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Land Economy Tripos

The regulations for the Land Economy Tripos (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 310) have been amended as set out below. The purpose of these amendments is (a) to introduce a compulsory dissertation for candidates taking Part II, and (b) to discontinue the existing option of a seminar course. These changes will take effect for candidates taking Part II in the year 2000-01. The regulations have been amended, with effect from 1 October 2000, as follows:

Regulations 16 and 17.

By replacing the regulations by the following regulations:

16. Candidates for honours in Part II shall offer papers, or papers and a dissertation, as follows:

(a) A candidate who has previously obtained honours in Part IB of the Land Economy Tripos shall offer
(i) four papers chosen from Groups II-V, including at least two papers from Group V; provided that a candidate shall not offer any paper that he or she has previously offered in another Honours Examination;
(ii) a dissertation, which shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 17.
(b) A candidate who has not previously obtained honours in Part IB of the Land Economy Tripos shall offer
(i) four papers chosen from Groups II-V, including at least one paper from each of Groups IV and V;
(ii) a dissertation, which shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 17.

17. A dissertation offered under Regulation 16 shall be submitted in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) Not later than the last day of Full Lent Term in the year preceding the examination, the Board of Land Economy shall publish a list of subject areas for dissertations. Every dissertation shall be on a topic falling within the scope of one of these subject areas.
(b) Each candidate taking the examination under Regulation 16(a) shall submit an application to the Board of Land Economy, giving the title of the proposed dissertation, a brief account of its scope, and a statement of the scheme of papers to be offered in the examination. Applications shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Department of Land Economy so as to arrive not later than the division of the Michaelmas Term.
(c) Each candidate must obtain the approval of the proposed title by the Board not later than the last day of Full Michaelmas Term. When the Board have approved a title, no change may be made in it or in the candidate's scheme of papers without the further approval of the Board.
(d) During Full Lent Term, on a day or days specified by the Head of the Department of Land Economy, each candidate shall give a brief oral presentation of the subject matter of his or her dissertation to an audience consisting of staff and students of the Department and including Examiners. In assigning marks for the examination the Examiners shall take account of a candidate's oral presentation.
(e) A dissertation shall not exceed 10,000 words in length, including footnotes, tables, and appendices.1 Each candidate will be required to sign a declaration that the dissertation is his or her own work, unaided except as may be specified in the declaration, and that it does not contain material that has already been used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. Every dissertation shall be typewritten or computer-printed, unless the candidate has obtained permission from the Board to present it in manuscript.
(f) Dissertations shall be submitted so as to reach the Secretary of the Department not later than the seventh day of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held. A candidate who submits a dissertation after this date may be penalized.

1 One A4 page consisting largely of tables, statistics, or symbols shall be regarded as the equivalent of 250 words.


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Cambridge University Reporter, 28 July 1999
Copyright © 1999 The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.