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No 6370

Wednesday 17 December 2014

Vol cxlv No 14

pp. 298–316

Regulations for examinations

Historical Tripos, Part I

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 351)

With effect from 1 October 2014

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of History, have approved an amendment to the supplementary regulations for Part I to indicate that Paper 4 will be set in two sections.

By amending the regulation so as to read:

Papers 2–6. British political history, from ad 380 to the present day

In these papers candidates will be required to show knowledge of political aspects and also of general aspects of English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh history where relevant to the period studied. Candidates will be expected to show evidence of their ability to use and interpret contemporary documents. In each paper three questions must be answered but no question shall be specified as compulsory, except that in Paper 4 (British political history, 1485–1714) candidates will be required to answer at least one question from each of sections A and B.

Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos, Part Ib

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 380)

With effect from 1 October 2015

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Biology, have approved an amendment to the regulations for Part Ib so that the examination in Neurobiology with Animal Behaviour is the same as for Neurobiology with Human Behaviour.

By removing Regulation 20(b), renumbering 20(c) as 20(b), and amending the first sentence so as to read:

(b)The examinations in Neurobiology with Animal Behaviour and in Neurobiology with Human Behaviour shall each consist of:

Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ib

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 409)

With effect from 1 October 2014

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Committee of Management for the Natural Sciences Tripos, have approved an amendment to the regulations for the Tripos so as to remove the subject History and Philosophy of Science from the list of subjects that require records of practical work to be submitted.

Regulation 23.

By deleting the asterisk that precedes the subject History and Philosophy of Science in sub-paragraph (a)(i).

Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science, and Master of Letters

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 504)

With effect from 1 October 2015

The General Board, with the concurrence of the Board of Graduate Studies, have approved an amendment to the regulations for the Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science, and Master of Letters to increase the fees for Examiners. The fees payable will be subject to review by the Board of Graduate Studies in 2017–18.

Regulation 11.

By amending the second sentence of the regulation so as to read:

Such a fee shall be £165 if the Examiner takes part in the oral or other examination specified in Regulation 6(b), or £100 if the Examiner does not so take part, either because the Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee, have dispensed with the oral or other examination or for any other reason.

Examination in Clinical Science for the M.Phil. Degree

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 521)

With effect from 1 October 2015

The General Board have approved, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine, that the theme ‘Translational Medicine and Therapeutics’ be replaced with the theme ‘Experimental Medicine’ with effect from 1 October 2015.

Any students who have already been offered a place in October 2015 under the current theme will be advised of the change and be given the opportunity to withdraw.

Examination in Conservation Leadership for the M.Phil. Degree

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 522)

With effect from 1 October 2014

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Geography, have approved an amendment to the regulation for the scheme of examination in Conservation Leadership so as to introduce a discretionary oral examination on any or all of the assessed components.

By introducing a final paragraph to the regulation that reads:

The examination may include, at the discretion of the Examiners, an oral examination on any or all of the assessed components.

Examination in Social Anthropology for the M.Phil. Degree

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 546)

With effect from 1 October 2015

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science, have approved amendments to the regulations so as to increase the thesis word count from 12,000 to 13,000 words; specify the timeframes in which the Degree Committee will announce a list of optional papers and their corresponding topics for the 6,000-word essay; and remove Paper 3 (Social anthropology and the professional process) from the choice of written papers.

By amending Regulations 1 and 2 so as to read:

1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Social Anthropology for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:

(a)a thesis, of not more than 13,000 words in length, including footnotes, but excluding tables, appendices, and bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science, which shall not fall within the field of any paper or essay offered by the candidate;

(b)an essay, of not more than 6,000 words in length, on a topic chosen from a list of topics published by the Degree Committee by the division of Michaelmas Term, such topics corresponding to a list of optional papers published by the Degree Committee by the end of the preceding Easter Term;

(c)two written papers:

Paper 1. The scope of social anthropology I: production and reproduction.

Paper 2. The scope of social anthropology II: systems of power and knowledge.

2. In place of any one of the papers which a candidate would otherwise be required to offer under Regulation 2(c) a candidate may, by special permission of the Degree Committee granted after considering the candidate’s experience and special qualifications, offer an essay of not more than 6,000 words in length, exclusive of footnotes, appendices, and bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.

Examination in Sustainability Leadership for the M.St. Degree

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 562)

With immediate effect

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Strategic Committee of the Institute of Continuing Education and with the concurrence of the Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s Management Board and the Faculty Board of Business and Management, have approved a new Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainability Leadership, which will serve as an exit award for those students satisfactorily completing the essay components but not the thesis for the award of the degree of Master of Studies.

By inserting new Regulation 4 in the regulations for the examination in Sustainability Leadership for the M.St. Degree:

4. The Examiners may recommend to the Degree Committee that it recommends to the Institute of Sustainability Leadership’s Management Board the award of the Postgraduate Certificate to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed the requirements specified in Regulation 2(a) and (b), and who has not completed, or fails to reach the required standard in, the thesis.

Certificate in Humanities Computing for Languages

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 579)

With immediate effect

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, have agreed that the examination for the Certificate in Humanities Computing for Languages be suspended in 2014–15.

Certificates in Modern Languages

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 580)

With immediate effect

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, have agreed that the examinations for the Certificates in Modern Languages be suspended until further notice.

Examination in Theology and Religious Studies for the Certificate of Postgraduate Study

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 587)

With effect from 1 October 2015

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Divinity, have approved amendments to the regulations in order to remove the requirement for a candidate to complete the registration procedure before being able to be awarded the Certificate.

Regulation 2.

By removing sub-section (c) of the regulation.

The Faculty Board of Divinity are satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2016 will be affected.

Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 589)

With immediate effect

The General Board have agreed to the addition of the following award in the Schedule to Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University:

Certificates

Institute of Continuing Education

Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainability Leadership