UMass Amherst Global Launch: London

Courses in London are taught by local instructors and meet UMass General Education requirements. Each course will present different opportunities to venture beyond the classroom to learn how to analyze and explore this dynamic global city, while building the skills and knowledge that will assist you throughout your academic career and beyond.  

All students enroll in: 

• First Year Seminar
• Introduction to Museology

With guidance from their UMass academic advisor, students will choose from a variety of courses to complete their fall schedule. Below are the tentative courses offerings for fall 2026. The course offerings for fall 2026 are still being finalized and will be updated in spring 2026. 

• Analyzing and Exploring the Global City: London, Modernity, Empire, and Globalization
• KIN 100: Introduction to Kinesiology
• GEO 103: Introductory Oceanography
• PSYCH 100: Introductory Psychology (UMass Amherst synchronous section via Zoom)
• HONORS 201H: Ideas That Change the World (UMass Amherst campus asynchronous section)

Global Launch in London students live in The Stay Club, an international student residence in Kentish Town, just north of the famous Camden Market. Students will share a double room with an ensuite bathroom and kitchenette with a fellow UMass Global Launch student. Laundry facilities, a small fitness room, and social spaces are available on the lower levels. Room sizes and features vary, and not every room will look the same. Housing in London is at a premium

Students are provided with two (2) meals – breakfast and dinner –  each weekday on the main level of The Stay Club. Students are responsible for their own lunches during the week and meals during the weekend. 

The commute from the student residence to the CEA CAPA London Center takes 45 minutes to an hour, via public transport – a typical London commute! Kentish Town is well-connected via Underground, Overground, and bus to the rest of London, with the closest Underground stop just a 5 minute walk away. A transportation pass (Oyster Card) is provided.

A variety of cultural activities and excursions are also included in the program fee. Past activities have included a day trip to Stonehenge and Bath, an evening in London’s West End to see a theatre show, and many other exciting experiences.

Check out The Stay Club Kentish Town

*Students must also budget for travel from their home to Boston; a group flight will be booked by OGA and paid by each student.  

** Students will need to provide their own lunch each weekday and meals on the weekend 

***Expenses of a personal nature, may include but are not limited to laundry, phone expenses, medical expenses. Personal travel is not included in this budget.