Certificate in Science and Spirituality

Type of Course: Residency
Credits: 6
Course Number: INTS-665-O
Faculty: Kevin Sharpe and Leslie Van Gelder (click each for a brief biography)
Time: July 2004 (actual dates TBD)
Location: Harris Manchester College, Oxford, England
Registration Dates: Registration deadline TBD
Costs: (the 2002-2003 rates) Graduate or Undergraduate Credit tuition $2020.00, CEU tuition $1820.00. Learners are also responsible for their travel, room, and board, reading materials, internet and computer expenses

Description:

Oxford is a city rich in history and rich in the dialogue between science and spirit. The two-week residency held in July at Harris Manchester College at Oxford University is designed as both introduction and immersion. The program includes a host of guest speakers, cutting edge thinkers who offer us their time and expertise to share in the exploration of new ideas. The residency balances a mixture of speakers, seminar readings, learner presentations, and small group discussions with daily outings to sample some of the best of Oxford culture and history. Learners are encouraged to use the residency as a place to begin or continue to articulate the research questions they pursue in the online courses, or use the residency as an opportunity to test out their ideas in a climate of creative exploration. With Oxford as a base, on weekends learners can venture to London, Bath, Stonehenge, Stratford-upon-Avon, or Cambridge to visit other sites of historical and social interest..

Scrapbook from the 2002 Oxford Residency Course Click here to read about...schedule, readings, comments, photos.

Structure:

Each day is a mixture of visiting lectures, large group discussion, small group discussions, and daily outings to Oxford's museums and cultural sites. To see the schedule from 2002, click here (requires a pdf reader to view).

Requirements:

Learners are required to prepare two papers. The first, submitted two weeks in advance of the course, is an exploration of the ideas and interests of the learner in the subject of science and spirit. Based on the pre-course readings, learners integrate their ideas and expectations into a five page paper.

During the residency learners are expected to participate in all scheduled activities.

Following the course, learners are expected to prepare a second paper which discusses the changes in their thinking, new ideas they plan to pursue, and a synthesis of their learnings during the residency program.

Required Texts:

To be announced.

Harris Manchester College Residency:

Participants in the Oxford Summer Program will be housed at Harris Manchester College. Harris Manchester is in the heart of Oxford, in easy walking distance to the Bodleian Library, art, science and history museums, and a myriad of shops and restaurants.

Prices (which include taxes) for accommodations include full board: continental breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee, tea, and biscuits.

Standard Rooms, rates for 2003:

Single: £88.13 (approx. $140) per night
Twin: £69.33 (approx. $110) per night (per person)

Superior Rooms, rates for 2003:

Single: £97.53 (approx. $154) per night
Twin: £85.78 (approx. $136) per night (per person)

Participants may also choose accommodations of their own in one of Oxford's many hotels and bed and breakfasts. They then pay a delegate rate of £42.00 (approx. $66) per day, which includes lunch and refreshments.

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