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Examination in Biological Anthropology for the M.Phil. Degree (one-year course)

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 463)

With effect from 1 October 2002

The course of study for this examination has been split into four options to cover the four main branches of the discipline.

Biological Anthropology

1. The Degree Committee for Archaeology and Anthropology shall publish, not later than the end of the Easter Term each year, a list of subjects in Biological Anthropology for the academical year next following. The list shall be divided into:

Group 1: Theory and practice in biological anthropology.
Group 2: Human evolution.
Group 3: Primate biology and behaviour.
Group 4: Primate molecular ecology.
Group 5: Human population biology.

2. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Biological Anthropology shall consist, at the choice of the candidate, of one of the four following Options A to D:

Option A: Human evolution

(i) A thesis of not more than 20,000 words, excluding footnotes, appendices, and bibliography, but including figures and tables, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.
(ii) Five pieces of submitted work, none of which may exceed 4,000 words, on a topic and in a format to be approved by the Degree Committee. Three of the pieces must be drawn from Group 2, one from Group 1, and one from one other Group.

Option B: Primate biology and behaviour

(i) A thesis of not more than 20,000 words, excluding footnotes, appendices, and bibliography, but including figures and tables, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.
(ii) Five pieces of submitted work, none of which may exceed 4,000 words, on a topic and in a format to be approved by the Degree Committee. Three of the pieces must be drawn from Group 3, one from Group 1, and one from one other Group.

Option C: Primate molecular ecology

(i) A thesis of not more than 20,000 words, excluding footnotes, appendices, and bibliography, but including figures and tables, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.
(ii) Five pieces of submitted work, none of which may exceed 4,000 words, on a topic and in a format to be approved by the Degree Committee. Three of the pieces must be drawn from Group 4, one from Group 1, and one from one other Group.

Option D: Human population biology

(i) A thesis of not more than 20,000 words, excluding footnotes, appendices, and bibliography, but including figures and tables, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.
(ii) Five pieces of submitted work, none of which may exceed 4,000 words, on a topic and in a format to be approved by the Degree Committee. Three of the pieces must be drawn from Group 5, one from Group 1, and one from one other Group.

3. At the discretion of the Examiners, the examination may include an oral examination on the thesis, the general field of knowledge within which it falls, and the other works submitted as part of the examination.

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Cambridge University Reporter, 15 May 2002
Copyright © 2002 The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.