The UA at Oxford program has been one of the university’s premiere study abroad offerings for more than 35 years. UA at Oxford, under the auspices of UA Education Abroad, is run jointly by the History and English departments, with additional support from the Honors College. Directorship of the program alternates every two years between History and English, with the off-year department having the opportunity to send one faculty member to teach in the program. This year a History faculty member will be selected to serve.

The program offers six courses to roughly thirty-five undergraduates who are housed, along with the traveling faculty, in Worcester College, Oxford, for the month of July, what our university designates as Summer II. Courses are broad in scope, designed to attract undergraduates to what is an expensive summer study program. There are typically three English courses, two History courses, and one Honors course, taught by a mix of UA faculty and Oxford-resident instructors. A particular feature of the program over the years has been the way in which course work is integrated with on-site education. Excursions to London, Canterbury, Dover, and Portsmouth (and extensively around Oxford) give students the chance to see physical locations relevant to their course work.

Students interested in participating should visit the UA at Oxford homepage.

Representatives from the UA at Oxford Program will also be present at the Study Abroad Fair, which will be held on Wednesday, September 16, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, on the Crimson Promenade.

An additional information session is scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, at 5:00 pm, in room 301 Morgan Hall.