No 6286
Wednesday 21 November 2012
Vol cxliii No 9
pp. 131–146
Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2013, by comparison with those examinations in 2012, are published below. Complete details of the form and conduct of all examinations are available from the Faculties or Departments concerned.
The Board of Examinations give notice that they have amended the rules for the guidance of candidates and for the prevention of misconduct in examinations (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 123) as follows:
By inserting the following as rule 14:
14. Candidates shall have regard for the welfare of others, including the general public, at the end of examination sessions (both their own sessions and those of others). In particular they should avoid: noise that might disturb active examinations or other work nearby; littering or damage, especially with food or drink; and obstructing highways or thoroughfares. Candidates shall comply with instructions given by University staff performing their duties.
The Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science give notice that with effect from the examinations to be held in 2013, the form of the examination for the following papers for Part IIa and Part IIb of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos will be as specified below:
The weighting and examination of paper A3 has been changed and will consist of a three-hour examination in which candidates must answer three questions, and the submission of one essay not longer than 2,000 words in length. The examination will count for 80% (instead of 50%) of the final mark and the essay 20% (instead of 50%) of the final mark.
The weighting of paper A6 has been changed so that the final written paper will count for 70% (instead of 80%) of the final mark, and the practical exam will count for 10% of the final mark. The practical project will remain as 20% of the final mark.
The examination paper will consist of a three-hour written examination. The paper will be divided into four sections, each section containing two or three questions. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, each from a different section.
The examination paper will consist of a three-hour written examination. The paper will be divided into four sections, each section containing two or three questions. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, each from a different section.
The examination paper will consist of a three-hour written examination. The paper will be divided into four sections, each section containing two or three questions. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, each from a different section.
The examination paper will consist of a three-hour written examination. The paper will be divided into four sections, each section containing two or three questions. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, each from a different section.
This special subject will be assessed by essay, in accordance with Regulation 19 of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 266).
The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination which will contain between four and six questions. Candidates will be required to answer two questions.
The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination which will contain between four and six questions. Candidates will be required to answer two questions.
The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination which will contain between four and six questions. Candidates will be required to answer two questions.
The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination which will contain between four and six questions. Candidates will be required to answer two questions.
The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination containing between four and six questions. Candidates will be required to answer two questions. 20% of the total mark will be based upon the submitted practical work.
The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination containing between four and six questions. Candidates will be required to answer two questions.
The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination which will contain between four and six questions. Candidates will be required to answer two questions.
The examination paper will consist of a two-hour examination of two sections; candidates must answer two questions, one from each section. The first section will involve a computer exercise.
All other papers remain unchanged.
The Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art give notice that with effect from the examination to be held in 2013 the form of the examination for the following paper for the Part Ia and Part Ib examinations will be changed as follows:
Paper 2 will consist of five subsections:
Section 1: Nineteenth century
Section 2: 1900–1945
Section 3: 1945–1975
Section 4: 1975–present
Section 5: The culture of images: the static image
Candidates will be required to answer three questions in the exam, each question relating to a different section.
All other sections of the examination for this paper remain unchanged.
All other papers remain unchanged.
Candidates will be required to answer four questions; at least one question from Section A.
All other sections of the examination for this paper remain unchanged.
All other papers remain unchanged.
The Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies give notice that with effect from the examinations to be held in 2013, the form of examination for the following papers of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos will be as specified below:
The paper will consist of two sections. In Section A, question 1 will contain three grammar questions (5 marks each), question 2 will contain a passage of Biblical Hebrew for vocalization (10 marks) and translation into English (10 marks), and question 3 will contain a passage in English for translation into pointed Biblical Hebrew (25 marks). In Section B, there will be one question containing two seen passages for translation into English and for comment (20 marks for each passage). All questions must be answered.
The paper will consist of five questions, all of which must be answered. There is also a compulsory oral. Question 1 will contain a passage of Biblical Hebrew for vocalization (8 marks) and translation into English (7 marks); question 2 will contain three questions on Modern Hebrew grammar (5 marks each); question 3 will contain one unseen passage for translation into English (15 marks); in question 4, candidates will be required to write a short composition in Modern Hebrew (15 marks); and question 5 will contain one seen passage for translation into English and for comment (15 marks: 8 for translation and 12 for comment). The oral (25 marks) will consist of (i) listening comprehension test (5 marks); (ii) reading comprehension test (10 marks); (iii) conversation test (10 marks).
The paper consists of three literary and non-literary passages from unspecified modern Chinese texts for translation into English. Candidates are required to attempt all questions, which are of equal value. Copies of the Xiandai hanyu cidian will be provided.
This paper will contain two sections: a three-hour written examination (70 marks) and an oral examination (30 marks). The written examination will contain one passage of Persian on which candidates will be required to answer questions (30 marks); one passage of Persian for translation into English (15 marks); and one question requiring a piece of writing of about 200 words of Persian (25 marks). All questions should be attempted.
The oral examination will contain three sections. All timings are approximate and all oral examinations are recorded.
(a)Dictation: candidates write down an unseen passage from dictation (10 marks, 20 minutes).
(b)Listening Comprehension: candidates listen to a short passage in Persian and answer oral questions about it (10 marks, 10 minutes).
(c)Presentation: Candidates have prepared several presentations on previously agreed topics (10 marks,10 minutes).
This paper will be divided into two sections, at least one of which must be answered. Section A (Classical Hebrew) will contain four questions on Hebrew language (15 marks each) and two questions on specified texts (20 marks each). Section B (Modern Hebrew) will contain three questions on Hebrew language (15 marks each):
Question 1: unseen Modern Hebrew passage for translation and linguistic analysis;
Question 2: summary of a Modern Hebrew unseen passage;
Question 3: composition in Modern Hebrew from a choice of three topics, two questions on specified texts (15 marks each), and an oral (25 marks).
Candidates offering one section only must answer all questions. Candidates studying both Classical Hebrew and Modern Hebrew must offer two language questions (15 marks each) and one specified text question (20 marks) from Section A and one language question (15 marks), one specified text question (15 marks), and oral (20 marks) from Section B.
The oral will consist of (i) translation and interpretation test (5 marks); (ii) listening comprehension test (5 marks); (iii) general oral ability test (15 marks; 10 marks for candidates offering both Classical and Modern Hebrew).
This paper will consist of two sections. Section A will contain four seen passages of Persian prose and poetry of which two must be translated and commented upon as indicated. Each translation will carry 15 marks, and each commentary will carry 10 marks. Section B will contain a choice of essay questions of which candidates must attempt to answer two. Each essay will carry 25 marks. Each candidate must attempt at least one question on modern literature, chosen from either Section A or Section B.
The paper will contain three sections dealing respectively with (i) the reading traditions of Biblical Hebrew, (ii) the history of the Hebrew language, and (iii) The Hebrew Bible and Modern Hebrew Language and Literature. Each section will contain four questions. Candidates must choose two sections and answer two questions from each. The questions carry equal marks.
This paper consists of a number of discrete sections linked to any 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, C.19, or C.20, copies of Xiandai hanyu cidian will be supplied.
This paper will consist of two sections. Section A consists of two unseen passages for translation from Japanese into English, of which students should translate one. Section B consists of three seen passages for translation from Japanese to English, of which students should translate two. Students must answer both sections. Copies of the dictionary Shinjigen will be available during the examination.
This paper will consist of one unseen 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.
This paper consists of two sections. In Section A candidates will be required to translate one unseen passage from Japanese to English. In Section B candidates will be required to translate and/or comment on selected passages taken from texts covered during the year. The focus will be on prose texts.
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.
The examination consists of two parts: a three-hour written examination (70 marks) and an oral examination (30 marks). The written examination consists of two unseen passages of modern Persian for translation into English (20 marks each) and three topics for an essay of about 400 words in Persian, of which one must be attempted (30 marks). All questions must be attempted.
The oral examination consists of three sections. All timings are approximate and all oral examinations are recorded.
(a)Dictation: Candidates write down an oral dictation from an unprepared passage (10 marks, 15 minutes).
(b)Listening Comprehension: Candidates listen to a short passage in Persian and answer oral questions about it (10 marks, 10 minutes).
(c)Presentation and discussion: Candidates speak about and discuss one topic selected at the time of the examination from a list of three, chosen and provided previously by themselves (10 marks, 20 minutes).
This paper will consist of two sections. Section A will consist of four passages, of which candidates will be required to choose two for translation and analysis. Section B will consist of four essay questions, of which candidates will be required to attempt one. All questions carry equal marks. Each candidate must attempt at least one question on modern literature, chosen from either Section A or Section B.
This paper will consist of eight questions, of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions will carry equal marks. Two questions will contain options for thematic commentaries on Arabic texts.
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 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 third Friday of Full Easter Term.
The Faculty Board of Music give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2013, the form of the examinations for certain papers for the Music Tripos will be changed as follows:
In the Advanced tonal composition portfolio, the tonal idiom should be appropriate to a period and place in Europe between 1780 and 1900. Candidates are required to submit a portfolio comprising one substantial composition, which should be either an instrumental work in four movements or an extended song cycle. The duration of the composition should be between twenty-five and thirty-five minutes.
The examination will consist of two elements: the submission of a written research portfolio (including synopsis, ethnographic research essay, ethics review materials, and ethnographic permission form), and a two-hour written examination. The research portfolio counts as one third of the overall mark, and the exam element counts as two thirds of the overall mark. The two-hour examination will comprise two responses from a broader choice of questions.
The title of the research portfolio must be submitted to the Chairman of Examiners so as to arrive not later than the division of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. Accompanying the title should be a 200-word synopsis of the research essay and the Faculty of Music’s ethical review form.
The ethnographic research essay (which should be between 3,000 and 3,500 words in length, including footnotes but excluding bibliography and appendices) will describe and theorize global musical influences upon a local musical community chosen by the student and approved by the instructor. The submission is made in two stages, by the following deadlines:
1. Friday, 22 February 2013: candidates submit, in hard copy, the supplementary materials associated with the essay, including all ethnographic permission forms and primary source materials. Essays can be accepted for marking only after satisfactory submission of the complete supplementary materials.
2. Friday, 8 March 2013: candidates submit the research essay in hard copy and in electronic form.
Candidates for Part II must offer a combination of papers that is examined by at least six hours of written examination. Candidates should be aware that not all written examinations are three hours long and must ensure that they offer a legal combination of papers in this respect.
All other papers remain unchanged. Full details about examinations can be found at: http://www.mus.cam.ac.uk/internal/students/ undergraduate/examinations/.
The Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science give notice that with effect from the examination to be held in 2013, the form of the examination for the following papers for Part I, Part IIa, and Part IIb of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos will be as specified below:
The set texts for section three of the paper have been revised. Mary Wollstonecraft, A vindication of the rights of woman, and Michael Oakeshott, Rationalism in politics, have been added to make six authors in this section of the paper. Marx, Gandhi, and Nietzsche remain as set authors but the sections from Das Kapital, by Marx, The death of God, by Nietzsche, and Herder and the Enlightenment, by Berlin have been removed as specified set texts. There will be six questions in section three of the examination paper but the requirement will remain that students answer one question only from this section. A sample exam paper is available on the Faculty’s website (http://www.hsps.cam.ac.uk/pps/current/).
The case study in Part II of the course on ‘The wealth and poverty of nations’ has been replaced by one on ‘The politics of the WTO’. The format of the examination remains unchanged.
The subject of section (D) of the examination paper has been broadened to presidential elections in the US from 1968 to 2012. A new section (F) will be added on ‘Environmental politics in China’. There will be two questions on each of these sections, making a total of 15 questions. All other aspects of the examination paper remain the same, and there is a new mock examination paper available on the Faculty’s website (http://www.hsps.cam.ac.uk/pps/current/).
The examination will consist of a three-hour written paper. Candidates will be required to answer three questions from a choice of at least twelve, including questions on conflict and questions on peace-building. There will be at least one question on Cambodia, one on Mozambique, and one on Iraq. The paper will be undivided.
The content of the paper has been revised such that topics on the euro-zone debt crisis have been replaced with a topic on the sovereign debt crisis. A sample examination paper is available on the Faculty’s website (http://www.hsps.cam.ac.uk/pps/current/).
The examination will consist of a three-hour written paper. Candidates will be required to answer three questions from a choice of at least twelve, to be drawn from the content of all modules taught during the 2012–13 academical year.
The word count for the statistical assignment has been increased to 3,500 words (from 2,500).
The word count for the statistical assignment has been increased to 3,500 words (from 2,500).
All other papers remain unchanged.