Course Overview
Applicants are strongly advised to visit the Medical Sciences Graduate School website to help them identify the most suitable course and supervisors. The MSc by Research in Experimental Psychology course is based upon independent research carried out under the supervision and guidance of principal investigators and researchers within your chosen research group or lab within this department. Supervision and guidance may also include co-supervision from other collaborating groups or labs, both within the department or from other departments/faculties with the university or from another institution. First year of study, You are initially registered with Probationary Research Student (PRS) status. During the first year, you are expected to attend various courses, lectures and seminars which will enable you to gain the most out of your time here at Oxford and assist you with the design and analysis of your own area of research: graduate statistical workshops skills training courses eg MATLAB, SPSS and FMRIB training, analysis of research methodsThe Medical Science Division also offers a large number of courses on transferable skills such as teaching and communicating scientific findings which you are encouraged to attend at least ten days per year as a part of your DPhil studies. You are expected to be fully integrated within your own chosen group or lab and attend group or lab meetings as well as attending related seminars and conferences.