Please download the application form and reference form from the links at the bottom of this section. If you experience any difficulty doing this, then please phone us on 01865 270369 / 280154 to receive these forms by post. You can also email: ppaward@conted.ox.ac.uk

Together with the application form, you should submit a reference and a short statement (approximately 150 words) explaining why you wish to enrol on the course.

If possible, your referee should be a person who can comment on your academic ability and background, but where this is not appropriate, you should name a referee who can vouch for your motivation, commitment and potential. A reference from a family member is not acceptable.

Please read carefully the instructions on the reference form. When you have received your reference, return the unopened envelope with your application form and your statement, by 31 July 2012 to:

Award Programme Administrator
OUDCE, Rewley House
1 Wellington Square
Oxford OX1 2JA

Please do not leave it too late to contact us. Late applications will be considered if there are places available, but places cannot be considered after the course has begun in October. Please contact the Award Programme Administrator to check availability. The final decision on admission to the course rests with OUDCE.

Click here to download the application and reference form

Non-EU students
This course is not suitable for non-EU students who do not already live in the UK before the course begins. For information, refer to www.ukvisas.gov.uk.

Fees
The fee for the first year of the course (2012-2013) is £1,650 (EU students) or £3,500 (non-EU students). There may be a small fee increase in 2013-2014, for the second year of the course. A non-refundable deposit of £200 is required when you accept an offer of a place and the remaining fee is payable in instalments. The fee includes tuition for the practical fieldwork.

Expenses
Students are not required to purchase books, but there may be a few recommended key texts that you may like to buy. Transport for field trips and the practical fieldwork is normally arranged on a car sharing basis by the students themselves. The students would pay for costs of any additional hire of transport. Entry fees to museums or sites are paid individually by the students.

English language requirements

All teaching at the University of Oxford is carried out in English (with the exception of some language-specific teaching) and tutors must be convinced that you have sufficient fluency in written and spoken English to cope with your course from the start. Therefore, all non-native English-speaking applicants (other than those who have been educated in the medium of English language during their two most recent years of study) must satisfy the following requirements:

• IELTS: overall score of 7.0 (with at least 7.0 in each of the four components) or
• TOEFL (paper based): overall score of 600, with a Test of Written English score of 5.5 or
• TOEFL (computer-based): overall score of 250, with Test of Written English score of 5.5 or
• TOEFL (internet-based): overall score of 100 or
• Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE): grade A or
• Cambridge Certificate for Proficiency in English (CPE): grade B or
• English Language GCSE, IGCSE or O-level: grade B or
• International Baccalaureate Standard level (SL): score of 5 in English
• European Baccalaureate: score of 70% in English.

Funding and financial assistance
Part-time Home/EU students may be able to gain assistance through one of the routes listed below:

From 2012 students who do not already have a BA Degree may apply for a Student Loan, regardless of their income. You can find details of loans for part-time students on the following website: http://studentfinance-yourfuture.direct.gov.uk/part-time-students.

For information on other sources of funding for UK/ EU and International students, please visit our funding pages : www.conted.ox.ac.uk/students/sourcesoffunding/index.php

Professional and Career Development Loans
Professional and Career Development Loans are bank loans that can be used to help pay for work-related learning. You can borrow between £300 and £10,000 to help support the cost of up to two years of learning (or three years if it includes one year’s relevant unpaid practical work). The loan can be used to pay course fees or other costs such as travel and living expenses. You can also use the loan to supplement other forms of support such as grants or bursaries. For further information on fnancial assistance to support your learning, please visit www.direct.gov.uk/pcdl or ring 0800 585 505. Our learning provider registration number is: 6434 (Public Sector)

Educational Trusts and Charities
Successful applications to educational trusts and charities take time and effort but are worth it as these are sources of funding for tuition fees and course related costs.
• The Educational Grants Advisory Service:
(www.egas-online.org/fwa/) has an online search facility which accesses a large database of trusts and charities for all levels of study. • The Directory of Grant Making Trusts is available in public libraries and in the library at Rewley House

Ministry of Defence Enhanced Learning Credits
A scheme whereby eligible members of the armed forces can apply for bursaries towards their course fees. Continuing Education Learner Provider Number is: 1065. For details, visit:
www.enhancedlearningcredits.com

For more detailed information on all of the above, please contact the Registry at registry@conted.ox.ac.uk.