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MSc - Master of Science
University of Oxford
Part Time
OCT-25
2 years
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MSc - Master of Science
University of Oxford
Part Time
OCT-25
2 years
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About the course
This two-year part-time MSc course is designed to combine a systematic training in historical research techniques with the study of a range of major local historical themes and the chance to undertake an individually-researched dissertation.
The MSc draws on knowledge and skills acquired in many years of providing specialist classes in local history, and profits from close links with local, social and economic historians elsewhere in the University. The course will be relevant to potential or practising teachers, archaeologists, environmental planners, archivists, librarians, museum professionals and teachers in adult education as well as to dedicated researchers pursuing the subject in its own right.
The course is designed for your needs to study part-time, including if you are in full-time employment. Students have a two hour class a week most terms and we estimate that they will normally require about 10 hours a week for private study.
At the start of the course, you will prepare for a qualifying test, which covers concepts and methods. You will also receive an introduction to research in local history.
Teaching will be organised in weekly evening classes and occasional Saturday schools held in Rewley House in Oxford. It will comprise two compulsory topics on sources, methods and foundations of English local history, and two advanced topics, which are chosen from a range of specific themes in English local history.
Assessment
Assessment of this course comprises four main elements.
Graduate destinations
Around a third of MSc students go on to do DPhil research.
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. For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA normally sought is 3.7 out of 4.0.
Students living in
Domestic
£6,945 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£14,330 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£14,330 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
