Overview
The overall objectives of the MPhil are:
Course structure
The Global and Area Studies course at the University of Oxford is structured around six study components, facilitating an interdisciplinary approach to comparative study across two or more regions and a critical approach to area studies.
Courses are taught through a combination of lectures and classes. You will be required to submit essays and make class presentations. Through a Research Methods element, you will receive relevant training in methodologies to enable you to carry out research and writing for your 30,000 word thesis. The thesis is expected to incorporate a global or comparative area studies approach and/or to address key cross-region global challenges from an area studies perspective.
Programme Structure
The six study components are:
- Theories and Approaches in Global and Area Studies;
- Comparative Area Studies;
- Research Methods for Social Sciences and Humanities;
- Area Studies immersion;
- Specialist Area Studies Options;
- Comparative Area Studies Research Thesis
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 21 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Campus Location
- Oxford, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the equivalent of the following UK qualifications:
- a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in any subject or discipline, although preference may be given to candidates who have studied previously in either the social sciences or the humanities
- For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA sought is 3.7 out of 4.0.
Tuition Fees
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Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents27520 GBP / year≈ 27520 GBP / year
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Scholarships Information
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