Doing Masters Degree in Oxford

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Doing Masters Degree in Oxford

• Svetlana Andrianova
• And
• Olga Voronina

19th October 2006
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Agenda

• About the Programme
• Academic Life
• Social Life
• Oxford
• How to Apply
• Questions

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Master of Science, Said BS

• offers students the unique opportunity to engage
  with internationally renowned social scientists
  in exploring the practice and process of business
  management
• one-year programme open to top class graduates
  in any discipline who wish to study a range of
  contemporary theoretical and empirical
  perspectives on organisational management with
  both global and local settings
• the aim of the programme is to provide the basis
  for professional careers in social research and,
  in particular, to provide suitable preparation
  for access to doctoral programmes in leading
  universities across the world

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MSc in Management Research

• Students attend lectures, classes and tutorials
  for a total of three terms
• Are introduced to key ideas in management
  research and research methodologies
• Choose one of two possible advanced research
  methods options
• Follow two electives in specialist subjects of
  their choice from the offerings provided
• Write a 15,000-word research dissertation using
  empirical or secondary data in a field of
  management research.

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Learning

• Support and guidance by academic and college
  advisors. From Hilary term onwards the academic
  advisor is also the supervisor of the research
  dissertation.
• Learning outcomes
•  Substantive knowledge of the key concepts
  within management and organisation theory
•  Substantive knowledge  in up to two specialist
  areas
•  Comprehensive knowledge of research skills and
  techniques
•  Ability to compare and contrast the relative
  merits of a range of theoretical and
  methodological perspectives
•  Ability to identify a research question, write
  a proposal, investigate this using the
  appropriate tools and present the results in an
  academic format for peer review

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Michaelmas Term (8 weeks)October 1 December 17

• Induction
• Research Methodology
• Advanced Organisational Analysis
• Economics of Organisations
• Define a research question

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Hillary Term (January 7 - March 25)

• Advanced Research Methods (qualitative or
  quantitative choice of the student, paper as an
  examination)
• Elective
• Advanced Organisational Theory
• Advanced Marketing
• Science and Technology
• Present the research proposal and submit
  literature review by week 8

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Trinity Term (April 21 July 6)

• Elective
• Organisational Behaviour
• Marketing
• Science and Technology Studies
• Strategy and Entrepreneurship
• International Business
• Operations Management
• Epistemology of Accounting
• ! Submit dissertation (15, 000 words) by August

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Special

• Relationship with your supervisor
• Seminars with leading researchers/academics
  worldwide
• Business school venues
• Company presentations
• Exams written, ceremony, subfasc
• Social life