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To apply to our graduate programme (MSc, MPhil, or DPhil), visit the University's application webpage. This page provides supplementary information.
Deadline
The 2011/2012 admissions round is now open. The deadline for those who wish their application to be considered for funding assistance is Friday 20 January 2012.
Eligibility
Applicants to the MSc or MPhil must have a first class or high upper second class undergraduate degree (65% or above). For Americans, this is equivalent to a grade point average of 3.7 out of 4; for others, this is equivalent to graduating in the top 15% of your class. Applicants to the DPhil are expected to have a masters degree in sociology or an allied subject with a high mark.
Applicants must have a good command of written English. If English is not your native language, you must demonstrate English language scores at the higher level:
- IELTS (our preferred test): overall score of 7.5, with at least 7.0 in each component;
- TOEFL:
- overall score of 630 with a Test of Written English score of 5;
- 267 for computer-based TOEFL, with an essay-writing score of 5;
- 109 for internet-based TOEFL;
- Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: Grade B;
- or proof that your last course of study was taught completely in English.
Admissions Criteria for 2012/2013 entry
Note on further departmental admissions criteria
Supporting materials
- Three academic references.
- Official transcripts: your university-level qualifications and marks to date.
- Two academic writing samples: from your most recent qualification, each sample with a length of 2,000 words.
- (for MSc/MPhil) Statement of purpose: in one page, explain why you wish to study sociology at Oxford.
- (for DPhil) Research proposal: in two pages, explain what topic you propose to investigate, why it is sociologically significant, and how you would carry out the research. Also identify the staff member who could supervise this research. You should discuss the research proposal with her or him before submitting the application.
Choosing a college
You can either choose a preferred college or let the university allocate you to a college. To be eligible for funding from a college, you usually must select that college as your preferred choice. If you are accepted by the Department of Sociology, then you will be guaranteed a place in a college, though it might not be your preferred college.
Colleges with sociology graduate students (* with sociology faculty) include
- Green Templeton
- Kellogg
- Lady Margaret Hall
- Linacre*
- New*
- Nuffield*
- Regent’s Park
- St Antony’s*
- St Cross*
- St Hilda’s
- St Hugh’s*
- Trinity*
- Wolfson
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