Version Log

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

Gazette 20 July 2023

Removal of restrictions on candidates combining papers 517, 518 and 581 and papers 512 and 525. Refer Humanities Divisional Board Gazette

Gazette 21 July 2022

Renaming of regulation from Honour School of Classics and Oriental Studies to Honour School of Classics and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies as a result of the faculty name change. See the Humanities Divisional Board notice in Gazette for further information.

Gazette 23 June 2022

Clarification of rules on theses and dissertations; minor changes to regulations for clarity. See the Humanities Division notice in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 21 May 2020

Relaxation of rules on taking Greek and Latin Core literature papers; clarification of regulations on theses. See the Humanities Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further information.

Technical Edit 19 August 2019

Removal of text marked for students starting before MT 2017. 

Gazette 04 July 2019

Introduction of a new paper.  See the Humanities Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 25 April 2019

Removal of prohibited combination rule relating to Cicero. See the Humanities Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further information.

Technical Edit 1 November 2018

Removal of text marked for students starting before MT2015.

Gazette 11 October 2018

Renaming a subsidiary language.  See the Humanities Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further details.

Gazette 21 June 2018

Addition of a reqirement for taking paper 413.  See the Humanities Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further details.

Gazette 19 April 2018

Addition of a new option paper.  See the Humanities Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further details.

Gazette 7 December 2017

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

Technical Edit 21 September 2017

Metadata corrected to ensure that changes affecting students starting the FHS in TT16 and TT18 are displayed in the student view of the 2015 and 2017 editions respectively.

Gazette 15 June 2017

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

Gazette 28 April 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 details.)