The Development Studies Committee give notice that the following half subjects for examination have been withdrawn from the list of Group 2 (optional) subjects for the examination in Development Studies for the M.Phil. Degree in 2008, published on 25 July 2007 (Reporter, 2006-07, p. 911):
Subject 100 Economic growth, politics, and health since 1750 (Advanced Paper 3 from the examination in Economic and Social History).
Subject 291* Environmental policy and politics (EP01 from the examination in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration).
Subject 311 Conservation and society (Optional Paper 2 from the examination in Environment, Society, and Development).
* This was incorrectly listed as Subject 129 in the Notice published on 25 July 2007.
The Committee give notice that the following subjects for examination have been added to the list of Group 2 (optional) subjects:
Subject 33 Anthropology of Latin America (Paper 2 from the examination in Latin-American Studies)
Subject 12 The economics of poor countries (Subject 501 from the examination in Economics)
In the examinations to be held in 2008 these subjects will be examined as follows:
Subject 33 One take-home examination and one 5,000-word essay
Subject 12 One three-hour written paper
The Committee also give notice that the form of examination for Subject 110, Quantitative research methods I (MPO-1 from the examination in Financial Research), and Subject 111, Quantitative research methods II (from the examination in Financial Research), have been revised as follows:
Subject 110 will be examined by means of twelve research exercises
Subject 111 will be examined by means of twelve research exercises
The Committee are satisfied that no candidate's preparation for the examination is adversely affected by these changes.