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MSt - Master of Studies
University of Oxford
Part Time
OCT-25
1 year
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MSt - Master of Studies
University of Oxford
Part Time
OCT-25
1 year
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About the course
The MSt in Historical Studies is the second year of a two-year part-time graduate course that focuses on British, Western European and imperial history and promotes a broad approach to historical research across the historical disciplines. It provides systematic training in research methods and the opportunity to research a substantial dissertation.
The course forms part of Oxford University Department for Continuing Education's graduate programme in historical studies. Successful completion of the PGCert in Historical Studies is mandatory for admission to this master's year. The MSt course builds upon the skills and knowledge developed in the PGCert and encourages students to engage actively with theoretical and historiographical approaches underpinning modern historical research.
Teaching and learning
The units are taught in three weekend residences providing 38 hours of teaching, seminar discussion and presentations. Student additionally receive up to five hours individual supervision for their dissertations. Students are expected to spend at least fifteen hours per week in private study preparing for the weekend residences and researching and writing their dissertations.
Assessment
The graded assessment for these units is provided by the 15,000-word dissertation, supplemented by three summative assessment exercises marked pass/fail, namely a 2,500-word survey of secondary literature for the dissertation, a 2,500-word survey of primary sources for the dissertation and a 1,500-word dissertation proposal.
The final grade awarded for the MSt subsumes the grade awarded for the Postgraduate Certificate in Historical Studies, with a weighting of 60% applied to the MSt grade and 40% to the PGCert grade.
Graduate destinations
It is anticipated that about a quarter of students will progress to doctoral 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 a relevant subject; and applicants must have completed the PGCert in Historical Studies, and it is essential that applicants demonstrate a strong performance (actual or predicted) on the PGCert. For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA normally sought is 3.7 out of 4.0.
Students living in
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£7,455 per year
Students from Domestic
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£14,330 per year
Students from EU
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£14,330 per year
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