Reporter 17/10/01: Education Studies Tripos

Education Studies Tripos

The purpose of the amendments is, in Schedules I and II, to take account of changes in the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos and, in Schedule I, to make provision for an additional combination in papers in History and Philosophy of Science from Part IB of the Natural Sciences Tripos and, from 1 October 2002, to replace Paper G1 in Geography with course-work.

The Faculty Board of Education are satisfied that no candidate's preparations for the examination in 2002 will be adversely affected by these amendments.

SCHEDULE I. SUBJECTS AND PAPERS FOR SECTION II OF PART I OF THE EDUCATION STUDIES TRIPOS

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 278)

With effect from 1 October 2001

Natural Sciences

By inserting in sub-paragraph (c) the following option as option (6) of Group I

(6)	Paper 1 and Paper 2 of the papers in History and Philosophy of Science from Part IB of the Natural Sciences Tripos. (This option cannot be combined with option (2) in Group II.)

Religious Studies

By amending the detail so as to read:

Four papers as follows:

Either(a)	four papers from among the papers set for Part I (New Regulations) or for Part IIA (New Regulations) of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos;
or (b) (i)	*Paper R1. Women's voices in religion,
and
(ii)	three papers from among the papers set for Part I (New Regulations) or for Part IIA (New Regulations) of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos;

provided that in substitution for one paper a candidate may offer a dissertation on a topic in Religious Studies prescribed by the Faculty Board of Education. Such a dissertation shall conform to the requirements of Regulation 15(b) of the Education Studies Tripos; its length shall be between 5,000 and 7,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices.

With effect from 1 October 2002

Geography

By amending the detail so as to read:

Three papers and course-work as follows:

(a)	Any three papers chosen from Papers 1-10 of Part IB of the Geographical Tripos;
and
(b)	course-work (amounting to between 5,000 and 7,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices) related to Part IA or Part IB of the Geographical Tripos except for any papers taken under (a) above.

SCHEDULE II. SUBJECTS AND PAPERS FOR SECTION IV OF PART II OF THE EDUCATION STUDIES TRIPOS

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 279)

With effect from 1 October 2001

Religious Studies

By amending the detail so as to read:

Either	(a)	Papers 28-37 from Part II of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos (Old Regulations),
		and
		a dissertation, to be offered in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 14 for the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos (Old Regulations);
or	(b)	the papers set for Part IIA of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos (New Regulations).

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