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Colleges for specific subjects?

Are the colleges at oxford arranged according to subject, like are there specific colleges for different subjects, or is it arranged at random?

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Reply 1

Clodagh

No, although PPH's are geared towards Theology if you're getting at "are colleges specialising in subjects"?

Reply 2

RichE

spoon1

Are the colleges at oxford arranged according to subject, like are there specific colleges for different subjects, or is it arranged at random?

only in an extremely limited way - most colleges do most subjects, and each doesn't do a small selection, usually of the small subjects

for example if you applied to do materials then your option of college would be quite limited whilst they all do maths

see

http://www.admissions.ox.ac.uk/colleges/availab.shtml

Reply 3

WhatFreshHell?

They all do history, and some kind of language, as I remember.

And they all do PPE.

And law!

Most do English, except Queen's.

If the question is "do some colleges have a reputation (deserved or undeserved) for certain subjects (and a higher application rate for them)" then the answer is definitely yes -

Brasenose for law
Hertford, Magdalen, New for english
err.... Templeton for mbas?

Balliol for PPE.

University for BA in Bill Clinton studies!

Reply 9

RichE

Teabag

You could just as easily include magdalen for its law rep

Reply 10

Dipsomaniac

Yes, but he chose not to!¬

Reply 11

Elles

RichE

You could just as easily include magdalen for its law rep

or medicine..perhaps.

& being relevant to this thread - not all colleges do medicine - mansfield springs to mind as not.. then pembroke as not doing clinical & greens as only doing clinical!

Reply 12

Hoofbeat

RichE

You could just as easily include magdalen for its law rep

well you should watch out for Lincoln in law too. We only have something like 8 students in the first year but they got 25% of all firsts awarded in this year's mods (6 firsts out of 30 awarded and the others all got high 2:1s I believe).

Reply 13

RxB

To be honest, we could probably get 3 or 4 colleges for every single subject. It's perhaps not worth the trouble.

(Or maybe it would be, if people would actually read the FAQ rather than just jumping in and asking us where they should apply, having done no research)

Reply 14

Dipsomaniac

Where should I apply? I heard Templeton was an excellent place to study for an undergraduate degree?

Reply 15

zxczxc

I'm pretty sure you didn't. Templeton isn't for undergrads.

Reply 16

Dipsomaniac

Jeez Louise... Don't people get irony around here?

Reply 17

zxczxc

If that was irony, you're Alanis Morrissette :cool:

Reply 18

Dipsomaniac

Hmmm, well those studying at Templeton might be as uplifting as rain on your wedding day but I think you're missing the point!

Reply 19

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Dipsomaniac

Hmmm, well those studying at Templeton might be as uplifting as rain on your wedding day but I think you're missing the point!

Coincidentally just as I got down to the above few posts my iTunes went onto the next song which was actually Ironic (by Alanis). Ironic?

PS : And back on topic, until reading this thread I wasn't aware of any colleges having a reputation for any subject :smile: