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Degree Courses

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Our two research degrees are considered to provide the best research training in the UK for a career in international development – whether as the first step in an academic career, or as the basis for a senior post in policy research. Both the MPhil (2 years) and the DPhil (3 or 4 years) involve rigorous disciplinary groundwork, advanced research methods training, and thesis fieldwork. The DPhil caps two 'pathways' (development and migration) within the ESRC-funded Oxford Doctoral Training Centre in the Social Sciences.
Our four one-year taught courses combine demanding coursework, specialist options and an original research paper (the 'extended essay' or dissertation). These can lead on to doctoral work, but most employers regard an Oxford MSc as sufficient advanced professional training for a subsequent career in the field.

Other Funding Opportunities for Overseas Students

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A range of scholarships is available for overseas students, for example through the British Council, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Fulbright Trust, the Rhodes Trust, the Felix Scholarship Funds, Weidenfeld, Clarendon, and University Bursaries and College Awards. Separate application may be required and students are advised to consult the information in the Graduate Studies Prospectus for further information or contact the Student Funding Office for help.
Those applying for Weidenfeld and the FCO/OSI scholarships should note that they MUST include all supporting materials required for their intended course. English language certificates must be submitted by any applicant whose first language is not English (who has not successfully completed a degree course in the UK), and for the MSc in Economics for Development, the GRE certificate must be submitted by any applicant whose bachelors degree is not from a British university.

ESRC Studentships: Development Studies, Economics and Migration Pathways

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The University of Oxford is one of 21 centres of postgraduate excellence accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as a Doctoral Training Centre. ODID is able to nominate up to six applicants for the studentships for entry in 2013-14: two in the Development Studies training pathway; with the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography (SAME), three in the Migration training pathway; and with the Department of Economics, one in the Economics pathway.
We are pleased to invite applications for Masters-to-DPhil or DPhil programmes for these studentships starting in October 2013. The studentships are available for all of the ODID Masters courses and the DPhil in International Development. (Please note that the studentships are not intended for taught Masters degrees on their own – all applications should envisage the applicant continuing with a doctorate.)
How to apply:
For full details on the application procedure, please download the following information sheets:
For the Migration pathway (PDF Format)
For the Development Studies and Economics pathways (PDF Format)
Please note that in both cases, you must apply by the January 2013 deadline.

Fees and Funding

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Fees

Full information on fees can be found in the Graduate Studies Prospectus. All students should make adequate provision to cover their fees and expenses for the entire period of the expected study. MPhil and research students must remember to include adequate provision for the expenses of fieldwork where their thesis topic requires it. Opportunities to raise sufficient funding through teaching or research assistantships are not available within the Department.

Funding and Studentships

Departmental Awards

ODID offers a number of full scholarships (covering University and College fees, plus an amount towards maintenance), available to students on any of the courses it offers.
The criteria for selection will be outstanding academic ability and citizenship of (and normal residence in) a developing country as defined by the United Nations, with a preference for candidates from Sub-Saharan Africa. Continuation of scholarships in the case of multi-year courses (MPhil and DPhil) will be conditional upon a high standard of academic performance.
There is no separate application process. Candidates should choose 'Departmental Award' in the drop-down menu in the on-line application or write 'Departmental Award' on the paper application forms if they wish to be considered for one of these scholarships

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MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy

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Enquiries about the MSc in Global Governance and Diplomacy should be addressed to the Graduate Student Administrator

Students are required to take one of two foundation courses, Global Governance or International Diplomacy, and a course in Research Methods for the Social Sciences. These courses take place over Michaelmas and Hilary terms. Students also choose two eight-week options from a list of choices, such as:

Climate Change Diplomacy
Diplomacy and International Law
Global Financial Governance
International Relations of the Developing World
Multi-level Governance and Regional Integration
Peacebuilding and Statebuilding
Political Economy of Institutions and Development
Politics of Non-governmental Organisations
Security Issues in Fragile States

As an alternative to one of their options, students may also choose a course from a selection of options available on other ODID Masters programmes. In the past these have included:

Power and Punishment: Creating Social Order in Africa
Rural Societies and Politics
State, Governance and Natural Resources in Contemporary Latin America

Students are examined in all of these courses and options, and are also required to conduct supervised research and prepare a 10,000–12,000 word dissertation to be delivered towards the end of Trinity Term.

Oxford University Press

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Oxford University Press (OUP) is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.

The Press has an incredibly diverse publishing programme, publishing in many countries, in more than 40 languages, and in a variety of formats—print and digital. Its products cover an extremely broad academic and educational spectrum, and it aims to make its content available to users in whichever format suits them best.
It publishes for all audiences–from pre-school to secondary level schoolchildren; students to academics; general readers to researchers; individuals to institutions. The main criteria when evaluating a new title for publication are its quality and whether it supports those aims of furthering education and disseminating knowledge.

Shaping the world we live in today

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Our research and students have fundamentally shaped the world we live in today.

The worldwide web was created by Tim Berners-Lee - who studied as an undergraduate at Oxford.
Dr Manmohan Singh, prime minister of India, helped liberalise trade in India in the early 1990s, leading to substantial economic growth and reduction in poverty rates - after doing his doctorate in economics in Oxford.
Oxford Professor Nick White proved the life-saving efficacy of today’s most effective anti-malarial drug, artemesinin, in the treatment of severe malaria.
Oxford academic Fred Taylor developed ‘infrared remote sensing’, which allows us to monitor the heat radiated by the earth’s atmosphere, a critical tool in analysing climate change.
Oxford professors (the late) Sir Richard Doll and Sir Richard Peto identified the full role of cigarette smoking in causing lung cancer and vascular diseases, and have quantified its likely impact in rapidly growing populations such as China.

Oxford: an international university

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Oxford University has been at the forefront of understanding the world and shaping it for centuries. Since the Enlightenment, Oxford has been one of the world’s most influential and international universities.

Today, one third of our students and academic staff are from overseas.
We collaborate with colleagues around the world on topics of international importance, from the origins of the universe to the challenges of present-day globalisation.
Our tutorial system is famous for the intensive, rigorous education it provides.
Our graduate programmes train academic leaders around the globe.
Centuries before most of today’s leading universities existed, we welcomed our first international student, Emo of Friesland, in 1190. Decades before most universities became interested in international students, the Rhodes Scholarships started bringing talented international students to Oxford.
We have educated 25 British prime ministers and over 30 foreign presidents and prime ministers.
Oxford has defined the English language for many people around the world, through the dictionaries and other books of Oxford University Press (OUP), the world’s largest university press, present in 50 countries.

United States Education System

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Welcome to the Education USA. Here you can find many valuable information about the education system of the United States. How it works and how it can help you. Not only provide information about the education system in the U.S., but also will recommend and share the best universities, colleges and high schools around the best quality of education you are interested.

Thousands of international students go to the U.S. and want to know about the education of their fellow Americans and how the education system works. Due to its local differences, the system of American education seems confused. Else, the structure and procedures in American universities and colleges differ somewhat from other systems, such as the British model. This is a brief description of American colleges and university systems.

The U.S. has a federal system of government that has historically value to local government, there is no education system at the country level or program exists in the United States. The federal government does not work with public schools. Each state has its own Department of Education, which establishes rules for the universities and colleges of the United States. The colleges also receive funding from individual state, and also from local property taxes. Public colleges and universities receive funding from the state in which they are located. The legislature of each state decides how tax dollars will be given to public colleges and universities. Students in grades 1-12 do not pay tuition. University and college students pay tuition, but many scholarships earn or receive financial loans.

1. MIT OpenCourseWare

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1. MIT OpenCourseWare - Sloan School of Management

Best thing to getting an MIT education for free. Through this free online publication you can find as well as master-level courses, offered by MIT's Sloan School of Management. The curriculum includes lecture notes, videos, labs demonstrations and more. No registration is required and more than 50 courses are available.

2. The U.S. Small Business Administration

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2. The U.S. Small Business Administration

The Small Business Administration has one of the best selections of business courses on the web. Topics include everything from starting a business and business management to government contracting and international trade. Most courses take only 30 minutes to complete.

3. The Free Nonprofit Micro-eMBA Program

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3. The Free Nonprofit Micro-eMBA Program

Free Management Library's Free Nonprofit Micro-eMBA(SM) Program is a great resource for students wishing to learn more about nonprofit management. Completion of this program will not result in an MBA degree, but enrollment is free. The amount of time it takes to complete the program will depend on how fast you learn, but you may expect to spend at least 200 hours on coursework.

4. London School of Business and Finance

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4. London School of Business and Finance

This internationally renowned business school is offering its entire online MBA program for free. Anyone can sign up for their Facebook application to gain access to all of the course content from the program, including hundreds of hours of videos, lessons, assignments and educational resources. Students who would like to earn the degree can apply to LSBF and pay tuition retroactively at the end.

5. My Own Business Inc.

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5. My Own Business

Nonprofit organization My Own Business, Inc. offers a free online busiiness administration course that would be beneficial to new managers and to anyone who is interested in starting a business. This comprehensive course is split up into 14 sessions covering topics like business plans, accounting, marketing, insurance, e-commerce and international trade. For under $100, students can also acquire the accompanying textbook and a certificate of completion.

6. University of California Irvine

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6. University of California Irvine

The University of California Irvine offers several free business courses in English and Spanish through their OpenCourseWare site. Courses are broken down into lessons, and include optional reading lists for students who want to dig deeper into the course subjects.

7. Kutztown University

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7. Kutztown University - Small Business Development Center

The Small Business Development Center at Kutztown Univeristy of Pennsylvania offers an online business course that can take less than one week to complete. The course presents strategies for crafting and executing business visions, mission statements and goals. The SBDC also provides strategic planning software free to all course participants.

8. University of California Berkeley

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8. University of California Berkeley

The University of California Berkeley offers a new selection of business courses each semester. Courses are lecture-based and typically include either audio or video or both.

9. Financial Management Training Center

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9. Financial Management Training Center Courses

The Financial Management Training Center provides 20 free  downloadable business courses for people who need to learn the finer  points of financial management. All courses can be taken online. They  include full exams as well as evaluation forms for people seeking  Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. 

10. State of Maine

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10. State of Maine - Small Business Development Center

The State of Maine's Small Business Development Centers offer a few free online workshops that are great for current small business owners as well as for would-be entrepreneurs. The workshops include Starting Your Small Business, Developing Your Business Plan, and Marketing for Small Business. Each workshop takes a few hours to complete and results in a Certificate of Completion