(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 512)
The scheme of this examination, which will be held for the first time in 2009, has been amended as set out below.
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Politics for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
| (a) | a thesis of between 15,000 and 20,000 words in length, excluding footnotes, tables, appendices, and bibliography, on a topic approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences; |
| (b) | one essay of not more than 4,000 words, on a topic in comparative politics prescribed by the Degree Committee; |
| (c) | one essay or other exercise of not more than 3,000 words (or their equivalent), on research methods prescribed by the Degree Committee; |
| (d) | an essay, or set of two essays, not exceeding 6,000 words in total, on a topic or topics approved by the Degree Committee, from one of the following fields of study: |
| 1. | The politics of China |
| 2. | The contemporary politics of Africa |
| 3. | The politics of the Middle East |
| 4. | International environmental politics |
| and | |
| (e) | either a further essay, or set of two essays, from the fields of study and in accordance with the requirements listed in Regulation 1(d), or a further examined course from the selected list of fields offered for examination in International Relations for the degree of Master of Philosophy, provided that candidates are assessed as specified under the regulations for that examination. |
2. The examination may include, at the discretion of the Examiners, an oral examination on the thesis or on the general field of knowledge within which it falls; such an oral examination may include questions relating to the essays submitted by the candidate under Regulation 1.