London Summer Travel Seminar

• Classes:
  • ENGL 580L: Travel Seminar (1 or 3 credit hours - for English majors/minors)
  • LASI 398: Travel Seminar (1 or 3 credit hours - for non-English majors/minors)
• Professors: Dr. Francis Connor and Dr. Katie Lanning
• Open to all students at WSU - undergraduate and graduate
• Honors students: Earn credit toward your honors requirements with 3 credit hour option

• Connects classroom learning with real-world experiences
• Experience British culture
• Visit London sites including museums and other places of interest:
  • Westminster Abbey
  • Tower of London
  • Shakespeare’s Globe
  • Tate Modern
  • St Paul’s Cathedral
  • Theatre show
• Full day excursion to the city of Canterbury including a guided walking tour and entry to Canterbury Cathedral
• Enjoy free time in London to explore on your own
• Detailed itinerary

*Generally, all travel seminar programs will require a lot of walking and often times, be fast paced with each day packed full of activities.  Please be aware of this type of program when deciding if it would be a good fit for you.  If you have any questions/concerns, please reach out to studyabroad@wichita.edu

Program Costs:

Program Fee of approximately $4800 (flight included). Students also have the option to book their own flights with a Program Fee of approximately $3600 (flight excluded).

• Double or triple occupancy rooms
• Daily breakfast, welcome dinner
• Travel pass: Oyster Card for unlimited travel on the underground, buses, trams and regional trains in the zones 1 & 2 of London for the duration of the program
• All activities listed on the detailed itinerary
• International health insurance

Additional Costs (not included in program fee) approximately $500:

• Uncovered meals
• Personal expenses

Cost of regular WSU tuition and fees at summer 2027 rate (1 to 3 credit hours)

$130 WSU Study Abroad application and administrative fees

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Tentative Payment Dates:

• First payment ($450) of Program Fee is due on February 5, 2027 (if students cancel after February 5 and before March 14, they forfeit the $450 payment)
• Final payment of Program Fee is due on March 14, 2027 (if students cancel after March 14, the entire program fee is due and forfeited

Flights:

• Students will have the option to travel with the professor and classmates (flight included in $4800 Program Costs) or to book flights on their own (flight excluded from $3600 Program Costs)
• This provides the student flexibility on when/where they would like to arrive/depart Europe in the case they would like to travel to other cities or countries before or after the travel seminar
• Fly in and out of London Heathrow (LHR) at the designated times for airport transfers to/from hotel

Housing:

• Students will stay in a double or triple occupancy hotel room within London

Complete the General WSU Study Abroad Application Form.

Complete payment of $130 WSU Study Abroad application and administrative fees (charged to WSU student account) – once your application has been submitted you will receive instructions on completing these payments.

Application deadline: November 20, 2026

Program questions:

• Francis Connor francis.connor@wichita.edu
• Katie Lanning katie.lanning@wichita.edu

Scholarship or application questions:

• studyabroad@wichita.edu