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79 Master's degrees offered by the university
Financial Economics
The Financial Economics from the University of Oxford applies theories and methodologies to finance, while the finance courses provide the underlying economic principles of financial practice.
English Studies (Medieval Period)
The English Studies (Medieval Period) programme offered at the University of Oxford is a two year programme designed for students wishing to attain a thorough grounding in medieval English language and literature and related subjects at an advanced level, either as a preparation for doctoral research or as an autonomous qualification.
Economic and Social History
This two-year specialist Economic and Social History programme from the University of Oxford offers a unique framework for research training in economic and social history. It offers a wide range of options and allows you to specialise in economic and/or social history, or historical demography, although the boundaries between these areas are deliberately permeable.
Migration Studies
This interdisciplinary Migration Studies offered at the University of Oxford analyses global migration and mobility, in historical context, and as part of the broader processes of development and social change.
Education (Child Development and Education)
The Education (Child Development and Education) course from the University of Oxford aims to promote a critical understanding of theories and research on child development and their relevance to the design and evaluation of educational programmes and policies in diverse contexts.
Classical Indian Religion
This Classical Indian Religion course at the University of Oxford introduces you to the religions of India whose literature has been expressed primarily in Sanskrit and the Middle Indic languages, especially Prakrit and Pali.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
The Postgraduate Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) at the University of Oxford is a part-time course for qualified healthcare professionals, providing high-quality training and supervision in CBT theory and practice. Oxford is internationally recognised as a centre of excellence in CBT and the course draws on an impressive body of local specialist skill and knowledge.
Jewish Studies
The Jewish Studies from the University of Oxford provides a broad approach to the study of Jewish history and culture from antiquity to modern times, combined with study of Modern or Biblical Hebrew or Yiddish.
Development Studies
The two-year Development Studies from the University of Oxford will provide you with a rigorous and critical introduction to development as a process of managed and unmanaged change in societies in the global South. Our students go on to careers in development policy or practice or for further study in the field.
Slavonic Studies
The Slavonic Studies from the University of Oxford is designed to introduce students who already possess a good knowledge of Russian or another Slavonic language to areas of Slavonic studies that were not part of their first degree course. You are able to select from a wide range of philological, literary and historical subjects as a preparation for advanced research in this field.
Egyptology
The Egyptology from the University of Oxford is a two-year taught graduate degree that offers a satisfying, advanced course of study in the languages, cultures, and history of ancient Egypt. While the MPhil functions as a course in its own right, it is also designed to take students to the stage where they can embark on doctoral research in Egyptology.
Classical Hebrew Studies
The MSt in Classical Hebrew Studies offered at the University of Oxford lasts for one teaching year, namely from October to June. While it is a master’s degree in its own right, and may be taken by those with no future study plans beyond that point, it is designed especially for those with a basic knowledge of Biblical Hebrew.
Latin American Studies
This Latin American Studies course at the University of Oxford offers an interdisciplinary approach towards the understanding of modern Latin America, allowing you to develop an in-depth research project that may involve a period of fieldwork in the region.
Economics for Development
The Economics for Development course from the University of Oxford is a nine-month degree in development economics with a strong emphasis on bringing methods of modern economic analysis to economic development theory and policy. The course will prepare you for further academic research or for work as a professional development economist in international agencies, governments or the private sector.
International Relations
The International Relations offered at the University of Oxford is a two-year course which combines intellectually rigorous training in theoretical and conceptual approaches to international relations with the study of the recent history of world politics, as well as providing methodological training and personalised guidance for the production of high-quality original research .
Diplomatic Studies
The University of Oxford Diplomatic Studies Programme (DSP), formerly known as the Foreign Service Programme (FSP), is a full-time programme of mixed academic and vocational study of diplomacy and related subjects.
Archaeological Science
The Archaeological Science course at the University of Oxford provides a broad introductory education for those with a first degree in archaeology wishing to apply science-based research methods, or for those with a first degree in a science subject wishing to learn about specifically archaeological issues amenable to scientific methods.
Celtic Studies
The MPhil in Celtic Studies at the University of Oxford is a two-year, full-time programme designed for those interested in the history, languages, and cultures of Celtic-speaking communities. This degree, which can accommodate students without prior Celtic knowledge, emphasises language study and culminates in a dissertation based on selected topics.
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
This two-year part-time course in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy at University of Oxford offers experienced professionals from a range of backgrounds a unique opportunity to develop in-depth specialist knowledge and skills in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) curricula.