The General Board and the Board of Graduate Studies have approved a proposal from the Degree Committee for International Studies to introduce a Certificate of Postgraduate Study in International Relations with effect from 1 October 2008. Special regulations for the examination have been approved as follows:
1. Certificates of Postgraduate Study shall be awarded for advanced study and training in research in International Relations.
2. The study and training shall include:
| (a) | attendance at courses of lectures, seminars, and classes approved by the Degree Committee for International Studies; |
| (b) | research on a topic approved by the Degree Committee pursued under the guidance of a Supervisor appointed under Regulation 4 of the General Regulations. |
3. At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include written papers or other exercises on subjects cognate to the lectures, seminars, and classes attended by the candidate.