Program Description
In this 6-week, 6-credit program, you’ll live at Notre Dame’s Conway Hall and go to classes in Fischer Hall — the site of Notre Dame’s Global Gateway — just off the bustling Trafalgar Square in the heart of London.
In addition to classes in Notre Dame’s London Global Gateway, you’ll tour the Tower of London, ride the double-decker Red Bus, visit the British Museum, and attend several high-end theater productions.
This program is open to all engineering students.
Andrew Bartolini, Mike Kitz, and Todd Taylor.
Courses
All students enroll in both of the following courses for a total of 6 engineering credits.
- EG 34xxx: Exploring Engineering Feats of London
Traveling to new places worldwide allows us to experience different cultures and explore historical sites and landmarks. Occasionally, on a tour or through a travel book, you learn an interesting detail about the history of a site, landmark, or engineering marvel that enhances your appreciation of a small part of the site or city’s engineering history. This new class will explore the history of significant engineering accomplishments in London.
Being present in London will allow for field trips and excursions to see firsthand where major engineering breakthroughs or marvels were pioneered and created. The course will also teach the basic mathematical and scientific principles behind these breakthroughs, providing some engineering context for the designs. Some examples include the Millennium Bridge, the London Eye, St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Tube and Elizabeth Line, and more.
- EG 44421: Engineering and Business Fundamentals
During the first half of this course, you’ll explore the financial processes involved in engineering in industry, including financial reports and statements, stocks, bonds, working capital, and more. You’ll study business strategy and planning fundamentals, competitive advantages, creation of customer value, market segmentation and targeting, and other practical areas that will help you understand and execute a successful business plan.
In the second half of the course, your focus will turn to the practical processes you’ll need to work successfully as an engineer: project management and the product development process. Following the classic Triple Constraints method of project management — time, scope, and cost — you’ll learn best practices for keeping projects on track. You’ll also explore voice-of-customer research, rapid development iterations, and other tactics to make product development more effective. In addition, you’ll study supply chain and Lean Six Sigma, some of the key concepts driving efficiency and success in modern business.
Dates
May 19 – June 29, 2025
Housing
While in London, students live in Notre Dame’s Conway Hall, an historic building south of the River Thames, near Waterloo Station and King’s College London.
Conway Hall features modern dorm-apartment rooms.
Program Fee
The cost of the 2025 program is $9,200, plus a $200 University Study Abroad Administration Fee.
The program fee includes the cost of 6 Notre Dame credits; accommodations; program academic outings and field trips; on-site program support from Notre Dame faculty; and international health and emergency evacuation insurance.
It does not include the cost of airfare, meals, or airport transportation; passport/visa fee; or personal spending money.
All students are considered for a need-based engineering scholarship to defray the cost of the program.
Apply
Applications will be accepted between September 26 – November 1, 2024.
Program assignments and waitlist notifications occur before Christmas break.
Questions?
Feel free to contact:
Mike Kitz
Executive Director, Summer Engineering International Programs
mkitz@nd.edu
Todd Taylor
Director, Summer Engineering International Programs
ttaylo24@nd.edu