Version Log

Gazette 18 January 2024

Major changes to assessments. See the Social Sciences Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 21 September 2023

Changes to elective course assessment. Refer Social Sciences Divisional Board Gazette. 

Gazette 24 June 2021

Changes related to electronic submission of assessment. See the Social Sciences Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 22 July 2021

Provision for electronic submission via approved University online assessment platform for all taught programmes. See the Education Committee and relevant division notices in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 24 September 2020

Amendment to require electronic submission of written work. See the Social Sciences Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further information. 

Gazette 26 September 2019

Minor amendment to the presentation format for theses. See the Social Sciences Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 25 July 2019

Amendment to thesis submission requirements and minor amendment to Individual Research Design Essay regulation.  See the Social Sciences Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 23 May 2019 - Correction notice

Amendments to Paper l and Paper lll, correction to changes published in the Gazette on 02 May 2019, and the introduction of a new Core Course.  See the Social Sciences Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 02 May 2019

Amendments to Paper l and Paper lll, minor structural changes and change to the method of assessment of the Research Design Essay.  See the Social Sciences Divisional Board noticie in the Gazette for further information.

Technical Edit 7 September 2018

Removal of text marked for students starting before MT 2018.

Gazette 19 July 2018

Change to description of methods essay. See the Social Sciences Board notice in the Gazette for further details.

Gazette 21 June 2018

Amendment of assessment requirements.  See Social Sciences Divisional Board notice in the Gazette for further details.

Gazette 29 September 2016

Correction of paper title. See the Social Sciences Board notice in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 22 September 2016

(i) Removal of requirement provided for in general regulations.

(ii) Minor corrections to paper contents not correctly notified in Gazette of 9 June 2016.

See the Social Sciences Board notice in the Gazette for further information.

2016 Edition preparation

Removal of text marked for students starting before Michaelmas term 2016.

Gazette 09 June 2016

The changes are: adjustments to the core and optional courses, introduction of additional written examination, resulting in a rebalancing of the overall assessment regime. Education Committee agreed that the changes could be implemented for 2016-17 and the Department is writing to offer holders to inform them of the changes. (See Social Sciences Board in the Gazette for further details.)