No 6426
Wednesday 18 May 2016
Vol cxlvi No 31
pp. 517–569
The General Board has, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, approved amendments to the regulations governing Part II of the Tripos, so as to allow candidates wishing to offer Chinese with Japanese in Part II to offer Paper J7, Literary Japanese; and so as to revise the notice period for which candidates need to apply for permission from the Faculty Board to offer this subject from one year to two years in advance of the examination; that is by the division of the Lent Term next but one preceding the examination.
The same requirement (when there was previously none) has been introduced for candidates wishing to offer Japanese with Chinese. Henceforth candidates wishing to offer this subject must apply for permission from the Faculty Board to offer this subject by the division of the Lent Term next but one preceding the examination.
Regulation 22.
By amending Regulation 22(b) so as to read:
Candidates shall offer:
(i)Papers J.4–5 from Part Ib of the Tripos;
(ii)Paper C.12;
(iii)either Paper C.11, or Paper C.13, when it has been announced by the Faculty Board under the provisions of Regulation 8;
(iv)either two further papers chosen from the papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8, provided that only papers prefixed with C may be chosen; or Paper J7 and one further paper chosen from the papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8, provided that only papers prefixed with C may be chosen.
Candidates shall also offer a Japanese oral examination, under conditions set out by the Faculty Board from time to time. This option may only be taken with the permission of the Faculty Board, such permission to be granted no later than the division of the Lent Term of the year next but one preceding the examination.
And by the addition of a final sentence to Regulation 22(d) so as to read:
This option may only be taken with the permission of the Faculty Board, such permission to be granted no later than the division of the Lent Term of the year next but one preceding the examination.
The Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies is satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2017 will be affected.
Amendments have been made to the list of papers set for the Linguistics Tripos. Papers 11 and 14 have been suspended in 2017–18 and in each alternate year thereafter. Papers 17 and 19 have been suspended in 2016–17.
Regulation 12.
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Paper 11. |
Historical linguistics (also serves as Paper 15(a) of Part II of the Anglo Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos, as Paper 43A of Part II of the English Tripos, and as Paper Li. 11 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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By suspending the paper in 2017–18 and in each alternate year thereafter. |
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Paper 14. |
History of the French language (also serves as Paper Li. 14 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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By suspending the paper in 2017–18 and in each alternate year thereafter. |
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Paper 17. |
A subject in linguistics to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time (also serves as Paper Li. 17 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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By suspending the paper in 2016–17. |
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Paper 19. |
A subject in linguistics to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time |
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By suspending the paper in 2016–17. |
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Paper 22. |
Aspects of the history of the German language (Paper Ge. 11 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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The paper is no longer suspended. |
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The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages has confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2017 will be affected.
The list of papers available in Parts Ib and II has been amended so as to amend the titles of certain papers; suspend certain papers; introduce new papers and reintroduce certain papers; and so as to debar certain papers from being replaced by optional dissertation. In addition Paper Sp. 1, ‘Introduction to the language, literatures, and culture of the Spanish speaking world’, may no longer be offered in Part Ib. Paper Sl. 2, ‘The history and culture of Early Rus’, may be replaced in Part Ib by two long essays under the provisions of Regulation 23. A new form of examination has been introduced for Paper Pg. 3, ‘Introduction to the language, literatures, and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world’. Papers MES. 37, ‘History of the pre-modern Middle East’, and MES. 41, ‘Comparative Semitic linguistics’ may no longer be offered in Part II.
The Supplementary Regulations for Part II have been amended so as to clarify that the maximum mark allocated to Paper C2, ‘Foreign language: text and culture’ will be 70% of the maximum mark allocated to a three-hour written paper.
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Fr. 8. |
Living, loving, and dying in Renaissance France (also serves as Paper 35 of Part II of the English Tripos). |
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By removing the current title of the paper and replacing it with a paper entitled: |
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Fr. 8. |
Wondrous forms in the age of Montaigne (also serves as Paper 35 of Part II of the English Tripos). |
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Ge. 11. |
Aspects of the history of the German language (also serves as Paper 22 of the Linguistics Tripos). |
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The paper is no longer suspended. |
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Gr. 3. |
Introduction to modern Greek language and culture (also serves as Paper O2 of Part II of the Classical Tripos). |
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By inserting a footnote so as to indicate that the paper may not be replaced by an optional dissertation; and by inserting a footnote so as to indicate that the paper may not be taken in the same year as Gr. 6A or Gr. 6I |
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Gr. 6. |
Greek literature, thought, and history since 1900. |
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The paper is no longer suspended. |
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By removing the current title of the paper and replacing it with two new papers entitled: |
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Gr. 6A. |
Myth matters: receptions of mythology in Modern Greek literature and culture (ab initio). |
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By inserting a footnote so as to indicate that the paper may not be offered in the same year as Gr. 3 or if the paper has been offered in a previous year; and by inserting a separate footnote to state that the paper will not be available by optional dissertation. |
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Gr. 6I. |
Myth matters: receptions of mythology in Modern Greek literature and culture (intermediate). |
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By inserting a footnote so as to indicate that the paper may not be offered in the same year as either Gr. 3 or Gr. 6A, or if Paper Gr. 6A has been offered in a previous year; and by inserting a separate footnote to state that the paper will not be available by optional dissertation. |
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It. 3. |
Italian modernism. |
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The paper is no longer suspended. |
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By removing the current title of the paper and replacing it with a paper entitled: |
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It. 3. |
Italian cinema. |
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NL. 1. |
Introduction to Neo-Latin literature, from 1350 to 1700 (also serves as Paper 41A of Part II of the English Tripos). |
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The paper is suspended until further notice. |
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NL. 2. |
A special subject in Neo-Latin literature: selected authors (also serves as Paper O7 of Part II of the Classical Tripos and Paper 41B of Part II of the English Tripos). |
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The paper is suspended until further notice. |
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Pg. 3. |
Introduction to the language and literature of Portugal, Brazil, and Portuguese-speaking Africa. |
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By removing the current title of the paper and replacing it with a paper entitled: |
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Pg. 3. |
Introduction to the language, literatures, and cultures of the Portuguese-speaking world. |
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By inserting a footnote so as to indicate that the paper may not be replaced by an optional dissertation; and by inserting a further footnote so as to read: |
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The examination for this paper will consist of: a written examination of two hours on cultural topics, and a written language examination of one and a half hours. |
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Sl. 6. |
Russian culture after 1953. |
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The paper is no longer suspended. |
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Sl. 7 |
Soviet and Russian cinema. |
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The paper is no longer suspended. |
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Sl. 9. |
Introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Ukraine (also serves as Paper 10P of Part I of the English Tripos). |
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By inserting a footnote so as to indicate that the paper may not be replaced by an optional dissertation. |
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Sl. 11. |
Russia in revolution, from 1861 to 1917. |
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By inserting a footnote so as to suspend the paper until further notice. |
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Sl. 12. |
Socialist Russia, 1917–91. |
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By inserting a footnote so as to suspend the paper until further notice. |
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Sl. 13. |
Introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Poland. |
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By inserting a footnote so as to indicate that the paper may not be replaced by an optional dissertation. |
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Sp. 5. |
Spanish-American culture and history. |
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By removing the current title of the paper and replacing it with a paper entitled: |
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Sp. 5. |
Latin American culture and history. |
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Sp. 7. |
Spanish literature, thought, and history, from 1492 to 1700. |
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By removing the current title of the paper and replacing it with a paper entitled: |
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Sp. 7. |
Spanish and Latin American Early Modern literature and culture. |
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Sp. 10. |
Introduction to Catalan literature and culture. |
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By inserting an additional footnote so as to indicate that the paper may not be replaced by an optional dissertation. |
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Li. 11. |
Historical linguistics (Paper 11 of the Linguistics Tripos). |
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By amending the current footnote so as to suspend this paper in 2017–18 and each alternate year thereafter. |
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Li. 14. |
History of the French language (Paper 14 of the Linguistics Tripos). |
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By amending the current footnote so as to suspend this paper in 2017–18 and each alternate year thereafter. |
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Li. 17. |
A subject in Linguistics to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time (Paper 17 of the Linguistics Tripos). |
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By amending the current footnote so as to suspend this paper in 2016–17. |
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Papers available in Part Ib
By amending the Schedule so as to:
i.replace Paper Gr. 6 with paper Gr. 6A, together with a footnote so as to indicate that Paper Gr. 6A may not be offered in the same year as Gr. 3;
ii.reintroduce Paper It. 3;
iii.remove Paper Sp. 1;
iv.suspend papers NL. 1, Sl. 11, and Sl. 12 until further notice;
v.make provision for Paper Sl. 2 to be replaced by two long essays under Regulation 23.
Papers available in Part II
By amending the Schedule so as to:
i.replace Paper Gr. 6 with papers Gr. 6A, and Gr. 6I, together with footnotes so as to indicate that Paper Gr. 6A may not be offered in the same year as Gr. 3, or if it has been offered in a previous year; and that Paper Gr. 6I may not be offered in the same year as either Gr. 3 or Gr. 6A, or if Paper Gr. 3 or Gr. 6A has been offered in a previous year; and by inserting separate footnotes so as to indicate that neither Gr. 6A, nor Gr. 6I will be available by optional dissertation;
ii.reintroduce papers SL. 6 and SL. 7;
iii.suspend papers NL. 1, NL. 2, SL. 11, and SL. 12 until further notice;
iv.suspend paper Li. 17 in 2016–17;
v.suspend papers Li. 11 and Li. 14 for the academical years 2017–18 and each alternate year thereafter.
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Paper MES. 37 |
History of the pre-modern Middle East |
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By removing the paper from the list of papers that may be offered. |
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Paper MES. 41 |
Comparative Semitic linguistics |
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By removing the paper from the list of papers that may be offered. |
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The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages has confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2017 will be affected.
Part II
By adding a final sentence to the Supplementary Regulation so as to read:
The maximum mark allocated to this paper will be 70% of the maximum mark allocated to a three-hour written paper.
The regulations governing the submission of the year abroad project or dissertation offered under Regulation 24, and their word limits, have been amended.
Candidates for the year abroad project will, henceforth, no longer be required to submit titles by the third Friday of Full Easter Term next preceding the examination, but will instead be required to submit a clearly defined subject area within which the project will fall by the seventh Friday of the Full Easter Term next preceding the examination. If a candidate subsequently wishes to revise his or her choice of subject, he or she must seek the permission of the Faculty Board, in accordance with any instructions issued by the Board and according to the timetable set out in Schedule E. Submission dates for the title of the optional dissertation remain unchanged.
Word limits specified in sub-paragraph (e) for the year abroad project and optional dissertation shall henceforth exclude appendices; and candidates will be required to submit an electronic copy and two paper copies of the year abroad project or optional dissertation, in accordance with detailed arrangements approved by the Faculty Board, so as to reach the Faculty Board by the dates specified in Schedule E.
Regulation 27(i).
By removing the second and third sentences of the sub-paragraph of the Regulation and replacing them with text so as to read:
After giving notice as required above, a candidate shall submit a clearly defined subject area within which the project will fall by a date announced by the Faculty Board, which shall be not later than the Division of Lent Term in the year next preceding the examination.
If, after submitting such a subject area, a candidate subsequently wishes to revise his or her choice of subject and to offer a project on a subject that falls within an area different from that notified, he or she must seek the permission of the Faculty Board, in accordance with any instructions issued by the Board and according to the timetable set out in Schedule E.
By removing the first sentence of the sub-paragraph of the Regulation and replacing it with a sentence so as to read:
(f)The word limits specified in sub-paragraph (e) above include notes but exclude appendices and bibliography.
By replacing the sub-paragraph of the Regulation and replacing it with a sentence so as to read:
A candidate shall submit an electronic copy and two hard (paper) copies of the year abroad project or optional dissertation, in accordance with detailed arrangements approved by the Faculty Board, so as to reach the Faculty Board by the date specified in Schedule E.
By amending the first header in the table from ‘Date by which titles are to be submitted’ to ‘Date by which subject area revisions or titles are to be submitted’.
By inserting the word ‘Subject area’ against ‘Projects’ under the first header in the table, and amending the submission date from the third Friday of the Full Easter Term next preceding the examination to the seventh Friday of the Full Easter Term next preceding the examination.
By inserting the word ‘Title’ against ‘Optional dissertations’ under the first header in the table.
The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages has confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2017 will be affected.
Further to the Notice published on 13 April 2016 (Reporter, 6421, 2015–16, p. 448) the list of papers available in Part IIa has been amended so as to introduce a revised title for Paper B8.
By removing the title of the paper and replacing it with a revised title so as to read:
With effect from the same date the Supplementary Regulations for the Tripos have been amended so as to introduce a revised description for Paper B1.B.
By removing the current description for the paper and replacing it with revised text so as to read:
This paper will contain (i) passages for translation, textual, exegetical, and theological comment from such portions of text as the Faculty Board will from time to time prescribe, and (ii) passages for unseen translation from texts of similar provenance from the New Testament as prescribed by the Faculty Board.
By removing the title of the paper and replacing it with a revised title so as to read:
The description for the paper remains unchanged.
The Faculty Board of Divinity is satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2017 will be affected.
The General Board has approved the following additions to the Schedule:
Diploma in International Development: Environment, Sustainability, and Globalization
Diploma in International Development: Economy, Society, and Welfare
Diploma of Higher Education in International Development
The General Board has approved the following addition to the Schedule:
Certificate in International Development
The Certificates in International Development I and International Development II will be closed to new applicants from 1 October 2017 and will be removed from the Schedule once all current students have completed the course. The Certificate of Higher Education in International Development will be removed from the Schedule when all eligible candidates have received the award.