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No 6271

Wednesday 20 June 2012

Vol cxlii No 36

pp. 724–745

Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos, Part II, 2013: Amendment

The Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies give notice of an amendment to the Notice of 22 June 2011 (Reporter, 2010–11, p. 952), listing the papers available to be offered under Regulation 8 for Part II of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos examination in 2013.

Paper EAS.3. ‘The Korean wave’ will not be offered in 2013.

The additional options will be offered as follows.

J.14. Classical Japanese texts

This paper consists of two sections. In Section A, candidates will be required to translate one unseen passage in Classical Japanese into English. In Section B, candidates will be required to translate and/or comment on selected passages taken from texts covered during the year.

X.10. Islam II (Paper C9 of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos)

This paper will be divided into two sections, corresponding to the specified topics. Each section will contain at least eight questions. Candidates will be required to attempt four questions, including at least one from each section.

The Faculty Board are content that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected.

Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos, Part II, 2014: Notice

The Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies give notice of the following options to be offered under Regulation 8 for Part II of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos examination in 2014. The Faculty reserves the right to withdraw any course that is undersubscribed.

Unless otherwise specified, all papers consist of a three-hour examination.

Chinese Studies

Students must choose Paper C.14 plus one of the following: C.15, C.16, C.17, C.18, C.19, or C.20.

C.14. Advanced Chinese texts

This paper consists of a number of discrete sections linked to whatever special paper the student has chosen. Each section will consist of three unspecified Chinese texts for translation into English. Copies of a Chinese–Chinese dictionary will be supplied as follows: for students taking Paper C.16 a copy of the Gudai hanyu cidian will be supplied; for students taking Paper C.17, C.18, or C.20, copies of Xiandai hanyu cidian will be supplied.

C.15. The Chinese tradition

This paper will consist of ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.

C.16. Early and imperial China

This paper will consist of ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.

C.17. Modern Chinese literature

This paper will consist of ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.

C.18. China and warfare

This paper consists of ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.

C.19. Chinese linguistics

This paper consists of ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.

C.20. Contemporary Chinese society

This paper consists of ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.

Japanese Studies

Students must choose two papers from the following, with the proviso that K.1 cannot be combined with J.13.

J.13. Advanced Japanese texts

This paper will consist of one unspecified text, one seen text, and one passage for comment corresponding in each section of the paper. Copies of the dictionary Shinjigen will be available during the examination.

J.14. Classical Japanese texts

This paper consists of two sections. In Section A, candidates will be required to translate one unseen passage in Classical Japanese into English. In Section B, candidates will be required to translate and/or comment on selected passages taken from texts covered during the year.

J.15. Modern Japanese cultural history

The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two copies of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.

J.16. Tokugawa Japan

The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two copies of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.

J.17. Modern Japanese history

The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two copies of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.

J.19. Contemporary Japanese society

The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two copies of the essay shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.

EAS.2. The East Asian region

The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two copies of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.

EAS.3. The Korean wave

The course-work that constitutes the assessment for this paper consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes but excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with one of the members of staff responsible for teaching the course. A one-page outline plus a bibliography will be submitted by each student during the first session of the Lent Term. Two copies of the research essay shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.

K.1. Readings in elementary Korean

This paper will consist of three sections. In Section A, students will be tested on their knowledge of Korean grammar. In Section B, students will be required to translate extracts from seen texts into English. In Section C, students will be required to translate extracts from unseen texts into English.

Middle Eastern Studies

MES.37. History of the pre-modern Middle East

This paper will consist of eight essay questions, of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions carry equal marks.

MES.38. History of the modern Middle East

This paper will consist of at least eight essay questions, of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions carry equal marks.

MES.39. Special subject in the pre-modern Middle East

The paper will contain four questions, all of which must be answered. All questions carry equal marks.

MES.40. Special subject in the contemporary Middle East

The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment is one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Two copies of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the third Friday of Full Easter Term.

MES.41. Comparative Semitic linguistics

This paper will consist of eight essay questions, of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions carry equal marks.

X.9. Judaism II (Paper C.8 of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos)

This paper will be divided into two sections, A and B, corresponding to the set topics. Each section will contain at least eight questions. Candidates will be required to attempt four questions, including at least one from each section.

X.10. Islam II (Paper C.9 of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos)

This paper will be divided into two sections, corresponding to the specified topics. Each section will contain at least eight questions. Candidates will be required to attempt four questions, including at least one from each section.

X.11. Judaism and philosophy (Paper D2(c) of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos)

The assessment will consist of two 5,000-word essays. The first essay should focus on a close reading of a particular work, while the second should take the form of a synthetic, comparative analysis. Specific topics may be chosen by the candidate in consultation with the paper co-ordinator and in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20 of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos.

Law Tripos, Part II, 2012–13: Notice of half-papers for Paper 48

The Faculty Board of Law give notice that they have prescribed the following subjects as half-papers for Paper 48 of the Law Tripos in 2012–13 (Law Tripos, Regulation 16, Statutes and Ordinances, p. 342):

Civil procedure

Landlord and tenant law

Law of taxation

Personal property

European human rights law

Historical foundations of the British constitution

Medical law

European environmental and sustainable development law

Law Tripos, Part II, 2012–13: Notice of seminar subjects

The Faculty Board of Law give notice that they have prescribed the following subjects for seminar courses in Part II of the Law Tripos in 2012–13 (Law Tripos, Regulation 20(a), Statutes and Ordinances, p. 343):

Family in society

Ethics and the criminal law

Select issues in international law

Public law

The legal process: justice and human rights

Women and the law

Law and economics

Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, Schedule D (Borrowed Papers), 2012–13: Notice

The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages give notice of the following papers in Schedule D (papers taken from other Triposes) that may be taken in Part II under Regulation 24 for the examination in 2012–13 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 367):

Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos, Part I

Paper 2.

Scandinavian history in the Viking Age

Paper 5.

Old English language and literature

Paper 6.

Old Norse language and literature

Paper 7.

Medieval Welsh language and literature

Paper 8.

Medieval Irish language and literature

Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos, Part II

Paper 5.

A subject in Old English literature specified by the Faculty Board of English

Paper 6.

Advanced medieval Scandinavian language and literature

Paper 7.

Advanced medieval Welsh language and literature

Paper 8.

Advanced medieval Irish language and literature

Paper 11.

Germanic philology

Paper 12.

Celtic philology

Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos, Part II

Paper MES. 37

History of the pre-modern Middle East

Paper MES. 39

Special subject in the pre-Modern Middle East

Paper MES. 40

Special subject in the Contemporary Middle East

Paper MES. 41

Comparative Semitic linguistics

Classical Tripos, Part II

Paper A1.

A prescribed Greek author or authors, and a prescribed Latin author or authors: Homer, Odyssey, and/ or Virgil, Aeneid

Paper A2.

Prescribed Greek texts: Sophocles and myth

Paper A3.

Prescribed Latin texts: Ovid, Metamorphoses

Paper B1.

Plato: Plato, Phaedo

Paper B2.

Aristotle: Aristotle’s moral and political thought

Paper C4.

A subject in ancient or medieval European history: Transformation of the Roman world (Paper 12 of the Historical Tripos, Part II)

Paper D3.

A topic within classical archaeology and/or art: The poetics of classical art

Paper E2.

Alexander’s legacy: Greek as a world language

Paper E3.

The Latin language: Latin and its neighbours

Paper X1.

A subject specified by the Faculty Board from time to time: Gods and idols

Paper X2.

A subject specified by the Faculty Board from time to time: Prostitutes and saints

English Tripos, Part II

Paper 2.

Tragedy

Paper 3.

Chaucer

Paper 10.

Postcolonial and related literatures

Paper 12.

Special subject II: Literature and visual culture

Historical Tripos, Part I

Paper 18.

European history, since 1890

Historical Tripos, Part II

Section C

Paper 4.

History of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890

Section D

The following papers subject to any caps on numbers:

The French and British problem, since 1688

The long road to modernization: Spain 1800–2000

The history of Latin America in the colonial period, c.1500–1830

Philosophy Tripos, Part II

Paper 11.

Aesthetics

Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos, Parts IIa and IIb

Paper Int. 7.

Society, politics, and culture in Latin America. This paper will be suspended until further notice.

Theological and Religious Studies Tripos, Part I, Part IIa, and Part IIb, 2013: Special subjects and prescribed texts

The Faculty Board of Divinity have selected the special subjects and prescribed texts for the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos, Part I, Part IIa, and Part IIb, in 2013 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 402). Details of these special subjects and prescribed texts are available on the Faculty website at http://www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/documents/TriposTexts2013.pdf.

M.C.L. Examination, 2013: Notice of designated papers and forms of examination

The Faculty Board of Law give notice that they have designated the following papers prescribed for the M.C.L. Examination, 2013 (M.C.L. Regulation 6, Statutes and Ordinances, p. 442):

No

Paper title

Form of examination

7

Corporate insolvency law

3

9

Corporate finance law

3

10

Corporate governance

3

32

Commercial equity

3

Deals

c

Comparative corporate governance

(module)

2

Corporate taxation

(module)

2

US corporate law

(module)

2

Shareholder litigation

(module)

2

International financial regulation

(module)

2

Accounting and finance

(module)

2

Explanation of forms of examination

1. ‘3’ indicates a subject in which a three-hour final examination is required; a candidate has no option of substituting a thesis or a two-hour examination and an essay.

2. ‘2’ indicates a subject in which a two-hour final examination is required; a candidate has no option of substituting a thesis.

3. ‘c’ indicates a subject in which candidates will be evaluated by course-work prescribed by the Faculty Board from time to time.

LL.M. Examination, 2013: Notice of designated papers, prescribed subjects, and forms of examination

The Faculty Board of Law give notice that they have prescribed the following papers and forms of examination for the LL.M. Examination, 2013 (LL.M. Regulations 1 and 2, Statutes and Ordinances, p. 443):

No

Paper title

Form of examination

Designation

2

International commercial tax

t

c

3

International commercial litigation

3

c, e

4

Law of restitution

t

c

7

Corporate insolvency law

3

c

9

Corporate finance law

t

c

10

Corporate governance

t

c

11

Criminal justice – players and processes

es, t

12

Intellectual property

es, t

c, e

13

Contemporary issues in the law of European integration

t

14

Competition law

3

c, e

15

International environmental law

3

i

16

Constitutional law of the European Union

t

e

17

E.U. trade law

t

e

18

External relations law of the European Union

t

e

19

Foundations of international law

t

i

20

Law of armed conflict, use of force, and peacekeeping

3

i

21

Settlement of international disputes

t

i

23

The law of the World Trade Organization

t

c, i

24

International criminal law

t

i

25

International human rights law

t

i

26

Civil liberties and human rights

es

27

The birth, development, and afterlife of states

3

i

30

Jurisprudence

3

31

Topics in legal and political philosophy

3

32

Commercial equity

t

c

33

Comparative family law and policy

t

34

Philosophy of criminal law

t

35

History of English civil and criminal law

t

36

International intellectual property law

es, t

c, e, i

38

Seminar paper

Explanation of forms of examination

1. A candidate may take a written paper of three hours’ duration in all the subjects listed above, other than Paper 38.

2. Paper 38: Seminar paper. Paper 38 shall be examined by the submission of a thesis which shall not, without the leave of the Faculty Board, exceed 18,000 words including footnotes and appendices, but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Faculty Board which falls within the scope of one of the following seminar courses prescribed for 2012–13:

(a) Comparative law

(b) European social rights and economic integration

(c) Public law

3. ‘es’ indicates a subject in which a candidate has a free choice between:

(a) a written paper of three hours’ duration; and

(b) a written paper of two hours’ duration together with the submission of an essay of not more than 7,000 words, including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Faculty Board which falls within the field of the subject.

4. ‘t’ indicates a subject in which a candidate may submit a thesis in lieu of a final examination. The thesis shall not, without the leave of the Faculty Board, exceed 18,000 words including footnotes and appendices, but excluding bibliography. It shall be on a topic approved by the Faculty Board falling within the field of the subject.

5. ‘3’ indicates a subject in which a three-hour final examination is required, the candidate having no option of substituting a thesis or a two-hour examination and an essay.

6. In 2012–13 there are no subjects which may be examined only in the form of a written paper of two hours’ duration together with the submission of an essay of not more than 7,000 words, including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Faculty Board which falls within the field of the subject.

Chancellor’s Medal for English Law, 2013: Notice of eligible papers

The Faculty Board of Law give notice that the following papers prescribed for the LL.M. Examination, 2013, are deemed to be papers in English Law and Legal History for the purpose of the award of the Chancellor’s Medal for English Law (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 758):

Paper 3

International commercial litigation

Paper 4

Law of restitution

Paper 7

Corporate insolvency law

Paper 9

Corporate finance law

Paper 10

Corporate governance

Paper 12

Intellectual property

Paper 26

Civil liberties and human rights

Paper 30

Jurisprudence

Paper 31

Topics in legal and political philosophy

Paper 32

Commercial equity

Paper 33

Comparative family law and policy

Paper 34

Philosophy of criminal law

Paper 35

History of English civil and criminal law

The Faculty Board may in addition deem a thesis submitted for a seminar course under Paper 38 to be a paper in English Law and Legal History for this purpose.

Examination in Advanced Computer Science for the M.Phil. Degree, 2012–13: Notice

The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Computer Science and Technology give notice that the modules available for study for the M.Phil. in Advanced Computer Science (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 483, as amended by Notice (Reporter, 2010–11, p. 430)) in the academical year 2012–13, and the form of the examination of each module, will be as follows:

Number

Title and mode of assessment (course-work (c), written test (t))

Michaelmas Term 2012

C00

Research skills (mandatory) (c)

P34

Advanced computer design (c)

L11

Algebraic path problems, with applications to internet routing (c)

L18

Automated reasoning (c and t)

L108

Category theory and logic (c and t)

R05

Chip multiprocessors (c and t)

E4F8

Image processing and image coding (t)

R03

Innovative user interfaces (c)

L100

Introduction to natural language processing (c)

R07

Introductory logic (half module) (t)

P31

Low power embedded systems (c)

R204

Multicore semantics and programming (c)

R02

Network architectures (c)

R209

Principles and foundations of computer security (c)

P36

Programming for mobiles (c)

L106

Spoken language processing (c)

L113

Word meaning and discourse understanding (c)

Lent Term 2013

L22

Advanced topics in concurrency (half module) (t)

R211

Biomedical informatics (half module) (c)

P33

Building an internet router (c)

L24

Categorical models of computational languages (half module) (c)

R210

Current applications and research in computer security (c)

R202

Data centric networking (c)

L110

Flows in networks (c and t)

L21

Interactive formal verification (c)

R207

Language and concepts (c)

L101

Machine learning for language processing (c)

L23

Nominal sets and their applications (half module) (t)

L109

Social and technological network analysis (c)

L102

Statistical machine translation (c and t)

L107

Syntax and semantics of natural language (c)

P35

System on chip design and modelling (c)

L15

Topics in logic and complexity (t)

Easter Term 2013

No modules offered currently in Easter Term 2013

The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Computer Science and Technology give notice that Option A of the M.Phil. in Advanced Computer Science requires the submission of a compulsory research essay and that the essay replaces three of twelve modules.

Further details can be found by following the appropriate links from http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/teaching/current/acs.html and http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/teaching/acs_projects/.

The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Computer Science and Technology reserves the right to withdraw any module should fewer than five students enrolled on the M.Phil. in Advanced Computer Science elect to study them.