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Criminology (The Oxford Experience)
From toxicology and fingerprints to DNA samples, students taking our Criminology summer course discover how forensic science has progressed over the years to meet ever-changing legal standards. They learn how modern crime scenes are secured and searched, how material is treated in laboratories, and how different types of evidence are used to sort legal fact from criminal fiction. They also explore how forensic science has achieved breakthroughs in a multitude of disciplines, such as archeology, history, and geology.
Philosophy (The Oxford Tradition)
Students explore a host of topics drawn from major philosophical, literary, and religious texts. They consider fundamental questions through ancients like Plato and Aristotle; Oxford philosophers like Hobbes and Locke; idealists like Kant; iconoclasts like Nietzsche; and contemporary philosophers, before producing their own philosophical theses on the topic of their choice.
Game Theory (The Cambridge Tradition)
The object of this course is to introduce students to the main concepts in Game Theory, to expose them to the way in which game theory helps explain how decision-makers arrive at their decisions, and why they often fail to make the right ones. Alongside, students will be introduced to different games, from Nash's bargaining game to the Prisoner's Dilemma, and to the way in which Game Theory is applied to Economics and, increasingly, the Social Sciences, International Relations, Biology, Computing, and AI, to name but a few of the disciplines it informs.
WWII (The Cambridge Experience)
Students will explore the most recent body of work on the origins, course, and consequences of WWII. Students will go on short field-trips and complete individual research projects to complement their classroom instruction. This course will concentrate on the different theatres of the war, including the home front; the ways in which different people and groups experienced the conflict; how governments sought to maintain morale; and about the work of allied military intelligence at Bletchley Park.
Creative Writing: Writing Paris (Oxbridge in Paris)
In this course, students explore Paris as a city full of stories - drawing inspiration from the city in order to broaden their writing skills. Instructed by professional authors, students will polish their writing skills as they produce new works inspired by visits to Hemingway's favorite cafe, Beckett's tomb, and the Luxembourg Gardens. Student's best work will appear in the program's literary magazine.
Intensive English
Located in world-famous universities, these programmes are for enthusiastic students who want to accelerate their learning experience by putting their language skills into practice through varied learning styles and authentic workshops such as drama, debating and English literature.
Repression, Subversion, Expression: Gender and Sexuality in British Literature
How have expressions of sexuality and gender in British literature been shaped by the social constraints of different periods? How have female authors navigated systems of patriarchy, and what has been the role of literature in confirming and subverting gender norms? And how are the rapid changes in approaches, attitudes, and practices around gender and sexuality since the 20th century reflected in contemporary British writing? This courses offers a unique and exciting opportunity to explore these questions and more, examining a wide range of British literature from various genres and periods thorugh the lens of gender and sexuality.
Experience Engineering Academy
If you love understanding how things work and exploring individual components of machines and structures, there’s a good chance you’re considering engineering as an area of study. On this engineering summer course, you’ll explore the differences between mechanical, civil and electrical engineering — and build your very own engine.
Studio Art MINOR ONLY (The Oxford Experience)
Beginners and more advanced students receive instruction in a variety of media. They spend much of their time outside, sketching medieval towers, capturing pastoral landscapes, practicing their portrait skills, or discovering masterpieces in locations such as the Christ Church Picture Gallery. Students exhibit their best pieces at the end of the program.