1621 Natural Philosophy
1621 Moral Philosophy (but break between 1707-
1829)
1622 Ancient History (i.e. Hebrew, and Europe)
1624 Grammar, Rhetoric, Metaphysics (fell into
disuse, replaced by Logic in 1839)
1624 Anatomy
1626 Music
1636 Arabic
1669 Botany
1708 Poetry
1724 Modern History and Modern Languages
1749 Experimental Philosophy
1758 Common Law
1780 Clinical Instruction
1795 Anglo-Saxon (i.e. language, literature, etc.)
1803 ChemistryIn the beginning of the nineteenth century, there were
nineteen colleges and five halls in Oxford. There were about 500
fellows in the colleges, a few of whom were engaged in teaching
in each college. In addition, there were nineteen professors in
- This total had increased to 25 by 1854.
Theology and classics were the main subjects which were
studied at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
Examinations were set in classics known as Literae Humaniores.
These included Greek and Latin language and literature, moral
philosophy, rhetoric and logic, and the elements of the
mathematical sciences and physics.
Lectures were also available on other topics, e.g. law,
medicine and geology.
After 1805, there was an increase in the number of
students entering the University. The number of students on the
rolls rose from about 760 in the early nineteenth century to
about 1300 in 1820-24.
The main sources of financial support of the colleges in
Oxford were their endowments, mainly in land, and income from
students. The proportion of income from each source varied from