Graduate Studies Prospectus - University of Oxford
Graduate Studies Prospectus - University of Oxford
Graduate Studies Prospectus - University of Oxford
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Oriental <strong>Studies</strong> (continued)MPhil in Judaism and Christianity in the Graeco-Roman WorldThis course, for which teaching is provided by members <strong>of</strong> theFaculties <strong>of</strong> Oriental <strong>Studies</strong> and Theology, pays equal attention tothe two religious traditions. The subjects available in that part <strong>of</strong>the course concerned with Judaism are: Jewish literature, history,and institutions from 200 BC to AD 200, Jewish historiography,Bible interpretation, eschatology, and wisdom literature; and inthat concerning Christianity: Christian literature, history, andinstitutions to AD 180, the Gospels and the historical Jesus,the Acts and the Pauline corpus, the Apostolic Fathers, and theApologists. A knowledge <strong>of</strong> Greek and Hebrew is required, anda wide range <strong>of</strong> primary literature must be covered. Two papersand a short thesis are required in one <strong>of</strong> the two traditions, threepapers in the other.|| Length <strong>of</strong> programme: Two years|| Further programme information available from:www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/html/hjs/mph_jewishstudies_grp.htmlMPhil in Medieval Arabic ThoughtThis course covers the history <strong>of</strong> Greek philosophy in the medievalArabic tradition as well as the rise <strong>of</strong> other major branches <strong>of</strong>learning and <strong>of</strong> Arabic as the common language <strong>of</strong> scholarship inthe world <strong>of</strong> Islam. Candidates are expected to become familiarwith the technical idiom <strong>of</strong> at least one major branch <strong>of</strong> learningin jurisprudence, theology, philosophy, or science. The coursecaters both for candidates with a first degree in Arabic andIslamic <strong>Studies</strong> and for candidates with a training in other areas<strong>of</strong> intellectual history (such as ancient Greek, medieval Latin, ormedieval Hebrew thought).|| Length <strong>of</strong> programme: Two years|| Further programme information available from:www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/html/iw/mph_mat.htmlMPhil in Modern Chinese ArtThe MPhil in Modern Chinese Art enables graduates in artor history <strong>of</strong> art to acquire advanced knowledge <strong>of</strong> Chineselanguage, history and the art <strong>of</strong> modern China. The programmeis designed either to <strong>of</strong>fer a terminal degree in preparation forpr<strong>of</strong>essional work in which knowledge <strong>of</strong> China and Chinese is anadvantage, or to be taken in preparation for DPhil (i.e. doctoral)work in a department <strong>of</strong> the discipline in which the students havetaken their first degree.|| Length <strong>of</strong> programme: Two years|| Further programme information available from:www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/html/ea/chinese/mph_modchart.htmlMPhil in Modern Jewish <strong>Studies</strong>This programme aims to allow students to do specialised studyfrom a range <strong>of</strong> options relating to the modern Jewish world; toensure a sufficient grasp <strong>of</strong> modern Hebrew or Yiddish to enablethem to read both primary and secondary sources in theselanguages; to teach methods <strong>of</strong> research and critical thought whichwill advance students’ ability to write a substantial dissertation.|| Length <strong>of</strong> programme: Two years|| Further programme information available from:www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/html/hjs/mph_modjewishstudies.htmlMPhil Modern Middle Eastern <strong>Studies</strong>This programme aims to provide intensive training in a MiddleEastern language and to develop reading skills to attain a researchpr<strong>of</strong>iciency; to provide a common foundation in the methodsand disciplines relevant to the study <strong>of</strong> the Middle East; toprovide intensive training in three fields <strong>of</strong> knowledge based ona combination <strong>of</strong> lectures, tutorials and essay writing; to developresearch and writing skills, with training in appropriate theoreticaland methodological approaches, through supervision <strong>of</strong> a thesison a subject <strong>of</strong> the student’s choice.|| Length <strong>of</strong> programme: Two years|| Further programme information available from:www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/html/iw/mph_mmes.htmlMPhil in Ottoman and Turkish <strong>Studies</strong>The aim <strong>of</strong> this course is to prepare students to undertakeresearch in Ottoman history, by enabling them to acquire the basiclinguistic tools, some familiarity with the types <strong>of</strong> source material,an overview <strong>of</strong> the central period <strong>of</strong> the Ottoman Empire, andsome research experience in the form <strong>of</strong> writing a short thesis.Ottoman Turkish is a highly demanding language, consisting <strong>of</strong> aTurkish base overlaid with <strong>of</strong>ten remarkably substantial lexical andgrammatical borrowings from Arabic and Persian.|| Length <strong>of</strong> programme: Two years|| Further programme information available from:www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/html/iw/mph_ots.htmlHumanitiesMPhil in Modern Chinese <strong>Studies</strong>This programme enables graduates in modern history or the socialsciences to acquire advanced knowledge <strong>of</strong> Chinese languageand the society, politics, economics, and history <strong>of</strong> modern China.The programme is designed either to <strong>of</strong>fer a terminal degree inpreparation for pr<strong>of</strong>essional work in which knowledge <strong>of</strong> Chinaand Chinese is an advantage, or to be taken in preparation forDPhil (i.e. doctoral) work in a department <strong>of</strong> the discipline in whichthe students have taken their first degree.|| Length <strong>of</strong> programme: Two years|| Further programme information available from:www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/html/ea/chinese/mph_modchst.htmlLLEnquiries:graduate.admissions@orinst.ox.ac.ukHow to apply: www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/47
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