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Oxford offers world-class research and taught degrees and courses in migration and forced migration.

Academic Programmes offered by the Refugee-Led Research Hub

The Refugee-Led Research Hub supports scholars and researchers from displaced communities including by offering the following graduate-level academic training programmes:

Online Course in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies: virtual platform for leaners who have been affected by forced displacement to be introduced to the main disciplines in the field
RSC Fellowship in Refugee Studies: an advanced year-long bridging programme offered to learners with experience of displacement
Graduate Access Support Scheme: available to learners with a displacement background interested in applying to graduate degrees at Oxfor

Master's Degrees

MSc in Migration Studies

The interdisciplinary MSc in Migration Studies allows students to explore human mobility as an intrinsic part of the broader processes of development and global change. The programme is jointly offered by the School of Anthropology, the Department of International Development and draws from the intellectual tradition of COMPAS and the Refugee Studies Centre.

MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies

The MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration offers a dynamic and intellectually rigorous path to the examination of forced migration resulting from conflict, repressive regimes, environmental change and development policies. It is offered by the the Refugee Studies Centre.

Doctoral Degrees

Given the interdisciplinary nature of migration and mobility, doctoral students carry out their research projects in various departments across the University of Oxford's divisions.

Doctoral courses offered at the Social Science Division. Find out more>>
Doctoral courses offered at the Humanities Division. Find out more>>
Doctoral courses offered at the Medical Science Division. Find out more>>

In addition, faculty from Border Criminologies, COMPAS, the Refugee Studies Centre, and the Transport Studies Unit--the four main migration and mobility research centres of the University of Oxford--supervise doctoral students in the following doctoral courses:

DPhil in Migration Studies

This course offers the opportunity to undertake an interdisciplinary in-depth project on contemporary aspects of migration and mobility. This program is offered jointly by COMPAS, the School of Anthropology, and the Department of International Development.

DPhil in International Development

The DPhil in International Development provides an opportunity to pursue in-depth research into processes of social, political and economic development and change in the Global South, in a uniquely multidisciplinary academic environment.

DPhil in Anthropology

DPhil students research a wide range of anthropological issues, including migration and migrant populations, medical practice and health, material culture, human cooperation, and human interactions with the environment and technology.

DPhil in Geography and the Environment

At the School of Geography and the Environment, graduate students work carry out projects on a wide range of issues, including migration, biogeography, climate change, flood risk, desertification, biological and cultural diversity.

DPhil in Criminology

Doctoral students carry out research on policing and security, crime and the family, border control and the criminalisation of migration, the death penalty, race and gender in crime and justice and many more areas.

Funding

Various scholarships are available for MSc and DPhil courses. Below a list of useful links:

Departments may offer internal awards and scholarships, which can be viewed on their respective websites. For further advice and to view information on other funding sources, please visit the University of Oxford's main fees and funding page.

Other Study Opportunities

International Labour Migration: Economics, Politics and Ethics - Online course offered by the Department for Continuing Education
International Summer School in Forced Migration - Offered by the Refugee Studies Centre
Refugee Studies Centre Short Courses

Visiting Fellowship

Visiting Fellowships are available to senior practitioners and policy makers, postgraduate students, and post-doctoral scholars and professional academics who wish to undertake a specific programme of self-directed study in a new academic environment. Some useful links: