Graduate Studies Committee

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Terms of Reference: (Updated July 2024)

Provides strategic direction for training for PGTs, PGRs, ACFs and operational PG matters. Specifically:

• Develop, implement, review, and amend policies and practices relating to training of students
• Conduct graduate studies business including decisions in relation to the admission, progression and examination of PG students.
• Provide advice on the organisation, development and delivery of curricula for the MSc courses and on the facilities and the framework of support for PGTs.
• Provide advice on the organisation, development and delivery of DPhil programmes and on the facilities and the framework of support for PGRs.

Meeting frequency:

Once a term, ideally in 3rd Week with an additional meeting if needed (8th Week)

Membership:  Defined by the roles that members hold e.g. DGS, head of course etc

 In addition to formal committee members, up to 4 DPhils/EMCRs can attend each meeting to observe

Standing items on the agenda:

MT:

1. Admissions review
2. Discussion of results of the student barometer (and departmental student survey if applicable)

 TT:

1. Report on post-doc training and Oxford Qualitative Courses

 For all meetings:

1. PGR
   1. DPhil Primary Care
   2. DPhil Translational Health Sciences
   3. DPhil EBHC
2. PGT
   1. MSc Global Healthcare Leadership
   2. MSc Applied Digital Health
   3. EBHC MSc programmes
   4. MSc Translational Health Sciences
3. ACF (Clinical Training) update
4. Non-Clinical Training update
5. Student report
   1. DPhil
   2. PGT programmes via Course Directors
6. Programmes Infrastructure
7. Supervisory capacity
8. Administrative staffing
9. Programme developments and updates
10. Departmental Culture: EDI/Environment
11. AOB

PGT sub-committee

Directly preceding full GSC meetings, the directors of all department post-graduate taught programmes will meet in a sub-committee meeting to help align strategies, share best practice and discuss any PGT specific challenges.

The DGS will give a brief verbal report of this pre-meeting to full GSC if necessary. The existence of this sub-committee will not affect the standing GSC items of programme specific updates.

PGT sub-committee membership: