Examination Regulations
Changes to Examination Regulations this week
Humanities Divisional Board
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, FHS
introduction of Literary and Classical Hindi and subsidiary languages
Economic and Social History, MSc
minor amendments to provide clarification and certainty relating to course titles, submission lengths and when specific exam conditions apply
English Language and Literature, FHS
clarification of scope of exam
History, FHS
(a) correction of contradictory information
(b) deletion of superfluous text
History of Art, FHS
change to options list in Paper 5
Linguistics in all Honour Schools including Linguistics
updating PPL regulations following course restructure
Modern Languages, FHS
minor changes to Spanish and Portuguese linguistics papers titles
Music, Prelims
change to format of assessment of one option
Theology and Religion, research degrees
clarification of deadlines and word count
This year's changes
- Planning and Resource Allocation Committee
- Education Committee
- Continuing Education Strategic Management Board
- Continuing Education Board/Humanities Board
- Continuing Education Board/Medical Sciences Board
- Humanities Board
- Humanities Board/Medical Sciences Board
- Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Board
- Medical Sciences Board
- Social Sciences Board
- Conduct of University Examinations, Regulations – Part 13: 26 September
- DPhil, General Regulations: 31 October
- MLitt, General Regulations: 31 October
- MSc (Research), General Regulations: 31 October
- Research Degrees, General Governing Regulations: 31 October
- Criminology and Criminal Justice:
- History of Art:
- Nature, Society and Environmental Governance
- content to be added as it is published
- Asian and Middle Eastern Studies:
- MPhils: 26 September (i), 26 September (ii), 12 June
- FHS: 26 September, 12 June, 10 July
- Buddhist Studies, MPhil, 26 June
- Celtic Studies, MSt: 26 September
- Classics, Research Degree: 26 September
- Classics and Modern Languages, FHS: 26 September
- Digital Scholarship, MSc, 12 June
- Economic and Social History, MSc: 26 June, 10 July
- English and Modern Languages, Prelims: 26 September
- English Language and Literature, FHS, 10 July
- Global and Imperial History, MSt, 26 June
- History:
- History and Economics, FHS: 26 September
- History and English, FHS: 26 September
- History and Modern Languages:
- History of Art, FHS
- Jewish Studies in the Graeco-Roman Period, MSt: 12 June
- Literae Humaniores, FHS: 12 June
- Linguistics in all Honour Schools including Linguistics: 26 June, 10 July
- Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics, MPhil: 15 May
- Medieval & Modern Languages, Research Degrees, 26 June
- Modern Languages:
- Modern Languages and Linguistics, FHS, 26 June
- Music, Prelims, 10 July
- Philosophy and Modern Languages:
- Philosophy of Physics, MSt, 26 June
- Theology, MPhil: 26 September
- Theology and Religion:
- Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, MSt: 12 June
- Advanced Computer Science, MSc: 26 September; 24 April
- Biological Sciences (Plant Sciences and Zoology), Research Degrees, 16 January
- Biology, FHS, 16 January
- Computer Science, Prelims: 12 June
- Computer Science and Philosophy, Prelims: 26 September, 12 June
- Chemistry, FHS, 29 May
- Energy Systems, MSc (full time), 26 June
- Energy Systems, MSc (part time), 26 June
- Mathematical Modelling and Scientific Computing, MSc, 6 March
- Mathematics and Computer Science, Prelims: 12 June
- Mathematics and Foundations of Computer Science, MSc: 26 September
- Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, MSc: 26 September; 24 April
- Cell and Systems Biology, FHS and Neuroscience, FHS, 6 March
- Clinical Trials, MSc, 29 May
- International Health and Tropical Medicine, MSc: 26 September
- Medical Sciences Division, research degrees: 24 October
- Medicine:
- Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, FHS: 26 September; 24 April
- Sleep Medicine:
- Archaeological Science:
- Blavatnik School of Government, Research Degrees, 24 April
- Business Administration:
- Comparative Social Policy:
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Development Studies, MPhil: 26 September; 31 October
- Economics:
- Economics and Management, FHS: 26 September
- Education:
- Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation:
- MSc: 26 September
- MPhil: 26 September, 13 February
- Finance:
- Geography, Research Degrees: 10 October
- Global and Area Studies, MPhil: 7 November
- Global Governance and Diplomacy, MSc: 31 October
- Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership, 13 March
- Human Sciences, FHS: 26 September
- International Development, Research Degrees: 10 October
- International Relations, MPhil: 26 September
- Latin American Studies, MSc: 21 November
- Law, Research Degrees: 10 October
- Law and Finance, MSc: 26 September
- Legal Studies, Dip: 29 May
- Migration Studies, MSc: 31 October
- Modern South Asian Studies, MPhil: 26 September, 21 November
- Nature, Society and Environmental Governance
- Oxford Internet Institute, Research Degrees: 10 October
- Political Theory Research, MSc: 26 September
- Politics, MPhil: 26 September
- Politics and International Relations, Research Degrees: 10 October
- Politics Research, MSc: 26 September
- Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, MSc: 31 October
- Social Science of the Internet, MSc:
- full time: 31 October
- part time: 31 October (i), 31 October (ii)
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