Cambridge University Reporter

Examination in Development Studies for the M.Phil. Degree 2008: Notice

The Development Studies Committee give notice that in the academical year 2007-08 the subjects for the examination in Development Studies for the M.Phil. Degree will be as follows:

Group 1

1 Development economics: to be examined by means of a three-hour written paper
2 Institutions and development: to be examined by means of a three-hour written paper
3 Sociology and politics of development: to be examined by means of a three-hour written paper

Group 2: full subjects

13 Financial organization and economic growth: to be examined by means of two 4,000-word essays
14 Philosophical issues in economics (Subject 650 from the examination in Economics): to be examined by means of four 2,000-word essays
18 Social anthropology and development (Paper 3a from the examination in Social Anthropological Analysis): to be examined by means of either a three-hour written paper (18a) or two 5,000-word essays (18b)
22 Globalization, big business, and developing countries (Paper MM10 from the examination in Management): to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays
30 Justice and development: to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays
32 The political economy of development in Africa: to be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays

Group 2: half subjects

100 Economic growth, politics, and health since 1750 (Advanced Paper 3 from the examination in Economic and Social History): to be examined by means of a 5,000-word essay
110 Quantitative research methods I (MP0-1 from the examination in Financial Research): to be examined by means of a 'take-home' project
111 Quantitative research methods II (MP0-1A from the examination in Financial Research): to be examined by means of a 'take-home' project
129 Environmental policy and politics (EP01 from the examination in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration): to be examined by means of a 'take-home' project
162 Economic development and land use policies (EP09 from the examination in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration): to be examined by means of a 'take-home' project
231 Issues in public policy and regeneration I (PGR02 from the examination in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration): to be examined by means of a two-hour written examination
232 Issues in public policy and regeneration II (PGR06 from the examination in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration): to be examined by means of a two-hour written examination
300 Environment: ethics and policies (Core Paper 1 from the examination in Environment, Society, and Development): to be examined by means of a 4,000-word essay
301 Society, culture, and human development (Core Paper 2 from the examination in Environment, Society, and Development): to be examined by means of a 4,000-word essay
310 Urbanization, environmental change, and environmental politics (Optional Paper 1 from the examination in Environment, Society, and Development): to be examined by means of a 4,000-word essay
311 Conservation and society (Optional Paper 2 from the examination in Environment, Society, and Development): to be examined by means of a 4,000-word essay
312 Political ecology and rural resources (Optional Paper 3 from the examination in Environment, Society, and Development): to be examined by means of a 4,000-word essay

The Development Studies Committee give notice that options in Group 2 may be added to or removed from the above list by the end of Michaelmas Term 2007. A further Notice will be issued if any such changes are made.