No 6196
Wednesday 21 July 2010
Vol cxl No 37
pp. 1101–1188
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. 269)
Regulations 14 and 15 have been amended to give students greater freedom to choose in which lecture courses they may substitute an essay for the written examination.
Regulation 14.
By amending sub-paragraph (i) of Section A so as to read:
Section A. (i) |
Two papers (Papers 1 and 2) on historical and theoretical topics concerning architecture and its setting. For Paper 1 candidates will be required to submit three essays of 2,000 words. Paper 2 shall be assessed by a three-hour written examination. |
Regulation 15.
By amending sub-paragraph (a) so as to read:
(a)to offer Papers 1–5, subject to the qualifications that candidates cannot address in Paper 2 a topic chosen for an essay in Paper 1, and each essay must be on a separate topic.
And by deleting the first sentence of the second paragraph.
All other parts of the examination remain unchanged.
Regulation 16.
By inserting the following sentence at the end of the regulation:
Papers 1–3 in Section A shall be examined by written papers, each of which shall be of three hours’ duration. Paper 4 shall be examined by the submission of course-work.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 272)
The details for Papers 1 and 2 have been amended so as to read:
The essays submitted for this paper must relate to the subject matter of the history and theory lecture courses given for Paper 2 in the Michaelmas and Lent Terms.
The courses of lectures for this paper will be specified from time to time by the Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art and will cover topics from the history and theory of architecture, urbanism, and design.
The title of Paper 2 has been amended from Introduction to the principles of professional practice to Management, practice, and law.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 273)
The regulations have been amended so as (i) to allow candidates for the Middle Eastern Studies pathway of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos the opportunity to commence a second language at Part Ib and continue it at Part II, and (ii) to remove the requirement for candidates for the Middle Eastern Studies with a Modern Language pathway of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos to take a language paper from the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos at Parts Ib and II and to make the balance of papers between the two subjects more flexible at Part Ib and Part II.
Regulation 19(b).
Middle Eastern Studies
By amending the second sub-section and the final paragraph of the regulation so as to read:
(ii) |
either |
(a) |
four further papers chosen from MES.11–20, AMES.1, and X3–7, and the additional papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8, providing that no more than two papers may be chosen (i) from Papers MES.11–13 or (ii) from Papers X.3–7 and that no candidate may offer both papers X.6 and X.7; |
or |
(b) |
one paper from MES.1, 3–5, and three further papers chosen from MES.14–20, AMES.1, and X3–5, and the additional papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8, providing that no more than two papers may be chosen from Papers X.3–5, and that no paper previously offered in Part Ia may be offered in Part Ib. |
Candidates offering any of Papers MES.2, 3, 5, 11–13 shall also offer an oral examination associated with that paper and under conditions set out by the Faculty Board from time to time. Candidates offering two of the papers shall offer two oral examinations.
Regulation 19(c).
Middle Eastern Studies with a Modern Language
By amending sub-section (ii) by deleting reference to Papers X.3–7, and by removing the current sub-sections (iii) and (iv) and replacing them with a new sub-section (iii) so as to read:
(ii)one paper chosen from MES.14–20, AMES.1, and any additional papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8;
(iii)three further papers chosen from: MES.14–20, AMES.1, X.3–5, Paper B3 in any of the modern languages set for Part Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, and any papers not marked with an asterisk in Schedule Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, providing that no more than one paper may be chosen from X.3–5.
Regulation 22(e)
Middle Eastern Studies
By amending the second sub-section, and the final paragraph of the regulation so as to read:
(ii) |
either |
(a) |
three further papers chosen from MES.31–36 and the additional papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8, providing that no more that two papers may be chosen (i) from Papers MES.31–33 or (ii) from those papers offered by other Faculties; |
or |
(b) |
one paper chosen from MES.11–13 and two papers chosen from MES.34–36 and the additional papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8, providing that no more that two papers may be chosen from those papers offered by other Faculties, and that no paper previously offered in Part Ib may be offered in Part II. |
Candidates offering any of Papers MES.11–13, 31–33 shall also offer an oral examination associated with that paper and under conditions set out by the Faculty Board from time to time. Candidates offering two of the papers shall offer two oral examinations.
Regulation 22(f).
Middle Eastern Studies with a Modern Language
By amending sub-section (ii), and by removing the current sub-sections (iii) and (iv) and redesignating the current sub-section (v) as sub-section (iii) and inserting the word ‘optional’ into the second part of the sub-section so as to read:
(ii) three papers chosen from: MES.34–36, the additional papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8, Paper C1 or C2 in any of the modern languages set for Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, and papers from Schedule II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos;
(iii) |
either |
a dissertation, under conditions set out in Regulation 23; |
or |
a dissertation under conditions set out for the optional dissertation in Regulation 27(i) of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos. |
The Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies are satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2011–2012 will be affected by these changes.
On the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering, the General Board and the Board of Graduate Studies have approved Energy Technologies as a subject for advanced study for the M.Phil. Degree (one-year course), with effect from 1 October 2011. Special regulations for the examination in the subject have been approved as follows:
The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Energy Technologies for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
either |
(a) |
twelve modules selected from a set of mandatory and optional modules; |
and |
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(b) |
a thesis, of not more than 10,000 words in length, including footnotes, appendices, and bibliography, on a topic approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering; |
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or |
(c) |
ten modules selected from a set of mandatory and optional modules; |
and |
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(d) |
a thesis, of not more than 20,000 words in length, including footnotes, appendices, and bibliography, on a topic approved by the Degree Committee. |
Each module shall be examined either by a written paper of ninety minutes or by course-work, or by a combination of the two. The assessment of the thesis shall include an oral presentation of the project work on which the thesis is based.
The examination may include, at the discretion of the Examiners, an oral examination on the work submitted by the candidate under (a)–(d) above, and on the general field of the knowledge within which such work falls.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 513)
The General Board and the Board of Graduate Studies have approved a recommendation from the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Geography that the examination in the subject Environment, Society, and Development for the M.Phil. Degree be suspended for the academical year 2011–12.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 529)
On the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology, the General Board and the Board of Graduate Studies have agreed that the title of the course in Social Anthropological Analysis leading to the M.Phil. Degree should be amended to Social Anthropology.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 530)
On the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology, the General Board and the Board of Graduate Studies have agreed that the examination in Social Anthropological Research should lead to the award of the M.Res. Degree under the new title of Social Anthropology with effect from 1 October 2011. The special regulations for the examination, which are unchanged except for the title of the award, are as follows:
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Social Anthropology for the degree of Master of Research shall consist of:
(a)two essays, each of not more than 4,000 words in length, on subjects of Social Anthropology chosen by the candidate, subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Social Anthropology, from a list announced by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology;
(b)one essay of not more than 4,000 words in length and one work-book of assessment of materials on research methods on topics announced by the Degree Committee;
(c)a thesis, which may incorporate a research proposal portfolio, of not more than 20,000 words in length, including footnotes, but excluding tables, appendices, and bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.
2. The examination may include, at the discretion of the Examiners, an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.
The General Board, with the concurrence of the Faculty Boards of Law and Divinity, have retitled certain Diplomas to reflect the content levels of each award, with effect from 1 October 2010, as follows:
The Diplomas in Legal Studies and in International Law (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 553) have been retitled as Postgraduate Diplomas to reflect their status as Master’s level awards. Regulations 1 and 10 for these awards have been amended accordingly.
The Diploma in Theology and Religious Studies (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 556) has been retitled as an Advanced Diploma to reflect its status as an honours’ level award. Regulations 1 and 7 for the award have been amended accordingly.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 554)
The General Board and the Board of Graduate Studies have approved a recommendation from the Degree Committee for the Faculty Board of Business and Management that the Diploma in Management Studies be suppressed and the special regulations for the Diploma be rescinded with effect from 1 October 2010.
The General Board and the Board of Graduate Studies have approved a proposal from the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Geography to introduce a Certificate of Postgraduate Study in Geography with effect from 1 October 2009. Special regulations for the examination have been approved as follows:
1. Certificates of Postgraduate Study shall be awarded for advanced study and training in research in Geography.
2. The study and training shall include practical work carried out in one or more of the following ways:
(i)organized experiments or theoretical exercises of an advanced type approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Geography,
(ii)assistance with a piece of research,
(iii)a small research investigation,
(iv)training in some technique.
3. The dissertation shall be of not more than 10,000 words in length.