Master of Science by Coursework in Politics Research
Differences from 2016/17 to 2023/24
(See also the general notice at the commencement of these regulations
currentprogramme editionshall be under the supervision of the Student Handbook contains an elaborated version of these regulations.)
The regulations made by the Politics Graduate Studies Committee are as follows:
M.Sc. Examination
A candidate forof the M.Sc.Department inof Politics Researchand shallInternational Relations.
(1)A single three hour written examination paper testing knowledge of the candidate’s core subject (Comparative Government or European Governance).Comparative Government
Compulsorypaperortaken from the M.Phil. in PoliticsThe theory and practice of government in modern states.European Governance
, assessed by a written examination.- 4.
paperCandidatestakenwillfromcompletetheaM.Phil.course inPoliticsThe constitutions and formal structure of governments in European states, including the UK, and the theory and practice of integration in Europe.(2)(Compulsory paper taken from the M.Phil. in Politics)The paper isassessed by coursework, full details of which will be set out in thefollowingStudentwayHandbook.The candidates must submit: - 5. Candidates will
satisfactorily complete a programme of core and optional research methods training, as specified in theStudent Handbook. Candidates who fail elements of the research methods training coursework are normally permitted to submit a second time (or, of the coursework is assessed by a test, to resit that test) by a date specified in theStudent Handbook.
Compulsory
(i) A Research Design Proposal of between 4000 and 6000 words, excluding bibliography and any methodological appendices, on research design as it bears on the subject of the candidate’s proposed M.Sc. thesis. Two copies of the Research Design Proposal, together with a copy on CD or USB flash drive, must be submitted to the Examination Schools by noon on the Friday of sixth week of Trinity Term. It must be accompanied by a separate signed declaration that it is the candidate’s own work except where otherwise indicated, and that it has not previously been submitted for assessment, either at Oxford or at another institution.
(ii) Research methods training coursework
The ThesisEach candidate must submit a thesis of not more than 15,000 words, excluding bibliographyand any methodological appendices. Two hard copies, together with a copy on CD or USB flash drive, must be submitted to the Examination Schools by noon on the last FridayThursday ofin August following the end of Trinity Full Term. It must be accompanied by a separate signed declaration that it is the candidate’s own work except where otherwise indicated and that it has not previously been submitted for assessment, either at Oxford or at another institution