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Undergraduate (BA · BSc)
Three years, one faculty, and a tutor who reads your essay each week. Honours degrees across all six faculties, beginning in the Michaelmas term.
3 years · from £9,250 / year
Programmes of Study
Four ways to read for a Minerva degree.
From the three-year undergraduate degree to the doctoral fellowship, every programme is taught by the tutorial. Term dates and fees are set for the coming academic year.
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Taught Masters (MA · MSc)
One intensive year of seminars and a supervised dissertation. Designed for graduates ready to specialise, and for professionals returning to study.
1 year · from £14,500
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Doctoral Research (PhD)
Three to four years within a faculty, a desk in the reading room, and a supervisor who expects to be argued with. Fully funded fellowships each year.
3–4 years · funded fellowships
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Visiting & Short Courses
A single term as a visiting student, or an intensive summer course on the square. Open to international students and to those testing a subject before committing.
1 term / summer · from £3,200
How admission works
Submit the paper
A form, a transcript, and one piece of writing you are proud of. The writing matters more than the transcript.
Come for the interview
Thirty minutes across a table with two Fellows. We ask what you think, then we disagree, and then we listen.
Read the offer
Decisions arrive by post within three weeks. An offer names your faculty, your tutor, and your first term.
Reading for the coming year?
The prospectus lists every programme, term date, and fee. Request a copy, or write to the admissions office directly.
Request the prospectus