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MPhil - Master of Philosophy
University of Oxford
Full Time
OCT-25
21 months
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MPhil - Master of Philosophy
University of Oxford
Full Time
OCT-25
21 months
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About the course
The MPhil in Modern Languages is designed to allow those who have a high level of attainment in a foreign language, and have studied literature to a degree level, to undertake more advanced work. The course is suitable both if you wish to proceed to a research degree or if you wish to spend only two years at Oxford.
The MPhil in Modern Languages allows you to undertake advanced work in one or two literatures, working in medieval studies, Renaissance studies or modern literary studies. The degree has three components.
If you wish to proceed to a research degree, the MPhil will allow you to work towards the identification of a precise thesis subject and to gather research materials. This degree is also suitable if you do not wish to proceed to a research degree, as it will enable you to build upon your undergraduate studies and to reflect on the methods of literary and cultural analysis.
You may choose to pursue a single language or study two literatures (including English) comparatively. You may also follow programmes in European Enlightenment, cultural studies, or medieval literatures.
Assessment
You study three special subjects, one of which should be self-devised.
With your supervisor(s), you will select your best essay(s) to be submitted for examination. Special subject submissions may comprise one or two essays to a total maximum word length of between 5,000-7,000 words.
The portfolio will be jointly marked by an examiner and your special subject tutor. Should there be any substantial disagreement between the two markers, an external examiner will adjudicate. The assessor(s) will take account of the fact that the essays were written in the first two terms of your course.
You will choose one of our Methods of Criticism or Scholarship seminars
Graduate destinations
Many MPhil students proceed to doctoral degrees at Oxford or at other universities. Other graduate destinations include teaching, journalism, law, publishing and the civil service.
You will submit a dissertation of 20,000?-25,000 words in the sixth week of the last term of study.
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 the relevant modern language for your proposed study, or a similar course of academic study with substantial course components in the area of modern language to be studied. Degree-level competence in at least one modern language is a requirement for admission. Entrance is very competitive and most successful applicants have a high first-class degree or the equivalent. For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA sought is 3.75 out of 4.0.
Students living in
Domestic
£16,900 per year
Students from Domestic
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£41,250 per year
Students from EU
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£41,250 per year
Students from International
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