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| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 7,164 - ≈ € 15,440 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Oxford / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The MSc in Politics and International Relations Research is an intensive one-year research preparation Master's degree. It is not a stand-alone course, but rather it is intended for students who would like to proceed directly to doctoral study at Oxford or elsewhere but who must first obtain the necessary research training in Political Science or International Relations.
You should include at least some indication of the topic of your eventual doctorate in your application. Do not worry if you do not yet have a detailed thesis outline: the MSc programme is intended to help you to develop a detailed research proposal. Please do indicate under section C of your application form whether you would like to be considered for the Politics or the International Relations stream of the MSc.
The MSc provides an advanced level of formal training in research techniques and methodology, and enables students to acquire advanced level substantive knowledge in this sub-area of the discipline. If you are successful on the degree you will attain a proven competence in quantitative and qualitative methods, and in the philosophy of the social sciences.
You will demonstrate competence in a variety of further and more advanced techniques of data collection, data handling and data analysis. You will design your research project, and will write a short thesis under expert supervision. Upon the successful completion of your MSc, you will be expected to continue your studies in pursuit of a research degree (DPhil or MLitt) in a relevant area of Political Science or International Relations.
Contents
As an MSc in Politics Research student you would have to:
* attend a twenty-week core seminar in EITHER Comparative Government OR European Governance, and sit a written examination in this core subject at the end of your first year.
* submit research methods training coursework and a research design essay in preparation for your thesis.
* submit a thesis of not more than 15,000 words.
Core Subjects
* EITHER Comparative Government, OR European Governance
* Research Methods in Political Science
Research Methods Subjects
Please note that the list of subjects may change each year. Students can choose from a number of options, which may include:
* Formal Analysis
* Intermediate Social Statistics
* Archive Research
* Public Law and Legal Sources
* Field Interviewing
* Interview Analysis
* Elite Interviewing
* Social Research and the Internet
* Measurement in the Social Sciences
* Multilevel Modelling
* Network Analysis
* Panel Data
* Structural Equation Modelling
* Time Series Analysis
* Content Analysis
* Focus Groups
* Ethics
* Constructing the Text: The New Bentham Edition
* Problems of Method in the History of Political Thought
* Text and Interpretation
At the end of the summer you will have to submit a short thesis of up to 15,000 words. The MSc thesis is a substantial piece of research, which should be regarded as a piece of preparatory work for, or a preliminary contribution towards, the eventual doctorate. It should demonstrate a grasp of its sub-field, a set of design and methodological issues, and the ability to develop and sustain an independent line of argument.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Applicants should have a good 2.1 degree from a United Kingdom University, or an equivalent qualification.
English language test - IELTS 7.5 with at least 7.0 in each component TOEFL overall score of 630 with a test of written English score 5. Applicants who have taken the computer-based TOEFL test must achieve an overall score of 267 with an essay-writing score of 5.
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
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