1. The History and Modern Languages Tripos shall consist of three Parts: Part Ia, Part Ib, and Part II. A separate class-list shall be published for each Part.
2. The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics shall be responsible for the Tripos and shall be advised by a Committee of Management for the Tripos which shall comprise such members of the Faculty Boards of History and of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics and which will have such responsibilities as these Boards shall determine, and which shall report to both Faculty Boards.
3. On the recommendation of the Committee of Management, the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics shall nominate a Chair of Examiners and such number of Examiners and Assessors as they shall deem sufficient to conduct the examination for each Part of the Tripos. There shall be at least one Senior Examiner for Modern Languages and at least one Senior Examiner for History. If required to do so, Assessors shall set papers in the subject or subjects assigned to them, shall mark the answers of the candidates in these papers, shall set and conduct oral examinations, shall assess dissertations and projects, and shall present written reports to the Examiners. Assessors may be summoned to meetings of the Examiners for the purpose of consultation and advice, but shall not be entitled to vote. Two Examiners or Assessors shall be present for each oral examination in a language.
4. The Faculty Board may from time to time make supplementary regulations defining all or any of the subjects and specified texts of examination, and may modify, alter, or withdraw such supplementary regulations as they see fit, as advised by the Committee of Management, due care being taken that sufficient notice is given of any changes.
5. Before the end of the Easter Term each year the Faculty Board shall give notice of the variable subjects for the examinations to be held in the academical year next following; provided that the Board shall have the power of subsequently issuing amendments if they have due reason for doing so and if they are satisfied that no student’s preparation for the examination is adversely affected. The Board shall have power when they give notice of variable subjects to announce any restriction on the combination of papers that a candidate may offer.
6. The questions proposed by each Examiner and Assessor shall be submitted for approval to the whole body of Examiners for the Part of the Tripos concerned.
7. Separate meetings shall be held of all the Examiners for each Part, at which the respective class-lists shall be drawn up. In each class-list the names of candidates who deserve honours shall be placed in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes, and in each division of the second class, shall be arranged in alphabetical order. Those candidates placed in the first class whose work is of special merit shall be awarded a mark of distinction.
8. No student shall be a candidate for more than one Part, or any Part and also for another Honours examination in the same term.
9. No student who has been a candidate for any Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part.
10. A candidate shall not offer in any Part of the Tripos a paper that he or she has previously offered in another University examination.
11. Modern and Medieval Languages Examinations shall be held in the following languages: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
12. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part Ia:
13. The scheme of examination for Part Ia shall be:
Papers from Sections B–F of the scheme of examination for Part I of the Historical Tripos, as follows:
Paper 12. |
European history, 776 bc–ad 69 |
Paper 13. |
European history, 31 bc–ad 900 |
Paper 14. |
European history, c. 900–c. 1450 |
Paper 15. |
European history, 1200–15203 |
Paper 16. |
European history, 1450–1760 |
Paper 17. |
European history, 1715–1890 |
Paper 18. |
European history, since 1890 |
Paper 19. |
The history of political thought to c. 1700 (also serves as Paper O6 of Part II of the Classical Tripos and as Paper POL7 of Parts IIa and IIb of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) |
Paper 20. |
The history of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 (also serves as Paper POL8 of Parts IIa and IIb of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) |
Paper 21. |
Empires and world history from the fifteenth century to the First World War |
Paper 22. |
World history since 1914 |
(i) Option B (post-A-level or equivalent) languages:
French, German, Italian, Russian, and Spanish
Paper B1 |
Use of the foreign language |
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Paper B2 |
Translation from the foreign language |
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Oral examination B |
(ii) Option A (ab initio) languages:
German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
Paper A1 |
Introduction to the foreign language 1: Use of the foreign language |
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Paper A2 |
Introduction to the foreign language 2: Translation from the foreign language |
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Paper A3 |
Introduction to the foreign language 3: Introduction to culture/literature of the foreign language |
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Oral examination A |
(iii) Introductory Scheduled Paper from the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos relating to the language concerned:
Paper Fr.1. |
Introduction to French literature, linguistics, film, and thought |
Paper Ge.1. |
Introduction to German studies |
Paper It.1. |
Italian texts and contexts |
Paper Sp.1. |
Introduction to the language, literatures, and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world |
Paper Sl.1. |
Introduction to Russian culture |
A candidate shall offer (a) two papers from Papers 12–22, (b) the papers indicated in (i) or (ii) above, and, for candidates taking Papers B1, B2, and oral examination B, (c) the relevant paper in (iii).
14. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part Ib:
15. The scheme of examination for Part Ib shall be:
Papers 12–22, as outlined within Regulation 13.
(i) |
French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish (Option B) |
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[Translation into the foreign language, and test in the foreign language through audio-visual media (also serves as Paper B3 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)]7 |
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〈Translation and foreign language through the media (also serves as Paper B3 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) and oral examination B3 (also serves as oral examination B3 in the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)〉7 |
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(ii) |
German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish (Option A) |
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(a) |
Use of the foreign language (also serves as Paper B1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) Translation from the foreign language (also serves as Paper B2 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) Oral examination B |
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(b) |
Translation into the foreign language, and test in the foreign language through audio-visual media (also serves as Paper B3 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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(iii) |
The papers listed in Schedule A and in Schedule B. |
A candidate shall offer the papers indicated in either (i) or (ii)(a) or (ii)(b) above, and three other papers, including at least one paper from Papers 12–22 in Regulation 13, and one paper from (iii) above.
16. A candidate may offer, in place of one of the designated papers from Schedule A (papers indicated by the ‘†’ symbol) two long essays, each of not fewer than 3,500 and not more than 4,000 words in length including footnotes but excluding bibliography. Both essays must be in answer to questions prescribed by the examiners for the paper and advertised by the division of term preceding the submission deadlines. The two essays shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Faculty Board, in accordance with detailed arrangements approved by the Board, so as to arrive not later than 12 noon on the first Friday of the Full Lent Term and Full Easter Term respectively. Candidates may receive one hour’s supervision devoted to discussion of a plan of each essay but shall receive no further assistance in the writing of the essays. Detailed instructions will be issued by the Committee of Management regarding any other requirements for the essays as a whole. Candidates will be required to declare that the essays are their own work, and that they do not overlap in content with material submitted for supervisions. Candidates may be called for viva voce examination in connection with their essays.
17. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part II:
18. The scheme of examination shall be:
(i) |
Translation from and into the foreign language (also serves as Paper C1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) Foreign language: text and culture (also serves as Paper C2 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) Oral examination C; |
(ii) |
A Year Abroad Project, which shall be offered in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 20; |
(iii) |
The papers listed in Schedule B and in Schedule C; |
(iv) |
Papers from Sections C–D of the scheme of examination for Part II of the Historical Tripos, as follows: Section C Paper 4. The history of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 (also serves as Paper POL10 of Parts IIa and IIb of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) Paper 5. Political philosophy and the history of political thought since c. 1890 (also serves as Paper POL11 of Parts IIa and IIb of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) Section D Papers on topics or comparative themes in history, as specified by the Committee of Management from among those specified by the Faculty Board of History for Part II of the Historical Tripos. |
A candidate shall offer:
provided that a candidate who has previously offered a paper from Schedule B cannot offer another paper from that Schedule, and provided that no candidate may offer more than one paper from Schedule B.
19. (a) A candidate for Part II who wishes to offer a dissertation under Regulation 18 shall submit an application, including the title of the proposed dissertation and a statement of the scheme of papers to be offered in the examination. Applications, signed by the candidate’s Director of Studies, shall be submitted to the Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of the Easter Term next preceding the examination. Applications submitted after that date will be considered only in the most exceptional circumstances.
(b) Each candidate shall obtain the approval of the proposed title by the Committee of Management no later than the third Friday of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. When that Committee has approved a title, no change shall be made to it without the further approval of the Committee. A candidate may submit a revised title so as to reach the Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics Faculty Office not later than the division of the Lent Term; titles submitted after that date will be considered only in the most exceptional circumstances.
(c) A dissertation shall be not less than 10,000 and not more than 15,000 words in length, shall show knowledge of primary sources, and shall give full reference to all sources used. Each dissertation shall be typewritten, with proper attention to style and presentation in accordance with detailed guidelines issued by the Committee of Management. Candidates will be required to provide a full brief synopsis of the contents of the dissertation, and to declare that the dissertation is their own original work and that it does not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose.
(d) A dissertation shall be submitted to the Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics Faculty Office, in accordance with arrangements approved by the Board, so as to arrive not later than the first Friday of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held.
(e) A dissertation shall either
(f) A candidate may be called for viva voce examination on her or his dissertation and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.
20. A Year Abroad Project offered under Regulation 18 shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions set out below.
21. The examinations for the History and Modern Languages Tripos shall be held for the first time as follows:
Part Ia in 2018
Part Ib in 2019
Part II in 2020
CS.1. |
The Romance languages |
Fr.2. |
Structures and varieties of French |
Fr.3. |
Love, violence, and power in France, 1100–1500† |
Fr.4. |
Rethinking the human: French literature, thought, and culture, 1500–1700† |
Fr.5. |
Revolutions in writing, 1700–1900† |
Fr.6. |
Innovation and upheaval: deformation and reformulation in the 20th and 21st centuries† |
Ge.1. |
Introduction to German studies |
Ge.2. |
German history and thought since 1750† |
Ge.3. |
Introduction to German literary texts |
Ge.4. |
The making of German culture |
Ge.5. |
Modern German culture I, 1750 to 1914† |
Ge.6. |
Modern German culture, II† |
Ge.7. |
German: a linguistic introduction |
It.2. |
Structure and varieties of Italian |
It.3. |
Italian cinema† |
It.4. |
Autobiography and self-representation in Italian culture† |
It.5. |
Italian identities: place, language, and culture |
Pg.1. |
Introduction to the language, literatures, and cultures of Portuguese-speaking countries |
Pg.4. |
Self, family, nation, and empire in Lusophone culture† |
Sp.11. |
The Hispanic languages |
Sp.2. |
Introduction to Hispanic texts5 |
Sp.3. |
Medieval Iberia, Early Modern Spain, and Latin America† |
Sp.4. |
Modern Spanish culture and history† |
Sp.5. |
Latin-American culture and history† |
Sp.11. |
The Hispanic languages |
Sl.2. |
The history and culture of Early Rus† |
Sl.3. |
Early modern Russia: literature, history, and visual culture from 1300 to 17255 |
Sl.4. |
Russian culture from the Golden Age to the Silver Age† |
Sl.5. |
Russian and Soviet culture from 1900†6 |
Sl.6. |
Russian culture after 1953†6 |
Sl.7. |
Soviet and Russian cinema† |
Sl.8. |
The history of the Russian language |
Sl.10. |
Studies in twentieth-century Ukrainian literature and film |
Sl.11. |
Russia in revolution, from 1861 to 19175 |
Sl.12. |
Socialist Russia 1917–19915 |
Sl.14. |
Russian culture from 1895 to the death of Stalin† |
Du.5. |
Introduction to the language and literature of the Low Countries (Part Ib) |
Gr.3. |
Introduction to Greek language and culture (Part Ib and Part II) |
Gr.6A. |
Myth matters: receptions of mythology in Modern Greek literature and culture (ab initio) (Part II) |
Gr.6I. |
Myth matters: receptions of mythology in Modern Greek literature and culture (intermediate) (Part II) |
Pg.3. |
Introduction to the language, literatures, and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world (Part Ib and Part II) |
Sl.9. |
Introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Ukraine (Part Ib and Part II) |
Sl.13. |
Introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Poland (Part Ib and Part II) |
Sp.6. |
Introduction to Catalan language and culture (Part Ib) |
CS.1. |
The Romance languages |
CS.3. |
The Slavonic languages |
CS.5. |
The body |
CS.6. |
European film |
Fr.7. |
Topics in medieval studies to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time |
Fr.8. |
Wondrous forms in the age of Montaigne |
Fr.9. |
Reason, experience, and authority: French literature, thought, and history, 1594–1700 |
Fr.10. |
Enlightenment and its limits |
Fr.11. |
Gender, desire, and power in 19th century French culture |
Fr.12. |
Ethics and experience: literature, thought, and visual culture of the French-speaking world (1900 to the present) |
Fr.13. |
The French language: variation and change |
Fr.14. |
A special topic in French studies (A) to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time |
Fr.15. |
A special topic in French studies (B) to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time |
Fr.16. |
A special topic in French studies (C) to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time |
[Ge.8. |
German literature, thought, and history, from 1700 to 1815, including Goethe works to 1832 |
Ge.9. |
German literature, thought, and history, from 1815 to 1914 |
Ge.10. |
German literature, thought, and history, since 1910 |
Ge.11. |
History of the German language |
Ge.12. |
A special period or subject in German literature, thought, or history (i) |
Ge.13. |
A special period or subject in German literature, thought, or history (ii) |
Ge.14. |
German literature, thought, and history in the medieval and early modern periods |
Ge.15. |
Modern German cultures of performance]8 |
〈Ge.8. |
History of the German language |
Ge.9. |
The making of German culture |
Ge.10. |
German literature, thought and history from 1700 to 1832 |
Ge.11. |
The modern German historical imagination |
Ge.12. |
Revolutions in German literature, thought and history from 1830 to 1945 |
Ge.13. |
Memory and identity in German-speaking Europe since 1945 |
Ge.14. |
Title to be confirmed〉8 |
It.6. |
Modern Italian culture |
It.7. |
Dante and the culture of his age |
It.8. |
Italian literature, thought, and culture, 1500–1650 |
It.9. |
Text and image |
It.10. |
The language of Italy |
Pg.4. |
Self, family, nation, and empire in Lusophone culture |
IL.1. |
Ibero-American cinema |
Sp.11. |
The Hispanic languages |
Sp.7. |
Spanish and Latin-American Early Modern literature and culture |
Sp.8. |
Spanish cinema and television |
Sp.9. |
Modern literature and culture in Spain |
Sp.10. |
The culture and language of contemporary Catalonia |
Sp.11. |
The Hispanic languages |
Sp.12. |
Latin-American culture |
Sp.13. |
Contemporary Latin-American culture |
Sp.14. |
Frontiers: medieval Spanish literature and culture |
Sl.2. |
The history and culture of Early Rus |
Sl.3. |
Early modern Russia: literature, history, and visual culture from 1300 to 17255 |
Sl.4. |
Russian culture from the Golden Age to the Silver Age |
Sl.5. |
Russian and Soviet culture from 1900 |
Sl.6. |
Russian culture after 1953 |
Sl.7. |
Soviet and Russian cinema |
Sl.8. |
The history of the Russian language |
Sl.10. |
Studies in twentieth-century Ukrainian literature and film |
Sl.11. |
Russia in revolution, from 1861 to 19175 |
Sl.12. |
Socialist Russia 1917–19915 |
Sl.14. |
Russian culture from 1895 to the death of Stalin |