1. The Advanced Diploma in Hebrew Studies shall be awarded to a member of the University, qualified under Regulation 2, who has diligently attended the course of instruction prescribed by the Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, which shall extend over one academical year, and who has satisfied the Examiners in the examination for the Diploma as defined in the following regulations; provided that he or she has kept three terms. For the purpose of this regulation graduates of the University may count previous residence [in statu pupillari] 〈as a registered student〉1.
2. A candidate for the Diploma must be admitted as a Graduate Student by the Board of Graduate Studies, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. The Board shall assign to each candidate a date of commencement of candidature. Each candidate shall pursue in the University a course of study extending over one academical year under the direction of a Supervisor appointed by the Degree Committee, and shall comply with any special conditions that the Degree Committee and the Board may prescribe. No one shall be a candidate in the same year both for the Advanced Diploma in Hebrew Studies and for another Diploma or for any Honours Examination, and no one shall be a candidate for the Advanced Diploma in Hebrew Studies on more than one occasion.
3. Every Supervisor shall send to the Secretary of the Board of Graduate Studies reports on the work of each candidate under her or his charge, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 8 of the general regulations for admission as a Graduate Student.
4. The examination for the Diploma shall consist of three taught papers, which will be assessed by written and oral examinations at the end of the course. These are as follows:
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Paper 1 |
Classical Hebrew language: to be assessed by one written examination paper, including translation and grammatical parsing questions |
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Paper 2 |
Modern Hebrew language: to be assessed by one written examination paper, including translation and grammatical parsing questions, and an oral examination in Modern spoken Hebrew |
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Paper 3 |
Either (i) History of the Hebrew language; or (ii) introductory Aramaic. (i) will be assessed by essay questions; (ii) will be assessed by translation and grammatical parsing questions |
5. The Degree Committee shall nominate such number of Examiners as they deem sufficient; they shall also have power to nominate one or more Assessors to the Examiners.
6. A candidate who has satisfied the Examiners in all three papers of the examination shall be entitled to a Diploma.
7. In the list of successful candidates special excellence in the examination shall be recognized by the award of a mark of distinction.
8. If the Degree Committee are of the opinion that a candidate’s performance in the examination is of insufficient merit to entitle her or him to the Diploma, their resolution to that effect shall be communicated to the candidate and to the Secretary of the Board of Graduate Studies.
9. The Advanced Diploma shall be in the following form:
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT having satisfied the preliminary conditions and having been admitted to the examination appointed by the University of Cambridge has been approved3by the Examiners and has been awarded the Advanced Diploma in Hebrew Studies.
10. While studying in the University for the Diploma a candidate shall pay the appropriate University Composition Fee for each term of such study.
11. A student who has taken the examination for the Diploma shall not be entitled to count the period or any part of the period during which he or she has been a candidate for the Diploma towards a course of research for the degree of Ph.D., M.Sc., or M.Litt.