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Musculoskeletal Sciences

Research Programmes

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DPhil in Musculoskeletal Sciences

Course Code | 002025

MSc (R) in Musculoskeletal Sciences

Course Code | 002035

The MSc and DPhil research projects at the Department focus on establishing a better understanding of physiological and pathological complication associated with the musculoskeletal systems.

These include:

  • Cartilage Biology
  • Cell Signalling in Skeletal Regeneration
  • Cerebral Palsy and Gait Analysis
  • Clinical Trials
  • Epidemiology
  • Genetics of Rheumatic Disease
  • Medical Education
  • Metabolic Bone Disease and Osteoporosis
  • Molecular Pharmacology and Metabolism
  • Osteoporosis Genetics and Management
  • Osteoarthritis Functional Genomics
  • Osteoarthritis Research and Surgical Clinical Trials
  • Osteoclast Biology
  • Oxford Orthopaedic Engineering Collaboration (OOEC)
  • Pathophysiology of Bone and Joint Disease
  • Spine Research Group
  • Surgical Technology
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Trauma and Injury Prevention
  • Vasculitis

How to Apply

The deadlines for the DPhil and MSc (R) courses are 18 November 2011, 6 January 2012 and 9 March 2012. Places may be available beyond the main application deadlines. Further information can be obtained from the Director of Graduate Studies: afsie.sabokbar@ndorms.ox.ac.uk

The standard set of materials you should send with any application to a research course comprises:

The research proposal for applicants to the DPhil and MSc (R) in Musculoskeletal Sciences should be within the remit of the department and no more than one side of A4.

It is advisable to contact the supervisors (listed at NDORMS website) or the Director of Graduate Studies prior to submission of the proposal and application.

Please follow the detailed instructions in the Application Guide, and consult the Musculoskeletal Sciences website for any additional guidance.
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Taught Programmes

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MSc in Musculoskeletal Sciences

Course Code | 003795

The part-time MSc in Musculoskeletal Sciences provides practising clinicians with academic training in the sciences underlying musculoskeletal diseases, and is designed to complement any post-graduate clinical teaching that students are receiving in their specialist training programme.

The course runs over two years and promotes an understanding of the ways in which research can be used to improve health care in musculoskeletal diseases.  It will also provide a firm foundation for students wishing to progress to full-time doctoral research.

Attendance at the University is required on one day per month, in addition to three short residential sessions of 3-5 days throughout the two years. Scholarships for assistance with fees are available.

  • Length of programme: 24 months
  • Core and optional courses: The first four terms cover three core modules in principles of musculoskeletal disease; research, statistics & epidemiology; and scientific aspects of musculoskeletal diseases. The final two terms provide an advanced module in either rheumatology or orthopaedics.
  • Further programme information on the NDORMS website External link

How to Apply

The MSc in Musculoskeletal Sciences is offered in alternate years and will next run in January 2014. Please note that this programme of study starts in January rather than October.

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Resources Available

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The Institute of Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre is part of the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musuloskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) and is located on the grounds of the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (NOC) NHS Trust.

The purpose-built laboratories are fully equipped to accommodate over 90 basic scientists, clinicians, engineers and geneticists. The Department has close research links with other internal and external departments. Staff and students can use the facilities at the Girdlestone Library located within the NOC. 

Other nearby libraries are the Cairns Library based at the John Radcliffe Hospital and the Knowledge Centre, Old Road Campus.

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Graduate Destinations

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During the past 10 years a significant number of graduates have successfully joined academia, the pharmaceutical industry, clinical orthopaedics, orthopaedic engineering and teaching.

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www.ndorms.ox.ac.uk

+44 (0)1865 227855
afsie.sabokbar
@ndorms.ox.ac.uk

 

 

 

 

 

 

Further Contacts

MSc in Musculoskeletal Sciences

+44 (0)1865 737833
charlotte.kerr
@ndorms.ox.ac.uk

Key Facts

Main areas of research interests

Research interests on the NDORMS website External link


Entry Requirements

Research programme:

Good undergraduate honours degree (minimum upper second-class) in Biological Sciences or related subjects (such as Cell Biology, Genetics, Pharmacology, Biochemistry etc.)

 

Taught programme:

First degree in medicine and normally at least Part I of MRCP or MRCS.

 

Selection Criteria

Details of the selection criteria used to assess applicants are available via the NDORMS website

 

English Language Requirements

Research degrees: Standard level
Taught degree: Higher level


Funding/Awards

Funding information on the NDORMS website External link


Number of Applicants

Research degrees: 20

 

Number of Places Available

Research degrees: 7 per year
Taught degrees: 15 every two years

 

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