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Primary Health Care

Research programmes

DPhil in Primary Health Care

Course Code | 002130

MSc by Research in Primary Health Care

Course Code | 002140

Subject areas cover the entire spectrum of Primary Health Care, but particularly the following areas:

  • Monitoring of chronic diseases
  • Self care for chronic diseases
  • Diagnosis of disease
  • Diabetes and vascular disease
  • Infectious disease
  • Personal experiences of health and illness
  • Systematic review and evidence-based medicine

How to Apply

The deadlines for the DPhil and MSc (R) courses are 16 November 2012, 4 January 2013 and 8 March 2013

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

In addition to the standard documents above, applicants to the DPhil or MSc (R) in Primary Health Care should provide two (2) relevant academic essays or other writing samples from their most recent qualification of 2,000 words each, or 2,000-word extracts of longer work.

The research proposal for applicants to the DPhil or MSc (R) in Primary Health Care should normally be two pages in length, covering areas such as the background to the research, methodology, expected results and the contribution to the field of learning.

Please follow the detailed instructions in the Application Guide, and consult the Primary Health Care website for any additional guidance.

Academic resources

Knowledge Centre

Based in the research building in Roosevelt Drive, Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford OX3 7LF

Cairns Library

Situated in the John Radcliffe Hospital

Radcliffe Science Library

Academic staff profiles

Information on academic staff profiles External link

Graduate destinations

Careers in national and international primary care research and management.

Related programmes

MSc in Evidence-Based Health Care

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+44 (0) 1865 289362
primarycare.graduatestudies
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Main areas of research interests

Research interests on the PHC website External link


Entry requirements
  • Minimum of upper second-class (or equivalent) in the undergraduate degree
  • Research proposal

 

Selection criteria

Selection criteria on the PHC website External link

 

English language requirements

Higher level


Funding/awards
  • MRC studentship

 

Number of applicants
2012/13

4

 

Number of places available
2013/14

4