Honour School of History and Economics
Differences from 2020/21 to 2021/22
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Each candidate shall offer:
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B1.
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As specified for the Honour School of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. This subject must be studies in the first year of the candidate's enrolment for the Honour School.
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B2., B3., B4.
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As specified for the Honour School of Philosophy, Politics and Economics. Any of subjects 300, 301 and 302 must be studied in the first year of the candidate’s enrolment for the Honour School. Any other subjects offered may only be studied in the second year of the candidate’s enrolment for the Honour School. More than one Special Subject (398) may be offered but all subject choices must satisfy the paper combination requirements specified for the Honour School of Philosophy, Politics and Economics.
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B5.
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B6., B7.
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(a)
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(b)
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Or
(c) (i) one Further Subject in History and (ii) one Further Subject in Economics (the notes to B2-4 above apply).
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(d) (i)
(ii)
either
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Or
- (e) (i) one Further Subject in History and
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(ii) an Outline or Theme paper, subject to the rule on overlap with the Preliminary Examination under B5 above, in
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The History of the British Isles, if the paper offered under B5 above is in European & World History;
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For all Economics papers (including Development of the World Economy since 1800 but not other papers in Economic History) candidates are permitted the use of one hand-held pocket calculator from a list of permitted calculators published annually by the Department of Economics on its Undergraduate website, which will be updated annually in the week prior to Week 1 of Michaelmas Term.
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B8.
Regulation B6 of the Honour School of History shall apply with the following modifications:
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Sub-clause 1 For ‘Candidates must submit a thesis as part of the fulfilment of their final examination’ read ‘Candidates must submit a thesis—normally, but not necessarily in economic history—as part of the fulfilment of their final examination’.
Sub-clause 2 For ‘Theses shall normally be written during the Hilary Term of the final year’ read ‘Theses shall normally be written during the Michaelmas and/or Hilary Term of the final year’.
Sub-clause 3(b) (iii) For ‘Chair of the Examiners for the Honour School of History’ read ‘Chair of the Examiners, Honour School of History and Economics’.
Sub-clause 5 For ‘Honour School of History’ read ‘Honour School of History and Economics’.
Sub-clause 6 For ‘primary historical sources’ read ‘primary historical sources or economic data’; for ‘College History Tutor’ read ‘College History Tutor or Economics Tutor’.
Sub-clause 8 For ‘Chair of Examiners, Honour School of History’ read ‘Chair of Examiners, Honour School of History and Economics’.
Sub-clause 9 For ‘Candidates shall not answer in any other paper, with the exception of Disciplines of History (regulation B5), questions which fall very largely within the scope of their thesis’ read ‘Candidates shall not answer in any other paper questions which fall very largely within the scope of their thesis.’
Sub-clause 10 section ii For ‘Chair of the FHS in History’ read ‘Chair of the FHS in History and Economics’.
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B9. An Optional Additional Thesis
A second thesis, in addition to the papers listed under sections B1 to B8 may be offered in accordance with Regulation B7 An Optional Additional Thesis of the Honour School of History, q. v. modified as follows:
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(b)theses must be submitted electronically using the approved online submission system. In the assignment of honours, attention will be paid to the merits of any such thesis;
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