| Component | Course | Weight (%) | Term | Contact | Assessment | 
|   | Competing |   |   |   |   | 
|   |   | 7.5 | MT |   |   | 
|   | Approaches in |   |   | 16 | 3-hour Exam | 
|   |   | (Y1) | (Y1) |   |   | 
| Area Studies | Area Studies |   |   |   |   | 
| Core (15%) |   |   |   |   |   | 
|   | Global and Area | 7.5 | HT |   | 4,000 word | 
|   |   |   |   | 16 |   | 
|   | Studies Seminar | (Y1) | (Y1) |   | essay | 
| Comparative Area Studies Core: | 7.5 | HT |   | 3-hour Exam or essay, | 
|   |   |   | 16 |   | 
| Paper (7.5%) | (Y1) | (Y1) |   | per course | 
| Research | Qualitative | 7.5 | MT |   | Take home exam | 
|   |   |   |   | 16 |   | 
| Methods (7.5%) | Methods | (Y1) | (Y1) |   | (2,500 word) | 
|   | Quantitative |   | HT |   | Take home exam | 
| Research |   |   |   | 24 |   | 
|   | Methods |   | (Y1) |   | (2,500 word) | 
| Methods |   | 7.5 |   |   |   | 
| (choose 1 from) |   | (Y1) |   |   |   | 
|   | Historical |   |   |   |   | 
| (7.5%) |   |   | HT |   | 2,500 word | 
|   | Research |   | (Y1) | 16 | essay | 
|   | Methods |   |   |   |   | 
| Research |   |   |   |   |   | 
| 
 | Research |   | TT |   | 4,000 word | 
| Methods(formative only)
 | Proposal | NA |   (Y1)   | NA | proposal | 
|   | 22.5 |   |   | 3-hour | 
| Options (choose 3) |   |   |   |   | 
|   | (Y1 x 1 / |   | 48 | exam or | 
| (22.5%) |   |   |   |   | 
|   | Y2 x 2) |   |   | essay | 
|   |   |   |   | 30,000 word | 
| Thesis | 40.0 | Y1-Y2 | 20-30 | thesis | 
|   |   | MT |   |   | 
| Area Studies Immersion | NA |   | NA | NA | 
|   |   | (Y1)  |   |   | 
 
Notes: MT = Michaelmas Term (October – December); HT = Hilary Term (January – March); Y1 = Year 1; Y2 = Year 2; Contact refers to a guide for actual contact hours, excluding thesis supervision and additional training related to the development of the research thesis.