Northern Illinois University

Department of Biological Sciences

Photo of Student at Coast

Study Abroad

NIU at Oriel College, Oxford University

June 29th to August 1st 2008

Oxford Botanic GardensThe 38th annual summer program offered by Northern Illinois University and Oriel College Oxford features courses at all levels from General Education through Doctoral Seminars.

The program is designed to take advantage of the unique resources of the British setting including the Oxford libraries, scientific and historical field trip sites, museums, and theatres of London and Stratford-upon-Avon.

Instruction and seminars are provided by NIU and Oxford faculty. Participating students and instructors live and dine in the same halls, so that formal class meetings can be supplemented by individual tutorials and informal conversations.

Enrollment in all courses is deliberately kept low in order to permit maximum interaction between students and faculty. Classes meet from Monday through Thursday to allow students weekends to explore England and the European Continent.

Oriel College

Photo of Oriel Square, OxfordThe program will take place in Oriel College, founded in 1326 and considered to be one of the most beautiful of the 34 colleges that make up Oxford University. Oxford is less than 60 miles from London and Stratford upon Avon, with frequent and inexpensive bus service to both cities. Cambridge, Canterbury and other places with historical, literary and scientific connections are within 100 miles, and there is virtually no place in Britain or Western Europe that cannot be visited on a weekend trip.


For More Information Contact:

Dr. Gabriel Holbrook
NIU Department of Biological Sciences 
(815) 753-3199
Email: gholbrook@niu.edu

Short-term Study Abroad
International Programs
(815) 753-0700
Email: niuabroad@niuedu

Also check the NIU Study Abroad Website

Course Offerings


Photo of Gabriel HolbrookBIOLOGY

Exploration of Plant Science
Dr. Gabriel Holbrook (NIU) 
Includes Field Trips to Marine Environments, Atlantic Coast and the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew. Also, involves classes in Oxford University Botanical Gardens


Photo of William JohnsonENGLISH

Shakespeare
Dr. William Johnson (NIU) and
Dr. Glenn Black (Oxford)
Includes theatre trips to the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon and the Globe Theatre, London

Photo of Jeffrey EinbodenThe Oxford Inklings
Dr. Jeffrey Einboden (NIU)
Includes trips to locations in Oxford (and elsewhere) that were frequented by J.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.


Photo of Gary GlennPOLITICAL SCIENCE

English Political Philosophy and the Emergence and Development of Liberal Modernity
Dr. Gary Glenn (NIU)
Includes trips to the Houses of Parliament, London, and other places of political interest.


Photo of Carla GoarSOCIOLOGY

Race, Racism, and Social Inequality
Dr. Carla Goar (NIU)
Includes field trips to areas of London with ethnic significance.


2008 Course Fliers (pdf format)