Harvard Summer Program in Oxford, England

  England

• Oxford: 
Oxford

Term: Summer 
Dates: TBA

Description: The university city of Oxford, the site of this programs investigation of Darwin and evolutionary biology, played a key role in the Darwinian revolution. The famous debate between Thomas Henry Huxley and Samuel Wilberforce, bishop of Oxford, took place in the university museum. It ended with Huxleys triumphant put-down: If then the question is put to me would I rather have a miserable ape for a grandfather or a man highly endowed by nature and possessed of great means of influence and yet who employs these faculties and that influence for the mere purpose of introducing ridicule into a grave scientific discussion, I unhesitatingly affirm my preference for the ape.

Primates aside, this program makes the most of opportunities to learn in context with visits to Down House, Darwins home in Kent; the Natural History Museum in London; the Linnean Society; and Shrewsbury, where Darwin grew up and attended school. Students live and study at Queens College, in the heart of Oxforda lively, student-centered city even in the summer.

Highlights: Courses: Darwin and the Origins of Evolutionary Biology and Darwin and Contemporary Evolutionary Biology.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: 7,350 USD

- tuition
- room and some meals
- all scheduled excursions and extracurricular activities

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Application Process Involves:

• Essay
• Transcript
• Written Application

Harvard Summer School Study Abroad Programs's Mission Statement: The Harvard Summer School makes Harvard's academic resources a distinguished faculty, well-equipped laboratories, fine museums, and a world-class university library available to men and women of many ages, backgrounds, and nationalities through an intensive summer session of liberal arts courses in Cambridge and overseas. Our international student body includes Harvard undergraduate and graduate students, visitors from other colleges and universities, highly qualified secondary school students, adult learners, and nonnative English speakers seeking to refine their language skills. Students take courses to challenge themselves academically, meet degree requirements, prepare for graduate school, gain college experience, advance their careers, and pursue personal enrichment. Students, who study at Harvard Summer School may reside in a supportive residential environment, commute to campus, complete courses via distance education, or participate in one of the faculty-led programs based abroad. Many come to experience the extraordinary environment of Harvard College academics, resources, and residential life. Harvard Summer School serves the University community by providing faculty with teaching opportunities that allow them to experiment with new materials and teaching methods. Students from many Harvard schools take advantage of the breadth of summer course offerings to meet requirements for concentrations and degree programs, and to create more flexibility within their term-time academic program. Harvard graduate students from abroad can work on refining their English language skills, and Harvard College students take advantage of the summer session to expand their cultural, social, and intellectual horizons by studying abroad.