<p>I'm a sophomore majoring in archaeology and classics, with a minor in chemistry, and I'm looking to study away next fall. My advisor recommended appying to University College London as an Affiliate Student; I've checked out their program and it's pretty much exactly what I'm looking for. But it would be smart to apply to more than one place... so I'm looking for a back-up plan.</p>
<p>My coursework so far is primarily in classics (though I've taken introductory archaeology courses and been to field school). I'd like to study away at a program that will let me focus more on archaeological methods and techniques, without losing my Latin and Greek. UCL offers courses like Archaeological Approaches to Standing Buildings, Organic Materials in Prehistory, an Experimental Archaeology Field Course, etc., which are in line with what I'm looking for; but I could also enroll jointly in the Classics department to get my fix of ancient languages.</p>
<p>Being at a university in a real city is an exciting prospect, since I go to a rural LAC. Other than that, I don't have strong preferences about location; in fact, I wouldn't mind enrolling as a visiting student at another university in the States. I also wouldn't mind learning a new language, though I definitely want all academic work to be in English.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any recommendations? Any universities with good visiting student programs? And, for that matter, any thoughts about the pros and cons of enrolling as a visiting student?</p>
<p>Don’t know what “suburban” means in this context. Durham is a tiny city surrounded by beautiful countryside in the north of England. Definitely NOT the subsurbs of any large city. If you have ever wanted to go to Oxford or Cambridge, but don’t have the grades/don’t want the stress/want something cheaper, then Durham should be your choice. It is a small collegiate university ever so slightly younger, but still just as grand as Oxbridge (and one of the colleges is a 900 year old castle too).</p>
<p>Cork isn’t in the UK. It is still, and has always been, in Ireland. Different country. Different educational system (and also really small compared to all those citioes in the UK it is lumped with above). </p>
<p>Note I have no idea if any of the schools mentioned offer archaeology and classics.</p>
Yes, I struggled with a good descriptor for Durham. My initial instinct was to describe it as rural, but that didn’t fit, especially compared to Oberlin, and I had used small city to describe somewhat larger areas. A medium-sized town works best, I suppose. For American students, a comparison with Cornell/Ithaca might be appropriate for size. </p>
<p>As for Cork, true, but Ireland tends to get lumped with the UK for study abroad purposes. Admittedly I could have mentioned its location.</p>
<p>For what it’s worth, the term “city” has no relation to size of settlement in the UK. It is a title bestowed on a town by the Queen. That’s why tiny Durham has been a city for many centuries (I have just googled this and date of honour is unknown, but pre-record, which began 673) while nearby Middlesbrough is many times larger, but is still a town. </p>
<p>I went to high school in Durham. It’s really nice. Cold and quiet though.</p>
<p>Just don’t EVER tell anyone Irish (and I mean actually from Ireland. Not an American who drinks green beer and makes fun of Ireland) that Ireland is “lumped with” the UK LOL! They would never speak to you again, at best.</p>
<p>“…a real city is an exciting prospect”</p>
<p>the problem is, after D1 spent an internship in a real city, from that point she was never again satisfied with her school. That’s just her, of course.</p>