undertake a course of study on History, Art and Archaeology in Michaelmas and Hilary Terms of the first year (either I Late Antiquity or II Byzantium), and to submit two 5,000-word essays on topics of their choosing (subject to the approval of their supervisor);
choose two other subjects for examination, either Language and Literature (one ancient and medieval language from among those listed below – two timed papers) or Auxiliary Disciplines (one timed paper) and one Special Subject;
present himself/herself for a viva voce examination when required to do so by the examiners.