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Pages in category "Academic courses at the University of Oxford" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The first president of the Oxford Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament A Secular Age HUP 2007 [3]: 533 Steven Lukes: 1958: sociology: FBA, professor of politics and sociology at NYU Power: A Radical View 3rd Ed. 2021: Alan Ryan: 1959: political philosophy: FBA, Professor of Politics, Oxford The Philosophy of John Stuart Mill MacMillan 1970 [3]: 471 ...
The philosophy included Plato and Aristotle, and also modern philosophy, both logic and ethics, with a critical reading of standard texts. In 1968 an elective 'Latin and Greek Literature' was added; students chose two of the three. Since then, various combined courses have also been developed including: Classics and modern languages;
Until the 19th century all bishops who had studied at Oxford were made DDs jure officio. Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) The DPhil is a research degree, modelled on the German and American PhD, that was introduced in 1914. Oxford was the first university in the UK to accept this innovation. Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsychol)
This is a list of academics of the University of Oxford by the academic disciplines. Many were also fellows and/or tutors at the colleges of the University. Some people multiple times, under different discipline headings.
The present-day Faculty was formerly a sub-faculty of the Faculty of Literae Humaniores (founded in 1913), though the teaching of philosophy at Oxford dates back to medieval times. The Faculty boasts over 50 full-time philosophers in permanent posts, with at least another 50 fixed-term, emeritus and associate members. [ 8 ]
The John Locke Lectures are a series of annual lectures in philosophy given at the University of Oxford. Named for British philosopher John Locke, the Locke Lectures are the world's most prestigious lectures in philosophy, and are among the world's most prestigious academic lectures. They were established in 1950 by the bequest of Henry Wilde.
Undergraduate teaching is centred on the tutorial, where 1–4 students spend an hour with an academic discussing their week’s work, usually an essay (humanities, most social sciences, some mathematical, physical, and life sciences) or problem sheet (most mathematical, physical, and life sciences, and some social sciences).