Week 3

OUSSA: Week 3 courses

Course status

Course status:

Closed to enrolments

Dates

Dates:

25/07/2026 - 01/08/2026

Study format

Study format:

Residential and non-residential options

Level

Level:

Undergraduate

Join us in Oxford for a study holiday

Deepen your knowledge, expand your horizons.

Week 3: Saturday 25 July - Saturday 1 August 2026

The Oxford University Summer School for Adults (OUSSA) is a residential summer programme held at Rewley House in central Oxford, offering more than 60 week-long accredited courses for adult learners (18 years and over) covering a wide range of subjects including literature, archaeology, architectural history, creative writing, history of art, philosophy, biological sciences, theology and psychology.

All courses taking place during week 3 of our 2026 programme are listed below.

To learn more about OUSSA, see full programme details.

ENROLMENT UPDATE

The Oxford University Summer School for Adults programme is now closed to new enrolments, but places are still available on our Inspiring Oxford summer programme at Brasenose College.

All OUSSA week 3 courses

Course Full

Autobiographical Dickens

Start date: 25/07/2026

Tutor: Sara Zadrozny

Charles Dickens’s autobiographical novels David Copperfield (1850) and Great Expectations (1861) reflect elements of...

Course Full

Captain James Cook and his Three Pacific Voyages, 1768-1780

Start date: 25/07/2026

Tutor: Simon Targett

The astonishing history and complex legacy of Captain James Cook. With three Pacific voyages in just eleven years, he...

Course Full

Cathedral Architecture: From Notre Dame to Canterbury

Start date: 25/07/2026

Tutor: Keith Hasted

With the reopening of the magnificent post-fire restoration of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris we will look at the...

Closed

From Machiavelli to the Machiavellian

Start date: 25/07/2026

Tutor: Martin Ovens

From The Prince to Discourses on Livy, we explore, interpret and assess the key ideas and enduring significance of 'the...

Course Full

Group Coaching: An Introduction

Start date: 25/07/2026

Tutor: Dr Graham Wilson

This course will introduce the techniques of group coaching, including: understanding processes that a group and its...

Closed

Hack the Planet: The New Age of Criminality

Start date: 25/07/2026

Tutor: Craig Jarvis

This is a thrilling exploration of a high-stakes digital battlefield where every insight gained could make the...

Course Full

Shakespeare’s England

Start date: 25/07/2026

Tutor: Alan Crosby

An overview of England and the English 1560 to 1620 gives the context of Shakespeare’s life and turbulent, dramatic...

Course Full

Smaller Than the Atom: A Primer on All Things Quantum

Start date: 25/07/2026

Tutor: Timothy Charlton

In this course we will explore the quantum world where our everyday intuition no longer allows us to predict the future....

Closed

The Parting of the Ways between Judaism and Christianity

Start date: 25/07/2026

Tutor: Ann Conway-Jones

Jesus was a Jew: he was circumcised, attended synagogue, wore fringes on his garments. Today, Judaism and Christianity...

Closed

The Psychedelic Renaissance: Hope or Hype?

Start date: 25/07/2026

Tutor: Damian White

Explore the potentials and pitfalls of the fascinating world of psychedelics, where ancient wisdom meets cutting-edge...

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Student talking in class

Oxford University Summer School for Adults

View of the Radcliffe Camera and surrounding areas from a height, and at a distance.

Radcliffe Camera

Students talking in class

Oxford University Summer School for Adults

Hertford Bridge, often called the Bridge of Sighs, in Oxford

Hertford Bridge (also known as the Bridge of Sighs)

Student smiling in class

Oxford University Summer School for Adults

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