Regulations

The East Asian Studies course follows the existing Oriental Studies MPhil rubric as set out in the general Graduate Handbook accessible to all graduate students in the Faculty:

  • three written papers on subjects approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, which shall fall within one of the fields specified in the Schedule to these regulations; provided that, with the approval of the Degree Committee, a candidate may offer, in place of one or more of those papers, the same number of essays, each of not more than 5,000 words, or equivalent alternative exercises approved by the Degree Committee;

  • a thesis of not more than 15,000 words, including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.
    (Submission date 17 August 2012)

The two parts are of equal weight and shall each count for 50% of the final mark.

For more information, please consult the Graduate Handbook.