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 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
411 |
Biochemistry
|
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 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
415 |
Physiology, development, and neuroscience |
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) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
104 |
Human origins (HSPS Paper BAN3) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
105 |
Behavioural ecology (HSPS Paper BAN2) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
106 |
Neural degeneration and regeneration
(Neuroscience module N5) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
107 |
Philosophy and ethics of medicine
(History and philosophy of science) |
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) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
111 |
Central mechanisms of motivation and
emotion (Neuroscience module N6) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
113 |
Early medicine (History and Philosophy
of Science, Part II, Paper 2) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
114 |
Modern medicine and biomedical sciences
(History and Philosophy of Science, Part II, Paper 5) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
115 |
Psychology of education (Education
Studies Tripos, Part II) |
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) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
124 |
Psychology and social issues
(Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, Paper 9) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
125 |
Gender development: biological,
psychological, and clinical perspectives (Psychological and Behavioural
Sciences, Paper 10) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
126 |
Exploring music psychology (Music, Part
II, Paper 17) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
127 |
Conservation science (Zoology module M2)
|
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
128 |
Bioinformatics |
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.