NIU Oxford
42th Annual Summer Program at
Oriel College, Oxford University
JUNE 26 – July 29, 2011
Professor Artemus Ward
Dept. of Political Science
Office: Zulauf Hall 405
E-mail: aeward@niu.edu
The Oxford Experience
Students can take up to
nine credit hours (most
take one, maybe two
courses) taught at Oxford
by NIU faculty: Political
Science, English, Biology.
 A typical class will meet T
TH for two hours each
day, leaving plenty of time
for long weekend trips or
hanging out in Oxford.
 On certain days, instead
of having class, we will go
on field trips to London
and other nearby
locations.
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Political Science
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LAW AND COURTS IN COMPARATIVE
PERSPECTIVE: SOCIAL CHANGE
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This course will compare the legal structures and
substantive law of a number of countries including the
United States and Great Britain as well as other
common law jurisdictions such as Canada , Australia ,
New Zealand , India , South Africa , and Israel. We will
pay particular attention to the question of how law and
courts are involved in the process of social change. Can
social change be achieved through constitutionalization,
judicial review, and litigation strategies or are social
movements best served focusing their energies
elsewhere such as in popular decision-making bodies
and legislation.
Courses: POLS 317, 414, 418, 494, 495, 498, 619.
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The program cost includes one trip to
Stratford-upon-Avon with tickets to a
Royal Shakespeare Company
performance and a ticket to see a
Shakespeare play at the Globe Theatre in
London.
 The entire group often travels to other
spots including the Royal Regatta at
Henley, Salisbury Cathedral to see the
Magna Carta, and Stonehenge.
 As a class we will get a private tour and
talk with guest speakers at a London law
firm, tour the Royal Courts of Justice and
Inns of Court, and visit Buckingham
Palace and the Houses of Parliament.
 We often make time to see the British
Museum where the Rosetta Stone and
other famed artifacts are housed tour
the underground “Cabinet War Rooms”
where Winston Churchill and the British
government conducted WWII, and of
course we will also walk by No.10
Downing Street where the Prime Minister
lives.
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Field Trips
Beatles London Day Trip-per
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For interested students, I
lead a Beatles London
day trip-per where we
visit important locations
made famous by the fab
four including Abbey
Road, Apple Records on
Saville Row – site of the
final rooftop concert, and
the Hard Rock Café
where Beatles
memorabilia is on
display.
Accommodations & Meals
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Students will reside in modernized
single rooms in a 12th century
college building, with baths and
toilets shared between each pair of
rooms.
Breakfast is served daily and dinner
will be served Sunday through
Wednesday in the 17th-century
dining hall. Students will be
responsible for the purchase of all
lunches, as well as dinners Th-Sat.
The program will have use of a
Common Room for socializing, a
big-screen TV room for movie
nights, and students will have
access to the College Library and
other Oxford libraries.
The college has laundry rooms and
the town of Oxford has all the
modern conveniences you might
need.
Program Cost
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The fee for the program is $5,410. This includes:
– Housing, breakfast seven days a week, and dinners Sun-Wed
in the College Dining Hall
– Use of an Oriel College Common Room and the College Library
– Two field trips and possibly more
– International Student Identity Card (ISIC)
– NIU tuition for 3-9 semester hours of undergraduate or
graduate credit
– NIU major medical insurance
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Airfare – You are responsible for this.
However, the study abroad office can help you secure
scholarships/grants to help offset the costs of the
program. Contact them for more details.
For example, NIU has allocated $20,000 to the Provost’s
Travel Grant for Study Abroad for use during the
Summer 2011 Semester.
More Information
Deadline to apply: April 15, 2011.
 More information on the program:
– http://www.niu.edu/studyabroad
– NIU Study Abroad Office: Williston Hall
417 Phone: (815)753-0304
niuabroad@niu.edu
 E-mail Professor Ward: aeward@niu.edu
 This PowerPoint presentation is on the web:
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polisci.niu.edu/faculty/ward.html