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  1. 1. Applicants will be expected to have completed a good honours degree which should normally be in Fine Art.
  2. 2. The examination shall include both practical and written work.
  3. 3. Every candidate for the examination must follow for at least two terms a course of study in contemporary art and cultural theory, and must by noon on Friday of the eighth week of the Hilary Term submit to the Chair of the Examiners in Fine Art, Examination Schools, High Street, Oxford OX1 4BG a certificate to that effect from his or her supervisor.
  4. 4. Syllabus
    1. (a) Every candidate must submit during the Long Vacation, and not later than noon on the Monday three weeks prior to the start of Michaelmas Full Term, an exhibition of completed projects chosen from one or more of the subjects 1-8.
      1. 1. Drawing
      2. 2. Digital image handling
      3. 3. Sculpture
      4. 4. Painting
      5. 5. Performance
      6. 6. Printmaking
      7. 7. Photography
      8. 8. Video and film
    2. (b) Every candidate must submit full documentation of their studio project. This should be either a carousel of not more than 30×35mm slides or a 10 minute VHS video tape, and it should be accompanied by a brief statement of not more than 500 words. This submission must be sent to the Chair of Examiners in Fine Art, Examination Schools, High Street, Oxford not later than noon on the Monday three weeks prior to the start of Michaelmas Full Term.
    3. (c) Every candidate must present one seminar paper of up to 2,500 words during Hilary Term related to his or her studio project. A written version of the paper must be submitted by noon on Friday of the eighth week of the Hilary Term to the Chair of Examiners in Fine Art, Examination Schools. The work done for the seminar paper may form the basis of the extended essay required under (d) below.
    4. (d) Every candidate must, after consultation with his or her supervisor, submit an extended essay of at least 4,000 words. This may be an account of the methodology used in the studio project, an exposition of its theoretical framework, or an essay on another topic of direct relevance to the project. Notice of the subject of the essay must reach the Chair of the Examiners in Fine Art, Examination Schools, by noon on the Friday of the tenth week of Hilary Term. Three typewritten or printed copies of the essay must be sent to the Chair of the Examiners in Fine Art, Examination Schools, not later than noon on the Friday of the tenth week of Trinity Term.
  5. 5. Candidates must present themselves for an oral examination unless individually dispensed from this requirement by the examiners. In this examination the essay referred to in 4(d), the submission in 4(b) and the candidate's general command of their field will be discussed.
  6. 6. A candidate who fails the examination may re-sit at the end of the following Michaelmas Term.
  7. 7. The examiners may award a distinction for excellence in the examination.