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
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)
			MSc Economics for Development/DPhil International Development or DPhil Economics
			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
			DPhil Information, Communication and the Social Sciences	+3.5
			DPhil in Social Data Science
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)
			DPhil Economics	+3.5
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
			DPhil Economic and Social History	+3.5
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
			DPhil Education	+3.5, +4
Geography	University of Oxford, The Open University	School of Geography and the Environment (SOGE), Department of Geography
			MSc Biodiversity, Conservation & Management (Oxford)/PhD (The Open University)	1+3.5
			MSc Environmental Change and Management (Oxford)/PhD (The Open University)
			MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance (Oxford)/PhD (The Open University)
			MSc Water Science, Policy and Management (Oxford)/PhD (The Open University)
	The Open University	Department of Geography	PhD (The Open University)	+4
	University of Oxford	School of Geography and the Environment (SOGE)
			MSc Biodiversity, Conservation & Management/DPhil Geography and the Environment	1+3.5
			MSc Environmental Change and Management/DPhil Geography and the Environment
			MSc Nature, Society and Environmental Governance/DPhil Geography and the Environment
			MSc Water Science, Policy and Management/DPhil Geography and the Environment
			DPhil Geography and the Environment	+3.5, +4
Global & Area Studies	University of Oxford	Oxford School of Global and Area Studies (OSGA)	MPhil Latin American Studies/DPhil Area Studies	2+2.5*
			MPhil Modern Chinese Studies/DPhil Area Studies
			MPhil Japanese Studies/DPhil Area Studies
			MPhil Modern South Asian Studies/DPhil Area Studies
			MPhil Modern Middle Eastern Studies/DPhil Area Studies
			MPhil Russian and East European Studies (REES) /DPhil Area Studies
			MSc African Studies/DPhil Area Studies	1+3.5 (see notes)
			MSc Latin American Studies/DPhil Area Studies
			MSc Contemporary Chinese Studies/DPhil Area Studies
			MSc Japanese Studies/DPhil Area Studies
			MSc Modern South Asian Studies/DPhil Area Studies
			MSc Russian and East European Studies (REES) /DPhil Area Studies
			DPhil Area Studies	+3.5
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
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
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
			DPhil Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics	+3.5
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
			(see notes)	+3.5
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
			MPhil Politics (Comparative Government) /DPhil Politics
			MSc Politics Research/DPhil Politics	1+3.5
			MSc Political Theory Research/DPhil Politics
			DPhil Politics	+3.5
Psychology	The Open University	School of Psychology	PhD (The Open University)	+3.5, +4
	University of Oxford	Department of Experimental Psychology
			DPhil Experimental Psychology	+3.5
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
			MSc Comparative Social Policy/DPhil Social Policy	1+3.5
			MSc Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation/DPhil Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation
			DPhil Social Policy	+3.5
			DPhil Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation
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
Sociology	University of Oxford	Department of Sociology	MPhil Sociology and Demography/DPhil Sociology	2+2.5*
			MSc Sociology/DPhil Sociology	1+3.5
			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.