Full details of the supporting materials required are set out in the Notes of Guidance for completing application forms. No application is considered until the dossier is complete and many candidates are rejected because complete dossiers are not ready for consideration until after all available places have been filled. Entry Requirements Admission requires a good Upper Second Class Honours degree from a UK University or its overseas equivalent. Relevant social science training is preferred but it is possible for students with limited social science experience to read for the Masters courses. Indeed one of the purposes of these courses is to provide a basic training in sociology as a foundation for further research.
Many applicants are from overseas.
The Graduate Studies Prospectus contains information of particular relevance to overseas applicants. The staff of the Graduate Admissions Office can advise applicants on courses, obtaining places in colleges, University requirements and regulations, and fees and expenses. It is particularly important that, before leaving their home country, those coming from overseas to study in Oxford should have made adequate provision to cover their fees and expenses for the whole of the expected period of study. Further details about this requirement are given in the Graduate Studies Prospectus . These are intended to contribute towards University fees.