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Master of Studies in Slavonic Studies

  • 1. Candidates must follow for at least three terms a course of instruction in Slavonic Studies.

  • 2. Each candidate will be required to take:

    • a) one language from Schedule 1 (A);
    • b) one subject from Schedule 2(B);
    • c) two further subjects from Schedules 2-7 of which not more than one may be from Schedule 2 (B and C).
  • The list of schedules will be available in the handbook for that year.
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  • A.
    • Schedule 1 - Unseen translation
  • B.
    • Schedule 2 - Methodology
  • C.
    • Schedule 3 – Slavonic Philology in Context
    • Schedule 4 – The History of a chosen language
    • Schedule 5 – The Structure and Present State of a chosen language
    • Schedule 6 – Russian Literature, Culture and History
    • Schedule 7 – Central European Literature, Culture and History

  • 3. Candidates may not take subjects which they have already studied in a first degree course.

  • 4.  Candidates will be examined by written examination, unless otherwise specified in the handbook.

    5.  Options available from the M.St./M.Phil. in Modern Languages will be examined under the regulations for those courses.

    6. In lieu of written examination in one subject a candidate may elect under Schedule 2 to submit a thesis of 5,000 to 7,000 words on a subject of the candidate’s choice.

  • 7. The subject of the thesis should fall within the areas of Slavonic languages and literatures. The thesis should be submitted electronically as specified in the course handbook by noon on Thursday of sixth week of Trinity Term. Work submitted in the form of a thesis for the Degree of M.St. may subsequently be used as the basis for the piece of written work required for admission to the status of student for the Degrees of M.Litt. or D.Phil.

  • Should a candidate fail any element of the examination, that element may be re-submitted, or re-sat as applicable, once, and once only. For re-submissions, candidates may re-submit that element by noon on the final Monday of September following their first examination. Re-submitted work may be a reworked version of the original submission or a completely new submission. Written examinations may be re-sat the next time they are offered, normally in the year following first examination. The highest mark that may be awarded for re-sat papers or for re-submitted work is 50% (i.e. it is capped at the pass mark). Candidates who have failed any element of assessment shall not be eligible for the award of merit or distinction.