Location: Scotland
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Revelle in Edinburgh
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Known for brilliant writers from Robert Louis Stevenson and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to Irvine Welsh and Ian Rankin, Edinburgh is a dream destination for anyone hooked on literature. Make it a summer to remember, with fascinating look back at the Enlightenment, juxtaposed with exploration of the UK’s vibrant poetry scene—plus plenty of opportunities to…
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University of Stirling Partnership
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Known for its progressive outlook, Stirling has a wide range of liberal arts offerings, a vibrant arts center, and a recently renovated library. Small class sizes make it easy to get to know peers and professors alike. As a national training center for Scottish swimming, football, and rugby, the university has a strong sports and…
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University of St Andrews Partnership
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With a history that began in 1413, it’s no wonder Scotland’s oldest university is big on traditions, like donning red academic gowns and plunging into the North Sea before exams in May. With 8,000 students, St Andrews is smaller than many UK universities, allowing for both individual attention and academics that rival Oxford and Cambridge,…
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University of Edinburgh Partnership
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With a sterling reputation for academic excellence that stretches back to 1583, the University of Edinburgh is also looking to the future. Witness the university’s Edinburgh Futures Institute, a thought lab focused on global challenges. (Hint: Check out the class Creating Edinburgh: The Interdisciplinary City, popular with IFSA students.) The university also offers 290 societies…
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Glasgow School of Art Partnership
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More than a few internationally recognized artists, designers, and architects have earned their chops in the studios of GSA, one of the few free-standing art schools left in Europe. Students majoring or minoring in art can choose from fine art, design, photography, fashion, textiles, silversmithing, jewelry, sculpture, and architecture at this world top-10 art and…
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University of Glasgow Partnership
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Part of the prestigious Russell Group of UK schools, this university has high-caliber academics on a large, city campus, with everything from triple-accredited Business classes to Public Policy. Special classes like Bagpiping and Stained Glass make it easy to explore Scottish culture, as well as the arts, medicine, or volunteering. If the architecture looks familiar,…
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Genetics, Pandemics, and Society in Edinburgh
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Edinburgh’s historic and continued importance as a site for scientific innovation makes it the ideal site to explore a range of themes in the history of public health and genetics. As a center of the European Enlightenment, it was home to important revolutions in scientific thought, medicine, and later, advances in tropical medicine and the development of…
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