Master of Philosophy in Classical Archaeology

Differences from 2019/20 to 2023/24

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  • 1. theThe Division of Social Sciences, the courseprogramme shall be administeredunder by the Schoolsupervision of Archaeology.the TheGraduate regulationsStudies madeCommittee are as follows:

    • 1. Candidates for admission must apply toof the School of Archaeology. 

    • 2. TheyEach candidate will be required to produce evidence of their appropriate qualifications for the proposed course, including their suitable proficiency in relevant ancient or modern languages.

    • 2. Candidates must follow for six terms a course of instruction in Classical Archaeology for six terms full-time.

        

    3.Qualifying examination The registration of candidates shall lapse from the Register of M.Phil. students on the last day of Trinity Term in the academic year after that in which their name is first entered in it, unless the committee decides otherwise.

  • 4.  All candidates are required:

    • (a3. )Each candidate will be required to satisfy the examiners in the assessments as described in clauses 3, 4, 5 (a) Qualifyingonly, Examinationand identical6 with that forof the degree of Master of StudiesMSt in Classical Archaeology and governed by regulations 5-9 for that degree, in the Trinity Full Term of the academic year in which their name is first entered on the Register of M.Phil 

    • 4. studentsTo except that under regulation 5(b) of that degree a dissertation of not more than 10,000 words may not normally be offered in place of one of the subject options (examined by two pre-set essays). In the case of failure in one part ofpass the qualifying examination, the candidate will have the same rights of resubmission as for the M.St in Classical Archaeology and, if successful, will be granted permission to supplicate for the degree of M.St in Classical Archaeology but will not be permitted to proceed to the second year of the MMPhil, candidates must achieve an average mark of 60 or above across the three assessments.Phil. in Classical Archaeology
    • 5. Candidates whose work in the Qualifyingqualifying Examinationexamination isdoes judgednot by the examiners to be ofmeet the standard required for the degree of M.St. in Classical Archaeology but not of the standard required to proceed to the second year of the M.Phil.MPhil in Classical Archaeology, but does meet the standard required for the degree of MSt in Classical Archaeology, will be granted permission to supplicate for the degree of Master of StudiesMSt in Classical Archaeology;

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    • 6. Candidates who fail any assessment(bs) )for the qualifying examination will be able to uploadresubmit the assessment(s) the next time they are offered, normally in the year following first examination, and if successful, will be granted permission to supplicate for the degree of MSt in Classical Archaeology, but not to proceed to the Assignmentssecond sectionyear of the courseMPhil WebLearnin siteClassical Archaeology.  

    Final examination 

    • 7. Candidates will submit two pre-set essays (each of no latermore than 5,000 words) as set out in the Course Handbook on either: 
      • (i) a module offered and available from Schedule B as set out in the Course Handbook of the MSt in Classical Archaeology by noon on Tuesday of week 0 of Hilary term, or 
      • (ii) a module offered and available from Schedule C as set out in the FridayCourse Handbook of the sixthMSt in Classical Archaeology by noon on Tuesday of week 0 of Trinity Fullterm.
    • 8. TermCandidates who have offered modules from both Schedules B and C as part of the qualifying examination, may in lieu of the requirement of clause 7 instead submit two pre-set essays (each of no more than 5,000 words) as set out in the academicCourse yearHandbook afteron thateither: 
      • (i) a module offered and available from List B in whichany theirsubject namestream isof firstthe enteredMSc in Archaeology by noon on theTuesday Registerof week 0 of Trinity term, or 
      • (ii) a module offered and available for M.Phil.the StudentsMSc in Archaeological Science by noon on Tuesday of week 0 of Trinity term, or 
      • (iii) with the permission of the Graduate Studies Committee, a thesis1module offered for another relevant degree programme, to be submitted by noon on Tuesday of notweek 0 of the term following the teaching. 
    • 9. Candidates will complete a thesis of no more than 25,000 words (excludingon bibliographya andtopic anyagreed descriptivewith cataloguetheir orsupervisor. otherThe factualthesis matter,must butbe includingsubmitted notesby andnoon appendices)on Tuesday of week 6 of Trinity term. 
    • 10. All assessments must be submitted using the University approved online submission system. Technical information on the subject approved in accordance with regulations 6 and 10 below; the thesis should bear the candidate's examination number but not his or her name;

    • (c ) to offer a further subject chosen from Schedules B-Crequirements for theonline Mastersubmissions ofis Studies in Classical Archaeology to be examined by two pre-set essays each of not more than 5,000 words. [Candidates who offered a subject from Schedule Cprovided in the qualifyingCourse examination may not normally offer another subject from Schedule C];

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    • (d11. )Candidates tomust present themselves for an oral examination as required by the examiners.

     

  •  5. The choice of subjects for thesis and pre-set essays must be approved by the candidate's supervisor and by the Graduate Studies Committee of the School of Archaeology, having regard to the candidate's previous experience and to the availability of teaching.

  • 6. Candidates will be expected to show sufficient general knowledge of Ancient History and Geography for a proper understanding of their periods and subjects.

  • 7. The period or subject for examination must be submitted for approval by the Graduate Studies Committee of the School of Archaeology,  by noon of Friday of seventh week of the Trinity Full Term of the academic year in which the candidate's name is first entered on the Register for M.Phil. students. Notice of the subject to be offered by candidates must be given to the Registrar (via Student Self-Service) not later than Friday of the eighth week that same term.

  • 8. Where options are being examined by pre-set essays (as specified in 4(c) above), candidates will propose essay topics in consultation with their supervisor or relevant course provider. The proposed essay titles, countersigned by the supervisor, must be submitted for approval to the Chair of Examiners by no later than noon on Friday of the eighth week of the term in which the instruction for that subject is given12. Candidates must uploadwho their essays to the Assignments section of the course WebLearn site by no later than noon on the Monday of the first week of the term following that in which the instruction for that subject was given to the Examination Schools, High Street, Oxford. Essays must bear the candidate's examination number but not his or her name. 

  • With respect to pre-set essays and theses, only the file submitted via WebLearn constitutes a valid submission, no concomitant hard-copy submission may be submitted forfail any purpose.  Each submission must be accompanied by a declaration indicating that it is the candidate'assessment(s own work.

  • 9. The proposed thesis title must be submitted) for approval by the committee in time for its meeting in the eighth week of the Trinity Term of the year in which the candidate's name is first entered on the Register for M.Phil. students. The finalised thesis title must be submitted to the Chair of Examiners by no later than noon on Friday of the eighth week in Hilary Term in the academic year after that in which their name is first entered on the Register for M.Phil. students.

  • 10. Candidates are advised that adequate reading knowledge of an appropriate language or languages (other than English) may be necessary to reach the standard required by the examiners.

  • 11. Successful candidates will be required to deposit one copy of the thesis in the Sackler Library. Such candidates will be required to complete a form stating whether they give permission for their thesis to be consulted.

  • 12. In the case of failure in just one part of the final examination, the candidate will be permittedable to retakeeither: 

    • (i) that part ofresubmit the examinationassessment(s) onthe onenext furthertime occasionthey are offered, notnormally laterin than onethe year after the initial attempt. Written papers would be retaken the following year.first Aexamination, candidate who is not judged to have reached the standard required for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Classical Archaeology but whose examinations fulfil the requirements of the M.St in Classical Archaeology mayor  
    • (ii) be granted permission to supplicate for the degree of M.StMSt in Classical Archaeology.

       
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1 See the general regulation concerning the preparation and dispatch of theses. Candidates are reminded (i) that two copies are required but that one of these may be a reproduction or carbon copy of the other, provided that any maps, diagrams, or other
illustrations in the second copy are adequately reproduced, (ii) that the copy of the thesis deposited in the Sackler Library shall be the one containing the original illustrations, and (iii) that work submitted for the Degree of M.Phil. may be subsequently incorporated in a thesis submitted for the Degree of D.Phil.