Reporter 29/7/98: Examination in Oriental Studies for the M.Phil. Degree (one-year course)

Examination in Oriental Studies for the M.Phil. Degree (one-year course)

On the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Oriental Studies, and with the approval of the General Board and the Board of Graduate Studies, the regulations for the examination in Oriental Studies for the M.Phil. Degree (one-year course) (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 475) have been amended as set out below. The purpose of the amendments is (a) to make the scheme of examination more flexible and (b) to introduce an alternative mode of assessment in the form of an examination by thesis alone. The regulations have been amended, with effect from 1 October 1998, so as to read:

1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Oriental Studies for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:

(a)

three written papers on subjects approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Oriental Studies, which shall fall within one of the fields specified in the Schedule to these regulations; provided that, with the approval of the Degree Committee, a candidate may offer, in place of one or more of those papers, the same number of essays, each of not more than 5,000 words, or equivalent alternative exercises approved by the Degree Committee;

(b)

a thesis of not more than 15,000 words, including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.

The papers to be set under sub-paragraph (a) above shall be specified by the Degree Committee not later than the end of the first quarter of the Michaelmas Term each year.

2. In place of the examination prescribed in Regulation 1, a candidate may, by special permission of the Degree Committee, granted after considering his or her experience, qualifications, and proposed subject, offer a thesis of not more than 25,000 words in length, including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.

3. The examination shall include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls; save that, in the case of a candidate who takes the examination prescribed under Regulation 1, the Examiners may, at their discretion, waive the requirement for an oral examination.

SCHEDULE

Assyriology	Indian Studies
Chinese Studies	Japanese Studies
Egyptology	Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
Hebrew Studies

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