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MSc by Research in Experimental Psychology

IMPORTANT APPLICATION DATES

The graduate application deadline for entry in October 2026: 12 noon UK time on Tuesday 2nd December 2025.

Interviews for the DPhil and MSc by Research in Experimental Psychology are expected to take place in late January 2026.

Applicants who are shortlisted for interview will be invited to interview online via Microsoft Teams (with video).

This is a 2 year research degree. Successful applicants will be registered with the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Students enrolled on the MSc by Research in Experimental Psychology degree will follow the same course structure as the DPhil (PhD) in Experimental Psychology over two years (with a maximum time allowance of three years).

MSc by Research in Experimental Psychology students submit a thesis of up to 50,000 words and also attend an oral examination.

Applicants will need to identify a potential supervisor (see link below for potential labs). Research carried out by MSc by Research students is supervised by faculty members based in the Department of Experimental Psychology with the relevant research interests and expertise. 

Applicants whose Research Proposal falls outside the area of expertise of a potential supervisor in the department are unlikely to be successful with their application.  Therefore we require all applicants for the MSc by Research in Experimental Psychology courses to contact a potential supervisor in the first instance. 
 
Please refer to DPhil (PhD) in Experimental Psychology for further information on finding a potential supervisor and for information on fees and funding opportunities.

Please follow the link below to find potential research groups

Research Groups

COURSE CODE

RM_EP1