This program offers a unique opportunity for study focusing on specific periods of art. The program will make use of the rich resources in and near Cambridge, such as the Fitzwilliam Museum, which contains one of the best collections of paintings in Britain. Specialized classes are available covering readings from Medieval time to present day. The History Summer School Like the literature session, the History summer session is designed to appeal to those who wish to broaden their knowledge of history. The program offers detailed study of topics form the time of Charlemagne to the present.
Emphasis is on British History within a wider context.
The Shakespeare Summer School will appeal especially to those who wish to know more about the writer and to explore his works in depth. Daily lectures are given by distinguished figures from many different fields of Shakespeare production and scholarship. This is a new interdisciplinary program focusing on Britian and Europe in the Middle Ages. Each week, participants choose one subject for study from a range of specialist-taught classes, concentrating on a particular aspect of medieval art, architecture, history or literature. The Science Summer School is an interdisciplinary program with course topics including molecular biology and plant genetics, environmental sustainability, coastal systems, and human evolution.