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Examination in Development Studies for the M.Phil. Degree (one-year course), 2003: Amendments

The Development Studies Committee give notice that the following full subjects for examination have been added to the list of Group 2 (optional) subjects for the examination in Development Studies for the M.Phil. Degree (one-year course) in 2003, published on 17 July 2002 (Reporter, 2001-02, p. 1217):

26 Microeconomics (Subject S100 from the examination in Economics)
27 Econometrics (Subject S300 from the examination in Economics)
28 Macroeconomics (Subject S200 from the examination in Economics)

In the examination to be held in 2003 these subjects will be examined as follows:

Subjects 26 and 28 will be examined by means of one three-hour written paper, plus one two-hour written mid-course paper (not compulsory but can count for 25 per cent of the total mark)

Subject 27 will be examined by means of one three-hour written paper and a project (including a computer-based exercise), plus one two-hour written mid-course paper (not compulsory but can count for 25 per cent of the total mark)

The Committee further give notice that the following subjects for examination have been withdrawn from the list of Group 2 (optional) subjects:

24 Development management
25 Population, politics, and culture

The Committee also give notice that the method of examination for Subject 16, National planning and economic policy (B05 and B06 from the examination in Land Economy), and Subject 23, Issues in public policy and regeneration (PGR02 and PGR06 from the examination in Land Economy) has been revised, as follows:

Subject 16 will be examined by means of one 4,000-word essay and one two-hour written paper.

Subject 23 will be examined by means of two two-hour written papers.

The Committee are satisfied that no candidate's preparation for the examination is adversely affected by these changes.


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Cambridge University Reporter, 27 November 2002
Copyright © 2002 The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.