Humanities and Social Science Courses
OISAP offers short-courses for talented incoming students with a passion for the humanities and social sciences and want to experience studying in Oxford or Cambridge. OISAP combines classes taught by guest speakers with field visits to local historical and cultural places of interest in order to introduce students to British life, society and culture. Throughout the programme, students engage with faculty, academic staff, and peer advisors to develop and enrich their intellectual, research, academic and writing knowledge and skills.
There are currently 3 courses offered in the Humanities and Social Sciences: Culture, Art and Society; Future Cities and Public Policy; Business and Management. OISAP also provides tailor-made courses according to the specific requirements of our partner universities and their student’s needs.
What’s included in our programmes?
● Residential experience in the prestigious colleges of the University of Oxford
● Inspiring courses taught by specialised, qualified and friendly teachers
● A truly international environment
● Accommodation, meals, and tuition
● 20 taught hours per week
● Talks and discussions with world-class guest speakers
● Inspirational cultural programmes, including excursions to historic UK locations
● Graduation day, grade (letters) and certificates
Application Deadline
Online registration closes usually 1.5 -2 months before the course starts, but please note that our spaces are usually booked very quickly, so early registration is recommended to avoid disappointment. Please go to your home institution for more detailed information before the application deadline as each partner organisation might set the specific application deadline or complete the application form here.
For more information, please email apply@oxfordstudyabroad.org.uk.
Teaching Methodology
The teaching methods used on the courses include interdisciplinary lectures, seminars, discussions, guest lectures, group work, tutorials, interaction and feedback with lecturers, students and the teaching assistant.
Most days will start with a lecture in the classroom, which is complemented with a seminar for Q&A, discussions, assignments and additional explaining. Lectures are held 9:00-12:00 Monday to Thursday each week.
In the afternoon, a series of interdisciplinary lectures are held to help students draw on multiple disciplines and to acquire a deep and thorough understanding of complex issues and challenges. These interdisciplinary lectures support students to develop critical thinking tools which will inform how they form ideas, design projects and resolve issues and concerns.
In addition, students go on local field trips and guided visits around Oxford visiting local community organisations such as Makespace Oxford, Homeless Oxfordshire and Oxford Colleges to gain first hand experience of some of the diverse communities that make up British society.
At the end of the course, students will prepare and present in small teams a short presentation and a final individual assignment based on what they have learned on the course. The five-hour workshops and tutorials 3 days prior to the presentation day will be conducted by the teaching assistants to build on the work done on the course and prepare the students for the final team project presentations. Attendance on the course is a necessary requirement throughout.
Final Assessments
Residential programmes and online courses have a final assessment at the end of the course where students work together in groups to research, plan and deliver a group presentation based on what they have learned on the course. Some courses also have individual assessments of the students in addition to their team project presentations, depending on the instructor’s course plan.
Interdisciplinary Lecture Topic Examples:
●Urbanisation and Sustainability
●The American Dream
●Globalisation and Future Government
●Art Day - Impressionism or Watches: Jewel or Machine?
●Cities, Capitalism and Neo-liberal Regimes
●From Smart Cities to Experimental Cities?
●The Role of the Digital Social Networks
Previous Guest Speakers
Speaker Name |
Profile |
Professor Vlad Mykhnenko |
Associate Professor of Sustainable Urban Development, University of Oxford |
Professor Stephen Tuck |
Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford |
Professor David Howard |
Associate Professor in Sustainable Urban Development, Fellow of Kellogg College, University of Oxford |
Professor Robin Harding
|
Associate Professor of Government (Quantitative Methods), University of Oxford |
Dr Igor Calzada |
Lecturer, Research Fellow, and Policy Adviser at the Urban Transformations ESRC Programme and Future of Cities Programme, Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS), University of Oxford |
Professor Simon Palfrey |
Professor of English Literature, University of Oxford |
Oxford International Study Abroad Programme has contracts with the Colleges of Oxford University for the use of facilities and also contracts with lectures and professors from Oxford University on our courses. OISAP is not affiliated with the University of Oxford in any way.
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