GUDTP Eligible Programmes List
Notes:
Development Studies: Students on the 1+3.5 MSc Economics for Development usually continue to DPhil in Economics in the Economics pathway but can continue to the DPhil in International Development.
Economics: (see notes for Development Studies)
Global and Area Studies: For their doctoral study, students can be based in OSGA or in a number of other disciplinary departments (see the pathways in Anthropology; Digital Social Science; Economics; Economic & Social History; Geography; International Development; International Relations; Politics; Social Policy and Intervention; Sociology).
Migration Studies: Upon completion of MSc, students on 1+3.5 pathway (and students starting on +3.5 pathway) may then progress to DPhil study in the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography or the Department of International Development, including the DPhil in Migration Studies, or to a DPhil in a related area (Criminology, Geography, International Relations, Politics or Socio-Legal Studies). MSc Migration Studies students may also progress to +3.5 study at The Open University on the Citizenship Studies pathway.
Quantitative Finance: The Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance (OMI) hosts doctoral (+3.5 and +4) students from a wide range of departments.
Pathway |
Participating Institution(s) |
Department |
Programme |
Structure |
Anthropology |
University of Oxford |
School of Anthropology & Museum Ethnography |
DPhil Anthropology |
+3.5, +4 |
Criminology |
University of Oxford |
Faculty of Law, Centre for Criminology |
MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice/DPhil Criminology |
1+3.5 |
DPhil Criminology |
+3.5, +4 |
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Development Policy & Practice |
The Open University |
School of Social Sciences & Global Studies |
PhD (The Open University) |
+3.5, +4 |
Development Studies |
University of Oxford |
Oxford Department of International Development |
MPhil Development Studies/DPhil International Development |
2+2.5* |
MSc Global Governance and Diplomacy/ DPhil International Development |
1+3.5 (see notes) |
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MSc Economics for Development/DPhil International Development or DPhil Economics |
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DPhil International Development |
+3.5 | |||
Digital Social Science |
University of Oxford |
Oxford Internet Institute (OII) |
MSc Social Science of the Internet/ DPhil Information, Communication and the Social Sciences |
1+3.5 |
MSc Social Data Science/ DPhil Social Data Science |
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DPhil Information, Communication and the Social Sciences |
+3.5 |
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DPhil in Social Data Science |
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Economics |
University of Oxford |
Department of Economics |
MPhil Economics/ DPhil Economics |
2+2.5* |
MSc Economics for Development/DPhil Economics |
1+3.5 (see notes) |
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DPhil Economics |
+3.5 |
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Economic & Social History |
University of Oxford |
Faculty of History |
MPhil Economic and Social History /DPhil Economic and Social History |
2+2.5* |
MSc Economic and Social History/ DPhil Economic and Social History |
1+3.5 |
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DPhil Economic and Social History |
+3.5 |
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Education |
Brunel University London |
College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences |
PhD in Education |
+3.5, +4 |
University of Oxford |
Department of Education |
MSc Education (Research Design and Methodology)/DPhil Education |
1+3.5 |
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DPhil Education |
+3.5, +4 |
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Geography |
University of Oxford, The Open University |
School of Geography and the Environment (SOGE), Department of Geography |
MPhil Geography and the Environment (Oxford)/PhD (The Open University) |
2+2.5* |
MSc Biodiversity, Conservation & Management (Oxford)/PhD (The Open University) |
1+3.5 |
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MSc Environmental Change and Management (Oxford)/PhD (The Open University) |
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MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance (Oxford)/PhD (The Open University) |
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MSc Water Science, Policy and Management (Oxford)/PhD (The Open University) |
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The Open University |
Department of Geography |
PhD (The Open University) |
+4 |
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University of Oxford |
School of Geography and the Environment (SOGE) |
MPhil Geography and the Environment/DPhil Geography and the Environment |
2+2.5* |
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MSc Biodiversity, Conservation & Management/DPhil Geography and the Environment |
1+3.5 |
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MSc Environmental Change and Management/DPhil Geography and the Environment |
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MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance/DPhil Geography and the Environment |
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MSc Water Science, Policy and Management/DPhil Geography and the Environment |
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DPhil Geography and the Environment |
+3.5, +4 |
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Global & Area Studies |
University of Oxford |
Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA) |
MPhil Latin American Studies/DPhil Area Studies |
2+2.5*
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MPhil Modern Chinese Studies/DPhil Area Studies |
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MPhil Japanese Studies/DPhil Area Studies |
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MPhil Modern South Asian Studies/DPhil Area Studies |
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MPhil Modern Middle Eastern Studies/DPhil Area Studies |
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MPhil Russian and East European Studies (REES) /DPhil Area Studies |
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MSc African Studies/DPhil Area Studies |
1+3.5 (see notes)
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MSc Latin American Studies/DPhil Area Studies |
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MSc Contemporary Chinese Studies/DPhil Area Studies |
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MSc Japanese Studies/DPhil Area Studies |
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MSc Modern South Asian Studies/DPhil Area Studies |
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MSc Russian and East European Studies (REES) /DPhil Area Studies |
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DPhil Area Studies |
+3.5 |
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Health & Wellbeing |
Brunel University London |
Institute of Environment, Health and Societies (IEHS) |
PhD Health and Wellbeing |
+3.5, +4 |
The Open University |
School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care |
PhD (The Open University) |
+3.5, +4 |
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Innovation in Learning |
The Open University |
Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology |
PhD (The Open University) |
+3.5, +4 |
International Relations |
University of Oxford |
Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR) |
MPhil International Relations/ DPhil International Relations |
2+2.5* |
DPhil International Relations |
+3.5 |
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Linguistics |
University of Oxford |
Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics |
MPhil Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics/ DPhil Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics |
2+2.5* |
MSt General Linguistics and Comparative Philology/DPhil Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics |
1+3.5 |
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DPhil Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics |
+3.5 |
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Migration Studies |
University of Oxford |
School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography; Oxford Department of International Development |
MSc Refugee and Forced Migration Studies/DPhil Migration Studies |
1+3.5 (see notes) |
MSc Migration Studies/DPhil Migration |
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(see notes) |
+3.5 |
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Organisation, Leadership & Governance |
The Open University |
Faculty of Business and Law |
PhD (The Open University) |
+3.5, +4 |
Politics |
University of Oxford |
Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR) |
MPhil Politics (Political Theory)/DPhil Politics |
2+2.5* |
MPhil Politics (European Politics & Society) /DPhil Politics |
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MPhil Politics (Comparative Government) /DPhil Politics |
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MSc Politics Research/DPhil Politics |
1+3.5 |
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MSc Political Theory Research/DPhil Politics |
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DPhil Politics |
+3.5 |
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Psychology |
The Open University |
School of Psychology |
PhD (The Open University) |
+3.5, +4 |
University of Oxford |
Department of Experimental Psychology |
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DPhil Experimental Psychology |
+3.5 |
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Quantitative Finance |
University of Oxford |
Oxford-Man Institute of Quantitative Finance (OMI) |
(see notes) |
+3.5, +4 |
Social Justice & Inequalities (formerly Citizenship Studies) |
The Open University |
School of Politics, Philosophy, Economics, Development, Geography |
PhD (The Open University) |
+3.5, +4 |
Social Policy & Intervention |
University of Oxford |
Department of Social Policy and Intervention |
MPhil Comparative Social Policy/ DPhil Social Policy |
2+2.5* |
MPhil Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation/DPhil Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation |
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MSc Comparative Social Policy/DPhil Social Policy |
1+3.5 |
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MSc Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation/DPhil Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation |
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DPhil Social Policy |
+3.5 |
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DPhil Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation |
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Socio-Legal Studies |
University of Oxford |
Faculty of Law, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies (CSLS) |
MPhil Socio-Legal Research/DPhil Socio-Legal Studies |
1+3.5 |
DPhil Socio-Legal Studies |
+3.5 |
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Sociology |
University of Oxford |
Department of Sociology |
MPhil Sociology and Demography/DPhil Sociology |
2+2.5* |
MSc Sociology/DPhil Sociology |
1+3.5 |
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DPhil Sociology |
+3.5 |
*Please note that 2+2.5 studentships are under review and provisional for 2025 entry, please discuss with the pathway lead and the GUDTP team before submitting an application for a 2+2.5 studentship.