Graduate course guide

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The following course guide will help you to narrow your focus to particular subjects and programmes, and find essential information about specific departments and faculties and the courses that are available.

You may also wish to read about our programmes for details regarding the length and structure of the different types of graduate programmes offered by the University.

Courses A-Z >>

A full list of graduate courses, ordered by title, is available in the Courses A-Z index.

Courses by division >>

The University of Oxford has four academic divisional groupings and one academic board.

Within each of the Divisions there are individual departments, faculties or other centres. The Oxford University Department for Continuing Education forms a fifth grouping and although not organised into separate faculties or departments, its Board and teachers have the same responsibilities as the Divisions.

Further information on each of the five Divisions is available via the pages below.

Humanities
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences
Medical Sciences

Social Sciences
Department for Continuing Education

Courses by department >>

The departments are colour coded by the Division to which they belong, and each page includes:

details of courses offered by the department
application instructions specific to each course
a link to the departmental website
contact details of academic and administrative staff who can assist you with any queries that you may have

Graduate course guide

Courses A-Z >>

Courses by division >>

Courses by department >>

Chemistry

Classics

Physics

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