At
undergraduate level, the faculty offers three courses (known as
tripos) that result in a
Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. These are the Historical Tripos, the History and Politics Tripos, and the History and Modern Languages Tripos. At
postgraduate level, the faculty offers three types of degrees:
Master of Philosophy (MPhil),
Master of Studies (MSt), and
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The MPhils are 9 month to one year courses, consisting of taught courses and a research dissertation; there are eight MPhils, one for each of the eight subject groups. The MSt is a two year part-time course, consisting of taught modules and a research dissertation: it is jointly taught by the Faculty of History and the
Institute of Continuing Education. The PhD is a research course, taking 3–4 years full-time and 5–7 years part-time, and resulting in a
doctoral thesis of 80,000 words. ==Notable academics==