Master of Science by Coursework in Migration Studies
Differences from 2014/15 to 2022/23
1. The
Social Sciences Boardcourse shallelectbeforunder the supervision of thecourseMigrationaStudiesStandingTeaching Committee,whichandshallregulatedconsistby the joint Graduate Studies Committee of theDirectors of the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) and of the International Migration Institute (IMI) ex officio, the course director, and two other members of the teaching staff drawn from the OxfordDepartment of International Development and the School of Anthropology, which shall have the power to arrange lecturesandotherMuseuminstructionEthnography.The course director shall be responsible to that committee.- 2. Candidates must follow a course of instruction in Migration Studies for at least three terms and will
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The final examination shall be taken in Trinity Term of the academic year in which the candidate’s name is first entered on the Register of M.Sc Students or, with the approval of the Board, in a subsequent year. 4.The examiners may at their discretion require any candidate to attend for a viva voce examination.5.Each candidate will be required to satisfy the examiners infivesix papers and a dissertation.
, when entering for the examinations, be required to produce a certificate from their supervisor to this effect. Candidates will be expected to attend such lectures and seminars as their supervisor/courseCourse directorDirector shall recommend.
Papers I-II
- 4. Each candidate will be required to satisfy the examiners in
accordancetwowithcore papers:
Paper I,: II,Migration: III, IV,Economics and V below.Governance
IPaper InternationalII: Migration in the Social Sciences: AnAnthropology Interdisciplinaryand IntroductionDevelopment
65.TheEach core paper willcoverbetheoriesassessed by written examination; Paper I in early Hilary term andapproachesPaper II inmigrationearlystudies;Trinitybasicterm.
Papers conceptsIII- inIV: migration studies; types of human migrationThematic and mobility;Regional the history and development of migration studiesElectives
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AssessmentEachof this paper will take place in the form of one written essay of a maximum of 5,000 words (excluding notes and bibliography). This essaycandidate will beexpectedrequired todisplaychoose two thematic and regional electives, one from the Migration Studies pool, and one from either the Migration Studies or Anthropology pools (or with the approval of the Course Director, anunderstandingelective from another degree programme, following the assessment arrangements specified for that programme). A list ofkeyelectivesconceptsincluding the timings andanalysismethods of assessment will be published by the Course Director at the start of Michaelmas Term.
Papers V-VI: Methods in Social Research
- 7. Each candidate will be required to satisfy the
economicsexaminers in Methods in Social Research assessed by two 2,500politics,wordsociologyessays. The Qualitative assignment (Paper V) must be submitted no later than 12 noon on Monday of Week 1 of Hilary Term andanthropology of migration. Candidates shall submit their essay totheExaminationQuantitativeSchoolsassignment (Paper VI) must be submitted by no later than 12 noon on Tuesday ofthe firstweekof the Hilary Term2 ofthe course, accompanied by a statement that the essay is the candidate’s own work except where otherwise indicated. IIMigration, Globalisation and Social Transformation7.This paper will be examined by means of a three-hour written examination to be taken duringTrinity Term.Candidates will be expected to display understanding of the major debates in contemporary migration, including theoretical and practical questions and issues that currently drive research in the field of migration studies. Topics to be covered will vary from year to year, depending on changes in the focus of migration studies.
IIIDissertation Elective paper
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Candidates’ understanding of the two options they choose will be assessed through two sets of questions in an options paper. A list of papers approved for this purpose by the Standing Committee will be available from the course director by Monday of sixth week of Michaelmas Term. Students are free to elect any one of these papers in consultation with their supervisor. The examiners may, at their discretion, either require candidates to sit the standard examination paper for this elective paper, or else set a paper specifically for students on the M.Sc. in Migration Studies.IVMethods in Social Research9.Each student must display an understanding of research methods relevant to migration studies, which will be assessed by satisfactory completion of a course of practical work. This paper will cover (i) participant observation, in-depth interviewing, archival research, and qualitative data analysis; (ii) basic principles of statistical inference, and statistical models for the analysis of quantitative social science data; (iii) methods of data collection, including questionnaire design, interviewing and coding; and (iv) basic principles of statistical modelling in the social sciences.10.Assessment of this paper shall take the form of three pieces of coursework, written during Michaelmas Term and Hilary Term. Candidates shall submit a portfolio consisting of copies of all coursework to the Examination Schools no later than 12 noon on Tuesday of noughth week of the Trinity Term of the course, accompanied by a statement that the coursework is the candidate’s own work except where otherwise indicated.VDissertation11.Each candidate shall be required to submit a dissertation of not more than 15,000 words(excluding references and appendices)on a subjectapprovedagreedbyintheconsultation with their supervisor.TheEach candidateshallwillsend to the Standing Committee, with the written approval of his or her supervisor,submit the proposed title ofthetheir dissertation forconsiderationapproval by theStandingChairCommittee,of Examiners by 12 noon on the Friday oftheWeekfirst week2 of Hilary Termin the academic year in which his or her name was entered on the Register of M.Sc. Students.- 9. The dissertation must be
presentedsubmittedinnoproperlaterscholarlythanform,12in 1.5 line spacing and double-sidednoon onA4Thursdaypaper,ofeachWeekcopy8boundoforTrinityheld firmly in a stiff coverTerm. - 10.
TheAlldissertationassessments must bemarkedsubmitted using the University approved online assessment platform. Technical information on the requirements for online submissions is provided in the Course Handbook.
12. The dissertation (three copies) must be typewritten and delivered to the Examination Schools, High Street, Oxford, not later than noon on Thursday of eighth week of Trinity Term in the year in which the examination is taken. An electronic copy must also be submitted to the M.Sc in Migration Studies Course Coordinator, again by the date and time specified above
Oxford 1+1 MBA programme
Candidates registered on the Oxford 1+1 MBA programme will follow an additional two or three-month bridging programme at the end of their third term of the combined programme.
Each candidate will be appointed an academic advisor from the Saïd Business School to plan an individual course of study which will include as a minimum, the following three compulsory elements:
(i) Normally two meetings during the bridging programme with the senior advisor appointed by the Saïd Business School at the start of the Oxford 1+1 MBA programme.
(ii) A formatively assessed Integrative Development Plan of up to 3,000 words. Candidates would be required to critically reflect on their learning from the Masters programme and relate this both to their forthcoming MBA programme as well as to their career goals. The meetings with the advisor will frame the design, delivery and discussion of the plan.
(iii) Attendance of the MBA pre-course as described in the joining instructions for the attentionMBA ofclass, unless granted exemption by the ChairMBA of Examiners, M.Sc. in Migration Studies, c/o Examination Schools, High Street, Oxford. The word count shall be statedCommittee on the outside front covergrounds of theprior dissertation.formal Thestudy examiners shall retain a copy of the dissertation of each candidate who passes the examination for deposit in the Social Sciences Library.
13. The examiners may award a distinction for excellence in the whole examination.
14. If it is the opinion of the examiners that theor work done by a candidate is not of sufficient merit to qualify for the degree of Mexperience.Sc., the candidate shall be given the option of re-sitting the M.Sc. examination on one further occasion only, normally not later than one year after the first attempt.