Courses

If you're considering applying for graduate study at Oxford, this step-by-step guide will get you started.

A comprehensive A-Z of Oxford's graduate courses. Filter by course type and search by keyword.

A wide range of departments offer graduate courses, spanning all four of the University of Oxford's academic divisions and Oxford Lifelong Learning.

Taught courses usually involve a range of core and optional course elements. Independent study is supported by seminars and lectures.

As a student undertaking a research course at Oxford, you will focus on a specific area of research throughout your course, working with an academic supervisor who will oversee your studies.

Studentships are a specific type of funding, usually for a specific research project offered by an academic department.

Guidance about changes in course provision, including the two main scenarios in which it is desirable or necessary for the University to make such changes.

Academic departments hold online and in-person events for prospective graduate students throughout the year, often between September and December.