Overview

The overall objectives of the MPhil are:

To equip you with the conceptual and theoretical expertise to interrogate the notions of ‘area’, ‘comparative area’ and the implications for disciplinary enquiry;

To provide you with a multi-/interdisciplinary and comparative understanding of different regions of the world;

To allow you to work on key thematic global challenges from a comparative area studies perspective;

To embed inter-cultural understanding and global citizenship in the study of area;

To develop research methods and skills that are appropriate for the comparative study of areas and regions including through the development of new digital approaches for area studies;

To promote a wider international network of area studies scholars and practitioners

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

Starting 2027-10-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-27 00:00:00

Language

English

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110

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7.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies General Studies View 300 other Masters in Area & Cultural Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

First Class

English requirements

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110

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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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32960 GBP / year

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27520 GBP / year

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Living costs

Oxford

United Kingdom

939 - 1530 GBP / month

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Funding

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Course structure

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Academic requirements

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