University Honors Program

Honors Courses Abroad

London: HNRS 392 and 393

Brixton Mural

July 10 - July 30, 2025

Complete six units in London, fulfilling your Honors capstone requirement, two GE requirements, and the US-Diversity Requirement

  • About the Program
    The courses will be taught by Dr. Jason Nice (HNRS 393) and Dr. Laura Nice (HNRS 392). In London, for HNRS 393, students will study British History in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance periods, focusing on the ideals of leadership in both periods, and on the value of a liberal arts education for civic service.  For HNRS 392, students will study British art, literature, and theatre from the nineteenth century to the present, focusing upon the work of abolitionists, suffragettes, and soldiers who used the power of their art to advocate for social and political change. In addition to readings and discussions based on our site visits, students will complete a presentation and an essay on leadership topics.
    Overview Itinerary:

    Fri 7/11: Local area walking tour
    Sat 7/12: Dover Castle and the Cliffs of Dover
    Sun 7/13: Tower of London
    Mon 7/14:  Temple Church and lunch at Middle Temple Hall
    Tues 7/15: Salisbury Cathedral (Magna Carta)
    Wed 7/16: National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery
    Thurs 7/17: Hampton Court Palace
    Fri 7/18: Shakespeare Play at Globe Theatre
    7/19-20: Free Days
    Mon 7/21: London Museum Docklands and Docklands tour
    Tues 7/22: National Gallery and West End Theatre Performance
    Wed 7/23: Imperial War Museum, Churchill War Rooms, and Bloomsbury walking tour
    Thurs 7/24: Charleston Museum (Lewes) and Brighton
    Fri 7/25: Tate Modern and West End Theatre Performance
    7/26-7/27: Free Days
    Mon 7/28: Brixton mural walking tour and Central London monuments tour
    Tues 7/29: Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition and London Eye

    Complete Syllabus and Schedule (PDF)

  • Costs and Deadlines
    The official program page (on the Study Abroad website) contains information about course costs, deadlines, and how to apply.
  • Sign up to receive updates
    Sign up to receive updates throughout the year. Or email the instructors jnice@csuchico.edu or lnice@csuchico.edu.
  • Not currently in the Honors Program? Join!

    For students not currently in the Honors Program, you are invited to participate by joining Honors in Upper-Division General Education by emailing jnice@csuchico.edu. In addition to completing the two study abroad courses, to graduate with Honors in Upper-Division GE (on your transcript) you would simply complete HNRS 350 Multidisciplinary Science at Chico State.

    Students who complete Honors in General Education or Honors in Upper-Division General Education fulfill the Upper-Division GE Pathway requirement (no need to complete a Pathway in addition to Honors).

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