Summer programme – Liberal Arts modules

SAI506 – discover more

Go behind the scenes of London theatre, learn the mechanism of staging productions (from Shakespeare to musical theatre) and start to appreciate the complexity of collaborative projects and the teamwork that realises them. Classroom activities will give you a taste of the discipline, demands and skills that shape a performance while practical studio sessions offer an insight into how plays are staged and performed – and the roles of directors, designers and actors.

SAI505 – discover more

This course will explore the history of London, from the time of its foundation in the first century AD to the end of the Second World War. The course aims to give students a sense of the chronology of London, from Roman to medieval, and from early modern to the twentieth century. It also aims to give a sense of the diversity of historical evidence: buildings, artefacts, images and oral histories as well as traditional documents. We will cover themes such as religion, entertainment, housing, industrialisation, disease and war, and look at the varied experience of ordinary Londoners. The module incorporates a number of field trips which include walking tours and visits to various historic buildings.