Paris Gunderson of Schofield studying abroad in Nebraska at Oxford program

2017 Jul 20

Paris Gunderson of Schofield is among 70 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students participating in the 29th annual Nebraska at Oxford program July 16 through Aug. 12.

Gunderson is a senior actuarial science and finance major at the university.

Sponsored by the university's College of Business, the global immersion program provides four weeks of courses at the University of Oxford in England, the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Nebraska at Oxford is the university's most popular study abroad program with more than 1,900 alumni who now live in 39 states and 10 countries.

"The Nebraska at Oxford program is the premier study abroad program offered at the university because of our relationship with the faculty and staff at Oxford," said Kathy Farrell, interim dean of the College of Business. "Our students gain a competitive edge in the job market by having the opportunity to study at this prestigious university. We also know from the program's alumni that it provides an experience they will never forget."

The program is open to all undergraduate students with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Business students take two lecture-tutorial courses on British political and international economic policy for six hours of academic credit at Nebraska. Non-business students can enroll in the course Shakespeare's Dramatic Arts. Lecturers for the courses are world-renowned faculty from the University of Oxford.

Cultural excursions supplement course lectures and tutorials, including having high tea, attending horse races at Sandown Park and a West End show in London, and experiencing a Royal Shakespeare Company performance in Stratford-upon-Avon.