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Demonstrated ability to do upper-division work in subject chosen
Language of Instruction:
English
Program Description:
About Oxford University
The University of Oxford is one of the oldest and most distinguished educational institutions in the world. The University has been a center of learning since the Middle Ages and continues to provide an environment for students that is astonishingly rich in resources and learning.
At the heart of the genuine Oxford Experience is college membership. The Brockport Oxford Program enrolls each participant as an associate (that is, in American terminology, non-matriculated) member of an Oxford College.
Visit the colleges that our participants become members of:
The city of Oxford has always had a vibrant cultural, social and intellectual life to offer to all who come there to study. It is a very exciting and enriching environment in which to learn (and it is only about an hour from London).
The Brockport Oxford Program offers you the opportunity to:
Live and study in one of the world's most rewarding and cosmopolitan environments,
Receive instruction in a tutorial conducted by a member of the faculty of the University of Oxford
Improve your writing and research skills,
Have total integration with students from Oxford as well as international students.
Your experience on the Brockport Oxford Program will:
Integrate you into British society and the British educational system,
Make you a better student,
Expand your outlook on the world,
Build your self-esteem and self-confidence,
Greatly enhance your career prospects,
Help you to become a more articulate and expressive student.
At Oxford you will:
Receive a comprehensive on-site orientation to study at Oxford that will maximize the benefits of your semester/year of study,
Live in superior single bedroom accommodation throughout the program, with British students as far as possible,
Join the Oxford Union Society,
Become a member of your Oxford college's Junior Common Room, with
1. full dining privileges at that college- including High Table events 2. full access to that college's library 3. full participation in that college's social and athletic societies
Benefit from an on-going program of field trips, excursions, and social events, organized specifically for the Brockport program participants by our Resident Director, an experienced academic and life-long London resident.
Enjoy the security of a complete package of academic and non-academic support services provided by the legendary OPUS organization.
NOTE: US Citizens do need a visa in order to study in the UK. After being accepted to the program, Brockport will help guide you through the application process. For information about the process, visit our UK Visa page.
Housing & Orientation
Housing:
About half of Oxford's students live "out of College" in the City of Oxford and it is this type of housing that participants in Brockport's Oxford Program are housed. Since Oxford University is spread over several miles throughout the city, students travel by bike or by bus to libraries, lectures, classes, the "rooms" of a tutor, or to the University's dining hall. Participants are housed within a 10-minute bus or bike ride from the center of the University. Housing is in single-occupancy rooms in houses and flats that are normally used by Oxford students. As a rule, participants will have the use of a kitchen and a sitting room or lounge. Five or six students share these houses each with their own bedroom or flats Some houses will also have a British student.
As associate members of an Oxford College's Junior Common Room, participants in the Brockport Oxford Program are always welcome to dine in the College dining hall. These meals are lower priced than in most US colleges. Participants are not required to participate in a "meal plan." All housing includes fully equipped kitchens. A high speed internet option is available and all students are given a cell phone to use while on the program with zero contract charges and free incoming calls.
Orientation:
The academic portion of the program is preceded by an on-site orientation program conducted by OPUS in Oxford. During this orientation, participants are introduced to their tutors and complete the process of developing the specific details of their tutorials. The orientation program is designed to provide participants with an introduction to Oxford, to Britain, and to the British way of life as well as to the British (and Oxford University) academic systems.
Cost
Fees for the regular Brockport Oxford University Program:
HOUSING (single occupancy rooms in houses and flats), in good standard student housing during all weeks of the program (utilities included, but not telephone charges),
Housing during the entire vacation period for students participating in two or more terms,
Program acceptance fee,
The cost of your tutorial instruction in Oxford,
Associate Membership in a Junior Common Room at your Oxford College; including:
a. full dining privileges at your college (the cost of meals is NOT included); b. unrestricted access to your college's library; c. full participation in your college's social and athletic societies.
Access to the Bodleian and most faculty libraries (NOTE: Summer term participants do not have access to the Bodleian library) (NOTE: There is a Bodleian library fee which is not included in the program cost),
A high level of support services during your term/year in Oxford,
Pre-departure orientation materials,
Pre-departure course selection,
Pre- and post-program advisory services,
An on-site orientation program shortly after your arrival in Oxford,
The Brockport overseas support system,
Provision of transcripts for full-credit transfer of credit,
Transferable credits awarded by an accredited American college,
Registration as a full-time student at Brockport during your period of participation,
Lifelong maintenance of the records of your participation,
Brockport's Value-Added Services, and
The Brockport London Weekend Program.
DOES NOT INCLUDE:
Health Insurance*,
Various campus-specific fees** (Student Government, Technology Fees, etc.),
Airfare to and from England,
Meals,
Personal expenses,
Entertainment,
Telephone charges,
Textbooks and special library fees, including the Bodleian library fee.
As a very rough guide, a participant in the Brockport Oxford Program will need around £300 to £400 per month to pay for daily local travel, textbooks and other school supplies, entertainment, meals and other necessities.
This estimate does not include the purchase of clothing; travel in Britain or Europe outside of the excursions/field trips organized by the program.
The group flight will cost participants between $500 and $900 (depending on departure/return dates, the point of origin of any connecting flights in the US, etc.).
The actual amount that you will spend depends heavily on your style of living, and will vary with each individual's personal spending habits, entertainment preferences and travel choices.
Financial aid applies towards fees.
*SUNY regulations require that participants in Overseas Academic Programs have "adequate" insurance coverage. Students whose current health insurance is not "adequate" may purchase appropriate coverage for $454.00 per semester (this is the current cost and is subject to change). **Varies depending on the SUNY campus at which the participant pays tuition.
Courses
Credits:
Seven credit hours may be earned in the primary tutorial; five credits may be earned in the secondary tutorial. Thus, a maximum of twelve credit hours may be earned for a single term's work. Summer semester students would do one secondary tutorial for a maximum of six credits.
At the conclusion of the term, the tutors will submit grades (and a detailed tutorial report) to the program's academic advisor who will forward these to Brockport. Grades are based on the tutorial essays, tutorial discussions, and sometimes on written examinations.
Curriculum:
All instruction at Oxford is arranged on an individual basis. Normally a participant in the Brockport Oxford program will (prior to arriving in Oxford) identify a topic to be studied in a primary tutorial of seven meetings and a secondary subject to be studied in a secondary tutorial of five meetings. The program's academic advisors at Oxford will assign to each participant two tutors--one for the primary tutorial and one for the tutorial in the second topic (all tutors are fellows or lecturers of the Colleges at Oxford University). These tutors will, in conference with the participant, develop a detailed and highly individualized academic program of tutorial meetings. Normally these meetings are one-on-one, but occasionally students studying the same topic are paired.
For each tutorial the student will (after consulting a reading list provided by the tutor) write an essay that is usually read at the meeting. The tutorial system encourages individual research and independence of thought. Sometimes the tutor offers a related lecture or seminar that s/he will invite the student to attend.
The Tutorial Method:
Teaching in Oxford consists of an individual weekly meeting ("tutorial") with your professor ("tutor"), who will assign a paper to be written for each meeting. The essay will be the basis for a discussion and critique of the issues it examines. The process - research, writing, analysis and discussion - is the heart of a tutorial.
Tutorial Topics:
At the start of each term (participants in Brockport's Oxford Program are required to be in residence at Oxford for 12 weeks in order to ensure they are able to complete a substantial and coherent body of academic work in one term) the student will meet with the program's academic adviser (who holds an appointment as a fellow or lecturer at a college of Oxford University). The student and adviser will jointly plan an academic program that is consistent with Brockport's academic requirements and the requirements of the participant's own degree program.
One of the most important features of the Brockport Oxford Program is that participants are able to study -- on an individual basis (one tutor, one student) -- almost any academic subject normally taught at the upper division level (Junior or Senior year) except the laboratory sciences. Each semester a few students also pursue tutorials in mathematics and non lab-based natural and physical sciences. You can visit Oxford's website at: http://www.oxfordprogram.com/Program/listings.html
Summer Semester:
A recent addition to Brockport's list of Oxford offerings is the summer program. This is a unique six-week program from mid-May to late June which takes advantage ofthe later end date of Oxford University's academic year. Participants take one tutorial course comprising five OR six one-on-one tutorial meetings with a written essay required for each tutorial. The level of depth and analysis is the same as during any other term: students simply participate for a shorter period than a full Oxford term. This provides a unique opportunity to experience the tutorial system during Oxford's academic year at a very affordable cost. The program is of special value to students who are unable to participate for a longer period, and for students proceeding to a Senior Year Honors Thesis due to the rigor of analytical writing required. Students are housed with other two-term or full year program participants, become members of an Oxford college, and are entitled to participate in the full range of social and extracurricular activities. A maximum of six credits may be earned for six essays submitted.
Dates / Deadlines:
Term
Year
App Deadline
Decision Date
Start Date
End Date
Spring
2011
10/15/2010**
Rolling Admission
TBA
TBA
** Indicates rolling admission application process. Applicants will be immediately notified of acceptance into this program and be able to complete post-decision materials prior to the term's application deadline.
