Study Abroad in the British Isles anyone?

"You can't afford NOT to go!" At the meeting today for the UK and Ireland Study abroad opportunity there was Jim Detjen, one of the program leaders, myself, and one other journalism student named Nicole. Soo, not a very big turn out for an event that could be life changing. The six credit program is more specifically aimed at reporting and would include visits to the BBC in London as well as going on ghost tours in Scotland. The five week long program would start in early July and end in early August, but to go you have to have a minimum of a 2.0gpa and have taken JRN 200 or equivalent courses. The trip starts out with you purchasing your ticket to London where the group of students and two teachers would stay for two weeks before flying to Dublin, Ireland for another week. After that the group would take a sightseeing bus ride to Belfast, Ireland and get to see the shipyard where the Titanic was made!!! Next on the trip would be a flight to Edinburgh, Scotland and stay five or six days. Jim made it clear that all of the flights in Europe would be covered with the initial $4,400 program fee. Jim said we would learn about a variety of things such as Birtish media, culture, and history as well as literature and music in Ireland where four Noble Prize winners in Literature are from. Throughout the trip the students and teachers would stay in university dorms and flats where there would be a comfortable size kitchen and living room..so I am told. The deadline to apply for the summer semester abroad is in March, but I think the cost of the trip would put a dent in anyone's credit card if they do not have a scholarship to cover some of the costs. Besides the initial program cost as listed above, the program estimates another $3,390 PLUS TUITION FEES. And yes this was one of the last things Jim covered in the meeting to get ya hooked first. After all of this, I think I've decided I will be doing the sports study abroad program in Australia this coming summer. YIPPE!