Graduate Prospectus 2016-17
Contents 2 Welcome 4 Graduate courses 6 Part-time and flexible study 8 Academic divisions and departments 10 Research 12 Scholarships 14 Colleges 16 Libraries, museums and gardens 18 Life in Oxford 20 Support for students 22 Careers and alumni 24 Maps 26 Applying
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Photograph by Phillip Babcock, MSc Education (Learning and Teaching) (St Stephen’s House)
UK
3,838 REST OF
EUROPE
NORTH
1,736
2,463
AMERICA NORTH 1,362 AMERICA
A dynamic international community
ASIA
1,450
representing 145 nationalities
AFRICA 260
CENTRAL & SOUTH
OCEANIA 304
AMERICA 201
Why Oxford?
1st 43
in the UK and 3rd in the world according to the Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings 2014–15 colleges and halls offering a unique graduate student experience
92% 51
300+ 100+
of Oxford graduate students are in work or further study six months after graduating*
Nobel Prize winners are linked to Oxford
1,000+
libraries, including the world-famous Bodleian Library
400 Around
£30,000
200+
* Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) data 2008/9–2012/13
graduate courses on offer at Oxford
alumni groups worldwide
full scholarships available to new graduate students in 2016–17 from the University, its colleges and supporters
clubs and societies run by students for students, including 85 different sports clubs
(around US$50,000) is the median starting salary of graduate students*
10,173
graduate students
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‘Graduate study at Oxford is a very special experience. Our graduate students have the opportunity to work with leading academics, and the University has some of the best libraries, laboratories, museums and collections in the world. Our colleges are another outstanding feature of an Oxford education. As multidisciplinary academic and social communities within a large university, they offer a wonderfully rich and supportive environment to all our students.’ Professor Sally Mapstone, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Welcome
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ur graduate students are different ages, representing many countries and cultures, and from a wide variety of academic and professional backgrounds. As a graduate student at Oxford, you will join a thriving international community with 62% of its graduate student body from outside the UK.
‘Highly intelligent people from around the world – from a high diversity of backgrounds and cultures – confront you with their views and question your views.’ Thierry Hirsch, DPhil Classical Languages and Literature (University College)
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We attract graduate students of the highest calibre and provide a vibrant environment in which to study. Oxford offers a truly special student experience where centuries of tradition sit alongside a modern and vibrant city. Our students have access to leading academics and world-renowned libraries, laboratories and museums. Our multidisciplinary colleges are an outstanding feature of an Oxford education, offering a welcoming community to all our students. Graduate students at Oxford are central to the University’s research efforts, which span all areas of the globe and tackle issues of international significance. Research carried out at Oxford has made an enormous impact on our fundamental understanding of the world, and our graduate students join our academic staff in tackling some of the major challenges facing the world today.
Graduate qualifications from Oxford are highly valued across the globe. Whether you want to join the next generation of academic researchers and teachers or build a successful career outside academia, you will benefit from the exceptional people and resources that Oxford has to offer.
Oxford London 100 km 100 miles
Oxford is only 60 miles from London and a great base for exploring Europe.
Photograph by Yunli Song, DPhil Systems Biology (EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training) (Lady Margaret Hall)
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5,637
students on research courses
4,536
graduate students on taught courses
Graduate courses
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xford’s graduate courses are high quality and shorter than in many countries, facilitating students’ swift career progression. They are recognised across the world. Graduate students at Oxford come from all kinds of different backgrounds and study a wide range of subjects, from archaeology to zoology. We are proud of our close working relationships between supervisors and students, and the small group teaching on our taught courses.
‘My degrees from Oxford have helped me develop professionally in my field and have also given me access to a worldwide network of peers and professors, with whom I have consistently kept in touch.’ Varun Divgikar, MSc Computer Science and MSc Financial Economics (Hertford College)
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200+ taught courses Oxford’s taught courses usually lead to a master’s or master’s-level qualification and typically last between nine and twelve months, although some degrees take two years to complete. Students on taught courses study a range of core and optional courses, supported by lectures and seminars. Work is usually assessed through a combination of coursework, written examinations and a dissertation. Some taught courses prepare students for research degrees where the master’s is a prerequisite for progression; others are more oriented towards a particular profession.
MPhil Master of Philosophy
MSt Master of Studies MSc Master of Science BCL Bachelor of Civil Law MJur Magister Juris MBA Master of Business Administration
EMBA Executive Master of
Business Administration
MFA Master of Fine Art MPP Master of Public Policy MTh Master of Theology BPhil Bachelor of Philosophy PGCE Postgraduate Certificate of Education
PGDip Postgraduate Diploma PGCert Postgraduate Certificate Cert Certificate
Graduate students at Oxford: are part of a pioneering research community
acquire rigorous training in research methods
stretch themselves intellectually
work with high-calibre academic faculty
access exceptional resources and facilities
graduate courses on offer at Oxford
120+ research courses Oxford’s main doctoral research degree is called a DPhil (our name for the PhD), and usually takes between three and four years to complete. Working closely with an academic supervisor who oversees their studies, students focus on a specific research project to produce a thesis that represents a significant and substantial piece of work. Students are assessed on the basis of this thesis and an oral examination called a viva voce. After completing their DPhil, research students frequently pursue academic careers or careers requiring advanced research skills.
DPhil Doctor of Philosophy = PhD DEng Doctor of Engineering MSc(R) Master of Science by Research Your supervisor will help you to devise a programme that allows you to realise the full benefits of the resources and intellectual community in Oxford. They will meet you regularly to stimulate
‘One of the key requirements for research students is to come up with a project, which needs to be a good combination of what is interesting, novel and ambitious, and what is doable.’ Professor Anton van der Merwe, Director of Graduate Studies, Medical Sciences Division
Photograph by Victoria Alice Ferris, MPhil Geography & Environment (Oriel College)
your thinking and provide guidance about how to approach, implement and report on your research. Students in the experimental sciences often collaborate with their supervisor on shared laboratory work in a research team.
20+ Doctoral Training Programmes Oxford offers four-year doctoral courses providing structured training and research experience in the first year, and a research project leading to a DPhil in subsequent years. These Doctoral Training Programmes are supported through links with industrial and other partners, as well as in some cases other institutions.
Photograph by Mike Norton, MSc Politics Research (Mansfield College)
In addition, there are a small number of Combined Master of Science (MSc) and Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) programmes. These fouryear courses comprise a one-year taught MSc by coursework followed by a research project leading to a DPhil. These course arrangements are often referred to as 1+3 programmes. Photograph by Yuanbo Edgar Mao, DPhil English (Lady Margaret Hall)
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of graduate students are studying for a part-time degree
Part-time and flexible study The University provides a range of high-quality, flexible, part-time graduate courses, including postgraduate certificates and diplomas, taught master’s degrees and doctoral degrees in a number of disciplines. The courses available have been designed with the needs of students of all ages in mind, while at the same time offering the opportunity for a stimulating educational experience.
‘The academic rigour of the programme was deeply engaging. Simply put, the world’s foremost experts in international human rights law are directly involved in student development.’ Jason Wright, part-time MSt International Human Rights Law (Kellogg College)
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The Continuing Education Graduate School offers part-time master’s-level degree, diploma and certificate courses together with part-time DPhil research degree programmes. Courses are innovative and flexible in structure and delivery, designed to enable those with career and family commitments to study successfully at Oxford. The Continuing Education Graduate School provides research skills training and the opportunity to interact with graduates from different disciplines at events, including research seminars. Opportunities to pursue doctoral study on a part-time basis are also available from a number of departments, including Criminology, Education, Fine Art, History, Medieval and Modern Languages, Music, and Theology and Religion.
The Saïd Business School offers opportunities for flexible and part-time study for an Oxford University qualification through its Executive MBA programme, the MSc in Major Programme Management and 4 PGDip courses in Strategic Management. The Saïd Business School’s executive education offers management, leadership, finance, strategy and custom programmes to help individuals progress through critical levels of their career. Please see the course list for full details of all full-time and parttime study options. www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/courses
Photograph by Aneil Jaswal, DPhil Public Health (Magdalen College)
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academic divisions
Humanities
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
and the Medical Sciences
Social Sciences
Department for Continuing Education
70+ departments Academic divisions and departments
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s a graduate student at Oxford you will belong to an academic department or faculty which will provide your teaching and supervision, and provide exceptional resources to support your studies. Each has its own academic community, dedicated to advancing knowledge in particular subject areas, and departments often work together on teaching joint courses and interdisciplinary research projects. Academic divisions coordinate skills training for graduate students and help foster an interdisciplinary approach between departments. The Medical Sciences Division and the Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division both have Graduate Schools that coordinate research course opportunities, funding and skills training. Doctoral Training in the Social Sciences offers opportunities for sharing research training across disciplines and provides students with integrated research skills and methodological training, plus personal
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and professional skills training. The Humanities Division and The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities provide research and professional skills training across disciplines. There is also a large and diverse Graduate School within the Department for Continuing Education. Graduate students benefit greatly from the resources available for training and skills development. Most academic divisions and departments offer courses and seminars on research methodologies, as well as developing transferable skills such as research management and communication skills. The University’s IT Services and Careers Service also offer skills training and professional development opportunities. Graduate students are encouraged to produce research that creates impact through publication in top-tier journals, and can attend skills training courses focusing on managing their research effectively and submitting articles for publication.
Departments facilitate knowledge exchange by hosting seminars, guest lectures and academic conferences, giving graduate students the opportunity to learn about each other’s work and build relationships with leading professionals in their field. Many doctoral students receive financial support from their departments and colleges to attend conferences all over the world, as well as training in presenting and networking so they can make the most of these events. There are also opportunities for graduate students to help with lecturing and tutoring undergraduates, enhancing their teaching experience. A range of online resources are offered by the Oxford Learning Institute and Preparation for Learning and Teaching at Oxford workshops tailored for the needs of the specific discipline are offered by divisions and departments. More Developing Learning and Teaching programmes are available to those who are able to obtain teaching experience and wish to develop their skills further.
The University invests heavily in facilities for graduate students to ensure its departments remain world class. Oxford’s stateof-the-art laboratories have facilities for carrying out frontline research into the causes of diseases such as cancer, HIV, influenza, Alzheimer’s and heart disease.
1 Radcliffe Humanities provides an excellent workspace
for academic staff and students and is home to The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH). 2 The Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Information
and Discovery has the potential to transform our understanding, treatment and management of human diseases.
3 The newly refurbished Weston Library where study, 1
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Main photograph by John Matheson, MSc Latin American Studies (St Antony’s College)
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research, conservation and digitisation take place.
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Nobel Prize winners linked to Oxford
80
Fellows of the Royal Society
100 Fellows of the British Academy
6,300+ research faculty and staff
Research
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xford is one of the world’s leading research universities – a place where some of the brightest and best minds in the world look at advancing core research in all fields. Our researchers are addressing some of the toughest challenges facing the world today, including reducing poverty, tackling disease, helping prevent climate change, coping with ageing populations, developing new energy sources, conserving biodiversity, and exploring the ethics and moral philosophy of our changing world. In the UK’s 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) assesment exercise, Oxford was awarded the top ranking. 48% of research and impact was given the top rating (4*), which means we have the largest volume of worldleading (4*) research in the UK.
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Oxford academics regularly win awards for their ground-breaking work: • Dr Lucie Cluver was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize in 2014 for her research into the hazards that face AIDS-affected children. • Professor Dame Carol Robinson was named the 2015 European Laureat in the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards. • Professor Doug Altman, founding director of the Centre for Statistics in Medicine, received the BMJ Lifetime Achievement Award 2015. • Professor Rana Mitter was awarded the 2014 Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature for his book China’s War with Japan, 1937–1945: The Struggle for Survival.
Oxford has won nine Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Higher Education, more than any other university. The most recent prize was awarded to the Stroke Prevention Research Unit in 2013. The University attracts students and researchers of the highest potential and distinction and provides a supportive environment in which researchers at every stage of their career will flourish. Oxford is dedicated to fostering research collaborations across the world and to building partnerships with other research institutions, research agencies, funding bodies, industrial and commercial partners, sponsors and benefactors. Oxford is committed to sharing its exciting research with the world and to maximising the benefits of its research by contributing to better public policy, improved health outcomes, international development, and more.
Isis Innovation, Oxford’s technology transfer company, is the most successful university technology transfer company in the UK and filed more than 100 patent applications last year alone. It helps researchers to commercialise intellectual property arising from their research, by patenting or licensing their discoveries or by helping them to create spin-out companies. In 2014, a former graduate student’s digital animation research resulted in the $500m sale of Oxford spinout company NaturalMotion. The company’s groundbreaking Dynamic Motion Synthesis (DMS) technology was based on the work of DPhil student Torsten Reil (also the company’s CEO since foundation) who was a neural researcher developing computer simulations of nervous systems based on genetic algorithms in the Department of Zoology.
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1,000
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full scholarships available to new graduate students in 2016–17 from the University, its colleges and supporters
Scholarships
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xford offers a wide variety of fully-funded scholarships, mostly awarded for academic merit, covering University and college fees, and a grant for living costs. Scholarships cover the full academic range of Oxford’s graduate courses and are open to UK, EU and international students. For example: Oxford’s Clarendon Fund is one of the UK’s largest university graduate scholarships, offering more than 130 full scholarships every year to new graduate students.
The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest and most prestigious international graduate scholarship in the world, awarding 88 full scholarships in 16 countries each year.
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Research Council awards Oxford receives some of the highest levels of Research Council funding of any institution in the UK, which is a reflection of the high quality of research being undertaken. Research Councils are government-funded agencies that provide financial support to research students from the UK, and in some cases from the EU and overseas, across a range of disciplines. Country-specific scholarships Many graduate students receive funding from schemes that are designed for students from a particular country, such as the Marshall Scholarships (USA), China Scholarship Council (China), Trudeau Foundation (Canada), Science without Borders (Brazil), and the Felix Scholarships (India). Loans Some students take out a loan to cover some or all of the cost of their
graduate study. Loan funding is often dependent on your country of residence when linked to government or state-run schemes, such as those from the USA and Canada. Applying For the vast majority of University scholarship funding, you will need to apply to Oxford for your course by the relevant January deadline. For over 70% of scholarships, nothing more than the standard course application is usually required. If you fulfil the eligibility criteria, you will be automatically considered. However, some scholarships may have different deadlines or require additional application materials so check the fees, funding and scholarship search. Find out more about the scholarship opportunities open to you, plus full information about fees and living costs, on our Fees and Funding webpages. www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/funding
See our scholarships Use our online tool to access information about the cost of graduate study at Oxford and identify graduate scholarship opportunities from an array of sources. www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/fundingsearch
Photograph by Phillip Babcock, MSc Education (Learning and Teaching) (St Stephen’s House)
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colleges and halls*
8 colleges and halls accept only graduate students 35 colleges and halls accept both undergraduate and graduate students
Colleges
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s well as belonging to a department or faculty which will provide your teaching and supervision, you will be a member of one of the University’s colleges. Your college will offer you a multi-disciplinary community where you can interact with fellow students from all over the world and from across departments of the University. It can be your home away from home while you are in Oxford. Facilities Colleges can offer a quiet place to study, as well as somewhere to socialise with other students. Colleges have their own libraries and study spaces, dining halls, bars and common rooms, and sporting and social facilities. The vast majority of colleges also have their own chapels. There are opportunities to get involved with a whole variety of college events, including talks, dinners and research seminars.
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* available to graduate students
Competitions in a wide range of sports, including rowing, hockey, cricket, netball, football and darts, are held between colleges giving you plenty of chances to get involved. Most colleges have a tradition of regular formal hall dinners, which consist of three or four courses and the ambience of an evening out in a nice restaurant. All graduate students belong to a college common room, which is often known as the Middle Common Room (MCR) or sometimes the Graduate Common Room (GCR). It is a hub for graduate social life and usually has facilities such as a kitchen, television, DVD collection, computers, games and sports equipment. The Common Room’s committee organises graduate social events such as parties, film nights, lecture suppers, guest dinners, sporting events and cultural trips.
Support Colleges often offer a strong support system, including: • college advisers, who can offer support and advice on any academic issues • medical support via college doctors and nurses • non-denominational support via a college chaplain or pastoral adviser • peer support from student welfare officers, mentors and trained peer supporters. Applying On your application form for graduate study you can either let us find a college for you or let us know your preferred college, although there is no guarantee that you will become a member of this college. www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/colleges
Photograph by Phillip Babcock, MSc Education (Learning and Teaching) (St Stephen’s House)
‘Colleges are really dynamic places – there are tons of different societies you can join and there’s always some event or other going on.’
Photograph by Iliyana Angelova, DPhil Anthropology (Wolfson College)
Will Crouch, BPhil in Philosophy (St Edmund Hall)
Photograph by Tamara Etmannski, DPhil Engineering Science (St Edmund Hall)
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‘We have a labyrinth of libraries in Oxford. It’s fantastic!’ Morgan Wesley, DPhil History (Linacre College)
100+
70,000
11 million printed items
e-journals
libraries in Oxford
Libraries, museums and gardens
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he Bodleian Libraries, the world-renowned group of libraries of the University of Oxford, form a global powerhouse for research and learning, offering an unrivalled range of collections and services from ancient Egyptian fragments of papyrus to cuttingedge digital technologies.
In addition to their vast print and archival collections, Oxford’s libraries offer access to e-journals, licensed electronic databases and reference works. The University is leading the way in digitising manuscripts and has already digitised more than a million items from its collections.
Taylor Bodleian Library
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Photograph by Victoria Alice Ferris, MPhil Geography and the Environment (Oriel College)
Photograph by Vinesh Rajpaul, DPhil Astrophysics (Merton College)
As well as the Bodleian Libraries there are also numerous department and faculty libraries, offering specialist collections and services for students, including tailored research training and support. College library collections focus mainly on undergraduate texts but typically offer graduate students long opening hours and a comfortable, quiet place to study.
Photograph by Yunli Song, DPhil Systems Biology (EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training) (Lady Margaret Hall) Ashmolean Museum
Greatest concentration of university museums in the world
Museum of Natural History
2 million
The University’s museums and gardens are an integral part of the rich research environment at Oxford. Established in 1683, the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology is the UK’s oldest public museum and is often regarded as the greatest university museum in the world. Its collections of art and archaeology span four millennia, from the civilisations of Ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, through early India, China and Japan, to Renaissance Europe and the present day. The Oxford University Museum of Natural History houses the University’s collection of 7 million zoological and geological objects, including 35,000 type specimens.
visitors each year
The Pitt Rivers Museum houses the University’s collections of anthropology and world archaeology, with artefacts drawn from all corners of the world and all periods of human history. The Museum of the History of Science contains the finest collection of historic scientific instruments from around the globe. The Bate Collection of Musical Instruments celebrates the history and development of the musical instruments of the Western Classical tradition, from the medieval period to the present day.
Photograph by Katariina Kottonen, MSt Creative Writing (Kellogg College) Botanic Garden
Oxford’s Botanic Garden is one of the most diverse collections of plants in the world, and is the oldest botanic garden in Britain. It holds 5,000 types of plant, supports teaching and research and is a member of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. Harcourt Arboretum is home to a restored wildflower meadow and a working woodland, in addition to an extensive collection of native and exotic specimen trees. It is situated six miles south of Oxford and is an integral part of the living collections of the Botanic Garden. Wytham Woods are an area of ancient semi-natural woodland to the west of Oxford and are one of the most researched areas of woodland in the world. Wytham has a wealth of long-term biological data, with bird data dating back over 60 years, badger data over 30 years and climate change data for the last 18 years.
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Africa • American Football • Archery • Ballet • Bibliophiles • Brass Band • Chabad • China • Contract Bridge • Dancesport • Doctor Who • Gilbert and Sullivan • Golf • Gymnastics • Hindu • History • Hockey • Islam • Japan • Jazz • Kendo •
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Korfball • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning • Opera • Physics • Quidditch • Rowing • Rugby Union • Sailing • Salsa • Sikh • Table Tennis • Tea Appreciation • Thai • Ultimate Frisbee • World Music
Life in Oxford
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xford is dominated by beautiful buildings both ancient and modern: it is diverse and cosmopolitan, offering many amenities and entertainment. The University is a large organisation that is fully integrated into the city and has been evolving for 800 years.
Oxford’s popular student areas
OUSU
The arts
As a student at Oxford, you will automatically become a member of the Oxford University Student Union (OUSU). OUSU exists to represent students in the University’s decisionmaking, to act as the voice for students in higher education policy debates, and to help students to get the most out of their time at the University. A Vice-President for Graduates is elected each year to act as a spokesperson for the graduate student body.
Around 30 student drama productions are staged each year in Oxford and the Oxford University Dramatic Society (OUDS) is large and very popular. There are opportunities to hear the world-famous choirs of New College and Christ Church or you can get involved with one of the many music societies in Oxford, which include the Oxford Chamber Choir, the University Orchestra and the Oxford Philharmonia.
Student societies
The Oxford Hub is a student-led charity founded by Oxford students that helps students find out about, and get involved with, charities and social enterprises. The Oxford Hub’s community volunteering programme has started up 20 student-led projects and sent out more than 800 student volunteers into the local community.
Oxford has a large number of societies set up and run by students to help you meet others who share your interests, background, views or beliefs.
Summertown
residential with nice shops and cafés
Jericho
international restaurants, bars, pubs and an independent arts cinema
Botley Road
close to the hospitals and Old Road Campus
City Centre
close to the railway station and the Saïd Business School
Cowley Road Abingdon Road near the river and great for keen rowers
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Headington
ethnically diverse, with many international eateries
Iffley Road
close to the University sports ground, gym and swimming pool
Charity
Raise and Give (RAG), OUSU’s fundraising organisation, offers a way for students to raise money for charity while having fun, eg a charity football tournament, a comedy night and a University-wide charity ball.
On the first day of May, crowds traditionally gather on the High Street and Magdalen Bridge at sunrise to listen to choristers sing an invocation to summer from the top of Magdalen College Tower. Balls and parties take place the night before and last through into the morning.
Founded in 1823, the Oxford Union is one of Oxford’s most famous societies and has attracted speakers ranging from Malcolm X to Stephen Hawking, and from Benazir Bhutto to the Dalai Lama.
Photograph by Whitney Conti, MSc Visual Anthropology (St Peter’s College) Oxford’s top athletes who compete in annual interuniversity matches gain the status of ‘Blue’ – an honour that stems from the first boat race in 1829, when Cambridge tied light blue ribbons to their boat and Oxford adopted Christ Church’s dark blue.
Sport For centuries, Oxford’s tradition of academic excellence has gone hand in hand with a reputation for sporting excellence. You don’t have to be a world-class rower or rugby player to enjoy sport at Oxford; sport at the University caters for everyone, from complete beginners to Olympic athletes. There are numerous sports venues across the city, the largest being the Iffley Road complex which is home to a gym, swimming pool, dojo, rowing tank and athletic track, plus football pitches, tennis courts and much more.
Nightlife and music Oxford attracts the best in arts, culture and entertainment. The city offers opera and classical music, club nights and live gigs, formal dining, pubs and bars, cinemas and theatres, plus places that serve food from all over the world and to suit all budgets.
Photograph by Ralph Williamson, PGDip Psychodynamic Practice One of Oxford’s many traditions is matriculation – the ceremony at which you are formally admitted to the University, held at the beautiful Sheldonian Theatre.
Oxford’s students get together to celebrate a number of religious and cultural festivals throughout the year, including Diwali.
Photograph by Syed Salem Al Pasha, MBA (St Hugh’s College)
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Disability Advisory Service
Student Counselling Service
OUSU Student Advice Service
Nightline
Childcare Services
Accommodation Office
IT Services
Language Centre
Support for students
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range of University-wide services and societies are on offer to help you settle in, to provide support, and to help you get the most out of your studies. Colleges also offer a great deal of support to graduate students.
Disability advice The University is committed to proactively making reasonable adjustments and addressing any individual support requirements to ensure that students with disabilities are able to participate fully in student life. The University’s Disability Advisory Service provides information and advice on the way in which a particular disability may affect your experience at the University, and can assist you with organising disability-related study support.
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Accommodation
Health
There is a wide range of accommodation available to students, both privately and within the University and colleges, to suit a variety of needs and living arrangements. Many colleges are able to offer accommodation to their graduate students for all or part of their course. Some also make provisions for specific requirements, such as accommodation for student couples or families or accommodation that is adapted for students with disabilities.
Your college will help you to arrange healthcare with a local National Health Service (NHS) doctor, or you can choose to register with another local medical practice. Most colleges have a college nurse and provide sickbays for students.
The University’s Accommodation Office manages a large amount of accommodation for graduate students, including flats and houses for couples and families and accommodation that is specifically adapted for students with disabilities. They also give advice and help in finding somewhere to rent in the private sector.
Counselling and advice The University is committed to providing a supportive environment for students and offers a wide range of services which complement the extensive college network of pastoral care and college doctors and nurses. • Student Counselling Service: professionally staffed, confidential and free. • Nightline: telephone helpline, run by students for students. • OUSU’s Student Advice Service: offers information, advice and support.
International students Oxford has extensive experience of welcoming and supporting international students. We offer help and support throughout the student visa process for all our international students. Our website contains further details and you can also contact one of our Visa and Immigration advisers for guidance. In October, at the beginning of the academic year, the University holds an Orientation Day for students who are new to the UK, to help you settle into life in Oxford.
www.ox.ac.uk/students/new/international
Childcare The University offers a comprehensive range of childcare options. Childcare Services manages multisite nursery provision which comprises four University nurseries and a further ten nurseries where dedicated nursery places are available for University staff and student parents. Various holiday play schemes exist which offer discounted rates to University parents during the vacations. Four colleges also have their own nurseries – Balliol, St Anne’s, Somerville and Wolfson.
IT and internet access Wired connections and wireless networks are widely available throughout the University and colleges, including some outside areas such as the University Parks. This includes the Eduroam wireless service, which provides access to the internet not only in Oxford but in academic institutions around the world using a single account.
More than 200 different free or low-cost IT courses are on offer in Oxford each term covering a wide range of software and skills.
Photograph by Gaurav Nirwal, MBA (St Hugh’s College) Graduate accommodation at Castle Mill
Languages The University has a large and well-equipped Language Centre that offers foreign language courses in 12 languages, including Arabic, Chinese and Japanese. The first-class language library has text, audio, video and computer-based material in more than 180 languages, satellite reception in 13, and a directory of online language-learning sites. They also run popular English language courses that are aimed at improving students’ communication skills and academic writing.
Other advice and support The Student Information team, located in the Exam Schools, offers advice and support for all students throughout their course and can act as a single point of contact if you are not sure how to get the help you need.
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6,600+ 1,600+ job opportunities advertised each year
funded global internships advertised each year
Careers and alumni
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xford graduates go on to achieve success in a staggeringly wide variety of fields and are highly regarded across the world thanks to their unique Oxford education. Our graduate students are encouraged early on in their course to develop their longer-term career goals and aspirations and the University is committed to helping them fulfil their personal and professional potential.
Where Oxford graduate students go after graduation Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) data 2008/9–2012/13 collected 6 months after graduation.
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65 %
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19 %
Work
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Study
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Oxford career support Oxford’s Careers Service helps support you to define and then achieve your future plans, offering workshops and training to help you put together a strong CV, develop an effective job search strategy, make competitive job applications and develop your interview skills. Hundreds of events are run each term, including many sessions tailored to master’s and doctoral students. The Careers Service offers a number of programmes and many career fairs to help you learn more about your options, in addition to providing valuable first-hand professional experience and skills development. The Internship Programme provides access to hundreds of funded summer internships exclusively available to Oxford University students. In 2014 515 internships across 35 countries were offered through this programme, which includes multi-national corporations, NGOs, research institutions and intergovernmental bodies.
Other programmes (all of which are free of charge to students) include Springboard, our women’s leadership development programme; The Student Consultancy, term-time advisory work with local organisations; and The Student Entrepreneur, providing business advice and consultancy. Oxford careers support continues after graduation, with a dedicated alumni careers adviser and an array of professional networking events through the year focusing on different sectors. Careers and alumni websites – you can
• find extensive information and advice on career options • search thousands of global job and internship opportunities • contact alumni from our network of over 1,300 careers mentors • access subscription services designed to support worldwide job-hunting • book individual careers guidance appointments • search for jobs, mentors and networks www.careers.ox.ac.uk www.oxfordalumnicommunity.org
Oxford degrees are conferred at a degree ceremony usually in the Sheldonian Theatre or the Examination Schools.
Graduate Prospectus 2015–16
alumni groups in 92 countries
Oxford alumni community After graduation, you become part of the 250,000-strong Oxford alumni community, and can benefit from many exclusive opportunities. In addition to online resources (such as access to academic journals via JSTOR), alumni can join tour programmes and take advantage of discounts on educational courses. Events around the world, including the flagship Alumni Weekends in Oxford, Europe, North America and Asia, are designed to keep you in touch with the University’s latest research, your chosen subject, and professional networking.
‘It has been amazing to share experiences with like-minded people, see old friends, and establish new connections at the Alumni Weekend in Europe. The academic programme was very engaging and intellectually stimulating, and the evening events were exquisite.’ Ariana Adjani, MPhil Russian and East European Studies (St Antony’s, 2005)
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Application Guide Visit www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/apply to see our online Application Guide for detailed information about application deadlines and supporting materials, and full guidance on completing and submitting your application form.
Applying Application deadlines The University has a number of application deadlines throughout the year, so check the online course page to see which deadlines apply for the course you are interested in. Every course has a main application deadline in January that you will need to apply by if you want to be considered for most of Oxford’s scholarship schemes:
Friday 8 January 2016 Courses offered by the Medical Sciences Division, the Department of Computer Science, the Faculty of Philosophy, the Department of Politics and International Relations and the Saïd Business School.
Friday 22 January 2016 Courses offered by all other departments and faculties.
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Some courses may accept applications for the other two main deadlines (on Friday 20 November 2015 and Friday 11 March 2016) and after the main deadlines if funding or places are still available. Some also offer separate application deadlines for specific studentships, so check our online course pages for full course-specific information. You will need to submit a full application before the deadline to be certain of being considered – at the very least this will include your application form, CV (resumé), research proposal or statement of purpose, an academic transcript of your previous higher education and academic references (letters of recommendation) and the payment of the application fee. Use the checklist on the next page to help you get your application in on time.
Essential Requirements A first- or strong upper-second-class undergraduate degree, which is roughly equivalent to 3.5–3.8 GPA (under the US 4.0 system) and a number of requirements specific to your course, listed under Entry Requirements on the online course page. For guidance on how international degrees compare, you can take a look at the UK NARIC website (www.naric.org.uk). Some courses, particularly some of those offered by the Department for Continuing Education, will take relevant experience or alternative backgrounds into consideration, as set out in their entry requirements. www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/courses
Courses Our online course list is a one stop shop for all you need to know about a course to get you started. It has full information about all graduate courses, the supporting materials required, and how to apply. It includes links to departmental websites and advice on how to contact the department if you have any specific questions about course content, research projects or your academic suitability. www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/courses
English language requirements If your first language is not English, or if your first language is English but you are not a national of the UK, Ireland or a majority Englishspeaking country recognised by the UK Home Office, you will need to demonstrate your ability to study in English. Evidence needs to be in the form of a certificate of an English language test taken within two years before your course starts.
The table below shows the accepted tests and required scores for admissions and visa purposes. Please check the online course page to determine whether your course requires Standard or Higher scores. You can apply before you have taken your test. If you are successful, the department will ask you to send your test results as a condition of your offer.
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Assessment of applications After each application deadline, the department evaluates all complete applications received for that deadline against the published entry requirements and in comparison with each other. If you receive an offer from your department your application will then be forwarded to a college for consideration against the entry requirements published on its website. You will be guaranteed a college place if you are successful in obtaining an offer from your department, although it may not be at your preferred college if you specified one. Please note that some colleges accept students for certain courses only and that the offer of a college place does not necessarily mean that you will be guaranteed college accommodation.
*CAE taken before Jan 2015: Grade B *CAE taken before Jan 2015: Grade A
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Apply early The University receives a very high volume of applications and enquiries in the days leading up to the deadline. Therefore we very strongly recommend that you prepare and submit your application as early as possible. It is your responsibility to submit all the required materials for your course and to ensure that your referees have submitted their online references by the deadline. www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/courses
Checklist for applying Stage 1: Preparing to apply
Stage 2: Applying online
oC hoose your course; check the deadline dates, the
o S tart your online application and register your
entry requirements and see which materials you will need to submit with your application.
oC heck you meet the entry requirements for your
chosen course – in particular, the previous academic requirements.
o I f you are applying to a research programme, you
may need to contact the department to discuss your area of interest and identify a supervisor – check the course webpage for advice.
o I nvestigate scholarship opportunities by using our Fees, Funding and Scholarship Search. www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/fundingsearch
o I dentify your referees and ask them if they
would submit an academic reference/letter of recommendation to support your application by the deadline.
oD ecide if you would like us to find a college on
your behalf or if you have a particular college preference – more than a third of our applicants leave it to us to find them a college.
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academic referees on the system to allow them plenty of time to submit their reference online by the deadline.
oA sk your current/most recent institution for an official transcript – a degree certificate is not sufficient.
o P repare all the materials needed for your application – check the online course page for full details.
Stage 3: Submitting your application
oC omplete your online application and upload all your supporting materials.
o P ay the application fee and submit online. You will need a debit or credit card to pay the fee.
oC heck all your references have been submitted and, if not, remind your referees of the deadline.
A matriculated student at Oxford University is a member of both the University and of one of its colleges or permanent private halls. The two relationships are governed by separate, though interlinking, contracts. Detailed course descriptions, including information relating to fees, can be found at www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/courses It may be necessary for the University to make changes to courses and to increase fees. Information on the circumstances in which such changes can be made is set out on the Graduate Admissions website – www.graduate.ox.ac.uk. This prospectus was correct at the time of going to print in August 2015.
Produced by the Design and Publications Office, University of Oxford. Photographs not credited to graduate students are from Oxford University Images.
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