OCMSSt. Philip & St. James Church, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 !R, "#ited $i#%dom ocms&ocms.ac.uk '(( )*+ ++,-) ....ocms.ac.ukOCMS Research DegreesProgramme through the Middlesex University Application for MPhil/PhD y ResearchThank you for seeking admission to the Middlesex University Research Degrees ProgrammeofOCMS. nthefollo!ing"agesyouarere#uiredto"rovideinformationtosu""ortyoura""lication to this Programe. $s a "art of the admission "rocess !e !ill contact your refereesinde"endently for their recommendations.Once your a""lication %le is com"lete it !ill&e"resented to the $dmissions Committee for consideration.'our a""lication !ill &e revie!ed &y the OCMS $dmissions Committee( admissions decisionsare&asedonacom"ositeof informationincludingyour"reviousacademic"erformance(comments from referees and "ro"osed research statements and ex"erience for the OCMSProgramme. f successful( you!ill &einvitedto&eginyour studies!ithinayear of acce"tance&yattendance at a ) !eek Research nduction School( !hich are held t!ice a year in $"ril andOcto&er.Please include the follo!ing !ith this a""lication form* Copies of all academic !uali"cations# transcripts andcerti"cates$ %

A letter from your employers indicating their agreement toyour study$% A passport si&ed photographs or electronic photograph$%

Proof of linguistic pro"ciency 'here appropriate$% Proof of funding of full academic fees$% A ()*+ ,#*** 'ord essay on your proposed research topic$%A copy of your passport including U- visa if appropriate$ %naddition( anon+refunda&lea""lication"rocessingfeeof ,-).U/Sterlingt!enty%ve"ounds0 123 US Dollars4 must accom"any your a""lication. f you live in a country !here it isdi5cult to arrange international currency transfers "lease indicate this on your a""licationand( at the discretion of the $dmissions Tutor( this fee may &e added to the cost of your %rstyear of enrolment. 2Completed applications may e sent to.Admissions O/ce 0elephone.122 3*4 ,56) ))6 *(,OCMS# St Philip and St 7amesChurch8oodstoc9 Road# Oxford# :ax.122 3*4 ,56) ),( (;;O+Mail. rmcintyre?ocms$ac$u9United -ingdom 8esite. http.//'''$ocms$ac$u9/content/P>RSO@AA D>0ABAS Surname .6ast 07amily 8ame4* 7irst 8ame* Title* 7irst name as kno!n* Other forenames*Date of 9irth .dd0mm0yy4* :ender* Marital Status*8ationality .as stated on your "ass"ort4* ;thnic Origin if dis :iven 8ame* :ender*Date of 9irth*De"endent Children :iven 8ames* :ender* Date of 9irth*CUAAB:BCA0BO@S 3Standard entry$n a""licant for registration for the degree of MPhil or MPhil !ith "ossi&ility of transfer to PhD shall normally hold a %rst or second class honours degree of the University( a university in the U/ or a #uali%cation !hich is regarded &y the University as e#uivalent to such an ?onours degree. Candidates !ho do not hold such a #uali%cation( &ut hold a master>s degree relevant to the "ro"osed research "ro@ect a!arded &y a university in the U/ !ill also &e acce"ted for standard entry. @on+standard entry $n a""licant holding #uali%cations other than those a&ove shall &e considered on his0her merits and in relation to the nature and sco"e of the "rogramme of !ork "ro"osed. OCMS looks for evidence of the candidate>s e#uivalent a&ility( research skills( &ackground kno!ledge and training in relation to the "ro"osed research. Professional ex"erience( "u&lications( !ritten re"orts or other a""ro"riate evidence of their accom"lishment and "otential to undertake sound research at "ostgraduate level are taken into consideration. Applicants must provide clear documentary evidence of their academic !uali"cations$Please list the academic and "rofessional #uali%cations you have &een a!arded since leavingsecondary School. University( nstitution( College or Professional a!arding &ody( and Country Auali%cationSu&@ectResult06evelDate$!arded R>S>ARC= PUDABCA0BO@SPlease "rovide details of any research "u&lications that you have !ritten 0 contri&uted to.C=URC= DAC-EROU@Df you are involved in a Church Community "lease "rovide details here. Church Memership.Please choose from the follo!ing* $nglican0;"isco"alB $ssem&lies of :odB 9a"tistB;vangelicalB nde"endentB MethodistB OrthodoxB PentecostalBPres&yterian0Reformed0CongregationalistB Roman CatholicB Seventh Day $dventistB f other( "lease s"ecify*Role in the church.4AB@EUBS0BC PRO:BCB>@CF$""licants must &e su5ciently "ro%cient in ;nglish to com"lete the "rogramme of study and to "re"are and defend a thesis.;nglish "ro%ciency of candidates !hose %rst language is not ;nglish should &e evidenced &y a minimum B>A0S score 3or e!uivalent eg 0O>:A4 in academic >nglish of 6$) at entry 'ith a minimum of 6$) in the reading and 'ritten components. $""licants !ill &e asked to "rovide such evidence as is deemed necessary &y OCMS.7irst 6anguage*Other 6anguages*Pro%ciency in ;nglish*7or ho! many years have your educational studies &een in the medium of ;nglishCf ;nglish is not your %rst language have you taken an ;nglish language testCf yes( "lease attach transcri"t .6anguage tests are valid for - years4* f no( !hen !ill you take a testCTest Overall:rade0Score6o!est individualscore Date PlaceCURR>@0 >MPAOFM>@0,Com"any0Organisation 8ame* $ddress of ;m"loyer*CountryCategory of !ork 7ull or Part time*Do& Title* Date of em"loyment*/ey Res"onsi&ilities*Skills( training and kno!ledge gained from your "rofessional!ork that have e#ui""edyou to undertake .or to em&ark u"on4 research at "ost+graduate level*1 Please submit any evidence, i.e. certifcates, documents, reports, letters, references, that indicate that you have acquired relevant skills, training and knowledge from your professional work to equip you to undertake research at post-graduate level. 5PR>GBOUS >MPAOFM>@0; Please list your most signi%cant em"loyment history. Organisation $ddress Do& Title Dates Res"onsi&ilities:B@A@CBAA B@:ORMA0BO@Please indicate in H Sterling ho! you "ro"ose to %nance your research studies at OCMS.Provide either your &anking details( information from em"loyer or "roof of your scholarshi".3Please do not leave this lan94Annual OCMS :ee for ;*,) Part time H)2**There is an institutional su&sidy of the standard fee during the OCMS stage for those from the :lo&al South.Source of 7unding $mount Raised Percentage of TotalPersonal Sources* 'our ;m"loyer*'our local Church 0 Denomination*Relatives 0 Contacts*Scholarshi"s 0 9ursaries* a""lied for 0granted 7unding $gency*$mount still to &e raisedPlease list any individuals or organisations !hom you !ill contact to re#uest %nancial su""ortif your a""lication is successful. 8amePhone num&er ;+mail addressPostal address R>:>R>@C>S2 Please submit any evidence, i.e. documents, reports, letters, references from your previous employment that will support relevant skills, training, and knowledge from the professional work revise as above6OCMS re#uires a minimum of t!o( and normally three( satisfactory con%dential re"orts that identify those features of the your academic attainment( "rofessional !ork( training or other ex"erience !hich demonstrate that you have the a"titude( ca"a&ility and "ersonal #ualities to undertake a research degree and the "otential to develo" the re#uisite skills( kno!ledge and training for research. 7or exam"le( that you have the ca"a&ility to critically assess evidence( to think inde"endently and to develo" com"etence in research methods.0o ensure you identify the appropriate referee a sample reference is detailed elo'Person ,$cademic or ProfessionalRelationshi" toa""licant*8ameTitle0"ositionPostal addressCountry;+mail addressPhone num&erPerson ;$cademic or ProfessionalRelationshi" toa""licant*8ameTitle0"ositionPostal addressCountry;+mail addressPhone num&erPerson I$cademic or ProfessionalRelationshi" toa""licant*8ameTitle0"ositionPostal addressCountry ;+mail addressPhone num&er7Ehat evidence have you seen of the a""licant>s motivation for and commitment to studyC Ehat evidence have you seen of the a""licant>s a&ility to understand com"lex "ro&lems( to understand( analyse andinteract !ith others to address critical issuesC Ehat evidence have you seen of the a""licant>s a&ility to ex"ress themselves*F in s"oken formCF in !ritten formCEhat evidence have you seen of the a""licant>s a&ility*F to handle a&stract ideasCF to relate their learning to "articular situationsCF to look at issues from a variety of "ers"ectives &efore reaching a conclusionCF to carefully gather and use data to "resent their "osition logically and coherentlyCEhat evidence have you seen of the a""licant>s a&ility*F to #uestion assum"tionsC F to "rovide solid evidence to ex"ress their convictionsCEhat evidence have you seen of the a""licant>s ca"acity to understand and to fairly handle ideas and o"inions di