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SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR THE HONOUR SCHOOL OF HISTORY AND ENGLISH

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[1] For students commencing the Honour School on or after 1 Octber 2013

[2] A

  1. [3] 1. The Honour School of History and English shall be under the joint supervision of the Boards of the Faculties of History and English Language and Literature and shall consist of such subjects as they shall jointly by regulation prescribe. The boards shall establish a joint committee consisting of three representatives of each faculty, of whom at least one of each side shall be a member of the respective faculty board, to advise them as necessary in respect of the Honour School of, and Honour Moderations in, and of the Preliminary Examination in History and English.
  2. [4] 2. 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.
  3. [5] 3. The Chairmen of Examiners for the Honour School of History and for the Honour School of English Language and Literature shall consult together and designate such of their number as may be required for the examination for the Honour School of History and English, whereupon the number of examiners shall be deemed to be complete.

[6] B

[7] Each candidate shall offer seven papers as set out below. Papers will be of three hours' duration, except where otherwise indicated.

[8] The subjects of the examination in the Honour School shall be:

  1. [9] (i) and (ii) Two compulsory interdisciplinary papers which are examined by extended essay. The list of papers will be published in the University Gazette by the beginning of the first week of the Trinity Term one year before the examination, and which will be available thereafter from the English Faculty Office and the History Faculty Office. [10] Further details of the interdisciplinary papers will be available from the English Faculty Office and History Faculty Office. [11] Candidates should note that no more than three out of the total of seven Final Honour School papers can be extended essays. Candidates should also note that some English and History papers are examined only by extended essay and should bear this restriction in mind when making their choices.
  2. [12] (iii) A period of British History not taken in the First Public Examination.
  3. [13] (iv) and (v) Two subjects from Course I or Course II of the Honour School of English Language and Literature. Candidates may offer papers 8(d), Victorian Literature (1832 - 1900), 8(e), Modern Literature (1900 to the present day) or 9, Introduction to Medieval Studies: Old English Literature, so long as they have not offered equivalent papers in a First Public Examination in English or its joint schools.
  4. [14] (vi) and (vii) Either two papers from the Honour School of History, consisting of [15] either (a) Special Subject (which comprises a three hour paper and an extended essay), [16] or (b) Two of the following:
    1. [17] 1. a Further Subject,
    2. [18] 2. a General History Period.
    3. [19] 3. an additional British History period not taken in the First Public Examination.
  5. [20] or one additional subject from the Honour School of English Language and Literature, plus one subject from the Honour School of History which shall be either a Further Subject, a General History period or an additional British History period.

[21] The individual detailed specifications and prescribed texts for the Further and Special Subjects as specified for the Honour School of History will be given in the Handbook for the Honour School of History. This will be published by the History Board by Monday of Week 1 of the first Michaelmas Full Term of candidates' work for the Honour School.

[22] Depending on the availability of teaching resources, not all Further and Special Subjects will be available to all candidates in every year. Candidates may obtain details of the choice of Further and Special Subjects available for the following year by consulting the supplement to the Handbook for the Honour School of History. This will be issued by the beginning of the fourth week of the first Hilary Full Term of candidates' work for the Honour School and will contain full specifications and prescribed texts for any Further or Special Subjects specified for History introduced for the following year, and any amendments to the specifications and prescribed texts of existing Further and Special Subjects approved by the History Board.

[23] An extended essay shall not exceed 6,000 words including footnotes and notes but excluding bibliography and should conform to the standards of academic presentation prescribed in the course handbook. For interdisciplinary extended essays the candidate should obtain written approval from the course convener for the proposed essay title, not later than Friday of the fourth week of the Michaelmas Full Term immediately preceding the examination. Notification of whether or not approval is forthcoming will be given by the Friday of Week Six of that term. Essays on approved interdisciplinary titles, should be submitted to the Chair of the Examiners for the Joint School of History and English at the Examination Schools, Oxford, by the Friday of eighth week of the Hilary Full Term preceding the examination.

[24] An optional additional thesis may also be offered providing that no more than one thesis can be submitted if extended essays are offered.

[25] The optional additional thesis shall be as under the regulations of the History syllabus except that it shall not be less than 8,000 words and shall not exceed 10,000 words, including footnotes and notes, but excluding the bibliography, and shall be on an interdisciplinary theme. For regulations VII 4 and 7 of the History syllabus regulations read ‘Honour School of History and English’ instead of ‘History’.

[26] [From 1 October 2014: SPECIAL REGULATIONS FOR THE HONOUR SCHOOL OF HISTORY AND ENGLISH

[27] For students commencing the Honour School on or after 1 Octber 2014

[28] A

  1. [29] 1. The Honour School of History and English shall be under the joint supervision of the Boards of the Faculties of History and English Language and Literature and shall consist of such subjects as they shall jointly by regulation prescribe. The boards shall establish a joint committee consisting of three representatives of each faculty, of whom at least one of each side shall be a member of the respective faculty board, to advise them as necessary in respect of the Honour School and of the Preliminary Examination in History and English.
  2. [30] 2. 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.
  3. [31] 3. The Chairs of Examiners for the Honour School of History and for the Honour School of English Language and Literature shall consult together and designate such of their number as may be required for the examination for the Honour School of History and English, whereupon the number of examiners shall be deemed to be complete.

[32] B

[33] Each candidate shall offer seven subjects as set out below. The subjects will be examined by written examinations of three hours’ duration, unless otherwise specified.

[34] 1. Submitted work

  1. [35] (a) Candidates should note that no more than four out of the total of seven Final Honour School papers can be examined by submission. Candidates should also note that some English and History papers are examined only by submission and should bear this restriction in mind when making their choices.
  2. [36] (b) Two typed copies of each extended essay or portfolio must be delivered by hand to the relevant Chair of Examiners, Examination Schools, High Street, according to the deadlines specified in the regulations for each subject. It is additionally strongly recommended that the candidate keep a third copy of his or her submission. A certificate signed by the candidate to the effect that each extended essay or portfolio is the candidate's own work, and that the candidate has read the History Faculty and English Language and Literature Faculty guidelines on plagiarism, must be presented together with each submission (see (d) below). Certificates will be circulated to candidates for completion by the History Faculty Office and the English Faculty Office.
  3. [37] (c) Every submission must be the work of the candidate alone, and he or she may not discuss with any tutor either his or her choice of content or the method of handling it after the last date indicated in the regulations for each subject.
  4. [38] (d) Essays previously submitted for the Honour School of History and English may be re-submitted. No essay will be accepted if it has already been submitted, wholly or substantially, for a final honour school or other degree of this University, or degree of any other institution.
  5. [39] (e) Essays may be penalised that are deemed to be either too short or of excessive length in relation to the word limits specified in the regulations for each subject.

[40] 2. History and English papers

  1. [41] (i) One compulsory interdisciplinary bridge paper, which shall be examined by an extended essay of between 5,000 and 6,000 words, including footnotes and notes but excluding bibliography. The list of topics for this paper shall be published to candidates by the beginning of the first week of the Michaelmas Term in the first year of the Honour School, and shall be available thereafter from the English Faculty Office and the History Faculty Office. [42] Candidates must obtain written approval from the Chair of Examiners for the Honour School of History and English for the proposed essay title, not later than Friday of the eighth week of the Hilary Term in the first year of study for the Honour School. [43] The candidate must deliver two typed copies of the bridge paper essay by hand to the Chair of Examiners for the Joint School of History and English, at the Examination Schools, High Street, by noon on Thursday of the eighth week of the Trinity Term in the first year of study for the Honour School. A certificate, signed by the candidate to the effect that each essay is the candidate’s own work, and that the candidate has read the History Faculty and English Language and Literature Faculty guidelines on plagiarism, must be presented together with the submission (see the introductory regulations for ‘submitted work’ for the Honour School of History and English).
  2. [44] (ii) One period of British History not taken in the First Public Examination (as specified in the regulations for History).
  3. [45] (iii) and (iv) Two subjects chosen from subjects 1 to 6 of Course I or Course II of the Honour School of English Language and Literature (as specified in the regulations for the Honour School of English Language and Literature).
  4. [46] (v) and (vi) Two subjects from the Honour School of History, consisting of either (a) Special Subject (which comprises a three hour paper and an extended essay, constituting two papers), or (b) Two of the following:
    1. [47] 1. One General History paper from the Honour School of History;
    2. [48] 2. One Further Subject from the Honour School of History;
    3. [49] 3. One additional British History period not taken in the First Public Examination;
    4. [50] 4. One additional subject chosen from papers 1 to 6 of Course I or Course II of the Honour School of English Language and Literature.
  5. [51] See the regulations for History and for English Language and Literature. The individual detailed specifications and prescribed texts for the Further and Special Subjects as specified for the Honour School of History will be given in the Handbook for the Honour School of History. This will be published by the History Board by Monday of Week 1 of the first Michaelmas Full Term of candidates' work for the Honour School. [52] Depending on the availability of teaching resources, not all Further and Special Subjects will be available to all candidates in every year. Candidates may obtain details of the choice of Further and Special Subjects available for the following year by consulting the supplement to the Handbook for the Honour School of History. This will be issued by the beginning of the fourth week of the first Hilary Full Term of candidates' work for the Honour School and will contain full specifications and prescribed texts for any Further or Special Subjects specified for History introduced for the following year, and any amendments to the specifications and prescribed texts of existing Further and Special Subjects approved by the History Board.
  6. [53] (vii) One compulsory interdisciplinary dissertation, which shall be examined by an extended essay of not more than 10,000 words, including notes and source material but excluding bibliography. [54] Candidates must submit to the Chair of Examiners for the Joint School of History and English, care of the History Faculty Office, not later than 5p.m. on Friday of the sixth week of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination, a title and abstract of not more than 200 words detailing the proposed dissertation topic. [55] The candidate must deliver two typed copies of the dissertation by hand to the Chair of Examiners for the Joint School of History and English, at the Examination Schools, High Street, by noon on Thursday of the eighth week of the Hilary Term preceding the examination. A certificate, signed by the candidate to the effect that each essay is the candidate’s own work, and that the candidate has read the History Faculty and English Language and Literature Faculty guidelines on plagiarism, must be presented together with the submission (see the introductory regulations for ‘submitted work’ for the Honour School of History and English).]