UU in the UK

UU in the UK is an immersive, 2-week study abroad opportunity in England every other summer, co-sponsored by the Biology and Communication Arts departments. With a wide variety of course offerings—from general core to BA core to specific major courses—students from various areas of study can join in a lifetime opportunity to visit and study in the UK.

A summer study abroad opportunity, UU in the UK is a unique hybrid approach that allows students to journey from Jackson, TN to London’s Heathrow airport, where they will begin their adventures in the UK. Students experience a residential lifestyle, traveling through London on the Underground (also known as the Tube) and traveling across the UK by train.

We stay for 9 days in the heart of London, taking a wide variety of excursions across the city to see sites such as the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, and Big Ben, as well as go on day excursions into the surrounding area, including Cardiff, Oxford and Leavesden (Home of the Harry Potter Studio Tour). The trip also includes 3 days in Bath with excursions to the Cotswolds and Stonehenge.*

*Schedules are tentative based on the availability of excursions. Check this page for updates.

BIO at the London Zoo

BIO 100 Survey of Biological Concepts

Instructor: Mark Bolyard, Biology
General Core requirement

A course for non-science majors focused on the basic ideas to enable students to appreciate the living world and their relationship to it. The lab portion of the course will be completed online after the time in the UK. BIO 100 in the UK plans to visit the London Zoo, Kew Gardens, the Natural History Museum and Hampstead Heath in London, as well as the Eden Project in Cornwall.

COM 235 Interpersonal Communication

Instructor: Ashley Fitch Blair, Communication Arts
General Core requirement/BA Core elective

Interpersonal Communication discusses communication in interpersonal relationships including ethical communication, self-disclosure, perception, interviewing, conflict management, verbal and nonverbal communication.This course uses British films to explore the theories, verbal, and nonverbal elements affecting human interaction with a special emphasis on cultural influences found in peer, family, and professional relationships. COM 235 plans to visit Kensington Palace, Windsor Castle, Churchill War Rooms, the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, and London Transport Museum.

COM 235 at Kensington Palace in London

COM 235 at Kensington Palace

BIO 397 at the London Bioscience Innovation Centre

BIO 397 at the London Bioscience Innovation Centre

BIO 397 Biotechnology in the UK

Instructor: Mark Bolyard, Biology
Upper level elective for Biology majors/minors

Biotechnology in the UK focuses on the basics of and trends in biotechnology, followed by visits to biotechnology sites during our time in the UK. Biotechnology in the UK plans to visit Science Animated, Astra Zeneca in Cambridge, Oxford Protein Production Facility, London Biotechnology Innovation Centre, and the Francis Crick Institute, John Innes Center in Norwich as well as Kew Gardens in London.

COM 359 International Media

Instructor: Chris Blair, Communication Arts
BA Core elective/COM major elective

International Media looks into the differences and similarities of media across the world including film, television and social media. Focus will be placed on British media as a case study to better understand the diversity of global media. COM 359 plans to visit BBC Wales Cymru in Cardiff, Science Animated, the Museum of Brands and the Design Museum in London, and the Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studio Tour in Leavesden.

COM 359 at the Harry Potter Studio Tour in Leavesden

COM 359 at Harry Potter Studio Tour

BIO at the London Zoo

BIO at the London Zoo

BIO 100 Survey of Biological Concepts

Instructor: Mark Bolyard, Biology
General Core requirement

A course for non-science majors focused on the basic ideas to enable students to appreciate the living world and their relationship to it. The lab portion of the course will be completed online after the time in the UK. BIO 100 in the UK plans to visit the London Zoo, Kew Gardens, the Natural History Museum and Hampstead Heath in London, as well as the Eden Project in Cornwall.

COM 235 and others at Kensington Palace in London

COM 235 at Kensington Palace

COM 235 Interpersonal Communication

Instructor: Ashley Fitch Blair, Professor, Communication Arts
General Core requirement/BA Core elective

Interpersonal Communication discusses communication in interpersonal relationships including ethical communication, self-disclosure, perception, interviewing, conflict management, verbal and nonverbal communication.This course uses British films to explore the theories, verbal, and nonverbal elements affecting human interaction with a special emphasis on cultural influences found in peer, family, and professional relationships. COM 235 plans to visit Kensington Palace, Windsor Castle, Churchill War Rooms, the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, and London Transport Museum.

BIO 397 at the London Bioscience Innovation Centre

BIO 397 at the London Bioscience Innovation Centre

BIO 397 Biotechnology in the UK

Instructor: Mark Bolyard, Chair & Professor, Biology
Upper level elective for Biology majors/minors

Biotechnology in the UK focuses on the basics of and trends in biotechnology, followed by visits to biotechnology sites during our time in the UK. Biotechnology in the UK plans to visit Science Animated, Astra Zeneca in Cambridge, Oxford Protein Production Facility, London Biotechnology Innovation Centre, and the Francis Crick Institute, John Innes Center in Norwich as well as Kew Gardens in London.

COM 359 at the Harry Potter Studio Tour in Leavesden

COM 359 at Harry Potter Studio Tour

COM 359 International Media

Instructor: Chris Blair, Professor, Communication Arts
BA Core elective/COM major elective

International Media looks into the differences and similarities of media across the world including film, television and social media. Focus will be placed on British media as a case study to better understand the diversity of global media. COM 359 plans to visit BBC Wales Cymru in Cardiff, Science Animated, the Museum of Brands and the Design Museum in London, and the Warner Bros. Harry Potter Studio Tour in Leavesden.

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