The Development Studies Committee gives notice of the following amendments to the notice regarding subjects for the examination in Development Studies for the M.Phil. Degree in the academical year 2008-09, published on 29 May 2008 (Reporter, 2007-08, p. 819).
The following half subjects for examination have been withdrawn from the list of Group 2 (optional) subjects:
| 32 | The political economy of development in Africa |
| 35 | Nationalisms, ideologies, and beliefs |
The following full subjects and half subjects for examination have been added to the list of Group 2 (optional) subjects:
| 28 | Macroeconomics I (Subject 200 from the examination in Economics): to be examined by means of a three-hour examination. |
| 401 | The contemporary politics of Africa (from the examination in Politics): to be examined by means of a presentation, a 2,000-word essay, and a 4,000-word essay. |
| 12 | The economics of poor countries (Subject 501 from the examination in Economics): to be examined by means of a three-hour written examination. |
| 233 | Quantitative research methods I (RM01 from the M.Phil. examination in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration): to be examined by means of a project and a written examination. |
| 235 | Introduction to real estate finance (RE01 from the M.Phil. examination in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration): to be examined by means of submitted essays and a written examination. |
| 236 | Urban economics (PGR07 from the M.Phil. examination in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration): to be examined by means of a two-hour written examination. |
The Committee also gives notice that the form of examination for Subject 2b - Institutions and development - has been revised, as follows:
For candidates taking Paper 1, this paper will be examined by means of:
| either | |
| (2a) | a three-hour written examination |
| or | |
| (2b) | a 5,000-word essay and a two-hour written examination. |
For candidates not taking Paper 1, this paper will be examined by means of a three-hour written examination (2a).
The Committee also gives notice that the form of examination for Subject 14 - Philosophical issues in economics - has been revised, as follows:
To be examined by means of three 3,000-word essays.
The Committee is satisfied that no candidate's preparation for the examination in 2009 is adversely affected by these changes.