Welcome to the UCLA Department of Political Science Western Europe travel-study Program. Students who enroll in this program will have the opportunity to visit four European countries: England, Belgium, Netherlands and France. The purpose of the trip will be to study the political institutions of the countries in order to better understand their interactions and foreign policies. To respond to growing student interest, we have arranged for two sections of this program.

Section 1 will be co-taught by Professors Michael Lofchie and Barry O'Neill of UCLA. The program will begin with an orientation meeting at our hotel in London, England at 7:00 pm on Wednesday evening June 18th. Our program will conclude with a final examination, in Paris, France on Sunday, July 13th. The purpose of this unusual schedule is to permit students to take full advantage of France's national holiday, Bastille Day, which this year falls on Monday, July 14th. Students who choose to remain after the final examination in order to attend various holiday events will be permitted to remain in our hotel through check-out time on Tuesday, July 15th.

Section 2 of Political Science Travel Study will be taught by Professor Professors Richard Anderson and Brian Walker of UCLA. Section 2 will follow the same itinerary as Section 1, but will begin and end approximately 10 days later. For detailed information about Section 2, students should contact Professor Richard Anderson. His website is:  http://www.summer.ucla.edu/travel/PoliSci-WesternEurope/overview.htm

Visit the Summer Travel Website for more information.