Examination Regulations
Changes to Examination Regulations this week
Education Committee
General Regulations Governing Research Degrees
(a) to remove requirement to post notice of a research degree examination in Examination Schools
(b) to update an out-of-date team name
Certificate of Higher Education in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
new programme
Continuing Education Strategic Management Board/Medical Sciences Board
Evidence-Based Health Care Programme
(a) to introduce exit award of PGCert in Health Research to students admitted to the PGDip in Health Research
(b) to allow wider choice of qualifying modules for students leaving with PGCert in Health Research exit award
(c) to widen provisions around prior accreditation
(d) to clarify use of Module 40
(e) to clarify provisions around: availability of new modules; requirements for students leaving with exit awards to have taken core modules; application of shelf life to modules taken before registering for an award
(f) to simplify wording regarding subsuming of modules within a higher award
Postgraduate Programme in Paediatric Infectious Diseases
new programme encompassing MSc, PGDip and PGCert
MSc in Paediatric Infectious Diseases
PGDip in Paediatric Infectious Diseases
removal of regulations
PGCert in Patient Safety
(a) change to name of programme
(b) minor routine changes
Humanities Board
MPhil in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics
MSt in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics (Advanced Study)
MSt in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics (Research Preparation)
reinstatement of previous removed Sociolinguistics option
MPhil in Modern Languages
minor amendment to submission deadlines for 2nd year MPhils to enable greater choice in their 3rd Special Subject
MSt in Traditional China (i)
MSt in Film Aesthetics
withdrawal of notices published in Gazette No 5393, 20 July 2023
MSt in Traditional China (ii)
(a) to increase optionality for one of examination elements and change in mode of assessment
(b) general review of text to clarify and remove superfluous information
FHS of History
change to year of effect of change published in Gazette No 5393, 20 July 2023
FHS of History and English
(a) broadening scope of allowed subjects
(b) removal of a date of essay approval
FHS of Medieval and Modern Languages, and associated Joint Schools
(a) reduce length of online examination
(b) change in options for Italian set texts
(c) written exam from online to in person
Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Board
Research Degrees in Physical Sciences
to provide thesis page limit for Department of Chemistry DPhils
MSc in Mathematical and Computational Finance
(a) minor change of assessment methodology for project and C++ examinations
(b) correction regarding examinations no longer being organised within department
Prelims in Chemistry
to ensure that all the preliminary examinations in chemistry have the same structure
Prelims in Mathematics
minor wording change
Medical Sciences Board
FHS of Cell and Systems Biology and FHS of Neuroscience
FHS of Medical Sciences
removal of stipulation that every Research Project will be marked and vivaed by at least 1 examiner, allowing 2 assessors to mark any item
Social Sciences Board
MSc in Archaeological Science
MSc in Archaeology
MPhil in Classical Archaeology
MSt in Classical Archaeology
(a) simplification of regulations
(b) minor changes to submission dates
MSc in Medical Anthropology
changes to paper order
MSc in Public Policy Research
changes to assessment methods and deadlines
MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies
changes to elective course assessment
FHS of Archaeology and Anthropology
(a) to reduce number of reports from 3 to 2 for Fieldwork and Methods
(b) to allow students to pick their own first year optional essay titles
(c) to move first year option deadline
FHS of History and Politics
FHS of Philosophy, Politics and Economics
removal of cap on number of special subject papers that can be offered
This year's changes
- Planning and Resource Allocation Committee
- Education Committee
- Continuing Education Board
- Continuing Education Board/Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Board
- Continuing Education Board/Medical Sciences Board
- Continuing Education Board/Social Sciences Board
- Humanities Board
- Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Board
- Medical Sciences Board
- Social Sciences Board
Content will be added here when published
Content will be added here when published
Content will be added here when published
Content will be added here when published
- MPhil in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics, 21 September
- MSt in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics (Advanced Study), 21 September
- MSt in Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics (Research Preparation), 21 September
- MPhil in Modern Languages, 21 September
- MSt in Film Aesthetics, 21 September: withdrawal of notice published 20 July 2023
- MSt in Traditional China, 21 September (i): withdrawal of notice published 20 July 2023, 21 September (ii)
- FHS of History, 21 September
- FHS of Medieval and Modern Languages, and associated Joint Schools, 21 September
- MSc in Archaeological Science, 21 September
- MSc in Archaeology, 21 September
- MPhil in Classical Archaeology, 21 September
- MSt in Classical Archaeology, 21 September
- MSc in Medical Anthropology, 21 September
- MSc in Public Policy Research, 21 September
- MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, 21 September
- FHS of Archaeology and Anthropology, 21 September
- FHS of History and Politics, 21 September
- FHS of Philosophy, Politics and Economics, 21 September
Related Links
University of Oxford Examination Regulations homepage
How to write amendments to Examination Regulations
Template for notifying Gazette of Examination Regulation changes (downloads a Word template)