Students and their tutors meet in small groups, or one on one, to discuss the pertinent issues surrounding a particular course area. Through this intensive interaction, the student utilizes the tutor's expertise and begins to think carefully about the depth and breadth of a subject in such a way that a profound learning experience takes place. The social sciences and humanities are particularly suited to this style of teaching and provide a unique opportunity for individualized academic growth through intensive discussions with classmates , faculty and program administrators. Each Center specializes in different subject areas, although there is some overlap. Both Centers maintain their own unique features and administration while sharing common resources, philosophies and mission.
Students choose one center at which to take the majority of their courses.
The choice of Center is dependent upon a number of factors, including locale, subject interest, and whether or not the student wishes to pursue an internship. Students who are not undertaking internships or supervisions may, if they wish, spend one day per week at either the Cambridge or London Center, enrolling in up to two courses. In this cross disciplinary approach, central themes are examined from the areas of economics, politics, law, sociology, history and English literature. This approach allows the broader issues underlying the course of Western thought for more than a century to be studied and critically evaluated. London Center students choose from seminars and internships.