MPhil in Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation at University of Oxford

Programme overview

A 21-month taught MPhil on evaluating social interventions and policies, covering evidence-based practice and policy in areas such as child and family services, education, violence prevention, mental health, substance use and poverty. Students join the Centre for Evidence-based Intervention research group and present their thesis project in their second year.

Duration: 21 months full-time | Intake: 4 October 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Oxford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Pathway A (Social Intervention) or Pathway B (Policy Evaluation), a research methods course (evaluation methods, systematic reviews, quantitative analysis in R and RStudio, qualitative methods), two specialist option courses and an MPhil thesis written over the course.

Career pathways

Graduates go on to positions in government, NGOs and international organisations such as the World Bank, J-PAL, the World Health Organization and UN agencies, think tanks and research organisations, or to doctoral study and academic careers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry for 2027-28. A first-class or strong upper second-class UK undergraduate degree with honours (or equivalent; US GPA normally 3.5/4.0 or 4.0/5.0). No subject requirement. Prior statistics training is not required. Three references, transcripts and supporting documents. No GRE or GMAT; publications not expected; interviews are not normally held. English language (higher level, if first language is not English): IELTS Academic 7.5 overall with at least 7.0 in each component; TOEFL iBT 110 with minimum Listening 22, Reading 24, Speaking 25, Writing 24; C1 Advanced 191 overall and 185 per component; C2 Proficiency 191 overall and 185 per component; Oxford Test of English Advanced 165 overall and 155 per component. Test must have been taken no more than two years before course start. Application deadline: 12:00 midday UK time on 7 January 2027.

Domestic applicants: GBP 23,950 a year (2027/28). Home fee Source

International applicants: GBP 37,190 a year (2027/28). Overseas fee Source

Intake: 4 October 2027

Duration: 21 months full-time

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