No 6223
Wednesday 11 May 2011
Vol cxli No 27
pp. 741–752
On the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art, the General Board, with the concurrence of the Board of Graduate Studies and the Strategic Committee of the Institute of Continuing Education, have approved Building History as a subject for postgraduate study for the M.St. Degree. Special regulations for the examination in that subject have been approved as follows:
1. The scheme of examination for the course of study in Building History for the degree of Master of Studies shall consist of:
(a)three written papers each of three hours’ duration or other exercises specified by the Degree Committee of Architecture and History of Art;
(b)a field test of one hour;
(c)the submission of a report of between 3,000 and 5,000 words in length on a building or building element, to include record drawings and photographs together with relevant historical maps and illustrations;
(d)a research proposal of between 2,000 and 3,000 words in length;
(e)the submission of a portfolio/log book and a report of not more than 3,000 words on the required placement, together with a fifteen minute presentation on the placement;
(f)a thesis of not more than 25,000 words in length, including footnotes and appendices, but excluding bibliography, 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.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 539)
The programme specification for the M.St. Degree has been changed to allow a greater choice of option modules for students, rather than the original very restricted range of subjects offered. The course is still focused on a core course covering International Relations, Theory, Security, and Globalization, but students may then choose six modules of a minimum of 12 hours’ duration, from a range of modules being offered.
The core course is examined by a three-hour invigilated examination, but the six option modules will be examined by assessed essays as outlined below.
The regulations for the examination have been amended so as to read:
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 Politics, Psychology, Sociology, and International Studies;
and
(b)an examination paper written under examination conditions of three hours’ duration on a compulsory core course;
and
(c)an assessed course of study on each of six topics from a list of no fewer than eight and no more than fifteen fields to be set by the Degree Committee. The form of examination shall be determined by the Degree Committee on the recommendation of the Course Directors in advance of the course. Provided that candidates for each field shall be examined in the same way, the form of examination for any field may be:
(i)two essays not exceeding 2,000 words in length and on set topics falling within a field designated by the Degree Committee;
(ii)one essay not exceeding 4,000 words in length and on set topics falling within a field designated by the Degree Committee;
(iii)an examination paper written under examination conditions of three hours’ duration on set topics falling within a field designated by the Degree Committee.
2. The arrangements for announcing the set topics for essays shall be made by the Degree Committee.
3. 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 this falls, or both.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 554)
The General Board and the Board of Graduate Studies have approved a proposal from the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Law that the courses of study for these Diplomas be made available to part-time students.
The regulations for these Diplomas have accordingly been amended as follows:
Regulation 1.
By deleting the proviso in line 3.
Regulation 3.
By amending the first line of the regulation so as to read:
‘A candidate for a Diploma shall pursue either (i) a course of full-time study in the University for at least three terms or (ii) a course of part-time study for at least six [terms,]’.
Regulation 6 (submission of thesis).
By amending the second line of the regulation so as to read:
‘Graduate Studies (i) not earlier than the end of the second term, nor later than the end of the fifth term (for a full-time student) or (ii) not earlier than the end of the fifth term, nor later than the eighth term (for a part-time student),’.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 568)
The General Board have approved the following additions to the Schedule to Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University:
Postgraduate Diploma in Building History
Postgraduate Certificate in Building History