| Minimum GPA: | 3.0 | Language of Instruction: | English |
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| Housing Options: | Apartment |
Take your business studies to England’s historic capital, London! Designed for students with a background in business, the Business + Culture program offers you the unique opportunity to study London’s role in the global economy. Classes are held at CIEE London and CIEE’s esteemed partner institution, Queen Mary University of London, led by local expert faculty.
Outside the classroom, you’ll participate in activities and experiences organized by CIEE to immerse you in the local culture and history. To round out your academic experience, you’ll also have the option to add an internship to your schedule at one of the numerous global corporations in London to gain real-world global work experience and apply your learnings directly to London’s booming business industries.
London’s vibrant arts scene
yourself in the U.K.’s culture and historic heritage
about the industries based in Central London, the West End, and more
Students would be invited to CIEE London’s full array of day trips, extracurriculars, and evening outings, including:
For cultural immersion, CIEE students are mixed with local business students in business-related workshops and networking events organized by QMUL.
A for-credit internship allows students the opportunity to gain practical real-world work experience in a local company within a variety of industry sectors. Students can choose to intern for NGOs, schools, publishing companies, marketing agencies, businesses, and more. Internships include weekly classroom components that enrich the experience.
Directed Independent Research is for qualified students who have demonstrated academic rigor and curiosity toward a particular research topic. Independent research topics will be approved by the CIEE London Director and must reflect a topic that is relevant to London or the UK. To be accepted into this course, students must submit a structured proposal with the topic of exploration and the significance of the research topic as it relates to London/England, methodology, a literature review, and a schedule of research milestones. Upon research completion, students will present their findings to a panel of academics.
GAIN Travel Grants - up to $2,000 toward travel costs guaranteed to all Pell-elgible students.
Gilman Go Global Grants - $2,500/semester and $1,000/summer, guaranteed to all Gilman applications.
Merit-Based Scholarships - $2,500/semester and $750/summer, awarded to students deomonstrating high academic achievement.
Minority Serving Institutions (MIS) Grant - $2,000/semester and $500/summer, guaranteed to all students attending MSIs.
Our highly experienced staff have extensive knowledge of all CIEE programs and services. If you are a student with questions about completing your application, or you want to sign up to receive program updates and news, our staff are happy to help.
Contact Us| Term | Year | App Deadline | Decision Date | Start Date | End Date |
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| Spring | 2027 | 09/15/2026 ** | Varies | TBA | TBA |
| Fall | 2027 | 03/01/2027 ** | Varies | TBA | TBA |
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** Indicates the Office of Education Abroad pre-approval deadline. Students will also need to meet the actual program application deadlines, which may be earlier. See the Getting Started page for more details. |
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