Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

Chemical Engineering Tripos, Part IIb, 2017–18: Modules

The Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate gives notice that the modules available for study in Part IIb of the Chemical Engineering Tripos (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 281) in the academical year 2017–18 will be as follows.

Topics in Group A and Group D are compulsory for all candidates. The regulations specify that each candidate takes a total of six modules from Groups B and C. The Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate imposes the restriction that at least two of these modules should be chosen from Group B, and at least two should be chosen from Group C. Further, at least two of the six modules chosen from Groups B and C should be assessed principally or entirely by written examination.

Group	Number and title of module	Mode of assessment
A	A1: Compulsory topics	Examination
	A2: Chemical product design	Coursework

B	B1: Advanced transport processes	Examination
	B3: Pharmaceutical engineering	Examination
	B4: Rheology and processing	Examination
	B5: Computational fluid dynamics	Coursework
	B6: Fluid mechanics and the environment	Examination
	B7: Interface engineering	Examination and coursework

C	C1: Optical microscopy	Examination
	C2: Optimization	Examination
	C3: Healthcare biotechnology	Coursework
	C4: Entrepreneurship	Coursework
	C5: Foreign language	Coursework
	C6: Biosensors	Coursework
	C7: Bionanotechnology	Examination and coursework
	C8: Biophysics	Examination

D	Research project

Linguistics Tripos, 2017–18

The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages gives notice that the following variable subjects shall not be available for examination in 2017–18 in the Linguistics Tripos (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 361):

Parts IIa and IIb

Section C

Paper 17.

A subject in linguistics to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time (also serves as Paper Li.17 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos).

Paper 19.

A subject in linguistics to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time.

Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, 2017–18

The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages gives notice of the following variable subjects to be examined in 2017–18 in the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 374):

Part II

French

Fr. 7.	Topics in medieval studies (also serves as Paper 34 of Part II of the English Tripos):	Defining the human in medieval French literature and culture
Fr. 14.	A special topic in French studies (A):	Theatre: theory and practice, 1600–2000
Fr. 15.	A special topic in French studies (B):	Ethics and the erotic in medieval French Occitan writing
Fr. 16.	A special topic in French studies (C):	Colonization, empire, and globalization: technologies of space in French culture since 1700

German

Ge. 12.	A special period or subject in German literature, thought, or history (i):	History and identity in Germany, 1750 to the present
Ge. 13.	A special period or subject in German literature, thought, or history (ii):	Aspects of German-speaking Europe since 1945

Neo-Latin

NL. 2.

A special subject in Neo-Latin literature: selected authors:

This paper will not be available in 2017–18

Linguistics

Li. 17.

A special subject in linguistics:

This paper will not be available in 2017–18

Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, 2017–18

The Committee of Management of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos gives notice of the following optional papers which are offered for Part Ia, Part Ib, and Part IIb of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 407) in the academical year 2017–18.

Part Ia
A1	World archaeology (Archaeology Tripos, Part I)
A7	Humans in biological perspective (Archaeology Tripos, Part I)
CS 1	Introduction to computer science (Computer Science Tripos, Part Ia)
EC 1	Economics (Land Economy Tripos, Part I)*
ED 2	Language, communication, and literacies (Education Tripos, Prelim to Part I)*
NS 1	Evolution and behaviour (Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ia)*
PHIL 1	Metaphysics (Philosophy Tripos, Part Ia)*
PHIL 2	Ethics and political philosophy (Philosophy Tripos, Part Ia)*
PHIL 3	Logic (Philosophy Tripos, Part Ia)*
POL 1	The modern state and its alternatives (HSPS Tripos, Part I)
SAN 1	Social anthropology: the comparative perspective (HSPS Tripos, Part I)
SOC 1	Modern societies I: introduction to sociology (HSPS Tripos, Part I)

Part Ib
BAN 2	Social networks and behavioural ecology (HSPS Tripos, Part IIa)
BAN 3	Human evolution and palaeolithic archaeology (HSPS Tripos, Part IIa)
BAN 8	Health and disease (HSPS Tripos, Part IIb)
CS 1	Introduction to computer science (Computer Science Tripos, Part Ia)
ED 3	Modernity, globalization, and education (Education Tripos, Part I and Prelim to Part II)*
HPS 1	History of science (Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ib)
HPS 2	Philosophy of science (Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ib)
NS 2	Neurobiology (Natural Sciences Tripos, Part Ib; assessed by exam paper NST1 NB/1 only)*
PHIL 4	Metaphysics and epistemology (Philosophy Tripos, Part Ib)*
PHIL 5	Logic (Philosophy Tripos, Part Ib)*
PHIL 6	Ethics (Philosophy Tripos, Part Ib)*
PHIL 7	Political philosophy (Philosophy Tripos, Part Ib)*
SOC 2	Social theory (HSPS Tripos, Part IIa)
SOC 3	Modern societies II (HSPS Tripos, Part IIa)
SAN 8	Anthropology and development (HSPS Tripos, Part IIa)

Part IIb
BAN 5	Major topics in human evolutionary studies (HSPS Tripos, Part IIa and Part IIb)
BAN 6	Evolution within our species (HSPS Tripos, Part IIb)
BAN 7	Culture and behaviour (HSPS Tripos, Part IIb)
CR 1	Criminology, sentencing, and the penal system (Law Tripos, Part IIa and Part IIb)
ED 4	The psychology of education (Education Tripos, Part II)*
HPS 3	Modern medicine and biomedical sciences (Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II)
HPS 4	Philosophy of science (Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II)
LI 16	Language processing and learning (Linguistics Tripos, Part IIa and Part IIb)*
PHIL 8	Metaphysics (Philosophy Tripos, Part II)*
PHIL 9	Philosophy of mind (Philosophy Tripos, Part II)*
PHIL 10	Ethics (Philosophy Tripos, Part II)*
PHIL 11	Political philosophy (Philosophy Tripos, Part II)*
SOC 7	Media, culture, and society (HSPS Tripos, Part IIb)
SOC 11	Racism, race, and ethnicity (HSPS Tripos, Part IIb)
SOC 13	Medicine, body, and society (HSPS Tripos, Part IIb)

* The number of candidates able to take this paper may be capped.

Theological and Religious Studies Tripos, Parts I, IIa, and IIb: special subjects and prescribed texts, 2017

The Faculty Board of Divinity has selected the special subjects and prescribed texts for the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos, Part I, Part IIa, and Part IIb, in 2018 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 409). Details of these special subjects and prescribed texts are available at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2016-17/weekly/6470/Theo-RS-Tripos-set-texts-2018.pdf.

Examination in Advanced Computer Science for the M.Phil. Degree, 2017–18

The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Computer Science and Technology gives notice that the modules available for study for the M.Phil. in Advanced Computer Science (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 492) in the academical year 2017–18, and the form of the examination of each module, will be as follows:

Number	Title and mode of assessment (course-work (c), written test (t)) (Imported module) [Borrowed by other courses]
Michaelmas Term 2017
L41	Advanced operating systems, part 1 (c)
R249	Advanced topics in mobile and sensor systems and data modelling, part 1 (c)
L44	Affective computing (c)
L11	Algebraic path problems, with applications to internet routing (c)
L108	Category theory, type theory, and logic (c and t)
R05	Chip multiprocessors (c)
R209	Computer security: principles and foundations (c)
LE48	Computer vision (c)
L95	Introduction to natural language syntax and parsing (c)
L50	Introduction to networking and systems measurements (c)
R244	Large-scale data processing and optimization (c)
L42	Machine learning and algorithms for data mining, part 1 (c)
L101	Machine learning for language processing (c)
L25	Modern compiler design (c)
R204	Multicore semantics and programming (c)
R02	Network architectures (c)
L90	Overview of natural language processing (c)
LE49	Probabilistic machine learning (c)
S500	Special topic MT (c)

Lent Term 2018
L41	Advanced operating systems, part 2 (c)
L28	Advanced functional programming (c)
R01	Advanced topics in computer systems (c)
R249	Advanced topics in mobile and sensor systems and data modelling, part 2 (c)
R214	Biomedical information processing (c) [open to Sensor CDT]
R210	Computer security: current applications and research (c)
R228	Deep learning for natural language processing (c and t)
P51	High performance networking (c)
E4F8	Image processing and image coding (t) (imported module)
R230	Interaction with machine learning (c)
L21	Interactive formal verification (c)
L42	Machine learning and algorithms for data mining, part 2 (c)
P35	System on chip design and modelling (c)
S501	Special topic LT (c)

Easter Term 2017	No modules offered currently in Easter Term 2018

Further details can be found by following the appropriate links from http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/teaching/current/acs.html and http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/teaching/masters/.

The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Computer Science and Technology gives notice of the form of the evaluation of the Research Skills programme for 2017–18. Students must accumulate a minimum of twelve credits from core and optional units. The mode of delivery and work required for each unit will vary. Students will be required to submit a portfolio of their coursework in the third week of June, and a Research Skills logbook which records the units attended and provides evidence of the work completed for each unit.

The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Computer Science and Technology reserves the right to withdraw any module should fewer than five students enrolled on the M.Phil. Degree in Advanced Computer Science elect to study them. To satisfy timetabling, resourcing, or other constraints, the Faculty Board may impose a cap on the numbers of students from any particular course who may take a particular module. Candidates may not offer more than one Special topic for examination.

Examination in Computational Biology for the M.Phil. Degree, 2017–18

The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Mathematics gives notice that the modules to be offered in 2017–18 and their methods of assessment are as set out below (see Statutes and Ordinances, p. 499). Candidates for the degree must offer all modules for examination unless otherwise stated.

Term offered	Module	Abbreviation
Michaelmas	Functional genomics	FG
	Genome informatics	GI
	Scientific programming	SP
	Genome sequence analysis (half module)	GSA

Lent	Cancer evolution	CE
	Computational neuroscience	CN
	Population genetic analysis of genomic data	PG
	Either Network biology (half module) or Biological imaging and analysis (half module)	NB BI

Easter	Systems biology	SB

Each module for this course is assessed by no more than two or three coursework assignments, each involving an element of computational or theoretical work. The expected maximum submission length for each piece of work is twenty pages, excluding any appendices.

In addition to the offered modules, students sit a two-hour general examination in the Easter Term on the material taught within the modules.

Students are also required to complete an internship project which is assessed by a report of no more than 18,000 words and a presentation.

The weighting for the examination in Computational Biology is out of 12, divided as follows: each module is weighted at 1, and half modules at 0.5, meaning a total weighting of 8 for the modules. The general examination is weighted at 1. The internship project is weighted at a total of 3, with 2.5 for the report and 0.5 for the presentation.

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