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Humanities Board

26-09-13 MSt in Ancient Philosophy (74kb)

change to thesis title word limit

26-09-13 Honour School of Modern Languages (76kb)

to introduce new author to list of modern prescribed authors who may be studied as part of Paper XI

Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Board

26-09-13 Honour School of Computer Science (8kb)

to allow the Object-Oriented Programming course to be examined in the most appropriate manner

26-09-13 Honour School of Computer Science and Philosophy (7kb)

to bring regulations into line with joint degree in Mathematics and Computer Science

26-09-13 Honour School of Materials, Economics and Management (170kb)
26-09-13 Honour School of Materials Science (228kb)

(a) changes to submission deadlines
(b) clarifications and typographical corrections

Medical Sciences Board

26-09-13 DPhils in Medical Sciences Division and Doctoral Training Centre (14kb)

to amend new requirements for Confirmation of Status for students for the Degree of DPhil

26-09-13 MSc and PGDip in Integrated Immunology (10kb)

(a) to change assessment format of Clinical Commentaries
(b) to remove regulation requiring successful MSc dissertations be deposited in Radcliffe Science Library

26-09-13 Honour Schools of Cell and Systems Biology and Neuroscience (14kb)

(a) clarification of project allocation process
(b) to align dates with FHS Medical Sciences deadlines

26-09-13 Honour School of Medical Sciences (14kb)

(a) to require all students to undertake laboratory-based research projects (removal of library-based projects)
(b) minor changes to clarify project allocation process
(c) to align dates with FHS Neuroscience and Cell and Systems Biology deadlines

Social Sciences Board

26-09-13 DPhil in Anthropology (13kb)
26-09-13 MPhil in Medical Anthropology (11kb) 
26-09-13 MPhil in Social Anthropology (12kb) 
26-09-13 MPhil in Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology (12kb)
26-09-13 MSc in Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology (13kb)
26-09-13 MSc in Medical Anthropology (10kb)
26-09-13 MSc in Social Anthropology (14kb)
26-09-13 MSc in Social Anthropology (Research Methods) (20kb)
26-09-13 MSc in Visual, Material and Museum Anthropology (14kb)
26-09-13 MSt in Social Anthropology (11kb)

various minor amendments for clarification

26-09-13 DPhil in Geography (11kb)

to bring special regulations for Confirmation of Status in line with those of general regulations for the degree of DPhil

26-09-13 DPhil in Information, Communication and the Social Sciences (17kb)

(a) to clarify existing arrangements for Transfer and Confirmation of Status
(b) to make explicit the option of transferring a student to MLitt status
(c) to define MLitt thesis word length

26-09-13 DPhil in Management Studies (9kb)  

to remove admissions-related information

26-09-13 EMBA (i) (24kb)

to introduce formal regulations governing transfer arrangements between part-time programmes and part-time MBA (EMBA)

26-09-13 EMBA (ii) (12kb) 
26-09-13 MBA (85kb)  

to introduce compulsory Global Opportunities and Threats Oxford (GOTO) assessed module

MPhil in Archaeology and MSt in Archaeology: retraction

the course changes published in Gazette no 5026, 23 May 2013, have now been withdrawn by the Social Sciences Division, with the concurrence of the Education Committee.

26-09-13 MPhil in Development Studies (10kb) 

minor changes to wording for History and Politics module

26-09-13 MPhil in International Relations (18kb)  

to restructure teaching and assessment of first year of programme

26-09-13 MPhil in Sociology and Demography (20kb)

new course to replace MPhil in Sociology 

26-09-13 MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies (102kb)

(a) to clarify that a language option may not be offered every year
(b) to enable language provision from external sources
(c) minor change to title of a core option

26-09-13 MSc in Contemporary India (11kb)

minor changes for clarification

26-09-13 MSc in Criminology & Criminal Justice (& Research Methods) (i) (8kb)

amendment to title of option module from 'Human Rights and Criminal Justice' to 'Comparative Criminal Justice, Security and Human Rights'

26-09-13 MSc in Criminology & Criminal Justice (& Research Methods) (ii) (8kb)

to introduce new option module 'Criminal Justice in Transitional Settings'

26-09-13 MSc in Economics for Development (8kb)

minor change to wording of rubric concerning the Economic Theory module

26-09-13 MSc in Education (14kb)

(a) minor changes to wording of regulations for clarification
(b) changes to deadline for application to take other Master's courses' papers
(c) changes to resit requirements

26-09-13 MSc in Environmental Change and Management (9kb)

minor amendment to re-sit arrangements

26-09-13 MSc in Learning and Teaching (14kb)

(a) changes to requirements for award of a distinction overall
(b) removal of science and maths options
(c) changes to permissions for resubmission
(d) changes to deadlines for submission of assignments 1 and 2

26-09-13 MSc in Sociology (12kb)

to introduce requirement for second option paper as part of overall teaching and learning/assessment regime

26-09-13 BCL MJur (11kb)

introduction of 'International and European Criminal Law' option

26-09-13 Honour School of Geography (12kb) 

(a) various minor amendments
(b) change to timing of fieldcourse

26-09-13 Advanced Diploma in British Archaeology (10kb)

 new course

26-09-13 PGDip in Financial Strategy (9kb)
26-09-13 PGDip in Global Business (9kb)
26-09-13 PGDip in Organisational Leadership (9kb)
26-09-13 PGDip in Strategy and Innovation (9kb)

to allow substitution of core courses with core courses from the other part-time programmes offered by the School

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