13 Humanities Summer Course Programs in United Kingdom

Dive into every aspect of the film making process in our film summer programme. Guided by expert professionals in the film industry you’ll develop your own short film from start to finish.

Learn to harness the power in your words as a way to express yourself with our unique Creative Writing summer school programme.

Our English Language summer school is designed for students with English as a second language. Our three week programme provides expert coaching and immerses students in an English speaking environment.

Students taking this class must be enrolled in the IB Diploma and writing their IB Extended Essay in English (with a topic that has already been approved by their school).

Students will develop essential academic study skills, from effective writing and research skills to exam preparation and public speaking, helping them prepare for the final years of high school and early years of university.

Located in the historic city of Edinburgh, students will embark on a scholarly adventure through a range of disciplines including literature, philosophy, history and art history. Students on this course will develop their academic skills and gain a fascinating insight into studying Humanities at the university level. Using a range of modern and contemporary texts and artworks from Scotland, students will be introduced to relevant concepts and perspectives used in the study of the Humanities.

This course aims to understand the music through notated scores and to critique that approach to better analyze how music works.

While the world has been moving increasingly towards greater inter-connectivity through trade, infrastructure, communications, and migration, criticism of ‘globalisation’ has been growing ever louder. This wide-ranging course explores the process of globalisation, its macroeconomic implications, and the role of international organisations such as the United Nations. You will examine some of the responses to globalisation, from populist political movements like Brexit and Trumpism to diverse transnational social movements such as Black Lives Matter and the Arab Spring of 2011. In so doing, the programme will engage with ethical and theoretical constructs to help us to understand better the thinking behind the differing dynamics we are examining. This course is perfect for students seeking to understand some of the most significant political phenomena of our time.

What inspired the emergence and flowering of the fantasy genre in the 20th and 21st centuries? Oxford and the Rise of Fantasy offers a unique opportunity to examine the fantasy genre from its earliest origins to the present day, exploring at each stage the influence of Oxford and its writers.

Throughout the course, students will draw inspiration from the City of Edinburgh: its history, landscape, and literary legacy, through tours, visits and a performance session, to explore the story they wish to tell. In the second part of the course, students will attend sessions which will focus on one format of creative writing of their choosing (prose, scriptwriting and poetry). Students will nurture their creative talent in a supportive environment, by learning from highly experienced, expert teachers, and gaining specialist, individual feedback during one-to-one sessions on their developing creative work.

Economic History: The Great Divergence, Convergence, and Beyond explores the causes of substantial variations in wealth among nations, investigates the reasons behind the prosperity of certain societies contrasted with others grappling with poverty, and examines the potential permanence of inequality between the developed and developing worlds. To address these questions and comprehend today's global economy, the course emphasizes the significance of adopting a historical perspective.

This course explores the rich literary heritage of Edinburgh, the first UNESCO City of Literature. Examine the work of some of the city's most celebrated local literary talents, as well as the work of writers who have found the city conducive and influential to their creativity. We shall read a wide variety of texts from the 18th Century to present day and consider the common themes which emerge as well as exploring these writers' presence in the city through manuscript collections and objects in the museums, collections and the local environment.

How have expressions of sexuality and gender in British literature been shaped by the social constraints of different periods? How have female authors navigated systems of patriarchy, and what has been the role of literature in confirming and subverting gender norms? And how are the rapid changes in approaches, attitudes, and practices around gender and sexuality since the 20th century reflected in contemporary British writing? This course offers a unique and exciting opportunity to explore these questions and more, examining a wide range of British literature from various genres and periods through the lens of gender and sexuality.