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18 Master's degrees offered by the university
Film Aesthetics
The Film Aesthetics offered at the University of Oxford equips you with the skills and knowledge necessary for analysing film as an art form. It concentrates on film criticism, detailed film analysis, film theory and philosophy insofar as they related to film aesthetics. It teaches the history and the contemporary developments in the scholarly literature relating to these aspects.
Sustainable Urban Development
The two-year MSc in Sustainable Urban Development at the University of Oxford will provide a rigorous and critical understanding of the policy and practice of sustainable urban development. The course exposes students to sustainable urbanism as both an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary subject at global and local scales.
Fine Art
The Fine Art degree at the University of Oxford is an intensive, interdisciplinary programme in the practice of contemporary art, designed to support studio-based and theoretical components of your artistic practice.
Music (Musicology)
The Music (Musicology) programme offered at the University of Oxford is designed for students wishing to attain a thorough grounding in musicology at an advanced level, either as a preparation for doctoral research or an autonomous qualification.
Music (Composition)
The Music (Composition) at the University of Oxford can serve both as a self-contained course for students wishing to pursue more advanced studies in composition for one year or as an excellent preparation for doctoral research.
Music (Musicology)
The Music (Musicology) offered at the University of Oxford can serve both as a self-contained course for students wishing to pursue more advanced studies in musicology for one year or as an excellent preparation for doctoral research.
Music (Performance)
The Music (Performance) programme offered at the University of Oxford can serve both as a self-contained course for students wishing to pursue more advanced studies in performance for one year or as an excellent preparation for doctoral research.
Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology
The Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology from the University of Oxford acts as a terminal degree but will also prepare you for doctoral research by introducing a wide range of theories and perspectives on museum anthropology, visual anthropology, and material culture theory, as well as practical field- and museum-based research methodologies.
Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology
The Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology from the University of Oxford consists of a structured programme of lectures, classes, and tutorials from October to June, followed by individual study and the writing of a dissertation over the summer.
Applied Landscape Archaeology
The Applied Landscape Archaeology course at the University of Oxford is concerned with the theories and methods of landscape archaeology. The course is intended for those with a degree (undergraduate or postgraduate) or an advanced diploma in archaeology or a related subject.
Architectural History
The Postgraduate Certificate in Architectural History from University of Oxford covers English architectural history from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present day. It will be of interest to those seeking to develop their: knowledge of the broad sweep of English architecture; understanding of the evolution of the historic environment more widely.
History of Art and Visual Culture
This History of Art and Visual Culture nine-month programme at the University of Oxford offers a unique combination of methodological depth and access to excellent primary sources for students who wish to develop and extend their understanding of how visual styles at different times and in different places can be understood in relation to the aesthetic, intellectual and social facets.
Music (Composition)
The Music (Composition) programme at the University of Oxford is designed for students wishing to attain a thorough grounding in composition at an advanced level, either as a preparation for doctoral research or an autonomous qualification.
History of Design
The MSt in the History of Design at the University of Oxford is a master's degree offered part-time over two years, taught through synchronous virtual and face-to-face teaching. The course focuses upon design produced worldwide since 1851. Students progress from a grounding in material and historical analysis to dissertation research.
Music (Performance)
The Music (Performance) programme offered at the University of Oxford is designed for students wishing to attain a thorough grounding in musical performance studies at an advanced level, either as a preparation for doctoral research or an autonomous qualification.
Literature and Arts
Literature and Arts is a two-year, part-time MSt degree from University of Oxford in interdisciplinary studies in literature and arts. The course takes place over four five-day residences and two online modules. You will select two options from each of three periods of British history.
Islamic Art and Architecture
The MSt in Islamic Art and Architecture at the University of Oxford is a one-year degree that aims to provide tailor-made courses in order to train you for research on the history of Islamic art and architecture (to circa 1900).
Islamic Art and Architecture
The MPhil in Islamic Art and Architecture at the University of Oxford is a two-year course combining comprehensive training in the history of Islamic art and architecture, research, and language instruction.