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MSc - Master of Science
University of Oxford
Part Time
16-SEP-25
2 years
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MSc - Master of Science
University of Oxford
Part time
16-SEP-25
2 years
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About the course
As a student on the MSc in Sleep Medicine, you will spend two years engaging in a comprehensive taught programme covering the physiology of sleep, through to clinical practice and societal implications.
Delivery of this course is mostly online, with a one-week residential component. You will engage regularly in real time with classmates and teaching faculty. This will culminate in the submission of a dissertation. You may also wish to consider the related two-year PGDip in Sleep Medicine.
Assessment
Modules will be assessed through a mixture of extended written essays, online exams and oral examinations, which will include presentations.
Throughout the course you will be expected to work on your dissertation, which is the final piece of coursework, to be submitted at the end of the course. This will take the form of a systematic review and a research study design, including ethical considerations and budgeting. To support this process you will also have to complete two modules in research methods.
Graduate destinations
The main purpose of this course is to provide working health care professionals with the knowledge to implement sleep medicine practice into their own professional undertakings. This course will also prepare students to take the European Sleep Research Society Expert Somnologist examination. Students may also wish to consider further study, in the form of a PhD/DPhil.
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 psychology, neuroscience or a health-related discipline. However, entrance is very competitive and most successful applicants will have a first-class degree or the equivalent. In cases where a strong undergraduate degree cannot be demonstrated, a master's level qualification or strong professional experience will also be considered. For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA sought is 3.5 out of 4.0.
Students living in
Domestic
£14,330 per year
Students from Domestic
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£19,205 per year
Students from EU
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£19,205 per year
Students from International
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