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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Oxford
Part Time
OCT-25
4 years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
University of Oxford
Part Time
OCT-25
4 years
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About the course
Local history has for more than twenty years formed one of the largest programmes within the Department for Continuing Education. The subject has proved an interesting, rewarding and accessible area of historical studies that has enabled many mature students to become directly involved in individual research.
The DPhil in English Local History draws on the Department for Continuing Education’s knowledge and skills, which have been acquired over many years of providing specialist classes in local history, and profiting from close links with local, social and economic historians elsewhere in the University.
Supervision
Supervision on the DPhil programme is provided by specialist tutors from the department, elsewhere in Oxford and further afield.
The allocation of graduate supervision for this course is the responsibility of the Department for Continuing Education and it is not always possible to accommodate the preferences of incoming graduate students to work with a particular member of staff. Under exceptional circumstances a supervisor may be found outside the Department for Continuing Education. In such circumstances, a second internal supervisor will be appointed.
Assessment
You will be admitted initially as a Probationary Research Student (PRS), in line with University regulations on doctorates. During the probationary period, you will develop and begin work on the thesis topic. You will develop research skills through a range of training and skills development primarily offered via the Department for Continuing Education Graduate School, as well as across the University.
Students must apply for a Transfer of Status from PRS to DPhil status between the 6th and the 8th academic term after admission, each academic year at Oxford having three terms. This involves the submission of a piece of written work that is examined by two assessors, neither of whom will be supervisors. This process is to ensure that your work is of potential DPhil quality and that the methodology of the research is appropriate and feasible. Upon successful completion of the Transfer of Status, you would usually undertake a period of primary fieldwork/data collection over one to two years.
As a minimum, applicants should hold or be predicted to achieve the equivalent of the following UK qualifications or their equivalent: a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in any relevant subject. A good master's level qualification is usually, though not always required. Other experience will be carefully considered and may be taken into account. For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA normally sought is 3.7 out of 4.0.
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£5,255 per year
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£13,800 per year
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