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No 6318

Wednesday 25 September 2013

Vol cxliv No 1

pp. 1–15

Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

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

Further to their Notice of 5 June 2013 (Reporter, 6311, 2012–13, p. 605), which listed the papers to be offered for the subjects of Archaeology and Social Anthropology, the Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science give notice of the following papers that will be offered for the subject of Biological Anthropology in Parts IIa and IIb of the Archaological and Anthropological Tripos in the academical year 2013–14.

All papers that include submitted practical work as part of the overall mark will be assessed in accordance with Regulation 18 of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos (see Statutes and Ordinances, 2012, p. 266).

All papers assessed by essay will be submitted in accordance with Regulation 19(a) of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos (see Statutes and Ordinances, 2012, p. 266).

Biological Anthropology papers

BA1. Foundations in biological anthropology: the human animal

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, and candidates are asked to answer three questions, each from a different section.

BA2. Foundations in biological anthropology: the human journey

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, and candidates are asked to answer three questions, each from a different section.

BA3. Foundations in biological anthropology: the human lifespan

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, and candidates are asked to answer three questions, each from a different section.

BA4. Theory and practice in anthropology

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, and candidates are asked to answer three questions, each from a different section.

BA5. Human dispersal and the evolution of human diversity

The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination containing between four and six questions and candidates are asked to answer two questions.

BA6. Humans in an evolutionary paradigm

This paper is assessed by essay.

BA7. Hunter-gatherers and human evolution

The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination containing between four and six questions and candidates are asked to answer two questions.

BA8. Genetic anthropology

The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination containing between four and six questions and candidates are asked to answer two questions.

BA9. Ape disease and conservation biology

The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination containing between four and six questions and candidates are asked to answer two questions. Twenty per cent of the total mark will be based upon submitted practical work.

BA11. Human evolution and health

The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination containing between four and six questions and candidates are asked to answer two questions.

BA12. Primate communication and the evolution of language

The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination containing between four and six questions and candidates are asked to answer two questions. Twenty per cent of the total mark will be based upon submitted practical work.

BA14. Cultural primatology

The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination containing between four and six questions and candidates are asked to answer two questions.

BA15. Human evolutionary endocrinology

The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination containing between four and six questions and candidates are asked to answer two questions. Twenty per cent of the total mark will be based upon submitted practical work.

BA16. Data handling in biological anthropology

The examination paper will consist of a two-hour examination and candidates will have to answer two questions, the first question involving a computer exercise.

Classical Tripos, Part II, 2015: amendment to prescribed subjects and books

The Faculty Board of Classics give notice of the following changes and additions to the prescribed subjects and books for the Classical Tripos, 2015 (Statutes and Ordinances, 2012, p. 292):

Part II

GROUP A (LITERATURE)

Paper A2. Prescribed Greek texts

Apollo and Dionysus

GROUP B (PHILOSOPHY)

Paper B3. A prescribed subject or period in Greek and Roman philosophy

Reason and reasoning

GROUP X

Paper X1. A subject specified by the Faculty Board from time to time

Being human: ancient and modern perspectives

Classical Tripos: prescribed subjects and books

The details of subjects and books prescribed for the following examinations in the Classical Tripos are now available on the Faculty of Classics website at http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/current-students/prescribed_subjects_and_books/:

Preliminary examination for Part Ia of the Classical Tripos, 2014

Parts Ia, Ib, and II of the Classical Tripos, 2014

Part II of the Classical Tripos, 2015

Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II (History and Philosophy of Science), 2013–14: amendment to prescribed sources

The Board of History and Philosophy of Science give notice that some amendments have been made to the prescribed sources for the essay component of Paper 6 of the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II, in History and Philosophy of Science, 2013–14. The full, updated list is available at http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/admin/part_ii_prescribed_sources.pdf.

Examination in Engineering for Sustainable Development for the degree of Master of Philosophy, 2013: modules and form of examination

The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering gives notice that the mandatory and optional modules available for study for the M.Phil. in Engineering for Sustainable Development (Statutes and Ordinances, 2012, p. 518) in the academical year 2013–14 and the form of examination of each module will be as follows:

Core modules (mandatory)

(all assessed by course-work)

Michaelmas 2013

ESD 100

Concepts, values, and change processes

ESD 200

Sustainability methods and metrics

MOT&I

Management of technology and innovation (2 components = 1 module)

Lent 2014

MOT&I

Management of technology and innovation (2 components = 1 module)

Outer core modules (two required from the following list)1

ESD 300

Sustainability assessment of large infrastructure projects

ESD 450

Policy, legislation, and government

ESD 500

Sustainable design and implementation

ESD 600

Development engineering

Optional modules

Michaelmas 2013 (two required)

Mode of assessment2

ESD-E453

Environmental engineering

course-work

4B14

Solar electronic power: generation and distribution

course-work and examination

4B19

Renewable electrical power

examination

4D13

Architectural engineering

course-work

4D14

Contaminated land and waste containment

course-work and examination

4E4

Management of technology

course-work

4E63

Accounting and finance

course-work

4I7

Electricity and environment

course-work

4M15

Sustainable energy

course-work

4M18

Present and future energy systems

examination

4M19

Advanced building physics

course-work

TP1

Introduction to technology policy

course-work

TPE64

Uncertainty and real options in systems design

course-work

TPE8

Systems dynamics

course-work

TPE9

Negotiation skills

course-work

MM 204

Environment and sustainability

course-work

ESD-A2

Sustainable architecture and urban design

course-work

ESD-Geog4

Politics, society, and nature

course-work

Lent 2014 (two required)1

Mode of assessment2

4D15

Sustainable water engineering

course-work

4E5

International business economics

course-work

4E11

Strategic management

course-work

4G4

Biomimetics

course-work

5R18

Environmental fluid mechanics

course-work

TPE7

Political economy of technology policy

course-work

TPE10

Management of the innovation process

course-work

TPE14

Project management

course-work

EP104

Climate change policy and land development

examination

ESD-CE2

Sustainability and chemical engineering

examination

The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering reserve the right to modify this list during the Michaelmas Term 2013.

Footnotes

  • 1Two modules can be selected from the outer core as elective modules.


  • 2All written examinations are of one-and-a-half hours duration unless otherwise specified.


  • 3Subject to a minimum of six students.


  • 4A cap will be placed of approximately five Engineering for Sustainable Development students per module.


Examination in Environmental Policy for the degree of Master of Philosophy, 2013–14: amendment

The Degree Committee for the Department of Land Economy announce the following amendment to the Notice published on 5 June 2013 (Reporter, 6311, 2012–13, p. 612):

Environmental Policy

Paper EP03 has been renamed as ‘International environmental law I’ and will now be examined by a two-hour written examination only.

Paper EP05 has been renamed as ‘International environmental law II’ and will now be examined by a 4,000-word essay only.

Paper EP06 ‘Aspects of environmental policy-making’ has been withdrawn and will not be offered in 2013–14.