre-departure Advising

Advising before you depart to set goals and answer questions

Optional on-site airport meet-and-greet

Orientation

Introduction to your program plus practical information about living in your host city

On-site Staff

Full-time program leadership and support in your city

Cultural and/or Co-curricular Activities

Excursions and/or Study Tours

Travel Protection

CIEE iNext travel protection

24/7 emergency on-site support

Staff

Our Staff

Dr. Leigh Lawrence

Academic Director

Leigh Lawrence is a native of San Diego. She completed her undergraduate degree as ASU in Chinese Languages and Literature before completing an MA in East Asian Studies at Yale...

Seán O’Donnell

Student Life Manager

Seán O’Donnell studied Anthropology at Goldsmiths – perhaps that’s why he is so good at working with students as they explore and study with us in London! He has worked...

Get Started Steps

Get Started

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1

Start an Application

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2

Connect With Your Campus Study Abroad Office

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3

Contact Us

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