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No 6311

Wednesday 5 June 2013

Vol cxliii No 34

pp. 600–621

Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos, Parts IIa and IIb, 2013–14: Notice

The Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science give notice of the following papers which will be offered in Parts IIa and IIb of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos in the academical year 2013–14.

Archaeology papers

A1.

Archaeological thought I

A2.

Archaeology in action I

A3.

Archaeological thought II

A4.

Archaeology in action II

A6.

The Palaeolithic of the Old World

A7.

Topics in Palaeolithic archaeology

A8.

European prehistory

A10.

Archaeological practice

A13.

Aegean prehistory

A14.

The art of collecting

A15.

The poetics of Classical art

A16.

Roman cities

A18.

The historical archaeology of Ancient Egypt II

A20.

Ancient Egyptian religion II

A21.

Mesopotamian culture I: literature

A24.

Mesopotamian archaeology II: Territorial states to empires

A25.

Europe in the first millennium ad I: Anglo-Saxon archaeology

A26.

Europe in the first millennium ad II: Scandinavian archaeology

A28.

The archaeology of medieval Britain

A31.

Ancient India II: Early historic cities of South Asia

A33.

Ancient South America

A36.

The late prehistoric and historical archaeology of sub-Saharan Africa

A37.

Introduction to scientific approaches in archaeology

A38.

Archaeological science

M1.

Akkadian language II

M2.

Akkadian language III

M3.

Sumerian

M5.

Mesopotamian history II: empires and systems

E1.

Egyptian language II

E2.

Egyptian language III

Biological Anthropology papers

To be published at a later date.

Social Anthropology papers

S1.

Foundations of social anthropology I: Kinship and economics

S2.

Foundations of social anthropology II: Politics and religion

S3.

Theory, methods, and enquiry in social anthropology

S4.

Thought, belief, and ethics

S5.

Political economy and social transformations

S6.

Ethnographic areas:

a. Europe

b. Inner Asia

c. South Asia

S7.

Anthropology and development

S8.

Science and society

S9.

The anthropology of cities and space

Geographical Tripos, Parts Ib and II, 2014: Notice

Part Ib

The Faculty Board of Earth Sciences and Geography give notice that, for the examination for Part Ib of the Geographical Tripos to be held in 2014, the Papers to be offered will be examined as shown in the table below. In this table, the following terms are defined:

'Two+1 examination': The assessment of such papers will consist of a conventional two-hour examination in which candidates will be asked to attempt two questions from a choice of not less than six questions. The papers will be undivided. In addition, there will be assessed course-work to be submitted not later than the division of the Easter Term in the year of the examination. The nature of the course-work required will be determined by the University Teaching Officer responsible for the co-ordination of the course, who will provide written details of the procedures which will be followed. The course-work will be equivalent to one question in quantity and for assessment in determining an overall mark for the Paper.

Paper number

General titles

Courses offered 2013–14

Mode of assessment

1

Living with global change

Core themes, ideas, and skills

Two+1 examination

2

Human geography I

Economic geography

Two+1 examination

3

Human geography II

Development theories, policies, and practices

Two+1 examination

4

Human geography III

Citizenship, cities, and civil society

Two+1 examination

5

Physical and environmental geography I

Biogeography

Two+1 examination

6

Physical and environmental geography II

Glacial processes

Two+1 examination

7

Physical and environmental geography III

Remote sensing and the climate systems

Two+1 examination

Part II

The Faculty Board of Earth Sciences and Geography give notice that, for the examination for Part II of the Geographical Tripos to be held in 2014, the Papers to be offered will be examined as shown in the table below. In this table, the following terms are defined:

1. 'Three-hour examination': The papers will be examined by a conventional unseen three-hour examination in which candidates will be asked to attempt three questions from a choice of not less than nine questions. The papers will be undivided.

2. 'Two+1 examination': The assessment of such papers will consist of a two-hour examination in which candidates will be asked to attempt two questions from a choice of not less than six questions. The papers will be undivided. In addition, there will be assessed course-work to be submitted not later than the division of the Easter Term in the year of the examination. The nature of the course-work required will be determined by the University Teaching Officer responsible for the co-ordination of the course, who will provide written details of the procedures which will be followed. The course-work will be equivalent to one question in quantity and for assessment in determining an overall mark for the paper.

Paper

number

General titles

Courses offered 2013–14

Mode of assessment

1

A prescribed topic or topics in human geography I

Geographies of labour and work

Three-hour examination

2

A prescribed topic or topics in human geography II

Imagining Europe

Two+1 examination

3

A prescribed topic or topics in human geography III

The human geography of the Arctic regions

Two+1 examination

4

A prescribed topic or topics in human geography IV

Political ecology in the global South

Three-hour examination

5

A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography I

Modelling Earth's atmosphere

Two+1 examination

6

A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography II

Glacial environments

Three-hour examination

7

A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography III

Volcanology

Three-hour examination

8

A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography IV

Biogeography

Three-hour examination

9

A prescribed topic or topics in geography I

Biosedimentary coastal systems

Three-hour examination

10

A prescribed topic or topics in geography II

The social engagement with nature

Two+1 examination

11

A prescribed topic or topics in geography III

Changing cultures of risk

Three-hour examination

12

A prescribed topic or topics in geography IV

Geographies of discipline and social regulation

Three-hour examination

History of Art Tripos, Parts IIa and IIb, 2013–14: Special Subjects

The Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art give notice of the Special Subjects for the History of Art Tripos, 2013–14. The Board shall have the power of subsequently issuing amendments if they have due reason for doing so, and if they are satisfied that no student's preparation for the examination is adversely affected (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 346, Regulation 11(b)).

Paper 1. Approaches to the history of art, with reference to works of criticism (Part IIa)

This paper investigates the ways in which art has been written about through its history. It examines the philosophical arguments of classical antiquity; religious debates about images in the Middle Ages; approaches to art and architecture in the Renaissance; the birth of aesthetics in Europe; and the emergence of the history of art as a discipline in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The second half of the course is devoted to more recent developments: twentieth-century contributions to the discipline, such as formalism, iconography, and the New Art History; the influence of broader intellectual trends, such as Marxism, Feminism, Psychoanalysis, and Postmodernism; and the future of the history of art in a changing academic landscape.

Paper 2. The display of art (Part IIb)

Spread over two terms, this course explores the relationship between art and its various publics through a study of the ways in which art is collected, displayed, and experienced. The Michaelmas Term ('The birth of the museum') will focus on the evolution of the Western art museum up to the end of the 19th century. The Lent Term ('The critique of the museum') will focus on the 20th century, examining the avant-gardes' radical challenge to the museum and the ways in which the institution changed in response to such critique.

Paper 3/4. Art in early medieval Europe

The period of transition from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages has traditionally been labelled as 'the Dark Ages'. Far from a gloomy picture of decline, more recent studies have stressed how we can actually perceive dynamic transformations and innovations of great relevance to today's changing times. This Special Subject explores as a case-study the reception of the Roman heritage in Anglo-Saxon England with the momentous changes that the advent of a new religion and social values brought with them. This artistic period will be studied in a wide context, and consider contacts with immediate neighbours in the Insular world (the Irish and the Picts – and the 'local' Romano-British), those on the Continent, and with the Mediterranean and Islamic world. Questions of continuity and change, patronage and experiment, the relationship between a text-based religion and images, travel, and the migration of ideas and sources will be investigated using a wealth of material: manuscripts, sculpture, metalwork, and architecture as well as the coinage of the time.

Paper 5/6. Romanesque: English art and architecture in the century after the Conquest

This course considers the art and architecture produced in England during the century after 1066. The artists and builders of this period brought together a wealth of traditions and styles, of which a rich variety of examples remain in architecture, sculpture, ivory carving, wall painting, manuscript illumination, enamel, and metalwork. The course will explore this material in detail, both as art objects themselves and in their relationships to the developing intellectual, ethical, social, political, and devotional cultures of the time. It will examine the changing roles of patrons and artists, and the relationships between English art and architecture and that of the rest of the British Isles, Scandinavia, Byzantium, France, Germany, the Mediterranean, and the Levant. The later part of the course will address the early development of the English Gothic style in the third quarter of the twelfth century. Four classes will consider key texts pertaining to issues such as the relationships between art and thought, medieval aesthetics, and attitudes towards developments in style.

Paper 7/8. English Renaissance art and architecture

The reigns of Elizabeth I and James I saw an unprecedented flourishing of the visual arts in England. In this era of political and religious instability, English artists and patrons experimented with new forms and motifs, forging a unique and idiosyncratic style. Yet this was an art full of contradictions: it revelled in a revived medieval chivalry while grappling enthusiastically with classicism, celebrated grandeur in the country house and royal portrait while embracing the intimacy of the portrait miniature. This Special Subject will examine the tensions and pluralism of English art ca. 1550–1625, paying close attention to the social and cultural contexts that framed and shaped it. We will study panel painting and limning, architecture, sculpture, printmaking, the luxury arts, and the court masque alongside the period developments in literature and theatre with which they were imbricated. The complexities and significance of gender (particularly under Elizabeth), religious confession, and courtly self-fashioning for the arts will be addressed. Throughout, English art's relationship to continental models – at the time and in subsequent historiography – will be critically assessed, as will its connection to the idea of Renaissance.

Paper 9/10. Dürer and his time

A study of Dürer as a painter, an engraver, a draughtsman, and a theorist demonstrates his prevailing place in the Northern Renaissance. His travels and the impact of new ideas and forms on the development of his art are studied. This involves a comparative analysis of Italian and Northern trends. However, the principal aim is to show the place of Dürer's production within his social and cultural environment (humanist, popular, religious, etc.). This approach should allow an understanding not only of the artistic but also of the cultural aspects of Dürer's art.

Paper 11/12. Art and society in Renaissance Florence, c. 1400–1512

Fifteenth-century Florence remains the locus classicus for Renaissance studies. The invention of pictorial perspective, Brunelleschi's dome, the patronage of the Medici, Botticelli's mythologies, and Michelangelo's David are central to popular preconceptions of Renaissance art. But scholarship on Quattrocento Florence has comprehensively challenged Vasari's model of artistic progress, emphasizing artworks within their social and political contexts. Florence has become a historical laboratory for a wide spectrum of approaches, from Michael Baxandall's still seminal 'Period Eye' to anthropology and material culture. The Anglophone bibliography is significantly richer than for any other centre. This Special Subject exploits this extensive literature and reflects its diversity, combining the biographical treatment of key artists with thematic and contextual lectures. It addresses the totality of Florentine urban fabric and visual culture: not only painting, architecture and sculpture, but also furniture, goldsmith's work, and print. It presents students with competing explanations of artistic change and a range of different perspectives (artists, patrons, a broader Florentine public).

Paper 13/14. The poetics and politics of Surrealism

This course will cover the history of the Surrealist movement from its birth in Paris in 1924 to the dissolution of 'historical Surrealism' in 1969. It will focus on the developments of Surrealism during this fascinating period of French history and explore its revolutionary role in art, literature, and politics in France in the inter- and post-war years: from its birth in the aftermath of World War I, to its engagement with Marxism and psychoanalysis in the 1930s, to its exile in New York during World War II, to its post-war international exhibitions. Students will be encouraged to examine Surrealist art from a number of thematic perspectives – including desire, mythology, occultism, and utopianism, and to generally consider the relationship between Surrealist art and politics (gender, racial, and national) so that its successes and failures, and its legacy today, can be critically assessed.

Paper 15/16. Painting and patronage in Imperial Russia

From the reign of Peter the Great (1682–1725), artistic practice in Russia underwent a period of remarkably accelerated development, complementing the long-standing tradition of icon painting with a wealth of experimentation in secular art. At the same time, the country acquired art collections of international repute, thanks to the activities of patrons as ambitious as Catherine the Great. This course examines the vibrant visual culture which resulted, from the imposing portraits of the eighteenth-century court, to the iconoclastic antics of the pre-Revolutionary avant-garde. By focusing both on painters unfamiliar in the West and on works as canonical as Malevich's Black Square, the course will challenge standard interpretations of the modernist mainstream, and consider the role that Russia played in the wider development of Western European art.

Paper 19/20. British architecture in the age of enlightenment, industry, and reform

The century from c.1750 to c.1850 was one of almost unprecedented development in British architecture. New relationships with the ruined buildings of the ancient Graeco-Roman world emerged in response to the effects of the Grand Tour and of the incipient science of archaeology, while an indigenous antithesis was represented by surviving or revived Gothic forms. The ideologies of the Picturesque and of Romanticism incorporated both classicism and medievalism, as well as more exotic forms of architecture inspired by Britain's trading links with the Far East. This was also the period in which Britain emerged as the world's first industrial nation, leading not just to new building materials and building types but also to rapid expansion of cities. In this Special Subject, the architectural effects of changing political and social imperatives in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries will be studied against the background of long-standing British traditions in building and landscape design.

Paper 21/22. Painting in Britain: from Hogarth to Turner

The course examines painting in Britain during a period of remarkable artistic and cultural change. It looks in particular at the relationship between painting and different forms of artistic display, performance, and self-promotion in the Georgian period, and offers close readings of individual practitioners and their works. The course begins with the emergence of William Hogarth as a leading figure within the mid-eighteenth-century British art world and looks in detail at his pictorial series, his portraits, and his conversation pieces. The course then moves on to investigate the emergence of a new 'Age of Exhibitions' during the 1760s and 1770s. This was a period dominated by the annual displays of contemporary painting held by such institutions as the Society of Artists and the Royal Academy, and by the portraiture produced by Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough, whose works in the genre are studied in depth. The course then investigates the rise of the one-man exhibition in the 1780s and the 1790s, before exploring the reasons why landscape painting developed into such a crucial area of British painting at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Painting in Britain will end with a study of the work, careers, and exhibition histories of two of the most ambitious landscape painters of the early nineteenth century, John Constable and J. M. W. Turner.

Paper 23/24. Art since 1945: Modernism, Postmodernism, and after

This course examines the major developments in the theory and practice of art from the late 1940s until the end of the 1990s, paying particular attention to the art of the 1960s and its legacy. The explosion of 1960s artistic innovations overturned formalist modernism and initiated debates about postmodernism which remain contested. While the emphasis of the course reflects the importance of American contributions to the development of postwar art it also treats important British, Western European, and Latin American practices. Particular emphasis is placed on the challenge to painting and sculpture mounted by the Neo-Avant-Garde and, most comprehensively, by Conceptual art. The collapse of medium-specific conventions continues to present a challenge for the definition of art up to the present day.

Music Tripos, 2013–14: Amendment

The Faculty Board of Music give notice of an amendment to the papers and subjects offered for the Music Tripos in 2013–14, announced in their Notice of 22 May 2013 (Reporter, 6308, 2012–13, p. 554). The title of Paper 8 in Part Ib has been amended, and the title of Paper 16 in Part II has now been specified.

Part Ib

NEW REGULATIONS

Papers 7–12. Additional papers

8. Keyboard skills

Part Ib, Paper 8, 'Keyboard skills' consists of a practical examination involving 30 minutes' preparation time followed by a practical examination.

Part II

OLD REGULATIONS

Papers 8–17. Additional papers

16. Opera and the Metropolis: London and Paris, 1830–1900

This paper is examined by a three-hour written examination.

Natural Sciences Tripos, Part III (Interdisciplinary papers), 2013–14: Notice

Part III

The Committee of Management for the Natural Sciences Tripos give notice of the following additional interdisciplinary papers, which shall be included in the examination requirements of one or more subjects.

Title of paper

Mode of assessment

May be offered in

IDP1: Atmospheric chemistry and global change

One and a half hour written examination

Chemistry; Geological Sciences; Physics.

IDP2: The Earth system and climate change

One and a half hour written examination.Practical examination for Geological Science students only.

Chemistry; Geological Sciences; Physics.

IDP3: Materials, electronics, and renewable energy

One and a half hour written examination

Chemistry; Geological Sciences; Physics.

Notwithstanding the examination requirements set out in Regulation 36 of the Natural Sciences Tripos, the following amendments shall apply to candidates offering interdisciplinary papers:

Part III Chemistry

Candidates may offer up to two of the interdisciplinary papers listed above, without restriction.

Candidates shall have less time to complete their other scheduled examination papers, such that, for each interdisciplinary paper offered:

• thirty minutes shall be taken away from the duration of Paper 1, and candidates for this paper will be required to answer one question fewer;

• forty-five minutes shall be taken away from the duration of Paper 3, and candidates will be required to answer one question fewer.

Part III Geological Sciences

Candidates may offer one or two of the interdisciplinary papers listed above. Such a decision may affect the time duration of Papers 2 and 3 taken by the candidate.

Paper 2A will be a two-hour written paper for candidates offering one of Papers IDP1, IDP2, and IDP3.

Paper 2B will be a one-hour written paper for candidates offering two of Papers IDP1, IDP2, and IDP3.

Paper 3 will be a three-hour written paper for candidates offering IDP2 only.

Paper 3A will be a two-hour written paper for candidates offering one of Papers IDP1 or IDP3 (also includes candidates offering Paper IDP2 together with Paper IDP1 or Paper IDP3).

Paper 3B will be a one-hour written paper for candidates offering both Papers IDP1 and IDP3.

Candidates offering Papers IDP1 (Atmospheric chemistry and global change) and/or IDP3 (Materials, electronics, and renewable energy) will also offer a literature review associated with each of these papers, of no more than 5,000 words.

The literature review will be on a topic which may be either proposed by the candidate and approved by the Head of Department, or chosen by the candidate from a list of approved topics announced by the Head of Department early in the Lent Term. The review shall be submitted to the Examiners not later than the first Wednesday of Full Easter Term.

Part III Physics

Candidates may offer up to three of the interdisciplinary papers listed above in place of the equivalent number of Minor Topics.

Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos, Part IIb, 2014–15: Notice

The Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science give notice of the following papers which are offered, and those which are not offered, for Part IIb of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos in the academical year 2014–15.

Politics and International Studies Papers

Offered:

Pol. 6.

Political philosophy and the history of political thought since c. 1890 (Historical Tripos, Part II, Paper 5)

Pol. 7.

A subject in politics and international studies II: The politics of the Middle East

Pol. 8.

A subject in politics and international studies III: The politics of Europe

Pol. 9.

A subject in politics and international studies IV: The politics of Africa

Pol. 11.

A subject in politics and international studies V: The politics of East Asia

Pol. 12.

A subject in politics and international studies VI: The politics of the international economy

Pol. 13.

Conceptual issues and texts in politics and international studies

Pol. 15.

The history of political thought c.1700 to c.1890 (Historical Tripos, Part II, Paper 4)

Not offered:

Pol. 5.

Conceptual issues in modern politics and international studies

Pol. 10.

A subject in politics and international studies VII

Pol. 14.

The history of political thought to c.1700 (Historical Tripos)

Psychology within the Social Sciences Papers

Offered:

Psy. 4.

Development and psychopathology

Psy. 6.

A subject in psychology II: Psychology and social issues

Psy. 7.

A subject in psychology III: Gender development: biological, psychological, and clinical perspectives

Not offered:

Psy. 5.

A subject in psychology I

Sociology Papers

Offered:

Soc. 4.

A subject in sociology I: Media, culture, and society

Soc. 5.

A subject in sociology II: Modern Britain

Soc. 6.

A subject in sociology III: Advanced social theory

Soc. 7.

A subject in sociology IV: The political economy of capitalism

Soc. 8.

Disciplines of Education III (Sociology of education) (Education Tripos, Part II)

Soc. 9.

A subject in sociology V: War, revolution, and militarism

Soc. 10.

A subject in sociology VI: Medicine, body, and society

Interdisciplinary Papers

Offered:

Int. 2.

Inquiry and analysis II

Int. 3.

An interdisciplinary subject I: Gender

Int. 6.

Criminology, sentencing, and the penal system (Law Tripos, Part IIb)

Int. 8.

A specified subject in South Asian studies: History and politics of South Asia

Int. 9.

An interdisciplinary subject IV: The family

Int. 10.

An interdisciplinary subject V: Anthropology of Colonialism and Empire (subject to being offered on the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos)

Not offered:

Int. 4.

An interdisciplinary subject II

Int. 5.

An interdisciplinary subject III

Int. 7.

Society, politics, and culture in Latin America

Examination in Economics for the M.Phil. Degrees in Economics and in Economic Research, 2013–14: Notice

The Faculty Board of Economics and the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Economics give notice that in the academical year 2013–14 the subjects for examination will be as listed below.

Core modules

M 100.

Microeconomics I

M 200.

Macroeconomics I

M 300.

Econometric methods

Advanced modules

M 110.

Microeconomics II

M 120.

Topics in economic theory

M 210.

Macroeconomics II

M 220.

Macroeconomics III

M 310.

Time series

M 320.

Cross-section and panel data econometrics

Applied modules

M 130.

Applied microeconomics

M 230.

Applied macroeconomics

M 330.

Applied econometrics

Specialist modules

M 140.

Behavioural economics

M 150.

Economics of networks

M 160.

Political economy

M 170.

Industrial organization

M 500.

Development economics

M 610.

British industrialism

F 300.

Corporate finance

F 400.

Asset pricing

F 500.

Empirical finance

F 510.

International finance

F 520.

Behavioural finance

The method of examination for all modules will be by a two-hour written paper.

Examination in Economics for the M.Phil. Degree in Finance and Economics, 2013–14: Notice

The Faculty Board of Economics and the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Economics give notice that in the academical year 2013–14 the subjects for examination will be as listed below.

Core modules

F 100.

Finance I

F 200.

Finance II

F 300.

Corporate finance

F 400.

Asset pricing

M 100.

Microeconomics I

M 300.

Econometric methods

Specialist modules

F 500.

Empirical finance

F 510.

International finance

F 520.

Behavioural finance

F 530.

Venture capital in the innovation economy

F 540.

Portfolio management

M 110.

Microeconomics II

M 120.

Topics in economic theory

M 130.

Applied microeconomics

M 140.

Behavioural economics

M 200.

Macroeconomics I

M 310.

Time series

M 320.

Cross-section and panel data econometrics

Mathematical Tripos, Part III

Optimal investment

The method of examination for all modules will be by a two-hour written paper.

Examinations in Environmental Policy, in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration, in Real Estate Finance, and in Land Economy Research, for the M.Phil. Degree, 2013–14: Notice

The Degree Committee for the Department of Land Economy give notice that the modules offered in the academical year 2013–14, together with module prerequisites, will be as outlined below.

The Committee reserves the right to withdraw modules if there is insufficient demand or in the event of exceptional circumstances. The availability of modules will be subject to timetabling constraints. Each candidate's course of study will be subject to the approval of the Degree Committee.

Environmental Policy

In addition to completing a compulsory dissertation of no more than 12,000 words, candidates must take four modules in Michaelmas Term and four modules in Lent Term from the following:

Core methodology module (mandatory)

either

RM01.

Quantitative research methods I (Michaelmas Term)

or

RM03.

Mixed research methods (Michaelmas Term)

Core modules (mandatory)

EP02.

Fundamentals of environmental economics (Michaelmas Term)

EP03.

Fundamentals of international environmental law (Michaelmas Term)

At least two from

EP01.

Environmental values (Michaelmas Term)

EP04.

Environmental policy assessment and evaluation (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: EP02]

EP05.

Advanced international environmental law (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: EP03]

EP06.

Aspects of environmental policy-making (Lent Term)

EP08.

Rural environment: property, planning, and policy (Lent Term)

EP09.

Economic development and land use policies (Michaelmas Term)

EP10.

Climate change policy and land development (Lent Term)

Optional modules

RM02.

Quantitative research methods II (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RM01]

PGR01.

Urban and environmental planning I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR02.

Issues in public policy and regeneration I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR05.

Housing and regeneration (Lent Term)

PGR07.

Spatial economics (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01 or PGR02 or EP02]

PGR08.

Institutions and development I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR09.

Institutions and development II (Lent Term)

PGR10.

Urban and environmental planning II (Lent Term)

RE01.

Introduction to real estate finance (Michaelmas Term)

RE02.

Real estate development (Lent Term)

RE03.

Real estate securities, securitization, and investment (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01]

RE04.

Private real estate investment: risk and return (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01]

RE05.

Legal issues in land use and finance (Lent Term)

RE06.

The macroeconomy and housing (Michaelmas Term)

Planning, Growth, and Regeneration

In addition to completing a compulsory dissertation of no more than 12,000 words, candidates must take four modules in Michaelmas Term and four modules in Lent Term from the following:

Core methodology module

either

RM01.

Quantitative research methods I (Michaelmas Term)

or

RM03.

Mixed research methods (Michaelmas Term)

Core modules (mandatory)

PGR01.

Urban and environmental planning I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR02.

Issues in public policy and regeneration I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR10.

Urban and environmental planning II (Lent Term)

RE02.

Real estate development (Lent Term)

Optional modules

RM02.

Quantitative research methods II (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RM01]

PGR05.

Housing and regeneration (Lent Term)

PGR07.

Spatial economics (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01 or PGR02 or EP02]

PGR08.

Institutions and development I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR09.

Institutions and development II (Lent Term)

EP01.

Environmental values (Michaelmas Term)

EP02.

Fundamentals of environmental economics (Michaelmas Term)

EP03.

Fundamentals of international environmental law (Michaelmas Term)

EP04.

Environmental policy assessment and evaluation (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: EP02]

EP05.

Advanced international environmental law (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: EP03]

EP06.

Aspects of environmental policy-making (Lent Term)

EP08.

Rural environment: property, planning, and policy (Lent Term)

EP09.

Economic development and land use policies (Michaelmas Term)

EP10.

Climate change policy and land development (Lent Term)

RE01.

Introduction to real estate finance (Michaelmas Term)

RE03.

Real estate securities, securitization, and investment (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01]

RE04.

Private real estate investment: risk and return (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01]

RE05.

Legal issues in land use and finance (Lent Term)

RE06.

The macroeconomy and housing (Michaelmas Term)

Real Estate Finance

In addition to completing a compulsory dissertation of no more than 12,000 words, candidates must take four modules in Michaelmas Term and four modules in Lent Term from the following:

Core methodology module (mandatory)

RM01.

Quantitative research methods I (Michaelmas Term)

Core modules (mandatory)

RE01.

Introduction to real estate finance (Michaelmas Term)

RE03.

Real estate securities, securitization, and investment (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01]

RE04.

Private real estate investment: risk and return (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01]

At least one from

RE02.

Real estate development (Lent Term)

RE05.

Legal issues in land use and finance (Lent Term)

RE06.

The macroeconomy and housing (Michaelmas Term)

RE07.

Real estate project modelling and decision methods (Michaelmas Term)

PGR01.

Urban and environmental planning I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR07.

Spatial economics (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01 or PGR02 or EP02]

Optional modules

RM02.

Quantitative research methods II (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RM01]

EP01.

Environmental values (Michaelmas Term)

EP02.

Fundamentals of environmental economics (Michaelmas Term)

EP03.

Fundamentals of international environmental law (Michaelmas Term)

EP04.

Environmental policy assessment and evaluation (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: EP02]

EP05.

Advanced international environmental law (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: EP03]

EP06.

Aspects of environmental policy-making (Lent Term)

EP08.

Rural environment: property, planning, and policy (Lent Term)

EP09.

Economic development and land use policies (Michaelmas Term)

EP10.

Climate change policy and land development (Lent Term)

PGR02.

Issues in public policy and regeneration I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR05.

Housing and regeneration (Lent Term)

PGR08.

Institutions and development I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR09.

Institutions and development II (Lent Term)

PGR10.

Urban and environmental planning II (Lent Term)

Land Economy Research

In addition to completing a compulsory dissertation of no more than 20,000 words, and a 4,000 word research methods essay on a topic set by the Degree Committee, candidates must take the following:

Research methods training (mandatory)

Six core modules from the Social Science Research Methods Centre (SSRMC) Training Programme

(Michaelmas and Lent Terms)

Two modules from the following to be examined by essay or project in all cases (Michaelmas or Lent)

PGR01.

Urban and environmental planning I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR02.

Issues in public policy and regeneration I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR05.

Housing and regeneration (Lent Term)

PGR07.

Spatial economics (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01 or PGR02 or EP02]

PGR08.

Institutions and development I (Michaelmas Term)

PGR09.

Institutions and development II (Lent Term)

PGR10.

Urban and environmental planning II (Lent Term)

EP01.

Environmental values (Michaelmas Term)

EP02.

Fundamentals of environmental economics (Michaelmas Term)

EP03.

Fundamentals of international environmental law (Michaelmas Term)

EP04.

Environmental policy assessment and evaluation (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: EP02]

EP05.

Advanced international environmental law (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: EP03]

EP06.

Aspects of environmental policy-making (Lent Term)

EP08.

Rural environment: property, planning, and policy (Lent Term)

EP09.

Economic development and land use policies (Michaelmas Term)

EP10.

Climate change policy and land development (Lent Term)

RE01.

Introduction to real estate finance (Michaelmas Term)

RE02.

Real estate development (Lent Term)

RE03.

Real estate securities, securitization, and investment (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01]

RE04.

Private real estate investment: risk and return (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01]

RE05.

Legal issues in land use and finance (Lent Term)

RE06.

The macroeconomy and housing (Michaelmas Term)

RE07.

Real estate project modelling and decision methods (Michaelmas Term)

The Degree Committee for the Department of Land Economy give notice that the form of examination for each module offered in 2013–14 will be as follows:

Michaelmas Term modules

Modules offered in Michaelmas Term will be examined before the start of Full Lent Term by one or two essays and/or projects not exceeding 4,000 words each, and/or by written examination. All written examinations shall be of two hours' duration. In all cases, candidates for the M.Phil. in Land Economy Research will be examined by essay(s) and/or project work and not by written examination.

Module

Form of examination

RM01.

Quantitative research methods I

two-hour written exam (50%); project work (50%)

RM03.

Mixed research methods

project work: Part I (80%); Part II (20%)

PGR01.

Urban and environmental planning I

two-hour written exam (100%)

PGR02.

Issues in public policy and regeneration I

two-hour written exam (100%)

PGR08.

Institutions and development I

4,000-word essay (100%)

EP01.

Environmental values

4,000-word essay (100%)

EP02.

Fundamentals of environmental economics

48-hour project work (100%)

EP03.

Fundamentals of international environmental law

4,000-word essay (100%)

EP09.

Economic development and land use policies

4,000-word essay (100%)

RE01.

Introduction to real estate finance

two-hour written exam (70%); project work (30%)

RE06.

The macroeconomy and housing

two-hour written exam (100%)

RE07.

Real estate project modelling and decision methods

project work (100%)

Lent Term modules

Modules offered in the Lent Term will be examined before the start of Full Easter Term by one or two essays and/or projects not exceeding 4,000 words each, and/or by written examination. The only exception being the group project for RE02 which will not exceed 10,000 words. All written examinations shall be of two hours' duration. In all cases, candidates for the M.Phil. in Land Economy Research will be examined by essay(s) and/or project work and not by written examination.

Module

Form of examination

RM02.

Quantitative research methods II

project work (100%)

PGR05.

Housing and regeneration

two-hour written exam (100%)

PGR07.

Spatial economics

two-hour written exam (100%)

PGR09.

Institutions and development II

4,000-word essay (100%)

PGR10.

Urban and environmental planning II

4,000-word essay (100%)

EP04.

Environmental policy assessment and evaluation

two-hour written exam (100%)

EP05.

Advanced international environmental law

two-hour written exam (100%)

EP06.

Aspects of environmental policy-making

two-hour written exam (50%); 3,000-word essay (50%)

EP08.

Rural environment: property, planning, and policy

two-hour written exam (100%)

EP10.

Climate change policy and land development

two-hour written exam (100%)

RE02.

Real estate development

10,000-word group project (75%); presentation (25%)

RE03.

Real estate securities, securitization, and investment

two-hour written exam (60%); project work (40%)

RE04.

Private real estate investment: risk and return

two-hour written exam (60%); project work (40%)

RE05.

Legal issues in land use and finance

two 4,000-word essays (100%)

Examination in Public Policy for the M.Phil. Degree, 2013–14: Notice

The Degree Committee of the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science give notice of the following list of modules to be offered for examination for the M.Phil. in Public Policy, in the academical year 2013–14:

Case Studies

Title

Method of assessment

Sustainable development:'Emergency budgeting during austerity'

One essay of no more than 3,000 words

Health and welfare: 'Regulating human embryology'

One essay of no more than 3,000 words

Risk and resilience:'Legislating about climate change'

One essay of no more than 3,000 words

Modules

Title

Method of assessment

Macroeconomics

One essay of no more than 3,000 words

Philosophy and public affairs

One essay of no more than 3,000 words

Statistics (half module)

A project set by the course co-ordinator

Systems (half module)

Course-work assessed by the course co-ordinator

Scientific method and the nature of evidence

One essay of no more than 3,000 words

Political and legal institutions

One essay of no more than 3,000 words

Topics in economic policy (half module)

One three-hour written examination in which candidates will attempt one question from three; questions will be notified to the candidates in advance.

The media (half module)

One essay of no more than 3,000 words

Soft skills

One project and one presentation to be set by the course co‑ordinator, and one one-hour written examination

Examination in Economics for the Certificate of Postgraduate Study, 2013–14: Notice

The Faculty Board of Economics and the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Economics give notice that in the academical year 2013–14 the subjects for examination will be as listed below.

Compulsory component

PhD 40.

How to do economics

Specialist modules

PhD 10.

Economic theory

PhD 11.

Applied economic theory

PhD 20.

Topics in advanced macroeconomics

PhD 21.

Computational methods

PhD 30.

Topics in advanced econometrics

M 140.

Behavioural economics

M 150.

Economics of networks

M 160.

Political economy

M 170.

Industrial organization

M 500.

Development economics

M 610.

British industrialism

F 300.

Corporate finance

F 400.

Asset pricing

F 500.

Empirical finance

F 510.

International finance

F 520.

Behavioural finance

Research seminars/workshops

Microeconomic theory

Applied microeconomics

Macroeconomics

Econometrics

Diploma in Economics, 2013–14: Notice

The Faculty Board of Economics and the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Economics give notice that in the academical year 2013–14 the subjects for examination for the Diploma in Economics will be as listed below.

Papers 1 and 2 will each be examined by means of a three-hour written examination, while Paper 3 will be examined by means of a three-hour written examination (60% of the marks) and a project (40% of the marks).

Paper 1.

Microeconomics

Paper 2.

Macroeconomics

Paper 3.

Econometrics