IU at Oxford General Information

July 5 - August 2, 2008

Four weeks, two courses, and a lifetime of memories.

General Information

Coursework

Students will receive six hours of course credit for the following two courses:

• Decision-Making in Public and Private Contexts: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (SPEA V450).
• Governance in Public and Private Contexts: Herding Cats (SPEA V450)

Please check with an undergraduate advisor to determine if these courses will count towards your degree.

Qualifications

Rising juniors or seniors from any IU program with a GPA of 3.0 or higher are welcomed to apply.

Meeting Space
The classes for the IU at Oxford program will continue to be held in the James Martin Institute conference
room at Said Business School.

Housing
Students will have a private bedroom in a traditional student flat, conveniently located within walking distance
of classes, restaurants, and cultural activities. Each student will also receive a 30-day bus pass to facilitate
transportation around Oxford.

Food
2008 program pricing will include a minimum of 13 meals per week (5 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 3 dinners).
Meals will be provided by a variety of establishments, including traditional British fare, Indian, Thai, Lebanese
and the occasional Chinese or pizza take-out. During weekend field trips, some additional group meals will
be provided. We'll cap off your last day of the program with a high-table banquet at one of Oxford's famed
dining halls.

Field Trips

Students will take weekly field trips related to their studies to destinations throughout England. 2006 field
trips included:
    • Punting on the River Thames & Dinner at Head of the River
    • London and Parliament: House of Lords, Westminster Abbey and Churchill’s War Room
    • Wiltshire & Somerset: Stonehenge, Old Sarum Castle, Salisbury Cathedral & Magna Carta and Royal
      Crescent
    • Woodstock: Blenheim Palace, Battle Prom Concert, and Fireworks

Some meals will also be included in the price of weekend field trips.

Guest Lecturers
The IU at Oxford program will continue to make liberal use of guest lecturers to provide the students with
access to a broad range or professors. Guest lecturers for 2008 include:

	9 July, 10:00: Professor Dolores Romero-Morales, University of Oxford
	10 July, 10:00: Professor Owen Darbishire, University of Oxford
	14 July, 10:00: Professor Iain McLean, University of Oxford
	15 July, 1:00: Professor Cameron Hepburn, University of Oxford
	16 July, 1:00: Visiting Professor Chris Caswill, University of Oxford
	17 July, 1:00: Professor Krister Andersson, University of Colorado, Boulder
	21 July 1:00: Professor Kalypso Nicolaidis, Oxford University
	26 July, 9:00: Professor Sue Dopson, University of Oxford
	24 July, 1:00 Professor Christopher Hood (tentative), University of Oxford
	25 July, 1:00 Mr. Timothy Cullen, Said Business School
	29 July, 9:00: Professor Peter Todd, Indiana University
	30 July, 9:00: Dr. Jerome Ravetz, University of Oxford
	30 July, 1:00: Professor Steve Rayner, University of Oxford

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