Graduate Studies Prospectus - University of Oxford

St Benet’s Hallwww.st-benets.ox.ac.ukmap ref: TϐϐFacilitiesFacilities for Disabled StudentsThere is a disabled toilet on the ground floor and portable rampsfor access into the Hall,Library ResourcesThe library is principally an undergraduate library, a pleasantworkspace, with ethernet points.Computing ResourcesThere is a small computer room in the Hall.ϐϐ Key FactsCollege AddressFounded 1897Head of House38 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LNRev. J Felix Stephens OSB MAStudent Numbers Graduate: 3Undergraduate: 49Number of Places forResearch Programmes3Number of Places forTaught Programmes2College Fees £2,149 (2007–08)University fees also applyAccommodation None guaranteedAccommodationChargesContinuation Fee£7,759.20 if available (39 weeks)Includes all mealsNoneSt Benet’s was founded as a Private Hall for monks of Ampleforth.It is a Catholic house. For some eighty years, St Benet’s has beena Permanent Private Hall and in recent years, monks from manynationalities have been members of the Hall, studying at variouslevels in the University. Laymen, of different religious traditions,but mostly Catholic, form a majority of the undergraduate andgraduate students.The monastic office and Mass are celebrated daily in the Chapel,to which all members are welcome, but not obliged. Members areexpected to be supportive and respectful of the monastic life. Thesmall numbers make it a close community.Graduate students are accepted for most Arts subjects,especially Theology, Philosophy and History. Supervision isarranged outside the Hall for subjects not provided within the Hall.Art, Music, Drama and SportSt Benet’s has a rowing VIII. For all sports, students are linked toTrinity College. Students sing in University choirs, participate inthe Oxford Union, and in the past have done well in UniversityChallenge, and in general are encouraged to take the fullest partin Oxford life, its societies and activities.ϐϐFunding and PrizesThere are no Hall awards, but support will be given for applicationsto other bodies for awards tenable at St Benet’s.Also see the Graduate Finance Guide.ϐϐMCRSt Benet’s has a joint MCR and JCR.ϐϐAccommodation and MealsGraduates can sometimes be offered accommodation in the Hall.We cannot offer family accommodation. All study rooms haveethernet points and telephones; graduates are offered rooms withen-suite facilities. The Hall has a common table. Members mayinvite a guest, of either sex, to any meal.Permanent Private Halls accepting all studentsL LEnquiries: Dr Santha Bhattacharji +44 (0) 1865 280559senior.tutor@st-benets.ox.ac.uk199