[Until 1 October 2014: SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR THE HONOUR SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY, AND PHYSIOLOGY

[1] A

1. [2] 1. The branches of the Honour School of Psychology, Philosophy, and Physiology shall be Psychology, Philosophy, and Physiology. Candidates must offer two or three branches.
2. [3] 2. The examiners shall indicate in the class list issued by them the name(s) of the branch(es) in which each candidate has taken three papers or more for the Final Honour School.
3. [4] 3. No candidate shall be admitted to the examination in this school unless he or she has either passed or been exempted from the First Public Examination.
4. [5] 4. For candidates offering Psychology, the examination shall consist of two parts. Part I shall consist of the one subject area, Psychology. Part II shall consist of two or three subject areas: Psychology, and one or both of Philosophy and Physiology. For candidates not taking Psychology Parts I and II, the examination shall consist only of papers in Physiology and Philosophy.
5. [6] 5. No candidate who offers Psychology shall be admitted for the Part II examination in this school unless
   1. [7] (a) he or she has passed the Part I examination specified for this school; and
   2. [8] (b) he or she has satisfied the Moderators for the Preliminary Examination for Psychology, Philosophy, and Physiology in the subject Introduction to Probability Theory and Statistics or has passed the Qualifying Examination in Statistics for this school.
   [9] The Head of the Department of Experimental Psychology may dispense a candidate from the Qualifying Examination in Statistics in cases where it is clear that the candidate has reached an adequate standard in Statistics by virtue of previous study and qualification.
6. [10] 6. Candidates offering Psychology shall be examined by such of the Public Examiners in the Honour School of Experimental Psychology as may be required; candidates offering Physiology shall be examined by such of the Public Examiners in Medical Sciences in the Honour School of Medical Science as may be required; and candidates offering Philosophy shall be examined by such examiners as are nominated by a committee of which the two elected members shall be appointed by the Board of the Faculty of Philosophy.
7. [11] 7. The examinations in this school shall be under the supervision joint of the Medical Sciences Board and the Philosophy Faculty Board which shall make regulations concerning them subject always to the preceding clauses of this sub-section.

[12] B

[13] 1. Decree (7) of 3 June 1947 permits the number of candidates offering Psychology to be limited, if necessary.

[14] For candidates offering Psychology, the examination shall consist of two parts. Part I will consist of one subject area, Psychology, which shall count as two papers for the Final Honour School. Part II will consist of six papers covering two or three subject areas; Psychology, and one or both of Philosophy and Physiology.

[15] For candidates not offering Psychology, the examination shall consist of eight papers in Philosophy and Physiology.

[16] No candidate who offers Psychology shall be admitted for the Part II examination in this school unless he or she has passed the Part I examination specified for this school.

[17] The examination for Psychology Part I shall be taken during Weeks 0 and 1 of Trinity Term of the candidate's second year. The examination for Psychology Part II and for Philosophy and Physiology shall be held during Trinity Term of the candidate's third year. The dates of submission for assessed work are those prescribed in sections 2-4 below.

[18] The subjects in Psychology shall be those specified in 2. Psychology below; in Philosophy those listed in the Special Regulations for Philosophy in all Honour Schools including Philosophy, and in Physiology those specified in 4. Physiology below.

[19] Candidates may offer either a research project or a library dissertation in Psychology, or a thesis in Philosophy, or a laboratory-based research project in Physiology.

[20] There are further restrictions on the choice of subjects and requirements to be satisfied within each branch, which are set out below.

[21] The highest honours can be obtained by excellence in any of the branches offered, provided that the candidate has taken sufficient subjects in the branch and that adequate knowledge is shown in the other branch(es) of examination.

[22] Every candidate shall give notice to the Registrar of all papers being offered not later than Friday in eighth week of Michaelmas Full Term preceding the examination.

[23] 2. Psychology

[24] PART I

[25] 1. The five written papers as specified for Part I of the Honour School of Experimental Psychology will be set:

1. [26] Paper I Biological Bases of Behaviour
   1. [27] Component parts: (i) Cognitive Neuroscience, (ii) Behavioural Neuroscience.
2. [28] Paper II Human Experimental Psychology 1
   1. [29] Component parts: (i) Perception, (ii) Memory, Attention, and Information Processing.
3. [30] Paper III Human Experimental Psychology 2
   1. [31] Component parts: (i) Language and Cognition, (ii) Developmental Psychology.
4. [32] Paper IV Social Psychology, and Personality, Individual Differences and Psychological Disorders.
   1. [33] Component parts: (i) Social Psychology, (ii) Personality, Individual Differences and Psychological Disorders.
5. [34] Paper V Experimental Design and Statistics
6. [35] Candidates will be required to answer essays and short answer questions in four of the eight components of Papers I-IV. All candidates are required to offer Paper V.

[36] Candidates who wish to be deemed eligible for Graduate Basis of Registration (GBR) for the British Psychological Society (BPS) must ensure that the components they select provide coverage of all five of the areas defined in the GBR curriculum. In order to achieve this candidates must offer one component from each of four areas chosen from the five areas prescribed below:

1. [37] 1. Cognitive Neuroscience or Behavioural Neuroscience from Paper I; [38] 2. Perception; or Memory, Attention and Information Processing; or Language and Cognition from Papers II and III; [39] 3. Developmental Psychology from Paper III; [40] 4. Social Psychology from Paper IV; [41] 5. Personality, Individual Differences and Psychological Disorders from Paper IV.

[42] In addition, candidates must sit additional short answers questions covering one component from the remaining fifth area.

[43] The other requirements for BPS Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership are set out in Part II below.

[44] Qualifying Examination in Statistics

[45] Any candidate offering Psychology who has not satisfied the Moderators for the Preliminary Examination for Psychology, Philosophy, and Physiology in the subject Introduction to Probability Theory and Statistics must pass a Qualifying Examination in Statistics before being admitted for examination in the Honour School. The Head of Department of Experimental Psychology shall have the capacity to dispense a candidate from the examination in cases where it is clear that an individual has reached an adequate standard by virtue of previous study and qualification.

[46] The syllabus and paper set for the examination shall be that for the subject Introduction to Probability Theory and Statistics in the Preliminary Examination for Psychology, Philosophy, and Physiology.

[47] For all papers in Psychology and for the Qualifying Examination in Statistics, the examiners will permit the use of any hand-held pocket calculator subject to the conditions set out under the heading Regulations for the Conduct of University Examinations, Part 13.

[48] Practical work

[49] Candidates will be required to undertake practical work, as specified by the Head of Department of Experimental Psychology, and this will constitute a part of the examination. In exceptional circumstances the Proctors may dispense a candidate from the specified requirements on the recommendation of the Head of Department or deputy.

[50] Candidates shall submit to the Chairman of Examiners, Honour School of PPP, Examination Schools, High Street, Oxford, not later than tenth week in Hilary Term preceding the term in which the Part I examination is to be held, portfolios containing reports of their practical work completed during their course of study for Part I. These portfolios shall be available to the examiners as a part of the examination. Each portfolio shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the candidate indicating that the portfolio submitted is the candidate's own work. This certificate must be submitted separately in a sealed envelope addressed to the Chairman of Examiners. Where the work submitted has been produced in collaboration, the candidates shall indicate the extent of their own contributions. Reports of practical work previously submitted for the Honour School of Psychology, Philosophy, and Physiology may be resubmitted but reports will not be accepted if they have already been submitted, wholly or substantially, for another Honour School or degree of this University, or for a degree of any other institution. The Head of Department or deputy shall inform the examiners by the end of noughth week of the Trinity Term in which the Part I examination is to be held (a) as to which candidates have failed to satisfy the requirement to undertake practical work or (b) to submit a portfolio. Candidates in category (a) will be deemed to have failed Paper V. Candidates in category (b) will be deemed to have failed the entire Part I examination. The Head of Department or deputy shall also make available records showing the extent to which candidates have adequately pursued a course of practical work. The examiners shall take this evidence into consideration along with evidence of unsatisfactory or distinguished performance in each portfolio of practical work.

[51] A candidate who fails the Part I examination may retake the examination once only, in the Long Vacation of the same academic year as the original examination. The highest mark that can be awarded to a candidate retaking the examination is a Pass.

[52] PART II

1. [53] (a) Candidates taking Psychology must offer six papers for Part II. At least one and at most three of the papers must be in Psychology, the others to be chosen from those available in Philosophy and/or Physiology below. Candidates taking three papers in Psychology may offer a Research Project or a Library Dissertation in place of one of the three Psychology papers. Candidates may substitute one paper from the list below in place of one of the Psychology Advanced Options: [54] General Linguistics [55] Phonetics and phonology. [56] In order to be deemed eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the BPS, candidates must take at least two subjects in Part II Psychology.
2. [57] (b) Candidates not taking papers in Psychology. Candidates must offer eight papers.

[58] Written papers, research project, and Library Dissertation:

[59] Each candidate will be examined in either one, two or three areas of Psychology by means of one, two or three written papers, each of three hours or two written papers, each of three hours, and either a research project or a Library Dissertation. The written papers will be selected from the list of at least 12 options approved by the Medical Sciences Division and published at the Department of Experimental Psychology. A list of options will be posted in the Department of Experimental Psychology not later than noon on Friday of the fifth week of Hilary Term in the year preceding that in which the examination is taken.

[60] Research Project

[61] As specified for the Honour School of Experimental Psychology.

[62] Library Dissertation

[63] As specified for the Honour School of Experimental Psychology.

[64] Candidates will be required to undertake practical work, as specified by the Head of Department of Experimental Psychology, and this will constitute a part of the examination. In exceptional circumstances the Proctors may dispense a candidate from the specified requirements on the recommendation of the Head of Department or deputy. Reports of practical work completed during the course of study for Part II and submitted for marking shall constitute a portfolio which shall be available to examiners as part of the examination. Every report submitted for marking must be accompanied by a statement indicating that the work submitted is the candidate's own work. Reports of practical work previously submitted for the Honour School of Psychology, Philosophy, and Physiology may be resubmitted but reports will not be accepted if they have been submitted, wholly or substantially, for another Honour School or degree of this University, or for a degree of any other institution. The Head of Department or deputy shall inform the examiners by the end of Week 0 of the Trinity Term in which the Part II examination is to be held as to which candidates have failed to satisfy the requirement to undertake practical work. Failure to satisfy the requirement to undertake practical work will result in the candidate's final degree classification being lowered by one class. Candidates who fail to submit a portfolio will be deemed to have failed the entire Part II examination. The Head of Department, or deputy, shall make available to the examiners records showing the extent to which candidates have adequately pursued a course of practical work. The examiners shall take this evidence into consideration along with evidence of unsatisfactory or distinguished performance in each portfolio of practical work.

[65] 3. Philosophy

[66] Candidates must satisfy both the General Regulations, and those relating specifically to Psychology, Philosophy, and Physiology, in the Special Regulations for Philosophy in all Honour Schools including Philosophy.

[67] 4. Physiology

[68] Candidates taking papers in physiology may offer a minimum of three and a maximum of five components from the Honour School of Medical Sciences and this must include Paper 1 for any one of the options (A) to (E), Paper 2, and an Extended Essay. In addition, as a fourth component in Physiology, a candidate may offer a laboratory-based research project on a topic within the scope of the Honour School of Medical Sciences as approved by or on behalf of the Medical Sciences Board. As a fifth component in Physiology, a candidate may offer Paper 1 in a second of the options (A) to (E).

[69] Each of the exercises undertaken by each candidate in Physiology shall be given equal weight in assessment, each carrying one eighth of the total credit for the examination. If, in any part of the examination, a candidate presents essentially the same information on more than one occasion, then credit will be given in only the first instance.

[70] The Extended Essay

[71] The form of the Extended Essay, the approval of its subject, and the procedures for registration of the title, for certification of authorship, and for submission are as set out in the Special Regulations for the Honour School of Medical Sciences.

[72] Research Project

[73] The form of the project, which must be laboratory-based, the approval of its subject, and the procedures for confirmation of the title and for examination, including the submission of written work, are as set out in the Special Regulations for the Honour School of Physiological Sciences.

[74] Examination viva voce

[75] In addition to examination viva voce of the research project, candidates may be also examined viva voce in other components of the examination that may include the subject of any written paper taken by the candidate, or the Extended Essay.]