Students from Christian colleges participate in interdisciplinary seminar classes, receive Arabic language instruction and serve as interns with various organizations in Cario. Participants spend two weeks traveling to Israel, including time in the West Bank. Additional field trips are available for interested students. The Middle East Studies Program encourages evangelical Christians to relate to the Muslim world in an informed and constructive manner. In addition, they interact with leaders in the community to develop better understanding of contemporary Russian society and how, as Westerners, they can foster more interaction with the country.
Mobility characterizes the program.
The final weeks in St. Petersburg allow students to live with a Russian family and to experience Russian culture first hand. Students have the opportunity to study with the faculty of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies and the University at Oxford. Lectures are normally held on weekday mornings, leaving the afternoons free for seminars, private study and exploration. Unlike the Coalition-sponsored programs, credits at the Oxford School Program are generated directly at the University of Oxford.