A course of lectures, with tutorial classes and practical work throughout the year.
SYLLnвus. (i) Probability theory, sampling distributions, theory of estima- tion, theory of significance tests. (ii) A selection of topics from: distribution-free methods, sequential analysis, decision functions, stochastic processes, limit theorems of probability, multivariate analysis, theory of design-construction, sample survey, advanced experimental design.
Booкs. (a) Prescribed text-books:
Rao, C. R.—Advanced Statistical Methods in Biometrieal Research. (Wiley.) Kempthorne, O.—Tl:e Design and Analysis of Experiments. (Wiley.)
(b) Recommended for reference:
Yates, F.—Sampling. (Griffin.)
Cramer, H. Mathematical Methods of Statistics. (Princeton Univ. Press.) Cochran, W. G.—Sampling Techniques. (Wiley.)
Quenouille, M. 1.—The Design and Analysis of Experiment. (Griipin.) Wilks, S. S.-11lathematical Statistics. (Princeton Univ. Press.)
Wald, A.—Statistical Decision Functions. (Wiley.) ' Fisher, R. A.—Contributions to Mathevнaticаl Statistics. (Wiley.) Kendall, M. G.—Rank Correlation Methods. (Griffin.)
Wilson, E. B. Au Introduction to Scientific Research. (McGraw-Hill.) Fisher, R. A.—Tlre Theory of Inbreeding. (Oliver and Boyd.)
In addition, reference will be made to articles in recent and current literature.
M. SCHOOL OF RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
1. The course for the Degree with Honours in the School Language and Literature comprises the following subjects :
Russian Part I, Language and Literature Russian Part II, Language and Literature Russian Part III, Language
Russian Part III, Literature Russian Part IV, Language Russian Part IV, Literature.
A candidate in this school must take these six subjects and three additional subjects, of which one at least should be selected from French Part L German Part I, English Part I, and Greek Part I.
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The three additional subjects must be approved by the Senior Lecturer in Charge of Russian.
It is recommended that the students should acquire some knowledge of Modern History, in particular Russian history of the XIXth century, and it European Philosophy, especially the French philosophers of the XVIIIth and the German philosophers of the XIXth centuries.
2. In their First Year, candidates in the Honour School should take the Honours course in Russian Part I, and two additional Group I subjects or other subjects approved by the Senior Lecturer in Charge of Russian.
Admission to the higher years of the course is conditional upon satisfactory performance in this First Year, and students must be approved by the Faculty of Arts as candidates for the Dcgrec with Honours before entering the Second Year of the I-Ionours School. Normally such approval will be given to can- didates who have gained at least Second Class Honours in Russian Part I.
Other candidates who wish to continue in the Honour School must interview the Senior Lecturer in Charge of Russian, who will be guided in her recommen- dation by the merits of the case.
A student who has completed the First Year of the course for the Ordinary Degree. and has passed in Russian Part I, may, with the permission of the Faculty, enter the hlonour School. Such a student must make special application to the Faculty, through the Sub-Dean, and, if permission is granted, the Faculty will prescribe what further work must be completed before the student is allowed to proceed to the Final Examination.
In their Second Year, candidates will take the Honour Courses in Russian Part II, and the remaining optional subject. There will be no formal examination in Russians at the end of the Year. Examination in the Second Year will be by means of essays set during the Year.
In their Third Year candidates will take the Honour Courses in Russian Part III, Language, and Russian Part III, Literature. Candidates will be examined in both subjects at the end of the Third Year and they will be expected to be classed in Russian Part II1.t
3. In their Fourth Year, candidates will take the Honour courses in Russian Part IV, Language, and Russian Part IV, Literature.
4. The final examination in the School of Russian Language and Literature will comprise the following six papers :
(1) Advanced translation into Russian.
(2) Unseen translation from Russian, and prescribed texts.
(3) Russian literature of the 19th century, in particular the works of
Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky and Chckhov.
(4) Special literary study (to be tested by essays during the year).
(5) Study of Pushkin's works in prose and verse.
(6) Old Russian and Medireval Russian Texts.
Translation and commentary.
Vacation Reading.—Suggestions for reading for the Special literary study will be posted on the Modern Languages notice board.
RUSSIAN PART I
A course of lectures as for the Ordinary Degree, together with special lectures and tutorial classes, throughout the year.
SYcr,Huus. (i) As for the Ordinary Degree. (ii) Study of special texts.
(iii) Additional essays and translation into Russian.
Booкs. Prescribed text-books : (a) As for the Ordinary Degree.
(b) *Boyanus, S. C. A Manual of Russian Pronunciation. (Sidgwick &
Jackson.)
Boyanus, S. C., and Jopson, N. D.—Spoken Russian. (Sidgwick &
Jackson.)
Baring, M.—Oxford Book of Russian Verse. (O.U.P., 1949.)
*Turgenev, I.—Poerns in Prose. (blazon, A. ed.) (Blackwell.) EXAMINATION. One 3-hour paper on the set texts, in addition to the examina- tion for the Ordinary Degree.
t Candidates who began their Honours course in Russian in 1952 will follow the regulations as set out in the Handbook for 1953.
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RUSSIAN PART II
A course of lectures as for the Ordinary Degree, together with special lectures and tutorial classes, throughout the year.
Svm.АВus. (i) As for the Ordinary Degree. (ii) Study of special texts. (iii) Additional essays and translation into Russian.
Воокs. Prescribed text-books:
*Dostoyevsky, F.hbraпnye Sochiueпiya. (Ogiz, 1946.)
*Chekhov, A. Rasskсzy. (Ogiz, 1951.) EXAMINATION. Na formal examination.
Essnv AND SEMINAR Wоaк. Candidates will be required to submit essays and other exercises during the year in lieu of the annual examination in this section.
RUSSIAN PART III
A course of lectures as for the Ordinary Degree, together with special lectures and tutorial classes throughout the year.
SУLLAВUs. A. Language.
(i) As for the Ordinary Degree.
(ii) Introduction to the history of the Russian language.
(iii) Studies in style of the principal XIXth and XXth Century authors.
B. Literature.
(i) As for the Ordinary Degree.
(ii) Study of prescribed texts.
(iii) Course of lectures and seminars on Contemporary Russian Literature.
Воокs. (a) Prescribed text-books:
A. Language
*Matthews, W.
K—The
Structure and Development of Russian. (Cambridge, 1953.)В. Literature
*Dostoyevsky, F.—Podrostok. (Moskva or Paris YMCA Press.)
*Tolstoy, L.—Anna Karenina. (Moskva.)
*Konovalou, S.—Russian Prose Reader II, XIX-XXth century Writers. (Black- well, 1952.)
(b) Recommended for reference:
Vinogradov, V.—Russky ya.yk. (Uchpedgiz, 1947.)
Entwistle, W. J., and Morison, W. A.—Russian and the Slavonic Languages.
( Faber.)
de Bray, R. G. A.—Guide to Slavonic Languages. (Dent.)
Matthews, W. K:—The Russian Language before 1700. (Slavonic and East European Review, XXXI, 77, London, 1953.)
Nikiforov, S. D.—Staroslavyansky yazyk. (Uchpedgiz, 1952.) Gvozdev, A.—Ocherki po stilistike russkogo yazyka. (A.P.N., 1952.) Mochulsky, K. Dostoyevsky. (Paris YMCA Press.)
Ovsyaniko-Kulikovsky, D. (pod red.)—Istoriya russkoy literatury. (Mir, 1910.)
Struve, G.—Soviet Russian Literature. (Routledge, 1952.) Reavey, G.—Soviet Literature Today. (Drummond.)
Simmons, J. An Outline of Modern Russian Literature. (Cornell University Press.)
EXAMINATION. (Preliminary Final Examination.) As for Part III Pass, and in addition two 3-hour papers (the first on parts A (ii) and (Iii) of the Syllabus, the second on parts В (ii) and (iii) of the Syllabus). Thesis in Russian.
Oral test of 30 minutes.
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