Graduate Studies Prospectus - University of Oxford

History (continued)ϐϐRelated Programmes AvailableMSc in English Local HistoryMSt in Women’s StudiesMPhil in Latin American StudiesMPhil in Russian and East European StudiesMSc in Russian and East European StudiesϐϐAcademic Staff ProfilesThe Oxford History Faculty is certainly among the largest in theworld. A list of Faculty postholders and their research interestscan be found at www.history.ox.ac.uk/staff/sublists/faculty.htmA further 100 non-postholder members of the Faculty, includingcollege lecturers, junior research fellows, research project staffand historians working in other Oxford faculties and institutions,some of whom also supervise graduate students, testify tothe extraordinary richness and vitality of the Oxford historicalresearch community.ϐϐResearch ProgrammesDPhil and MLitt in HistoryThe whole range of the Faculty’s research interests is coveredincluding History of Science, History of Medicine, History of Artand Economic History. The DPhil entails the writing of a thesis ofup to 100,000 words which may involve either the finding of newor re-examination of known sources.The MLitt involves writing a thesis of up to 50,000 words whichis usually based on original sources, printed or manuscript. Furtherdetails of these programmes are available from:www.history.ox.ac.uk/postgrad/pg_sect_b2_new.htmDuring the first one or two years candidates for either degreepursue a mixed course of skills training (palaeography, statisticsetc. as appropriate), seminars and paper writing, while preparing adetailed outline of their thesis under the guidance of a supervisor.They may be required to attend certain classes provided for thevarious taught graduate programmes described below.ϐϐTaught ProgrammesThe Master’s programmes offered by the History Faculty providean entry route into Oxford research degrees, but may alsofunction as free-standing programmes of study. They provide agrounding in research methods in some given field of historicalknowledge. Taught programmes last for 9, 11 and 12 months (forMSts, MScs) and 21 months (for MPhils). Students completingthe substantial dissertation required for an MPhil may develop thisinto a DPhil thesis by extending their primary research base in anadditional one or two years.MSt in Medieval HistoryThis programme provides the normal entry route to researchdegrees for all medieval historians not already holding relevantMaster’s degrees, or seeking qualification through a specialistprogramme such as the MSt or MPhil n Late Antique andByzantine Studies. It balances taught classes, language trainingand independent research. Oxford’s strength in medieval historymeans that almost any area of medieval European history canbe studied. Language training is available in Latin, most modernlanguages, medieval languages (including Celtic, Romance andGermanic languages), and Greek.The taught classes consist of a core course in the first termfocusing on historical methods, and a choice of optional subjectsin the second term, with a chronological spread across the MiddleAges. Candidates will also work towards a dissertation of up to15,000 words which is to be submitted in August.|| Length of programme: 11 months| | Core and optional courses: www.history.ox.ac.uk/postgrad/pg_sect_b1_new.htm#medhist| | Programme specification: www.history.ox.ac.uk/faculty/programme_specifications/programme_specifications.htm#gradMSt in HistoryThis Master’s programme meets the needs of students seekingthe experience of graduate study and research in post-medievalhistory, including those wishing to prepare themselves fordoctoral work. Applicants may opt for one of three streams: thesefocus on either the post-1500 history of Britain and Europe, orthe history of the United States of America, or global history(students may focus on commonwealth and imperial, SouthAsian, or East Asian history). In each stream, research trainingis combined with broad conceptual approaches that encouragestudents to learn from the recent historiographies of differentperiods and areas and with focused studies of periods or themes.This class work parallels supervised pursuit of a research project.Candidates will work towards a dissertation of up to 15,000words which is to be submitted for examination in late May.|| Length of programme: Nine months| | Core and optional courses: www.history.ox.ac.uk/postgrad/pg_sect_b1_new.htm#m_hist2009| | Programme specification: www.history.ox.ac.uk/faculty/programme_specifications/programme_specifications.htm#gradHumanitiesLLEnquiries:graduate.office@history.ox.ac.ukHow to apply: www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/37