No 6170
Wednesday 2 December 2009
Vol cxl No 11
pp. 229–252
The General Board give notice that, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board or other authority concerned, the regulations for certain University examinations have been amended as follows:
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 384)
Regulation 23(a).
By inserting in the paragraph on duration of practical examinations after the words ‘shall be as follows:’ the words ‘in Plant and Microbial Sciences, it shall be of one hour’s duration;’.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 384)
The regulations have been amended as set out below (i) to include the subject Systems Biology as a subject available in Part III of the Natural Sciences Tripos and (ii) to amend the number of written papers required for the examinations in Biochemistry in Parts II and III of the Tripos.
Regulation 9.
By inserting the following entry:
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Nominating bodies |
Subjects |
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Faculty Board of Biology |
Systems Biology |
Regulation 30.
By amending sub-paragraph (a) so as to read:
(a) five written papers, four papers (Papers 1, 2, 3, and 4) of three hours each and one paper (Paper 5) of three and a quarter hours (the first quarter of an hour of which shall not be used for writing answers to questions);
Regulation 32.
By including the following subject of examination in Part III:
Systems Biology
Regulation 36.
By amending sub-paragraph (a) so as to read:
(a) two written papers of three hours each;
By inserting the following examination requirements for this subject:
Systems Biology. Each candidate shall offer
(a)four written papers, three papers of three hours and one paper of two hours;
(b)a practical report of a design project;
(c)a report of a research project of not more than 6,000 words, excluding footnotes and bibliography.
The subject of the research project may be either proposed by the candidate and approved by the Chairman of the Course Management Committee, or chosen by the candidate from a list of approved subjects, which shall be announced by the Chairman of the Course Management Committee not later than the end of the Easter Term in the year next preceding the examination.
Each candidate shall either obtain the approval of the Chairman of the Course Management Committee for the subject proposed, or notify the Chairman of the Course Management Committee of the subject chosen from the list, not later than the first Friday of Full Michaelmas Term. The report of a research project shall be submitted to the Examiners not later than the ninth day of Full Easter Term.
In assigning marks for the examination the Examiners shall take account of project reports.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 504)
The title of the course has been amended to Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 531)
Regulations 1(b), 1(c)(iii), and 2 have been amended by replacing the word limit of 4,000 words for the essays and other exercises by a word limit of 5,000 words.