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Courses 2023
History (Summer, Stream A & B)
online courseImmerse Education online courses transport the highlights of our residential programmes onto a state-of-the-art online teaching platform. Lessons are provided by our teaching facul...
Power and Passions: Barcelona through the Lens of History
How did citizens work? What was the place of masters and apprentices within guilds? Who was in charge to supply wheat, meat or fish to town? Who was authorized to sell bread, veget...
History (Summer, Stream A & B)
online courseImmerse Education online courses transport the highlights of our residential programmes onto a state-of-the-art online teaching platform. Lessons are provided by our teaching facul...
French Women | No.2
This cycle presents the role of French women in the history of France and their influence in the arts and literature. * French women and diplomacy from modern times to the prese...
A Brief Archaeology of (some) Western Myths
The course critically examines and discusses key concepts and values that have conformed the so-called Western world and are still operating in full force in our everyday life as i...
War and Diplomacy
Week 1 A series of deliberately wide-ranging opening sessions exploring the interwoven themes of war and diplomacy. The focus, as with the remainder of the course, will be on r...
French Women | No.1
This cycle presents the role of French women in the history of France and their influence in the arts and literature. French women and diplomacy from modern times to the present...
The French Revolutions | No.2
Are the French a rebellious people? We will see that there was not only one French revolution in 1789 through the study of several disciplines. The French Revolution Jean-Franç...
The French Revolutions | No.1
Are the French a rebellious people? We will see that there was not only one French revolution in 1789 through the study of several disciplines. The French Revolution Jean-Franç...
The 19th Century, the Age of Modernity | No.2
This cycle will attempt to show how modernity operated in the 19th century on the world around us and what we still have today. Paris, capital of revolutions Arnaud Houte, hist...
The World in Rome
top courseMeet ‘The World in Rome!’ Join our interdisciplinary Summer school and learn all about intercultural exchange and international co-operation in the Eternal City, in past and presen...
The Sorbonne in English | No.1
The Sorbonne Summer University offers 15 cycles - 13 in French and 2 in English - taught by academics from the Sorbonne University. What are the main characteristics of France...
The Sorbonne in English | No.2
The Sorbonne Summer University offers 15 cycles - 13 in French and 2 in English - taught by academics from the Sorbonne University. What are the main characteristics of France...
Remarkable Figures of the History of France | No.2
French history is full of iconic figures – men and women who are famous the world over. Each in their own way has left their mark and helped to shape the country we see today. Thi...
History (Spring, Stream B)
online courseImmerse Education online courses transport the highlights of our residential programmes onto a state-of-the-art online teaching platform. Lessons are provided by our teaching facul...
Magic and Witchcraft: History, Interdisciplinarity, Global Perspectives
Beliefs in witchcraft, the power of humans to intervene in the flow of life events and to harm others by supernatural means, is widely distributed both geographically and chronolog...
At the Sources of European Culture: Greco-Roman Antiquity | No.3
The Sorbonne Summer University offers 15 cycles - 13 in French and 2 in English - taught by academics from the Sorbonne University. To reflect on the foundations of European ci...
Norwegian History
The course provides a survey of Norwegian history. The first half covers the first migrations to Norway; social, political, and mythical traditions of the Viking period; the format...
Medieval Religion
top course blended courseIn society today, medieval religion is omnipresent. This is not only true in European city- and village-scapes, where medieval churches are still dominant features, but also in pop...
Thinking with Islamicate Manuscripts: Critical Approaches to Historical Methodology, History of Collections, and Digital Tools In Islamic Studies
How is thinking and working with a manuscript different from working with an edited text? What challenges arise from a codex containing multiple texts with different dates and auth...
Seduction and Terror: Hitler’s Germany
top courseDon’t miss out: students who register early can take advantage of the early bird discount on the program fee! The ‘Thousand Year Reich’ promised by Hitler when he became Chancel...
Transdisciplinary Trauma Studies: Trauma Through Contemporary and Historical Perspectives
Course rationale and aims Individual and collective traumas are increasingly at the heart of social and political decision-making in different parts of the world. Different for...
History (Spring, Summer Stream A & B)
online courseImmerse Education online courses transport the highlights of our residential programmes onto a state-of-the-art online teaching platform. Lessons are provided by our teaching facul...
Introduction to the Ancient History of Hispania: a Multidisciplinary Vision
Are you passionate about History? Would you like to discover the history of Hispania? Do you want to apply archeological methods and techniques in one of the most famous archeologi...
At the Sources of European Culture: Greco-Roman Antiquity | No.1
To reflect on the foundations of European civilization, Cycle 1 offers an introduction to philosophy in Greece and Rome as well as a study of its relations with politics. This cycl...
Wolin/Jómsborg: A Meeting Point of Slavs and Scandinavians in the Middle Ages
The programme of the summer school offers classes on archaeology, history, and literature of the Western Slavic territories and Scandinavia in the Middle Ages. More precisely, the...
History Summer School Programme Cambridge (16-18)
Immerse Education is a residential academic programme with a diverse and enriching curriculum. Our 16-18 year old programmes are designed to provide a taster of what it’s like to s...
The 19th century, the Age of Modernity | No.1
This cycle will attempt to show how modernity operated in the 19th century in the world around us and what we still have of it today. Paris, capital of revolutions Arnaud Houte...
History (Summer, Stream A & B)
online courseImmerse Education online courses transport the highlights of our residential programmes onto a state-of-the-art online teaching platform. Lessons are provided by our teaching facul...
Greek Papyri and the Society of Graeco-Roman Egypt
top courseIn a collaboration with a collection at another university (TBD), students will study the society of Graeco-Roman Egypt and apply their knowledge in preparing an edition of unpubli...
History (Spring, Stream A)
online courseImmerse Education online courses transport the highlights of our residential programmes onto a state-of-the-art online teaching platform. Lessons are provided by our teaching facul...
History (Spring, Stream A)
online courseImmerse Education online courses transport the highlights of our residential programmes onto a state-of-the-art online teaching platform. Lessons are provided by our teaching facul...
Remarkable Figures of the History of France| No.3
French history is full of iconic figures – men and women who are famous the world over. Each in their own way has left their mark and helped to shape the country we see today. Thi...
Race and Racism in Germany and Europe: History, Concepts and Current Discourses
top courseEurope and the World have been facing societal changes in the last two decades and with the rise of right-wing parties and politicians in established Western democracies, racism an...
History (Spring, Stream B)
online courseImmerse Education online courses transport the highlights of our residential programmes onto a state-of-the-art online teaching platform. Lessons are provided by our teaching facul...
Modernity and Postmodernity | No.2
This cycle will attempt to show how modernity operated in the 19th century on the world around us and what we still have today. Paris, capital of revolutions Arnaud Houte, hist...
Seduction and Terror: Hitler’s Germany
top courseDon’t miss out: students who register early can take advantage of the early bird discount on the program fee! The ‘thousand year Reich’ that Hitler promised when he became Chanc...
Ancient Ideas in the Modern World
top courseThis module is an exploration of the history of Greek and Roman ideas, which formed the modern world. In the first half of the sessions will focus on Greek ideas like democracy, ph...
The Making of Europe: The Long 20th Century
top courseThis course provides an overview of the political, socio-economic, and cultural developments that shaped Europe in the long 20th century. Many deeply impacting developments occurre...
“The Spectre of Revolution”: Resistance and Protest in Post-War Europe 1953-1989
top courseIn this course we examine the emergence of mainly youth-led resistance and protest movements in post-World War II Europe on both sides of the Iron Curtain, and attempt to understan...
French Women | No.3
This cycle presents the role of French women in the history of France and their influence in the arts and literature. * French women and diplomacy from modern times to the pre...
The Cold War
top courseDon’t miss out: students who register early can take advantage of the early bird discount on the program fee! Over the course of the Cold War, the city of Berlin was frequently...
At the Sources of European Culture: Greco-Roman Antiquity | No.2
The Sorbonne Summer University offers 15 cycles - 13 in French and 2 in English - taught by academics from the Sorbonne University. To reflect on the foundations of European ci...
Remarkable Figures of the History of France | No.1
French history is full of iconic figures – men and women who are famous the world over. Each in their own way has left their mark and helped to shape the country we see today. Thi...
Past courses
Seduction and Terror: Hitler's Germany
top courseThe ‘Thousand Year Reich’ promised by Hitler when he became Chancellor of Germany in January 1933 lasted but 12 years. During this time, Hitler and his Nazi Party came to dominate...
History (Winter, Stream B)
online courseImmerse Education online courses transport the highlights of our residential programmes onto a state-of-the-art online teaching platform. Lessons are provided by our teaching facul...
History (Winter, Stream A)
online courseImmerse Education online courses transport the highlights of our residential programmes onto a state-of-the-art online teaching platform. Lessons are provided by our teaching facul...
Cultural Historical Studies
The winter school courses provide a well-structured introduction into one of the most fascinating periods of Austria's intellectual history in a short time. The culture of the fin-...
Fascism Without Borders. Fascist Movements in Comparative Perspective
top courseThis course addresses the question of what Fascism is, how it developed and changed over time, and how it unfolds in different regional contexts. We will compare various Fascist mo...
Courses 2022
History (Winter, Stream A)
online courseImmerse Education online courses transport the highlights of our residential programmes onto a state-of-the-art online teaching platform. Lessons are provided by our teaching facul...
History and Archaeology of Medieval Monasticism: Scotland and Ireland
This five-week Summer School will offer students the opportunity to experience the history of medieval Scotland and Ireland first-hand. The course will comprise two weeks of study...
Britain and the Making of the Modern World
For much of the 19th and 20th century Britain was the world’s superpower, and its imperial connections not only left deep traces in America, Africa and Asia, but also in Britain it...
History (Winter, Stream A & B)
online courseImmerse Education online courses transport the highlights of our residential programmes onto a state-of-the-art online teaching platform. Lessons are provided by our teaching facul...
History (Winter, Stream A)
online courseImmerse Education online courses transport the highlights of our residential programmes onto a state-of-the-art online teaching platform. Lessons are provided by our teaching facul...
The History of the Great Power System: The Search for Global Stability in a Competitive World
How do the most powerful countries in the world get along? How do they balance their own interests with the general desirability for the world to be a stable and peaceful place? Wh...
History (Winter, Stream A & B)
online courseImmerse Education online courses transport the highlights of our residential programmes onto a state-of-the-art online teaching platform. Lessons are provided by our teaching facul...
Transnational Intellectual History: Comparative Methods
The course outlines, discusses, and evaluates the methods for studying intellectual history transnationally. It focuses on the inter-relationship between political, cultural, and i...
The Norman Conquest
The Norman Conquest of 1066 is one of the most memorable events in English history. In a single battle, the Norman forces defeated the English elite, including their king, Harold....
CFP: Translating Memories in Literature, Film, Museums, and Monuments: An Eastern European Memory Studies Summer School
The ‘Translating Memories’ project focuses on how memorial forms and acts of memory are translated across, between and beyond post-socialist Eastern Europe, as well as how the arts...
Vikings in Britain
The Viking Age was a dynamic period in European history which brought new cultures into contact and which affected the formation of the modern nations of England, Wales and Scotlan...
History (Winter, Stream B)
online courseImmerse Education online courses transport the highlights of our residential programmes onto a state-of-the-art online teaching platform. Lessons are provided by our teaching facul...
The Two Western Fronts? Approaches to the History of the First World War
Since the 1990s, the idea of the ‘two Western Fronts’ has shaped the historiography of the First World War. One reflecting cultural histories of memory and commemoration. The other...
The Knights Hospitaller in the Aegean: History and Archaeology
The course will focus on the Knights Hospitaller's while their headquarters was on Rhodes (1309-1522), though it will also give background on their foundation and development prior...
Cemented by Blood, Liverpool and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
This module aims to explore how Liverpool’s changing built environment, occupational structure and architectural landmarks, including the infamous Docks and Town Hall, alongside mo...
History (Winter, Stream B)
online courseImmerse Education online courses transport the highlights of our residential programmes onto a state-of-the-art online teaching platform. Lessons are provided by our teaching facul...
Potsdam's History Academy
Modern German History through the lens of Potsdam: The summer school covers the major events and themes of modern German history through the lens of one city: Potsdam – the capi...
Scotland’s History: Kingdom, Nation, People
blended courseThe University of St Andrews is steeped in tradition and known for its global outlook, ranked first in the UK by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide in 2022. This new...
Courses 2021
Potsdam’s History Academy
Potsdam's History Academy covers the major events and themes of modern German history through the lens of one city: Potsdam – the capital of the federal state of Brandenburg. The...
Nordic Civil Society – a model for the world?
online course‘Nordic Civil Society – a model for the world?’ studies the role of civil society associations in Norden and beyond, and their roles in relation to the Nordic model of society. Foc...
Introduction to Medieval Scotland
online courseAn intensive online course introducing the history of Medieval Scotland while developing historical skills. Using a range of primary sources - physical objects and documents in tra...
Courses 2020
History Summer Programme
The History Programme gives you the chance to study in detail specific historical figures, periods and events. Eminent historians offer courses covering a wide range of themes in B...
Ancient and Classical Worlds Summer Programme
This programme offers a rich selection of courses on a range of past cultures and civilisations taught by leading experts and allows you to explore and immerse yourself in the late...
Medieval Studies Summer Programme
This programme offers an unparalleled opportunity to learn from some of the finest British medievalists. Courses are offered in defined topics which encompass art, architecture, hi...
European and Mediterranean Interconnections
The teaching faculty from McGill comes from a variety of disciplines. The course is divided into two 2-week modules. Lectures in Thessaloniki and a 4-day field trip. •...
Courses 2019
Public History Summer School
The Historical Institute of the University of Wroclaw, Poland (HI UWr), the International Federation for Public History, and Zajezdnia (Depot) History Centre invite students, PhD c...
Made in Italy/Made by Italics. Italian identity between history and future
The training week is divided into topic days, lectures given by university professors, talks given by professionals, face to face interaction and workshops. At the end of the week’...
Europe from 1914 to 1945
Beginning with the First World War and the Russian revolutions of 1917, moves through the halcyon 1920s to the crises of the 1930s, and examines the causes, course, and consequence...
GLOCAL. Cuidar del arte hoy, aquí y ahora
The Bilbao Fine Arts Museum, the Fundación Gondra Barandiarán and the Universidad de Deusto are presenting the first edition of the summer course "Museographies. Ways of seeing art...
Courses 2018
Plantagenet to Tudor | Late Medieval England
Throughout this course students will encounter famous characters such as the chivalric Henry V and the devious Richard III. It will also go beyond these figures to explore the comp...
Contemporary Barcelona and its Cultural History
The course understands the cultural history of the city as a reflection of the cultural history of contemporary Spain, from the anarchist city to the cosmopolitan capital with inte...
Textiles and Fashion in Theory and Practice through 3000 Years
Textiles and fashion are essential aspects of the human condition. We dress, appear and communicate through fabrics and other kinds of bodily adornments. But over the course of tim...
Library and Museums Summer School
Interested in a career in the library and museums sector and want to learn more about the different types of jobs available? Then this free crash course in library and museums coll...
Public History Summer School
The Historical Institute of the University of Wroclaw (Poland) invites students and PhD candidates to participate in Public History Summer School to be held in Wrocław, 2-5 July 20...
Hidden Histories of the Second World War
This summer school will explore several of these contradictions and omissions from the popular memory of Britain during the Second World War. It will also consider the implications...
Nationalism, Religion and Violence in Europe
The Summer Seminar on Nationalism, Religion and Violence (June 18-29, 2018) is organized by the Charles University in Prague and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and supported...
Academic Courses in History
The study of History is an investigation into the politics, culture and economics of past peoples and societies. It teaches a range of skills that are universal in their applicatio...
Courses 2017
Londinium to the Blitz: London Through Its Museums
History of London, Public History, Museums, Archaeology and History, Presenting and re-presenting history.
French History and Heritage
Language : French and English The International Summer School program includes some lectures, workshops and visits of representative places of French history like Versai...
Nationalism Religion & Violence in Europe and the Mediterranean
The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) in partnership with Charles University (Prague) and the support of Princeton University, the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO Cyp...
VIU Autumn School "Republican Political Practices in Medieval Europe"
The school focus is related to a new strong historiographical trend in medieval studies. Namely, this is a reexamination of “republican” or “democratic” tendencies within the medie...
World City: London since 1960
Post-war London; economic, social, cultural change since the 1960s; the London economy; local government from London County Council (LCC) to the Greater London Authority (GLA); hou...
Social Movements & the (un)making of Solidarities
Social movements and labour have been key forces contributing to building and strengthening democracies and creating institutions that democratically govern capitalism. This summe...
Monarchy – A Royal History of London
This course examines London as the historical setting for monarchy and national ceremonial. As such the course considers Royalty’s central place in British life and how its purpose...
History and Heritage of France
A series of topics covering; the middle ages to acient regimes, symbolic sites of France's history, French culture and heritage. The programme combines courses, workshops and v...
The End of Empires
Krosno is uniquely placed to discuss the impact that the changes of 1917 and 1918 had upon the states of Europe. The rise of nationhood and the fermenting of independent identities...
Courses 2016
Modern Hungary:Hungarian History and Culture in the 19th–20th Centuries
Debrecen Summer School offers a new course for foreigners who are interested in the history and culture, the past and the present of Hungary but whose level of Hungarian is not yet...
Arabic codicology: The Islamic Manuscript Heritage in the El Escorial Collection
The course “Arabic codicology: The Islamic Manuscript Heritage in the El Escorial Collection” aims at providing the students with the basic codicological knowledge and the researc...
World War II History
WORLD WAR II HISTORY - CIE1 - Module taught in English Experience the events of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy. Conferences, testimonies, visits of D-Day landing sites.
Courses 2015
Numismatics for doctoral candidates
Gegenstand des Seminars ist die Numismatik und Geldgeschichte in ihrer gesamten fachlichen und methodischen Breite, von der Antike bis in die Neuzeit sowie von Europa bis in den Or...
Jews of Poland: History, Culture and Memory
Summer School 2015 Jews of Poland: History, Culture, and Memory is organized by the Centre for European Studies at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, together with the...
Arts, Soc Sc & Bus ESP1
ESP1 General Program (28 May to 25 June 2015) : Choose from electives taught in English: European Integration or European Business & Management or French Arts: Spotlight on...
Athens: from ancient polis to postmodern metropolis.
A three-week long, intensive study abroad programme combining morning on-site classes with afternoon lectures and weekend fieldtrips. Covering Athenian history and culture from...
Arts, Soc Sc & Bus ESP2
ESP2 Arts, Social Science & Business program (29 June to 23 July 2015) : Choose from electives taught in English: Introduction to European Studies or Model United Nations or...
Courses 2014
Cataluña: Tierra de Encuentros y Territorio de Fronteras
El curso aborda un análisis de cuestiones tales como la convivencia, el conflicto, la identidad, las migraciones y los flujos de personas, ideas y conductas, la frontera e interacc...
Contemporary Barcelona and its Cultural History
The cultural history of the city as a reflection of the cultural history of contemporary Spain, from the anarchist city to the cosmopolitan capital with international outreach. Foc...
Courses 2012
British & American Intelligence & Security
The Corpus Christi Summer School in British and American Intelligence and Security provides in-depth teaching in UK and US intelligence & security programmes from the reign of...