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No 6273

Wednesday 11 July 2012

Vol cxlii No 38

pp. 749–802

Regulations for examinations

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:

Anglo Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos, Part I

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 252)

With effect from 1 October 2012

The list of papers available in Part I of the Tripos has been amended.

Regulation 12.

Paper 12. By revising the existing paper and amending the title from French literature, thought, and history before 1300 (Paper Fr. 3 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) to Love, violence, and power in France 1100–1500 (Paper Fr. 3 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos).

The Faculty Board of English have confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2013 will be affected by this change.

Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos, Part Ib

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 273)

With effect from 1 October 2012

The regulations have been amended so as to allow for the borrowing of Papers 1 (Sounds and words) and 3 (Language, brain, and society) of the Linguistics Tripos (New Regulations) by candidates offering Middle Eastern Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies with a Modern Language as subjects in Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos, and advertising them as Papers X.8 and X.13 respectively. The papers may be borrowed in accordance with the conditions as agreed between the Faculty Boards of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and Modern and Medieval Languages from time to time.

Part Ib

Regulation 18.

By inserting the following papers into the list of papers that may be offered for examination in Part Ib:

X.8 Sounds and words (Paper 1 of the Linguistics Tripos) (New Regulations)1

X.13 Language, brain, and society (Paper 3 of the Linguistics Tripos) (New Regulations)1

Regulation 19.

(b) Middle Eastern Studies

By amending sub-sections (ii)(a) and (ii)(b) of the regulation so as to read:

(ii)

either

(a) four further papers chosen from MES.11–20, AMES.1, X.3–8, and X.13, 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.3–8 and X.13 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 X.3–5, 8, 13 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, X.8, and X.13 and that no paper previously offered in Part Ia may be offered in Part Ib.

(c) Middle Eastern Studies with a Modern Language

By amending sub-section (iii) of the regulation so as to read:

(iii)three further papers chosen from: MES.14–20, AMES.1, X.3–5, X.8, X.13, 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, X8, X13.2

Footnotes

  • 1The paper may be borrowed in accordance with the conditions as agreed between the Faculty Boards of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies and Modern and Medieval Languages from time to time.


  • 2With the approval of the Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, a candidate who takes a paper listed in the Schedule which is marked with a dagger may submit a portfolio of essays under the conditions set out in Regulation 23 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos.


Classical Tripos, Part II

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 287)

With effect from 1 October 2012

Regulation 26, governing submission of the Part II Dissertation, has been amended to clarify that the Academic Secretary (Undergraduate) may henceforth approve applications for, and minor changes to, the Dissertation, and will receive submissions on the Faculty Board’s behalf.

Part II

Regulation 26(a), 26(b), and 26(d).

By replacing at each occurrence the title ‘Academic Secretary’ with the title ‘Academic Secretary (Undergraduate)’.

Preliminary Examination for Part II of the Historical Tripos

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 250)

With effect from 1 October 2012

Paper 3 (The history of political thought to c. 1700) will no longer be offered in Part II of the Historical Tripos after the examination in 2013. Regulation 4 governing the Preliminary Examination for Part II of the Tripos has been amended as follows:

Regulation 4

By replacing in line 1 the words ‘The examination shall consist of Papers 3–30 of Part II of the Historical Tripos’ with the words ‘The examination shall consist of Papers 4–30 of Part II of the Historical Tripos’.

Historical Tripos, Part II

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 329)

With effect from 1 October 2012

Regulation 17 governing the dissertation has been amended. Candidates who wish to offer a dissertation under Regulation 16 must now submit an application so as to arrive not later than the division of Easter Term next preceding the examination. The minimum word count has been increased from 7,000 to 10,000 words. Regulation 17(c) has been amended so as to require the dissertation to be submitted in typewritten form in all cases, and so obsolete wording in Regulation 17(e) empowering examiners to require resubmission of illegible work in typescript has been removed.

Regulation 17.

(i) By replacing in lines 4–5 of Regulation 17(a) the words ‘so as to arrive not later than the tenth day of July next preceding the examination’ with the words ‘so as to arrive not later than the division of the Easter Term next preceding the examination’.

(ii) By amending the first two sentences of Regulation 17(c), removing the footnote, and incorporating its substance into the main body of the Regulation so as to read:

A dissertation shall be not less than 10,000 words and not more than 15,000 words in length, shall show knowledge of primary sources, and shall give full reference to all sources used. Each dissertation shall be typewritten, with proper attention to style and presentation in accordance with detailed guidelines issued by the Faculty Board.

(iii) By removing the current Regulation 17(e), and redesignating the current Regulation 17(f) as 17(e).

With effect from 1 October 2013

Paper 3 (The history of political thought to c. 1700) (which also serves as Paper Pol. 14 of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos) will no longer be offered. Special Subject Papers 2i and 2ii will be renumbered as Papers 2 and 3. Regulations 15 and 16 have been amended accordingly.

Regulation 15.

Section B

Special Subject

By renumbering Papers 2i and 2ii (Essay paper and Sources paper) as 2 and 3 respectively.

Section C

Political Thought

By removing Paper 3 (The history of political thought to c. 1700).

Regulation 16.

(i) By replacing in line 4 of sub-paragraph (a) and line 4 of sub-paragraph (b) the words ‘shall offer Papers 1, 2i, and 2ii’ with the words ‘shall offer Papers 1, 2, and 3’, and in proviso (iv) the words ‘shall offer in Papers 2i and 2ii’ with the words ‘shall offer in Papers 2 and 3’;

(ii) by removing proviso (v) and redesignating provisos (vi) to (x) as (v) to (ix) respectively;

(iii) by replacing in line 1 of redesignated proviso (vi) the reference to Papers 3–30 with reference to Papers 4–30;

(iv) by replacing in line 7 of redesignated proviso (vii) the reference to Papers 2i and 2ii with reference to Papers 2 and 3 and by replacing in line 12 of that proviso the reference to Papers 3 and 6–30 with reference to Papers 6–30;

(v) by replacing in line 7 of redesignated proviso (viii) the reference to Papers 2i and 2ii with reference to Papers 2 and 3.

With effect from 1 October 2014

Paper 1 (Themes and Sources) options papers taken in Part I of the Historical Tripos may now be offered in fulfilment of the Faculty’s pre-1750 requirements in terms of papers to be offered in Part II. Post-1750 papers are no longer a pre-requisite for, nor a requisite in Part II of the Tripos.

Regulation 16

(i) By further amending the re-numbered proviso (vii) by replacing lines 3–5 with the following text:

either Paper 1 (Themes and Sources) provided that the option selected by the candidate is one which has been announced by the Faculty Board as a subject falling mainly in the period before 1750;

or Papers 2–4, 7–9, 12–16, and 19,

or Papers 23 and 24 (if the subject specified for the paper fell mainly in the period before 1750),

(ii) by removing the re-numbered sub-section (ix).

The Faculty Board have confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examinations in 2013–15 will be affected by these changes.

Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, Parts Ia and Ib

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 368)

With effect from 1 October 2012

The detail for certain papers has been amended as follows:

Papers A1, A2, and A3. Introduction to the foreign language

By replacing the final paragraph so as to read:

Paper A3 may include questions on literary, cultural, linguistic, or historical topics, some of which may be based on more extensive material in the foreign language, as specified by the Faculty Board from time to time.

Papers B1, B2, and B3, and Oral Examination B

Paper B1. Use of the foreign language

By amending the final sentence so as to read:

Candidates may be required to translate a passage or passages of continuous prose into the foreign language.

Paper B2. Translation from the foreign language

By amending the second and third sentences so as to read:

In Portuguese and in Spanish four questions will be set, of which candidates will be required to attempt two; in all other languages three questions will be set, of which candidates will be required to attempt two. In French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish the passages set will be chosen from material in the foreign language not earlier than 1500, in Russian from material not earlier than 1700, and in German from material not earlier than 1800.

Paper B3. Translation into the foreign language, and test in the foreign language through audio-visual media

By amending the text for this paper so as to read:

The examination for this paper will consist of two exercises, (a) translation from English into the foreign language (two hours), and (b) test in the foreign language through audio-visual media (one and a half hours).

Section (a) will consist of one or more passages of English prose, amounting to not more than 400 words in total, for translation into the foreign language.

Section (b). In the comprehension test, candidates will be required to watch and listen to prepared audio-visual material in the foreign language, of not less than seven minutes and not more than ten minutes in length, during which they will be allowed to make notes. After an interval during which candidates will be allowed to read the exam questions, the passage will be repeated. Candidates will be required to answer questions in writing on the material presented. This will include comprehension questions, as well as a written summary, a response, or a commentary based on the passage. The questions will be posed, and answers will be required, in the foreign language.

Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, Part II

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 360)

With effect from 1 October 2012

The regulations have been amended so as to allow candidates having obtained honours in Part Ib of the Tripos to offer the Part II oral examination C in a language offered in either Part Ia, and/or in Part Ib (rather than this being restricted to a language having previously been offered only in Part Ib).

Regulation 24.

By amending the first sentence of sub-section (a)(iv) of the regulation so as to read:

(iv)oral examination C in a language in which the candidate offers one or both of Papers C1 and C2, provided that, if the candidate has obtained honours in Part Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, the language shall be a language offered as a language paper as listed in Schedule A by the candidate in Part Ia and/or Part Ib.

And by amending the first sentence of sub-section (b)(iii) of the regulation so as to read:

(iii)oral examination C in a language in which the candidate offers one or both of Papers C1 and C2, provided that, if the candidate has obtained honours in Part Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, the language shall be a language offered as a language paper as listed in Schedule A by the candidate in Part Ia and/or Part Ib.

SCHEDULE B

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 363)

With effect from 1 October 2012

French

Paper Fr.13. (The French language: variation and change) has been suspended in 2012–13, and will not be made available as an optional dissertation as provided for by Regulation 27(c).

Ukrainian

Paper Uk. 2. (Studies in twentieth-century Ukrainian literature and film) has been suspended in 2012–13. The Paper will be made available as an optional dissertation as provided for by Regulation 27(c).

The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages have confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2013 will be affected by these changes.

Theological and Religious Studies Tripos, Part IIb

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 402)

With effect from 1 October 2012

Regulation 18 has been amended so as to continue to suspend Paper C4. ‘Religion, power, and political society’ in 2012–13.

Regulation 18.

Group C.

By continuing to suspend Paper C4. ‘Religion, power, and political society’ until 1 October 2013.

The Faculty Board of Divinity have confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2013 will be affected by this change.

Examination in Theology and Religious Studies for the M.Phil. Degree

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 513)

With effect from 1 October 2013

The scheme of the examination has been amended so as to: introduce greater flexibility for students and for teaching, especially in smaller teaching areas; encourage interdisciplinarity and study in areas of distinctive strength, particularly where these cross subject area boundaries; and maintain the rigour of the M.Phil. as specialized preparation for doctoral work. The special regulations have been amended so as to read:

Theology and Religious Studies

1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Theology and Religious Studies for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:

(a) a thesis, of between 15,000 and 20,000 words in length, including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Divinity;

and

(b) two pieces of submitted work, each of which shall be an essay of not more than 5,000 words in length, or an equivalent exercise, at least one of which must fall within the same subject area as the candidate’s thesis or otherwise suitably related to it;

and

(c) either (i) one paper of three hours’ duration on a language chosen from a list of languages published by the Degree Committee,

or (ii) one exercise on a subject chosen from a list of subjects for exercises approved by the Degree Committee,

or (iii) an alternative exercise within the candidate’s chosen subject area, if one has not already been taken under (b).

The mode of examination for (ii) and (iii) shall be approved by the Degree Committee.

2. A candidate’s choice of written work shall be made with the approval of the Degree Committee and in the light of the prerequisites for a thesis in the primary area and of the coherence of the candidate’s programme, by the end of the Michaelmas Term.

3. The subject areas available for examination and the dates for submission of the written work shall be announced by the Degree Committee no later than the end of the Easter Term preceding the academical year next following.

4. The examiners may at their discretion request an oral examination in any aspect of the work submitted by the candidate.

Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine, Final Veterinary Examination, Part I

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 532)

With effect from 1 October 2012

The number of papers available in Part I of the Final Veterinary Examination has been reduced from 15 to 14 by replacing current Papers 3 (Parasitology 1), 5 (Biology of infectious diseases in domestic animals), 7 (Parasitology 2), and 11 (Alimentary system) with three new papers: Principles of infectious disease, Alimentary system 1, and Alimentary system 2. The revised schedule of papers is as follows:

Paper 1.

Respiratory system

Paper 2.

Radiography and radiology

Paper 3.

Principles of infectious disease

Paper 4.

Dermatology

Paper 5.

Clinical pathology

Paper 6.

Alimentary system 1

Paper 7.

Nutrition

Paper 8.

Urology

Paper 9.

Animal breeding

Paper 10.

Alimentary system 2

Paper 11.

Neurology

Paper 12.

Endocrinology and metabolic diseases

Paper 13.

Cardiology

Paper 14.

Veterinary public health

The written papers will each be of one hour’s duration, excepting Paper 10 which will be of two hours’ duration and have a practical component.