No 6494
Wednesday 7 February 2018
Vol cxlviii No 18
pp. 377–387
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 2018–19.
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. A module taken as part of a Major Subject cannot be taken as a Minor Subject.
|
Major Subject |
Permissible Minor Subjects |
Examination requirements |
|
|
402 |
Pathology (A and B) |
103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 128, 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
403 |
Pathology (A and C) |
104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 128, 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
404 |
Pathology (A and D) |
103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 128, 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
405 |
Pathology (B and C) |
104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 128, 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
406 |
Pathology (B and D) |
103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 128, 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
407 |
Pathology (C and D) |
104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 128, 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
408 |
Pharmacology (maximum 15 candidates) |
104, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 128, 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
409 |
Psychology |
107, 109, 115, 116, 122, 123, 124, 125, 127, 128 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. |
|
411 |
Biochemistry (maximum 7 candidates) |
104, 107, 108, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 122, 124, 128, 129 |
Five written papers: four papers of three hours each and one paper of three and a quarter hours. |
|
412 |
Plant sciences (Cellular – M1, M2, L1, L3) |
105, 106, 108, 109, 118, 119, 121, 124 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
413 |
Plant sciences (Ecology – M3 and Zoology M2, L2 and Zoology L4) |
105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 114, 118, 121, 122, 124 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
414 |
Genetics (maximum 13 candidates) |
104, 107, 108, 113, 114, 115, 119, 120, 121, 122, 124, 128 A fifth Genetics module can be taken as a Minor Subject. Students may choose additional Minor Subjects that do not have lecture clashes with the Genetics modules chosen – please consult the relevant lecture timetables |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
415 |
Physiology, development, and neuroscience (maximum 21 candidates) |
A fifth PDN module can be taken as a Minor Subject. Students may choose Minor Subjects that do not have lecture clashes with the PDN modules chosen – please consult the relevant lecture timetables |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
424 |
Pathology (B and E) |
103, 104, 107, 108, 109, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 128, 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
425 |
Pathology (C and E) |
104, 107, 108, 109, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 128, 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
426 |
Pathology (D and E) |
103, 104, 107, 108, 109, 113, 114, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 128, 129 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
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) |
105 A fifth Zoology module can be taken as a Minor Subject. 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. |
|
428 |
Psychology, neuroscience, and behaviour |
106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 118, 122, 124, 128 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. |
|
Minor Subject |
Examination requirements |
|
|
103 |
Health and disease (HSPS Paper BAN8) (maximum 20 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
104 |
Human evolution and palaeolithic archaeology (HSPS Paper BAN3) (maximum 20 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration worth 85% of the overall mark, and one practical examination worth 15% of the overall mark. |
|
105 |
Behavioural ecology and adaptation (HSPS Paper BAN2) (maximum 20 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
106 |
Neural degeneration and regeneration (PDN Module N5) (maximum 15 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
107 |
Philosophy and ethics of medicine (History and Philosophy of Science) (maximum 50 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
108 |
Health, medicine, and society (HSPS Paper Soc 13) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
109 |
The family (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Paper 9) (limited spaces) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
111 |
Central mechanisms of reward, punishment, and emotion (PDN Module N6) (maximum 15 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
113 |
Early medicine (History and Philosophy of Science) (maximum 12 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
114 |
Modern medicine and biomedical sciences (History and Philosophy of Science) (maximum 12 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
115 |
Psychology of education (Education Studies Tripos, Part II) (maximum 10 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
116 |
Sociology of education (Education Studies Tripos, Part II) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
117 |
Philosophy of education (Education Studies Tripos, Part II) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
118 |
History of education (Education Studies Tripos, Part II) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
119 |
Plant and microbial genetics (Genetics Module 2) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
120 |
Human genetics, genomics, and systems biology (Genetics Module 4) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
121 |
Evolutionary genetics (Genetics Module 5) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
122 |
EnterpriseTECH (Judge Business School) |
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. |
|
123 |
Development and psychopathology (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Paper 6) (limited spaces) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
124 |
Psychology and social issues (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Paper 7) (limited spaces) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
125 |
Gender development: biological, psychological, and clinical perspectives (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Paper 8) (limited spaces) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
127 |
Conservation science (Zoology Module M2) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
128 |
Bioinformatics (maximum 46 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
129 |
General practice and primary care research (maximum 8 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
Candidates should consult the examination regulations of the relevant Tripos for latest examination requirements.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 513)
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies gives notice of the following additional paper to be offered for examination for the degree of Master of Philosophy in the academical year 2018–19:
Theory and method in Middle Eastern Studies Assessment will consist of three coursework components, weighted as follows: (a) an 800-word book review (16%); (b) a 3,000-word critical bibliography (60%); and (c) a 1,200-word summary project proposal (24%).