(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 502)
The scheme of the examination has been amended to replace the three long essays currently required to be chosen from specified areas by two long essays, comprising a critical literature review and a research paper, and two shorter essays.
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science, Technology, and Medicine for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
| (a) a thesis, of not more than 15,000 words in length, including footnotes but excluding appendices and bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee for the Department of History and Philosophy of Science; | |
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| (b) two essays, each of not more than 2,500 words, including footnotes but excluding bibliography, each on subjects chosen by the candidate from a list of subjects announced by the Degree Committee; | |
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| (c) two essays, each of not more than 5,000 words, including footnotes but excluding bibliography, each on a subject approved by the Degree Committee. | |
2. 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.