Program Overview

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The university offers a wide range of programs for students, including short and online courses, undergraduate, postgraduate, professional, and research programs.

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• Technology and AI

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• Day and weekend events
• In-person learning
• Lecture series
• Online learning
• Professional
• Summer schools
• Weekly learning

Undergraduate Programs

Certificates

• Archaeology
• Certificate of Higher Education
• English Literature
• History
• History of Art
• Theological Studies

Diplomas

• Archaeology
• Creative Writing
• English Social and Local History
• History of Art

Advanced Diplomas

• British Archaeology
• IT Systems Analysis and Design (Online)
• Local History (Online)

Pre-Master's

• Advanced Pre-sessional Course for Graduate Students (nine weeks, full-time)
• Foundations of Diplomacy Pre-Master's Course (six months, full-time)

Summer Schools

• Oxford University Summer School for Adults

Postgraduate Programs

Certificates

• Architectural History
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Ecological Survey Techniques
• Enhanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Health Research
• Historical Studies
• Nanotechnology
• Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
• Psychodynamic Counselling
• Qualitative Health Research Methods
• Teaching Evidence-Based Health Care

Diplomas

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Severe Mental Health Problems
• Health Research
• International Wildlife Conservation Practice
• Psychodynamic Practice

Master of Studies (MSt)

• Creative Writing
• Diplomatic Studies
• Historical Studies
• History of Design
• Literature and Arts
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
• Practical Ethics
• Psychodynamic Practice

Research Degrees (DPhil)

• Archaeology
• Architectural History
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• English Local History
• Evidence-Based Health Care
• Literature and Arts
• Sustainable Urban Development

Master of Science (MSc)

• Applied Landscape Archaeology
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• English Local History
• Evidence-Based Health Care
• Evidence-Based Health Care Medical Statistics
• Evidence-Based Health Care Systematic Reviews
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• Sustainable Urban Development
• Translational Health Sciences

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Course Details

Thomas Hardy's Novels and Poetry: Men, Women and Tragedy

Overview

Thomas Hardy was sensitive to the patterns of the past and to the tragic inevitabilities of human nature. This course will examine strands of Hardys philosophy.

Programme Details

• Daily schedule: Seminars meet each weekday morning after breakfast.
• Afternoons are free for individual study or exploring the city.
• Optional plenary excursions and social activities, including walking tours, will be available.

Seminars

• Monday: Introduction to Thomas Hardy and analysis of Tess of the dUrbervilles.
• Tuesday: Examination of Tess of the dUrbervilles.
• Wednesday: Analysis of The Mayor of Casterbridge.
• Thursday: Examination of The Withered Arm.
• Friday: Investigation of Hardys poetry.

Recommended Reading

• Hardy, Thomas. The Withered Arm and Other Stories. Penguin, 1999.
• Hardy, Thomas. Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Oxford Worlds Classics, 2008.
• Hardy, Thomas. The Mayor of Casterbridge. Oxford Worlds Classics, 2008.
• Background reading: Tomalin, Claire. Thomas Hardy: The Time-Torn Man. Penguin, 2007.

Certification

• Certificate of Attendance
• Digital badge

Fees

• Fee option 1 (single en suite accommodation and meals per person): ｣2380.00
• Fee option 2 (single standard accommodation and meals per person): ｣2270.00
• Fee option 3 (double en suite accommodation and meals per person): ｣2260.00
• Fee option 4 (twin en suite accommodation and meals per person): ｣2260.00
• Fee option 5 (twin set standard accommodation and meals per person): ｣2260.00
• Fee option 6 (no accommodation; includes lunch and dinner per person): ｣1660.00

Funding

• No sources of funding available for the Oxford Experience programme.

Payment

• All fees are charged on a per week, per person basis.
• Payments made via non-UK credit/debit cards and bank accounts are subject to the exchange rate on the day they are processed.

Level and Demands

• The Oxford Experience is aimed at non-specialists: no prior knowledge is required, and classes are pitched at an introductory level.
• There are no assessments for this course.

Accommodation

• Residential options are available at Christ Church.
• Non-residential option: participants can take classes and have lunch and dinner at Christ Church, having arranged their own accommodation elsewhere.