John Calvin was one of its early advocates. The university has faculties in Protestant theology, the arts and humanities, economics, law, medicine, etc. Special places include the Graduate Institute for international relations. Its early faculty pioneered the study of sociology, international relations, and other modern disciplines. The LSE, a popular destination for foreign students, offers undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Famous alums are numerous.
Bacon , Erasmus , Hobbes , Samuel Johnson , and so on. The Ashmolean Museum and the Bodleian Library are among the many renowned places at Oxford. The English king Henry VI founded King's College, Henry VIII Trinity College. Milton , Newton , and more than 60 Nobel laureates once walked the campus grounds. Cambridge's course offerings and research resources are exceptional.