No 6403
Wednesday 11 November 2015
Vol cxlvi No 8
pp. 115–157
The General Board beg leave to report to the University as follows:
1. The General Board recommend the establishment of two Professorships as set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 below. The funding arrangements in each case were scrutinized by the Resource Management Committee at their meeting on the 14 October 2015.
2. The Board have accepted an academic case from the Council of the School of the Humanities and Social Sciences for the establishment from 1 September 2016 of an El-Erian Professorship of Economics in the Faculty of Economics. The Professorship will be funded by a benefaction of $25m from Mr Mohammed El-Erian of the El-Erian Family Foundation as an endowment to be held on trust by the University. The endowment will also support a Fellowship at Queen’s College to be held by the person holding the office and will provide funding to support the El-Erian Institute for Human Behaviour and Economic Policy within the Faculty of Economics. The Board have agreed that the El-Erian Professor of Economics shall be elected in accordance with Special Ordinance C (vii) B.6, provided that, on the occasion of an election to the Professorship, the General Board shall invite the Governing Body of Queens’ College to nominate a representative to receive papers and to attend meetings relating to the election, including the meeting of the Board of Electors as a non-voting observer. The election to the Professorship should be made by an ad hoc Board of Electors and preference should be given by the Electors to persons whose work is in the area of Human Behaviour and Economic Policy.
3. The Board have accepted an academic case from the Council of the School of Clinical Medicine for the establishment for a single tenure from 1 January 2016 of a Professorship of Otology and Skull Base Surgery in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences. The full cost of the Professorship will be met by the Cambridge Hearing Trust for the first two years, and thereafter by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The Board have agreed that election to the Professorship should be made by an ad hoc Board of Electors and that the candidature should be open to all persons whose work falls within the general field of the title of the office.
4. The General Board recommend:
I. That an El-Erian Professorship of Economics be established in the University from 1 September 2016, placed in the Schedule to Special Ordinance C (vii) 1, and assigned to the Faculty of Economics.
II. That regulations for the El-Erian Fund for Economics, as set out in the Schedule to this Report, be approved.
III. That a Professorship of Otology and Skull Base Surgery be established for a single tenure from 1 January 2016, placed in the Schedule to Special Ordinance C (vii) 1, and assigned to the Department of Clinical Neurosciences.
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4 November 2015 |
L. K. Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor |
Robert Kennicutt |
Helen Thompson |
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Philip Allmendinger |
Patrick Maxwell |
Graham Virgo |
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Robert Cashman |
Martin Millett |
Chris Young |
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Anne Davis |
Rachael Padman |
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Abigail Fowden |
Richard Prager |
1. The funds received from the Board of Cambridge in America representing a benefaction from Mohamed El-Erian together with such other sums as may be received or allocated for the same purpose, shall form a Fund called the El-Erian Fund for Economics.
2. The Managers shall be responsible for the administration of the Fund and the application of its expendable capital and income and shall comprise:
(a)the Head of the School of the Humanities and Social Science (who shall be Chair);
(b)the Chair of the Faculty Board of Economics;
(c)the El-Erian Professor of Economics (or, in the event the Professorship is vacant, another individual appointed by the Vice-Chancellor for such period as the Vice-Chancellor shall determine);
(d)a member appointed by the Governing Body of Queens’ College for such period as the Governing Body of Queens’ College shall determine; and
(e)an external member appointed by the Vice-Chancellor for such period as the Vice-Chancellor shall determine.
3. The University shall retain as permanent endowment those of the assets in the Fund which are contributed on the express understanding that they are to be treated as permanent endowment.
4. Subject to the arrangements specified by Cambridge in America at the time of receipt for the period ending on 15 August 2019 the income from the permanent endowment of the Fund shall be used to support research into human behaviour and economic policy through:
(a)the payment of the stipend, national insurance, pension contributions, and associated indirect costs of an El-Erian Professorship of Economics payable by the University and funding for the research activities of the Professor as determined by the Managers;
(b)a distribution of 4.95% of the income from the permanent endowment of the Fund to Queens’ College in each financial year in support of a linked Fellowship in Economics for the holder of the Professorship (or, in the event that the Fellowship is vacant, an equivalent payment to the College in support of teaching in economics); and
(c)a distribution of 45.45% of the income from the permanent endowment of the Fund to Queens’ College in each financial year in support of Studentships for doctoral research students selected by the Faculty of Economics, to be administered by the Governing Body of Queens’ College.
5. The income and (if the Managers think fit) the capital of the Fund not held as permanent endowment shall be used as follows:
(a)the funds so specified by Cambridge in America at the time of receipt shall be used for the support of research in human behaviour and economic policy through the foundation of an El-Erian Institute of Human Behaviour and Economic Policy in the Faculty of Economics which may include the funding of research, postdoctoral research fellowships and doctoral studentships, visitor programmes and conferences, and the support of research in human behaviour and economic policy in such manner as the Managers shall determine, provided that, if the Managers are satisfied that surplus funds are available, such surplus may be applied as an accretion to the funds held in accordance with Regulation 4(a); and
(b)the funds so specified by Cambridge in America at the time of receipt shall be distributed to Queens’ College for the support of outreach activities for the El-Erian Institute of Human Behaviour and Economic Policy in the Faculty of Economics which may include the funding of research, postdoctoral research fellowships and doctoral studentships, visitor programmes and conferences, and the support of research in human behaviour and economic policy in such manner as Queens’ College shall determine.
6. Any unexpended income in any financial year which the University is not required to distribute to Queens’ College may, at the discretion of the Managers, be carried forward for use as income in accordance with Regulation 4 or 5 in any one or more subsequent financial years in such proportions as the Managers determine.
7. The El-Erian Professor of Economics shall be elected in accordance with Special Ordinance C (vii) B.6, provided that, on the occasion of an election to the Professorship, the General Board shall invite the Governing Body of Queens’ College to nominate a representative to receive papers and to attend meetings relating to the election, including the meeting of the Board of Electors as a non-voting observer.
8. If the Fund ceases for any reason, the University shall (after meeting the costs or expenses resulting from such cessation):
(a)appoint the Governing Body of Queens’ College as trustee of any permanent endowment and associated income held in accordance with Regulations 4(b) and 4(c) to be held by Queens’ College for the purposes set out in Regulations 4(b) and 4(c) respectively; and
(b)distribute to Queens’ College any funds held in accordance with Regulation 5(b) to be held by the Governing Body of Queens’ College for the purposes set out in Regulation 5(b); and
(c)apply any of the Fund remaining after the satisfaction of paragraphs (a) and (b) of this regulation to any of the purposes of the Fund and otherwise for any purpose which is consonant with the original purpose of the Fund.
The General Board beg leave to report to the University as follows:
1. This Report proposes the introduction of two new joint Triposes, in History and Politics, and in History and Modern Languages, with effect from October 2017. These are not intended to replace existing Tripos provision in the core disciplines, but to supplement single-subject Triposes in order to attract high-quality students who currently apply elsewhere in pursuit of joint study in these subjects.
2. The proposals have arisen from the deliberations of a Working Group established by the Councils of the Schools of Arts and Humanities, and of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Working Group was convinced at an early stage of the potential of a limited number of joint degrees to enrich the intellectual environment of both Schools and enhance the number and quality of applicants. While noting the existing opportunities for ‘borrowing’ papers within the existing Tripos structure, the Working Group’s research showed a clear demand for a joint, integrated Tripos that allows students to study two complementary subjects equally. Not only is it difficult to convince potential applicants that ‘borrowing’ will give them the same intellectual experience as joint programmes offered by rival institutions, it is in fact not possible to create such learning pathways within current Tripos structures.
3. These proposals have the support of: the Faculty Boards of History, of Modern and Medieval Languages (MML), and of Human, Social, and Political Science; the Human, Social and Political Sciences (HSPS) Tripos Management Committee; the Councils of the two Schools; the Senior Tutors’ Committee; the Undergraduate Admissions Committee; and the Admissions Forum.
4. The core teaching contributions will be provided by the Faculties concerned. The new Triposes are largely based on existing courses; some new teaching will be introduced to ensure coherent academic linkage between the disciplines. The General Board are satisfied that this additional teaching can be provided within current staff resources.
5. The Triposes are not intended to mirror each other, but have been broadly based on the following pattern:
(a)Each Tripos will comprise a Part Ia, Part Ib, and Part II, each Part being based on a four-unit structure (where a unit consists of the papers that make up the core language component of a single language or any other paper taken from the relevant Tripos schedule). In History and Modern Languages (HML), this structure is supplemented at Part II by the Year Abroad Project.
(b)The first year (Part Ia) will play a critical role in introducing students to the fundamental materials and concepts in each of the two disciplines. History and Politics will introduce a new paper to integrate both subjects.
(c)The second year (Part Ib) will extend the core knowledge of the first, while increasing elements that integrate the two disciplines.
(d)The final year (Part II) of each Tripos will both allow specialization within the disciplines while also encouraging students to draw on and reflect upon their knowledge of each.
(e)Each Tripos will allow for appropriate subject specialization for those students who choose to pursue a particular combination of subjects. Careful thought has gone into the range of options that might be available, which will necessarily be less extensive than the range available to students on the MML, Historical, and HSPS Triposes, but nonetheless represent a rich array of stimulating options.
(f)Provision is made for students to transfer from the Joint Tripos to either of the respective single Triposes, or to other Triposes, subject to the normal conditions applying to such transfers. Transfers from the joint History and Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos will only be feasible after Part Ib; in other cases transfers could take place at either Part Ia or Part Ib. It will not normally be possible for students to transfer from a single Tripos to the Joint Tripos in History and Politics after Part Ia; transfers from a single Tripos to the Joint Tripos in History and Modern and Medieval Languages will be possible after either Part Ia or Part Ib, subject to requisite language skills. The attached Regulations indicate the possible transfers into one of the Joint Triposes. Transfers out of those Triposes into other Triposes will be addressed through such amendments to the Regulations for those latter Triposes as may be necessary in the event that the proposals in this Report are approved.
(g)There will be a single Board of Examiners, for each Part of each Tripos, comprised of sub-sets of the Boards of Examiners for the single Triposes. The Chair of each of the Boards of Examiners will rotate between the institutions concerned. Separate class-lists will be published in each Part of each Tripos.
(h)Each Tripos shall have a Committee of Management. That Committee’s responsibilities will include: keeping under review all student-related administration for the several Parts of the Tripos; advice to the relevant bodies on the efficient use of teaching; oversight of examinations; keeping under review the regulations for the Tripos; determining teaching timetables; liaison with the Colleges and the Senior Tutors’ Committee on student numbers and other matters of relevance to the Colleges; and promoting an understanding of the Tripos within and outside the University.
(i)Admissions numbers can be absorbed within the Planning Round numbers assigned to the Schools of the Arts and Humanities and of the Humanities and Social Sciences. In its first year, the Tripos will not be open to affiliated students, but this may be opened up in subsequent years.
6. The proposed Joint Tripos will draw on the considerable strengths of History and Politics and International Relations in Cambridge, and will be a very strong proposition in the UK higher education market. It will be an intellectually coherent course with some shared papers, and some papers unique to it designed to familiarize students with analytical methods from both Political Science and History. As such it should have a significant beneficial impact on the specific recruitment needs of both disciplines. While History has high quality applicants, it has not yet recovered from an earlier decrease in numbers; HSPS has buoyant applicant numbers but a lack of quality in depth. It is anticipated that a Joint Tripos would attract more high-quality students; would raise interest in the existing Historical Tripos; would attract Politics and International Relations students who are currently lost to rival degrees elsewhere; and would help recruit state school applicants in Politics and International Relations in particular – it is intended that these students will substitute for the ‘tail’ of the current HSPS intake and that the number in the Politics and International Relations Part II track in the HSPS Tripos will regularize.
7. This Tripos will be under the overall governance of the Faculty Board of History. In all major respects, the Tripos will be managed by a separate Committee of Management with representatives from the Faculty Board of History and the Department of Politics and International Studies, reporting to the relevant Faculty Boards on a regular basis.
8. The new Tripos will comprise Part Ia, Part Ib, and Part II. In their first year all students will take a specially designed paper to introduce them to methods and approaches from the two disciplines and guide them in how to study the disciplines in combination. They will also take papers in History and Politics that will provide a core grounding in historical knowledge, intellectual history, political science, and international relations. In their second year they will progress to more specialized papers in the history of political thought, international relations, comparative politics, and European and extra-European history, with options to pursue more tailored methodological training in quantitative and statistical analysis. Progression into the third year will allow students to specialize more within either History or Politics (including the opportunity for a dissertation) as well as requiring them to take a general paper assessing their overall knowledge and understanding of the two disciplines. Overall the aim of the Tripos is to build on Cambridge’s strengths across the two disciplines to provide a wide-ranging education in both History and Politics with an emphasis on the relationship between them. In particular Cambridge’s outstanding reputation in the history of political thought provides the opportunity to offer a uniquely integrated degree with a focus on the relationship between ideas, institutions, and international context. By the end of their course, students will have a good understanding of core concepts and methods across the two disciplines and specialist knowledge enabling them to pursue postgraduate work in a wide range of disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. The rigour, diversity, and flexibility of the degree will also leave them extremely well placed for the employment market.
9. In Part Ia, students will take four units:
•a new paper exploring evidence, argument, comparative politics, evidence, and sources;
•two specified papers in Politics;
•one paper from a specified range in History.
10. In Part Ib, students will take four units:
•one paper in the History of Political Thought;
•one paper in International Relations or Comparative Politics;
•one paper from a specified range in History;
•one paper from a specified range in Politics.
11. In Part II, students will take:
•one general and thematic paper;
•three papers from a specified range offered by Politics and History (one paper may be replaced by a dissertation of 10,000 words).
12. Evidence from other universities indicates that joint programmes are highly attractive, but that a number of applicants to joint programmes are eventually admitted to a single track. It is anticipated that the introduction of this Tripos will increase the overall numbers of applications from well qualified students, either to this Tripos or to existing Triposes, and that a cohort of between 30–40 p.a. can, in time, reasonably be expected for the Joint Tripos.
13. The proposed Joint Tripos combines Cambridge’s recognized strengths in History and Modern Languages and addresses perceived problems in each area. The History Faculty does not receive sufficient applications from candidates who are proficient in languages. Currently, many applicants are lost to Oxford who are either set on reading for a joint history and languages degree or who are sufficiently interested in doing so to exclude Cambridge at an early stage of their reflections on where to study. Modern and Medieval Languages has suffered from falling applications over recent years. The main cause has been the effect of government languages policy in the school system, which has led to a decline in the take-up of languages at secondary level and the consequent erosion of their attractiveness as a subject for university study. At the same time, the increasingly non-literary focus of school language curricula has led to a certain drift away from the traditional strengths of modern languages departments in literary study. Offering a course in History and Modern Languages would bring Cambridge into line with the other successful languages departments in the UK and attract a significant number of very good students. This new programme will enable students better to engage with non-English-language sources and secondary literature; and open possibilities for future specialized study. In the first instance, the languages available will be French, German, and Spanish (post-A-level), and Russian (post-A-level and ab initio). Italian will be added with effect from the second intake in 2018, with other languages included at a later stage.
14. The Tripos will be under the governance of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages. In all major respects, the Tripos will be managed by a separate Committee of Management with representatives from the Faculty Boards of History and of Modern and Medieval Languages, reporting to those Faculty Boards on a regular basis.
15. The new Tripos will comprise Part Ia, Part Ib, and Part II. In Part Ia students will enhance their written and spoken language skills and study one related course, normally an introduction to the literature, thought, and history of the relevant country. In addition they will choose two outline courses from the History Part I schedule which will widen their range of historical knowledge and introduce them to the methods of historical enquiry. In Part Ib students will continue their advanced language (or ab initio) study. In addition they will choose three further papers, at least one from each Tripos (the Part Ib schedules in MML and the Part I schedule in History). The two-year Part II comprises a Year Abroad and a final year of study in Cambridge. The Year Abroad will give students the opportunity to immerse themselves in the language, culture and politics of their chosen language area. They will also prepare a Year Abroad Project which will be examined in Part II and will normally have some bearing on the history of the country in which time is being spent. The Year Abroad Project will be a dissertation of 8,000 words relating to the culture, thought, history, or politics of the country in which the Year Abroad is spent. On their return to Cambridge at the start of the fourth year, students will also take an Advanced Oral examination, which contributes to the mark they receive for their language papers in Part II. During their final year students will take the regular advanced language papers in their chosen language. In addition they will study three other advanced papers (or two papers and a dissertation), at least one from each of the single Triposes. The dissertation will be 10,000 words. Students will graduate with near native-speaker skills in one language and with a deep knowledge and understanding of the area in which that language is used. They will also have acquired wide-ranging knowledge of European or extra-European history; they may have chosen to become proficient in the history of ideas, the history of culture, or political, social, and economic history. They will be well equipped to appeal to a wide range of potential employers; the possession of advanced language skills and of experience of living abroad is known to be high on the list of transferrable skills that are in great demand. They will also be very well qualified to undertake further study in either History or MML.
16. In Part Ia, students will take four units:
•the core post-A-level language papers in either French, German, Spanish, or Russian (including oral examination) or the core ab initio language papers in Russian;
•one other paper from a specified range in MML;
•two papers from a specified range in History.
17. In Part Ib, students will take four units:
•the core language papers in the chosen language (including an oral examination for those following the ab initio Russian track);
•one paper from a specified range in MML;
•one paper from a specified range in History;
•one further specialist paper from either subject.
18. In Part II, students will:
In their third year:
•undertake a Year Abroad, under arrangements comparable to those applying to the MML Tripos, and write a project report of 8,000 words.
In their fourth year:
•take the core language papers in the chosen language (including oral examination);
•take one paper from a specified range in MML;
•take one paper from a specified range in History;
•take one further specialist paper from either subject.
(One paper may be replaced by a dissertation of 10,000 words.)
19. All our competitor universities run very successful joint undergraduate programmes in History and Languages. As with History and Politics, it is anticipated that the introduction of this Tripos will increase the overall numbers of applications from well qualified students, either to this Tripos or to existing Triposes and that a cohort of between 15–20 p.a. can, in time, reasonably be expected for the HML Tripos.
20. Arrangements have been discussed with the Admissions Forum for management of admissions. Admissions Tutors and Directors of Studies will be fully briefed about the Triposes. Particular care will be taken, through the University’s Prospectus, the website, open days, and other student recruitment and widening participation activities, to ensure that the full range of choices open to students in each Tripos is clearly explained.
21. The General Board see a range of benefits in the proposals contained in this Report. They believe that they will provide attractive undergraduate routes through the University’s expertise in History, Politics, and Modern Languages. Discussions with representatives of Schools and Colleges have confirmed strong support for the proposals. Each will contribute positively to Cambridge’s widening participation strategies. The proposals play to the University’s strengths in the constituent disciplines while enhancing the educational provision.
22. The General Board recommend:
I. That a Tripos in History and Politics and a Tripos in History and Modern Languages be established with effect from 1 October 2017, with regulations as set out in Annexes I and II.
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4 November 2015 |
L. K. Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor |
Robert Kennicutt |
Helen Thompson |
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Philip Allmendinger |
Patrick Maxwell |
Graham Virgo |
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Robert Cashman |
Martin Millett |
Chris Young |
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Anne Davis |
Rachael Padman |
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Abigail Fowden |
Richard Prager |
1. The History and Politics Tripos shall consist of three Parts: Part Ia, Part Ib, and Part II. A separate class-list shall be published for each Part.
2. The Faculty Board of History shall be responsible for the Tripos and shall be advised by a Committee of Management for the Tripos which shall comprise such representatives of the Faculties of History and of Human, Social, and Political Science and which will have such responsibilities as the two Faculty Boards shall determine, and which shall report to both Faculty Boards.
3. On the recommendation of the Committee of Management, the Faculty Board of History shall nominate a Chair of Examiners and such number of Examiners and Assessors for each Part of the Tripos, as they shall deem sufficient, provided that the Chair, Examiners, and Assessors may be appointed to examine in more than one Part of the Tripos. If required to do so, Assessors shall set papers in the subject or subjects assigned to them, shall mark the answers of the candidates in these papers, shall assess dissertations, and shall present written reports to the Examiners. Assessors may be summoned to meetings of the Examiners for the purpose of consultation and advice, but shall not be entitled to vote.
4. The Faculty Board may from time to time make supplementary regulations defining all or any of the subjects and specified texts of examination, and may modify, alter, or withdraw such supplementary regulations as they see fit, as advised by the Committee of Management, due care being taken that sufficient notice is given of any changes.
5. Before the end of the Easter Term each year the Faculty Board shall give notice of the variable subjects for the examinations to be held in the academical year next following; provided that 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. The Board shall have power when they give notice of variable subjects to announce any restriction on the combination of papers that a candidate may offer.
6. The questions proposed by each Examiner and Assessor shall be submitted for approval to the whole body of Examiners for the Part of the Tripos concerned.
7. Separate meetings shall be held of all the Examiners for each Part, at which the respective class-lists shall be drawn up. In each class-list the names of candidates who deserve honours shall be placed in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes, and in each division of the second class, shall be arranged in alphabetical order. Those candidates placed in the first class whose work is of special merit shall be awarded a mark of distinction.
8. No student shall be a candidate for more than one Part, or any Part and also for another Honours examination in the same term.
9. No student who has been a candidate for any Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part.
10. A candidate shall not offer in any Part of the Tripos a paper that he or she has previously offered in another University examination.
11. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part Ia:
(a)a student who has not obtained honours in another Honours examination, provided that he or she has kept one term and that three complete terms have not passed after the student’s first term of residence;
(b)a student who has obtained honours in another Honours examination, in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that he or she has kept seven terms and that nine complete terms have not passed after the student’s first term of residence.
12. The scheme of examination for Part Ia shall be:
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Paper 1. |
Evidence and argument |
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Paper 2. |
Analysis of politics (also serves as Paper POL1 in Part I of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos and as an optional paper for Paper 5 of Part IIa of the Economics Tripos) |
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Paper 3. |
International relations I (also serves as Paper POL2 of Part I of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos and as an optional paper for Paper 5 of Part IIa of the Economics Tripos) |
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Paper 4. |
British political history, 1688–1886 (also serves as Paper 5 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
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Paper 5. |
British political history since 1880 (also serves as Paper 6 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
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Paper 6. |
European history, 1715–1890 (also serves as Paper 17 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
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Paper 7. |
European history since 1890 (also serves as Paper 18 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
A candidate for Part Ia shall be required to offer Papers 1–3 and one further paper from Papers 4–7.
13. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part Ib:
a student who has obtained honours in Part Ia of the Tripos in the next year after so obtaining honours.
14. The scheme of examination for Part Ib shall be as follows:
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Paper 8. |
History of political thought to c. 1700 (also serves as Paper 19 of Part I of the Historical Tripos, and as Paper POL7 of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos, and as Paper O6 of Part II of the Classical Tripos) |
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Paper 9. |
History of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 (also serves as Paper 20 of Part I of the Historical Tripos and as Paper POL8 of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) |
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Paper 10. |
International relations II (also serves as Paper POL3 of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) |
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Paper 11. |
Comparative politics (also serves as Paper POL4 of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) |
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Paper 12. |
World history since 1914 (also serves as Paper 23 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
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Paper 13. |
History of the United States since 1865 (also serves as Paper 24 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
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Paper 14. |
British economic and social history, 1700–1880 (also serves as Paper 10 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
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Paper 15. |
British economic and social history, since c. 1880 (also serves as Paper 11 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
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Paper 16. |
Statistics and economic methods |
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Paper 17. |
Conceptual issues in political and international relations (also serves as Paper POL5 of Part II of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) |
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Paper 18. |
Historical project |
A candidate for Part Ib shall be required to offer:
•either Paper 8 or 9; and
•either Paper 10 or 11; and
•one paper from Papers 12–15; and
•one paper from Papers 16–18.
Each paper shall be of three hours’ duration except Papers 17 and 18. The examination for Paper 17 shall consist of the submission of two essays each of not more than 5,000 words. The examination for Paper 18 shall consist of the submission of two essays of no fewer than 3,000 and not more than 5,000 words each. The Faculty Board of History shall publish prescribed titles or subjects for essays by the beginning of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination concerned. The two essays shall be typewritten and submitted, in accordance with detailed arrangements approved by the Faculty Board, not later than the first Friday of Full Lent Term and Full Easter Term respectively.
15. The following may present themselves as candidates for Part II:
(a)a student who has obtained honours in Part Ib of the Tripos in the year next after so obtaining honours, provided that the student has kept seven terms and twelve complete terms have not passed since her or his first term of residence;
(b)a student who has obtained honours in Part I of the Historical Tripos in the next year after so obtaining honours, provided that he or she has taken either Paper 19 or Paper 20 in Part I of that Tripos;
(c)a student who has obtained honours in Part IIa of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos, provided that he or she has taken either Paper POL7 or Paper POL8 in that Tripos.
16. The scheme of examination for Part II shall be as follows:
A candidate for Part II shall be required to offer:
•Paper 19; and
•either three papers from Papers 20–54;
•or two papers from Papers 20–54 and a dissertation.
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Paper 19. |
General themes and issues |
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Papers 20. |
The history of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 (also serves as Paper 4 of Part II of the Historical Tripos and as Paper POL10 of Parts IIa and IIb of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) |
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Paper 21. |
Political philosophy and the history of political thought since c. 1890 (also serves as Paper POL11 of Parts IIa and IIb of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos and Paper 5 of Part II of the Historical Tripos) |
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Paper 22. |
States between states: The history of international political thought from the Roman Empire to the early nineteenth century (also serves as Paper 6 of Part II of the Historical Tripos) |
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Paper 23–27. |
Variable papers, approved by the Committee of Management, on subjects in Politics and International Relations specified by the Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science for Parts IIa and IIb of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos |
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Paper 31–54. |
Variable papers, approved by the Committee of Management, on topics or comparative themes in history specified by the Faculty Board of History for Part II of the Historical Tripos |
17. (a) A candidate for Part II who wishes to offer a dissertation under Regulation 16 shall submit an application, including the title of the proposed dissertation and a statement of the scheme of papers to be offered in examination. Applications, signed by the candidate’s Director of Studies, shall be submitted to the Faculty of History so as to arrive not later than the division of the Easter Term next preceding the examination. Applications submitted after that date will be considered by the Faculty Board only in the most exceptional circumstances.
(b)Each candidate shall obtain the approval of the proposed title by the Faculty Board not later than the last day of August preceding the examination. When the Faculty Board have approved a title, no change shall be made to it without the further approval of the Board. A candidate may submit a revised title no later than the division of the Lent Term; titles submitted after that date will be considered by the Board only in the most exceptional circumstances.
(c)A dissertation shall be not less than 10,000 words and not more than 15,000 words in length, shall show knowledge of primary sources if on a historical subject, and shall give full reference to all sources used. Each dissertation shall be typewritten, with proper attention to style and presentation in accordance with detailed guidelines issued by the Faculty Board. Candidates will be required to provide a brief synopsis of the contents of the dissertation, and to declare that the dissertation is their own original work and that it does not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose.
(d)A dissertation shall be submitted in accordance with arrangements approved by the Faculty Board, so as to arrive not later than the first Friday of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held.
(e)A candidate may be called for viva voce examination on her or his dissertation and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.
1. The History and Modern Languages Tripos shall consist of three Parts: Part Ia, Part Ib, and Part II. A separate class-list shall be published for each Part.
2. The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages shall be responsible for the Tripos and shall be advised by a Committee of Management for the Tripos which shall comprise such members of the Faculty Boards of History and of Modern and Medieval Languages and which will have such responsibilities as these Boards shall determine, and which shall report to both Faculty Boards.
3. On the recommendation of the Committee of Management, the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages shall nominate a Chair of Examiners and such number of Examiners and Assessors as they shall deem sufficient to conduct the examination for each Part of the Tripos. There shall be at least one Examiner in each language. If required to do so, Assessors shall set papers in the subject or subjects assigned to them, shall mark the answers of the candidates in these papers, shall set and conduct oral examinations, shall assess dissertations and projects, and shall present written reports to the Examiners. Assessors may be summoned to meetings of the Examiners for the purpose of consultation and advice, but shall not be entitled to vote. Two Examiners or Assessors shall be present for each oral examination in a language.
4. The Faculty Board may from time to time make supplementary regulations defining all or any of the subjects and specified texts of examination, and may modify, alter, or withdraw such supplementary regulations as they see fit, as advised by the Committee of Management, due care being taken that sufficient notice is given of any changes.
5. Before the end of the Easter Term each year the Faculty Board shall give notice of the variable subjects for the examinations to be held in the academical year next following; provided that 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. The Board shall have power when they give notice of variable subjects to announce any restriction on the combination of papers that a candidate may offer.
6. The questions proposed by each Examiner and Assessor shall be submitted for approval to the whole body of Examiners for the Part of the Tripos concerned.
7. Separate meetings shall be held of all the Examiners for each Part, at which the respective class-lists shall be drawn up. In each class-list the names of candidates who deserve honours shall be placed in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes, and in each division of the second class, shall be arranged in alphabetical order. Those candidates placed in the first class whose work is of special merit shall be awarded a mark of distinction. The class-list for Part Ia shall indicate the modern languages examined and whether the candidate has taken that language ab initio or post-A-level.
8. No student shall be a candidate for more than one Part, or any Part and also for another Honours examination in the same term.
9. No student who has been a candidate for any Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part.
10. A candidate shall not offer in any Part of the Tripos a paper that he or she has previously offered in another University examination.
11. Modern and Medieval Languages Examinations shall be held in the following languages: French, German, Russian, and Spanish.
12. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part Ia:
(a)a student who has not obtained honours in another Honours examination, provided that he or she has kept one term and that three complete terms have not passed after the student’s first term of residence;
(b)a student who has obtained honours in another Honours examination, in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that he or she has kept seven terms and that nine complete terms have not passed after the student’s first term of residence.
13. The scheme of examination for Part Ia shall be:
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European history, 776 bc–ad 69 (also serves as Paper 12 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
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Paper 2. |
European history, 31 bc–ad 900 (also serves as Paper 13 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
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Paper 3. |
European history, 900–c. 1215 (also serves as Paper 14 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
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Paper 4. |
European history, 1200–1520 (also serves as Paper 15 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
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Paper 5. |
European history, 1450–1760 (also serves as Paper 16 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
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Paper 6. |
European history, 1715–1890 (also serves as Paper 17 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
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Paper 7. |
European history, since 1890 (also serves as Paper 18 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
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Paper 8. |
History of political thought to c. 1700 (also serves as Paper 19 of Part I of the Historical Tripos and as Paper POL7 of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos and as Paper O6 of Part II of the Classical Tripos) |
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Paper 9. |
History of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 (also serves as Paper 20 of Part I of the Historical Tripos and as Paper POL8 of Parts IIa and IIb of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) |
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Paper 10. |
Empires and world history from the fifteenth century to the First World War (also serves as Paper 21 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
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Paper 11. |
World History since 1914 (also serves as Paper 23 of Part I of the Historical Tripos) |
(i)French, German, and Spanish
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Paper B1 |
Use of the foreign language |
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Paper B2 |
Translation from the foreign language |
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Oral examination B |
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(ii)Russian
Either Option A (ab initio):
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Paper A1 |
Introduction to the foreign language 1: Use of Russian |
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Paper A2 |
Introduction to the foreign language 2: Translation from Russian |
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Paper A3 |
Introduction to the foreign language 3: Introduction to Russian culture |
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Oral examination A |
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or Option B (post-A-level):
Papers B1, B2, and Oral examination B, as in (i) above.
(iii)Introductory Scheduled Paper relating to the language concerned:
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Introduction to French literature, linguistics, film, and thought (also serves as Paper Fr.1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos); |
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Introduction to German studies (also serves as Paper Ge.1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos); |
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Introduction to the language, literatures, and cultures of the Spanish speaking world (also serves as Paper Sp.1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Introduction to Russian culture (also serves as Paper Sl.1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
A candidate shall offer (a) two papers from Papers 1–11, (b) the papers indicated in (i) or (ii) above, and, for candidates taking Papers B1, B2, and oral examination B, (c) the relevant paper in (iii).
14. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part Ib:
(a)a student who has obtained honours in Part Ia of the Tripos, in the year after so obtaining honours;
(b)a student who has obtained honours in Part Ia of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, in the year next after so obtaining honours;
(c)a student who has obtained honours in another Honours Examination, in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that he or she has kept four terms and that nine complete terms have not passed after her or his first term of residence, and subject to the prior approval of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages.
The scheme of examination for Part Ib shall be:
Papers 1–11 from Regulation 13.
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French, German, Spanish, Russian (Option B) Translation into the foreign language, and test in the foreign language through audio-visual media (also serves as Paper B3 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Russian (Option A) |
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Use of the foreign language (also serves as Paper B1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) Translation from the foreign language (also serves as Paper B2 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) Oral examination B |
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Translation into the foreign language, and test in the foreign language through audio-visual media (also serves as Paper B3 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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The papers listed in Schedule A and in Schedule B |
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A candidate shall offer the papers indicated in either (i) or (ii)(a) or (ii)(b) above, and three other papers, including at least one paper from Papers 1–11 in Regulation 13, and one paper from (iii) above.
15. A candidate may offer, in place of one of the designated papers from (iii) above two long essays, each of not fewer than 3,500 and not more than 4,000 words in length including footnotes but excluding bibliography. Both essays must be in answer to questions prescribed by the examiners for the paper and advertised by the division of term preceding the submission deadlines. The two essays shall be submitted to the Secretary of the Faculty Board, in accordance with detailed arrangements approved by the Board, so as to arrive not later than 12 noon on the first Friday of the Full Lent Term and Full Easter Term respectively. Candidates may receive one hour’s supervision devoted to discussion of a plan of each essay but shall receive no further assistance in the writing of the essays. Detailed instructions will be issued by the Committee of Management regarding any other requirements for the essays as a whole. Candidates will be required to declare that the essays are their own work, and that they do not overlap in content with material submitted for supervisions. Candidates may be called for viva voce examination in connection with their essays.
16. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part II:
(a)a student who has obtained honours in Part Ib of the Tripos or Part Ib of the MML Tripos, and has subsequently spent a period abroad in accordance with the requirements of Regulations 19–21, may be a candidate in the year next but one after last obtaining honours, provided that he or she has kept seven terms and that fifteen terms have not passed after her or his first term of residence;
(b)a student who has obtained honours in Part I of the Historical Tripos may be a candidate in the year next but one after last obtaining honours, provided that (a) he or she has kept seven terms and that fifteen terms have not passed after her or his first term of residence, (b) the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages has given its prior approval, and (c) he or she has satisfied the requirements of Regulations 19–21;
(c)a student who has obtained honours in another Honours examination may be a candidate in the year next but one and after last obtaining honours subject to the same proviso as in (b) above.
17. The scheme of examination shall be:
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Translation from and into the foreign language (also serves as Paper C1 of the Modern and Medieval languages Tripos) Foreign language text and culture (also serves as Paper C2 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) Oral examination C; |
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A Year Abroad Project, which shall be offered in accordance with the requirements of Regulations 19–21; |
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The papers listed in Schedule B and in Schedule C; |
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The history of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 (also serves as Paper 4 of Part II of the Historical Tripos and as Paper POL10 of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) Political philosophy and the history of political thought since c. 1890 (also serves as Paper 5 of Part II of the Historical Tripos and as Paper POL11 of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos) Papers on topics or comparative themes in history, as specified by the Committee of Management from among those specified by the Faculty Board of History for Part II of the Historical Tripos. |
A candidate shall offer:
(a)the papers in the relevant language in (i) above;
(b)a Year Abroad Project in accordance with the requirements of Regulations 19–21;
(c)either three papers from Schedule C and Schedule B and from (iv) above, provided that at least one paper shall be offered from those listed in the Schedules and one paper shall be offered from those listed in (iv)
or one paper from (iii) above, and one paper from (iv) above, and a dissertation in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 18;
provided that a candidate who has previously offered a paper from Schedule B cannot offer another paper from that Schedule, and provided that no candidate may offer more than one paper from Schedule B.
18. (a) A candidate for Part II who wishes to offer a dissertation under Regulation 17 shall submit an application, including the title of the proposed dissertation and a statement of the scheme of papers to be offered in the examination. Applications, signed by the candidate’s Director of Studies, shall be submitted to the Modern and Medieval Languages Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of the Easter Term next preceding the examination. Applications submitted after that date will be considered only in the most exceptional circumstances.
(b)Each candidate shall obtain the approval of the proposed title by the Committee of Management no later than the third Friday of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. When that Committee has approved a title, no change shall be made to it without the further approval of the Committee. A candidate may submit a revised title so as to reach the Modern and Medieval Languages Faculty Office not later than the division of the Lent Term; titles submitted after that date will be considered only in the most exceptional circumstances.
(c)A dissertation shall be not less than 10,000 and not more than 15,000 words in length, shall show knowledge of primary sources, and shall give full reference to all sources used. Each dissertation shall be typewritten, with proper attention to style and presentation in accordance with detailed guidelines issued by the Committee of Management. Candidates will be required to provide a full brief synopsis of the contents of the dissertation, and to declare that the dissertation is their own original work and that it does not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose.
(d)A dissertation shall be submitted to the Modern and Medieval Languages Faculty Office, in accordance with arrangements approved by the Board, so as to arrive not later than the first Friday of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held.
(e)A candidate may be called for viva voce examination on her or his dissertation and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.
19. A Year Abroad Project offered under Regulation 17 shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions set out below.
(a)Every Year Abroad Project offered under Regulation 17 shall normally relate to an aspect of the history, thought, or culture of the country in which the year abroad is spent.
(b)A candidate shall give notice to the Modern and Medieval Languages Faculty Office of the subject of the proposed project and the general area within which it will fall by a date announced by the Committee of Management, which shall be not later than the third Friday of the Full Easter Term in the year next but one preceding the examination. If, after giving such notice, a candidate subsequently wishes to revise her or his choice of subject and to offer a project on a subject that falls within a general area different from that notified, he or she must seek the permission of the Committee of Management not later than the division of the Full Lent Term in the year next preceding the examination.
After giving notice as required above, a candidate shall submit the proposed title of the project to the Modern and Medieval Languages Faculty Office, in accordance with instructions issued by the Committee of Management.
(c)A Year Abroad Project shall be written in English, except that quotations from primary sources must be in the language of the original.
(d)A Year Abroad Project shall normally be of not less than 7,000 words and in any case not more than 8,000 words in length.
(e)The word limits specified above include notes and appendices but exclude bibliography. A project shall be typewritten. Each candidate will be required to sign a declaration that the project is her or his own work, unaided except as may be specified in the declaration, and that it does not contain material that has already been used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose.
(f)Two copies of the Year Abroad Project shall be submitted, in accordance with detailed arrangements approved by the Committee of Management.
(g)A candidate may be called for viva voce examination on the subject of her or his Year Abroad Project.
(h)No student shall be a candidate for Part II unless evidence has been produced to the Modern and Medieval Languages Faculty Office that during the academical year next before the year of the examination he or she has spent a period studying abroad under conditions approved by the Committee of Management in a country or countries relevant to the papers to be offered in examination. Such evidence will normally consist of a certificate from a university or employer confirming dates of attendance. Every student shall submit a report on their year abroad in the manner prescribed by the Committee of Management. Students shall keep the Modern and Medieval Languages Faculty Office informed of their address abroad at all times.
(i)A candidate proposing to study abroad shall apply for the approval of her or his plans, using a form issued by the Year Abroad Office. The application shall be submitted through the candidate’s Director of Studies to the Year Abroad Office so as to arrive not later than the last day of Full Michaelmas Term in the academical year next preceding that which the candidate proposes to spend abroad, and shall indicate the country or countries that the student intends to visit and the way in which he or she will be occupied while abroad. If a student subsequently changes her or his plans, he or she must inform the Year Abroad Office and seek permission afresh.
Fr.2. Structures and varieties of French
Fr.3. Love, violence, and power in France, 1100–1500 (also serves as Paper 12 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos)
Fr.4. Rethinking the human: French literature, thought, and culture, 1500–1700
Fr.5. Revolutions in writing, 1700–1900
Fr.6. Innovation and upheaval: deformation and reformulation in the 20th and 21st centuries
Ge.2. German history and thought since 1750
Ge.3. Introduction to German literary texts
Ge.4. The making of German culture, I
Ge.5. Modern German culture I, 1750 to 1914
Ge.6. Modern German culture, II
Ge.7. German, a linguistic introduction
Sp.2. Introduction to Hispanic texts
Sp.3. Medieval Iberian and Spanish Golden Age culture
Sp.4. Modern Spanish culture and history
Sp.5. Spanish-American culture and history
Sp.6. Topics in medieval Iberian culture
Sp.10. Introduction to Catalan language and culture
Sp.11. The Hispanic languages (also serves as Paper 21 of the Linguistics Tripos)
Sl.2. The history and culture of Early Rus
Sl.3. Early modern Russia: Literature, history, and visual culture from 1300 to 1725
Sl.4. Russian culture from the Golden Age to the Silver Age
Sl.5. Russian culture after 1880
Sl.6. Russian culture after 1953
Sl.7. Soviet and Russian cinema
Sl.8. The history of the Russian language (also serves as Paper 23 of the Linguistics Tripos)
Sl.9. Introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Ukraine
Sl.10. Studies in twentieth-century Ukrainian literature and film
Sl.11. Russia in revolution from 1861 to 1917
Sl.12. Socialist Russia 1917–1991
Sl.13. Introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Poland
Du.5. Introduction to the language and literature of the Low Countries (Part Ib)
Gr.3. Introduction to Modern Greek language and culture (Part Ib and Part II)
NL1. Introduction to Neo-Latin literature 1350–1700 (Part Ib and Part II).
Pg.3. Introduction to the language and literature of Portugal, Brazil, and Portuguese-speaking Africa (Part Ib and Part II)
Sl.9. Introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Ukraine (Part Ib and Part II)
Sl13 Introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Poland (Part Ib and Part II)
Sp.10. Introduction to the Catalan language and culture (Part Ib and Part II)
Fr.7. Topics in medieval studies to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time (also serves as Paper 18 of Part II of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos and as Paper 34 of Part II of the English Tripos)
Fr.8. Living, loving, and dying in Renaissance France (also serves as Paper 35 of Part II of the English Tripos)
Fr.9. Reason, experience, and authority: French literature, thought, and history, 1594–1700 (also serves as Paper 36 of Part II of the English Tripos)
Fr.10. Enlightenment and its limits (also serves as Paper 37 of Part II of the English Tripos)
Fr.11. Gender, desire, and power in 19th century French culture (also serves as Paper 38 of Part II of the English Tripos)
Fr.12. Ethics and experience: literature, thought, and visual culture of the French-speaking world (1900 to the present) (also serves as Paper 39 of Part II of the English Tripos)
Fr.13. The French language: variation and change (also serves as Paper 33 of the Linguistics Tripos)
Fr.14. A special topic in French studies (A) to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time
Fr.15. A special topic in French studies (B) to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time
Fr.16. A special topic in French studies (C) to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time
Ge.8. German literature, thought, and history, from 1700 to 1815, including Goethe works to 1832
Ge.9. German literature, thought, and history, from 1815 to 1914
Ge.10. German literature, thought, and history, since 1910
Ge.11. Aspects of the history of the German language (also serves as Paper 22 of the Linguistics Tripos)
Ge.12. A special period or subject in German literature, thought, or history (i)
Ge.13. A special period or subject in German literature, thought, or history (ii)
Ge.14. The making of German culture II
Ge.15. Modern German cultures of performance
Sp.7. Spanish literature, thought, and history, from 1492–1700
Sp.8. Spanish cinema and television
Sp.9. Spanish literature, thought, and history, after 1820
Sp.10. Introduction to the Catalan language and culture
Sp.11. The Hispanic languages (also serves as Paper 21 of the Linguistics Tripos)
Sp.12. Latin-American culture
Sp.13. Contemporary Latin-American culture
Sp.14. Spanish literature, life, and history, before 1492
Sl.2. The history and culture of Early Rus
Sl.3. Early modern Russia: Literature, history, and visual culture from 1300 to 1725
Sl.4. Russian culture from the Golden Age to the Silver Age
Sl.5. Russian culture after 1880
Sl.6. Russian culture after 1953
Sl.7. Soviet and Russian cinema
Sl.8. The history of the Russian language (also serves as Paper 23 of the Linguistics Tripos)
Sl.9. Introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Ukraine
Sl.10. Studies in twentieth-century Ukrainian literature and film
Sl.11. Russia in revolution, from 1861 to 1917
Sl.12. Socialist Russia 1917–1991
Sl.13. Introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Poland
1Supplementary regulations will be inserted as and when required.