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Week 2

The Oxford Experience: Week 2 courses

Course status

Course status:

Closed to enrolments

Dates

Dates:

12/07/2026 - 18/07/2026

Study format

Study format:

Residential and non-residential options

Oxford University summer school at Christ Church

Experience Oxford life.

Week 2: Sunday 12 - Saturday 18 July 2026

The Oxford Experience is a residential summer programme aimed at non-specialists aged 18 and above, providing over 70 week-long courses in a range of subjects. Seminars meet each weekday morning, with afternoons free for course-related field trips, individual study, or exploring the many places of interest in and around Oxford.

During your course you will sample life in Christ Church, one of Oxford University’s most impressive and beautiful colleges.

All courses taking place during week 2 of the programme can be viewed below.

To learn more about The Oxford Experience, see full programme details.

All Oxford Experience week 2 courses

Course Full

A War Without an Enemy: The British Revolution of 1642-1649

Start date: 12/07/2026

Tutor: Dr Charlotte Parsonson-Young

What happens when a monarch becomes a despot? What happens when his people decide to fight back? How did the Civil Wars...

Closed

Deluxe Devotion: Illuminated Manuscripts of the Middle Ages

Start date: 12/07/2026

Tutor: Victoria Condie

Illuminated manuscripts of the late Middle Ages tell us much about the artistic and commercial culture that produced...

Course Full

Dutch and Flemish Art in the 17th Century: Rubens to Rembrandt to Vermeer

Start date: 12/07/2026

Tutor: Manya Pagiavla

Embark on a journey through 17th-century Dutch and Flemish art: Van Dyck and Rubens for grandeur, Hals and Lester for...

Closed

Secrets, Spies and Lies

Start date: 12/07/2026

Tutor: Kate Vigurs

Delve into the hidden world of intelligence, sabotage and espionage during this summer course in Oxford that uncovers...

Course Full

Shipwrecks

Start date: 12/07/2026

Tutor: Janet Dickinson

Historical shipwrecks are of enduring fascination, revealing details of the lives interrupted by their loss. The growth...

Closed

Telling Right from Wrong: An Introduction to Ethics

Start date: 12/07/2026

Tutor: Andrea Lechler

Should you be a moral person and concerned about others’ well-being, or is it okay to be selfish? Does being a moral...

Closed

The Composer’s Craft

Start date: 12/07/2026

Tutor: Jonathan Darnborough

How does a composer create a piece of music? This is a course for anyone who has ever wondered how all those great works...

Course Full

The First Great Civilisation of Ancient Greece: The Minoans

Start date: 12/07/2026

Tutor: Dr Aphrodite Papayianni

This course will provide an examination of the cities and society, rituals and religion, art and technology, daily life...

Course Full

Tolkien and C.S. Lewis in Oxford

Start date: 12/07/2026

Tutor: John Garth

Explore the work and friendship of the men behind Middle-earth and Narnia in the contexts of Oxford, their Inklings...

Course Full

What is British Cinema in the 21st Century?

Start date: 12/07/2026

Tutor: Pete Turner

Explore how British cinema mirrors the UK’s evolving identity, from period dramas to blockbusters. Discover the...

Course Full

Write Compelling Dialogue for Prose and Script

Start date: 12/07/2026

Tutor: Shaun McCarthy

Dialogue is a key writing skill for stage and screen script writers and for prose fiction and non-fiction authors. This...

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Christ Church building and quad

Christ Church

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Oxford Experience, Christ Church

Christ Church cloisters

Christ Church cloisters

People listening to a talk in a library at Christ Church

Oxford Experience, Christ Church

People smiling while dining at a long table in the Christ Church dining hall

Oxford Experience, Christ Church

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