Curriculum
Earn 15 Units of Credit
Introduction to British History, Culture, and Society (3 units)
Primary tutorial in major (6 units)
secondary tutorial in major or minor (3 units)
Seminar (3 units)
Introduction to British History, Culture, and Society (3 units)
This four-week September or March-April course consists of lectures, assigned readings, travel-as-text, and a symposium. It also serves as the foundational core of the semester program and integrates comprehensive classroom lectures on a broad spectrum of subjects (e.g., geography, history, art, architecture, literature, music, philosophy, politics, and religion of the country, region, or continent) with reading assignments and travel-as-text field experiences. This course meets the Azusa Pacific University upper-division, general education elective requirement in Heritage and Institutions.
Primary Tutorial in Major (6 units)
During the regular 10-week British term (October-December and January-March), students meet regularly with a tutor for a course of guided study distinctive to their interests and curricular needs. During the first meeting, the tutor and student agree on the precise topics to be studied. A minimum of eight hours of subsequent tutorial meetings are required, for which the student writes essays (usually about 1,500-2,000 words) and is given an oral examination during each tutorial.
Secondary Tutorial in Major or Minor (3 units)
Similar to the primary tutorial, this tutorial consists of the planning meeting, followed by a minimum of four hours of tutorials with essays.
Seminar (3 units)
The seminar consists of a cluster of five to seven students who have chosen one of several optional courses offered during the semester (e.g., Ancient Near Eastern History, Biblical Literature: Romans/Galatians, Business Marketing and Ethics, Church History, Comparative Religions, C.S. Lewis, and Shakespeare). In addition, upon the recommendation of the tutor and the invitation of the lecturer, associate students may attend many lectures offered at the university, and study alongside British students, which strengthens the academic program.
Colloquium on Faith and Learning (noncredit)
Students participate in a weekly, noncredit Colloquium on faith and learning, which may include a lecture, study, and/or discussion of relevant topics of Christian apologetics, such as the existence of God; origin of the cosmos; Imago Dei; covenant of faith; law of Moses; Jesus Christ, the Son of God; cost of discipleship; Kingdom of God, and others.
