No 6454
Wednesday 8 February 2017
Vol cxlvii No 20
pp. 353–358
The Department of Psychology gives notice of the following optional papers which are offered for Paper 4 on the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II (Psychology) in the academical year 2017–18:
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PBS 6 |
Development and psychopathology (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, Part IIb) |
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PBS 7 |
Psychology and social issues (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, Part IIb) |
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PBS 8 |
Gender development (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, Part IIb) |
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PBS 9 |
The family (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, Part IIb) |
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 2017–18.
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 2017–18 will be:
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Major Subject |
Permissible Minor Subjects |
Examination requirements |
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402 |
Pathology (A and B) |
103 105 107 108 109 111 113 114 116 118 119 120 122 123 124 126 128 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
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403 |
Pathology (A and C) |
104 105 107 108 109 111 113 114 116 118 119 120 123 124 126 128 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
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404 |
Pathology (A and D) |
104 105 107 108 109 111 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 122 123 124 126 128 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
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405 |
Pathology (B and C) |
105 107 108 109 111 113 114 116 118 119 120 122 123 124 126 128 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
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406 |
Pathology (B and D) |
103 105 106 107 108 109 111 113 114 116 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 126 128 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
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407 |
Pathology (C and D) |
104 105 107 108 109 111 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 122 123 124 126 128 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
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408 |
Pharmacology (maximum 15 candidates) |
104 107 108 109 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 122 123 125 126 127 128 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
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409 |
Psychology |
107 115 124 125 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. |
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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. |
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412 |
Plant sciences (Cellular – M1, M2, L1, L3) |
105 106 107 108 109 115 116 118 119 121 122 124 125 127 128 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
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413 |
Plant sciences (Ecology – M3 and Zoology M2, L2 and Zoology L4) |
104 105 106 107 108 109 111 113 114 118 121 122 124 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
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414 |
Genetics (maximum 13 candidates) |
104 105 107 108 109 113 114 115 116 118 122 125 127 128 129 A fifth Genetics module can be taken as a Minor Subject |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
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415 |
Physiology, development, and neuroscience (maximum 21 candidates) |
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. |
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424 |
Pathology (B and E) |
103 104 107 108 109 113 114 116 118 122 123 126 128 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
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425 |
Pathology (C and E) |
104 107 108 109 113 114 116 117 118 122 123 126 128 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
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426 |
Pathology (D and E) |
103 104 107 108 109 113 114 116 117 118 122 123 126 128 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
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427 |
Zoology (choose two from Zoology modules M1 to M8 or Plant sciences M3, and two from L1 to L7 or Genetics module 5) (maximum 25 candidates) |
Students may choose Minor Subjects that do not have lecture clashes with the Zoology modules chosen – please consult the relevant lecture timetables |
Four three-hour papers from a total of seventeen: two from Lent Term modules and two from Michaelmas Term modules. Candidates must answer three questions from a choice of six on each paper. |
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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 2017–18 will be:
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Minor Subject |
Examination requirements |
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103 |
Health and disease (HSPS Paper BAN48) (maximum 20 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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104 |
Human evolution and palaeolithic archaeology (HSPS Paper BAN3) (maximum 20 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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105 |
Behavioural ecology and adaptation (HSPS Paper BAN2) (maximum 20 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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106 |
Neural degeneration and regeneration (Neuroscience module N5) (maximum 15 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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107 |
Philosophy and ethics of medicine (History and philosophy of science) (maximum 50 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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108 |
Health, medicine, and society (HSPS Paper Soc 13) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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109 |
The family (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, Paper 11) (limited spaces) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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111 |
Central mechanisms of motivation and emotion (Neuroscience module N6) (maximum 15 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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113 |
Early medicine (History and philosophy of science) (maximum 12 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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114 |
Modern medicine and biomedical sciences (History and philosophy of science) (maximum 12 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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115 |
Psychology of education (Education Studies Tripos, Part II) (maximum 10 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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116 |
Sociology of education (Education Studies Tripos, Part II) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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117 |
Philosophy of education (Education Studies Tripos, Part II) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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118 |
History of education (Education Studies Tripos, Part II) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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119 |
Plant and microbial genetics (Genetics module 2) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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120 |
Human genetics (Genetics module 4) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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121 |
Evolutionary genetics (Genetics module 5) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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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. |
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123 |
Development and psychopathology (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, Paper 8) (limited spaces) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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124 |
Psychology and social issues (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, Paper 9) (limited spaces) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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125 |
Gender development: biological, psychological, and clinical perspectives (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, Paper 10) (limited spaces) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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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. |
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127 |
Conservation science (Zoology module M2) (not available to candidates taking Zoology module M2 as a Major Subject) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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128 |
Bioinformatics (maximum 46 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
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129 |
General practice and primary care research (maximum 8 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.