Pre-requisites: None – Preference will be given to Landscape Architecture program students.
Next offering: April 28th – May 5th, 2026.
Application deadline: January 4th at 11:59pm
Location(s): London and Oxford, England.
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Cost Estimate: $4500-$5000
- Included: airfare, accommodations, meals, local transportation, travel and health insurance, lectures and activities, park entrance fees.
- Excluded: course and tuition fees, required vaccinations and physician consults, personal purchases such as souvenirs.
What you will learn
This week-long field trip gives students the chance to experience a wide range of landscapes across the United Kingdom, from historic estates and botanical gardens to contemporary public spaces. Throughout the week, students will explore how design, engineering, horticulture, and agriculture come together to shape places that are both functional and culturally significant. In Nova Scotia, we have limited exposure to landscapes of this scale and history, so the trip offers a valuable opportunity to see how centuries of design and stewardship influence the land. Students will be asked to think about how these ideas and approaches could translate to our own rural context. The study abroad opportunity will be linked to students’ academic transcript through a co-curricular record.     Â
Activities can include:
·        Visit to the KEW Royal Botanical Gardens
·        Visit to Hampton Court Palace Tulip Festival
·        Visit to Blenheim Palace and Gardens
·        Visit to the Roman Baths
·        Central London Sightseeing
Funding assistance
Students are invited to submit an application to the Study/Work International Fund (SWIF). SWIF was established by ¼¤ÇéÒÁÈËÂ鶹¾Ã¾Ã×ÛºÏ as part of the Student Assistance Program, SWIF provides financial assistance to ¼¤ÇéÒÁÈËÂ鶹¾Ã¾Ã×ÛºÏ and King's students who want to take part in an international field course or study abroad. There is a maximum award of $2,000 CAD per applicant. SWIF supports study, work, or practicum placements for which ¼¤ÇéÒÁÈËÂ鶹¾Ã¾Ã×ÛºÏ will give a degree credit.
Deadlines for submitting your funding application vary depending on the term of your international experience. Deadlines are as follows:
- Fall: September 30
- Winter: January 31
- Summer: May 31