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The Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences is the academic department of surgery at the University of Oxford, and hosts a multidisciplinary team of senior clinical academic surgeons, senior scientists, junior clinicians and scientists in training.
Can the course be studied in different formats?
Answer This course is offered both as a full-time in-person program and as a part-time online course. For the full-time program, all students are required to be resident in Oxford for its duration. You can find out more on the full-time course pages. A part-time online variant of the course is opening in October 2024, see the part-time course pages for more details. You can find more information on the University Graduate Admissions pages for the full time and part-time courses.
What is the difference between the full-time and part-time courses?
Answer The courses share learning outcome and curriculum, but the delivery is different in terms of mode and pace. The full-time course is completed in one year (October to September), whereas the part time takes place over two years (October Year 1 to September Year 2). The course materials also present the course content differently, as online learners receive pre-recorded lectures, interactive online activities and a desk-based research project, whereas full-time students receive only face-to-face teaching and usually experience a lab-based project.
Are there scholarships available for the course?
Answer All candidates who apply by the relevant deadline in December will be considered for funding, however this is an extremely competitive process and selection is based on academic excellence.
Can the course be studied in different formats?
Answer This course is offered both as a full-time in-person program and as a part-time online course. For the full-time program, all students are required to be resident in Oxford for its duration. You can find out more on the full-time course pages. A part-time online variant of the course is opening in October 2024, see the part-time course pages for more details. You can find more information on the University Graduate Admissions pages for the full time and part-time courses.
Can I apply for the course as an intercalating medic?
Answer We are able to consider intercalating candidates who will have completed the equivalent number of credits in an undergraduate degree prior to the start of the course. Please note that the course runs until late July each year, with a final academic commitment in September.
What modules make up the course?
Answer The MSc is not modular, and all components are compulsory for all students.
What research projects are available?
Answer Each year a diverse group of PIs from across the Medical Sciences Division offer research projects to the class. These vary from year-to-year, however students have been based at the Jenner Institute, Oxford Vaccine Group, Kennedy Institute and the MRC Translational Immune Discovery Unit, amongst others, in the past. Students with a particular interest are also able to take the initiative to contact a potential supervisor and arrange a project independently, and every year there will be a handful of students who choose to do this.
Am I eligible for the course?
Answer You can find details of the entry requirements on our University Graduate Admissions page.
How do I apply?
Answer Full details on how to apply are available on our University Graduate Admissions page.
Do I need to have completed my degree before applying?
Answer No, however if you are offered a place on the course, completion of your degree at the appropriate level will be set as a condition you will need to meet by a given deadline.