Week 6: Oxford Experience
Experience Oxford life
The Oxford Experience is a residential summer programme aimed at non-specialists, providing more than 80 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 the city.
Courses that will take place during Week 6 of the programme, Sunday 7 - Saturday 13 August 2022, can be found below.
Upcoming courses
Summer schools • Short courses
A masterclass in world-building and the meaning of 'The Silmarillion', led by a world-class Tolkien expert, at the university where Middle-earth was created.
- Sun 07 Aug 2022 – 13 Aug 2022
Summer schools • Short courses
This course will examine the 400-year history and evolution of the British Army, from its difficult conception through periods of ascendency, national survival, imperialism, global conflict and most recently, the war on terror.
- Sun 07 Aug 2022 – 13 Aug 2022
Summer schools • Short courses
What motivated thousands to take to the harsh road of pilgrimage every year throughout the Middle Ages? This course will trace the history of Christian pilgrimage, from its origins in the fourth century to its virtual demise in the sixteenth.
- Sun 07 Aug 2022 – 13 Aug 2022
Summer schools • Short courses
The Pharaoh of Egypt, Akhenaten, 'kills' the traditional gods proclaiming himself the son of the sun. With his queen, Nefertiti, he establishes a new capital at Amarna creating a revolutionary new art with disturbing sculptures and exquisite paintings.
- Sun 07 Aug 2022 – 13 Aug 2022
Summer schools • Short courses
Throughout history there has been a close relationship between painting and gardening. Much of our knowledge of early gardens derives from paintings. Gardens have inspired paintings which have in turn inspired painters.
- Sun 07 Aug 2022 – 13 Aug 2022
The Oxford Experience
Held at Christ Church, the 16th Century Oxford college built by Cardinal Wolsey. Choose from 80+ week-long, non-assessed courses. Live and dine in college, explore the city and the River Thames and enjoy all that Oxford has to offer.Week 1: Oxford Experience
Oxford Experience courses running from Sunday 3 - Saturday 9 July 2022.Week 2: Oxford Experience
Oxford Experience courses running from Sunday 10 - Saturday 16 July 2022.Week 3: Oxford Experience
Oxford Experience courses running from Sunday 17 - Saturday 23 July 2022.Week 4: Oxford Experience
Oxford Experience courses running from Sunday 24 - Saturday 30 July 2022.Week 5: Oxford Experience
Oxford Experience courses running from Sunday 31 July - Saturday 6 August 2022.