Class sizes may vary depending on the options you choose. Tutorials are usually 2-4 students and a tutor. Generally students are very much in charge of their own timetable throughout their course. The third-year thesis will give you the opportunity to engage in a piece of independent research. In the second and third years you will have the opportunity to choose from an enormous variety of lectures, and your regular tutorials will be supplemented by faculty classes where you will discuss work with a larger number of students. Plus, the tutors are fantastic (not as scary as I'd imagined!) and genuinely consider my thoughts and ideas, despite knowing so much about the topic themselves!”ĭuring the first year, you will be expected to attend around five lectures each week, participate in regular meetings with tutors to discuss work, conduct independent research and write at least one essay a week.
It's so great to have the freedom to pursue my own interests, and gives me a real sense of control over my studies. One term, I was studying Europe and the world in the 19th Century, the next I was doing a source-based module on medieval crime and punishment. Right from the start I was given the choice of 7 different time periods, and since then have had the opportunity to study a range of topics and periods, finding out what I like most.
“The best thing about my course is the freedom. The library provision for History is amazing: wherever I work, I feel like I’m inside a historical attraction rather than just reading about them!”
The tutors are flexible too, meaning I can choose essays on topics which interest me. I love the diversity of my courses, and the fact I have control over every term’s study. I also did some papers in sociology and art history, which helped me find new perspectives and ways to approach my work. “In the past year I’ve studied a wide range of topics on aspects of history I’d never even considered before, spanning from monasticism in the 11th Century to the French Revolution and Napoleon. Please see our course pages for more details. So if you’re interested in studying History but your personal or educational circumstances have meant you are unlikely to achieve the grades typically required for Oxford courses, then choosing to apply for History with a Foundation Year might be the course for you. Please note: For the first time, for entry in October 2023 we will be offering a different route to access History at Oxford. Oxford also possesses exceptional library provision for History in the Bodleian Library, the History Faculty Library, the Sackler and the Weston Library’s special collections. The Oxford History Faculty is at the forefront of research. Students are encouraged to adopt a variety of interdisciplinary approaches to their work, and the faculty is strong on intellectual and cultural history options. The geographical range is also broad: there are options on North American, Latin American, Asian and African history (see the department website for further details). Students can study options on any part of British and European history from the declining years of the Roman Empire to the present day. Oxford is celebrated for the broad chronological sweep of its courses and the enormous amount of choice offered.
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