International Summer Programme courses

Looking for enriching summer courses in Cambridge? You’re in the right place. Our International Summer Programme offers over 140 courses, with morning and afternoon sessions, over four weeks.
Apply to the programme

Ready to create your personalised summer learning programme? To explore, search for topics, or use the filters to refine by week, number of sessions or subject. Once you click ‘Apply to the programme’, you’ll go through to our student portal. And from there you can start building your own programme of summer courses at Cambridge. 

You need to commit to at least one week, and attend courses in the morning and in the afternoon. The dates for this year's programme are:
Week 1: 13 – 19 July
Week 2: 20 – 26 July
Week 3: 27 July – 2 August
Week 4: 3 – 9 August

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World order under stress

Through most of history the world has been Darwinian. Strong states preyed upon weak ones and disputes were habitually s...
Week 2
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Rome and China

Between them, 2,000 years ago, the Romans and the Chinese dominated almost half of the world. How did their empires work...
Week 2
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Contemporary marketing fundamentals

This course shuns some of the 20th century's tired marketing mantras by introducing new thinking and providing practical...
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An introduction to animal behaviour

We explore the multidisciplinary nature of animal behaviour. You will be taught about different ways of explaining behav...
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Writing that elusive novel or novella

Perhaps you have a brilliant idea but are not sure how to proceed? Or a part-written novel that has lost its way? Perhap...
Week 2