• Appointments
  • Social Sciences Division
• Changes in Regulations
  • Board of the Faculty of Oriental Studies

Appointments

Social Sciences Division

With the approval of the Social Sciences Board, the following appointments have been made for the periods stated.

Appointments

UNIVERSITY LECTURER

G. STYLIANIDES, B.ED Cyprus, M.SC PH.D Michigan, Fellow of Worcester College. In Education (Mathematics). From 1 September 2010 until 31 August 2015.

UNIVERSITY LECTURER (CUF)

I. GOOLD, BA PH.D Tasmania, M.BIOETHICS Monash, Fellow of St Anne's College. In Law. From 1 October 2009 until 30 September 2014.

TITULAR UNIVERSITY LECTURER (CUF)

J.E. MORGAN, MA Oxf, PH.D Camb, Fellow of St Catherine's College. In Law. From 1 October 2009 until 30 September 2014.

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Changes in Regulations

With the approval, where appropriate, of the Education Committee of Council, and of the Humanities Board, the following changes in regulations made by the Board of the Faculty of Oriental Studies will come into effect on 27 November.

Board of the Faculty of Oriental Studies

(a) M.Phil in Oriental Studies: (i) Cuneiform Studies

With immediate effect

In Examination Regulations, 2009, p. 554, l. 29, delete ':'.

(b) M.Phil in Oriental Studies: (iii) Medieval Arabic Thought

With immediate effect

1 In Examination Regulations, 2009, p. 557, l. 43, delete 'Al-Ash'ari'.

2 Ibid, l. 44, after '(v)' insert 'Al-Ash'ari'.

(c) M.Phil in Oriental Studies: (xi) Modern Chinese Studies

With effect from 1 October 2009 (for first examination in 2010)

In Examination Regulations, 2009, p. 565, l. 48, to p. 566, l. 1, delete 'The first part is three short assignments to be handed in by the end of the first term, and a research proposal of 2,500 words to be handed in during the course of the second term' and substitute: 'The first part, entitled Research Methods for Asian Studies, is a series of assignments and/or unseen written examinations as specified by the teaching committee for the M.Sc in Modern Chinese Studies. The forms of assessment, and the dates and times of submission, where applicable, will be notified to students by not later than Friday of Noughth Week of Michaelmas Full Term.'

(d) M.Phil in Oriental Studies: (xiii) Modern South Asian Studies

With immediate effect

In Examination Regulations, 2009, p. 568, l. 35, delete '1960' and substitute, '1860'.

(e) M.Phil in Eastern Christian Studies

With immediate effect

In Examination Regulations, 2009, p. 504, l. 7, after 'from unspecified texts' insert 'and set texts'.

(f) M.St in Jewish Studies

With immediate effect

In Examination Regulations, 2009, p. 632, ll. 32–33, delete 'Candidates will be notified... the option is taught', and substitute 'Candidates will collect the essay topics on the Friday of eighth week of the term in which the option is taught, from the Oriental Institute Faculty Office.'

(g) Honour School of Oriental Studies (Turkish)

With immediate effect

1 In Examination Regulations, 2009, p. 388, after l. 48 insert:

'10. A special subject, to be approved by the Board of the Faculty of Oriental Studies.'

2 Ibid., p. 389, l. 12, delete 'architecture' and substitute 'archaeology'.

( h) Honour School of European and Middle Eastern Languages

With effect from 2010 (for first examination in 2011)

1 In Examination Regulations, 2009, p. 250, delete l. 14 and renumber subsequent lines.

2 Ibid., after l. 16 insert new line '(ii) Islamic Religion.' and renumber subsequent lines.

3 Ibid., l. 25, delete 'and 6'.

4 Ibid., l. 26, delete '11' and substitute '10'.

5 Ibid., l. 27, after 'papers 5,' insert '6,'.

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