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Honour School of History and Economics

A

  • 1. The examination in the Honour School of History and Economics shall consist of such subjects in History and Economics as the Board of the Faculty of History and Division of Social Sciences from time to time shall in consultation prescribe by regulation.

  • 2. No candidate shall be admitted to examination in this School unless he or she has either passed or been exempted from the First Public Examination.

  • 3. The examination in the Honour School shall be under the joint supervision of the Board of the Faculty of History and the Social Sciences Divisional Board, which shall appoint a standing joint committee to make proposals for regulations concerning the examination. Such proposals shall be submitted to the two Boards which shall make regulations concerning the examination and which, in the case of difference of opinion, shall hold a joint meeting at which the matter in dispute shall be resolved by the vote of the majority.

  • 4. The Chairs of Examiners for the Honour School of History and for the Honour School of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics shall consult together and designate such of their number as may be required for the examination for the Honour School of History and Economics, whereupon the number of examiners shall be deemed to be complete.

  • 5. The lists of specific papers available in this School from the Honour School of History and in Economics in the Honour School of Politics, Philosophy and Economics will be published by the relevant Boards at the dates defined in the regulations for those schools.

B

Each candidate shall offer:

  • B1. History of the World Economy (subject 311)

  • 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.

  • B2., B3., B4. Three additional subjects in Economics

  • 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.

  • B5. An Outline or Theme paper in either European & World History or The History of the British Isles as specified for the Honour School of History.  No candidate may offer a paper in the History of the British Isles or European & World History similar to one offered when passing the Preliminary Examination. Illegal combinations will be specified by the Board.

  • B6., B7. Either

    • (a) two Further Subjects in History;

    • Or 

      (b) two Further Subjects in Economics (the notes to B2-4 above apply);

    • Or 

      (c) (i) one Further Subject in History and (ii) one Further Subject in Economics (the notes to B2-4 above apply). 

      Or 

    •  (d) (i) one Further Subject in History and

      (ii) an Outline or Theme paper, subject to the rule on overlap with the Preliminary Examination under B5 above, in

      either European & World History, except any such period offered under B5 above,

      or The History of the British Isles, if the paper offered under B5 above is in European & World History;

      Or 

    • (e) (i) one Further Subject in History and

    •  (ii) an Outline or Theme paper, subject to the rule on overlap with the Preliminary Examination under B5 above, in 

      either European & World History, except any such period offered under B5 above, 

      The History of the British Isles, if the paper offered under B5 above is in European & World History;

  • For all Economics papers (including History of the World Economy 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.

  • B8. A Thesis from Original Research

  • Candidates must submit a thesis in either History, Economic History, or Economics, as part of the fulfilment of their final examination. 

    Candidates submitting a thesis in History or Economic History shall observe an upper word limit of 12,000 words (including footnotes, but excluding bibliography and any appendices for which permission has been obtained from the Chair of Examiners) and shall submit the thesis by noon on Friday of week 8 of Hilary Term.  Candidates submitting a thesis in Economics shall observe an upper word limit of 15,000 words (including footnotes, but excluding bibliography and any appendices for which permission has been obtained from the Chair of Examiners) and shall submit the thesis by noon on Thursday of week 0 of Trinity Term.

  • Regulation B6 of the Honour School of History shall apply with the following modifications:

    • 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’.

  • 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:

    • (a) the subject shall, to the satisfaction of the examiners, fall within the scope of the Honour School of History and Economics;

      (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;

      (c) not more than two theses may be offered.

      (d) Sub-clause 10 For ‘The Final Honour School Examiners will arrive at a formal degree result for candidates who submit an Optional Additional Thesis by inclusion of the 7 highest marks awarded for the 8 papers submitted, except that the mark awarded for the Optional Additional Thesis may not substitute for a mark lower than 50.’ read ‘The Final Honour School Examiners will arrive at a formal degree result for candidates who submit an Optional Additional Thesis by inclusion of the 8 highest marks awarded for the 9 papers submitted, except that the mark awarded for the Optional Additional Thesis may not substitute for a mark lower than 50’.