Reporter 16/2/00: Examination in International Relations for the M.St. Degree

Examination in International Relations for the M.St. Degree

On the recommendation of the Faculty Board of History, the General Board, with the concurrence of the Board of Graduate Studies and the Board of Continuing Education, have approved International Relations, with effect from 1 October 2000, as a subject for postgraduate study for the M.St. Degree. Special regulations for the examination in that subject have been approved as follows:

International Relations

1. The scheme of examination for the course of study in International Relations for the degree of Master of Studies 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.

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