A Daryl      Close Site  

  < Home | About >

University of Oxford

June 4 - July 2, 2004

Oxford.  More than 900 years old.  Study with Heidelberg and Oxford faculty at New College (founded in 1379), one of the oldest colleges at Oxford .  Earn Heidelberg College credit.  Meet friends at The Lamb and Flag or the "Bird and Baby," Tolkien's hang-out.  Experience England.  Take a side trip to Paris, Rome, Vienna--Europe is yours!

Mark your calendar now!

Course Title:  NDI 100  Perspectives of Time

Course Materials:

• Master Day-by-Day Schedule (current as of 2-Jun-2004)

• Month-At-A-Glance (current as of 15-May-2004)

• General Course Information (final 10-May-2004)

• Table of Contents, Callender and Edney, Introducing Time

• Travel Details for Scotland

• Siccar Point Field Excursion Preview

• General Packing List

Faculty:

Dr. Amy Berger

Associate Professor of Geology

 

Dr. Daryl Close

Professor of Computer Science and Philosophy

 

Dr. Ruth Wahlstrom

Professor of English

Other Course Information Links:

• Financial Aid Available (can cover all expenses)!
• Our sponsoring program:  Oxford Study Abroad Programme (OSAP)
• Visit Heidelberg College's Oxford Programs web site for more information

Deadlines:

Making the Commitment:  You should commit to the trip as soon as possible so that housing arrangements can be finalized.  Waiting until final exams to decide to go is risky, particularly with respect to your plane tickets.  Our goal is to have the travel group more or less finalized shortly after Easter/Passover break.  Space is still available, but is limited.  Contact any of the instructors or Dr. O'Reilly immediately when you have made the decision.  This will allow us to update our list with our Oxford contact person.

Passport:  Apply immediately, if you do not have a valid passport.

Course Registration:  You will need to register for NDI 100 before the end of the semester.  The course is posted on Reg.

Final Briefing:  6 PM, May 4, Rock Creek Cafe 

Plane Tickets to England

Start shopping now for your plane ticket.  London-Heathrow (LHR) is closest to Oxford (about 90 minutes on the bus).  London-Gatwick is about 2 1/2 hours from Oxford.  Detroit (DTW) is a good departure point from northern Ohio.  Departing from Toronto may be worth the drive.  Check it out.  Use June 3 as your departure date.  Use July 2 or later as a return date.

Try Orbitz.com and StudentUniverse.com, Expedia.com, and Travelocity.com 

UK and Europe Travel Information

See Oxford online:

• Virtual Tour of the City of Oxford
• Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
• Museum of Natural History
• Museum of the History of Science
• Oxford's new £60 M Chemistry Research Laboratory

The following links contain extensive travel information. 

• Oxford Travel and Timetables (comprehensive list of rail and bus links for the entire U. K., including those shown below)
   
• Getting from the airport (Heathrow, Gatwick, etc.) to Oxford   If you arriving in Heathrow, OSAP recommends that you take the Airline coach (a bus) to Oxford.  You can get further information at http://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/heathrow.html
   

• National Express Coach (consider buying a National Express Student Coachcard)

Train or bus?

Rail travel in the UK is not cheap for the last-minute occasional traveler.  Bus/coach travel is a much cheaper alternative that will meet many students' needs.  BritRail passes are a possibility, but you should try to calculate the cost of anticipated point-to-point travel before you buy (see "Oxford Travel and Timetables" above for prices).  For students 26 and younger, select either the 4-day or 8-day BritRail Youth Flexipass.  BritRail passes cannot be purchased in the UK, so you will need to buy the pass in the U. S. prior to departure. 

Where Else Do You Want To Go?

You will have several opportunities for free travel, including a free travel week at the end of the course from June 25-July 2.

10-Day Weather Forecasts:

Oxford   London   Cardiff   Edinburgh   Dunbar   Dublin   Florence   Rome   Venice   Copenhagen   Vienna   Paris   Brussels   Prague   Munich   Amsterdam   Athens   Madrid   Bern   Warsaw   Bucharest   Geneva   Budapest   Lisbon   Berlin   Stockholm   Zurich   Barcelona   Saint Petersburg

Cheap Airfares in Europe:

bmi british midland   Cheap Flights   SkyScanner   WhichBudget   AppleFares   easyJet   Ryanair   Virgin Express   Europe by Air

Flight Information:

BAA Home Page (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, etc.)

Heathrow (LHR) Web Site

Miscellaneous Links and Information

Oxford Map

Currency Rates:

as of 27-May-2004

1 GBP = 1.83559  USD

1 EUR = 1.21098 USD

Currency Converter

Hint:  Use your credit card at every opportunity.  Obtain cash with a debit card.

Information on Electrical Plug Adapters and Voltage Converters

VoltageConverters.com

Revised 2-Jun-2004