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No 6414

Wednesday 10 February 2016

Vol cxlvi No 19

pp. 349–362

Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II (Biological and Biomedical Sciences), 2016–17

The Faculty Board of Biology gives notice, in accordance with Regulation 30 for the Natural Sciences Tripos, that the following combinations of Major and Minor Subjects will be offered in the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II (Biological and Biomedical Sciences) in 2016–17.

Subject to any restrictions announced in a particular year by the Faculty Board under the provisions of Regulation 30, candidates are required to offer in the examination for Part II Biological and Biomedical Sciences of the Natural Sciences Tripos:

(a)the examination requirements of one Major Subject;

(b)the examination requirements of one Minor Subject;

(c)a dissertation of not more than 6,000 words, excluding tables, figures, and references.

All subjects make provision for candidates to offer a dissertation.

The subjects available and permissible combinations are listed below. Some subjects have restrictions on the number of candidates that can be accepted. Where possible this is indicated below; further information will be available as part of the Part II Subject Allocation process.

The Major Subjects for 2016–17 will be:

Major Subject

Permissible Minor Subjects

Examination requirements

402

Pathology (A and B)

103 104 105 107 108 109 113 114 116 118 119 120 123 124 126

Four written papers of three hours each.

403

Pathology (A and C)

104 105 107 108 109 111 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 122 123 124 126

Four written papers of three hours each.

404

Pathology (A and D)

103 104 105 107 108 109 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 123 124 126

Four written papers of three hours each.

405

Pathology (B and C)

104 105 107 108 109 111 113 114 116 118 119 120 123 124 126

Four written papers of three hours each.

406

Pathology (B and D)

103 104 105 106 107 108 109 111 113 114 116 118 119 120 121 123 124 126

Four written papers of three hours each.

407

Pathology (C and D)

104 105 107 108 109 111 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 123 124 126

Four written papers of three hours each.

408

Pharmacology

104 107 108 109 113 114 115 116 117 119 120 122 123 125 126 127 128

Four written papers of three hours each.

409

Psychology

108 111 115 121 124 125
Students may choose additional Minor Subjects that do not have lecture clashes with the Psychology modules chosen – please consult the relevant lecture timetables

Four written papers of three hours each.

411

Biochemistry
(maximum 7 candidates)

104 109 113 114 122 128

Five written papers: four papers of three hours each and one paper of three and a quarter hours.

412

Plant sciences (Cellular – M1, M2, L1, L3)

104 105 106 107 108 109 111 115 116 118 119 121 122 124 125 127 128

Four written papers of three hours each.

413

Plant sciences (Ecology – M3 and Zoology M2, L2 and Zoology L4)

103 104 105 106 107 108 109 111 113 114 118 121 122 124

Four written papers of three hours each.

414

Genetics (maximum 13 candidates)

104 105 107 109 113 114 115 116 118 122 125 127 128
A fifth Genetics module can be taken as a Minor Subject

Four written papers of three hours each.

415

Physiology, development, and neuroscience
(maximum 21 candidates)

106 108 111 121 122 127 128

Four written papers of three hours each.

424

Pathology (B and E)

103 104 107 108 109 113 114 116 118 123 126

Four written papers of three hours each.

425

Pathology (C and E)

104 107 108 109 113 114 116 117 118 122 123 126

Four written papers of three hours each.

426

Pathology (D and E)

103 104 107 108 109 113 114 116 117 118 123 126

Four written papers of three hours each.

427

Zoology (choose two from Zoology modules M1 to M8 or Plant sciences M3, and two from L1 to L7 or Genetics module 5)

Students may choose Minor Subjects that do not have lecture clashes with the Zoology modules chosen – please consult the relevant lecture timetables

Four written papers of three hours each.

428

Psychology, neuroscience, and behaviour (PNB)

Students may choose Minor Subjects that do not have lecture clashes with the PNB modules chosen – please consult the relevant lecture timetables

Four written papers of three hours each.

The Minor Subjects for 2016–17 will be:

Minor Subject

Examination requirements

103

Health and disease (HSPS Paper BAN4)
(maximum 15 candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

104

Human origins (HSPS Paper BAN3)
(maximum 15 candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

105

Behavioural ecology (HSPS Paper BAN2)
(maximum 15 candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

106

Neural degeneration and regeneration (Neuroscience module N5)
(maximum 15 candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

107

Philosophy and ethics of medicine (History and philosophy of science)
(maximum 50 candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

108

Health, medicine, and society (HSPS, Paper Soc 13)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

109

The family (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, Paper 11)
(limited spaces)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

111

Central mechanisms of motivation and emotion (Neuroscience module N6)
(maximum 15 candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

113

Early medicine (History and Philosophy of Science, Part II, Paper 2)
(maximum 12 candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

114

Modern medicine and biomedical sciences (History and Philosophy of Science, Part II, Paper 5)
(maximum 12 candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

115

Psychology of education (Education Studies Tripos, Part II)
(maximum 10 candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

116

Sociology of education (Education Studies Tripos, Part II)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

117

Philosophy of education (Education Studies Tripos, Part II)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

118

History of education (Education Studies Tripos, Part II)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

119

Plant and microbial genetics (Genetics module 2)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

120

Human genetics (Genetics module 4)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

121

Evolutionary genetics (Genetics module 5)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

122

ETECH Project in entrepreneurship

A group project assignment worth 60% of the Minor Subject mark, plus two individual assignments of no more than 500 words together worth 40% of the Minor Subject mark.

123

Development and psychopathology (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, Paper 8)
(limited spaces)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

124

Psychology and social issues (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, Paper 9)
(limited spaces)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

125

Gender development: biological, psychological, and clinical perspectives (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, Paper 10)
(limited spaces)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

126

Exploring music psychology (Music, Part II, Paper 17)
(maximum one candidate – candidates must demonstrate some musical knowledge to be permitted to study this option)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

127

Conservation science (Zoology module M2)
(not available to students taking Zoology module M2 as a Major Subject)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

128

Bioinformatics
(maximum 50 candidates)

One written paper of three hours’ duration.

Please note that accurate timetable information for subjects Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, and Zoology are not yet available, and therefore they do not yet appear as compatible subjects. Updates to this Notice will be published as further information becomes available.

Candidates should consult the examination regulations of the relevant Tripos for the latest examination requirements.