Version Log

This page contains information on the changes to Honour School of Classics and Modern Languages since 1 July 2016

Gazette 04 May 2023

Abolition of papers 584 and 585; changes to regulations on combinations of Classical subjects. Refer Humanities Divisional Board notice in the Gazette

Gazette 22 September 2022

Changes in language option. See the Humanities Division Board notice in Gazette for further information.

Gazette 21 July 2022

Standard wording for Year Abroad; clarification of options relating to Modern Languages Paper XIV. See the Humanities Division notice in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 23 June 2022

Paper 415, The Achaemenid Empire made available to Classics & Modern Languages FHS students; rules on theses and dissertations reworded for clarity; other minor corrections to the regulations for clarity. See the Humanities Division notice in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 14 October 2021

Insertion of restriction with regards to Modern Languages Paper XIV that was agreed in 2020 as above but not included in the regs. See the Humanities Division notice in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 22 July 2021

(i) Removal of paper option.

(ii) Provision for electronic submission via approved University online assessment platform for all taught programmes.

See the Education Committee and Humanities Divisional Board notices in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 24 September 2020

Removal of optional additional Extended Essay Paper XIV and insertion of full content Paper XIV Dissertation. See the Humanities Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further information.

Technical Edit 16 August 2019

Removal of text marked for students starting before TT 2016. 

Addition of explanatory note to clarify that students starting the FHS Classics and Modern Languages in TT20 or MT20 should refer to the 2019-20 edition of the regulations and that students starting the FHS Classics and Modern Languages in TT19 or MT19 should refer to the 2018-19 edition.

Gazette 4 July 2019

(i) Minor change to wording in year abroad description

(ii) Introduction of a new paper

See the Humanities Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 25 April 2019

Change to rules on compulsory papers and on Cicero. Changes to presentation to improve clarity. See the Humanities Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 7 December 2017

Change of paper title. For further details see Humanities Divisional Board notice in the Gazette.

Gazette 21 September 2017

Correction to notice of Gazette 15 June 2017.

For further details see Humanities Divisional Board notice in the Gazette.

Gazette 15 June 2017

Changes to Ancient Philosophy papers. See the Humanities Board notice in the Gazette for details.

Gazette 2 March 2017

Extension of provisions for use of bilingual dictionaries. See the Humanities Board notice in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 30 June 2016

The format of the two papers taken by candidates offering the period subjects (401-6) as text-based is being revised. The current format comprises a 3 hour essays/gobbets paper plus a 1.5 hour translation paper. The new format will comprise a 3 hour essay paper plus a 1.5 hour translation/gobbets paper. See the Humanities Board notice in the Gazette for further information.