Along with new classes, students may choose from a variety of established courses from Shakepeare to economics.
Courses alternate, making the program basically different each year.
Panton said the program emphasizes study outside the classroom. Lecturers include British academics, artists, politicians and businessmen. Panton said classes are three or four days a week, with field trips and time for independent travel. The program is organized by USM through an academic consortium of 11 colleges and universities and Phi Theta Kappa, the national junior college honor fraternity. Representatives of these universities met recently at USM to plan the 2001 summer program, which bears little resemblance to the first USM British Studies effort.