www.bnc.ox.ac.uk

BRASENOSEC O L L E G E ◆ O X F O R D

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FELLOWS AND LECTURERS

Biochemistry: Dr Susan Lea*; Prof Nicholas Proudfoot*

Biological Sciences: Dr Gail Preston; Dr Owen Lewis*;

Dr Alexander Weir*

Chemistry: Dr Jeremy Robertson*; Dr Mark Wilson*;

Dr Jose Goicoechea; Dr Robert Adlington

Classics: Dr Llewelyn Morgan*

Economics: Mr Anthony Courakis*; Dr Rui Esteves*;

Ms Silvia Palano; Ms Maria Lugo

Engineering: Prof Ronald Daniel*; Dr Harvey Burd*;

Prof Guy Houlsby, FRAE*; Mr Ian Johnston; Dr Nicholas Atkins

English: Dr Sos Eltis*; Dr Simon Palfrey*; Dr Faith Binckes

Fine Art: Prof Maria Chevska*

French: Prof Richard Cooper*; Dr Carole Bourne-Taylor

Geography: Dr Giles Wiggs*; Dr Alisdair Rogers

German: Dr David Groiser*

History, Ancient: Dr Edward Bispham*;

Prof Alan Bowman, FBA*

History, Medieval: Dr Leslie Abrams

History, Modern: Dr Martin Ingram*; Dr Abigail Green*;

Dr Abigail Wills*; Dr Rowena Archer; Dr Mark Hagger

Italian: Prof Diego Zancani

Law: Mr William Swadling*; Dr Anne Davies*;

Dr Thomas Krebs*; Prof Stefan Vogenauer*; Dr Jeremy Horder

Management: Dr Christopher McKenna*; Dr Eric Thun*

Mathematics: Prof Richard Haydon*; Dr Eamonn Gaffney*

Medicine: Dr Richard Boyd*; Prof William James*;

Prof Paul Klenerman*; Dr Paul Dennis*; Dr Michael Ginger;

Dr Jeremy Taylor

Music: Dr Susan Wollenberg; Ms Kathryn Whitney

Philosophy: Dr Dave Leal; Dr Jonas Olson*;

Dr Thomas Johanson*; Dr Christopher Timpson*

Physics: Prof Jonathan Jones*; Dr Laura Herz*;

Dr Anthony Harker; Dr Neil Bowles; Mr Anthony Middleton

Politics: Prof Vernon Bogdanor, FBA*

Portuguese: Dr Claudia Pazos-Alonso

Psychology: Dr David Popplewell*

Russian: Dr Michael Nicholson

Spanish: Dr Dominic Moran

Chaplain: The Revd Dr Graeme Richardson*

Women’s Adviser: Dr Anne Edwards*

* Fellow of the College

BRASENOSE COLLEGE

Principal: Professor Roger Cashmore, CMG, FRS, MA, DPhil

Senior Tutor and Tutor for Admissions: Dr Andrew Stockley*

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BRASENOSE lies in the very centre

of Oxford, facing one of the most

beautiful squares in the world and within a few

minutes walk of all the principal libraries and

laboratories of the University. The College is

equally fortunate in its traditions, which make

it a friendly and informal community.

Academic LifeThe College’s primary aim is intellectual excellence,

and its organization, both academic and social, is

designed to produce an environment in which this

excellence can fl ourish. Although the pattern of

study naturally differs from subject to subject, the

foundation of Oxford teaching is the tutorial system.

Tutorials are given to pupils either individually or in

small groups. The number of tutorials varies from

subject to subject, but is expected to be not less than

one per week. Tutorials normally last approximately

one hour. The tutor sets an essay topic or problems

to solve, and suggests books to read and lectures

to attend. There is also practical work in the

laboratories for scientists, while in most arts subjects

there are regular college classes and seminars. At

Brasenose, the majority of tutorials are with Fellows

or else with College lecturers, many of whom are

Fellows of other colleges.

Tutorials demand hard work

from both pupil and tutor,

but they provide opportunities

for undergraduates to follow

their own interests and

develop their own ideas in a

way impossible in a system

based largely on classes and

lectures. At the end of each

term, undergraduates discuss

the term’s work with their

Tutors, and, once a year, with

the Principal, Senior Tutor

and the subject Tutors. At

the beginning of every term,

there are College examinations

to monitor progress. On the

results of these and of the

University Examinations,

Scholarships, Exhibitions, and

College Prizes are awarded. There are also prizes for

essays on topics set annually. Grants to support well

thought out plans for travel overseas are available.

Academic FacilitiesThe College has an excellent library to which members

have access 24 hours a day. It has over 30,000 volumes

on open shelves, and a further collection of about

12,000 older books. In addition to the main library,

which meets the day-to-day needs of all subjects, there

is the Hulme Library for historians and the Stallybrass

Memorial Library for those reading law. For

specialized works and journals one can, of course, use

the Bodleian, and Faculty or Departmental libraries.

The College also has a computer room for the

use of undergraduates. There is also wireless access

to email and the internet throughout the College.

The College makes grants to allow students

working for examinations to stay in residence outside

term, and grants are also available to help with the

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preparation of dissertations, with the cost of materials

used by fi ne artists for their course and fi nal degree

show, and to help medics with the cost of electives.

WelfareThe College is a community and Brasenose takes

very seriously its responsibility to offer not only

academic guidance but also to provide pastoral

help for its members. Brasenose has a reputation in

the university as a happy and friendly college, but

student life can on occasion be stressful, and we are

determined to do everything we can to help resolve

problems before they become serious. Tutors get

to know their students much better than is possible

in most universities and are ready to offer help

with any diffi culties their own students face. In

addition, a number of the Fellows are appointed as

undergraduate advisers, and undergraduates are free

to consult them confi dentially over any problem,

academic or otherwise. There is also a Chaplain,

an Adviser to Women Students, College doctors

and a nurse, all of whom have access to more

specialized help when necessary. Equally, the JCR

has its own women’s and welfare offi cers. There is

also a hardship fund to help those who are under

particular fi nancial pressure, to which applications

can be made in confi dence.

Food and RoomsLiving in college is an important part of the

experience of undergraduate life in Oxford.

Brasenose students value it not only for its

convenience and because it provides a social

base, but also because of its relatively cheap cost

(subsidised by conferences held in university

vacations). College accommodation consists of a

mixture of bed-sitting rooms and individual sets,

comprising a bedroom and study/living room,

some with en suite facilities. All rooms have

Internet connections.

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The rents of college rooms vary according to

the size of room and the facilities available; the JCR

runs a room ballot for second, third, and fourth

years that ensures that rooms are allocated fairly.

All fi rst, third and fourth year students are

guaranteed accommodation in college. We also

guarantee accommodation in college for almost all

second year students. As some students choose to

make their own arrangements, college is usually

able to offer, but not guarantee, accommodation

to all second year students who seek it. The college

provides specially equipped accommodation for

undergraduates with physical disabilities.

Breakfast and lunch are served in Hall, and are

informal, self-service meals. There are informal and

formal dinners in the evening and a popular Sunday

brunch. For those who prefer to cater for themselves

there are shared kitchens in the Frewin Annexe,

which is a fi ve minute walk from the main buildings;

there are also some microwaves for the use of those

who live in the historic college.

Cultural and Sporting LifeThere is a fl ourishing College music

society which arranges concerts,

both by the students and by

visiting professional musicians.

There is a music practice room

with a piano. The Chapel also

acts as a centre for the musical

life of the college. A College drama

club puts on plays in the College

and the City. In recent years a highly

successful summer arts festival has

been organized, at which a wide range of

music, and of drama old and new, is performed on

the New Quad lawn and in the Chapel. Exhibitions

of art, generally the work of members of the college,

are staged from time to time at the Frewin Annexe.

The College contributes to a Culture Fund from

which grants are made to support a wide range

of activities.

Brasenose has always played a part in the

sporting life of the University and possesses good

games facilities. There is a large playing fi eld off the

Abingdon Road, within a fi ve minute cycle ride,

with soccer, rugby and cricket pitches, tennis and

squash courts, and a well equipped boat-house

on the river nearby. All of these are in active use.

There is every opportunity for members of the

College to participate in sports whatever their level

of competence. The less energetic can punt, or play

croquet on the New Quad lawn.

The Junior Common RoomAll undergraduates are automatically members of

the Junior Common Room, which is run by the

students. Its offi cers represent them on a number

of College committees concerned with the detail

of student life, such as meals and rooms. They also

have the right to address the Governing Body.

The JCR plays a vital part in welcoming entrance

candidates each December, and at the start of the

academic year runs events for freshers and a college

‘parent’ scheme, through which each prospective

student is put in touch with two undergraduates

already at Brasenose who are ready to offer them

advice and to welcome them when they arrive.

The Brasenose JCR has been particularly active in

welfare work within the College, and JCR members

participate in Access and Target Schools schemes

designed to bring students to Brasenose from as

wide a range of backgrounds and schools as possible.

All in all, the JCR makes a major contribution to

ensuring that Brasenose remains a happy and well-

run community.

The JCR is also active in organizing social events,

including dances, parties, and a College Ball. It has

the use of a Common Room in term which provides

a place where undergraduates can relax together,

read newspapers or watch television. There is also a

lively and popular College Bar.

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The ChapelThe main service of the week is College Prayers,

held on Sundays at 6.00 pm. Members of all

denominations are welcome in Chapel. There is a

large and enthusiastic choir and regular instrumental

and vocal concerts are held in the Chapel. Visits

are made to parishes with Brasenose connections,

and a wide range of visitors preach in the Chapel

on Sundays. On Tuesdays at 6.00 pm there is a

Communion service, with hymns and a short

address by a junior member. Morning and Evening

Prayer are said regularly in the Chapel, and Catholic

Mass is said in College once a term. There is also an

active Christian Union.

The Chaplain’s pastoral responsibility is for

all members of the College community. With the

Chapel Committee, and assisted by the Bible Clerk

and the Organ Scholar, he is responsible for a range

of activities, including Chapel services, talks and

social events.

Admission of UndergraduatesAdmission is based solely upon academic merit,

and our aim is to attract and recruit from those

who we think will benefi t most from the unique

opportunities offered by the very rigorous academic

life of the University.

Brasenose admits around one hundred

undergraduates every year. Our applicants come

from every kind of school, from the UK, Continental

Europe, and beyond. Nobody should be deterred

from applying by the myth that Oxford is socially

elitist, nor by claims that Brasenose is biased in

favour of (or against) either independent or state

schools. We fully realize that there will be wide

differences of educational background among those

seeking admission, and every effort is made by the

Tutors in selecting their undergraduates to recognize

potential as well as present achievement.

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The College has an active programme of visits to

schools as part of its policy of making itself known

to the widest possible circle of schools and further

education institutions. Undergraduates are actively

involved in this programme as members of the

College’s Admissions Committee and through the

University’s Access and Target Schools schemes.

If you are still at school there are two routes into

the College, pre and post ‘A’ level. With both routes

you may be asked to submit recent written work

and/or to sit a test before being invited for interview.

The interview may, in some subjects, be coupled with

a short written test. The purpose of the interview

is to supplement the information provided by your

UCAS form, written work and test results, and to

help with the diffi cult task of choosing between

excellent people. In interviews, Tutors are looking

for signs of intellectual commitment, the ability to

see more than one side of a problem and the capacity

to assess and develop arguments. We try to keep the

interviews as relaxed and informal as possible.

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Some of our undergraduates stay up to

welcome the candidates and to look after them

during their stay.

On the results of the submitted written

work, interviews, test results and, of course our

knowledge of your school record and your UCAS

reference, we decide whether to offer a place.

The standard conditional offer the College makes

to all successful pre ‘A’ level candidates is AAA.

We do not, however, signifi cantly ‘over offer’

places and we expect most of those to whom

we make offers to come into residence. Post ‘A’

level candidates are given an unconditional offer.

Whichever sort of candidate you are you should

read the University Prospectus for more detailed

information about the admissions procedures.

The College welcomes applications from

candidates who are taking equivalent examinations,

such as the International Baccalaureate, as well as

from mature candidates. A leafl et giving valuable

advice for mature candidates is available from the

Undergraduate Admissions Offi ce.

It is important in fi lling in the Oxford

application form to specify the year in which you

hope to come up. Although the view of Tutors may

vary, the College has no objection in principle to a

‘gap’ year. In many cases a year between school and

university can be very useful. However, if you do

not inform us of your wish to postpone entry until

after your interview, it is unlikely that your request

will be approved, since by then you will probably

have excluded someone else from the year in which

you no longer wish to come into residence.

Applicants should note that the College does

not admit undergraduates to read: Archaeology

and Anthropology; Computer Science; Earth

Sciences; Human Sciences; the joint schools of

Materials, Economics and Management (MEM)

and Engineering, Economics and Management

(EEM); Metallurgy and Science of Materials;

the joint school of Modern History and English;

Oriental Studies; the joint school of Philosophy

and Theology; and Theology.

Open DaysWe hold an Open Day during the school summer

term to which you would be very welcome

to come; you should write to the Admissions

Secretary for an application form. We have a

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small fund which can help with travel expenses in

special cases, and it is possible for those travelling

long distances to stay overnight. The day is chosen

to coincide with the Open Days of the University

Science Departments. You will have an opportunity

to see the College, to talk to some of the present

students about undergraduate life, and to discuss

with the Tutors the entrance procedures, courses,

and examinations. It is possible to organize visits

by groups on other occasions; application should

be made to the Admissions Secretary. However,

potential applicants are likely to gain the most from

attending the Open Day, when there is both more to

see and more opportunity to learn about the life of

the College. The College also holds an Information

Day in September.

All enquiries about undergraduate admissions

should be addressed to:-

The Admissions Secretary,

Brasenose College, Oxford, OX1 4AJTel: (01865) 277510

Fax: (01865) 277520

Email: admissions@bnc.ox.ac.uk

http://www.bnc.ox.ac.uk

The dates of the Open and Information Days are

given on the College website and in the University

Prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from

the College or from:-

The Undergraduate Admissions Offi ce

University Offi ces, Wellington Square,

Oxford, OX1 2JDTel: (01865) 288000

Fax: (01865) 280125

Email: undergraduate.admissions@admin.ox.ac.uk

http://www.ox.ac.uk

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Courses

Biochemistry ......................................................11

Biological Sciences .............................................12

Chemistry ...........................................................13

Classics ..............................................................14

Economics & Management ................................15

Engineering ........................................................15

English ...............................................................16

Experimental Psychology ...................................17

Fine Art ..............................................................17

Geography .........................................................18

History................................................................18

Law ....................................................................19

Mathematics ......................................................20

Medicine and Physiological Sciences .................21

Modern Languages ............................................21

Music .................................................................22

Philosophy, Politics and Economics ....................23

Physics ...............................................................23

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AdmissionsWe admit around four biochemists each year. For A level candidates, the tutors regard Chemistry as essential, Mathematics or Physics as desirable, and Biology as useful.

The courseBiochemistry is a four-year course at Oxford. In the fi rst year, students study fi ve “preliminary” subjects: Organic Chemistry; Physical Biochemistry; Biological Chemistry; Molecular & Cellular Biology; and Mathematics. The second and third years then cover the full spectrum of biochemical subjects. The fourth year is split between (i) a one-term research project in which students work in a research group on a specifi c project, and (ii) special options which allow students to select particular areas of the course that interest them.

During these four years, College tutorials complement the separate

lecture course run by the Biochemistry Department. In the fi rst year, students may well have two tutorials a week, covering most aspects of the preliminary subjects. In the second and third years, tutorials again cover most major parts of the University lecture course. In those subjects in which the College tutors have no particular expertise, undergraduates are sent out to experts in other colleges. The tutor in Biochemistry at Brasenose is Dr Susan Lea. Professor Nicholas Proudfoot is also a Fellow of the College. His fi eld is eukaryotic molecular biology and his research interests lie in the control of gene expression. There are a number of other fellows at Brasenose who work in related subjects and who do some tutorial teaching: Dr Richard Boyd works on membrane physiology; and Professor William James works

on aspects of molecular virology.

BIOCHEMISTRY

TUTOR

Dr Susan Lea

CareersBiochemistry is a subject for which there are excellent career opportunities. The emergence of the new biotechnology industries in the USA, and now in the UK, provides a signifi cant number of jobs for graduates in Biochemistry. Of the students who have read Biochemistry over the last fi ve years, about 50% have carried on in academic research, 30% have gone into biotechnology-related industries, and 20% have gone into scientifi c publication and related areas. A number also go into the legal professions or become Patent Agents.

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BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

TUTOR

Dr Gail Preston

The Biological Sciences CourseBiology is a major growth area in science. In order fully to prepare graduates for this burgeoning fi eld, the Biological Sciences degree course covers modern developments and techniques in biology, and capitalises on Oxford’s major research expertise in animal and plant sciences. The undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences at Oxford has been extensively revised and revitalised in the last few years to refl ect the importance of both pure and applied biology throughout the plant, animal and microbial kingdoms. The course is structured to allow a variety of choice whilst providing in depth treatment of key topics. The excellence of the Biological Sciences degree course was recently recognized with the award of a perfect score of 24/24 in the national teaching quality assessment exercise.

The fi rst year of the Biological Sciences course covers all the main areas of biology - the origin of life and the diversity of living organisms, from cells and molecules through populations and ecosystems. The fi rst year introduces the range of topics now covered by modern biology so that students are in a position to make informed choices as to which areas they wish to specialize on in their second and third years. The fi rst year also provides courses on computing and data handling, essential tools for any biologist.

In the second and third years, Biological Sciences students specialize to a greater extent, acquiring an in-depth understanding of the latest research

fi ndings in those subjects that interest them most, while retaining a broad overview of the moderns concepts of biology. This portion of the course is organized into fi ve subject areas: Animal Biology; Plant and Microbial Biology; Environmental Biology; Cell and Developmental Biology; and Biology of Animal and Plant Disease. Students choose three of these for the fi rst two terms of their second year and study two in greater depth in their fi nal year. Moreover, in the fi nal year, each subject offers a number of different modules, students typically taking fi ve of these. This means that students can tailor the course to the interests they have developed in the previous two years.

Students taking the Plant Biology option may attend a week-long fi eld course in southern Portugal. The Environmental Biology option includes many shorter fi eld trips, particularly to Wytham Wood, the natural laboratory of one of the fathers of modern ecology, Charles Elton. As is the case with the fi rst year, students in second and third year are taught by a combination of lectures, practicals and tutorials.

The second and third years are unifi ed by a course in Evolutionary Biology that is taken by all biology students, as evolution is a central theme running through the whole of biology. It is also an area where Oxford has exceptional teaching and research expertise.

All biology students are exposed to the cutting edge of biology in their fi nal year, not only through their

lectures, but also by undertaking a research project of their own. Each student can examine interesting and unique biological phenomena in depth, under the supervision of a member of academic staff. In addition to acquiring many practical skills of the modern biologist, the fi nal year project also helps to develop skills that are useful in the broader context of life, including project management and data analysis.

Tutorial ProvisionThe College Tutor in Biological Sciences is Gail Preston, whose main research interests lie in the areas of genetics, microbiology, plant biology, disease and evolutionary biology. Depending on your own interests and topic choices, you will receive tutorials from Dr Preston and from other experts in given fi elds. All tutorials are arranged by Dr Preston to ensure that you receive the very best tutorials for your specifi c interests.

AdmissionsBrasenose students have established a strong reputation within the Biology programme. Currently, Brasenose admits up to four candidates a year in Biological Sciences. These students are drawn from both pre- and post-A-Level candidates without preference. International and European Baccalaureates are also welcome. A strong academic record in Biology, supported by Maths, Chemistry, Physics, Geography or Statistics is preferred, though other subject combinations will be considered.

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AdmissionsWe normally accept six undergraduates into each year of the course.

The courseThe structure of the course is currently being updated, but Brasenose chemists (in common with students at other colleges) will study four separate subjects during their fi rst year: Organic Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; and Mathematics. In the second year, students concentrate on the three main branches of chemistry, and may undertake a short research project in one of the laboratories or study a supplementary subject chosen from a diverse range. In the third year, studies focus on two of the three chemistry branches. Final examinations (Part I) are taken in two parts, one at the end of the

second year, one at the end of the third year. The whole of the fourth year (Part II) is spent undertaking a research project supervised by one of the academic staff and writing a short thesis to summarise the results. For most students this year is the highlight of the course; working as part of a research group on a new problem is both academically and socially very rewarding.

Teaching structureChemistry tuition at BNC is organised in collaboration with Lady Margaret Hall. The tutors strive hard to ensure that students (who are seen in groups of two or three) understand each topic and, being active research chemists, can give an insight into new developments in chemistry as they happen. The tutorials themselves give students the chance to

receive expert guidance in areas of the subject they fi nd diffi cult and to discover more about a subject than may be included in chemistry textbooks and lectures.

CareersEmployers recognise the breadth of the Oxford course, and the value of the Part II year in particular; as a result BNC chemistry graduates are sought-after for entry into research (either for doctorates or within the chemical industry) or for professional positions within fi nance, management, and law. More recently, opportunities have arisen within the high-technology industry and IT professions.

For information about Chemistry in general, visit the Departmental website at http://chem.ox.ac.uk. Details of tutors’ research are also available here.

CHEMISTRY

TUTORS

Dr Jeremy Robertson(Organic Chemistry)

Dr Mark Wilson(Physical Chemistry)

Dr Robert Adlington(Organic Chemistry)

(College Lecturer and Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall)

Dr Jose Goicoechea(Inorganic Chemistry)

(College Lecturer and Fellow of Lady Margaret Hall)

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AdmissionsWe usually admit about nine candidates each year to read Classics, Classics and English, Classics and Modern Languages, and Classical Archaeology and Ancient History. Of those about six will normally be in straight Classics.

The courseThere are two variants of the Classics course, which both last four years.

Classics I: For those with A levels or equivalent in both Latin and Greek, the fi rst part of this course consists mainly of the study of Latin and Greek literature (Mods IA); those with A level Latin but not Greek study a modifi ed version of this course whilst at the same time learning Greek intensively (Mods IB); while those with A level Greek but not Latin take a corresponding course with Latin as the language learned intensively (Mod IC).

Classics II: Those who have neither Greek nor Latin A level are also welcome to apply for Classics. They follow an intensive course in either Greek or Latin, along with study of its literature (Mods IIA and IIB).

In all variants of Classics I and II, the fi rst fi ve terms lead to a fi rst examination, Honour Moderations (Mods); besides Classical Literature, candidates also choose further options in Philosophy and one out of Ancient History, Classical Archaeology and Philology. After Mods, classicists choose eight subjects from a wide range of options in Philosophy, Ancient History, Greek and Latin literature, Classical Archaeology, or Philology. Mods II students can also learn a second classical language at this stage.

Classical Archaeology and Ancient History: This is a three-year degree for those who wish to study how written and physical records of the Graeco-Roman world can be used together to investigate the past; knowledge and study of the ancient languages is optional, and no specifi c A level combinations are required or advantageous for admission. Mods are taken after a year, and focus on the complementary study of archaeology and history in ‘core’ periods; for Finals there are wide possibilities for

combining archaeological and historial topics ranging from Minoan Crete to later Byzantium.

The bulk of learning is through individual or paired tutorials (usually two hours a week), and small college and faculty classes are also arranged. The university, which boasts the largest Classics faculty in the word, provides a wide range of lecture courses, open to students from all colleges.

A detailed description of what is involved in studying Classics is available at: http://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/. Up-to-date details of all courses are available in the University of Oxford Undergraduate Prospectus, which is available online at http://www.admissions.ox.ac.uk/prospectus/.

There are three Tutors. Dr Morgan looks after Classical Mods and the literature options in Finals. He has published widely on Latin literature and culture and the classical tradition, and he is a regular contributor to the Times Literary Supplement. He also teaches the classical component of the joint courses Classics and English, and Classics and Modern Languages. Dr Johansen teaches Ancient Philosophy, and has special interests in Plato, Aristotle, and ancient and modern Philosophy of Mind. His published work includes

Aristotle on the Sense-Organs and Plato’s Natural Philosophy. Dr Bispham teaches most Ancient History options (Greek and Roman). His research interests lie in the history and archaeology of Italy, where he runs an excavation project. He has written articles on Roman law, colonization, and inscriptions; he is author of From Asculum to Actium: The Municipalization of Italy from

the Social War to Augustus.

CareersThose who have read Classics at Brasenose have always gone into a wide variety of jobs, including: teaching (both at schools and at universities); the Home Civil Service and the Foreign Offi ce; advertising, industry and the City; the Church; the BBC; the Law; journalism, computing, the Arts and business. A Classics degree is extremely highly regarded outside Oxford by a very wide variety of prospective employers.

CLASSICS

TUTORS

Dr Llewellyn Morgan(Classical Languages

and Literature)

Dr Edward Bispham(Ancient History)

Dr Thomas Johansen(Philosophy)

PROFESSORIAL FELLOW

Prof Alan Bowman FBACamden Professorof Ancient History

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AdmissionsThere is no formal entry requirement, though a willingness to work with mathematics of A-level standard by the end of the fi rst year is needed. The college admits six candidates each year for this three-year degree.

The courseEconomics and Management provides undergraduates with an opportunity to combine the traditional subject of Economics with a range of Management disciplines, from accounting and fi nance to marketing and strategic management. The degree is part of the University’s wider development of Management Studies within the Said Business School.

Economics and Management offers a wide range of options. This allows

you to choose anywhere in the range, from six subjects in Economics and two in Management, to two subjects in Economics and six in Management. The degree course thus caters for those seeking to specialize in Management or in Economics or to mix the two.

The fi rst year lays the foundations for more advanced work to be done in the second and third years, involving three papers: one each in Economics, Management, and Mathematics. It allows you to fi ll gaps arising from the subjects you covered in your fi nal years at school and to decide the areas in which to specialize later. There is a Preliminary Examination at the end of the fi rst year.

In the second and third years you take two compulsory Economics papers,

Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, and two compulsory Management papers, chosen from a range of six available options. That leaves four further papers to be chosen from either Economics and/or Management.

It is possible to offer a short thesis based on independent research in place of one of the above options.

CareersThe course is appropriate for those seeking careers in business, fi nance or the city, or for those planning to do graduate work in either Economics or Management Studies. Experience from Economics and Management graduates is that employers welcome the knowledge and practical orientation of those who have taken the course.

ECONOMICS & MANAGEMENT

TUTORS

Mr Anthony Courakis(Economics)

Dr Christopher McKenna(Management)

Dr Eric Thun(Management)

Dr Rui Esteves(Economics)

Ms Silvia Palano(College Lecturer in

Economics)

Ms Maria Lugo(College Lecturer in

Economics)

AdmissionsThe College usually admits six or seven candidates each year to read for degrees in: Engineering Science.

The courseThe Engineering degree courses are all of four years’ duration. The scope of the fi rst year is essentially the same for all the engineering-related degrees, and consists of the study of Mathematics, Computation, Mechanics, Thermodynamics and Electronics. The Preliminary Examination is taken at the end of the fi rst year. In their second year, all engineering undergraduates continue with the study of the central themes of engineering (Mathematics, Mechanics, and Electronics) and many students take courses in topics with a practical bias, such as Computer-Aided Design. The fi nal two years are taken

up with the study of further specialized topics and a substantial amount of practical work. The fi nal examination for all of the engineering related honour schools is taken in two parts: Part I at the end of the third year, and Part II at the end of the fourth year.

The central focus of undergraduate academic life in College is the tutorial. Undergraduates receive two tutorials a week. Brasenose College is particularly strong in the teaching of the Computational aspects of Engineering.

The College has two Offi cial Fellows in Engineering: Professor Daniel has research interests in human-computer interaction for Virtual Reality, while Dr Burd is a civil engineer interested in the applications of computer methods in design. Professor Houlsby holds the chair of Civil Engineering and is a Professorial Fellow of the College.

Women in EngineeringThe University Engineering Department actively encourages applications from women to read for engineering degrees; the percentage of women reading for engineering degrees at Oxford is signifi cantly higher than the national average for engineering degree courses. The Brasenose Tutors support this trend and particularly welcome applications from women who wish to read for a degree in engineering.

ENGINEERING

TUTORS

Professor Ronald DanielDr Harvey Burd

Mr Ian Johnston(College Lecturer)

Dr Nicholas Atkins(College Lecturer)

PROFESSORIAL FELLOW

Prof Guy Houlsby FRAEProfessor of Civil

Engineering

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AdmissionsThe college admits around seven people to read English each year, and up to two or three to read English and Modern Languages, and Classics and English.

The CourseBrasenose has an active and enthusiastic English department. There are two Tutorial Fellows in English; Dr Sos Eltis and Dr Simon Palfrey. Other areas of the syllabus are covered by specially appointed lecturers. The teaching is done mainly in tutorials, either in pairs or individually. In addition, the English tutors conduct weekly seminars and classes, discussing the intellectual, social and political background of each literary period. An Arts Society invites outside speakers who lecture and give poetry readings.

What distinguishes the English course at Oxford from many other universities is its extraordinary range and breadth. Students have the opportunity to study the literature of all periods, from Anglo-Saxon to the present day. There is a wide range of options, and students are encouraged to use this great freedom of choice to explore their own interests. There are two public examinations: (i) Honour Moderations (Mods), which takes place at the end of the fi rst year; and (ii) Finals, which takes place at the end of the third year. Mods consists of an Introduction to Literary Studies, Old or Middle English literature, Victorian and Modern literature to present day, and a choice of options. Finals (Course I) covers the remaining literature, with

opportunities to study in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries via options. Current options include Language and the Media, Anglo-American Film, Women’s Writing, Drama, and Critical Theory. There is also a special course (Course II) in English Language and Early Literature. This is mainly philological. About 5% of the candidates take this course each year. As with Course I, there are eight papers in Finals, two of which are examined by an extended essay (6,000 words) written in the course of a term.

CareersThe English course at Oxford is a full and demanding programme of academic study. A certain number of students continue to do graduate work, either as MPhil students (which involves further course work) or as MLitt or DPhil students (which involves independent research). But for those students who do not wish to pursue graduate research or a career in secondary education, the Oxford English course offers a good training in a wide range of skills which employers continue to value. Undergraduates from Brasenose who have read English have in recent years taken up employment in a wide range of careers, including accountancy, banking, law, the civil service, personnel management, advertising, management consultancy, publishing, journalism, and television production.

The English and Modern Language CourseBrasenose warmly welcomes applications for this course, which allows students a broad range of options and considerable freedom in tailoring their studies to meet their particular interests. The fi rst year examinations at the end of the third term consist of four papers in the Modern Language and two papers chosen from the English Mods course (details of which are outlined above). For fi nals each candidate sits four papers in Modern Languages and four papers in English Literature (Course I). There is also an opportunity to write a link paper, bringing together the two sides of the course.

The Classics and English CourseBrasenose also welcomes candidates for the joint course of Classics and English. This is normally a three-year course, open to candidates with Latin and/or Greek at A level (Course I), though candidates without either language can take a four-year course beginning with an intensive introduction to Latin or Greek (Course II). At the end of their fi rst year (or second year for Course II), candidates sit an Honour Moderations examination consisting of six papers, three on the English side and three on the Classical. The emphasis is on literary criticism, but candidates’ fl uency in Latin or Greek is also tested. At Finals, candidates offer seven papers, two in English, two in Classics and three ‘Link Papers’ which, through topics such as Epic, Tragedy or Satire, bridge the two sides of the course.

ENGLISH

TUTORS

Dr Sos EltisDr Simon PalfreyDr Faith Binckes(College Lecturer)

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AdmissionsWe admit one person each year to read for the Bachelor of Fine Art Degree at the Ruskin School of Drawing. Selection there is based fi rstly on the portfolio submitted, then on interviews at the School and in the College. Details of the course and of the admissions procedure are given in the prospectus, which can be obtained from the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, 74 High Street, Oxford, OX1 4BG. The mode of entry will normally be post A-level for those who have taken a foundation course, who have already had experience of full-time practical Fine Art. With only 20 places available each year in total, it is unusual to give a deferred entry. The School does, however, take some exceptional students straight from school.

The courseThe BFA Course is studio-based and involves three years of practical study in Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture and Media. Students are required to pass the Preliminary Examination in practice and Art History, which requires two essays and a written paper, and Human Anatomy, where there is one afternoon’s drawing a week through the three terms and a drawing examination.

In the second and third year, students work under tutorial guidance towards the fi nal exhibition, for which they submit in Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture or mixed media, or any two of these. The course is small and fl exible and encourages interaction between all areas. The Art History component of the Final Examination is normally an extended essay on a topic related to the student’s studio work and one written paper.

Professor Chevska is the Head of Painting at the Ruskin School. All teaching is given at the Ruskin School. Students have their own tutors there who see them and discuss their work on a regular basis. Visiting artists and specialists in all the areas contribute an important part of the teaching and there is a weekly special lecture series given by scholars and practising artists.

CareersCareers of those with Fine Art degrees are varied, but as a creative subject it gives graduates a real sense of their potential as artists and of the importance of art to them as a career. Several each year manage to continue their practical work, a third taking postgraduate places. Others go into teaching, art history, curating and other art-related areas.

AdmissionsWe usually admit two or three candidates each year.

The course You can read Psychology on its own (as Experimental Psychology), or as part of PPP (with Philosophy, and/or Physiology). In either case you choose from the same list of Psychology papers and attend the same lectures and tutorials in a given topic.

In the fi rst two terms all students take introductory courses in three subjects chosen from: Psychology; Statistics; Philosophy; Neurophysiology; and Physiology. Lectures and weekly college tutorials are provided on each topic. The preliminary examination is taken at the end of the second term.

After Prelims, for the next three terms students study the following core topics in Experimental Psychology: Brain and Behaviour; Perception; Social Psychology; Psychological Disorders; Memory, Attention and Information Processing; Developmental Psychology; Biology of Learning and Memory; Language and Cognition; Individual Differences; Statistics and Experimental Design. These are followed by second-year examinations, which count towards the fi nal degree mark. EP students then spend the fi nal three terms taking advanced topics in EP, including a research project and the option of writing a library dissertation. PPP students will combine Psychology topics with subjects in Philosophy and/or Physiology. Students take a fi nal examination during their last term and all students must

complete a course of laboratory-based practical work.

The chief research interest of the tutor, Dr Popplewell, is in the applications of Information Technology in Neuroscience.

CareersMany people study Psychology simply because they are interested in how the brain works, and do not expect to follow a career in Psychology. However, there are a range of careers for which this degree is the ideal start, such as Educational Psychology and Clinical Psychology. There are also industrial openings in human factors (optimising the design of the interface between people and machines, eg making user-friendly human-computer interfaces), and in personnel management.

EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY AND PHYSIOLOGY (PPP)

TUTOR

Dr David Popplewell(Psychology)

(Supernumerary Fellow)

Dr Richard Boyd(Physiology)

Dr Dave Leal(Philosophy)

(College Lecturer)

FINE ART

TUTOR

Prof Maria Chevska(Supernumerary Fellow)

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GEOGRAPHY

TUTORS

Dr Giles WiggsDr Alisdair Rogers

(College Lecturer and Fellow of Keble College)

AdmissionsBrasenose normally admits four candidates each year to read the undergraduate Geography course.

The courseThe fi rst year course is self-contained and leads to the University (Preliminary) examination at the end of the year. All students study Physical Geography, Earth Systems Processes, Human Geography, and Geographical Techniques. In addition, they study major debates and history in geography as part of the course in Critical Thinking.

In the second and third years of the course, leading to the Final University Examination, about

half the subjects are common to all students (Physical Geography, Human Geography, and Philosophy, Nature and Practice of Geography), while the other half comprises two subjects chosen from a wide range of options, and an independent piece of research carried out by the student. The optional subjects include African Societies, the Geography of the former USSR, Southern Africa, Biogeography, Quaternary Environments, Forensic Geography, Climate variability and change, Dryland environments, Historical geography, Politcal geography of European integration, Spaces of capitalism, Spaces of politics, and Transport. Candidates write an extended essay in each of two special

optional subjects. Together with their dissertation, this means that submitted work accounts for about one third of their degree work.

Brasenose geographers benefi t from its proximity to the School of Geography, which includes an extensive library, laboratory and computing facilities. Brasenose geography students run their own society with termly events that are the centre of a lively academic and social life.

CareersBrasenose geographers have gone into a wide variety of careers, varying from academic research to journalism, international banking, and accountancy.

HISTORY

TUTORS

Dr Martin IngramDr Abigail Green

Dr Abigail WillsDr Mark Hagger(College Lecturer)

Dr Lesley Abrams(College Lecturer and

Fellow of Balliol College)

Dr Rowena Archer(College Lecturer)

AdmissionsWe admit around 10 candidates each year to read the undergraduate courses in History and the Joint Schools of Ancient and Modern History, History and Politics, History and Modern Languages, and History and Economics. We do not at present admit candidates to read History and English.

The courseThe fi rst part of the History course, leading to the Preliminary Examination at the end of the fi rst year, comprises four papers, chosen in each case from a wide range: British History; a thematic General History course; a source-based Optional Subject; and Historiography (including a choice of papers based on foreign texts). The second part, called the Final Honour School, comprises a research-based dissertation; Disciplines of History (including historiography, comparative history, and source criticism);

and four other subjects chosen from a wide range: British History, General History, a source-based Further Subject, and a Special Subject examined by means of an extended essay and a documents paper. During their three years at Oxford, students must choose at least one medieval, one early modern, and one modern paper from the list of British and General History courses. Teaching is by University lectures or classes and by tutorials, in or out of college depending on the choice of subjects, plus some college classes.

The various joint schools combine elements of the History course with papers in Ancient History, Economics, Modern Languages, or Politics, as the case may be.

There are four Tutors in History: two Tutorial Fellows and two College Lecturers. Dr Ingram teaches early modern history and has a particular interest in the social history of Tudor

and Stuart England. Dr Green, whose teaching lies in the modern period, is a specialist in nineteenth-century European political and cultural history. Early medieval history is taught by Dr Abrams, a Lecturer who is also a Fellow of Balliol; she specializes in Anglo-Saxon England and Viking-Age Europe. Later medieval history is taught by Dr Rowena Archer.

Further details about Modern History at Brasenose are available from Dr Green and Dr Ingram.

CareersThose who have read History here in recent years have entered a wide variety of careers in the professions. A number have gone on to postgraduate research and now hold positions in various British universities. We fi nd, in common with colleagues in other universities, that employers value a degree in History very highly as a preparation for careers of every kind.

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AdmissionsIn recent years we have admitted between 10 and 12 candidates a year to read the undergraduate Law course. In general we are able to accept one candidate a year to read Law with Law Studies in Europe, subject to Faculty approval.

The courseBrasenose has a strong reputation for Law and the Fellows and lecturers of the College are able to provide tutorial teaching in most core subjects. The fi rst two terms are spent studying the three subjects required for Law Moderations, the fi rst university examination. Dr Davies teaches Constitutional Law, and Dr Horder teaches Criminal Law. Roman Law teaching is provided outside College.

Thereafter, undergraduates work for the Final Honour School of Jurisprudence, taking nine papers. Most students take a common core of papers which will allow them to fulfi l the legal professions’ requirements for qualifi cation together with the papers required by the university. The teaching for most of these papers can be provided in college, as follows: Land Law and Trusts by Mr Swadling; Administrative Law by Dr Davies; Contract and Tort by Dr Krebs; and Jurisprudence by Dr Horder. In the third year, students take optional papers, usually taught by specialists outside college, although Dr Davies teaches Labour Law, Dr Krebs teaches Commercial Law, and Mr Swadling teaches Personal Property.

The College has its own well-stocked Law Library, the Stallybrass Memorial Library. Students also have access to a range of legal research databases provided by the University, and to the Bodleian Law Library.

CareersMost law graduates become solicitors or barristers. Students considering these options often arrange work experience placements during their vacations. There are opportunities for undergraduates to meet practicing lawyers, especially through the College law society, the Ellesmere Society, and the University Law Society. A law degree is, of course, an excellent general education and is highly valued by employers in other fi elds too.

LAW

TUTORS

Mr William SwadlingDr Anne Davies

Dr Thomas KrebsDr Jeremy Horder

(College Lecturerand Fellow of

Worcester College)

PROFESSORIAL FELLOW

Prof Stefan Vogenauer

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MATHEMATICS

TUTORS

Professor Richard Haydon (Pure Mathematics

& Statistics)

Dr Eamonn Gaffney(Applied Mathematics)

AdmissionsWe welcome applications for Mathematics, Mathematics and Philosophy, and Mathematics and Statistics, and admit a total of about seven students each year.

MathematicsAs a single subject, Mathematics may be pursued either as a three-year course, leading to the BA degree, or as a four-year course, leading to the MMath. At admission time, you do not need to specify which course you propose to take, and in fact this decision does not need to be made until the third year of undergraduate studies. It is important to realise that the three-year course is not a “second best”: the BA degree in Maths remains a highly regarded qualifi cation. It is aimed at those students who require a sound analytic and numerate training with a view to future employment or research, not necessarily involving the most advanced mathematical techniques. The four-year course is intended for those who hope to pursue a career which will involve such techniques, as well as those who (like their tutors!) gain satisfaction from the study of advanced mathematics for its own sake.

Mathematics and PhilosophyThis joint course is sometimes described as “tripartite”, the third subject being Logic, a natural bridge between Mathematics and Philosophy. It is a four-year course, with a structure similar to that of the four-year Mathematics course. The fi rst year is devoted to compulsory papers in Pure Mathematics, Logic and Philosophy,

after which an ever-widening range of options in all three areas of study becomes available.

Mathematics and StatisticsStatistics is one of the most important applications of mathematical techniques and many maths graduates use statistics in their subsequent careers. To cater to those students who may wish to concentrate on statistics during their time at university, Oxford has recently introduced this joint course. It shares the entire fi rst year with Mathematics and transfers at the end of one year are easy (so, if you are not sure whether you wish to apply for Maths or for Maths and Stats, it does not matter which one you put on your form).

The TutorsProfessor Haydon’s research interests are in functional analysis and general topology. Dr Gaffney works in the application of mathematical modelling techniques to a variety of biomedical and biological areas.

CareersMathematical undergraduates develop to a high level their ability to think with precision and to analyse problems quickly and logically, dealing where necessary with the appropriate abstract concepts. These higly sought after, and transferable, skills are valued by a wide range of employers (in fi nance, accountancy, management consultancy, for example) and in most cases is more important than knowledge of any specifi c area of mathematics. Many graduates, however, do fi nd their way into more obviously “mathematical” careers, in statistics, mathematical modelling or computing. Graduates in Mathematics and Philosophy are highly regarded by employers as they combine outstanding numeracy with an ability to express precise ideas in fl uent English.

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AdmissionsEvery year we admit up to eight candidates to read either the undergraduate course in two Modern Languages, or one Modern Language with one or other of English, Classics, History and Philosophy (the Joint Schools). Brasenose also takes admissions for the Modern Languages and Linguistics course.

The courseAll students follow the same course in the fi rst three terms up to the First Examination. After that there is considerable choice in literature papers and authors, between medieval and modern studies, and of options specializing in linguistic, philosophical, and historical subjects.

University lectures are designed to cover most central topics and there are weekly tutorials and also occasional seminars organized in the College. The College is equipped with live satellite

television in several languages, and has native speakers (lectors) in French and German, who assist in language teaching.

Undergraduates may be sent out to other tutors with a special interest not covered in the College. There are tutors, based in other colleges, who organize the teaching of those we accept to read Italian, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese and Modern Greek.

The main interests of the College’s own tutors lie, for Professor Cooper, in Renaissance French and Italian Literature, especially Rabelais, Renaissance Theatre, Occult Sciences, Collectors of Antiquities and Court Festivals, and for Dr Groiser in German writing since the Enlightenment, modern German thought, German-Jewish culture, and critcal theory.

European and Middle Eastern LanguagesThis new Joint School enables students to combine papers in one language

from the Honour School of Modern Languages with papers in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, or Turkish. You need have no previous knowledge of the Middle Eastern language, but you would normally have studied the European language to A-level standard.

The Preliminary Examination takes place in the third term and consists of translation into and out of the European language and two language papers for the Middle Eastern language. Your oral profi ciency will be tested in both the languages which you have studied.

CareersThose who have read Modern Languages and its associated schools have entered a large range of careers, including banking, management consultancy, education, interpreting, the Foreign Offi ce, journalism, the law, accountancy and business.

MODERN LANGUAGES

MEDICINE AND PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

TUTORS

Dr Richard BoydProfessor Paul Klenerman

(Supernumerary Fellow)

Professor William JamesDr Paul Dennis

Dr Michael Ginger(College Lecturer)

Dr Jeremy Taylor(College Lecturer in

Neuroscience and Development Biology and

Fellow of Pembroke College)

AdmissionsWe admit eight candidates to the Medical course each year. For pure physiology (not medicine) we have fewer applicants but they are equally welcome. Such undergraduates pursue a course similar to that for medicine, but they obtain a science degree (BA) and not the additional pre-clinical qualifi cation (lst BM).

The courseFor medical students the 1st BM (the equivalent to the pre-clinical professional examination 2nd MB in other medical schools) is taken in two parts: the fi rst part (Physiology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry and

Anatomy) at the end of the third term; the second part (Neuroscience and Pathology) during the sixth term. The last year (taken by all medical students and leading to an Honours degree in Physiological Sciences) is for advanced work in which the individual student chooses for detailed study four special options (out of a very wide range of seventeen, stretching from Molecular Biology to Psychology). One of these options involves a term’s project work, so allowing the student to savour experimental work in an Oxford science laboratory; sometimes such experimental project work is of such a standard as to allow the student to publish a short scientifi c article.

CareersMedical students need to apply during their pre-clinical course for a place in a clinical school. Roughly three quarters wish to stay in Oxford and at present most of those that do obtain a place at the John Radcliffe Hospital. Most of the others go to London for their clinical training, with a smaller number joining courses in other medical schools. For both medical students and students with a good degree in Physiology there are excellent prospects for those who wish to do advanced academic research degrees, either here in Oxford (MSc, DPhil) or elsewhere. An Honours degree in Physiology from Oxford is also particularly useful for those wishing to work in the pharmaceutical, biomedical or paramedical fi eld.

TUTORS

Professor Richard Cooper (French)

Dr David Groiser(German)

Dr Carole Bourne-Taylor(College Lecturer in French)

Professor Diego Zancani (College Lecturer in Italian

and Fellow of Balliol College)

Dr Michael Nicholson(College Lecturer in Russian

and Fellow of University College)

Dr Dominic Moran(College Lecturer in Spanish

and Student of Christ Church)

Dr Claudia Pazos-Alonso(College Lecturer in

Portuguese and Fellow of Wadham College)

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AdmissionsOne or two candidates are admitted each year to read Music.

The courseThe fi rst-year course covers basic historical and analytical skills, keyboard work and techniques of composition (harmony and counterpoint) applied to selected periods and styles of music. These elements are taught in paired or individual tutorials, together with University lectures and classes. There is also the choice of an optional element from among three, including solo performance and composition. This course leads to the Honour Moderations examination, taken after three terms of study.

The ‘Schools’ course, leading to the fi nal degree examinations, includes a wide variety of optional subjects, including solo performance and composition, from which a selection of four is made, usually towards the end of the second year in preparation for third-year work. General history and a choice among techniques of composition, critical and analytical skills, form a compulsory core of subjects to be studied in the second and third years. For some historical topics and for special options, The College arranges appropriate tuition where necessary by experts in those fi elds.

CareersApart from the performing world and teaching or administrative careers connected with music, the more general fi elds such as fi nance and industry often offer opportunities for music graduates. Employers tend to acknowledge the value of the music degree as a training in analytical and communicative processes which may be applied widely as well as specifi cally to music itself.

MUSIC

TUTOR

Dr Susan Wollenberg(College Lecturer

and Fellow of LadyMargaret Hall)

Ms Kathryn Whitney(College Lecturer)

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PHYSICS

PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS

TUTORS

Prof Vernon Bogdanor FBA(Politics)

Mr Anthony Courakis(Economics)

Dr Jonas Olson (Philosophy)Dr Thomas Johansen

(Philosophy)

Dr Rui Esteves (Economics)Dr Christopher Timpson

(Philosophy)

Dr Dave Leal (College Lecturer in Philosophy)

Ms Silvia Palano (College Lecturer in Economics)

Ms Maria Lugo (College Lecturer in Economics)

AdmissionsWe admit around nine candidates each year to read Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

The courseYou study all three subjects in the fi rst year. The PPE Preliminary examination is taken at the end of the fi rst year. You can then choose to continue with all three branches or to drop one of them. Second year work mainly covers core papers in the branches chosen, followed in the third year by further subjects from a wide range of options permitting considerable specialization. PPE is a fl exible course; it permits everything from an even blend of the three subjects, to a strong concentration (amounting to as much as two thirds of work for the fi nal examination) on one of them.

PPE at Brasenose has a reputation for challenging, exciting work, undertaken in a mixture of tutorials and class teaching.

There are six Tutors and three lecturers in PPE, and anyone reading PPE can expect to be taught by most of them at some point during the degree. Professor Bogdanor’s interests lie in comparative government, and particularly in the political institutions of democratic countries, and in the recent constitutional and political history of the United Kingdom. Mr Courakis’ interests are macroeconomics, monetary theory & policy, and fi nancial markets. Dr Olson’s interests lie in the fi eld of moral philosophy; Dr Johansen’s in ancient philosophy. Dr Esteves is an economic historian and Dr Timpson a philosopher of science. Dr Leal teaches a number of core

areas of modern philosophy, including logic, epistemology, metaphysics and philosophy of mind. Ms Palano teaches macroeconomics.

CareersThose who have read PPE here have entered a wide variety of careers, from research to work in the Civil Service, the media, fi nance or industry. Employers value a degree in PPE very highly as a preparation for a very wide number of careers. Former Brasenose PPEists can be found in Parliament, the Bank of England, the Treasury, the Foreign Offi ce, the media and banks. There are ambassadors, barristers, fi lm producers, schoolteachers, writers, and university professors on four continents.

AdmissionsWe usually admit six candidates each year to read Physics. We occasionally admit students to read Physics & Philosophy, but this extremely demanding course is only suitable for exceptional candidates.

The courseOxford has both four-and three-year courses in Physics. Both courses have common fi rst and second years. In the fourth year, students choose two advanced physics subjects to study in depth, and undertake a project. The four-year course provides a training in Physics to the highest level possible in an undergraduate course and

gives successful graduates an ideal qualifi cation for entry into research or scientifi c employment throughout the world. The three-year course provides an excellent intellectual training in physics and qualifi es graduates for jobs in almost every area of endeavour, including many science-based careers.

It is straightforward to change from the four-year to the three-year course, but a change from the three- to the four-year course at a later date may jeopardize funding from your local education authority. For this reason we only accept initial applications for the four-year course.

There are two Tutors in Physics. Professor Jonathan Jones is attempting to

build small quantum computers, while Dr Laura Herz studies the optical and electronic properties of carbon-based semiconductors. In those particular subjects in which the College Tutors have no special expertise, undergraduates are sent out to experts in other Colleges.

CareersThose who have read Physics here over the past few years have entered a variety of careers at home and abroad, in physics and engineering, work in industry and commerce, or professional training, for example, in accountancy. We fi nd that employers value a degree in physics very highly for a wide variety of careers.

TUTORS

Professor Jonathan JonesDr Laura Herz

Dr Neil Bowles(College Lecturer)

Dr Anthony Harker (College Lecturer)

Mr Anthony Middleton(College Lecturer in

Mathematics for Physics)