Course Handbook - Faculty of History

i) The Bibliography you submit is NOT to be a ‘critical’ one, i.e. you ought not to add
personal comments on the value of the items you include in the Bibliography itself. In
Part I of the MPhil you have the opportunity of making such comments in the
accompanying bibliographical and historiographical essay. In the dissertation you can
make comments on the value of items in the text or the footnotes.
ii)
The Faculty of History’s Guide to bibliographical and other matters relating to MPhil
and PhD dissertations is available on the History Faculty website, entitled: Style
Guide for Long Essays and Dissertations. However, these are not obligatory for this
MPhil (see vi below and Appendix C).
iii) Please consult your dissertation supervisor about special problems relating to your
own bibliography.
iv) There are no uniform regulations meant to apply to every MPhil bibliography; the
essential requirement is to be consistent in your own principles and methods, after you
have carefully decided upon them.
v) Do not hesitate to let Prof Carpenter know if you have any queries, not resolved by the
notes above.
6.5 Deadlines for Submission
Essay titles must be submitted to the MPhil Office no later than 4.30pm on Friday 12
November 2010.
Dissertation titles must be submitted to the MPhil Office no later than 12.30pm on Friday
21 January 2011.
All students must submit their written work for Part I of the course between 11.30am and
12.30pm on the appointed day 18 March 2011 (this date and time will be strictly adhered
to). Those who fail to do so will be deemed not to have submitted their written work.
Please note again that only in exceptional circumstances, and only with prior permission
from the chairman, can work be submitted earlier or later than this time.
6.6 Applying for an extension
If there are grave and convincing reasons why work for Part I assessment cannot be
submitted on time, the Administrative Secretary of the MPhil must be informed of these in
writing at the History Faculty, or by email, before the deadline. These reasons will normally
be either medical, in which case a statement from a College nurse or a GP must also be
provided, or personal, in which case a supporting letter from the student’s College tutor is also
required. The Chair and/or Academic Secretary of the MPhil are able in these circumstances
to consider granting an extension. An extension will normally only be considered for the
actual amount of time lost, and students should be aware that excessive delay may make it
impossible for their work to be examined at the same time as that of other students and may
consequently delay receipt of their results.
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