Undergraduate Certificate in History

1. The course shall consist of lectures, classes and tutorials on the subject of British and European History. The course is available on a part-time basis only, over a period of two years.

2. Every candidate will be required to satisfy the examiners in the following:

• (i) Four written papers as set out below,

  • (a) Two papers on British History, 1485-1603 and 1900-1979;

  • (b) One paper on European History, 1815-1914;

  • (c) One option paper (source-based) to be chosen from a list to be published annually before the end of the last week of Trinity Term.

• (ii) Nine coursework essays, each of up to 2,000 words in length.

• (iii) One extended essay of up to 4,000 words on a candidate's option subject.

• The coursework essays in 2 (ii) and the extended essay in 2 (iii) will be submitted to the examiners via the approved online submission system by the dates published in the course handbook at the beginning of each academic year. 

3. Candidates who fail to satisfy the examiners in the assessed work specified in clause 2 may be permitted to resubmit work in respect of the part or parts of the examination which they have failed on not more than one occasion which shall normally be within one year of the initial failure.