Translational Health Sciences FAQs

Annual Award Fees

There is an Annual Award Fee for each year a student is on the course, payment for which is typically due before the start of the academic year.

Dissertation Fees

The Dissertation Fee payment is due shortly before students begin their dissertation, which they have 3 terms to complete. The Dissertation Fee is equivalent to 3 module fees. Full details of prices are on the award web pages.

In exceptional circumstances it may be possible for a student to pay the Annual Award Fee and/or the Dissertation Fee in instalments.

Module Fees

Modules are invoiced 6–8 weeks before the start of the module. Module Fees for programme students are lower than fees for a student attending as a “short course”. All Module Fees must be paid in full prior to commencing the module.

Yes. The fees are the same for both international and domestic students.

There are currently no scholarships that are unique to the MSc in Translational Health Sciences programme. However, there may be other scholarships available more widely across the postgraduate programmes at the University, in any given year. For up-to-date details of funding opportunities, including grants, bursaries, loans, scholarships and benefit information, please visit the Fees and Funding page.

Fee waivers are not normally granted for this programme of study.

All modules on the award can also be taken separately, as ‘standalone’ short courses – either for credit (on successfully passing the module assignment), or ‘not for credit’.

Modules are run over a nine-week blended learning cycle. An initial period of self-directed study is spent working on introductory activities using a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). This is followed by a week spent in Oxford for supported face-to-face teaching, and then a further period of post-Oxford activities (a mixture of self-directed and supported distance learning also delivered through the VLE). The final week of each module is for self-directed personal study, shortly followed by the assignment submission.

Modules are spaced out throughout the academic year, allowing a choice of options to be taken over a year (for full-time students) or longer for students attending part-time. Not all modules are guaranteed to run every year.

If you are studying the course as a part-time student, there are six modules that require your attendance on the programme. Each module requires you to attend a week (5 days) in Oxford for supported face-to-face teaching (a total of 6 weeks attendance in Oxford). Part-time students are required to attend a minimum of one module in each academic year on the course.

Students can request to import a short course taken for academic credit into the MSc, if completed within 2 years of starting the programme. However, it should be noted that this is not an automatic process and importing modules is always subject to formal approval.

The MSc programmes are graded as follows: Distinction (70% and above) Merit (65-69%) Pass (50-64%) Fail (49% and below) For note: Only the MSc programmes are formally graded. Students only receive a percentage mark for individual modules and the dissertation.

Students are required to complete one core module indicated for the programme, plus a choice of 5 other option modules from the option list (a total of 6 modules, plus the dissertation)

The dissertation module gives you the opportunity to apply particular theoretical and methodological approaches you learnt in the taught modules to a real-world problem or issue. There are three types of dissertation you can undertake:

• A practical implementation project to study the implementation of evidence or uptake of innovation in a service or policy setting
• A scholarly review of the literature
• A small primary research study, or a pilot study for a larger piece of research

The dissertation will be supervised by your academic supervisor who will oversee the theoretical, methodological and empirical aspects of the work. A non-academic advisor or mentor may also be appointed to provide practical support (e.g. helping a student gain access to a case site), but they will not provide academic advice or contribute to assessment.

No, fieldwork is not a compulsory requirement for the dissertation.

There are three types of dissertation you can undertake:

• A practical implementation project to study the implementation of evidence or uptake of innovation in a service or policy setting
• A scholarly review of the literature
• A small primary research study, or a pilot study for a larger piece of research

All modules require students to attend 5 full days in Oxford for intensive teaching. Each module is run over a nine-week cycle where the first two weeks are spent working on introductory activities using a Virtual Learning Environment, then there is a week spent in Oxford for the face-to-face teaching week. There are then four weeks of post-Oxford activities (delivered through the VLE) which are designed to help you write your assignment. You then have a week of personal study prior to submitting your assignment electronically the following week.

No. Both full-time and part-time programmes only commence in October each year.

Any module designated as ‘Core’ to the programme will be available in all academic years. Any modules designated as ‘Optional’ are not guaranteed to run every year and may be subject to student demand. However, the vast majority of options do run from year to year.

Modules running in any given year can always be confirmed by emailing ths@conted.ox.ac.uk.

We do not currently have any videos that are accessible. However, we do have students who have shared their course experiences. Read about the experiences of one of our recent graduates here.

This is an applied course aimed at learners whose varied past and current experience in industry, policymaking, academia, front-line service delivery or public service are key contributors to the overall learning experience of the cohort. We expect all students to have some past experience in a work environment.

Accommodation is not included in the fee for the programme. Full time students can find out more information regarding accommodation options through their college. Part-time students are expected to make their own arrangements for staying in Oxford during the intensive learning week for each module. You can find out more about the availability of rooms to stay at Oxford Lifelong Learning here

Yes, a certificate of attendance will be provided, subject to 80% attendance during the Oxford/Intensive week.