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MPhil - Master of Philosophy
University of Oxford
Full Time
Oct 2026
21 Month
This two-year programme offers a range of options drawing on the expertise of Oxford large community of scholars working in the history of science, medicine and technology. You may specialise in the history of science and technology or the history of medicine, although the boundaries between these areas are deliberately permeable.
The explicitly interdisciplinary nature of this MPhil means that the Faculty of History collaborates with other divisions and departments within the University.
In the field of history of science, technology and medicine the study environment is particularly enhanced by the The Oxford Centre for the History of Science, Medicine and Technology (HSMT) and the Museum of the History of Science, as well as by a large number of academic experts with interest in these fields across the collegiate University. You will benefit from a variety of interdisciplinary resources, including weekly seminars.
History at Oxford stretches from around c. 300 to the present and embraces an exceptionally broad geographical range. It comprises an active research community of up to 800 academics and graduate students.
The expertise of scholars in Oxford covers most of the main areas and periods of the history of science, medicine, and technology. A varied programme of seminars, lectures, and conferences enables graduate students to obtain knowledge of subjects beyond their chosen speciality and to meet visitors from elsewhere in Britain and abroad.
The course comprises a compulsory core course, option subject courses, and a research project.
