OUSSA: Week 3 courses

Join us in Oxford for a study holiday

Deepen your knowledge, expand your horizons.

Week 3: Saturday 17 – Saturday 24 July 2027

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.

Courses taking place during Week 3 of our 2027 OUSSA programme are listed below.

Week 3 courses

• A Brief History of Planet Earth (Dr Suman Chowdhury)
• The ‘British’ Presidents Who Shaped America’s First Fifty Years (Dr Simon Targett)
• Celts, Brits and the Rest: The Archaeology of the British Iron Age (Dr Helen Loney)
• Dangerous Sounds: Censorship in Music (Dr Elizabeth Hepach)
• God – The Basics: Evil, Mystery and Religious Experience ( Dr Stephen Law)
• The Impact of the Horse on Life in the English Country House (Elizabeth Jamieson)
• Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park (Dr Octavia Cox)
• Philosophy, Populism and Rhetoric (Dr Magnus Moar)
• Town and Gown: Oxford in the Literary Imagination (Professor Nicole Pohl)
• Two Golden Ages: Masterpieces of Dutch and Danish Painting (Dr Jan Cox)
• Vital Parenting Tasks: What Children/Young People Need for Strong Mental Health (Laine Jaderberg)