No 6433
Wednesday 13 July 2016
Vol cxlvi No 38
pp. 748–791
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, has approved amendments to the regulations governing Part II of the Tripos, so as to debar candidates from offering both Papers MES.37, ‘History of the pre-modern Middle East’, and X.10, ‘Islam II’.
Regulation 22.
By amending clause (ii) of Regulation 22(e) so as to read:
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three further papers chosen from MES.31–36 and the additional papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8, providing that no more than two papers may be chosen (i) from MES.31–33 or (ii) from those papers offered by other Faculties; and (iii) that Papers MES.37 and X.10 may not be offered together. |
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one paper chosen from MES.11–13 and two papers chosen from MES.34–36 and the additional papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8, providing that (i) no more than two papers may be chosen from those papers offered by other Faculties; (ii) that no paper previously offered in Part Ib may be offered in Part II; and (iii) that Papers MES.37 and X.10 may not be offered together. |
By amending clause (ii) of Regulation 22(f) so as to read:
(ii)three papers chosen from MES.34–36, the additional papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8, Paper C1 or C2 in one of the modern languages set for Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, and papers from Schedule II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, provided that Papers MES.37 and X.10 may not be offered together.
The Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies is satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2017 will be affected.
Further to the Notice published on 5 May 2016 (Reporter, 6424, 2015–16, p. 503), the supplementary regulations for the Tripos have been amended in order to change the titles of Papers 1 and 2 so as to match the corresponding paper titles in the Tripos regulations.
By removing the current title for the paper and replacing it with the following title:
By removing the current title for the paper and replacing it with the following title:
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Sciences, has approved amendments to the regulations so as to make better use of available teaching resources, moving Paper POL6, ‘Statistics and methods’, from Part IIb to IIa, changing the titles of the Part II Social Anthropology papers, and amending the regulations so as to ensure that students can take required papers when changing tracks.
Regulation 15.
By amending the titles of the Papers ARC10 and ARC11, so as to read:
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ARC10. |
Human evolution and Palaeolithic archaeology (also serves as Paper BAN3) |
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ARC11. |
Special topics in Palaeolithic archaeology and human evolution (also serves as Paper BAN9) |
By inserting the text in brackets after BAN3, BAN4, BAN5, and BAN9 to reflect the fact that these papers are the same as the papers mentioned in brackets (retaining all footnotes):
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BAN3. |
A subject in biological anthropology II (Paper ARC10) |
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BAN4. |
A subject in biological anthropology III (Paper BAN5) |
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BAN5. |
Theory and practice in biological anthropology (also serves as Paper BAN4) |
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BAN9. |
A subject in biological anthropology VII (Paper ARC11) |
By removing the footnote attached to Paper POL6, ‘Statistics and methods’.
By amending the titles of the Papers SAN2, SAN3, and SAN4, so as to read:
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SAN2. |
Comparative social analysis |
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SAN3. |
Anthropological theory and methods |
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SAN4. |
The anthropology of an ethnographic area |
By inserting an additional special subject in social anthropology:
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SAN13. |
A subject in social anthropology VI |
Regulation 17.
By amending Regulation 17(a), Option 1, paragraph (iii) so as to read:
one paper chosen from BAN2–4, POL3–4, SAN8–13, SOC2–3, and Paper 1 or Paper 2 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, or one further paper chosen from ARC8, ARC10–33, or either Paper 7 or Paper 8 borrowed from Part I of the Historical Tripos, or one paper chosen from PBS3–4 borrowed from Part IIa of the Psychological and Behavioural Science Tripos.
By amending Regulation 17(b)(ii) so as to read:
one paper chosen from ARC8, ARC10–33, BAN6–9, POL3–4, SAN8–13, SOC2–3, and Paper 1 or Paper 2 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, or one paper chosen from PBS3–4 borrowed from Part IIa of the Psychological and Behavioural Science Tripos.
By amending Regulation 17(c)(iv) so as to read:
one paper chosen from ARC8, ARC10–33, BAN2–4, SAN8–13, SOC2–3, Paper 1 or Paper 2 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, POL5–6, Paper 10 or Paper 11 borrowed from Part I of the Historical Tripos, or one paper chosen from PBS3–4 borrowed from Part IIa of the Psychological and Behavioural Science Tripos.
By amending Regulation 17(d)(ii) so as to read:
one paper chosen from SAN8–13, ARC8, ARC10–33, BAN2–4, POL3–4, SOC2–3, SOC5, Paper 1 or Paper 2 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, or Paper PBS3 borrowed from Part IIa of the Psychological and Behavioural Science Tripos.
By amending Regulation 17(e)(iv) so as to read:
one paper chosen from ARC8, ARC10–33, BAN2–4, POL3–4, SAN8–13, SOC4–5, Papers PBS3–4 of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, and Paper 1 or Paper 2 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, or either Paper 10 or Paper 11 borrowed from Part I of the Historical Tripos.
By amending Regulation 17(f)(ii) so as to read:
SAN2 and one paper chosen from SAN3 or SAN4.
By amending Regulation 17(i)(i) so as to read:
SAN2 and one paper chosen from SAN3 or SAN4;
By amending Regulation 17(j) so as to read:
(i)SAN2 and one paper chosen from SAN3 or SAN4;
(ii)two papers chosen from SOC2, SOC3, or SOC5.
By amending Regulation 17(k)(iii) so as to read:
SAN2 and one paper chosen from SAN3, SAN4, or SAN8–13.
Regulation 18.
By amending Regulation 18(a), Option 1, paragraph (i) so as to read:
ARC6 or ARC71;1
1Paper ARC7 can only be taken if ARC6 was taken in Part IIa.
By amending Regulation 18(a), Option 1, paragraph (iii) so as to read (retaining all footnotes):
one further paper chosen from Papers ARC8–33, BAN2–4, BAN6–9, POL13–14, SAN8–13, SOC6–15.
By amending Regulation 18(a), Option 3, paragraph (iv) so as to read:
a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.
By amending Regulation 18(b) so as to read (retaining all footnotes):
Candidates in Biological Anthropology who took Part IIa in the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos shall offer papers and other exercises as follows:
(i)BAN5;
(ii)two papers chosen from Papers BAN6–9, one of which may be substituted by a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20;
(iii)either one paper chosen from ARC8–33, POL13–14, SAN8–13, SOC6–15, PBS8–11, Paper 10 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos, or a further paper chosen from BAN6–9.
Candidates in Biological Anthropology who did not take Part IIa in the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos shall offer papers and other exercises as follows:
(i)Papers BAN2–3 of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos;
(ii)one paper chosen from BAN6–9;
(iii)either one paper chosen from BAN6–9, ARC8, ARC10–33, BAN6–9, POL3–4, SAN8–13, SOC2–3, Paper 1 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, Paper 2 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, one paper chosen from PBS3–4 borrowed from Part IIa of the Psychological and Behavioural Science Tripos, or a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.
By amending Regulation 18(c)(iii) so as to read (retaining all footnotes except that attached to POL6):
either one paper chosen from ARC8–33, BAN2–4, BAN6–9, SAN8–13, SOC6–15, Paper 7 and Paper 10 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos, or Paper 6 borrowed from Part II of the Historical Tripos, or a further paper chosen from POL6, POL10–19.
By amending Regulation 18(d)(ii) so as to read (retaining all footnotes):
either one paper chosen from Papers SAN8–13, ARC8–33, BAN2–4, BAN6–9, POL13–14, SOC5–15, Paper 10 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos, or a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.
By amending Regulation 18(e)(iii) so as to read (retaining all footnotes):
one paper chosen from ARC8–33, BAN2–4, BAN6–9, POL13–14, SAN8–13, Papers PBS9–12 of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, or a further paper chosen from SOC6–15.
By attaching the following footnote to Regulations 18(f)(i) and 18(g)(i):
Paper ARC7 can only be taken if ARC6 was taken in Part Ia.
By amending Regulation 18(f)(iii) so as to read (retaining all footnotes):
one paper chosen from ARC8–33 and one paper chosen from SAN5–13; one of these papers may be substituted by a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.
By amending Regulation 18(i)(iii) so as to read:
one paper chosen from SAN5–13 and a further paper chosen from BAN6–9; one of these papers may be substituted by a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.
By amending Regulation 18(j)(ii) so as to read (retaining the footnote):
one paper chosen from SAN5 and SAN6, and one paper chosen from SAN5–SAN13;
By amending Regulation 18(k)(i) and (ii) so as to read (retaining all footnotes):
(i)two papers from POL6, POL10–19;
(ii)one paper chosen from SAN5 and SAN6, and one paper chosen from SAN5–SAN13;
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board for the Faculty of Law, has approved amendments to the regulations so as to remove a provision which allowed affiliated students to be candidates for honours in Part II by keeping just one term, clarify the responsibilities of the Examiners and Assessors, renumber the Tripos papers, and clarify the timing by which subjects for examination will be published and the nature of examination.
By replacing ‘European Community’ in Regulation 6 with ‘European Union’.
By amending Regulations 8, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 so as to read:
8. A student who has obtained honours in Part Ib under Regulation 4 may be a candidate for honours in Part II, provided that he or she has kept four terms.
A student who has obtained honours in Part II under this regulation shall be qualified to proceed to the B.A. Degree when he or she has kept six terms.
12. There shall be three separate bodies of Examiners, one for Part Ia, one for Part Ib, and one for Part II. The Faculty Board shall have power to nominate one or more Examiners to examine in any of the subjects of the Tripos. Examiners shall be responsible for setting the paper or papers in the subjects assigned to them. For each Part, the body of Examiners shall be those appointed to examine in the subjects of that Part.
13. The Faculty Board shall have power to nominate one or more Assessors to assist the Examiners in any of the subjects of the Tripos. Assessors may be summoned to meetings of the Examiners for the purpose of consultation and advice, but shall not be entitled to vote.
15. (a) The papers for the Law Tripos which shall be divided into Groups I–IV shall be as follows:
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Paper 10. |
Civil law I. |
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Paper 11. |
Constitutional law. |
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Paper 12. |
Criminal law. |
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Paper 13. |
Law of tort. |
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Paper 14. |
Legal skills and methodology (half-paper). |
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Paper 20. |
Law of contract. |
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Paper 21. |
Land law. |
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Paper 30. |
Civil law II. |
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Paper 31. |
Administrative law. |
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Paper 32. |
Family law. |
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Paper 33. |
Legal history. |
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Paper 34. |
Criminology, sentencing, and the penal system (also serves as Paper SOC15 of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos). |
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Paper 35. |
Criminal procedure and criminal evidence. |
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Paper 36. |
Comparative law. |
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Paper 37. |
Jurisprudence. |
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Paper 38. |
International law. |
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Paper 40. |
Equity. |
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Paper 41. |
European Union law. |
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Paper 42. |
Competition law. |
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Paper 43. |
Commercial law. |
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Paper 44. |
Labour law. |
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Paper 45. |
Intellectual property. |
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Paper 46. |
Company law. |
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Paper 47. |
Aspects of obligations. |
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Paper 48. |
Conflict of laws. |
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Paper 49. |
Half-papers. |
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Paper 50. |
Seminar courses. |
(b)The Faculty Board shall have power, in the year preceding the examination to which they apply, to prescribe not more than twelve subjects for Paper 49 and to prescribe not more than twelve subjects for Paper 50, or to transfer any paper from Group II to Group III. Subjects shall be prescribed by the Faculty Board not later than its last meeting of the academical year and published in the Reporter as soon as possible thereafter in the Long Vacation period of residence next preceding the academical year in which the half-papers and the seminar courses are to be conducted.
(c)Any subject prescribed by the Faculty Board may be withdrawn by the Board upon notice given in the Reporter within the first three weeks of Full Michaelmas Term in the academical year in which the half-paper or seminar course was to have been conducted. Each candidate intending to take such a half-paper or seminar course shall be informed of its withdrawal by the Secretary of the Faculty Board.
(d)Each paper shall be of three hours’ duration, except Papers 14, 49, and 50. Paper 14 shall be assessed by extended essay. In Paper 49, the examination of each prescribed subject shall consist of a half-paper of two hours’ duration. Paper 50 shall be assessed by dissertation, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19.
16. A candidate for honours in Part Ia of the Tripos shall offer Papers 10–14 from Group I.
17. A candidate for honours in Part Ib shall offer five papers chosen from among Papers 10, 11, and 13 and Groups II and III, provided that
(i)a candidate who has not offered successfully Paper 14 in Part Ia shall also offer Paper 14 in Part Ib;
(ii)a candidate who was not a candidate for honours in Part Ia shall also offer Paper 14 in Part Ib;
(iii)a candidate shall not offer any paper which he or she has previously offered in another University examination.
18. A candidate for honours in Part II shall offer five papers chosen from among Paper 12 (Criminal law) and Groups III and IV, provided that
(i)a candidate shall not offer any paper which he or she has previously offered in another University examination;
(ii)a candidate who has not previously offered Paper 10 (Civil law I) may not offer Paper 30 (Civil law II).
19. A candidate who under Regulation 18 chooses Paper 50 (seminar course) shall be assessed by the Assessors appointed by the Faculty Board to assess that paper. Candidates may be called for viva voce examination on the subject or subjects of any seminar course in which they have participated.
The procedure for notifying a candidate’s intention to choose Paper 50, and for submitting and assessing the dissertation submitted in connection with the paper, shall be as follows:
(a)A candidate wishing to take part in Paper 50 shall make written application to the Secretary of the Faculty Board before the end of the Easter Term next preceding the academical year in which he or she wishes to take part. The Board shall have power to accept or reject applications, having regard to the number of candidates who apply to take part in each course, and the Secretary of the Faculty Board shall notify each candidate, before 31 July, of the acceptance or rejection of his or her application. Later applications, provided that they are submitted not later than the end of the first week of Full Michaelmas Term in the academical year in which the seminar course is to be conducted, may be accepted at the discretion of the Board; if such an application is accepted, the candidate shall be notified before the division of the Michaelmas Term.
(b)The topic of a dissertation on a prescribed subject shall be approved by a lecturer conducting a seminar course (Paper 50). A dissertation shall not without leave of the Faculty Board exceed 12,000 words including footnotes and appendices, but excluding bibliography. Such leave may be sought no later than fourteen days before the date, specified below, by which dissertations must be received by the Secretary of the Faculty Board. Candidates shall be required to state in a preface the sources that they have used and to declare that the dissertation represents their own work unaided except as may be specified in the declaration. Dissertations shall be sent to the Secretary of the Faculty Board so as to arrive not later than the seventh day of Full Easter Term in the year in which the examination is to be held. A candidate who submits a dissertation after this date may be penalized. The dissertation shall be computer-written.
(c)The Assessors of Paper 50 shall report to the Examiners a mark for each candidate (equivalent to the mark for a paper in the examination) based upon the assessment of the candidate’s dissertation.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Law, has approved amendments to the regulations to reflect changes being made to the regulations for the Law Tripos, as noted above.
By amending Regulation 1(b) so as to read:
offer two papers and in addition participate in a seminar course (Paper 50) and submit a dissertation on a subject prescribed by the Faculty Board of Law or chosen by the candidate from a number of subjects so prescribed, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19 for the Law Tripos.
By amending Regulation 2(b) so as to read:
has kept one term under an exchange scheme agreed between the Faculty Board and a university of a member country of the European Union, provided that three complete terms have not passed after the student’s first term of residence.
The General Board has approved an additional regulation to the General Regulations for the Degree of Master of Philosophy by advanced study (introduced by Grace 2 of 28 October 2015) to allow a Degree Committee to require a candidate to complete a progress examination. The new Regulation 3 will be as follows, with subsequent regulations re-numbered accordingly:
3. The Degree Committee concerned shall have power to require a candidate for the M.Phil. Degree by advanced study to complete a progress examination to the satisfaction of the Degree Committee in order to proceed to the examination. The form of the progress examination shall be subject to approval by the Board and may include any exercise and be held at such time or times as prescribed in the special regulations governing the subject as appended to these regulations, provided that the time or times of the progress examination may be amended by the Degree Committee in an individual case of intermission allowed under Regulation 8.
The General Board has approved an amendment to the proposed regulations for the General Regulations for the Degree of Master of Philosophy by dissertation (as introduced by Grace 2 of 28 October 2015) to distinguish the payment terms between Examiners for the Degrees of Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science, and Master of Letters, and those for the Degree of Master of Philosophy by dissertation. The opening sentence of Regulation 14 will be revised, and a new Regulation 15 introduced, with subsequent regulations renumbered accordingly. They will read as follows:
14. Each Examiner for the Degrees of Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science, and Master of Letters shall receive a fee from the Chest.
15. Each Examiner for the Degree of Master of Philosophy by dissertation shall receive a fee from the Chest. Such a fee shall be £110 if the Examiner takes part in the oral or other examination specified in Regulation 7(b), or £50 if the Examiner does not so take part, either because the Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee, has dispensed with the oral or other examination or for any other reason. Other fees and payments will be made in line with the regulations set out in Regulation 14.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of English, has approved changes to the special regulations for the M.Phil. Degree in Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic so as to withdraw the ability for a candidate to replace one of the written exercises in scholarly skill with an essay not exceeding 4,000 words.
Regulation 1.
By replacing sub-section (b) of the current regulation with a revised sub-section so as to read:
(b)two written exercises in scholarly skill on topics approved or prescribed by the Degree Committee;
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine, has agreed to rescind Clinical Science, and its pathways, as a subject for the M.Phil. Degree, with effect from 1 October 2017.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science, has approved changes to the special regulations for the M.Phil. Degree in Latin American Studies so as to remove Regulation 2, which will form part of the special regulations for the Examination in Latin American Studies for the degree of Master of Philosophy (by dissertation); and to change the list of modules under Regulation 1(b) so as to read:
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Core course: critical issues in Latin American studies |
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Everyday life in Latin America: interdisciplinary perspectives |
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Latin American literary culture |
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Power and protest: social movements and the state in Latin America |
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Race and indigeneity in Latin America |
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Latin American film and visual arts |
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A subject or subjects in Latin American studies specified from time to time by the Degree Committee |
The General Board has approved Latin American Studies as a subject for advanced study for the M.Phil. Degree (by dissertation) with effect from 1 October 2016. Special regulations for the examination in the subject have been agreed as follows:
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Latin American Studies for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of a thesis of not more than 30,000 words in length, including footnotes, tables, appendices, and bibliography; the final title of the dissertation shall be approved by the Degree Committee not later than the end of the Full Lent Term preceding the examination.
2. The examination shall include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls. The thesis shall provide evidence to satisfy the Examiners that the candidate can design and carry out investigations, assess and interpret the results obtained, and place the work in the wider perspective of the subject.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science, has approved amendments to the regulations to restructure the scheme of examination by reducing the number of modules, refocusing the case studies sessions on policy issues, and reducing the number of assessed elements.
By amending Regulations 1 and 2 and inserting new Regulation 3, to read as follows:
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Public Policy for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
(a)two case studies on topics announced by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science; one case study shall be examined in Michaelmas Term and a second in Lent Term, both by submission of a paper of no more than 3,000 words in length;
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(b)five modules as prescribed by the Degree Committee, each of which shall be examined by an essay of no more than 3,000 words in length;
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(c)one essay of no more than 5,000 words on an additional topic proposed by the candidate and agreed by the Degree Committee;
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(d)a placement report of not more than 10,000 words related to the work placement of the individual candidate.
2. The examination shall include an oral examination on the work submitted by the candidate under Regulation 1 above, save that the examiners may, at their discretion, waive the requirement for an oral examination.
3. In order to proceed to the examination, candidates must satisfactorily meet the following requirements, as prescribed by the Degree Committee:
(a)attendance at Policy Analysis sessions and submission of two practice essays as part of the sessions;
(b)attendance at the case study sessions, two of which shall be assessed under Regulation 1(a) above.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Clinical Medicine, has approved Translational Biomedical Research as a subject for the M.Phil. Degree, with effect from 1 October 2017. Special regulations for the examination in the subject have been approved as follows:
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year full-time or two-year part-time course of study in Translational Biomedical Research for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
(a)a thesis not exceeding 20,000 words in length, including footnotes but excluding tables, appendices, and bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculties of Clinical Medicine and Veterinary Medicine;
(b)an examination which may cover all core subjects prescribed in the syllabus, the form of which shall be announced no later than the end of the Easter Term preceding the examination, and shall be either one or more written papers, one or more essays or other exercises, or a combination of these. The announcement shall specify the duration of any written paper and the limit to be placed on the length of any essay or other exercises.
2. The examination shall include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls and on the other work submitted by the candidate; save that the Examiners may, at their discretion, waive the requirement for an oral examination.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee of Architecture and the History of Art, has approved amendments to the regulations governing admission to the Diploma, so as to no longer require candidates to apply for admission directly to the Hamilton Kerr Institute. This change does not affect the Institute’s position as the admitting authority for the course.
Regulation 3.
By removing the regulation, and renumbering all subsequent regulations.