Course Information

General Information

Longer synopses of the courses selected by applicants, including teaching notes and obligatory preparation if the Instructor sees fit, are available for download on each course website. Participants should do the basic reading for their courses in advance.

Participants are advised to purchase core books beforehand and bring them to the Summer School. The Summer School Library and the Albert Sloman Library both provide a limited number of copies of the textbooks.

All courses are subject to cancellation. Applicants will normally be informed of any cancellation by mid-June before the Summer School begins.

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Summer School Introduction Meetings

Introduction meetings for each sessions take place on 7 July, 21 July, and 4 August. All participants attending courses in the first session should attend the Introductory Meeting starting 18.00 hours on Sunday 7 July.
This meeting provides a general overview of the Essex Summer School: the administrative arrangements, the teaching program and lab schedules, and the additional informal program.
The meeting is repeated on Sunday 21 July for participants beginning their courses in the second session, and on Sunday 4 August for participants attending courses during the third session only.

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Choosing Courses

The Essex Summer School offers an intensive learning environment. Each course consists of three and a half hours of teaching per day. Participants are advised to calculate additional time for readings and homework.
It is possible to attend a morning and an afternoon course per session.  Applicants should understand that this will be demanding. Please read the short course information carefully and take it seriously. Though it is possible to change courses on the first day of each session (if they are not fully booked) your course choice should be based on the best information available.

For best learning success, participants should have the background knowledge necessary to follow a course. The Instructors' specifications of the prior knowledge expected of participants before they embark on a course appear at the end of the course descriptions for each session. Instructors will assume that everyone doing their course has the required background knowledge.

Anyone who is uncertain about whether a course is appropriate for their needs or their background should contact the Summer School office for advice. Instructors reserve the right to exclude a participant who does not have the required background.

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