Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

Chemical Engineering Tripos, Part IIb, 2018–19

The Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate gives notice that the modules available for study in the academical year 2018–19 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
C	C2: Optimization	Examination
	C4: Entrepreneurship	Coursework
	C5: Foreign language	Coursework
	C6: Biosensors	Coursework
	C7: Bionanotechnology	Exam + coursework
	C8: Biophysics	Examination
D	Research project

Geographical Tripos, Parts Ib and II, 2019

The Faculty Board of Earth Sciences and Geography gives notice that, for the examination for Part Ib and Part II of the Geographical Tripos to be held in 2019, the papers to be offered will be examined as shown in the tables below.

In these tables, the following terms are defined:

1. ‘Two+1 examination’: The assessment of such papers will consist of a conventional two-hour examination in which candidates will be asked to attempt two questions from a choice of not fewer than six questions. The papers will be undivided. In addition, there will be assessed coursework to be submitted not later than the division of the Easter Term in the year of the examination. The nature of the coursework required will be determined by the University Teaching Officer responsible for the co-ordination of the course, who will provide written details of the procedures which will be followed. The coursework will be equivalent to one question in quantity and for assessment in determining an overall mark for the paper.

2. ‘Three-hour examination’: The papers will be examined by a conventional unseen three-hour examination in which candidates will be asked to attempt three questions from a choice of not fewer than nine questions. The papers will be undivided.

Part Ib

Paper	General titles	Courses offered 2018–19	Mode of assessment
1	Living with global change	Part i: Cultures of risk Part ii: Geographies of environmental hazard Part iii: Making geographical knowledges	Two+1 examination
2	Human geography I	Austerity	Two+1 examination
3	Human geography II	Development theories, policies, and practices	Two+1 examination
4	Human geography III	Citizenship, cities, and civil society	Two+1 examination
5	Physical and environmental geography I	Quaternary climates and environment	Two+1 examination
6	Physical and environmental geography II	Glacial processes	Two+1 examination
7	Physical and environmental geography III	Biogeography	Two+1 examination

Part II

Paper	General titles	Courses offered 2018–19	Mode of assessment
1	A prescribed topic or topics in human geography I	The geographies of global urbanism	Three-hour examination
2	A prescribed topic or topics in human geography II	Geographies of the Arctic	Two+1 examination
3	A prescribed topic or topics in human geography III	Political ecology in the global south	Three-hour examination
4	A prescribed topic or topics in human geography IV	Demographic continuity and change	Two+1 examination
5	A prescribed topic or topics in geography I	Environmental knowledges and the politics of expertise	Three-hour examination
6	A prescribed topic or topics in geography II	Political appetites: geographies of food and power	Three-hour examination
7	A prescribed topic or topics in geography III	Legal geographies	Two+1 examination
8	A prescribed topic or topics in geography IV	From Earth observations to the climate system	Three-hour examination
9	A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography I	Glaciology	Three-hour examination
10	A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography II	Volcanology	Three-hour examination
11	A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography III	Muddy coasts and estuaries	Two+1 examination
12	A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography IV	Biogeography: biological processes and environmental change	Two+1 examination

Examination in Micro- and Nanotechnology Enterprise for the M.Phil. Degree, 2018–19

The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Physics and Chemistry gives notice that the modules available to candidates for examination in Micro- and Nanotechnology Enterprise for the degree of Master of Philosophy in the academical year 2018–19 will be as below.

All modules assessed by examination will be examined in two three-hour examinations.

Reference	Name	Mode of assessment
NE.01	Characterization techniques	Examination
NE.02	MEMS design	Coursework
NE.04	Nanofabrication techniques	Examination
NE.05	Nanomaterials	Examination
NE.06	Nanochemistry	Examination
NE.07	Physics at the nanometre scale	Examination
NE.08	Bionanotechnology	Examination
NE.09	Nanoelectrochemistry	Examination
NE.10	Energy harvesting	Examination
NE.11	Nano self assembly	Examination
	Science and communication in business	Coursework
	Science and communication in media	Coursework
	Science and communication in research	Coursework
	Societal and ethical dimensions of nanotechnology	Coursework
NMIS	Nurturing and managing innovation in science	Coursework

Examination in Scientific Computing for the M.Phil. Degree, 2018–19

The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Physics and Chemistry gives notice that the following papers are available for the examination in Scientific Computing for the degree of Master of Philosophy in the academical year 2018–19:

Paper 1	Fundamentals in numerical analysis
Paper 2	Numerical integration and ordinary differential equations
Paper 3	Numerical differentiation and partial differential equations
Paper 4	Linear systems
Paper 5	Electronic structure
Paper 6	Atomistic modelling of materials
Paper 7	Machine learning
Paper 8	Mesoscale and coarse-grain modelling
Paper 9	Data science for materials modelling
Paper 10	Computational continuum modelling
Paper 11	Advanced continuum modelling
Paper 12	Introduction to computational multiphysics

Candidates should choose a minimum of three papers.

Papers 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 will be examined by a two-hour written examination consisting of three questions, of which candidates will be required to answer two.

Paper 5 will be examined by a two-hour written examination consisting of four questions, of which candidates will be required to answer all.

At the discretion of the Course Director, students may also be able to choose options available under other Masters’ Degrees offered by the Departments of the Schools of the Physical Sciences, Technology, and Biological Sciences.

Examination in Physical Science (Nanoscience and Nanotechnology) for the M.Res. Degree, 2018–19

The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Physics and Chemistry gives notice that the modules available for examination for the degree of Master of Research in Physical Science (Nanoscience and Nanotechnology) in 2018–19 shall be as follows:

NE.01	Characterization techniques	Core	Examination
NE.04	Nanofabrication techniques	Core	Examination
NE.05	Nanomaterials	Core	Examination
NE.06	Nanochemistry	Core	Examination
NE.07	Physics at the nanometre scale	Core	Examination
NE.08	Bionanotechnology	Core	Examination
NE.09	Nanoelectrochemistry	Optional	Examination
NE.10	Energy harvesting	Optional	Examination
NE.11	Nano self assembly	Core	Examination
Coursework	Science communication in media, business, and research	Core	Coursework
Coursework	Societal and ethical dimensions of nanotechnology	Core	Coursework
Coursework	Nurturing and managing innovation in science	Core	Coursework
Practicals	Practical training course	Core	Coursework
Projects	Mini project I (up to 3,000 words) plus Mini-project II (up to 3,000 words), plus Midi-project (up to 10,000 words)	Core	Written reports, feedback from supervisors
Proposal	Formulation and defence of a Ph.D. project proposal	Core	Written report, oral presentation, oral examination

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