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Tutorials at the Academy

Students choose their major and minor when they apply, and are matched to academics who work in those fields. Tutorials are normally delivered one-to-one or two-to-one and may occasionally be delivered three-to-one.

Tutorial · 2026

An independent programme organised by Oxford Global Education.

Where the hours go
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Tutorials are normally delivered one-to-one or two-to-one and may occasionally be delivered three-to-one.

Major

Most tutorial hours

The greater share of the teaching, and the research paper is written here.

Minor

A second discipline

Chosen to complement the first and complicate it.

Choosing the two subjects

The major is the subject the student wants to investigate in greatest depth and use for the research paper. The minor is a second discipline that can introduce different questions, concepts or methods.

Major

Start with depth

Which subject would the student be willing to read, discuss and write about in depth?

Minor

Choose a useful contrast

Which second subject would give the student another way to approach a difficult question?

Both choices are recorded during the application process.

For the first time in years of learning, I felt like my opinions mattered.

🇵🇰Syeda · Pakistan · English Literature and Law, 2026
Subjects offered
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One major + one minor.

Every student chooses one major subject and one minor, both taken from the list below and both taught in tutorials. The major carries the greater share of the hours and the research paper.

Sciences and Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Medicine
  • Engineering
  • Robotics & Autonomous Systems
Humanities
  • English Literature
  • World History
  • Classics
  • Philosophy
  • Creative Writing
  • Geography
  • Theology
Social Sciences
Technology and the Future
Twenty-eight disciplines · Four faculties