Middlebury Summer Studies in Oxford

Summer 2021

The Summer Studies in Oxford program offers a six-week ‘taster’ of the regular program that M-CMRS runs in Oxford every Fall and Spring. It aims to provide students with an exhilarating intellectual program set within the liberal arts tradition, along with unforgettable cultural experiences as well. The academic program is carefully devised to ensure the closest possible collaboration between tutors and students, whilst access to the Bodleian Library resources guarantees that students will always have a vast amount of reading material at their disposal. The program consists of a seminar class and a one-on-one tutorial. For the seminar course, students choose from a range of options (which will typically include topics like literature, history, philosophy and religion, and social and political theory), and engage in small seminars taught by local staff. At the end, students produce a substantial research essay. Students also take a one-on-one ‘Oxford-style’ tutorial, which is designed, as much as possible, by the students themselves, and tailored towards their academic interests. Instructors are usually Oxford University faculty members. At each tutorial meeting, students normally produce an essay as the basis for further analysis and discussion. The program also includes a range of field trips to exciting locations in Oxford and elsewhere in southern England. In short: if you have ever wanted to see what academic life at Oxford is like, then this is the program for you.

Transcripts are issued by Middlebury College.

Dates for Summer 2021

Tuesday, June 1 (arrive before 5pm) to Tuesday, July 13 (departure by noon)

Housing
Program participants are housed at St. Michael’s Hall, a well-equipped facility with lecture and seminar rooms, common rooms, a kitchen and dining area and a library.

Fees
The fee is $7,600 per student, which includes instructional expenses, accommodation, field trip expenses (including meals), museum entrance fees, transport to Compton Verney, lunches at Compton Verney, and a Bodleian library readership. The fee does not include airfare, transportation to and from Oxford, personal expenses or most meals, which can be prepared at St. Michael’s Hall.

Estimated Out of Pocket Expenses 
Airfare: $700
Board: $300
Supplies: $50
Personal: $350

Apply
There is limited space and financial aid for this summer. 

Applications should be submitted online by April 1, 2020.
If the deadline has passed, you will not be able to access the application without calling our office at 802-443-5847. Late applications will be considered on a space-available basis and provided that visa deadlines can be met.