No 6347
Wednesday 14 May 2014
Vol cxliv No 30
pp. 525–557
The list of examinations in 2013–14 in which calculators are permitted, which was published on 2 October 2013 (Reporter, 6319, 2013–14, p. 19) should have the following addition:
(1) M.Phil. Examination in Clinical Science (Translational Medicine and Therapeutics)
The Faculty Board of History give notice that they have amended their announcement of Special and Specified Subjects for Part II of the Historical Tripos, 2015, as published on 17 July 2013 (Reporter, 6316, 2012–13, p. 746), as follows:
By withdrawing the following from the list of Special Subjects (Section B) for Papers 2 and 3:
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Fin de siècle Russia, 1891–1917 |
(K) |
By re-assigning the following Special Subject from slot (G) to slot (N):
An alternative history of Ireland: Religious minorities and identity in the 26 counties, 1900–1959
By adding the following to the list of Special Subjects for Papers 2 and 3:
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The culture of the miraculous in Renaissance Italy |
(G) |
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Food and drink in Britain and the wider world, c. 1550–1800 |
(H) |
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Class, party, and the politics of social identity in England, 1914–1945 |
(I) |
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The reconstruction of Germany, 1945–55 |
(P) |
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Indian democracy: ideas in action, c. 1947–2007 |
(Q) |
By adding to the list of papers in Part II, a new paper 6 (Section C) as follows:
States between states: the history of international political thought from the Roman empire to the early nineteenth century
By withdrawing the following from the list of Specified Subjects (Section D):
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17 |
The politics of knowledge from the late Renaissance to the early Enlightenment |
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23 |
The formation of the modern Middle East [Paper MES19 of Part Ib of the FAMES Tripos] |
By adding the following to the list of Specified Subjects:
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12 |
The Middle Ages on film: medieval violence and modern identities |
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25 |
Middle Eastern modernities, from c. 1700 to the present day |
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26 |
The American experience in Vietnam, 1941–75 |
By amending the title of Paper 27:
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From |
The history of Latin America in the Colonial Period, c. 1500–1830 |
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To |
The history of Latin America in the Colonial Period, 1500 to the present day |
Candidates for Part II in 2015, who have previously taken Part I of the Historical Tripos and who did not offer in that Part a paper falling mainly in the period before 1750, may meet the requirement to take a pre-1750 paper in Part II by offering one of the Special Subjects A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H or by offering one of the Papers 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 16 or a dissertation, provided that its subject falls mainly in the period before 1750.
Candidates for Part II in 2015, who have previously taken Part I of the Historical Tripos and who did not offer in that Part a paper in European History, may meet the requirement to take a European History paper in Part II by offering one of the following papers: 7, 9, 14, 21, and 22.
The Faculty Board are satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for examination will be adversely affected by these amendments.
The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages give notice of the following variable subjects to be examined in 2015:
Paper 17: A special subject in Linguistics: Language typology
Paper 19: A special subject in Linguistics
This paper is not available in 2014–15
The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages give notice of the following variable subjects to be examined in Part II in 2015:
Fr. 7. Topics in Medieval Studies (also serves as Paper 34 of Part II of the English Tripos) Defining the human in medieval French literature and culture
Fr. 14. A Special Topic in French studies (A): Theatre: Theory and practice, 1600–2000
Fr. 15. A Special Topic in French studies (B): This paper will not be available in 2014–15
Fr.16 A Special Topic in French studies (C): This paper will not be available in 2014–15
Ge. 12. A special period or subject in German literature, thought, or history (i): History and identity in Germany, 1750 to the present
Ge. 13. A special period or subject in German literature, thought, or history (ii): Aspects of German-speaking Europe since 1945
NL. 2. A special subject in Neo-Latin literature: Selected authors
Li. 17. A special subject in Linguistics: Language typology
CS. 5. A special subject in comparative literature (ii):The body
The Board of History and Philosophy of Science give notice that the prescribed sources for the essay component of the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II, in History and Philosophy of Science, 2014–15, are now available on the Departmental website at the following links:
For variable papers: http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/admin/part_ii_variable_papers.pdf
For prescribed sources: http://www.hps.cam.ac.uk/admin/part_ii_prescribed_sources.pdf