Master of Science by Coursework in Migration Studies
Differences from 2020/21 to 2023/24
1. The course shall be under the supervision of the Migration Studies Teaching Committee and regulated by the joint Graduate Studies Committee of the Department of International Development and the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography.
- 2. Candidates must follow a course of instruction in Migration Studies for at least three terms and will be expected to attend such lectures and seminars as their supervisor/
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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.Each candidate will be required to satisfy the examiners infivesix papers and a dissertation.
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Papers I-II
- 4. Each candidate will be required to satisfy the examiners in
accordancetwowithcore papers:
Paper I: Migration: Economics and Governance
Paper II: Migration: Anthropology and Development
- 5. Each core paper will be assessed by written examination; Paper I in early Hilary term and Paper II in early Trinity term.
Papers III- IV: Thematic and Regional Electives
- 6. Each candidate will be required to choose two thematic and regional electives,
II,oneIII,fromIVthe Migration Studies home pool, andVonebelow. IfromTheeitherPolitics of Movement: Internationalthe Migration Studies pool, the Anthropology pool or from another pool available in theSocial Sciences5.This paper will provide an interdisciplinary perspective on history and politicsDepartment ofglobalInternationalmobility and migration, as well as engage with different epistemological approaches to studying mobility and migrationDevelopment.Assessment of this paper will take place in the form of one written essay of a maximum of 5,000 words (excluding notes and bibliography). This essayCandidates will be expected todisplayfollowantheunderstandingformat and mode ofkeyexaminationconceptsof the examinations of the electives they choose. A list of electives including 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 Tuesday 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 Term0 ofthe course, accompanied by a statement that the essay is the candidate’s own work except where otherwise indicated. IIMigration, Globalisation and Social Transformation6.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 thematic questions 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
7.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 Research8.
Eachstudent 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.9.Assessment of this paper shall take the form of two 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.VDissertation10.Each candidate shall be required to submit a dissertation of not more than 15,000 words(excluding abstract, bibliography 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 oftheWeeksecond 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 bemarkedsubmittedforusing theattentionUniversityofapprovedtheonlineChairassessmentof Examiners, M.Scplatform.inTechnicalMigration Studies, c/o Examination Schools, High Street, Oxford. The word count shall be statedinformation on theoutside front cover of the dissertation. The examiners shall retain a copy of the dissertation of each candidate who passes the examinationrequirements fordepositonline submissions is provided in theSocialCourseSciences LibraryHandbook. 12.If it is the opinion of the examiners that the work done by a candidate is not of sufficient merit to qualify for the degree of M.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.
11.The dissertation (two 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 Saïïd 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 Saïïd 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 MBA class, unless granted exemption by the MBA Committee on the grounds of prior formal study or work experience.