No 6470
Wednesday 21 June 2017
Vol cxlvii No 36
pp. 659–685
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, has approved changes to the regulations for the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos, as shown below. Changes to the Supplementary Regulations for the Tripos, also shown below, have been made by the Faculty Board who confirm that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected by the changes.
The list of papers available for examination in Part Ia has been amended so as to reflect the fact that papers X.1 and X.2 are now borrowed from the new Archaeology Tripos, rather than from the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos. The titles of the papers remain unchanged. Amendments have been made to the Supplementary Regulations so as to revise the descriptions of certain papers.
The list of papers available for examination in Parts Ib and II has been amended so as to reflect the fact that papers MES.15 in Part Ib and MES.35 in Part II shall each be examined by a research essay and viva voce in place of a three-hour examination. In Part Ib the titles of papers J.8 and MES.16 have been revised. In Part II, the restriction on candidates offering both papers ‘MES.37 History of the pre-modern Middle East’, and ‘X.10 Islam II’ has been removed. Changes have been made within the Supplementary Regulations to the descriptions of certain papers in Part Ib; and also to the descriptions and/or titles of certain papers available for examination in Part II under Regulation 8.
Regulation 15.
By amending the descriptors for papers X.1 and X.2 so as to read:
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X.1 |
Akkadian language I (Paper A4 of Part I of the Archaeology Tripos) |
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X.2 |
Egyptian language I (Paper A5 of Part I of the Archaeology Tripos) |
Regulation 18.
By amending the title of the paper to ‘J.8 Japanese literature’.
By inserting the following advice against the title of the paper so as to read:
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MES.15. |
Intermediate literary Persian (a research essay of between 4,500 and 5,000 words including footnotes and excluding bibliography to be submitted not later than the fourth Friday of Full Easter Term, and an oral examination) |
By amending the title of the paper to ‘MES.16 Hebrew literature/culture (special topics)’.
Regulation 21.
By inserting the following advice against the title of the paper so as to read:
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MES.35. |
Intermediate literary Persian (a research essay of between 6,000 and 7,500 words including footnotes and excluding bibliography to be submitted not later than the fourth Friday of Full Easter Term, and an oral examination) |
Regulation 22.
By amending clause (ii) of the regulation so as to read:
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(ii) |
either |
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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. |
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or |
(b) |
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; and (ii) that no paper previously offered in Part Ib may be offered in Part II. |
By amending clause (ii) of the regulation 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.
By revising the current descriptions of the following papers so as to read:
The course covers East Asia thematically from the earliest times to the present, focusing on China, Japan, and Korea. Students will read literature, historical monographs, and primary sources to familiarize themselves with various types of evidence.
The aim of this paper is to help students acquire solid basic skills of language learning, both receptive (reading and listening) and productive (writing and speaking). In the Michaelmas and Lent Terms students undergo an intensive study of the grammar of modern Japanese. The textbook used for this purpose is Bowring and Laurie, Introduction to Modern Japanese. In the Easter Term, the emphasis shifts to reinforcing the basic structures and vocabularies learnt in the first two terms through developing students’ listening and speaking skills further.
The reading of selected texts in order to put into practice the skills and knowledge learned in the Michaelmas and Lent Terms.
By revising the current description of the following paper so as to read:
This paper explores a variety of narratives and approaches to understanding Japan’s history. Topics will include power politics, religions and ideologies, gender, warfare, and modernity, as well as Japan’s place in the world.
By amending the current titles and descriptions of the following papers so as to read:
This paper is a survey of Japanese literature. By reading a wide selection of primary sources in English translation, students will learn about authors, genres, texts, and themes that populate Japanese literary culture.
This course will be divided into two sections, of which students must choose one: (a) Modern Hebrew culture, and (b) Medieval Hebrew texts. In both sections, the focus will be on linguistic, literary, or cultural analysis.
By revising the current description of the following paper so as to read:
This paper examines how the development of the Islamic world was shaped by its social, political, economic, and ecological contexts, tracing the history of Islam from its origins in the religious and political turmoil of late antiquity through the rise and fall of the first Muslim empire and the emergence of the new religious and political formations of early medieval times. The paper engages both with the primary sources for these questions, and with the debates in the modern literature.
By amending the current titles and descriptions of the following papers so as to read:
The Second World War was an axial moment in East Asia. It reshaped the geopolitical contours of the region and it continues to have a deep impact on the historical identities of its citizens, the constitutions of its governments, and the high and low cultures of its societies. The focus is on China in this course; it places China in the wider context of a global Second World War, paying attention to the fighting itself and the changes that took place in its nature to explain the rise of the Chinese Communists. But students will also pay attention to literature, the press, and film and consider the aftermath of the war, including the difficulties of social and economic rehabilitation and the way these traumatic years are commemorated today in public events and museums.
This is a language-based paper in which students will read a variety of pre-modern and early-modern texts, covering a range of genres from historical documents to literary texts from the pre-Meiji era.
By amending the current description of the following paper so as to read:
This seminar-style paper will explore specific facets, approaches and methodologies of modern and contemporary works of Japanese literature and culture. Topics may vary from year to year, but will generally cover a range of works that have been produced within contexts deemed ‘other’ or marginal vis-à-vis the mainstream, and will pay particular attention to issues of social, gendered, and ethnic difference that these works present.
By amending the title of paper MES.39. from ‘MES.39. Special subject in the pre-modern Middle East (Paper 21 of Parts IIa and IIb of the History of Art Tripos)’ to ‘MES.39. Special subject in the pre-modern Middle East’ and retaining the current description.
By amending the current title and description of the following paper so as to read:
The aim of the course is to bring all students to a good level of proficiency in reading, writing, understanding, and speaking Hindi. However, only those students who have some prior knowledge of the language can join this course. The basic grammar of Hindi will be thoroughly reviewed, and detailed instructions will be given to aid the learning of both the Hindi script as well as grammar. This course will equip students with the tools which will help and encourage self learning of the language in the future. Teaching materials will include, in addition to published grammars and course books, video materials, film clips, film songs, and items taken from the print media.
And by adding the following paper to the list of papers available for examination:
X.15. The politics of the Middle East (Paper POL.12 of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos, when it is offered on this topic)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Classics, has approved changes to the regulations for the Classical Tripos, as shown below. The list of papers available for examination in Part II has been amended so as to change the title of Paper O7 from a special subject in Neo-Latin literature to Akkadian language; and so as to reflect the fact that paper O12 is now borrowed from the new Archaeology Tripos, rather than from the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos.
Regulation 22.
By amending the title of Paper O7. so as to read:
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Paper O7. |
Akkadian language I (Paper A4 of Part I of the Archaeology Tripos) |
And by amending the descriptor for Paper O12. so as to read:
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Paper O12. |
Archaeology in action (Paper A2 of Part I of the Archaeology Tripos) |
The title of the paper remains unchanged.
The Faculty Board of Classics is satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 301)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Education, has approved an amendment to the regulations for Part II of the Education Tripos (Old Regulations) so as to add a new option to the Modern and Medieval Languages pathway, as follows:
SCHEDULE 2
SUBJECTS AND PAPERS FOR SECTION IV OF PART II OF THE EDUCATION TRIPOS (OLD REGULATIONS)
By adding the following wording at the end of the pathway.
Option C
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1. |
Four Education papers as set out in Regulation 12, Sections I–III |
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And either: |
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2. |
Paper Fr. 7 – Topics in medieval studies from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos |
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3. |
or |
Paper Fr.12 – Ethics and experience: literature, thought, and visual culture of the French speaking world (1900 to present) from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos. |
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 307)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Education, has approved amendments to the regulations for the Education Tripos, as set out below, so as to amend the form of the examination for Paper 5 in Part Ia, to alter the requirements for the project report and to permit candidates in the Education, English, drama and the arts pathway to submit a dissertation in place of one of the two specialist papers in Part Ib, and to offer those candidates an additional optional paper in Part II.
Regulation 13.
Paper 5 shall now consist of one three-hour examination.
Regulation 14. Section III
By adding ‘A candidate in the Education, English, drama, and the arts pathway may offer a dissertation on a topic in the fields of film, drama, or English literature in place of either of these papers. Any dissertation shall be offered under the conditions specified in Regulation 15.’
Regulation 15.
By amending the regulation so as to read:
15. Paper 1 shall be examined by submission of a project portfolio of between 5,000 and 6,000 words in total, structured according to the instructions published by the Faculty Board from time to time. The portfolio shall be submitted by candidates through the Undergraduate Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board by a date specified by the Faculty Board not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination.
A candidate submitting a dissertation in place of one of the Education, English, Drama, and the Arts specialist papers shall submit the proposed title through the Undergraduate Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board by the end of the 21st day of Full Lent Term. The submitted dissertation shall be of not less than 5,000 words and not more than 7,000 words inclusive of notes and appendices. Dissertations shall be submitted by candidates through the Undergraduate Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board by a date specified by the Faculty Board not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination.
Each portfolio/dissertation shall be in typescript, unless previous permission has been obtained from the Faculty Board to present it in manuscript; it shall bear the candidate’s examination number and shall be accompanied by a brief synopsis.
Candidates will be required to declare that the portfolio/dissertation is their own work and that it does not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. At the discretion of the Examiners, a candidate may be examined viva voce on her or his portfolio/dissertation.
Regulation 17. Section III
By adding
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Paper 14 |
Shakespeare |
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, has approved changes to the regulations for the History and Modern Languages Tripos, as outlined below.
Changes have been made to the constitution of the Board of Examiners for the Tripos. Henceforth the requirement for there to be a Senior Examiner in each language has been replaced with the requirement for at least one Senior Examiner for Modern Languages and at least one Senior Examiner for History. The class-list for Part Ia will no longer indicate the modern languages examined. Paper numbers for History in Parts Ia, Ib, and II have been changed in order to reflect the relevant papers from Parts I and II of the Historical Tripos. Relevant paper numbers from the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos in Part Ia have been made clear. The list of papers available has been amended. References to languages which are no longer taught or examined in Dutch, Greek, and Neo-Latin have been removed, together with the requirement for a minimum word count limit for the Year Abroad Project. The date for submission of Year Abroad plans has been extended.
Regulation 3.
By amending the second sentence of the regulation so as to read:
There shall be at least one Senior Examiner for Modern Languages and at least one Senior Examiner for History.
Regulation 7.
By removing the final sentence of the regulation.
Regulation 13.
By inserting the following sentence under the heading:
Papers from Sections B–F of the scheme of examination for Part I of the Historical Tripos, as follows:
And by renumbering and rearticulating paper titles as follows:
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Paper 12 |
European history, 776 bc–ad 69 |
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Paper 13. |
European history, 31 bc–ad 900 |
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Paper 14. |
European history, 900–c. 1215 |
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Paper 15. |
European history, 1200–1520 |
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Paper 16. |
European history, 1450–1760 |
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Paper 17. |
European history, 1715–1890 |
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Paper 18. |
European history, since 1890 |
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Paper 19. |
History of political thought to c. 1700 |
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Paper 20. |
History of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 |
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Paper 21. |
Empires and world history from the fifteenth century to the First World War |
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Paper 22. |
World history since 1914 |
By amending the first sentence of clause (iii) so as to read:
(iii)Introductory Scheduled Paper from the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos relating to the language concerned:
And by numbering and rearticulating paper titles as follows:
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Paper Fr.1. |
Introduction to French literature, linguistics, film, and thought |
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Paper Ge.1. |
Introduction to German studies |
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Paper Sp.1. |
Introduction to the language, literatures, and cultures of the Spanish speaking world |
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Paper Sl.1. |
Introduction to Russian culture |
And by amending the final sentence of the regulation so as to read:
A candidate shall offer (a) two papers from Papers 12–22, (b) the papers indicated in (i) or (ii) above, and, for candidates taking Papers B1, B2, and oral examination B, (c) the relevant paper in (iii).
Regulation 15.
By amending the sentence under the heading so as to read:
Papers 12–22, as outlined within Regulation 13.
And by amending the final sentence of the regulation so as to read:
A candidate shall offer the papers indicated in either (i) or (ii)(a) or (ii)(b) above, and three other papers, including at least one paper from Papers 12–22 in Regulation 13, and one paper from (iii) above.
Regulation 18.
By replacing the current clause (iv) with a revised clause so as to read:
(iv)Papers from Sections C–D of the scheme of examination for Part II of the Historical Tripos, as follows:
Section C
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Paper 4. |
The history of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890; |
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Paper 5. |
Political philosophy and the history of political thought since c. 1890 |
Section D
Papers on topics or comparative themes in history, as specified by the Committee of Management from among those specified by the Faculty Board of History for Part II of the Historical Tripos.
Regulation 20.
By amending sub-section (d) of the regulation so as to read:
(d)A Year Abroad Project shall normally be of not more than 8,000 words in length.
By amending the second sentence of sub-section (i) of the regulation so as to read:
The application shall be submitted through the candidate’s Director of Studies to the Year Abroad Office so as to arrive not later than the seventh Friday of the Full Lent Term in the academical year next preceding that which the candidate proposes to spend abroad, and shall indicate the country or countries that the student intends to visit and the way in which he or she will be occupied while abroad.
By amending the title of Paper Ge.4. to ‘Ge.4. The making of German culture (also serves as Paper 10H of Part I of the English Tripos)’.
By amending the title of Paper Ge.7. to ‘Ge.7. German: a linguistic introduction’.
By replacing Paper Sp.3. with a new paper entitled ‘Sp.3. Medieval Iberia, Early Modern Spain, and Latin America’.
By removing Paper ‘Sp.6. Topics in medieval Iberian culture’ from the list of papers offered.
By amending the title of Paper Sl.5. to ‘Sl.5. Russian and Soviet culture from 1900’ and suspending the paper in 2017–18.
By introducing new Paper ‘Sl.14. Russian culture from 1905 to the death of Stalin’.
By removing the following papers from the Schedule:
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Du.5. |
Introduction to the language and literature of the Low Countries (Part Ib) |
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Gr.3. |
Introduction to Modern Greek language and culture (Part Ib and Part II) |
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Nl.1. |
Introduction to Neo-Latin literature 1350–1700 (Part Ib and Part II) |
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Pg.3. |
Introduction to the language and literature of Portugal, Brazil, and Portuguese speaking Africa (Part Ib and Part II) |
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Sp.10. |
Introduction to the Catalan language and culture (Part Ib and Part II) |
By amending the title of Paper Ge.11. to ‘Ge.11. History of the German language (also serves as Paper 22 of the Linguistics Tripos)’.
By amending the title of Paper Ge.14. to ‘Ge.14. German literature, thought, and history in the medieval and modern periods’.
By removing Paper ‘Sp.10 Introduction to the Catalan language and culture’ from the list of papers offered.
By adding a new paper ‘Sl.14 Russian culture from 1905 to the death of Stalin’ to the list of papers offered.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, has approved changes to the regulations for the Linguistics Tripos, as shown below. Amendments have been made to regulations, and to the list of papers set for the Linguistics Tripos. In Part IIa the title of Paper 24 has been amended. In Parts IIa and IIb Papers 12 and 13 will no longer be suspended (but shall be suspended in 2018–19 and in each alternate year thereafter); Papers 17 and 19 continue to be suspended in 2017–18; Paper 24 will be restricted to candidates for Part IIa; and a new Paper 34 has been added to the list of papers that may be offered. In Part IIb, the minimum word count for the Linguistics dissertation has been removed.
Regulation 12.
By reinstating ‘Paper 12. History of ideas on language’ and ‘Paper 13. History of the English language’ in 2017–18 and suspending them in 2018–19 and in each alternate year thereafter.
By suspending in 2017–18 Paper 17 and Paper 19 (both on a subject in linguistics to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time).
By amending the title of Paper 24 to ‘Paper 24. German: a linguistic introduction (Paper Ge.7 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)’ and adding a footnote reading ‘This paper is only available to candidates for Part IIa of the Linguistics Tripos’.
And by adding ‘Paper 34. Structures and varieties of Italian (Paper It.2 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)’ to the list of papers available to be offered.
Regulation 16(d).
By amending the final sentence of the regulation so as to read: ‘A dissertation shall normally be of not more than 10,000 words in length (including notes but excluding appendices and bibliography).’
The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages has confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2018 will be affected.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Biology and the Faculty Board of the School of Clinical Medicine, gives notice that the regulations and supplementary regulations for the Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos have been amended, as set out below, to combine Section I (short answer questions) and Section II (practical) of the Functional Architecture of the Body (FAB) examination into a single examination paper with Section III (essays) examined separately, instead of, as in previous years, combining Sections I and III with Section II examined separately.
Regulation 15.
By moving Section II from (ii) to (i) and Section III from (i) to (ii):
(c)The examination in Functional Architecture of the Body shall consist of:
(i)a combined written and practical paper of an hour and a half, which shall contain short answer questions (Section I) and a practical examination (Section II);
(ii)one written paper of two hours, which shall contain essay questions (Section III).
Combined Sections I and II will consist of a combination of ‘wet’ specimens/clinical photos at a number of stations, and MCQs at the other stations, testing knowledge of tissue anatomy, aspects of organogenesis, and the topographical, functional, and applied anatomy of the human body. In Section III, candidates will be required to write essays.
All other parts of the examination remain unchanged.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 374)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, has approved amendments to the regulations of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, as set out below. The list of papers available in Parts Ib and II has been amended so as to amend the titles of certain papers; remove certain papers; suspend certain papers; introduce new papers, and reintroduce certain papers.
In addition, the regulations have been amended so as reflect the fact that coursework is no longer assessed as part of the Tripos; and so as to correctly reflect the timescale for publication of the titles of variable subject papers by the Division of the Easter Term. References to languages which are no longer taught or examined as Tripos languages in Dutch, Greek, Medieval Latin, and Neo-Latin have been removed, together with the requirement for a minimum word count limit for any extended writing options for the Tripos. Candidates for Part II will be required to offer languages they have offered in Parts Ia and Ib. The date for submission of Year Abroad plans has been extended.
Regulation 13(a).
By removing the first sentence of the current regulation.
Regulation 16.
By removing sub-section (c) of the regulation in its entirety.
Regulation 17.
By removing the first sentence of the current regulation, together with sub-sections (a) and (b); and replacing them with a sentence so as to read: ‘The Faculty Board shall give public notice of all the variable subjects selected for the examinations for Part Ib and Part II in any year before the division of the Easter Term of the year next preceding the examination concerned;’
Regulation 18(a).
By introducing the word ‘language’ to the first part of the sub-section of the regulation so as to read: ‘In each part of the Tripos language…’
Regulation 18(b).
By amending the sub-section of the regulation so as to read ‘In each Part of the Tripos scheduled papers shall be set as specified in Schedule B.’
Regulation 23.
By amending the second part of the first sentence of the regulation so as to read ‘provided that a candidate may offer, in place of one of the designated papers from Schedule Ib two long essays, each of not more than 4,000 words in length including footnotes but excluding bibliography.’
Regulation 24.
By amending clause (i) of Regulation 24(a) so as to read:
(i)Papers C1 and C2 in a language offered as a language paper as listed in Schedule A by the candidate in Part Ia and/or Part Ib. The Faculty Board has agreed that Paper Pg. 3 shall constitute a language for the purposes of this regulation. A candidate shall not be required to offer both papers in the same language;
and by removing the provisions currently offered under clause (iv) of the sub-section of the regulation and amending it so as to read:
(iv)oral examination C in a language in which the candidate offers one or both of Papers C1 or C2.
By amending clause (i) of Regulation 24(b) so as to read:
(i)Papers C1 and C2 in a language offered as a language paper as listed in Schedule A by the candidate in Part Ia and/or Part Ib. The Faculty Board has agreed that Paper Pg. 3 shall constitute a language for the purposes of this regulation. A candidate shall not be required to offer both papers in the same language;
and by removing the provisions currently offered under clause (iii) of that regulation and amending it so as to read:
(iii)oral examination C in a language in which the candidate offers one or both of Papers C1 or C2.
By amending clause (i) of Regulation 24(c) so as to read:
(i)Papers C1 and C2 in a language offered as a language paper as listed in Schedule A by the candidate in Part Ia and/or Part Ib. The Faculty Board has agreed that Paper Pg. 3 shall constitute a language for the purposes of this regulation. A candidate shall not be required to offer both papers in the same language;
By amending clause (i) of Regulation 24(d) so as to read:
(i)Papers C1 and C2 in a language or languages approved by the Faculty Board, provided that a candidate shall not be required to offer both papers in the same language;
By amending Regulation 24(e) so as to read:
(e)An Affiliated Student who has been given leave to take Part II in the second term after her or his first term of actual residence shall offer papers and other exercises as under sub-paragraph (b) above, except that Papers C1, C2, and the oral examination C must be in a language or languages approved by the Faculty Board at such time as that leave has been given.
Regulation 27(i)(e).
By amending the sub-section of the regulation so as to read:
(e)A year abroad project may take three forms. If in the form of a dissertation, it shall normally be of not more than 8,000 words in length. If in the form of a translation project, it shall normally be of not more than 7,000 words in length. If in the form of a linguistics project it shall normally consist of a set of linguistic data of not more than 3,000 words in length, accompanied by an appropriate transcription or morpheme-by-morpheme gloss, a translation, and a formal analysis. The formal analysis shall normally be not more than 4,000 words in length. An optional dissertation shall normally be of not more than 10,000 words in length.
Regulation 29.
By amending the second sentence of the regulation so as to read:
The application shall be submitted through the candidate’s Director of Studies to the Secretary of the Faculty Board so as to arrive not later than the seventh Friday of the Full Lent Term in the academical year next preceding that which the candidate proposes to spend abroad, and shall indicate the country or countries that the student intends to visit and the way in which he or she will be occupied while abroad.
By removing Papers Du.1., Du.2., Du.3., and Du.4. from the list of papers offered.
By amending the titles of Papers Ge.4., Ge.11., and Ge.14. so as to read:
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Ge. |
4. |
The making of German culture (also serves as Paper 10H of Part I of the English Tripos) |
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Ge. |
11. |
History of the German language (also serves as Paper 22 of the Linguistics Tripos) |
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Ge. |
14. |
German literature, thought, and history in the medieval and modern periods |
By removing Papers Gr.1., Gr.2., Gr.4., and Gr.5. from the list of papers offered.
By removing the category offered, together with Papers ML.1. and ML.2.
By removing the category offered, together with Papers NL.1. and NL.2.
By amending the title of Paper Sl.5. to ‘Sl.5. Russian and Soviet culture from 1900’ and suspending the paper in 2017–18.
By reinstating Paper Sl.6. ‘Russian culture after 1953’.
And by introducing new Paper ‘Sl.14. Russian culture from 1905 to the death of Stalin’.
By replacing Paper Sp.3. with a new paper entitled ‘Sp.3. Medieval Iberia, early modern Spain, and Latin America’.
By reinstating Paper Sp.6. and amending its title so as to read ‘Sp.6. Introduction to Catalan language and culture’.
By amending the title of Paper Sp.10. to ‘Sp.10. The culture and language of contemporary Catalonia’, and by inserting a footnote to indicate that the paper is available in Part II only.
By amending the current footnotes to Papers Li.12. and Li.13. so as to suspend the papers in 2018–19 and in each alternate year thereafter.
By amending the current footnote to Paper Li.17. so as to suspend the paper until further notice.
By amending the Schedule so as to remove all reference to papers in Dutch and in Modern Greek.
By amending the Schedule so as to:
(a)remove Papers Du.2, Du.3, and Du.4;
(b)remove Papers Gr.1, Gr.2, Gr.4, and Gr.5;
(c)remove Papers ML.1 and ML.2 together with all reference to Medieval Latin;
(d)remove Papers NL.1 and NL.2 together with all reference to Neo-Latin;
(e)remove the ability for Paper SL.2 to be replaced by two long essays under Regulation 23;
(f)add Paper SL.14 and indicate that it may be replaced by two long essays under Regulation 23.
(g)remove Paper Sp.10.
By amending the Schedule so as to:
(a)Remove Papers Du.2, Du.3, and Du.4;
(b)Remove Papers Gr.4 and Gr.5;
(c)Remove Papers ML.1 and ML.2 together with all reference to Medieval Latin;
(d)Remove Papers NL.1 and NL.2 together with all reference to Neo-Latin;
(e)Add Paper Sl.14.
(f)Suspend Papers Li.12 and Li.13 for the academical year 2018–19 and each alternate year thereafter.
As set out below, the instructions for conducting the examination for Paper B3. Translation into the foreign language, and test in the foreign language through audio visual media have been amended to allow candidates to view the questions before video-footage is played; and for Paper C1. Translation from and into the foreign language the duration of the examination has been increased from two hours to three hours, the length of passages for translation increased to give students more opportunity to show their skills with minor errors not being over-penalized.
By amending the third paragraph of the Regulation so as to read:
Section (b). In the comprehension test, candidates will be required to watch and listen to prepared audio-visual material in the foreign language, of not less than seven minutes and not more than ten minutes in length. The examination will be a total of ninety minutes in length. Candidates will be given two minutes to read the exam questions before the audio-visual material is played. The audio-visual material will be played twice and there will be a five-minute pause between each playing of the material. Candidates will be allowed to make notes throughout. After the audio-visual material has been played, candidates will be informed precisely when the examination will end. Candidates will be required to answer questions in writing on the material presented. This will include comprehension questions, as well as a written summary, a response, or a commentary based on the passage. The questions will be posed, and answers will be required, in the foreign language.
By amending the first paragraph of the supplementary regulation so as to read:
This paper (three hours) will consist of two exercises: (a) will consist of one passage of English prose, amounting to 300 words in total, for translation into the foreign language; (b) will consist of one passage in the foreign language, amounting to not more than 450 words in total, for translation into English. Both exercises must be attempted.
The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages has confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2018 will be affected.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Divinity, has approved changes to the regulations for the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos, as follows.
Regulation 18.
By adding a footnote to the list of papers so as to suspend Paper ‘B1. D. Qur’anic Arabic’ in 2017–18.
Regulation 18.
By adding a footnote to the list of papers so as to suspend ‘Paper C1. D. Arabic’ in 2018–19.
The Faculty Board of Divinity is satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Divinity, has approved changes to the regulations for the degree of Bachelor of Theology for Ministry as shown below. The list of papers available for examination has been amended. Certain papers have been suspended; and further information has been added to the title of Paper B.Th.30 so as to indicate that it shall henceforth be borrowed from the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos.
Regulation 13.
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B.Th.2. |
Elementary Hebrew (Paper A1A of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos) |
This paper remains suspended until further notice. |
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B.Th.14. |
Reform and renewal in Christian history |
This paper is suspended in 2017–18. |
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B.Th.16. |
Special subject in the study of religion |
This paper is suspended in 2017–18. |
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*B.Th.25. |
Old Testament exegesis |
This paper is suspended in 2017–18. |
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*B.Th.27. |
Biblical themes in Christian doctrine |
This paper is suspended in 2017–18. |
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*B.Th.29. |
The Gospel and western culture |
This paper is suspended in 2017–18. |
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B.Th.30. |
Philosophy of religion (Paper B10 of the Theology and Religious Studies Tripos) |
This paper is suspended in 2017–18. |
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*B.Th.46. |
Further advanced subjects specified by the Faculty Board |
This paper continues to be suspended in 2017–18. |
In accordance with the provisions of Regulation 13, the papers marked with an asterisk are half-papers.
The Faculty Board of Divinity is satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2018 will be affected.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 445)
The General Board gives notice that the regulations for the degree of Master of Education have been amended as set out below.
Pathways
By revising the title of the Arts, culture, and education pathway so as to read:
Arts, creativity, and education
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Biology and the Faculty Board of the School of Clinical Medicine, gives notice that the regulations and supplementary regulations for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery have been amended, as set out below, to combine Section I and Section II of the Functional Architecture of the Body (FAB) examination into a single examination paper.
Regulation 9.
(h)The examination in FAB shall consist of a combined written and practical paper of an hour and a half, which shall contain short answer questions (Section I) and a practical examination (Section II).
Combined Sections I and II will consist of a combination of ‘wet’ specimens/clinical photos at a number of stations, and MCQs at the other stations, testing knowledge of tissue anatomy, aspects of organogenesis, and the topographical, functional, and applied anatomy of the human body.
All other parts of the examination remain unchanged.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Music, has approved changes to the regulations so as to take advantage of the expertise of the Cambridge College Chapel community while also broadening the population of potential participants in College music making. Pathways in vocal and in organ performance have been introduced whilst retaining the choral pathway.
Regulation 5.
By amending the Regulation so as to read:
5. A candidate for the M.Mus. Examination shall pursue in the University, under the direction of a Supervisor appointed by the Degree Committee, a course of study extending over three terms, following one of three pathways: (i) Choral conducting, (ii) Vocal performance, and (iii) Organ performance.
Regulation 7.
By removing the current regulation and replacing it with a new regulation so as to read:
7. The M.Mus. Examination shall consist of four elements, divided into four sections as follows:
Each candidate shall write two essays of not more than 3,500 words, on topics agreed between the candidates and the Supervisor.
The examination shall consist of the rehearsal and direction, over a period of thirty minutes, of performances of two pieces chosen by the Examiners on the day of the examination from a list of five announced by the Faculty Board.
The examination shall consist of a solo recital lasting not more than 40 minutes, comprising a set work or group of set works and additional music chosen by the candidate.
The examination shall consist of a solo recital lasting not more than 50 minutes, comprising a set work or group of set works and additional music chosen by the candidate.
Each candidate will direct the standing choir assembled by the Faculty of Music in a choral recital of thirty minutes, of which not more than five minutes will be devoted to the presentation of oral programme notes. The programme will be agreed between the candidates and the Supervisor, and may reflect scholarly research undertaken by the candidate into repertoire and/or performance practice.
Each candidate will undertake an examination comprising solo and ensemble vocal performance with other musicians assembled by the Faculty of Music, of varied historical materials made available in advance of the examination.
Each candidate will undertake an examination in performance as a continuo accompanist on the keyboard with other musicians assembled by the Faculty of Music; scores will be provided for the candidates in advance of the examination.
Each candidate shall choose one option from four.
Options available to those following all pathways, with topics agreed between the candidates and the Supervisor:
(i)an extended essay of not more than 7,000 words, including notes but excluding appendices;
(ii)a critical edition of a single choral work or group of choral works unavailable in a modern scholarly edition, or a comparative study of particular editions of a single choral work or group of choral works, or a study of editorial practice in relation to choral music;
(iii)a portfolio submission of a single work or group of works lasting between seven and twelve minutes comprising the candidate’s original arrangement of pre-existent material in categories as announced by the Degree Committee.
Additional option available to those taking the Choral conducting and vocal performance pathways:
(iv)solo organ recital lasting not more than 30 minutes, comprising a set work or group of set works and additional music chosen by the candidate.
Additional option available to those taking the Organ performance pathway:
(iv)conducting or directing from the keyboard an ensemble including voices, assembled by the candidate, in a programme devised by the candidate lasting no more than 30 minutes.
The Examiners shall have power to examine a candidate viva voce on any or all of the elements contained within Sections 1–4 of the examination.
Regulation 8.
By amending the current regulation so as to read:
8. In order to satisfy the Examiners, candidates must achieve a pass mark in all four sections of the Examination.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Geography, has given permission for an amendment to the Special Regulation for the M.Phil. Degree by Advanced Study in Conservation Leadership to add a compulsory oral presentation to the assessment, by adding the following to Regulation (b): ‘5% of the marks for this element of the assessment are by compulsory oral examination’.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 504)
The General Board gives notice that the regulations for the examination in Education for the degree of Master of Philosophy have been amended as set out below.
Pathways
By revising the title of the Arts, culture, and education pathway so as to read:
Arts, creativity, and education
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee of the Faculty Board of Engineering, has approved changes to the regulations to remove the option to candidates to select twelve modules and submit a thesis of 10,000 words. The regulations have been revised to take account of this change, so as to read:
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Energy Technologies for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
(a)ten modules from a set of mandatory and optional modules;
and
(b)a thesis, of not more than 20,000 words in length, including footnotes, appendices, and bibliography, on a topic approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering.
2. The Degree Committee shall announce how modules will be examined not later than the division of Lent Term preceding the examination. Examination shall be by written paper, or one or more pieces of coursework or other exercises, or a combination of these. The Degree Committee shall specify the duration of any written paper and the limit to be placed on the length of any piece of coursework or other exercise.
3. The examination may include, at the discretion of the Examiners, an oral examination on the work submitted by the candidate under Regulation 1 above, and on the general field of knowledge within which such work falls.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee of the Faculty Board of Engineering, has approved changes to the regulations so as to better reflect the structure of the course, by amending Regulation 1 and inserting new Regulations 3 and 4 so as to read:
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Industrial Systems, Manufacture, and Management for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
(a)eight modules given on a list of mandatory modules published by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering not later than the end of the Easter Term of the academical year preceding that in which the examination is to be held; if a student has been examined on any of these modules as part of a previous degree, the Degree Committee shall substitute those modules with modules it deems to be equivalent, and shall give notice of this not later than the end of the Michaelmas Term of the academical year of the examination;
and
(b)five projects, assessed by coursework or oral presentation, or a combination of these;
and
(c)a thesis, of not more than 15,000 words in length, including footnotes, appendices, and bibliography, on a topic approved by the Degree Committee.
3. The Degree Committee shall announce how modules will be examined not later than the division of Lent Term preceding the examination. Examination shall be by written paper, or one or more pieces of coursework or other exercises, or a combination of these. The Degree Committee shall specify the duration of any written paper and the limit to be placed on the length of any piece of coursework or other exercise.
4. The examination may include, at the discretion of the Examiners, an oral examination on the work submitted by the candidate under Regulation 1 above, and on the general field of knowledge within which such work falls.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee of the Faculty Board of Engineering, has approved a change to the name from Machine Learning, Speech, and Language Technology to ‘Machine Learning and Machine Intelligence’ to better reflect the curriculum and course content. There is also a change to Regulation 1(b) to remove the requirement for an oral presentation, so as to read:
(b)a thesis, of not more than 15,000 words in length, including footnotes, appendices, and bibliography, on a topic approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Music, has approved changes to the regulations for the M.Phil. so as to amend the title of the programme to the M.Phil. Degree in Music; reduce the length of the course to nine months; combine Option A and Option C under the heading of Music Studies; amend the regulation regarding abstracts to clarify that the portfolio will consist of exercises in literature review totalling not more than 3,000 words; clarify that the thesis length should be between 12,500 and 15,000 words; amend the regulation regarding the oral examination to clarify that this will be on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge in which it falls; and so as to add a new regulation requiring candidates to complete a proposal essay on the thesis or recital/essay of not more than 1,500 words in length and a presentation on the thesis at the discretion of the Degree Committee.
Regulation 1.
By amending the first sentence of the Regulation so as to read:
1. The scheme of examination for the nine-month course of study in Music for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of either Option A or Option B.
Regulation 2.
By removing the current title and description of Option A and replacing it with a new regulation so as to read:
2. Option A – Music Studies
(a)a portfolio of exercises in literature review totalling not more than 3,000 words and an essay of not more than 3,500 words1 on issues in musical studies;
and
(b)two essays, each of not more than 3,500 words,1 on subjects specified by the Degree Committee, provided that with the permission of the Degree Committee, a candidate may substitute comparable exercises for either one or both of these essays;
and
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(c) |
either |
(i) |
a thesis of between 12,500 and 15,000 words,1 on a subject approved by the Degree Committee; |
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or |
(ii) |
a recital taking between 50 and 60 minutes to perform together with an essay of not more than 7,500 words1 on a related topic approved by the Degree Committee. |
Regulation 4.
By removing the existing Regulation 4 Option C – Performance Studies and replacing it with a new regulation so as to read:
4. At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.
Regulation 5.
By removing the existing Regulation 5 and replacing it with a new regulation so as to read:
5. In order to proceed to the examination, candidates must satisfactorily complete the following, as prescribed by the Degree Committee:
(a)a proposal essay on the thesis or recital/essay of not more than 1,500 words in length, together with annotated bibliography, related to the field of study chosen by the candidate and approved by the Degree Committee under Regulation 2(c);
and
(b)a presentation on the subject of the candidate’s thesis.
1Including tables and footnotes but excluding appendices, bibliography, musical examples, and transcriptions.
The General Board has, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee of the Faculty of Engineering, approved a change to regulation 1(c) to change the word lengths of two projects so as to read:
(c)two reports on projects approved by the Degree Committee. The first report will be of up to 6,000 words in length, and its assessment shall include an oral presentation of the project work on which the report is based. The second report will be of up to 15,000 words in length, and its assessment shall include an oral examination. These word limits include diagrams and footnotes, but exclude bibliography and appendices.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee of Politics and the Strategic Committee of the Institute of Continuing Education (ICE), has approved a correction to Regulation 4 to state that a candidate must have completed three essays and an examination in order to be recommended to the award of the Postgraduate Diploma so as to read:
4. The Examiners may recommend to the Degree Committee that it recommends to the Institute of Continuing Education the award of the Postgraduate Diploma to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed the requirements specified in Regulations 1(b) and 1(c), and to a candidate who has not completed, or fails to reach the required standard in, the thesis.
Certificates of proficiency in French Basic, Italian Basic, and Spanish Basic have been removed from the Schedule of subjects approved for certificates of proficiency awarded by the Language Centre (under regulation 3(f)). They have been replaced by six new certificates as listed below:
French Basic 1
French Basic 2
Italian Basic 1
Italian Basic 2
Spanish Basic 1
Spanish Basic 2