SUMMER SCHOOL Prospectus 2013
contents Introduction •W elcome from the Principal
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• About the Summer School
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The Summer School •A cademic Overview & Admission
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•H ow to Apply
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• F ees & Finance
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• I n the Heart of London
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•C ampus Life & Accommodation
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•O ther Programmes
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•O ur Courses
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The course catalogue •A rts, Literature & Culture
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•E nglish Language
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•B usiness & Management
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•H ealth & Society
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• Natural & Mathematical Sciences
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• Politics & Social Sciences
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• Law
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• Latin & Ancient Greek
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Information & Help
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WELCOME
From the Principal
King’s College London is a leading world-class university. Ranked in the top 30 universities in the world, King’s has internationally recognised and acclaimed research, nine diverse Schools of expertise supported by pre-eminent academics in their disciplines, an enviable global alumni network, and a portfolio of degrees, programmes and events that are globally recognised for their excellence. Conveniently located in the heart of London, King’s is also one of the United Kingdom’s oldest and most prestigious universities, and it is with great pleasure that we open our doors over the summer to offer students the opportunity to learn and thrive from the expertise we have built over the past 180 years. The Summer School attracts top students from around the world. The rich mix of cultures, experience and knowledge alongside the choice of courses and areas of study available generates a unique environment for students to flourish both academically and socially. Through attending the Summer School, students will become part of London, one of the most exciting and vibrant cities in the world. We use London as our classroom which offers exceptional cultural, commercial, legal and scientific opportunities to students. I join the Summer School team in hoping you will choose to apply for our exciting programme this summer.
Professor Sir Richard Trainor Principal & President, King’s College London
About the Summer School The Summer School will give you the freedom to broaden and deepen your knowledge and skills. Choose to gain insight into new disciplines or expand your knowledge in familiar subjects; it is your choice. We are proud to be one of the most internationally diverse summer programmes in the UK. In 2012 we saw students from 69 countries and more than 350 institutions around the globe, ensuring an exciting mix of cultures and people. You will leave us with broadened horizons and life-changing experiences from one of the world’s truly global cities.
A global reputation King’s College London is one of the world’s leading universities with a distinguished history. For over 180 years King’s has made an extraordinary contribution to modern life, particularly in the arts, education, natural and mathematical sciences, healthcare, law and social sciences. The Summer School continues this pioneering tradition with a unique selection of summer courses to challenge and inspire. King’s College London is one of England’s most historic and prestigious university institutions. Founded in 1829 it is the fourth oldest university in England and comes with a long tradition of academic endeavour.
Academic quality To help maintain our leading position and to provide excellent quality to our students, all of our courses must meet strict academic regulations. Each course has a minimum of 45 contact hours over each three-week session, and is designed so that students joining us from other institutions can receive King’s credit.
programme dates 1 July – 9 August Each course is fully assessed and marked, often through a mixture of coursework, presentations and group projects. Students who meet the attendance criteria will receive a transcript.
The Waterloo Campus is next to London’s South Bank arts and cultural quarter, home to the British Film Institute, the Royal Festival Hall, the Hayward Gallery and the National Theatre.
World class teaching
Central accommodation
The academic quality of our courses is paramount, which is why our faculty, specially selected from King’s and other universities around the globe, is so important. You’ll learn mainly in small or medium-sized groups led by tutors who are experts in their fields and passionate about what they do.
Accommodation is optional but can be booked for the entire duration of your summer programme, plus additional nights if you wish to arrive early or stay longer. This is offered on a first-come, first-serve basis so you should book early to ensure accommodation is available. Rooms are offered at our Stamford Street and Moonraker Point apartments which are a short journey from class. You’ll have your own bedroom, including en-suite facilities and share a communal kitchen. There are on-site laundry facilities, 24-hour security and even a gym at Stamford Street Apartments.
Interactive classes Most of our courses have an interactive approach and may include seminars, discussion groups, scenarios and role-play. We try to limit the size of classes so you can really get to know your fellow students and tutor. Many students come expecting large anonymous lectures and are often surprised that they leave having made lifelong friends and long-lasting memories of their time in class.
London as your classroom We’ll take you off campus and into the rich cultural, political and economic environment of London as much as possible to help connect your academic study with the real world. You might attend performances or exhibitions, visit local businesses and international organisations, or perhaps enjoy a day trip to one of a huge number of exciting destinations outside London. All courses take place at our central Strand and Waterloo campuses which sit on either side of the River Thames. The Strand Campus was originally opened in 1831 and overlooks the river, midway between the Houses of Parliament and St Paul’s Cathedral. Nearby the shopping and entertainment destinations of Covent Garden, the West End and Soho offer an unparalleled concentration of theatres, cinemas, art galleries, restaurants, bars and shopping opportunities.
Lively social programme A lively and varied optional social programme is offered to all Summer School students to complement your course. Events, several of which are free for Summer School students, are held at the King’s Waterfront venue with its spectacular views over the River Thames, or off campus in the hub of the city. You could join a boat party down the Thames, enjoy world-class theatre, test your knowledge at a quiz evening or soak up the atmosphere with a historical walking tour around London.
‘To have the opportunity to come to London and experience studying at a prestigious university was amazing. I wanted to meet people from other countries and exchange opinions on various topics as well as learn their points of view. What I experienced and learnt during the Summer School at King’s exceeded my expectations.’ Dorota Piwowarczyk Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
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Session One: 1 – 19 July
Arts, literature & culture
English LANGUAGE
Business & Management
Health & society
• Ancient Philosophy • British Crime Writing • Comic Culture in British Film and TV • London and Film • Media, Gender & Culture • Museum of London: curating the city • Shakespeare in London • The British Monarchy – Royal Politics, Power and Celebrity • Virginia Woolf – Life and Writing
• Pre-sessional English Language (24 – 28 June 2013) •P re-sessional English for Law (24 – 28 June 2013)
• Corporate Social Responsibility • International Business • International Marketing • Negotiation & Communication in Business • Political Economy of Finance • Strategic Management • The Art of Leadership • The Entrepreneur – Skills and Smart Thinking
• Global Health • History of Medicine • Imaging in Medicine • Psychology and Profiling of Terrorism
Natural & mathematical sciences
Politics & Social Sciences
Law
LATIN & ANCIENT GREEK
• An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
• Change & Continuity: world politics since 1945 • Hostages and Negotiations • London and the British City – Past and Present • Managing International Conflicts • Natural Hazards and Society
• Criminology and Criminal Justice • International Commercial Law • International Human Rights Law • Introduction to the English Legal System
• Ancient Greek (intensive) – Beginner’s • Latin (intensive) – Beginner’s
Arts, literature & culture
English LANGUAGE
Business & Management
Health & society
• Creative Writing – Urban Tales • Jane Austen’s England • Jews in Modern London • Literature in the City • London and Film • Queer Streets of London • Shakespeare in London • The Animated Film: from Warner Brothers to Pixar • Theatrical London: contemporary performance in the city • The British Monarchy – Royal Politics, Power and Celebrity • Wonderland – 100 Years of Children’s Literature
• Pre-sessional English Language (15 – 19 July 2013)
• E-business – The Online Entrepreneur • International Marketing • International Political Economy • Introduction to Human Resource Management • Launch your International Business Career • Marketing Management • Strategic Management
• Education and Neuroscience • The Boundaries of Illness
Natural & mathematical sciences
Politics & Social Sciences
Law
LATIN & ANCIENT GREEK
• Robot Shaping • Software Design and Model-based Development
• Contemporary Brazil • Global Energy Politics • Global Governance: international organisations in crisis • International Relations: theory & practice • Making Defence Policy and National Military Strategy • Political Theory • Secrets and Spies: modern espionage and intelligence • The Thames – Introduction to River Science
• European Union Law • International Human Rights Law • Internet Law • Introduction to the English Legal System
• Ancient Greek (intensive) – Intermediate • Latin (intensive) – Intermediate
Session Two: 22 July – 9 August
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admission to the summer school
academic overview Our faculty
Assessment & examinations
The academic quality of our courses is paramount: that’s why our tutors are so important. Many come from King’s but for specific expertise we may also use leading external tutors and faculty from universities across the globe. Each of our tutors, whether internal or external to the College, undergo a selection process to ensure they are engaging educators who enjoy working with students and can offer a unique and truly valuable learning experience.
We are keen to ensure that assessment is not simply something that needs to be done, but that it forms an integral part of the learning experience and is intellectually stimulating. The exact type of assessment differs from course to course, from combinations of essays and presentations to reflective learning journals and in-class tests. Our popular intensive language courses have their own assessment regulations. The Summer School’s board structure upholds the College’s commitment to a transparent and fair grading process.
Our courses King’s has a long standing global reputation as a centre of exceptional learning. That’s why every course we offer must meet strict academic regulations and is scrutinised by academic peers at the College before approval. Each course has a minimum of 45 contact hours over three weeks, so our courses are as intensive as they are rewarding. Most of our courses also have an interactive approach to teaching and first-class learning, which may include discussion groups, scenarios and roleplay in addition to lectures and seminars. The courses take advantage of the College’s central London location, and most courses offer stimulating trips and visits as part of the academic programme. From visits to globally recognised exhibitions and museums, undertaking research and meetings with local businesses, entrepreneurs and law firms, to exciting excursions outside London, these trips allow you to embrace ‘London as a classroom’ and help take study out of the classroom and into the real world.
Course books & texts
‘The King’s College London Summer School is a stimulating time for many of our students – a departure point to gain new skills and knowledge. This is reflected in the design of our courses, many of them unique to the Summer School, allowing students to expand their academic and career horizons.’ Dr Alexander Heinz Summer School Academic Convenor
In most cases we do not require students to prepare for their course in advance and you will not usually be expected to buy course books before you arrive. Course books and texts will usually be available in our library or provided as part of your course. Please check our website, or contact the Summer School office for further guidance.
‘My tutor was great. I enjoyed my time in class, especially the conversations and debates in the seminars. Our class even went to Paris to visit the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); it was a great experience.’
Grades & transcripts
Ilham Putra Tengker University of Indonesia
Students who have met the attendance criteria will receive a transcript. These transcripts are normally ready in the autumn following your attendance on one or more of our courses, and after the marks have passed through our internal quality assurance procedures. The Summer School publishes its marking criteria, so you know it is a very transparent process. Grading may be in percentage grades or letter grades, both of which can normally be translated into any grading system in the world.
‘The reason why I opted for Summer School was related to my professional background as I have been working for the United Nations and other international institutions in the field of international cooperation and development. It was a good chance to refresh my academic knowledge.’
Credit
Stefano Perugini Italy
Our courses are for King’s credit, i.e. many of our students are awarded credit by their home university for the summer courses they take at King’s. If you hope to receive credit for any of the Summer School courses back home, this is something you will need to discuss and confirm with your own university. As a guide we suggest a three-week course is usually equivalent to 4 US credits or 7.5 ECTS.
‘My eyes were opened to a new career route I am interested in pursuing thanks to a guest speaker from the World Bank. It was also very useful from a networking point of view as I now have great contacts from all over the world.’ Keleenna Onyeaka Felician College, USA
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Admission criteria
International qualifications
Course pre-requisites
Students come from all over the world to study with us; as everyone is an individual we treat each application on its own merit. We look for committed students who not only meet our general admission criteria but who also have a passion for learning.
We accept a variety of international qualifications for admission. Check our online information for specific country information. If you are unsure of the equivalence in your case, or you have any queries about the acceptance of your qualifications, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Most courses are offered at first year English undergraduate level so for these courses we are not usually expecting any student to offer particular expertise or to have majored in a particular subject. However, some courses may require a particular subject background or exposure to a relevant field of study. Further information can be found on the course pages of the Summer School website.
In order to apply for the Summer School at King’s you should usually meet the criteria below. If you do not meet the requirements but believe that you have equivalent qualifications and will benefit from attending our Summer School, please contact us; we are happy to offer advice. To attend the Summer School at King’s you should usually: • have undertaken a year’s university level study (by the time you start your summer course). • have a cumulative high university grade in your national university system, for example in the UK within the 2:1 bracket or in the US a GPA of 3.3 or above. • have met our minimum English language requirements if English is not your first language. Please see further details below.
Non-standard admission If you think you do not meet our academic requirements but have equivalent qualifications and are keen to attend our Summer School then please contact us; we are happy to offer advice. For example: • you may not currently be at university, finishing high school and due to attend university, or perhaps a mature student that has been out of education for a while but has relevant professional experience. • you do not meet our English language requirement but have experience of studying in English or a different English language qualification.
English language requirements All courses on the Summer School will be taught and assessed entirely in English, apart from elements of the language courses. Therefore all students whose first language is not English and who have not been educated to university level in English must provide proof of English proficiency. If you do not have any of the English language qualifications listed below please see the more detailed regulations on our website or contact the Summer School office for further advice and information. We currently accept the following:
Equality & Diversity King’s College London is proud of its Equality and Diversity policy. We are actively committed to fair access for anyone and to support you as well as we can when you are here.
• IELTS score of 6.5 (or equivalent) with a minimum of 6.0 in each skill. • TOEFL Paper-based Test; we require a minimum of 583 with minimum 53 in all skills and for TOEFL Internet-based Test we require a minimum of 93 with minimum 20 in all skills. Both tests to have been taken within the last 2 years. • English language O-Level/IGCSE/GCSE grade C. • International Baccalaureate Standard Level English, grade 4. • Cambridge Advanced Certificate grade B. • Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English, grade C. Applicants who meet these criteria but wish to refresh their English language skills may be interested to note that we offer a presessional English language course prior to each session, which may be compulsory in some circumstances to ensure all students get the very best out of their Summer School experience.
‘The Summer School has really broadened my horizons; I have experienced diverse and different lifestyles, gained intercultural communication skills and will return home with a greater sense of self.’ Yunbo Shim Republic of Korea
‘King’s offers students the opportunity to live not only in the heart of London, but also in the heart of the world. This fast-paced city is crossed by so many cultures that you feel connected to places all around the world. I made friends for life; at the same time I had an intense learning experience and enjoyed an exciting social programme.’ Diogo M. Rodrigues Barbosa e Freire Mateus Maastricht University, Netherlands
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applying to the summer school Sessions and dates We are delighted to be able to offer two consecutive Summer School sessions. Each lasts three weeks and you will study one course per session. You can choose to study for one or both sessions, it’s up to you. For 2013, the sessions are:
Session One • Summer School Session One: 1 July – 19 July 2013
Session Two • Summer School Session Two: 22 July – 9 August 2013 In addition to the main Summer School, we offer three, week-long English language courses which take place immediately before each Summer School session. These optional courses are designed for non-native English speakers who wish to work on their English language skills and gain confidence before the main session starts. For 2013 the pre-sessional English dates are: • Pre-sessional English Language One: 24 June – 28 June 2013 • Pre-sessional English for Law: 24 June – 28 June 2013 • Pre-sessional English Language Two: 15 July – 19 July 2013
Before you apply: choosing your course
Academic course pre-requisites
English language proficiency
Most courses are offered at first year English undergraduate level so for these courses we are not usually expecting students to offer particular expertise or to have majored in a particular subject. Some courses however may require a particular subject background or exposure to a relevant field of study. Further information can be found on the course pages of the Summer School website.
Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to provide evidence of language proficiency. We accept and consider a variety of English language qualifications as well as a variety of forms of evidence. Further details can be obtained from our website or directly from the Summer School office.
Making an application Submitting an application to the Summer School means you are applying for a place on the Summer School and not an individual course. Places are offered to successful applicants on a first-come, first-served basis and as the Summer School is very popular it is advised that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment. After you have decided which course(s) you would like to apply for, you should submit an application using our online application form, available via the Summer School website. All applications are subject to a one-time, non-refundable application fee.
Early admission deadline Our early admission deadline is 15 May. Applications received prior to this are given priority placing on popular courses and accommodation (if required) and subject to the standard £60 application fee.
Course selection
Late admission deadline
Submitting an application to the Summer School means you are applying for a place on the Summer School programme. You should use the information in this prospectus and on our website to help select your preferred courses. It is important to note that any updates and changes to courses will be made online so please consult our website before you make a final decision. If you need help or advice do not hesitate to contact the Summer School office.
Our late admission deadline is 15 June. A late application fee of £130 applies to all applications received between 15 May and 15 June.
First and second course choices When selecting and researching your courses you should choose a first and second choice per session. In the event that your first choice is not available we will offer your second choice. In the unlikely event that neither of your choices is available we will automatically offer an alternative or contact you directly to discuss alternative choices for your individual needs. 6
The application form You can apply online via the Summer School website: www.kcl.ac.uk/summerschool. If for any reason you are unable to access the online application form, or require assistance during the process, please contact the Summer School office directly for advice.
Academic transcript All applications should be supported by an academic transcript. If an applicant is not at university or obtaining the academic transcript is difficult they should contact the Summer School office for further advice.
After you apply: the admission process After you submit your online application you will receive an acknowledgement to the email address you supplied during the application process. Please note that we will usually only correspond via email so it is important to regularly check your email account. Once we receive your completed application and all necessary supporting documentation, it will be processed by our admission staff and a decision will usually be made within seven working days.
The offer letter If successful, you will initially be sent: • an offer letter, including details of the session and the course(s) for which you have been given a provisional offer. • an invoice, detailing the tuition fee and any accommodation costs.
Course allocation If you are successful with your application we will offer you a place on the Summer School programme and provisionally allocate you a place on your first choice of course. If this is not possible you will be offered a provisional place on your second choice. If neither is available we will automatically offer an alternative or contact you for further advice.
Payment of fees Unfortunately we cannot confirm your place on the Summer School until your fees have been paid. Once your fees have been paid your place on the Summer School will be confirmed and further detailed information will be sent out about the programme.
Confirmation of Summer School courses Once our early admission deadline has passed we are then able to confirm which courses have met our minimum enrolment requirement. At this point we will go ahead with final confirmation of our academic programme and your Summer School course will be confirmed.
Request to change courses Should you wish to switch courses once you are here, you can do so in the first two days, subject to the agreement of your new tutor and the Summer School office.
Visa requirements UK and EU students do not usually need to apply for a visa to study on the Summer School. Students outside the EU may need to apply for a Student Visitor visa. Please note that it is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure they travel on the correct visa (if required); this is especially important if: • the course includes a visit to another EU country. • there is an intention to stay in London/UK for further study after the Summer School. • there is an intention to engage in any employment after the Summer School. We discourage Summer School students to undertake work commitments during the programme for academic reasons. Further advice and information on visa requirements can be obtained from welfare@kcl.ac.uk
Terms & conditions All applications to the Summer School are subject to the Summer School Terms and Conditions. Full Terms and Conditions can be found on our website, or alternatively please contact the Summer School office for further details.
Equal opportunities statement The College’s equal opportunities statement makes clear the College’s commitment to equality of opportunity in all its activities. King’s is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity in all areas of work.
Application fee All applications are subject to an application fee. This is a one-time, non-refundable fee which covers the administration process for your application. Unfortunately, we are unable to process any application without payment of the application fee. Applications received prior to the early admission deadline of 15 May are subject to a £60 application fee; after this date the application fee rises to £130.
Tuition and accommodation fees The Summer School runs two sessions, with students choosing whether to attend the first session, the second session, or both. The tuition and accommodation fees are split by session and is the same whether you attend Session One or Session Two, although those students attending both sessions will benefit from a reduced fee. If your application is successful you will be issued with an invoice detailing all relevant fees to be paid. Details of how to pay your fees will be provided with your invoice. As all places are offered to successful applicants on a first-come, first-served basis, early payment of fees is advised. We are unable to confirm your place on the Summer School until your fees have been paid in full.
Course trips and travel costs Some courses may attract supplementary course-specific costs which are not usually included within the tuition fee. These may include activities, performances or excursions,
such as musical or theatre performances, visits to libraries, museums and other places of interest, either within London or further afield. Students should also be prepared to pay for any associated travel costs. The Summer School tries to keep these costs to a minimum, and where possible will advertise additional costs in advance via our website or individually by email. Summer School tutors will usually confirm all additional course costs during the first day of the Summer School.
Financial assistance Unfortunately the Summer School is unable to provide any financial assistance for our courses or attendance on our programme.
Insurance We strongly advise that our students take out a comprehensive insurance policy. This policy should cover health and personal possessions as well as any costs associated with the Summer School should they be forced to withdraw after payment of fees.
Payment terms and conditions The King’s College London Summer School Terms and Conditions are available on our website. Once a student has submitted an application they are subject to these Terms and Conditions which affect their application, payment terms, cancellations, postponement and non-attendance.
The fees for 2013 are: Session
Dates
Programme Fee
Accommodation Fee
1 July – 19 July 2013
£1350
£950
22 July – 9 August 2013
£1350
£950
1 July – 9 August 2013
£2300
£1900
Pre-sessional English
24 June – 28 June 2013
£450
£410
Pre-sessional English for Law
24 June – 28 June 2013
£450
£410
Pre-sessional English
15 July – 19 July 2013
£450
£410
Session One (1 course)
Session Two (1 course)
Session One & Two (2 courses)
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in the heart of london...
financial district St Paul’s Cathedral Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
King’s Strand Campus
King’s waterloo Campus
moonraker point apartments
Tate Modern
covent garden Stamford Street Apartments
London Eye
Trafalgar Square
westminster abbey
The Houses of Parliament
St James’s Park
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campus life & accommodation
Other programmes
The Strand & Waterloo campuses
Social life in London
All courses take place on our central Strand or Waterloo campuses, sitting either side of the River Thames.
Thousands of students come to London each year to study and what better time to come to London than in the summer? London offers something for everyone. There is a wealth of cultural and academic resources on your doorstep from world-famous museums, libraries, theatres and galleries to bars, restaurants, cinemas and everything you need to enjoy a varied and exciting social life. There are many guides available (both print and online) to all that London has to offer and free weekly magazines such as Time Out to keep you up-to-date with what is happening throughout London.
‘I wanted the opportunity to meet people from around the world, to explore a world-class city, and study at an elite university with a global reputation for academic excellence. At King’s I made friends from all over, studied under brilliant tutors at a prestigious university, and lived in one of the greatest cities in the world— it was the best summer I have ever had.’
Your accommodation
Philip Crean University of Chicago, USA
The Strand Campus was originally opened in 1831 and overlooks the River Thames, midway between the Houses of Parliament and St Paul’s Cathedral. Nearby the shopping and entertainment destinations of Covent Garden, the West End and Soho offer an unparalleled concentration of theatres, cinemas, art galleries, restaurants, bars and shopping opportunities. The Waterloo Campus, just a short walk away, is next to London’s South Bank arts and cultural quarter, home to the British Film Institute, the Royal Festival Hall, the Hayward Gallery and the National Theatre.
Food & meals The Strand Campus offers breakfast and a variety of hot and cold lunch options at our Chapters restaurant and Somerset Coffee Bar. At the Waterloo Campus there are cafe facilities available with hot snacks and a selection of other meals on offer. In addition to Strand and Waterloo catering facilities, the College’s central London position means that there are many food and dining options within the immediate area which suit all tastes and budgets.
Social life at King’s A lively and varied optional social programme will complement your course. Events, several of which are free for Summer School students, are held at the King’s Waterfront venue with its spectacular views over the River Thames, or off campus in the hub of the city. You could join a boat party down the Thames, enjoy world-class theatre, test your knowledge at a quiz evening or soak up the atmosphere with a historical walking tour around London.
Location Students can book Summer School accommodation with us at our Stamford Street and Moonraker Point apartments, some of the most central student accommodation in London. The accommodation is located close to the cultural and social opportunities available along the River Thames. These opportunities include many of London’s greatest tourist attractions including the London Eye; Tate Modern art gallery; Shakespeare’s Globe; Borough Market and the Southbank Centre, the largest single-run arts centre in the world.
What is included Each of the individual rooms at Stamford Street and Moonraker apartments has en-suite shower and bathroom facilities, a fridge and wired internet connection. The individual rooms are grouped into apartments and each apartment accommodates approximately eight students. Students will share a communal kitchen and have access to a TV. There are on-site laundry facilities and 24-hour security. At Stamford Street Apartments there is a gym available and a number of rooms are also equipped for use by disabled students.
How to apply If you wish to apply for accommodation please do so at the same time that you apply for your course(s). Your room is secured upon payment of accommodation fees. If you do not apply for accommodation and change your mind at a later date, please contact the Summer School office to check availability.
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‘I chose to attend the Summer School as I was very interested in studying in London because it is culturally rich in film, theatre, and sport. I enjoyed every part of my experience so much. I loved it! I loved the city, I loved my course, and I loved the people I met.’ Saxony Nielsen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
‘The location of King’s in the middle of London was perfect. There was so much to do in the city and I tried to do as much as I could while I was there. It’s been an adventure that gave me the best weeks of my life and ended far too quickly.’ Ryan Prinzo Binghamton University, USA
King’s College London Sutton Trust Summer School King’s College London together with The Sutton Trust will for the first time deliver the King’s College London Sutton Trust Summer School. This programme is open to UK students currently studying in Year 12 or equivalent at maintained schools or colleges in the UK. Taking place from 26 - 30 August 2013, the programme will give the opportunity to experience study at a world-class university in central London, gain real insight into student life and take advantage of the unique cultural experiences London has to offer. The programme will support you in developing your knowledge and understanding of a specific subject, and challenge you to develop the critical thinking and analytical skills essential to succeeding at university. The subject areas will consist of: • Classical Civilisation and History • Geography • International Relations • Modern Languages and Literature • Physical Sciences • Politics, Philosophy and Law In addition to the comprehensive academic programme, we will provide an exciting social programme including visits to key cultural attractions and a range of social events. For more information please contact outreach@kcl.ac.uk
King’s College London Pre-University Summer School In July 2013 the College will be offering its first Pre-University Summer School. The two week programme is aimed at highachieving Year 12 students from both UK and international schools preparing to apply to world-class universities around the globe. The Pre-University Summer School aims to provide a real insight into university life, with a mixture of academic study sessions alongside guest lectures, seminars and tutorials. Students will also attend university and career guidance classes to help them prepare for application and how to make the most of their time at university.
The subject areas will consist of: • Global Governance • Global Health • International Leadership The programme will also take advantage of King’s location with activities, trips and visits outside the classroom to experience student life in the very heart of London. A full social programme will be provided with evening events and weekend excursions to explore UK history and culture. Please contact summerschool@kcl.ac.uk for more information.
International Programmes King’s College London is now offering a range of popular short courses internationally. Our growing international programmes combine King’s world-class quality of teaching and learning, innovative and interactive teaching styles, and faculty who really care about their subjects and their students. This allows you to learn at high speed and get a taste of King’s College London at a location that is convenient for you. Some of our programmes offer scholarships that allow the most outstanding students to join the King’s Summer School in London.
King’s Professional and Executive Development (KPED) is dedicated to driving business and organisation performance through innovative learning solutions at the hub of the corporate, political and cultural centre, moments away from the City of London, Houses of Parliament and Royal Courts of Justice. The launch of our new King’s Executive Summer Institute at the East Wing of Somerset House provides a new business and education midpoint at the banks of the River Thames. The Executive Centre is a unique blend of historic splendour and state-of-the-art technology, designed to enhance, develop and maximise productivity and performance. Our programmes will inspire, motivate and arm you with new skills and broadened innovative and creative capabilities. Programmes include Risk Management, Intelligence and National Security as well as Changes and Challenges to the International Energy Market. • Session 1: 17 – 21 June 2013 • Session 2: 24 – 28 June 2013 For additional information and a course brochure please contact summerinstitute@kcl.ac.uk
All up-to-date information can be found on kcl.ac.uk/kpedinternational For further advice please write to international-programmes@kcl.ac.uk
‘As a member of the Fulbright King’s College Summer Institute, I chose this programme because of my interest in learning more about London. My time on the Summer School has been a once in a lifetime experience, filled with unbelievable experiences, fun, new friendships, and new discoveries about both myself and the world.’
Executive Summer Institute
Laura Bakst Cornell University, USA
We will run a Summer School in April 2013 which will offer eight inspiring courses for undergraduate students, along with our Pre-University Programme in India. These programmes have already been a great success in 2012.
King’s has an outstanding reputation for providing world-class teaching and cuttingedge research. The Executive Summer Institute offers you the opportunity to interact with renowned leading experts, encouraging you to ‘think differently’ through exposure to research excellence and collaborative thinking, all showcased throughout our diverse range of courses and reflected in our global activity.
‘It was interesting being in class with people from so many different countries. I’ve studied at other universities in the USA and China before but none of these experiences were as diverse as this one.’ Rosel Tan National University of Singapore
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Our courses Arts, Literature & Culture
English Language
Business & Management
Health & Society
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The King’s College London Summer School provides the freedom to study new subjects or take a fresh approach to traditional subjects. The programme offers a unique summer experience that you cannot find anywhere else. The Summer School is designed to help you broaden your knowledge and grow your skill set and is an amazing opportunity to live and study in the very heart of London.
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arts, literature & Culture Session one: 1 – 19 July •A ncient Philosophy • L ondon and Film •M useum of London: curating the city •S hakespeare in London • T he British Monarchy – Royal Politics, Power and Celebrity •C omic Culture in British Film & TV •M edia, Gender & Culture •V irginia Woolf – Life and Writing •B ritish Crime Writing
Session two: 22 July – 9 August • J ane Austen’s England •Q ueer Streets of London
Session one 1 – 19 July Ancient Philosophy Tutor: Katharine O’Reilly Session One Tackling the ultimate questions that have occupied great minds for centuries, this course gives you the chance to delve to the very depths of philosophy, as seen through the eyes of the ancient Greeks. Bringing debates to life: Are the events of tomorrow already decided today? How should we define knowledge? Is it morally permissible to eat animals? Each day, you will read, analyse and interpret philosophical texts which explore some of our most profound questions, considering your own answers alongside those of the ancients. This course is designed to give you an awareness and understanding of a range of philosophical questions and their ancient answers. You will become familiar with a variety of philosophical texts and develop the ability to analyse arguments and interpret texts. As a student on this course, you’ll gain key skills in critical reasoning and analysis that are vital across a variety of disciplines. A little reading – Select bibliography J. M. Cooper, (ed.), Plato: Complete Works, 1997 Gillian Clark, (trans.), On Abstinence from Killing Animals, 2000
• T he British Monarchy – Royal Politics, Power and Celebrity
Student profile ‘I opted for Ancient Philosophy because it’s a topic I haven’t had the opportunity to study. The classroom environment was incredible. Out of the fifteen students in my class there were at least ten different nationalities represented. Most of the class time was spent in engaged conversation that was guided by our tutor but fuelled and run by the students. It was an experience that I will remember for the rest of my life.’ Peter Bell Wabash College, USA Ancient Philosophy
•C reative Writing – Urban Tales • L ondon and Film • L iterature in the City •S hakespeare in London •W onderland – 100 Years of Children’s Literature • T heatrical London: contemporary performance in the city • T he Animated Film: from Warner Brothers to Pixar • J ews in Modern London
The creative industries in London employ over 450,000 people and generate around £21 billion in output
London and Film Tutor: Dr Lawrence Webb Available in Session One and Two Offering the perfect introduction to London and to British Cinema, this course introduces significant debates within film studies through a focus on three key themes in the representation of London on film: Victorian London, London at War and Swinging London. As a student, you will develop a valuable insight into British cinema and the history and culture of London while exploring its streets and parks, its museums, galleries, libraries, and buildings. You’ll explore the cultural diversity of urban life, focusing on the cinematic representation of fictional Londoners such as Sherlock Holmes, Dorian Gray and Sweeney Todd, as well as the lesser known cultural history of the city. Getting to know the British capital through its cinema, this course focuses on films which are set and shot within walking distance of King’s, in the heart of the city. Screenings each morning are followed by afternoon seminars, London walks and visits to key institutions and film locations. Together, we will consider the representation of the city of London through a number of key films, and the remarkable range of national associations mobilised by cinematic stories set or filmed within a stone’s throw of the classroom. A little reading – Select bibliography C. Barr, All Our Yesterdays, 1986 C. Brunsdon, London in Cinema: The Cinematic City Since 1945, 2007 J. Chapman, The British At War: Cinema, State and Propaganda, 1939-1945, 2000
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Museum of London: curating the city
Comic Culture in British Film & TV
Virginia Woolf – Life and Writing
Tutor: Dr Hope Wolf Session One
Tutor: Dr Louis Bayman Session One
Tutor: Dr Wendy Weber Session One
Gain unprecedented access to the fascinating 20th century collections at the Museum of London, including social and oral history, art, photography and fashion.
Whether it’s Borat, Shaun of the Dead, or Love, Actually, the global success of British comedy is a testament to the vitality of a tradition that draws on expertise from Charlie Chaplin to Mr. Bean.
Get to know one of the 20th century’s most influential literary innovators, Virginia Woolf by bringing this incredible author and her era to life in the city she lived, worked and loved in.
Together, we will examine the impact of historical, cultural and artistic changes on 20th century London, and the city as a site of conflict and debate in the context of modern curatorial practice.
This course investigates British humour as a dynamic and developing phenomenon. Using examples like the Carry On films, Ealing Comedy, Monty Python, Blackadder and Steptoe and Son, we’ll find out what constitutes classic British comedy. We will seek to understand British humour through reference to national culture, and will consider recurrent motifs in British comedy, from class commentary to slapstick, from realism to nonsense.
Drawing from her fiction, essays, diaries, and extensive letters, we will venture into the complex world of literary genius, mental illness, and cutting edge ideas about gender and sexuality, gaining a unique insight into Woolf’s radical innovations in literary technique as well as her culturally complex approach to gender and sexuality. A great benefit for anyone keen to broaden their understanding of an important period in literary history, we’ll visit the key places of relevance to enhance our understanding of Woolf and the historic cultural moment she occupied, depicted, and transformed through her art. We will visit Hyde Park and the places she grew up in, Gordon Square Garden, a favourite spot for stimulating conversations that contributed to the vibrancy and innovations of the Bloomsbury set as well as the Reading Room of The British Museum and even a day’s visit to Charleston: Artist Home and Garden, in East Sussex.
Guided by curators and the academic tutor, you will have the opportunity to explore life in the capital through the items housed at this nationally-acclaimed museum. Students on this course will have the rare chance to go behind the scenes at one of Britain’s largest and most successful museums, getting the opportunity to view materials not available to the general public. You’ll be able to discuss museum objects with the experts who look after them and explore how they might be displayed. Crucially, you’ll also consider how to present issues and ideas to diverse audiences, discuss what makes a successful museum display, explore how museums should handle controversial subjects and consider the ethical and financial issues facing the heritage industry today. A little reading – Select bibliography Peter Vergo, The New Museology, 1991 Svetlana Alpers, The Museum as a Way of Seeing in Exhibiting Cultures, 1991 Peter Ackroyd, London: A Biography, 2000
Shakespeare in London Tutors: Dr Sarah Dustagheer Available in Session One and Two Study Shakespeare in the city which made him successful. We will walk the streets in the footsteps of this legendary playwright, see paintings and buildings he would have observed and, of course, watch his plays performed in the famous Globe theatre, a reconstruction of the playhouse for which Shakespeare wrote. Classes for this course offer an exciting opportunity to discuss all of this – discovering more about Shakespeare’s plays and culture as we do so. But Shakespeare in London is not simply concerned with the past. Shakespeare has a huge presence in 21st century London – perhaps even larger than in the 16th century city. The course engages with contemporary manifestations of the playwright and his works, as we seek to understand the near-mythical hold which Shakespeare still has over audiences. Studying a play each week, lectures will offer crucial social and historical context which will be discussed in relation to the play in the seminars which follow. You’ll experience off-campus visits to performances, museums and galleries, as well as workshops to ensure that you develop a critical vocabulary and framework to express your new-found understanding of Shakespeare. A little reading – Select bibliography Andrew Gurr, The Shakespearean Stage, 2009 James Shapir, 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, 2005 Stanley Wells & Michael Dobson, The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare, 2001
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Student profile ‘The course was a great learning experience; we were able to sit down with the curators of the Museum of London to talk about fantastic exhibits. It was a really inspiring learning experience. We had a walking tour to Camden Town and I was impressed by the tutor’s passion, sense of humour and abundant knowledge of the stories and history behind the area. If I got the chance, I would definitely come back here again!’ Ying Zhao Renmin University of China Museum of London: curating the city
The British Monarchy – Royal Politics, Power and Celebrity Tutor: Dr Luke Blaxill Available in Session One and Two There have been few more powerful or enduring symbols in modern world history than the British crown. Its political power may have waned, but, as the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton has demonstrated, it has lost little of its magic. On this course you’ll get behind that magic to ask why the crown – and the kings and queens who wore it – have continued to dazzle both at home and abroad for hundreds of years. With lectures and seminars just minutes from Buckingham Palace itself, we will examine the remarkable lives of sovereigns from James I to the present Queen Elizabeth II. Focusing on the relationship between the crown and the people, we will investigate how the monarchy has responded to the challenges of rapidly changing politics, society and culture in Britain and the wider world. We will explore London’s royal heritage by visiting world famous museums, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Museum of London, and the National Portrait Gallery. We will watch the changing of the guard, and visit the rooms of state in Buckingham Palace. A little reading – Select bibliography David Starkey, Crown and Country: A History of England through the Monarchy, 2011 Tom Nairn, The Enchanted Glass: Britain and its Monarchy, 2011 Jeremy Paxman, On Royalty, 2006
Attracting Arts and Humanities students as well as those keen to deepen their knowledge of comedy, British culture and film and television for personal or professional development, we will study humour as a central aspect of British culture and identity, and the role of London as a comic location. The course will include screenings and visits to well-known filming sites as well as the potential for links to events at the British Film Institute and practitioners currently making British comedies. There will also be visits to the Comedy Store, a live BBC filming, the Museum of Film and Television and the Victoria and Albert Museum Theatre Exhibition. A little reading – Select bibliography I.Q. Hunter & L. Porter, (eds.), British Comedy Cinema, 2012 A. Medhurst, A National Joke: Popular Comedy and English Cultural Identities, 2007 B. Mills, Television Sitcom, 2005
A little reading – Select bibliography A Room of One’s Own To The Lighthouse Mrs Dalloway Orlando
Media, Gender & Culture
British Crime Writing
Tutor: Rachel O’Neill Session One
Tutor: Sarah Crofton Session One
How does media organise social and cultural life? What is the ‘sexualisation of culture’, and what does it mean for contemporary gender relations? How can we approach critical issues of power and agency in the analysis of ‘postfeminism’? Can media be used as a resource for contemporary cultural politics and activism? By who, and in what ways?
Victorian detectives in their consulting rooms; cut-purses lurking in the shadows of Westminster; cynical coppers; idealistic barristers; charming fraudsters; mob bosses in east-end watering holes – for centuries the popular imagination has peopled London with characters defined by crime.
This course takes an innovative and dynamic approach, exploring these and other questions and introducing students to critical debates in gender studies, cultural theory and media analysis. Taking contemporary media culture as our critical focus, we will examine issues of gender and social change; power and representation; culture and agency; intimacy and mediation; social critique and cultural politics. Particularly suited to those interested in cultural studies, media and communication, sociology and psychology, students on this course will engage with a range of theoretical perspectives and learn how to analyse a variety of media texts. Taking full advantage of our location in central London, we’ll also visit many of the capital’s foremost cultural institutes and have the opportunity to meet with insiders from the media and cultural industries. A little reading – Select bibliography R. Gill, Gender and the Media, 2007 A. McRobbie, The Aftermath of Feminism: Gender, Culture and Social Change, 2009
But whose stories do we choose to tell? What are the moral implications of crime fiction? Why are puzzle-style detective stories so enduring? On this course, you will delve into a range of crime-writing genres including detective fiction, caper tales, police procedurals, courtroom dramas and true crime. You’ll gain a solid overview of a wide variety of texts and explore key questions posed by critics of crime fiction. We will investigate the many generic conventions of crime writing and interrogate the pleasures and pitfalls of reading it. You’ll also have the chance to take advantage of the ideal London location to explore sites made famous by celebrities of crime, from Sherlock Holmes to Jack the Ripper. Classic texts will be mixed with screenings of modern crime dramas and a theatre trip as we consider the implications of constructing crime as narrative. A little reading – Select bibliography Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Agatha Christie, Poirot
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Session TWO 22 July – 9 August Jane Austen’s England
Creative Writing – Urban Tales
Tutor: Emma Newport Session Two
Tutor: Xiaolu Guo Session Two
One of the world’s most famous authors, Jane Austen created a complex textual world for her characters to inhabit that continues to capture the imagination of readers across the globe. This course gives you a unique opportunity to examine Austen’s heroes and villains and the England in which they lived.
How can ‘outsiders’ or ‘new arrivals’ narrate their personal stories in a foreign landscape? How can they bring their own histories into understanding another history? These questions have long formed an important part of many literary traditions. Through study, discussion and your own creative writing, this course will consider themes spanning arrivals, encounters, and the search for self and identity. Here, you’ll develop your interest, ability and future prospects as a writer while exploring themes within urban societies. Above all, you’ll have the chance to enrich your intellectual capacity to reflect our modern age in your own writing and thinking. You’ll engage with an international range of texts including Balzac’s ‘Lost Illusions’, Calvino’s ‘Invisible Cities’, Selby’s ‘Brooklyn Trilogy’ and Houellebecq’s ‘Atomised’, as well as British writers who reflect our modern lives from different angles. We will compare Orwell’s London with that of Ian Sinclair for example, and what we can learn about Shanghai from Eileen Chang’s 1930’s Shanghai love stories and J.G. Ballad’s childhood experiences in Emperor of the Sun. Alongside lectures and seminars, you’ll also gain inspiration from and interact with established writers by attending poetry readings and other literature events in London’s different cultural venues.
You will study the Regency period: the roles of men and women and what they read, saw and experienced, and how Jane Austen responded to it in her novels. How far does she reflect her time and to what extent does she challenge the society in which she lived? Are Austen’s novels really full of happy endings?
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You will also explore the modern reader’s relationship with Austen’s world, how film directors interpret it, and why Austen’s creations continue to hold appeal for writers of crime, sci-fi, horror and romance, from P.D. James to Helen Fielding.
‘The pace at which courses are taught at King’s Summer School is perfect for the introduction of new knowledge to inexperienced students, as well as to challenge those who come having had some experience in that field of study.
Studying Austen in London provides access to an extensive range of original resources held at the British Museum, the National Portrait Gallery and many others, not to mention trips to Bath and Alton and a guided walk tracing Regency London, all alongside screenings of the author’s major novels.
Being able to learn through field trips and listening to the perspectives of classmates from other parts of the world was truly an enriching experience.
A little reading – Select bibliography The Complete Novels of Jane Austen, 2005 Clara Tuite, Romantic Austen: Sexual Politics and the Literary Canon, 2002 Linda Troost & Sayre Greenfield, Jane Austen in Hollywood, 2001
As an English major, the course has been useful in adding to what I already know about the subject, while pushing me to think more rigorously about how best to be a specialist in the field.’
Queer Streets of London
De Wei Yuen National University of Singapore Jane Austen’s England
Tutors: Matias Gardin and Victoria Carroll Session Two From the gender ambiguity of Shakespearean theatre and the scandal of the Oscar Wilde trials, to the groundbreaking films of Derek Jarman, London has always been at the forefront of queer activism and academia. Asking how Queer Theory seeks to illuminate the ways sexuality is constructed, articulated and experienced in historically and culturally specific ways, this course offers an exciting chance to study the interplay between sex and gender, sexuality and difference, performance and discourse, deviance and dissidence. We’ll discuss the fundamentals of queer theory and how it relates to lived experiences and the built environment, using interdisciplinary analysis and a variety of cultural production and case studies. You’ll gain close reading skills, the ability to write sophisticated academic responses and to critically engage with a variety of material. You’ll study the history of queer theory in the very spaces and places which have constituted its intellectual arrival and that have witnessed queer activism. This course takes you out of the classroom to intimately engage with the social contexts and physical spaces which situate sexuality as a living, breathing, changing entity – an ideal course for those nearing the end of their BA or MA studies. A little reading – Select bibliography M. Houlbrook, Queer London, 2006 M. Turner, Backwards Glances, 2003 J. Dollimore, Sexual Dissidence, 1991
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The British Monarchy – Royal Politics, Power and Celebrity Tutor: Dr Luke Blaxill Available in Session One and Two There have been few more powerful or enduring symbols in modern world history than the British crown. Its political power may have waned, but, as the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton has demonstrated, it has lost little of its magic. On this course you’ll get behind that magic to ask why the crown – and the kings and queens who wore it – have continued to dazzle both at home and abroad for hundreds of years. With lectures and seminars just minutes from Buckingham Palace itself, we will examine the remarkable lives of sovereigns from James I to the present Queen Elizabeth II. Focusing on the relationship between the crown and the people, we will investigate how the monarchy has responded to the challenges of rapidly changing politics, society and culture in Britain and the wider world. We will explore London’s royal heritage by visiting world famous museums, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Museum of London, and the National Portrait Gallery. We will watch the changing of the guard, and visit the rooms of state in Buckingham Palace. A little reading – Select bibliography David Starkey, Crown and Country: A History of England through the Monarchy, 2011 Tom Nairn, The Enchanted Glass: Britain and its Monarchy, 2011 Jeremy Paxman, On Royalty, 2006
A little reading – Select bibliography Honoré de Balzac, Lost Illusions Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities The Collected Work of George Orwell
Student profile ‘Overall, the course was fantastic and a great way to learn about London. I’ve gained a deeper insight into not only the history and representation of London in British cinema, but also the social, racial, and economic issues throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. My tutor was very knowledgeable about British cinema and was eager to share his knowledge, bringing in guest-speakers to give us more details about this subject.’ Hye-Jin Yun Barnard College of Columbia University, USA London & Film
London and Film
Literature in the City
Tutor: Dr Louis Bayman Available in Session One and Two
Tutor: Niamh Campbell Session Two
Offering the perfect introduction to London and to British Cinema, this course introduces significant debates within film studies through a focus on three key themes in the representation of London on film: Victorian London, London at War and Swinging London.
Offering an exciting opportunity to explore your own experiences of cities as urban spaces in terms of key texts and literary theory, this course examines the relationship between narrative representation and urban space by closely ‘reading’ three cities in modern literature – London, Dublin and Berlin.
As a student, you will develop a valuable insight into British cinema and the history and culture of London while exploring its streets and parks, its museums, galleries, libraries, and buildings.
From Haussmann’s Paris to Victorian London, the labyrinthine London of Charles Dickens and Virginia Woolf, the mythical Dublin of James Joyce, and the beleaguered Berlin of Christopher Isherwood, you’ll use a combination of political, social, and literary theory. You’ll navigate literal and figurative cityscapes through class discussion, short assignments, and exercises in urban rambling, including visits to the Charles Dickens Museum and the Museum of London.
You’ll explore the cultural diversity of urban life, focusing on the cinematic representation of fictional Londoners such as Sherlock Holmes, Dorian Gray and Sweeney Todd, as well as the lesser known cultural history of the city. Getting to know the British capital through its cinema, this course focuses on films which are set and shot within walking distance of King’s, in the heart of the city. Screenings each morning are followed by afternoon seminars, London walks and visits to key institutions and film locations. Together, we will consider the representation of the city of London through a number of key films, and the remarkable range of national associations mobilised by cinematic stories set or filmed within a stone’s throw of the classroom. A little reading – Select bibliography C. Barr, All Our Yesterdays, 1986 C. Brunsdon, London in Cinema: The Cinematic City Since 1945, 2007 J. Chapman, The British at War: Cinema, State and Propaganda, 1939-1945, 2000
By focusing on the interface between the body and the city you will combine historical and literary analysis to develop both a sophisticated grasp of modernity as a category of analysis in literature and art, and transferrable skills in academic and creative writing to strengthen your existing interest in modern literature and culture and your background in Arts and Humanities. A little reading – Select bibliography Virginia Woolf, Street Haunting: A London Adventure James Joyce, Ulysses Christopher Isherwood, Goodbye to Berlin
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Shakespeare in London
The Animated Film: from Warner Brothers to Pixar
Tutor: Dr Sarah Lewis Available in Session One and Two
Tutor: Christopher Holliday Session Two
Study Shakespeare in the city which made him successful. We will walk the streets in the footsteps of this legendary playwright, see paintings and buildings he would have observed and, of course, watch his plays performed in the famous Globe theatre, a reconstruction of the playhouse for which Shakespeare wrote.
Giving you an exciting insight into the histories, traditions and styles of animated film, this course also highlights the real time issues being hotly debated at the industry’s cutting edge.
Classes for this course offer an exciting opportunity to discuss all of this – discovering more about Shakespeare’s plays and culture as we do so. But Shakespeare in London is not simply concerned with the past. Shakespeare has a huge presence in 21st century London – perhaps larger even than in the 16th century city. The course engages with contemporary manifestations of the playwright and his works, as we seek to understand the near-mythical hold which Shakespeare still has over audiences. Studying a play each week, lectures will offer crucial social and historical context which will be discussed in relation to the play in the seminars which follow. You’ll experience off-campus visits to performances, museums and galleries, as well as workshops to ensure that you develop a critical vocabulary and framework to express your new-found understanding of Shakespeare. A little reading – Select bibliography Andrew Gurr, The Shakespearean Stage, 2009 James Shapir, 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, 2005 Stanley Wells & Michael Dobson, The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare, 2001
Wonderland – 100 Years of Children’s Literature Tutor: Dr Hope Wolf Session Two From fairytales, fantasies and fables to adventure stories and nonsense rhymes, this course explores 100 years of children’s literature from the 20th century to the present day. With active discussions and debates about the uses of children’s literature, we will focus on modern and contemporary British prose authors, including J.M. Barrie, Rudyard Kipling, J.R.R. Tolkien, Roald Dahl and J.K. Rowling, while acknowledging influential 18th and 19th century texts and the new genre of fan fiction. As well as engaging and lively lectures and seminars, you will view original manuscripts in London’s rich archives, visit museums, and investigate how the capital’s sites and spaces have inspired the creation of imaginative worlds. The course will develop your knowledge of a variety of interpretative approaches, including psychoanalysis, Marxism, gender theory, narratology and new historicism. You will also have the chance to devise and perform your own children’s stories. A little reading – Select bibliography Jacqueline Rose, The Case of Peter Pan or the Impossibility of Children’s Literature, 1984 M.O. Grenby & Andrea Immel, (ed.), The Cambridge Companion to Children’s Literature, 2009 Bruno Bettelheim, The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales, 1975
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Student profile ‘I chose this course to find whether theatre and theatre direction is my career path or not. I really enjoyed the diversity of the student body. The students came from so many different backgrounds and therefore offered many perspectives and ways to understand one subject, which enriched the entire learning process. Each week I understood and enjoyed theatre not only as entertainment but also with a critical eye. It has been the most rewarding career experience of my life.’ Isaura Matamoros Jiménez Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Theatrical London: contemporary performance in the city
Theatrical London: contemporary performance in the city Tutor: Dr Sarah Dustagheer Session Two On this course, you’ll have the exciting and unique chance to experience and study London’s vibrant theatre scene, exploring a variety of theatre spaces to examine the city’s theatrical past, present and future. You’ll see the shows, but you will also learn about performance through tours of theatrical venues and visits to cultural sites within London. In the classroom, lectures and seminars will provide an exciting opportunity to discuss and contextualise these performances and trips. Throughout the course, you will be introduced to seminal ideas surrounding actors, audiences and architecture throughout London’s theatre history. But you will also develop your own ideas about, and language for, the critical analysis of theatre. Using a range of texts – from plays, to theoretical writing to newspaper reviews to theatre marketing material – the course begins with an investigation of London’s theatrical past and how it is presented today in the museum, archive and so-called ‘heritage’ theatre. We’ll move on to West End performance, examining its historic roots and its current commercial success. Finally, we will consider the socio-political trends in contemporary theatre, including site-specificity and new playwriting. A little reading – Select bibliography David Wiles, A Short History of Western Performance Space, 2003 Paul Allain & Jen Harvey, The Routledge Companion to Theatre and Performance, 2005 Marvin Carlson, Performance: A Critical Introduction, 2003
You’ll examine a range of feature-length animated films and rare cartoons, from the pioneers of the earliest pre-1900 animation; the Golden Age period of Walt Disney and Warner Bros.; experimental techniques and stop-motion puppetry; animation produced by other national cinemas; and, finally, contemporary special effects and the computer-animated film. Each week will help build your critical vocabulary for discussing the visual language of animated cinema, with lectures and special screenings integrated with lively discussion seminars in which you’ll debate, tackle and reflect upon significant questions relating to your own experiences of animation’s diverse screen worlds. Meanwhile, studying animated cinema in the heart of London allows rare access to a range of resources, including the chance to visit key institutions around the capital and hear guest-speakers from the industry offering valuable behind-the-scenes insights into the craft and creation of an animated film from storyboard to screen. A little reading – Select bibliography P. Wells, Understanding Animation, 1998 N. Klein, Seven Minutes: The Life and Death of the American Cartoon, 1993 S. Prince, True Lies: Perceptual Realism, Digital Images, and Film Theory, 1996
Jews in Modern London Tutor: Dr Aaron Rosen Session Two There is no single London. In this ever-shifting, multicultural metropolis every religious and ethnic community shapes its own experience of the city, its own London. This course explores the story of Jewish London and how the experiences of Jewish residents – past and present – relate to other minorities in the modern city.
‘King’s location... it is just awesome! The Summer School is situated in the heart of London, so helped us to avoid some of the travel expenses as we were able to walk to so many places; you can also hire bikes which is fun. It was really enjoyable visiting the museums and galleries, especially as admission to most of them is free. I think there is always something interesting to do in London. You just do not get bored in such a dynamic global city. London is probably one of the best places in the world to really feel a member of a truly international community.’ Murad Hamidov Azerbaijan State Economic University
How have Jews negotiated between pressures to assimilate and the fear of losing a cohesive group identity? We will examine this dilemma in the religious, political, and cultural spheres, considering controversies over religious reform, fierce debates over Zionism, and the flowering of Jewish poetry and painting. Since the 11th century, the majority of Jews in the UK have lived in Greater London, making the capital an unparalleled destination for the study of contemporary British Jews and their history. We’ll walk the streets of East London, inspect inscriptions in cemeteries, and study works of art in museums including the Ben Uri Gallery, Tate Britain, and Whitechapel Gallery. Students will gain a valuable understanding of key events in the religious, cultural, and political history of London Jews. A little reading – Select bibliography E. Litvinoff, Journey Through a Small Planet, 2008 R.B. Kitaj, First Diasporist Manifesto, 1989 T. Kushner, Anglo-Jewry Since 1066: Place, Locality and Memory, 2008
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Session one & TWO english language Session one: 24 – 28 June •P re-sessional English Language
1 – 19 July 22 July – 9 August Pre-sessional English Language
•P re-sessional English for Law
Pre-sessional One: 24 – 28 June 2013 Pre-sessional Two: 15 – 19 July 2013
Session two: 15 – 19 July
Confidence and great skills in English are key to getting the very best out of an exciting summer at King’s and throughout the UK capital.
•P re-sessional English Language
That’s why the English Language Centre (ELC) at King’s offers a week-long English language course before the start of each Summer School session, designed for those keen to improve their language skills before beginning their main Summer School course.
• There are 7.5 million residents living in London
You don’t have to take this English course as a non-native speaker, but it could make all the difference to your summer at King’s and beyond, giving your English language skills an extra boost while offering the chance to settle into life in London before the start of the main Summer School.
• More than 300 different languages are spoken • London is home to over 100,000 international students from over 200 countries
Student profile ‘King’s is located in the heart of London, which means that you can simply walk everywhere you want or take a tube from the nearest station. The campus is very close to the Thames, and the nearby Waterloo Bridge offers one of the most picturesque views of Parliament and the London Eye on one side, and St Paul’s and the city on the other. I had a wonderful time in London; I met fantastic, inspiring people from all over the world and I opened myself up to a new, unknown world: a world that turned out to be even more intriguing and fascinating than I had imagined. I have beautiful memories from living in London.
Pre-sessional English for Law Session One: 24 – 28 June 2013 Specifically designed to support non-native English speakers taking law modules in session one or two, this course improves students’ academic English and study skills within the context of law. An ideal boost for those who are keen to benefit from a head-start before their main Summer School session, three sessions each weekday will help participants develop a greater awareness of:
Living in London and studying with people from all over the world has made me more mature as a person, more open to new opportunities and braver to try new things.’ Dorota Piwowarczyk Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland
• The practices and requirements of British academic culture • The key skills required in listening to law lectures • The roles expected of students in seminars and small group teaching • Effective language use in seminars and discussions • Language for writing effectively in an academic and legal context • Effective presentation skills • Reading and evaluating legal texts • Effective strategies for dealing with unknown vocabulary
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business & management Session one: 1 – 19 July •S trategic Management • I nternational Marketing • T he Entrepreneur – Skills and Smart Thinking •C orporate Social Responsibility • I nternational Business • T he Art of Leadership •N egotiation & Communication in Business •P olitical Economy of Finance
Session two: 22 July – 9 August • I nternational Political Economy •S trategic Management • I ntroduction to Human Resource Management
Session one 1 – 19 July Strategic Management
The Entrepreneur – Skills and Smart Thinking
Tutor: Dr Tazeeb Rajwani Available in Session One and Two
Tutor: Michael Bedward Session One
Ideal for any student looking to improve their confidence in strategic decision making, this course provides an introduction to the field of Strategic Management, exploring key ideas and theories in the field and how they can be useful for the direction and scope of an organisation.
Enabling students to appreciate the qualities and characteristics of truly successful entrepreneurs in terms of their own potential, this course will explore the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and the behaviour and skill sets required to ‘think out of the box’ to identify and pursue opportunities.
Both lectures and tutorials will be organised around theory, business cases and actual visits to companies, giving students the opportunity to apply theories and concepts and, by following case studies with examples of real business situations, students will learn how companies successfully or unsuccessfully manage their marketing functions.
We’ll ascertain entrepreneurial behaviours and skills, and define creativity and innovation, as well as asking why they are important. We will explore idea generation and evaluation techniques and learn how to recognise enterprise opportunities.
We will examine the key challenges global companies face and help you develop an excellent understanding of the major approaches companies employ as they seek to dominate complex environments. By the end of the course, you will be able to stand back from a business and address its issues, challenge established thinking in a compelling and persuasive way, and formulate, develop and implement a practical strategy framework for an organisation or leadership team. You’ll confidently be able to bridge strategic ideas and action and deliver high growth strategy in live, dynamic situations.
With case studies of entrepreneurs, self-assessment models, peer assessment exercises and group and individual project work focusing on entrepreneurial skills in the classroom, the course will introduce relevant entrepreneurial management concepts and theories, as well as visiting successful entrepreneurs to help students realise their own potential. A little reading – Select bibliography Rita McGrath & Ian MacMillan, The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Strategies for Continuously Creating Opportunity in an Age of Uncertainty, 2003
•M arketing Management •E -business – The Online Entrepreneur • L aunch your International Business Career
A little reading – Select bibliography Johnson, Scholes & Whittington, Exploring Corporate Strategy, 2008 R. M. Grant, Contemporary Strategy Analysis, 2007 Richard Lynch, Strategic Management, 2008
• I nternational Marketing
International Marketing The London foreign exchange market is the largest in the world, with an average daily turnover of $2,096 billion or 32% of the global market - more than New York and Tokyo combined
Tutor: Tayo Abinusawa Available in Session One and Two Providing an important insight into international marketing concepts, issues, motivations and strategy, this course offers an up-to-date approach to the marketing challenges of the new international economy, from global branding and the rise of emerging market multinationals to debates in international marketing strategy. We’ll explore the economic, political, legal and environmental influences on international marketing and their effect on the marketing strategy, the processes and challenges in entering new markets, and the effects of internationalisation on the marketing strategy. As part of this comprehensive course, you’ll have the opportunity to delve into the critical elements of global marketing, including the global economic environment, regional market characteristics and preferential trade agreements and social, cultural, political, legal and regulatory environments. We’ll also consider the importance of global information systems and market research, segmentation, targeting, and positioning, importing, exporting, and sourcing, as well as global market entry strategies – all vital elements for a great academic foundation for a career in international marketing. Select bibliography Warren J. Keegan & Mark C. Green, Global Marketing, 2011
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Student profile ‘I chose this course as I currently work as a Management Consultant at a company in Brazil and work with entrepreneurs in small and medium enterprises. The high academic standard of King’s College London, as well as its academic reputation worldwide and privileged location in the heart of London, made a marked difference in my choice. The tutor was truly inspiring. He managed to engage every single student and was always challenging us to think differently and creatively. All the days were fun – as learning should be – and we covered a great range of subjects. I could not have expected a better tutor than him. He far exceeded my expectations. It was a lifetime experience to be always remembered.’ Fernando Augusto Braga e Silva Brazil The Entrepreneur – Skills and Smart Thinking
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Corporate Social Responsibility
International Business
Negotiation & Communication in Business
Tutor: Shamira Abdulla Session One
Tutor: Dr Yoanna Moguel Session One
Tutor: Mikael Jeklic Session One
Giving back and reaching out to help others not only impacts the individuals whose lives have been touched but keeps us in touch with reality.
The explosion of international business activities has had a marked impact on our lifestyles, income and on the economic environment in general. Companies are now forced to seek international trade and investment opportunities in distant markets. Doing business overseas is, however, still considered to be a difficult task. Often we hear stories about unsuccessful encounters between business executives from different cultures mainly because they are not able to communicate and negotiate effectively with each other.
If you’re keen to develop your understanding of the strategic, communicative, and psychological issues of negotiation skills, this course could be for you.
As corporate entities, this philosophy teaches us that we too can make a difference. As society gets enriched, business flourishes and the cycle of business activity continues at a higher plane each time. Economies grow and flourish simultaneously and the world becomes a better place to live in. Through lectures, team exercises, presentations and a unique walking tour to truly open the mind to impact change, we’ll examine how social change can be impacted with a strong philosophy of corporate social responsibility (CSR) by exploring the concept, approaches, conceptualisations and practices from around the world. We’ll consider the relationship between and practical issues surrounding Corporate Management and CSR as well as Supply Chain Management. This course will show you how to think differently, how to engage with people on a deeply personal level and above all, how to win their confidence in your product. A little reading – Select bibliography P. Drucker, An Introductory View of Management, 1977 E. De Bono, Six Thinking Hats, 2009
Student profile ‘India needs leaders and this course helped me understand what it is to be a leader. It helped explain how to successfully lead teams, how to try and bring out the potential in people, taught me about what success is, increased my confidence, and lastly, made me reflect on myself as a person, as a leader and where I want to be in life.’ Vir Singh HR College Mumbai, India The Art of Leadership
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On this course, students will have the opportunity to apply theories and concepts to international business negotiations. By following case studies with examples of real business situations, you will learn how companies managed their international business negotiations as well as the consequences of cultural differences in international business deals and conflict resolution. As a result, you’ll gain new skills in analysing issues in cross-cultural communications, understand the demands of handling international business negotiations, and be able to confidently identify and critically evaluate ethical issues surrounding business negotiations in a managerial environment. A little reading – Select bibliography P.N. Ghauri & J.C. Usunier, International Business Negotiations, 2003 T. Cavusgil, P. Ghauri & M. Agarwal, Doing Business in Emerging Markets: Entry & Negotiation Strategies, 2002 R. Fisher & W. Ury, Getting to Yes – Negotiating Agreements without Giving in, 2006
With particular emphasis on the practical exploration of negotiation skills, successful students will gain a sophisticated understanding of the importance of negotiation skills, insight into the pros and cons of interpersonal negotiation styles, and how to recognise and deal with persuasion and manipulation attempts. You’ll develop an understanding of the importance of practical activities in the creation of more profitable and sustainable outcomes and the best practices of various negotiation tactics used by multinational companies. You’ll critique organisational and individual communication best practices and identify effective strategies, including collecting requirements and giving and using feedback.
A little reading – Select bibliography Howard Raiffa, Negotiation Analysis: The Science and Art of Collaborative Decision Making, 2007 Leigh Thompson, The Mind and Heart of the Negotiator, 2011 Genie Z. Laborde, Influencing with Integrity: Management Skills for Communication and Negotiation, 1998
Political Economy of Finance
Tutor: Mark Fliegauf Session One
Tutor: Dr Ramon Pacheco Session One
Leaders aren’t born, they’re made, and this course offers an introduction to the central aspects of that leadership. Designed to familiarise you with the main concepts and theories, the course will give you the chance to then apply them critically to ‘real world’ situations such as team or public leadership.
Finance is a key area of any modern economy and the efficient allocation of money and financial instruments is essential to maximise growth and increase wealth.
Linking theoretical foundations of leadership studies with practical experience, the intensive programme includes group exercises, case analyses and a ‘surprise challenge’, alongside guest lectures and visits to see leadership in action. As a result, you’ll gain an understanding of the major concepts and approaches to leadership, the role of followers for the leadership process and the role of contingency. You’ll acquire and practice leadership skills through group work, practical tasks and case analysis, and be introduced to the demands and dangers of leading. Select bibliography Ronald A. Heifetz, Marty Linsky & Alexander Grashow, The Practice of Adaptive Leadership, 2009 Barbara Kellerman, Bad Leadership: What It Is, How It Happens, Why It Matters, 2004 Bernard M. Bass, The Bass Handbook of Leadership, 2008
Dr Sarah Lewis Summer School tutor
Using simulations, case studies and group discussion, the course enables students to investigate theoretical characteristics of communication and the ways to apply communication techniques in day-to-day business negotiation, helping to improve your knowledge of the foundations and concepts of negotiation and boosting your professional development.
The Art of Leadership
We’ll closely examine various approaches within leadership studies, clarifying what leadership is – and what it is not. We will cover a broad range of topics such as the distinction between transformational and transactional leadership, leadership ethics, non-profit leadership and female leadership.
‘I very much enjoyed the experience of teaching this course. It is a very different kind of teaching from that I experience throughout the rest of the academic year, and as a result is extremely rewarding. The content of this course is fantastic and I really enjoy showing a diverse range of students around Shakespeare’s London. The Summer School is well organised, the administration is straight forward, and the staff and students are all a delight to work with.’
Why are the financial sectors of different regions essentially different in spite of seemingly being similar? In which ways do the goals of diverse players in financial markets differ? Studying the international political economy of finance in one of the world’s most important financial centres, this course will explore these and related questions, helping you analyse and understand the role that the financial sector plays in capitalist economies. On this course, you’ll explore how modern finance really works. You’ll gain knowledge of the role that finance plays in modern economies, the variety of actors involved in financial markets, the different types of financial sectors that exist across capitalist economies, and the rationale and evolution of financial regulatory frameworks. We’ll ask what explains the increasing power of financial capital from the 1980s onwards and their effects. We’ll examine how private companies and governments interact in financial markets, and consider the ways finance will evolve in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis. A little reading – Select bibliography Ismail Erturk, et al. (eds.), Financialization at Work 2006 Tony Porter, Globalization and Finance, 2006 Andrew Walter & Gautam Sen, Analyzing the Global Political Economy, 2009
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Session TWO 22 July – 9 August International Political Economy
Introduction to Human Resource Management
Marketing Management
Launch your International Business Career
Tutor: Dr Ramon Pacheco Session Two
Tutor: Dr Aylin Kunter Session Two
Tutor: Dr Yoanna Moguel Session Two
Tutor: Gemma Ludgate Session Two
Exploring the relationship between power and wealth, this course will focus on the main theoretical approaches, concepts and substantive issues that influence the interplay between economics and politics across regional and global arenas.
Of significant value for anyone wishing to develop their knowledge of peoplecentred activities in organisations, this course provides a strong foundation in the theory and practice of Human Resource Management (HRM).
Whether you’re keen to further your business and marketing studies, are looking for hands-on information as a young entrepreneur running your own business, or you are a marketing representative within a larger organisation, this course offers the chance to develop an understanding of the managerial decision-making aspects of a marketing plan.
Put simply, this course will give you greater insight into your personal career ambitions and how you can make those ambitions a reality.
It will examine the conditions that drive the development of cooperative international economic behaviour among sovereign states as well as bargaining between rich and poor countries under the present conditions of economic interdependence, international division of labour, international trade, multinational corporations, and a proliferation of preferential trade and investment agreements. Taught by the convenor of the MSc China & Globalisation at King’s China Institute, visits to financial, governmental, and trade advocacy bodies in London will give you first-hand access to experts and policy makers that shape today’s global configuration of state and economic powers. Not only that, this course, with its empirical focus on contemporary issues of globalisation, offers a unique opportunity to help establish your specific interests within mainstream social science perspectives on inter-state governance. A little reading – Select bibliography Keohane & Nye, Power and Interdependence, 2001 R. Gilpin, The Political Economy of International Relations, 1987 J. Spero & J. Hart, The Politics of International Economic Relations, 1997
As a student, you’ll explore a number of core issues, from recruitment and selection and career development to employee stress and well-being. You’ll also gain the opportunity to explore the wider themes of international HRM. In class you’ll critically appraise a variety of practices in both the manufacturing and service sectors, and link your understanding to the broader issues facing organisations. The course examines both historical and contemporary issues, introducing the key debates in the field and complementing the seminar sessions with activities including role-playing, documentary screenings and field observations to enhance your appreciation of HR practices and locating HR activities within the wider organisation. There may also be the chance to reinforce your key learning with external visits and opportunities in stores across central London. A little reading – Select bibliography I. Beardwell, L. Holden & T. Claydon, Human Resource Management: A Contemporary Approach, 2004 K. Sisson & J. Storey, The Realities of Human Resource Management, 2000 S. Bach, (ed.), Managing Human Resources: Personnel Management in Transition, 2005
Providing students with a comprehensive understanding of basic managing marketing issues, it will focus on the external environment of firms and the four Ps of marketing – product, price, placement and promotion – applying the theories and concepts to the management of marketing functions. Understanding how markets are segmented and how products can be sold to different customers is vital for young entrepreneurs and students in the field of marketing. Above all, the course will focus on understanding the consumer markets, a fundamental requirement for the successful management of marketing functions. As a student, you’ll learn how to address and calculate price, and successfully distribute your product to your target market. A little reading – Select bibliography Philip Kotler & Kevin Lane Keller, Marketing Management, 2009
Helping you effectively prepare for tough competition, you’ll be able to answer questions like: What do international graduate recruiters in different areas of business look for? How can I best market myself to employers? What skills and interests do I have? How can I gain greater career insight? Thoroughly preparing you for the challenges surrounding graduate vacancies, practical sessions will provide opportunities to develop the main skills and attitudes international graduate recruiters look for. You will reflect upon your personal strengths and weaknesses while forming a plan of action to research career options. You’ll become more aware of your interests to help you make career decisions as well as appreciate what it means to have an ‘international career’. Meanwhile, employer presentations give you the opportunity to learn about specific companies and build potential networks. The highly interactive nature of this course means it can provide invaluable support for all students interested in different areas of business regardless of previous experience or your stage of career planning. Its practical focus will support and encourage you in making concrete and realistic action plans. A little reading – Select bibliography Frances Trought, Brilliant Employability Skills: How to Stand Out from the Crowd in the Graduate Job Market, 2011
Strategic Management
E-business – The Online Entrepreneur
International Marketing
Tutor: Dr Tazeeb Rajwani Available in Session One and Two
Tutor: Michael Bedward Session Two
Tutor: Dr Marv Khammash Available in Session One and Two
Ideal for any student looking to improve their confidence in strategic decision making, this course provides an introduction to the field of Strategic Management, exploring key ideas and theories in the field and how they can be useful for the direction and scope of an organisation.
Defining what a budding entrepreneur needs to know, consider and decide before starting an e-commerce site, this course introduces students to the fundamentals of ‘Doing Business Online’, the planning process, developing a marketing strategy, and understanding technology needs.
Providing an important insight into international marketing concepts, issues, motivations and strategy, this course offers an up-to-date approach to the marketing challenges of the new international economy, from global branding and the rise of emerging market multinationals to debates in international marketing strategy.
Student profile
Both lectures and tutorials will be organised around theory, business cases and actual visits to companies, giving students the opportunity to apply theories and concepts and, by following case studies with examples of real business situations, students will learn how companies successfully or unsuccessfully manage their marketing functions. We will examine the key challenges global companies face and help you develop an excellent understanding of the major approaches companies employ as they seek to dominate complex environments. By the end of the course, you will be able to stand back from a business and address its issues, challenge established thinking in a compelling and persuasive way and formulate, develop and implement a practical strategy framework for an organisation or leadership team. You’ll confidently be able to bridge strategic ideas and action and deliver high growth strategy in live, dynamic situations. A little reading – Select bibliography Johnson, Scholes & Whittington, Exploring Corporate Strategy, 2008 R. M. Grant, Contemporary Strategy Analysis, 2007 Richard Lynch, Strategic Management, 2008
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‘I am very interested in marketing and strategic management and wanted to build upon what I had already learnt. I really enjoyed the course but especially the visits to some London companies where representatives spoke to us about their experiences. I want to open my own business in the future so this course has been really helpful.’ Gunay Miriyeva Azerbaijan State Economic University Strategic Management
It will help you decide how to get the word out about your product or service and how to maintain good relationships with customers/clients using Social Media. In other words, you’ll explore the tricks and tools that make ‘Doing Business Online’ successful. You will use case studies, entrepreneurial self-assessment models, peer assessment exercises and external visits to Web 2.0 entrepreneurs to back up group and individual project work focusing on entrepreneurial skills and relevant e-Business and e-Commerce concepts and theories. You’ll quickly understand the e-business environment and be able to apply the key models of online business.
We’ll explore the economic, political, legal and environmental influences on international marketing and their effect on the marketing strategy, the processes and challenges in entering new markets, and the effects of internationalisation on the marketing strategy. As part of this comprehensive course, you’ll have the opportunity to delve into the critical elements of global marketing, including the global economic environment, regional market characteristics and preferential trade agreements and social, cultural, political, legal and regulatory environments.
As a student, you’ll also have the opportunity to use the lessons you’ve learned from the course to develop your own online business idea.
We’ll also consider the importance of global information systems and market research, segmentation, targeting, and positioning, importing, exporting, and sourcing, as well as global market entry strategies – all vital elements for a great academic foundation for a career in international marketing.
A little reading – Select bibliography Dave Chaffey, E-Business and E-Commerce Management, 2011 P. Beynon-Davies, E-business, 2004 Jeff Jarvis, What Would Google Do?, 2009
Select bibliography J. Warren Keegan & Mark C. Green, Global Marketing, 2011
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Session one & TWO health & society Session one: 1 – 19 July •G lobal Health • I maging in Medicine •P sychology and Profiling of Terrorism •H istory of Medicine
Session two: 22 July – 9 August •E ducation and Neuroscience • T he Boundaries of Illness
London has five medical schools - more than any other city in the UK - and there are 110 health and medical libraries in London
1 – 19 July 22 July – 9 August Global Health Tutor: King’s Centre for Global Health Session One As the human race drives cutting-edge technology, knowledge and dramatic globalisation ever forward, much of the world has been left behind, unable to access adequate food, water, sanitation, healthcare or education. Diseases now easily cross borders, markets offer growth with volatility, cultures are interconnected and the global workforce is migrating on an ever-increasing scale. But alongside greater prosperity, inequality and instability continue to rise. Global health, focusing on health and the social, economic, political and cultural forces in the world that shape it, has never been so important. Drawing crucial perspectives from the natural and social sciences and the humanities, it considers issues ranging from migration, conflict, human rights, trade and access to medicines. As a student on this course you will join others from a range of backgrounds and disciplines to increase your understanding of the global health challenges that affect us all. You will explore the history of aid, examine current trends and think critically about the latest global health developments. Visits to the British Parliament, a non-governmental organisation and the Department for International Development will complement interactive lectures, debates and tutorials with vital problem-solving components to give you a strong grounding in this dynamic discipline. A little reading – Select bibliography K. Lee & J. Collin, Global Change and Health, 2005 M.G. Marmot & R.G. Wilkinson, Social Determinants of Health, 2006 A. Lindstrand & H. Rosling, et al. Global Health: An Introductory Textbook, 2006
Imaging in Medicine Tutor: Dr Kawal Rhode Session One
Student profile ‘This course was really helpful for me as a Public Health student. It was important to me to think about health in a wider way and to look at health issues on a global scale. I got in touch with many topics that I have never studied before, giving me a different background to think about health problems in my country. What I enjoyed most were our tutorials as they were a very interactive way of learning. We had to think outside of the box, discuss different perspectives and share our opinions. For me, it was a very nice way to get in touch with Global Health issues. I really liked our tutors. They were very helpful and open to whatever we wanted to discuss. We learnt a lot and still had lots of fun too.’ Fernanda Braz Tobias de Aguiar Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Global Health
After 20 years of dramatic evolution that has had a huge impact on healthcare, imaging technology now underpins the healthcare sector, allowing better patient management across diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment guidance and patient follow-up. Ideal for those serious about a medical career, this course will help you explore the main imaging modalities in use today, including x-rays, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging as well as examining how computers and image processing are used to extract useful information from medical images. You’ll learn about the historical development of imaging technology, including visits to the world renowned Science Museum and an x-ray tube manufacturing facility. Above all you’ll develop an understanding of the physical principals of medical imaging, the common applications of medical imaging – including diagnosis, treatment planning, treatment guidance and patient follow up, and experience clinical medical imaging at a leading hospital first hand. A little reading – Select bibliography M. Flower, (ed.), Webb’s Physics of Medical Imaging, second edition, 2012
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Psychology and Profiling of Terrorism
Education and Neuroscience
Tutor: Sagit Yehoshua Session One
Tutor: Thomas Müeller and Saloni Krishnan Session Two
Terrorism – a dynamic phenomenon that has dramatically altered in nature and strength in recent years. But with human nature less variable, psychologists believe that understanding motives and rationalisations of groups as well as individuals will lead to find better solutions to cope with the problem.
How relevant is neuroscience for education? The King’s Summer School offers you the chance to examine how research related to the human brain is used in education and how interaction between the neurosciences and educationalists could make real sense.
This course will discuss in detail the history and practice of the method of criminal profiling with a focus on the unique aspect of this method in relation to terrorism.
This course provides a fascinating insight into the history of brain research, including rare glimpses into the brain’s development and functions thanks to neuroimaging techniques.
You’ll be exposed to interesting case studies, enriching your knowledge with the work of psychologists, investigators and criminal or terrorist profilers across the globe. You’ll also analyse the psychology and specific profiles of different terrorist groups, individuals and leaders to facilitate the possibility of predicting their behaviour and future conduct.
We will discuss the incredible educational implications of neuroscientific findings on learning, brain development and developmental disorders or cognitive deficits such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and ADHD before exploring ground-breaking research on the mind, brain, and education as well translation issues including the use and misuse of neuroscience in the field of education.
With so much to explore and develop in the relatively new methods of profiling and the psychology of terrorism, this is a fascinating chance to get into the minds and operations of extreme individuals and groups. In fact, you’ll explore not only their conduct and attitudes, but also your own motivations and behaviour.
As a successful participant, you’ll acquire a theoretically and empirically-based understanding of neuroscientific theories, findings and research techniques and their educational relevance. You’ll be able to critically analyse primary visual, material, and written evidence relating to the debate between education and neuroscience. Not only that, you’ll be able to detect ideologies and nonscientific interests in the emerging field of mind, brain, and education.
A little reading – Select bibliography J. Victoroff & A.W. Kruglanski, Psychology of Terrorism: Classic and Contemporary Insights, 2009 The Lord Alderdice, The Individual, the Group and the Psychology of Terrorism, 2007 T. Bjørgo, Root Causes of Terrorism: Myths, Reality and Ways Forward, 2005
The Boundaries of Illness
Tutor: Dr Anna Maerker Session One
Tutor: King’s Centre for the Humanities & Health Session Two
Health and disease have shaped individuals and societies throughout history and this course investigates how concepts of health and disease, and peoples responses to illness, have developed since the Renaissance. Addressing core issues of medicine through the ages, it invites students to reflect on changing images of the body, the emergence of the medical profession and its relationship with patients, and the role of medicine in society – from issues of public health in Europe and the colonies, to medicine and war.
For those studying and pursuing careers in medicine, public health, health and social policy and planning, as well as humanities disciplines, this course offers an invaluable insight into medicine from a new perspective – using literature, art, history, film and philosophy to explore concepts of illness, health and disease.
Not only that, you will also have the opportunity to explore a wide range of world-leading medical and scientific libraries and collections, visiting institutions such as the Science Museum, the Florence Nightingale Museum, the Wellcome Collection, and the Hunterian Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons. On this course, you’ll study the rich collections of historical images, objects and sites available in London and experience the city from a whole new perspective. A little reading – Select bibliography R. Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity from Antiquity to the Present, 1997 K. Waddington, An Introduction to the Social History of Medicine: Europe Since 1500, 2011 M. Lindemann, Medicine and Society in Early Modern Europe, second edition, 2010
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Lara van Weegen University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
A little reading – Select bibliography Sarah-Jayne Blakemore & Uta Frith, The Learning Brain: Lessons for Education, 2005 Paul Howard-Jones, Introducing Neuroeducational Research, 2010 Giacomo Rizzolatti, Mirrors in the Brain: How our Minds Share Actions, Emotions, and Experience, 2008
History of Medicine
An intense introduction to the history of medicine and an opportunity to intensify your engagement with medicine in society, this course offers knowledge of key themes in medical history, helping you make connections between medicine and its wider social relations while developing crucial analytical skills.
‘My summer school at King’s has been an inspiring, perspectivebroadening, interesting and fun experience, which has challenged me a lot to get out of my comfort zone.’
Offering a unique opportunity to explore an emerging field as it develops, medical humanities is becoming central to both humanities research and healthcare. That means students who can demonstrate an understanding of the subjective experience of health and illness, and the broader concepts defining health and disease, will achieve a distinct advantage academically and professionally. Introducing students to the medical humanities, this course will allow you to understand medical humanities as a discipline and how it can be used in relation to healthcare, engage with the philosophical concepts behind health and disease, and develop a foundational understanding of the broad philosophical and cultural forces underpinning psychiatry. You’ll gain an important basic knowledge of the broad historical background behind modern medicine through its representations in art, literature and film.
Student profile ‘I enjoyed the small class size most of all. This allowed each of us to be fully immersed in the course material and to voice our thoughts and opinions when necessary. I have learned so much in my short time at King’s and would recommend it to anyone.’ Justin Simon McGill University, Canada
A little reading – Select bibliography Rita Charon, Narrative Medicine: Honoring the Stories of Illness, 2008 Arthur Frank, The Wounded Storyteller: Body, Illness and Ethics, 1995 Susan Sontag, Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and its Metaphors, 2009
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natural & mathematical sciences Session one: 1 – 19 July •A n Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Session two: 22 July – 9 August •S oftware Design and Model-based Development •R obot Shaping
King’s has played a major role in many of the advances that have shaped modern life such as the discovery of the structure of DNA
Session one & TWO 1 – 19 July 22 July – 9 August An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence Tutor: Christos Hadjinikolis Session One If you’ve ever argued over the meaning of ‘intelligence’, this could be the course for you. One of the most interesting cognitive areas of information technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI) aspires to both create computer systems that can be characterised by some intelligence criteria and to investigate what ‘intelligence’ actually means. Whether you’re a computer scientist, potential AI researcher, mathematician, engineer or simply curious, students on this course will have the opportunity to understand and develop informed opinions on how machines ‘learn’ and ‘reason’ about what they know, how they are built, and the philosophical debate surrounding their creation, use and impact on our everyday life. Through lecture presentations and discussions, we will also consider the history behind AI, its different sub-fields and the problems faced by the AI community, as well as technical problem solving, automated planning, scheduling and learning techniques, game playing and strategising. This course offers a truly intriguing and comprehensive learning experience, balancing historical references, everyday examples and the field’s basic theoretical background, backed up with field trips and even the chance to see one of the most ground-breaking designs up close. A little reading – Select bibliography S. Russel & P. Norvig, Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, 2010 M. Wooldridge, An Introduction to MultiAgent Systems, second edition, 2009
Student profile ‘Living in the heart of London brought a new experience every day. We used public transport to explore the city; we went to museums, toured Parliament, visited markets and went to theatres and restaurants. Living in central London is incredible and the daily walk across Waterloo Bridge from Summer School accommodation to the class is one of my fondest memories of the city.’ Daniel Persia Denison University, USA
Software Design and Model-based Development
Robot Shaping
Tutor: Dr Kevin Lano Session Two
Tutors: Dr Thrishantha Nanayakkara and Giuseppe Cotugno Session Two
Using state-of-the-art software development tools, this course offers a comprehensive introduction to object-oriented specification, design and model-based development using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) and Java. An interactive, hands-on course, you’ll be taught the graphical notations of UML class diagrams and use cases by one of the originators of model-based development, together with their corresponding executable equivalents in Java. We’ll also use a game-played programme and a student data system to examine the use of UML to specify and design software systems.
Expensive robots used in industry, defense, medicine, and space exploration are often expected to perform tasks that demand high accuracy and optimality of manipulation that may be learned from demonstrations by humans. Thanks to King’s College London’s central role in the DARWIN research consortium currently developing a cognitive architecture for a humanoid robot to learn advanced manipulation skills, this course offers students first-hand experience in testing object-oriented C++ codes used in real robots with a visual iCub robot simulator. This exceptional opportunity for professionals, students and hobbyists offers the chance to master good planning, designing, and programming skills to make modern robots perform accurate and reliable tasks in real service environments.
You’ll complete this intensive course with a strong understanding of the principles of model-based development, knowledge of key elements of UML class diagram and use of case notation, how UML and Java are related, and the ability to use UML class diagrams and cases to specify simple systems. To make the most of this course, you should have some introductory level knowledge of software programming languages, such as Java, C# or C++. A little reading – Select bibliography K. Lano, Model-driven Software Development with UML and Java, 2009
Gaining useful insight into how teams develop object-oriented codes in large robotic projects, how ideas are tested and implemented, and how you can enjoy working in a team working on the most exciting robotic projects, students will work in teams to discuss theoretical principles and practical implementation of humanoid robotic reaching and manipulation. You’ll also have the opportunity to participate in open brainstorming group discussions, to develop presentation skills, and to become self-critical as a future robotics engineer. A little reading – Select bibliography Bruno Siciliano & Oussama Khalib, Springer Handbook of Robotics, 2008 B. Stroustrup, The C++ Programming Language, third edition, 1997
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Politics & Social Sciences Session one: 1 – 19 July •C hange & Continuity: world politics since 1945 • London and the British City – Past and Present • Managing International Conflicts • Hostages and Negotiations • Natural Hazards and Society
Session two: 22 July – 9 August •M aking Defence Policy and National Military Strategy •G lobal Energy Politics •G lobal Governance: international organisations in crisis • I nternational Relations: theory & practice •S ecrets and Spies: modern espionage and intelligence
Session one 1 – 19 July Change & Continuity: world politics since 1945
Managing International Conflicts
Tutor: Professor Jack Spence OBE Session One
Tutor: Dr Diana Bozhilova Session One
The last sixty years has been one of the most dynamic periods in world politics – one in which we continue to exist.
Nuclear disarmament, terrorism, organised crime and natural disasters have risen to central stage in international security. They challenge the national security of states and, increasingly, of our societies. At the same time, more and more tasks, from monitoring and peacekeeping to conflict management, are delegated to international organisations.
With valuable insights into world-changing events and themes, this course is particularly useful for those working towards careers in government, journalism, business and academe. You’ll gain an intellectual understanding of the period’s main features, including: the invention and use of atomic weapons and their impact on military strategy; the origins, nature and end of the cold war; the impact of 9/11 on world politics; the emergence of ‘new’ security threats: trans-national terrorism; international crime; enforced migration; climate change and the nature of crisis management before and after 9/11. Working with a highly experienced tutor offering an in-depth interpretation of world politics past and present, you’ll explore how far the world has changed over the last 60 years and examine fascinating literature across all these topics. A little reading – Select bibliography Hedley Bull, The Anarchical Society, 2002 J. Baylis & Steve Smith, The Globalization of World Politics, 2008
This course is designed, week by week, to give a comprehensive overview of international security in introducing the institutions, practice and strategies to manage international conflicts. We’ll consider the main theories, the traditional security agenda and the changing nature of international security, and explore the nature and roles of the UN, NATO and the EU. Finally, we’ll examine specific conflicts in Afghanistan, Kosovo, and the Democratic Republic of Congo to give you a robust understanding of the key issues in international security. You’ll use academic concepts and theories to engage critically and constructively with material to reflect on theoretical assumptions surrounding international security and develop the skills to apply these assumptions to analyse current international conflicts. This course will also offer you the confidence to independently collect and categorise information across international cooperation, international organisations or conflict management. A little reading – Select bibliography John Baylis, Steve Smith & Patricia Owens, (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, 2010
•C ontemporary Brazil • T he Thames – Introduction to River Science •P olitical Theory
The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site The Houses of Parliament has 1,000 rooms, 100 staircases, 11 courtyards, eight bars and six restaurants – none of them open to the public
London and the British City – Past and Present
Hostages and Negotiations
Tutor: Jason Luger Session One
Tutor: Dr Diana Bozhilova Session One
British cities, some thousands of years old, are facing a turning point. At once historic, modern and global, they are rapidly changing, with riots and protests in 2011 bringing tensions to the surface.
From the Indian Ocean to the Danube River, this course investigates the history and modern day realities of international development and piracy. We will examine policy areas including decolonisation, foreign aid, governance, poverty reduction, economics, human rights and the environment as well as asking whether long-term solutions can address the needs of developing countries.
The British city, birthplace of industry and modern democracy, the theory of gravity, the prose of Shakespeare and the pipe of Sherlock Holmes, can reveal much about other cities around the world and about ourselves. This course treats British cities as laboratories, unpeeling their layers. Through lectures, workshops and field trips around London and beyond, we will explore the British urban story of invention, reinvention and creativity; literature, images, texture, sights, sounds, and smells. It will challenge students to think outside the box by exposing them to the beautiful and troubled in the British city. Academic texts, literature, film and pop culture will all be teaching tools in a whirlwind tour of urban Britain. Together, we will turn London into our laboratory and venture further afield to Brighton, Chester, Liverpool and Manchester as part of an ideal course for anyone interested in sociology and anthropology to leadership, politics and governance. A little reading – Select bibliography P. Ackroyd, London: The Biography, 2001 C. Dickens, Hard Times (selected chapters) J. Peck & K. Ward, City of Revolution: Restructuring Manchester, 2004
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Designed as an introduction to international development, this challenging and dynamic course will establish how piracy is underpinned by negative socioeconomic conditions, such as poverty, and if we are observing the upsurge of a phenomenon thought to have declined with the 19th century. We’ll ask whether piracy and poverty illustrate the failure of the global community to promote effective development, or if that same community has fallen captive to the spill-over effects of its short-comings. With day trips to the OECD in Paris and the United Nations International Maritime Organisation, we’ll focus on the economics of piracy and how the piracy value chain affects the objectives of international development. As a student, you’ll not only gain knowledge in international development and the economics of piracy, but you’ll also be able to use some of the main theories explaining links between the two. A little reading – Select bibliography J. Rapley, Understanding Development: Theory and Practice in the Third World, second edition, 2002 J. Sachs, The End of Poverty, 2005 William R. Easterly, The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists’ Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics, 2001
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Session TWO 22 July – 9 August Natural Hazards and Society Tutors: Faith Taylor and Joel Gill Session One When natural hazards like earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and floods interact with vulnerable human populations and their structures, disaster can devastate communities. Drawing on expertise from physical and social sciences, this course examines how natural hazards are formed, monitored and managed, and the serious impacts they can have. Using modern techniques including field exercises and simulation learning you’ll consider issues of vulnerability, visualisation of information, and natural hazards in the media. Drawing on multiple stakeholders in the heart of London including NGOs, the media, government agencies, and reinsurers, plus a trip to the renowned Natural History Museum, you will have the opportunity to investigate aspects of science communication and hazard management in the real world. Here, you’ll develop a key understanding of the complex and often uncertain physical and human dimensions for a range of natural disasters and the vital role played by effective communication. Whether you are interested in hazards from the perspective of earth sciences, international development, politics, insurance or the media this course will give you a solid foundation on natural hazards and their interaction with society. A little reading – Select bibliography K. Smith & D. Petley, Environmental Hazards – Assessing Risk and Reducing Disaster, fifth edition, 2009
‘I greatly enjoy working on the Summer School and with the students, who having chosen to do the course over their summer breaks, are always very committed. They bring unique insights about life, learning and ethics from their home countries and the experience is immensely enriching’. Dr Diana Bozhilova Summer School tutor
Making Defence Policy and National Military Strategy
Global Governance: international organisations in crisis
Tutor: King’s in collaboration with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Session Two
Tutor: Dr Diana Bozhilova Session Two
Founded in 1831 by the Duke of Wellington, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) is an independent think tank engaged in cutting edge defence and security research.
Has global governance backfired? Conflict and dislocation, social protest and poverty borne out of profound economic and political blunders have exposed the inability of international organisations to mitigate national and regional crises.
A valuable opportunity for students who look forward to careers in public policy, politics, the media, finance and industry as well as academic careers and other disciplines, this course offers the chance to gain in-depth understanding of defence and the purposes of armed forces, using the United Kingdom as a key illustration of a major expeditionary military power.
An excellent platform for students interested in international relations, law and global governance, this course provides the tools to determine and debate the most pressing issues facing international global governance today.
With the particular challenges of affordability and partnerships that this brings, we will consider nations’ models and compare the strengths and weaknesses of their processes, policies and strategies to give you a critical understanding of the principles of policy development, strategic theory, and the way those principles have developed. We’ll address national constitutional and legal systems and the significance of influence and public diplomacy. We will also explore the contribution of defence and military power to the wider security of a nation and the integration of all the instruments of security, and examine the use of military forces for direct defence of territory, for domestic security, in support of national interest, and for humanitarian reasons.
This course is unique in its comparative study of the history, institutions, policies and theories of governance of the major international organisations today. As a student, you’ll look at the historical origins, contemporary institutional and policy debates, exposing the necessary reforms required of the ASEAN, the EU and the UN.
A little reading – Select bibliography Colin S. Gray, Fighting Talk, 2007 Mungo Melvin, Soldiers, Strategy and Statesmen, RUSI Journal, Vol. 157, Feb 2012
A little reading – Select bibliography C. Haerpfer, P. Bernhagen, F. Inglehart & C. Welzel, (eds.), Democratization, 2009 A. Wiener & T. Diez, (eds.), European Integration Theory, 2009 Paul F. Diehl & Brian Frederking, (eds.), The Politics of Global Governance: International Organizations in an Interdependent World, 2010
Global Energy Politics
International Relations: theory & practice
Tutor: Sebastian Herbstreuth Session Two
Tutor: Mark Fliegauf Session Two
Energy poses many of the defining political, economic and environmental questions of our age.
In an increasingly interconnected world, opportunities and problems from the Arab Spring to the European debt crisis and the ‘rise’ of China have become truly international.
On this course, you’ll consider issues such as energy security, the geopolitics of energy, war for natural resources, the political economy of energy, the curse of natural resources in resource rich developing countries and the politics of climate change. Studying real world cases and gaining face-to-face insight from leading experts, you will gain a clear conceptual framework to support their understanding of the energy challenges of the future. Crucially, we will treat energy as a single area of concern in international relations – examining issues like climate change, geo-politics, and energy security as part of the same underlying contemporary system of energy production and consumption. This unique approach not only offers students the bigger picture, but above all, identifies the deep connections between seemingly unrelated political issues, bridging the gap between academic theory and the logic of real-world politics with visits to an energy company and with energy analysts as well as a dynamic two-day simulation of political climate change negotiations. A little reading – Select bibliography Gal Luft & Anne Korin, Energy Security Challenges for the 21st Century: A Reference Handbook, 2009 Robert Keohane & Joseph Nye, Power and Interdependence, 2000 Daniel Yergin, The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power, 2008
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Through engaging lessons, class visits and a one-day trip to international organisations in Brussels, we will consider challenges like scarce resource allocation, unfair distribution of power and wealth, and an ingrained imbalance between large and small states. We’ll ask fundamental questions including whether we should accept future global politics as a ‘state of anarchy’ or further institutionalise them.
Designed for all those interested in this unique sphere of academic study, students on this course will examine approaches within International Relations, from core concepts like power or sovereignty to the specific theories of international politics, such as realist, liberal institutionalist, and constructivist thinking, as well as taking a close look at global governance and international political economy. We will bridge the gap between theoretical insights and practical problems such as the occurrence of war, the role of the United Nations or international responses to climate change. Not only will you gain a broad knowledge of concepts and approaches to study the ‘international’, but also the skill to use these concepts to critically analyse international issues. A little reading – Select bibliography John Baylis, Steve Smith & Patricia Owens, (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations, 2010 Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki & Steve Smith, (eds.), International Relations Theories: Discipline and Diversity, 2006
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‘It has been challenging but a great experience. It has helped me understand other cultures better and has been an important time in my life.’ Chih-i Chang National Taiwan University
Secrets and Spies: modern espionage and intelligence Tutor: Dr Huw Dylan Session Two From James Bond to Jason Bourne, the spy has been a consistent feature of popular culture for decades. But what is the relation between fact and fiction? Who are the spies; what do they do; and how do they do it? Getting ‘behind the scenes’ of major historic and contemporary events, we will study intelligence in democracies and dictatorships, the impact of technology, the relationship between spies, politicians and the media, and debate what is right or wrong in the spying game. We will examine the public understanding of spying, how the media reflects reality and the spy agencies of some of the major intelligence powers; the USA, Britain and Russia. Then we will delve deeper into the relationship between spies and government, asking who is in charge and why things go wrong. We will examine key recent events like the 9/11 attacks, and whether or not they can be considered ‘intelligence failures’. Finally, we will examine how spy agencies conspired to overthrow governments in the 20th century; what technologies they have developed to spy on friends and enemies; and how we discover these secrets. A little reading – Select bibliography Christopher Andrew, For the President’s Eyes Only: Secret Intelligence and the American Presidency from Washington to Bush, 1996 Mark Phythian & Peter Gill, Intelligence in an Insecure World, 2006 National Commission on Terrorist Attacks on the United States, The 9/11 Commission Report, 2004
The Thames – Introduction to River Science Tutor: Dr Michael Chadwick Session Two Introducing the fascinating multidisciplinary subject of river science; this course not only provides scientific knowledge and understanding, but also develops the practical skills relevant to all aspects of river science using the mighty Thames as its living laboratory. Through a combination of lectures, tutorials, lab and field work, you’ll discover Hydrogeomorphology. You’ll develop an excellent foundational knowledge of the physical aspects of river environments by studying basic channel hydrology, dimensions of catchments and river systems, connectivity between catchments, rivers and their floodplains, and the interdependency of hydrological, geomorphological and ecological processes. Then we’ll move on to Water Quality where you will have the chance to develop your practical skills and a basic understanding of water chemistry with hands-on experience of techniques and technologies for chemical analysis and monitoring of the aquatic environments. Finally, we’ll focus on River Ecology, examining the dynamic relationships between aquatic environments and resident animals and plants. Largely field-based, you will be introduced to algae, macrophytes, macroinvertebrates and fish while gaining a valuable skill set in sampling methods, identification and understanding of the roles these organisms can play in assessing environmental quality. A little reading – Select bibliography J.D. Allan & M.M. Castillo, Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of Running Waters, 2007 M.J. Attrill, A Rehabilitated Estuarine Ecosystem – The Environment and Ecology of the Thames Estuary, 1998 N. Gordon, T. McMahon & B. Finlayson, Stream Hydrology: An Introduction for Ecologists, second edition, 2004
Contemporary Brazil
Political Theory
Tutor: King’s Brazil Institute Session Two
Tutor: John Wright Session Two
Host to the 2016 Olympic Games and the 2014 World Cup, in a few short years Brazil has become a nation that demands attention from the world. One of the largest countries on earth, with a territory bigger than the continental United States and a population greater than Russia’s, this dynamic nation has experienced enormous demographic, environmental, economic, political, social and cultural change in recent decades.
Is human nature fundamentally egotistical and self-interested? Why does private property exist? Why does anyone have a duty to obey their government? What does an ideal society look like?
Here, we’ll explore Brazilian and Latin American historical events, economic development, political transformations, current understandings of race and gender in Brazil, environmental issues, urbanisation, Brazilian cinema, religion, culture, literature, and music. This course is ideal for those interested in international events, global change, socio-cultural transformation and Latin America in general. You’ll be taught by members of the Brazil Institute and draw on London’s rich relationship with Brazil, including trips to the Brazilian Embassy, meetings with members of the Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and guest lectures from leading academics, business leaders, artists and other prominent figures. A little reading – Select bibliography B. A. Fausto, Concise History of Brazil, 1999 R. M. Levine, Father of the Poor?, 1998
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Addressing these and other questions through lectures, extensive discussions and a trip to the Houses of Parliament, this highly interactive course will help develop your interpretation, analytical and evaluation skills, in order to explore the fundamental themes behind socio-economic and political views. We will examine central themes from Thomas Hobbes and John Locke on human nature, government, property and the right to revolution before looking at the problem of political obligation and John Rawls’ Theory of Justice. Finally we will evaluate Robert Nozick’s Entitlement Theory of Justice and discuss some of the contemporary literature on global justice. You’ll gain a valuable understanding of the historical continuity and discontinuity of the questions being asked in political theory, see the parallels and the differences between the concerns of thinkers of the past and contemporary theorists. You’ll learn how to argue in a rigorous logical manner with claims supported by relevant evidence - skills useful for everyone from teachers, lawyers and politicians to economists and journalists. A little reading – Select bibliography John Rawls, A Theory of Justice, 1999 Robert Nozick, Anarchy, State, and Utopia Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, 1651
Student profile ‘The title of this course immediately grabbed my attention and interest. Understanding the politics of the past is essential to understanding the politics of the future. I benefited very much from the outside speakers we were able to hear from. In particular, a visitor from Chatham House made an extremely strong impression. Hearing from such an informed scholar of current events in the Middle East provided us with invaluable information which added greatly to our in class debates. Taking this course provided me with the narrative essential to understanding the developments made – among the international society of states – during the postworld war period. This course successfully merged a discussion of transitions made directly after 1945 with the relevant discussion needed to understand current affairs. My experience at King’s was invaluable; it altered my perspective by exposing me to a host of opinions I would have never confronted otherwise.’ Zoe Nutter Lewis & Clark College, USA Change & Continuity: world politics since 1945
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law Session one: 1 – 19 July • I nternational Human Rights Law • I ntroduction to the English Legal System •C riminology and Criminal Justice • I nternational Commercial Law
Session two: 22 July – 9 August • I nternational Human Rights Law • I nternet Law •E uropean Union Law • I ntroduction to the English Legal System
There are 150 courts in London including magistrates’ courts, county courts, the High Courts, and the Court of Appeals. You will also find the judicial division of the House of Lords along with the Supreme Court - the UK’s highest judicial authority
Session one 1 – 19 July International Human Rights Law
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Tutor: Melanie Collard Available in Session One and Two
Tutors: Sabrina Gilani and Anastasia Chamberlen Session One
The human rights discourse is powerful and controversial, staking out the limits of state interference in personal life. Human rights laws have played an enormously influential role in protecting the activities of both individuals and groups against infringement by the state, but this protection has been challenged, becoming subject to controversial limitations in recent times.
An introduction to one of the most relevant and controversial topics in modern society – crime and its control, this course adopts a criminological and sociolegal approach to give students the opportunity to reflect on current issues on criminality, criminal and deviant behaviour, social control, policing and punishment.
Covering the key issues of many aspects of the debate in an engaging, timely, and critical manner and linking in academic work with relevant site visits and suitable supporting media, this course will give you a firm foundation for future study and research.
The ‘problem of crime’ remains an unresolved puzzle with fascinating issues and we’ll use a variety of perspectives to engage with on going, cutting edge debates in criminal justice. We will analyse the criminal justice system through studies of surveillance, policing, and sentencing and engage in the advanced study of key national and international law and policy developments relating to areas such as policing and crime prevention, youth justice, and corporate crime. With engaging discussion on key issues in life and politics on a national and international level, it will provide you with the essentials in understanding how crime and punishment are conceptualised.
You’ll gain valuable insight into the most topical and controversial aspects of human rights law within the broader historical and theoretical contexts, become familiar with the main instruments of international human rights law and learn how to conduct basic legal research in the human rights field. By successfully completing this course, you will become confident in critically analysing whether these interferences or limitations can be justified. A little reading – Select bibliography S. Marks & A. Clapham, International Human Rights Lexicon, 2005 H.J. Steiner, P. Alston & R. Goodman, International Human Rights in Context: Law, Politics, Morals, 2005 A. Mowbray, Cases and Materials on the European Convention on Human Rights, 2007
Appealing to students from a variety of backgrounds, this course offers an interactive experience of the English criminal justice system with planned visits to a high security prison, museums, a case at court and the Royal Courts of Justice. A little reading – Select bibliography T. Newburn, Key Readings in Criminology, 2009 T. Newburn, Criminology, 2009 Maguire, Morgan & Reiner, The Oxford Handbook of Criminology, (Oxford: OUP), fifth edition, 2012
Introduction to the English Legal System
International Commercial Law
Tutor: Dr Thomas MacManus Available in Session One and Two
Tutor: Stefan Mandelbaum Session One
Taught at the very centre of legal London, this course offers the chance to discover the reasons why the common-law system has had such an impact across the world.
Multinational corporations form an omnipresent and powerful force in today’s world. Increasingly, they are moulding legal and administrative practices in every single state participating in global affairs. Yet, as international actors, they largely evade traditional structures of domestic jurisdiction.
By examining primary and secondary sources, and through film, TV and visits to important London landmarks, we will look at the English legal system, exploring the basics of British law, and using historical context and its surroundings to discover the rich history of the system. With visits to local courts and Inns of court, students will experience the inner workings of the English legal system today, investigating the influences of the common-law system on legal systems around the world, and the future of the English system. You’ll be taught through dynamic and engaging seminars, films and tours, with a short essay and presentation as your final assessment. A little reading – Select bibliography K. Malleson & R. Moules, The Legal System, fourth edition, 2010
Offering a crucial insight into both the underlying structure and recent developments of international commercial law this course is modelled on two key questions: What is the applicable law that governs trans-border commerce, and how can the conduct of private corporations be harmonised, with disputes arising in this global environment settled effectively? Through both theoretical analysis and practical training, students on this course will gain an invaluable understanding of the concepts underlying the evolution of international commerce as well as a practical encounter with the profession of an international lawyer. Uniquely, this course brings together both theoretical understanding of and practical training in rhetorical skills, with many opportunities to engage with international commercial law in practice throughout the city. By the end of the course, students from a diverse range of professional backgrounds and academic disciplines will have acquired an insight into the historical and institutional evolvement of the legal regime governing transnational economic activities. A little reading – Select bibliography P. Muchlinski, Multinational Enterprises and the Law, 2007 Roy Goode, et al., Transnational Commercial Law: International Instruments and Commentary, 2012
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Session TWO 22 July – 9 August International Human Rights Law
European Union Law
Tutor: Athanasia Hadjigeorgiou and Rachel Joyce Available in Session One and Two
Tutor: Alessandro Spano Session Two
The human rights discourse is powerful and controversial, staking out the limits of state interference in personal life. Human rights laws have played an enormously influential role in protecting the activities of both individuals and groups against infringement by the state, but this protection has been challenged, becoming subject to controversial limitations in recent times.
The European Union is one of the most formidable achievements witnessed in Europe. Its law shapes the daily lives of half a billion Europeans – a vital field for contemporary study.
Covering the key issues of many aspects of the debate in an engaging, timely, and critical manner and linking in academic work with relevant site visits and suitable supporting media, this course will give you a firm foundation for future study and research. You’ll gain valuable insight into the most topical and controversial aspects of human rights law within the broader historical and theoretical contexts, become familiar with the main instruments of international human rights law and learn how to conduct basic legal research in the human rights field. By successfully completing this course, you will become confident in critically analysing whether these interferences or limitations can be justified. A little reading – Select bibliography S. Marks & A. Clapham, International Human Rights Lexicon, 2005 H.J. Steiner, P. Alston & R. Goodman, International Human Rights in Context: Law, Politics, Morals, 2005 A. Mowbray, Cases and Materials on the European Convention on Human Rights, 2007
Despite its complexity, EU Law is built on a handful of basic principles and values which underpin legislation produced by the Union, making the study of EU Law an interesting and challenging endeavour. Combining visits, lectures and interactive seminars, this course will give you a comprehensive overview of European Union Law, its impact on policy fields and the role of the European Court of Justice in providing the law with necessary judicial review. We’ll debate the issues and future viability of EU Law, consider nondiscrimination and equality and discuss the dichotomy between citizenship and working rights and the work of the EU Court, as well as exploring the Union’s decision-making process and monetary union. A little reading – Select bibliography Damian Chalmers, Gareth Davies & Giorgio Monti, EU Law: Cases and Materials, 2010 Catherine Barnard, The Substantive Law of the EU, 2011 M. Cordinanzi, A. Lang & B. Nascimbene, Citizenship of the Union and Freedom of Movement of Persons, 2009
Internet Law
Introduction to the English Legal System
Tutor: Katerina Maniadaki Session Two
Tutor: Dr Thomas MacManus Available in Session One and Two
At first developed as a knowledge-sharing network, the internet soon turned into a paradigm-changing platform of communication, expression and trade.
Taught at the very centre of legal London, this course offers the chance to discover the reasons why the common-law system has had such an impact across the world.
Contrary to the aspirations of its creators, the regulation of the internet is now a reality. Here, we will address the questions that are of concern to all of us as internet users and help you develop a critical understanding of the issues that affect our everyday lives. Starting with the historical background of internet regulation and the debates surrounding government intervention, we’ll move on to specific issues, such as freedom of expression and defamation, online privacy, social networks, online copyright infringements, cybercrime, net neutrality, online gambling and online search. With lectures and seminars based on student interaction, supported by rich audio-visual material and guest contributors, this course offers a unique opportunity to gain an insight into the challenges posed by the regulation of cyberspace. You will have the chance to explore the implications of the internet for our society and individual rights, including how different countries have addressed these matters.
‘I chose to study this course because I’m interested in the comparison of European legal systems.
Student profile ‘The most interesting part of the course were the visits during the afternoons. We had access to prestigious and famous judicial institutions (Old Bailey, Supreme Court) and had the chance to see some interesting legal sessions. The Summer School gave me the possibility to meet new, incredible people from every corner of the world and to improve my passion for the legal field at the same time.’
The course was helpful as it allows you to gain a thorough understanding of EU law, as well as offering the opportunity to explore aspects in more depth. The seminars ensured active participation of fellow students which allowed you to create spaces for discussion. The most memorable experience of my course was the trip to Brussels because we could examine the very institutions which we had studied in the course. It really was a great experience.’ Marco Mazzola Bocconi University, Italy European Union Law
Aymeric De Lamotte Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis, Belgium Introduction to the English Legal System
By examining primary and secondary sources, and through film, TV and visits to important London landmarks, we will look at the English legal system, exploring the basics of British law, and using historical context and its surroundings to discover the rich history of the system. With visits to local courts and Inns of court, students will experience the inner workings of the English legal system today, investigating the influences of the common-law system on legal systems around the world, and the future of the English system. You’ll be taught through dynamic and engaging seminars, films and tours, with a short essay and presentation as your final assessment. A little reading – Select bibliography K. Malleson & R. Moules, The Legal System, fourth edition, 2010
A little reading – Select bibliography L. Edwards & C. Waelde, Law and the Internet, 2000 A. Murray, Information Technology Law: The Law and Society, 2010
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Latin & Ancient Greek (intensive) Session one: 1 – 19 July •A ncient Greek (intensive) – Beginner’s • L atin (intensive) – Beginner’s
Session two: 22 July – 9 August •A ncient Greek (intensive) – Intermediate • L atin (intensive) – Intermediate
• London has over 300 museums, more than 250 art galleries and more than 200 theatres • London boasts four world heritage sites including the Palace of Westminster/Westminster Abbey and the Tower of London
Session one & TWO 1 – 19 July 22 July – 9 August Ancient Greek (intensive) Tutor: King’s Classics department Session One – Beginner’s Session Two – Intermediate Opening up the fascinating word of Ancient Greek to those who haven’t yet had the opportunity, this intensive course is ideal for those keen to find out more about a language and culture that underpins so much in modern life. As well as those hoping to gain a head start in the essential research skills for future study including a Masters or Doctoral degree, this course offers the opportunity for all backgrounds and levels of education to develop their Greek and knowledge of the Hellenic world. Offered as two individual sessions or as a combined six week course, this course will guide you from complete beginner to confidently translating straightforward English text into Greek alongside the ability to read basic Greek texts.
Student profile ‘I chose King’s because the course was designed for absolute beginners, and also for the London location.
In this supportive and friendly learning environment, you’ll not only be closely involved in daily language classes and private study using the JACT Reading Greek course, but you’ll also gain valuable additional insight with talks from expert guest lecturers, trips to the British Museum or Museum of London, and even workshops giving you a valuable insight into skills like papyrology and epigraphy.
The course was a lot of fun, though intensive. The tutor was really knowledgeable and enthusiastic about ancient Greek and I really appreciated the private tutor sessions and extra assistance the tutors offered on the course. It was an engaging and lively experience.’
A little reading – Select bibliography JACT Reading Greek: Grammar, Exercises and Text and Vocabulary (1st edition, CUP)
Nitza Chikerema UK Ancient Greek (Beginner’s and Intermediate)
Latin (intensive) Tutor: King’s Classics department Session One – Beginner’s Session Two – Intermediate One of the most influential languages of all time, this course offers students the opportunity to become confident translating basic English into Latin and reading simple texts in Latin, developing your skills for career progression, education or simply personal fulfilment. Whether you’re a school leaver, undergraduate, mature student or even a teacher, you’ll gain valuable insight into the ancient Roman world and its language in a friendly and positive environment through intensive classroom and private study using the JACT Reading Latin course as your foundation. You’ll also have the unique opportunity to learn from leading experts in lectures, workshops and visits to world famous museums including the British Museum – all in a global city that was once a Roman settlement itself. Students on the King’s Summer School can take this intensive course as a beginner or intermediate learner for one session, or combine the two for an in-depth experience over six weeks. A little reading – Select bibliography JACT Reading Latin: Grammar, Vocabulary and Exercises and Text (CUP 1986)
There are likely to be bursaries available for the ancient languages courses. For more information please see our website.
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Disclaimer This prospectus was printed in December 2012. It contains information on the Summer School programme that King’s College London intends to run for students who are planning to attend in the summer of 2013. The College has tried to give students an early opportunity to begin their research on universities and programmes. To do this, however, the information in this prospectus had to be collected and prepared several months before the start of the Summer School in July 2013. This means that some of it may become outdated or that details will have changed before the start of the Summer School. Courses are subject to College approval. The College has made every effort to ensure that the information provided is both helpful to prospective candidates and accurate at the time of this publication. Some circumstances (such as staff changes or resource limitations over which the College has no control, or the level of demand for a particular course) may result in the College having to withdraw or change aspects of the programme detailed in this prospectus. This could include, but not necessarily be limited to, course content, staffing, the location where the course is taught, and the facilities provided to deliver the course. Prospective candidates should note that, in the event of such circumstances occurring, the College cannot accept liability for any claims for costs or damages made by a student resulting from any change to, or withdrawal of, a course that he/she had intended to study. For this reason it is particularly important that you check the website for updates (www.kcl.ac.uk/summerschool) or contact the College using the contact details contained within this document.
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www.kcl.ac.uk/summerschool The King’s College London Summer School is a high quality and intensive academic programme open to students from around the world. We offer university-level summer courses which use a fresh approach to the study of traditional academic subjects. In addition to our exciting summer courses, we offer the opportunity to study at the fourth oldest university in England; a university with global recognition and a historic tradition of over 180 years of academic excellence. King’s College London is one of the top 30 universities in the world (2012/2013 QS international world rankings).
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