NIU OxfordNIU Oxford

3838thth Annual Summer Annual Summer Program at Program at

Oriel College, Oxford Oriel College, Oxford UniversityUniversity

JUNE 24 - AUGUST 3, 2007    

Professor Artemus WardDept. of Political ScienceOffice: Zulauf Hall 410E-mail: aeward@niu.edu

The Oxford The Oxford ExperienceExperience Take can take up to Take can take up to

nine credit hours nine credit hours (most take one or two (most take one or two courses) taught at courses) taught at Oxford by NIU faculty: Oxford by NIU faculty: Political Science, Political Science, English, Biology.English, Biology.

A typical class will A typical class will meet T TH for two meet T TH for two hours each day, hours each day, leaving plenty of time leaving plenty of time for long weekend for long weekend trips.trips.

On certain days, On certain days, instead of having instead of having class, we will go on class, we will go on field trips to London field trips to London and other nearby and other nearby locations.locations.

Political SciencePolitical Science LAW AND COURTS IN COMPARATIVE LAW AND COURTS IN COMPARATIVE

PERSPECTIVE: SOCIAL CHANGEPERSPECTIVE: SOCIAL CHANGE This course will compare the legal structures and This course will compare the legal structures and

substantive law of a number of countries including substantive law of a number of countries including the United States and Great Britain as well as the United States and Great Britain as well as other common law jurisdictions such as Canada , other common law jurisdictions such as Canada , Australia , New Zealand , India , South Africa , and Australia , New Zealand , India , South Africa , and Israel. We will pay particular attention to the Israel. We will pay particular attention to the question of how law and courts are involved in the question of how law and courts are involved in the process of social change. Can social change be process of social change. Can social change be achieved through constitutionalization, judicial achieved through constitutionalization, judicial review, and litigation strategies or are social review, and litigation strategies or are social movements best served focusing their energies movements best served focusing their energies elsewhere such as in popular decision-making elsewhere such as in popular decision-making bodies and legislation.bodies and legislation.

Courses: POLS 317, 414, 495, 498, 519.Courses: POLS 317, 414, 495, 498, 519.

Field TripsField Trips

The program cost includes The program cost includes one trip to Stratford-upon-one trip to Stratford-upon-Avon with tickets to a Royal Avon with tickets to a Royal Shakespeare Company Shakespeare Company performance.performance.

As a class we will get a As a class we will get a private tour of the Houses of private tour of the Houses of Parliament in London, see Parliament in London, see the British Museum where the British Museum where the Rosetta Stone and other the Rosetta Stone and other famed artifacts are housed, famed artifacts are housed, and tour the underground and tour the underground “Cabinet War Rooms” where “Cabinet War Rooms” where Winston Churchill and the Winston Churchill and the British government British government conducted WWII. conducted WWII.

Of course we will also walk Of course we will also walk by No.10 Downing Street by No.10 Downing Street where the Prime Minister where the Prime Minister lives and Buckingham lives and Buckingham Palace where the Queen Palace where the Queen lives as well as lots of other lives as well as lots of other sites.sites.

Accommodations & MealsAccommodations & Meals Students will reside in Students will reside in

modernized single rooms in a modernized single rooms in a 12th century college building, 12th century college building, with baths and toilets shared with baths and toilets shared between each pair of rooms.between each pair of rooms.

Breakfast is served daily and Breakfast is served daily and dinner will be served each dinner will be served each Monday in the 17th-century Monday in the 17th-century Hall. Students will be Hall. Students will be responsible for the purchase responsible for the purchase of all lunches, as well as of all lunches, as well as dinners on every day but dinners on every day but Monday.Monday.

The program will have The program will have exclusiveexclusive use of a Common use of a Common Room for socializing, and Room for socializing, and students will have access to students will have access to the College Library and other the College Library and other Oxford libraries.Oxford libraries.

The college has a laundry The college has a laundry room, and dry cleaning is room, and dry cleaning is available nearby. available nearby.

Program CostProgram Cost The fee for the program is The fee for the program is $6,850$6,850. This . This

includes:includes:– Housing, breakfast seven days a week, and Housing, breakfast seven days a week, and

dinner on Mondays in the College Dining Hall dinner on Mondays in the College Dining Hall – Use of an Oriel College Common Room and the Use of an Oriel College Common Room and the

College Library College Library – Two field trips Two field trips – International Student Identity Card (ISIC) International Student Identity Card (ISIC) – NIU tuition for 3-9 semester hours of NIU tuition for 3-9 semester hours of

undergraduate or graduate credit undergraduate or graduate credit – NIU major medical insuranceNIU major medical insurance

Airfare – You are responsible for this. Airfare – You are responsible for this. However, the POLS department is offering However, the POLS department is offering $500 stipends for the first 8 POLS majors $500 stipends for the first 8 POLS majors to sign up for the program.to sign up for the program.

More InformationMore Information Deadline to apply: May 1, 2007.Deadline to apply: May 1, 2007. More information on the program:More information on the program:

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