Master of Science by Coursework in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies

1. The course shall be under the supervision of the Refugee and Forced Migration Studies Teaching Committee of the Department of International Development. 

2. Candidates must follow a course of instruction in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies for at least three terms full-time and will be expected to attend such lectures and seminars as their supervisor/Course Director shall recommend. 

3. Each candidate will be required to satisfy the examiners in four papers, a research design essay and a thesis. 

Papers I-II

4. Each candidate will be required to satisfy the examiners in two core papers:

Paper I: International Legal and Ethical Frameworks

Paper II: Political and Anthropological Frameworks

5. Each core paper will be assessed by a written examination in early Trinity term. 

Papers III-IV: Two elective courses

6. Each candidate will be required to choose two elective courses, with at least one from the Refugee and Forced Migration Studies pool, and the second from either the Refugee and Forced Migration Studies pool, the Migration Studies pool, or with the approval of the Course Director, an elective from another degree programme offered by the Department of International Development. Candidates will be expected to follow the mode of assessment for the owning programme of the elective. A list of electives including the timings and methods of assessment will be published by the Course Director at the start of Michaelmas Term.  

Research Design Essay

7. Each candidate will be required to submit a 3,000 word Research Design Essay no later than 12 noon on Friday of Week 7 of Hilary Term.

Multidisciplinary thesis 

8. Each candidate will be required to submit a thesis of not less than 10,000 and not more than 15,000 words on a topic relevant to forced migration approved by the Chair of Examiners.   

9. The thesis must be submitted no later than 12 noon on Thursday of Week 8 of Trinity Term. 

10. All assessments must be submitted using the University approved online assessment platform. Technical information on the requirements for online submissions is provided in the Course Handbook.

11. Candidates may be required to attend an oral examination on one of more elements of the candidate’s assessed work.