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University of Oxford Colleges UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD COLLEGES A GUIDE TO OXFORD’S COLLEGES AND HALLS CONTENTS WHEN IT COMES TO CHOOSING A COLLEGE, 01 INTRODUCTION 02 GETTING STARTED THERE ARE NUMEROUS THINGS TO CONSIDER. 03 MAKING A CHOICE 04 BALLIOL COLLEGE FIRST AND FOREMOST, AN UNDERSTANDING 05 BRASENOSE COLLEGE 06 CAMPION HALL OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY’S COLLEGIATE SYSTEM 07 CHRIST CHURCH WILL PROVIDE A FOUNDATION ON WHICH TO 08 CORPUS CHRISTI COLLEGE 09 EXETER COLLEGE BASE AN INFORMED CHOICE. THE FOLLOWING 10 GREEN TEMPLETON COLLEGE 11 HARRIS MANCHESTER COLLEGE INTRODUCTION GIVES AN IDEA OF HOW THE 12 HERTFORD COLLEGE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY WORK TOGETHER 13 JESUS COLLEGE 14 KEBLE COLLEGE AND WHAT FACTORS MIGHT AFFECT STUDENTS’ 15 KELLOGG COLLEGE 16 LADY MARGARET HALL COLLEGE CHOICES. SUBSEQUENT PAGES 17 LINACRE COLLEGE PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF EACH COLLEGE 18 LINCOLN COLLEGE 19 MAGDALEN COLLEGE AND THEIR VITAL STATISTICS. 20 MANSFIELD COLLEGE 21 MERTON COLLEGE 22 NEW COLLEGE 23 ORIEL COLLEGE 24 PEMBROKE COLLEGE 25 REGENT’S PARK COLLEGE 26 ST ANNE’S COLLEGE 27 ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE 28 ST CROSS COLLEGE 29 ST EDMUND HALL 30 ST HILDA’S COLLEGE 31 ST HUGH’S COLLEGE 32 ST JOHN’S COLLEGE 33 ST PETER’S COLLEGE 34 THE QUEEN’S COLLEGE 35 TRINITY COLLEGE 36 WADHAM COLLEGE 37 WOLFSON COLLEGE 38 WORCESTER COLLEGE 39 NEXT STEPS 40 COLLEGES TABLE 42 COLLEGES TABLE KEY / COLLEGES MAP 00 Contents A guide to Oxford’s Colleges and Halls 01 Introducton A guide to Oxford’s Colleges and Halls What is a college? MSc, MLitt, and DPhil £1,900-£2,320. The EMBA college membership fee is The collegiate system, considered to be at the heart of Oxford University’s included in the overall programme cost. success, affords students the benefits of belonging to both a large, Will I have a college tutor and what will they do? internationally renowned institution – the University – and a smaller, Your college will have a Tutor for Graduates who overseas all graduate members interdisciplinary academic college community. Colleges and Halls select of the college. Teaching and supervision takes place in a student’s academic graduate students after they are admitted by Oxford University. This means that, department (the Business School) but every graduate has a college adviser in addition to being a member of a University Department (in this case, the Saïd who is chosen from among the Fellows (the University’s academic body). Business School), students are also members of one of Oxford’s many colleges Advisers do not teach their wards but in most cases will have experience of How many colleges are there to choose from? teaching graduate students. An adviser can therefore often help a graduate GETTING Oxford University is made up of 38 independent, co-ed colleges and six MAKING sort out difficulties with studies or with a course as well as helping with purely permanent private halls, which largely run their own affairs, have their own college difficulties. funds and have a strong intellectual and social life. The six Permanent Private STARTED A CHOICE Which colleges are good for networking? Halls (PPH) today function largely like colleges, accepting students from This entirely depends on your interests and outlook. You might consider the multiple disciplines but they have Christian founders and some have an number of Business School students attending a college to be a deciding factor enduring religious character. The majority of colleges and halls accept graduates but this may very well turn out to be one of the less important aspects, not least and undergraduates but seven take only graduate students; 35 accept students as you will be spending much of your time with Saïd students during your from Saïd Business School. Colleges average 200-500 members and the total studies. Belonging to one of Oxford’s colleges affords students and alumni the number of students spread across the University is 20,000 including around benefits of the University’s reach, which extends far beyond the Saïd Business 11,700 undergraduates and around 8,100 postgraduates. School and its networks. Each Oxford college has its own community of experts What does a college do for me? and many colleges have a regular programme of distinguished visiting speakers. Think of a college as a home. Colleges and Halls can provide accommodation*, Chance encounters and connections made outside the business field often meals, common rooms, libraries, sports and social facilities, pastoral care, produce the most useful contacts – in many respects this is why Oxford’s unique health and welfare for their students. The University supervises exams, awards collegiate system is so widely successful. A college’s focus (is it strong in the degrees, determines the content of courses and organises lectures and seminars. arts, sciences or sports?) will probably be more useful when deciding on what All colleges are now co-ed, some with specific strengths of discipline (medical kinds of students you want to surround yourself with. science, languages, literature etc). How long will it take to get from the School to the college? *Not all colleges and halls Do I have to be a member of a college and why? “MCR” – Middle Common Room. The term refers to This might be a key factor in deciding which college to choose. Oxford is offer accommodation to Unless you are applying for a non-matriculated course (as a visiting student Saïd Business School both a university or student small and most colleges are no more than about a 15-minutes walk from who will not be awarded a degree by the University), you will need a college students and where it is body as well as the physical the city centre and Saïd Business School. However, much of the graduate place. So you have to be a member of a college (or a PPH) to attend the provided it is usually space they are able to accommodation is off-site and can therefore be slightly further from central University of Oxford but you gain membership after you have been offered a allocated on a first come congregate socially. Oxford. (See each college entry for specific details). first served basis. place on a programme of study rather than it being a prerequisite. The University So, the Senior Common and the colleges go hand in hand; one cannot exist without the other. Room (SCR) is for Am I guaranteed accommodation? academics/faculty, the You can either rent privately or apply for college accommodation*. Some Will my choice of college affect the teaching process? Middle Common Room colleges offer accommodation to individuals, couples and/or families. This may Teaching is done centrally at the Saïd Business School and not the colleges. (MCR) is for post-grads be on campus, within the college grounds or located around Oxford (see each Your choice of college does not affect the teaching you will receive. and Junior Common Room college entry for specific details). What does the college membership fee pay for? (JCR) is for under-grads. The standard of the accommodation and distance from the college site and the It covers academic facilities and other services provided by your college. The fee In the following college Business School will vary greatly for each college. If accommodation is not does not include accommodation or meal charges and is payable in addition to pages “common room” offered by your college, you will need to make alternative private arrangements. the University tuition fee. Each college sets its own fee, although rates do not refers to the MCR. The School can assist you in sourcing alternative accommodation but does not vary greatly between individual colleges. As a guide, the college fees for 2008– guarantee to find it for you and will not arrange that accommodation on your behalf. 09 were: MBA £3,000; All other Diplomas, Certificates, Masters, BPhil, MPhil, 02 Getting started A guide to Oxford’s Colleges and Halls 03 Making a choice A guide to Oxford’s Colleges and Halls VIEW MAP Founded in 1263, Balliol is one of the University’s oldest colleges. It has a VIEW MAP Founded in 1509 Brasenose is one of the University’s oldest colleges, and very strong graduate community with representatives of all disciplines. Some celebrates its 500th anniversary in 2009. It’s located on Radcliffe Square, 65-75 graduate students are admitted each year and Balliol has one of Oxford’s at the very heart of the University and has particular strengths in molecular foremost Graduate Centres with an active academic and social life driven by a biology, medicine, engineering, law and ancient history. It is also known for its large, lively and international community. The college has an acclaimed library sporting tradition (with a strong rugby team) and well-respected music and arts with an in depth collection of 19th and 20th century scholarly texts and some societies. Its annual arts festival is one of Oxford’s most extensive. Graduate 400 medieval manuscripts. Balliol is also the only Oxford College to have its own students make up just under a third of the student population. bridge club. Focus of college: Multi-disciplinary. Focus of college: Multi-disciplinary. Undergraduate students: 360 Undergraduate students: 400 Graduate students: 190 Graduate students: 200 Distance from SBS: About 10 minutes walk. Distance from SBS: Broad Street, in the heart of the city, within easy reach of rail, coach, bus stations; about 10 minutes walk from Saïd Business School. College facilities: Extensive library, computer room, boathouse (the College Boat Club is the oldest in the world), sports ground, including tennis and College facilities: Dining room, common room, bar, TV room, computer room, squash courts, satellite TV in various languages, chapel.
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