The civil wars that swept across the British Isles in the 17th century left few lives untouched. This course will explore the causes, conduct and significance of the English civil wars.
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Accredited courses include undergraduate and postgraduate level courses.
Explore what makes a planet habitable. This course traces Earth’s unique story, from the origins of the Universe to modern planetary science, examining how life emerges and what it means for our search for worlds beyond our own.
Explore what law is, who defines it, and how it shapes society. This course examines law beyond doctrine—through legal pluralism, social norms, and global examples—to reveal how law operates, empowers, and sometimes oppresses in practice.
Taking twenty maps that span both time and distance, subject and form, this course will use cartography (the study of maps) to interrogate a range of themes from exploration to religion and social change to digital transformations.
Journey through the cosmos: from Earth and the Solar System to distant galaxies and black holes. This visually rich course explores the universe’s origins, evolution, and the ongoing search for life beyond our planet.
Explore the power and mystery of artists’ final works across literature, music, and art. This course examines how creativity and mortality intertwine revealing why last creations, from Van Gogh to Plath, continue to move and inspire us.
Explore the satirical genius of Zamiatin and Bulgakov in early Soviet Russia. This course examines 'We' and 'The Master and Margarita' as subversive masterpieces that reveal the cultural politics, censorship, and creativity of the 1920s–30s USSR.
Study the distinctive cinema of David Lynch during this summer course. Through screenings and critical discussion, examine how surreal imagery, sound, dream-logic and Americana shape mood, narrative meaning, and the unsettling aesthetics of the uncanny.
Explore Oscar Wilde’s four major plays as vibrant theatrical works. This course examines their original West End productions (actors, staging, and audiences) revealing how Wilde’s wit and artistry came alive on the stage of his time.
Study the development of British detective fiction and literary representations of Oxford, ranging from Sherlock Holmes to Inspector Morse, and taking in the ‘Golden Age’ of the whodunit with authors including Dorothy L Sayers and Edmund Crispin.
Learn how to write your first stage play, from idea to final scene. This hands-on course explores story, character, dialogue and structure through creative exercises that help you develop your voice and bring your theatrical world to life.
This course explores the riches of northern European art from c.1480 - 1580; artists including Dürer, Bosch, Holbein and Bruegel will be studied.