Reporter 28/7/99: Examination in International Relations for the M.Phil. Degree (one-year course)

Examination in International Relations for the M.Phil. Degree (one-year course)

On the recommendation of the Faculty Board of History, and with the approval of the General Board and the Board of Graduate Studies, the regulations for the examination in International Relations for the M.Phil. Degree (one-year course) (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 478) have been amended as set out below. The purpose of the amendments is (a) to introduce a compulsory core course in International Theory and Methodology and (b) to retitle the subject 'Strategic studies' as 'International security', with no change of content. The regulations have been amended, with effect from 1 October 2000, so as to read:

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

(a)	a thesis of not more than 25,000 words in length, including tables, footnotes, and appendices, but excluding bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of History;

and

(b)	an essay not exceeding 2,000 words in length on a set topic in international theory and methodology;

and

(c)	three essays, each not exceeding 2,000 words in length and on a set topic falling within one of the following fields, provided that not more than one topic shall be chosen from any particular field:

1. International history.
2. International politics and organizations.
3. International security.
4. International economics.
5. International law.

2. The arrangements for announcing the set topics for essays shall be made by the Degree Committee. One of the four essays required under Regulations 1(b) and 1(c) shall constitute a three-hour examination paper and shall be written under examination conditions; candidates shall have a free choice of the essay to be treated in this way, provided that the Degree Committee shall have power in a particular case to restrict a candidate's choice.

3. The examination shall include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls; save that the Examiners may, at their discretion, waive the requirement for an oral examination.

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