Shimer regularly offers an academic program in Oxford, England which students can apply to  in their third or fourth year. Students in the Shimer-in-Oxford Program take at least one core course each semester with a Shimer faculty member who also serves as

Program Director. Other courses are tutorials in the student’s area of interest, taken with respected academics from the Oxford area. Tutorials are held in one of Oxford’s Colleges, the tutor’s home, or, occasionally, in a nearby pub. In recent years tutorials have included the following:

Students enrolled in the program have access to local libraries, attend lectures on English history and culture, tour historic Oxford, and enjoy informal aspects of student life in Oxford. Besides academic work, many students spend time touring England and the Continent. Regular activities have included a play at Strafford-upon-Avon, a tour of London museums and the Houses of Parliament, and visits to Bath, Stonehenge, Warwick, and Windsor Castle.

In recent years, Shimer has been affiliated with the Oxford Study Abroad Program which allows Shimer students to share housing with students from other American colleges and from Oxford University. All students’ apartments are fully furnished and include telephone, television, and computers with internet access.