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No 6514

Wednesday 11 July 2018

Vol cxlviii No 38

pp. 797–813

Regulations for examinations

Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 265)

With effect from 1 October 2018

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of English, has approved amendments to Regulations 12 and 14 listing the papers available for examination in Parts I and II, as a consequence of changes approved for the Archaeology Tripos.

Regulation 12.

By amending the title of Paper 14 so as to read:

Paper 14.

The medieval globe (Paper A24 of Part II of the Archaeology Tripos)

By removing the following paper:

Paper 15.

Europe in late antiquity and the migration period (Paper ARC27 of Parts IIa and IIb of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos)

Regulation 14.

By removing the following papers:

Paper 16.

The North Sea in the early Middle Ages (Paper ARC26 of Parts IIa and IIb of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos)

Paper 17.

Europe in late antiquity and the migration period (Paper ARC27 of Parts IIa and IIb of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos)

The Faculty Board of English is satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2019 will be adversely affected.

Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 356)

With effect from 1 October 2018

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science, has approved amendments to the regulations so as to change the mode of assessment for some Politics papers and their combinations, and make editorial changes to reflect accurately changes approved in the Archaeology Tripos, as follows:

Regulation 11.

By replacing ‘A7’ in Regulation 11, Section B with ‘B1’.

Regulation 15.

By amending Regulation 15 so as to read:

15. The scheme of examination for Part IIa and IIb shall be as follows:

[Archaeology

ARC6.

Archaeological theory and practice I (Paper A10 of the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC7.

Archaeological theory and practice II (Paper A12 of the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC8.

Archaeological science I (Paper A21 of the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC9.

Archaeological science II

ARC10.

Palaeolithic archaeology (also serves as Paper A22 of the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC11.

Special topics in palaeolithic archaeology and human evolution

ARC12.

European prehistory (Paper A23 from the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC13.

Special topics in European prehistory

ARC14.

Aegean prehistory (Paper D1 of the Classical Tripos)

ARC15.

A topic within classical archaeology and/or art (Paper D2 of the Classical Tripos)

ARC16.

A topic within classical archaeology and/or art (Paper D3 of the Classical Tripos)

ARC17.

A topic within classical archaeology and/or art (Paper D4 of the Classical Tripos)

ARC18.

Society and settlement in ancient Egypt6 (Paper A27 of the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC19.

Ancient Egypt in context: an archaeology of foreign relations7 (Paper A28 of the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC20.

The archaeology of religion in ancient Egypt6 (Paper A29 of the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC21.

The archaeology of death and burial in ancient Egypt7 (Paper A30 of the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC22.

Mesopotamian archaeology I: prehistory and early states6 (Paper A25 of the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC23.

Mesopotamian archaeology II: territorial states to empires7 (Paper A26 of the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC24.

Mesopotamian culture I: literature7 (Paper M2 of the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC25.

Mesopotamian culture II: religion and scholarship6 (Paper M3 of the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC26.

The medieval globe I (Paper A24 from the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC27.

The medieval globe II (Paper A24 from the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC28.

The archaeology of medieval Britain8 (also serves as Paper 11 of Part II of the Historical Tripos)

ARC29.

Ancient India I: the Indus civilization and beyond6 (Paper A31 from the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC30.

Ancient India II: early historic cities of South Asia7 (Paper A32 from the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC31.

Ancient South America7 (Paper A33 from the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC32.

The archaeology of Mesoamerica and North America6 (Paper A34 from the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC33.

The archaeology of Africa (Paper A35 from the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC34.

Akkadian language II (Paper M4 of the Archaeology Tripos, also serves as Paper X.6 of Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos)

ARC35.

Akkadian language III (Paper M5 of the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC36.

Sumerian language8 (Paper M61 of the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC37.

Middle Egyptian texts (Paper E2 of the Archaeology Tripos, also serves as Paper X.7 of Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos)

ARC38.

Old and Late Egyptian texts (Paper E3 of the Archaeology Tripos)

ARC39.

Mesopotamian history I: states and structures6

ARC40.

Mesopotamian history II: empires and systems7

The Faculty Board shall announce before the end of the Easter Term the papers that will be available in the examinations to be held in the next academical year.

Biological Anthropology

BAN2.

Human ecology and behaviour (also serves as Paper B2 of the Archaeology Tripos)

BAN3.

Human evolution (also serves as Paper B3 of the Archaeology Tripos)

BAN4.

From data to interpretation (Paper B5 of the Archaeology Tripos)

BAN5.

A subject in biological anthropology I

BAN6.

A subject in biological anthropology II

BAN7.

A subject in biological anthropology III

BAN8.

A subject in biological anthropology IV

BAN9.

A subject in biological anthropology V]5

Politics and International Relations

POL3.

International organization (also serves as an optional paper for Part Ib of the History and Politics Tripos)

POL4.

Comparative politics (also serves as an optional paper for Part Ib of the History and Politics Tripos)

POL5.

Conceptual issues in politics and international relations (also serves as an optional paper for Part Ib of the History and Politics Tripos)

POL6.

Statistics and methods in politics and international relations (also serves as an optional paper for Part Ib of the History and Politics Tripos)

POL7.

The history of political thought to c. 1700 (Paper 19 of Part I of the Historical Tripos)

POL8.

The history of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 (Paper 20 of Part I of the Historical Tripos)

POL9.

Conceptual issues and texts in politics and international relations

POL10.

The history of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 (Paper 4 of Part II of the Historical Tripos)

POL11.

Political philosophy and the history of political thought since c. 1890 (Paper 5 of Part II of the Historical Tripos)

POL12.

A subject in politics and international relations I3

POL13.

A subject in politics and international relations II2

POL14.

A subject in politics and international relations III

POL15.

A subject in politics and international relations IV

POL16.

A subject in politics and international relations V

POL17.

A subject in politics and international relations VI

POL18.

A subject in politics and international relations VII

POL19.

A subject in politics and international relations VIII

POL20.

A subject in politics and international relations IX

POL21.

A subject in politics and international relations X3

Social Anthropology

SAN2.

The foundations of social life

SAN3.

Anthropological theory and methods

SAN4.

The anthropology of an ethnographic area

SAN5.

Ethical life and the anthropology of the subject

SAN6.

Power, economy, and social transformation

Special subjects in social anthropology

SAN7.

A subject in social anthropology I

SAN8.

A subject in social anthropology II

SAN9.

A subject in social anthropology III

SAN10.

A subject in social anthropology IV

SAN11.

A subject in social anthropology V

SAN12.

A subject in social anthropology VI

SAN13.

A subject in social anthropology VII

SAN14.

A subject in social anthropology VIII

Sociology

SOC2.

Social theory

SOC3.

Modern societies II

SOC4.

Concepts and arguments in sociology

SOC5.

Statistics and methods

SOC6.

A subject in sociology I

SOC7.

A subject in sociology II

SOC8.

A subject in sociology III

SOC9.

A subject in sociology IV2

SOC10.

A subject in sociology V

SOC11.

A subject in sociology VI

SOC12.

A subject in sociology VII2

SOC13.

A subject in sociology VIII

SOC14.

The sociology of education (Paper 3 of Part II of the Education Tripos (Old Regulations))

SOC15.

Criminology, sentencing, and the penal system (Paper 34 of the Law Tripos)

CRIM1.

Foundation in criminology and criminal justice

CRIM2.

Statistics and methods (also serves as Paper SOC5)

CRIM3.

A subject in criminology I

CRIM4.

Criminology, sentencing, and the penal system (also serves as Paper SOC15)

CRIM5.

Social networks and crime

Regulation 16.

By amending the first paragraph of Regulation 16 so as to read:

Each paper shall be of three hours’ duration except [ARC6–40, BAN2–9,]5 POL5, POL6, POL20, CRIM3, and SOC4; candidates for POL12, POL15, and POL17 may choose to be examined by an alternative mode of assessment in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 18. The examination for POL5, POL20, CRIM3, and SOC4 shall consist of the submission of two essays each of not more than 5,000 words. The examination of POL6 shall consist of one project report of not more than 5,000 words, to be submitted on the date published by the relevant Department, which should be no later than the end of the first week of Full Easter Term, and a two-hour examination. The Faculty Board shall publish by notice in each Department of the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science prescribed titles or subjects for essays by the beginning of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination concerned. The essays for POL5, POL20, CRIM3, SOC4, and POL12, POL15, and POL17 shall be submitted in printed or typewritten form to the Senior Examiner in the relevant subject as follows: one essay no later than the date published by the relevant Department, which should be no later than the end of the first week of Full Lent Term, and one essay no later than the date published by the relevant Department, which should be no later than the end of the first week of Full Easter Term. [Papers ARC6–40 and BAN2–9 will be assessed by either a written examination, or mandatory coursework elements, or both.]5 Details of the mode of assessment will be published by the Faculty Board by the Division of Michaelmas Term in the year in which the examination takes place.

Regulation 17.

By amending Regulation 17(c)(iv) so as to read:

(iv)one paper chosen from the following list: [ARC8, ARC10–33, BAN2–4]5, Papers A1, A3, B112, and A11 from the Archaeology Tripos, POL5–6, SAN7–14, SOC2–3, Paper 10 or Paper 11 from Part I of the Historical Tripos, Paper 1 or Paper 2 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, Papers PBS3–4 of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos.

By amending Regulation 17(d)(ii) so as to read:

(ii)one paper chosen from the following list: [ARC8, ARC10–33, BAN2–4]5, Papers A1, A3, B112, and A11 from the Archaeology Tripos, POL3–4, SAN7–14, SOC2–3, SOC5, Paper 1 or Paper 2 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, Paper PBS3 of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, or Paper J9 of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos.

By amending Regulation 17(e)(iv) so as to read:

(iv)one paper chosen from the following list: [ARC8, ARC10–33, BAN2–4]5, Papers A1, A3, B112, and A11 from the Archaeology Tripos, POL3–4, SAN7–14, SOC4–5, Paper 10 or Paper 11 from Part I of the Historical Tripos, Paper 1 or Paper 2 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, Papers PBS3–4 of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos.

By replacing the text of Regulation 17(h)(iii) with ‘two papers chosen from SOC2, SOC3, or SOC5’.

By amending in Regulation 17(j)(iii) ‘SAN7–13’ to read ‘SAN7 –14’.

Regulation 18.

By replacing ‘Archaeology’ in Regulation 18(a), under Options 1–4, with ‘the subject the dissertation is in’.

By amending in Regulations 18(a)(iii), (b)(ii), and (b)(iii) ‘SAN7–13’ to read ‘SAN7–14’.

By replacing in Regulation 18(b) ‘Archaeology’ with ‘the subject the dissertation is in’.

By amending Regulation 18(c) so as to read:

(i)POL9;

(ii)two papers chosen from POL10–21; one paper may be substituted by a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of the subject the dissertation is in, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19;

(iii)one paper chosen from the following: [ARC8–3314, BAN2–9,]5 A14–18 from Part II of the Archaeology Tripos, SAN7–1416, SOC6–1517, Paper 5, or Paper 6 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos, Paper 6 from Part II of the Historical Tripos, Paper 8 borrowed from Part II of the Economics Tripos, or a further paper chosen from POL623 and POL10–2121;

(iv)a candidate who chooses any of POL12, POL15, or POL17 under (ii) or (iii), and who does not offer a dissertation or POL20, may offer two essays in place of one of those papers, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 16;

(v)a candidate who chooses POL20 under (ii) or (iii) may not offer a dissertation.

By amending Regulation 18(d) so as to read:

(i)SAN5 and SAN6;

(ii)either one paper chosen from SAN7–1416, or a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of the subject the dissertation is in, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19;

(iii)one paper chosen from the following: a further paper chosen from SAN4 or SAN7–1416, one paper chosen from POL13, POL1715, SOC5–1517, 22, [ARC8–3314, BAN2–9,]5 A14–18, A61 from Part II of the Archaeology Tripos, and Paper 5 for the subject History and Philosophy of Science in Part II of the Natural Science Tripos, or Paper J9 from the Asian and Middle Eastern studies Tripos;

(iv)a candidate who chooses POL17 under (iii), and who does not offer a dissertation, may offer two essays in place of this paper, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 16.

By amending Regulation 18(e) so as to read:

(i)one paper chosen from SOC5–13;

(ii)two further papers chosen from SOC5–15, one of which may be substituted by a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of the subject the dissertation is in, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19;

(iii)one paper chosen from the following list: [ARC8–3314, BAN2–9]5, A14–18, A61 from Part II of the Archaeology Tripos, POL13, POL1715, SAN7–1416, Papers PBS6–9 of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, a further paper chosen from SOC5–15;

(iv)a candidate who chooses POL17 under (iii), and who does not offer a dissertation, may offer two essays in place of this paper, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 16.

By amending Regulation 18(f)(iii) so as to read:

(iii)one paper chosen from ARC8–3314 and one paper chosen from SAN5, SAN6, or SAN7–14; one of these papers may be substituted by a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of the subject the dissertation is in, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19.

By replacing in Regulation 18(g)(iii) ‘Archaeology’ with ‘the subject the dissertation is in’.

By amending Regulation 18(h) so as to read:

(i)two papers chosen from POL6, POL10–2121;

(ii)two papers chosen from SOC5–1517, 22, 24;

(iii)a candidate may substitute for one paper a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of the subject the dissertation is in, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19;

(iv)a candidate who chooses any of POL12, POL15, POL17 under (i), and who does not offer a dissertation or POL20, may offer two essays in place of one of those papers, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 16;

(v)a candidate who chooses POL20 under (i) may not offer a dissertation.

By amending Regulation 18(i)(iii) so as to read:

(iii)one paper chosen from SAN5–1416 and a further paper chosen from BAN5–9; one of these papers may be substituted by a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of the subject the dissertation is in, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19.]5

By amending Regulation 18(j) so as to read:

(i)two papers from POL6, POL10–2121;

(ii)one paper chosen from SAN5–SAN6, and one paper chosen from SAN 4–1416;

(iii)a candidate may substitute for one paper a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of the subject the dissertation is in, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19;

(iv)a candidate who chooses any of POL12, POL15, POL17 under (i), and who does not offer a dissertation or POL20, may offer two essays in place of one of those papers, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 16;

(v)a candidate who chooses POL20 under (i) may not offer a dissertation.

By replacing in Regulation 18(k)(iv) ‘Sociology’ with ‘the subject the dissertation is in’.

By amending Regulation 18(l) so as to read:

(i)two papers chosen from SOC5–1517, 22;

(ii)one paper chosen from SAN5–SAN6, and one paper chosen from SAN4–1416;

(iii)a candidate may substitute for one paper a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of the subject the dissertation is in, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 19.

Footnotes.

By amending the footnotes referenced above so as to read:

1 See also the regulations for Affiliated Students (p. 169).

2 This paper will also be available, in certain years, to candidates for the Economics Tripos (see the supplementary regulations for Part IIb of that Tripos).

3 This paper will also be available, in certain years, to candidates for the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos (see the supplementary regulations for Part II of that Tripos).

4 The text in angular brackets will replace the text in square brackets with effect from 1 October 2019.

5 The text in square brackets is applicable only to candidates taking Part IIb in 2018–19. It will be removed with effect from 1 October 2019 and where applicable, any remaining paragraphs will be renumbered accordingly.

6 This paper is available in 2018–19 and in alternate years thereafter.

7 This paper is available in 2019–20 and in alternate years thereafter.

8 This paper is not available in 2018–19.

9 Paper A2 is required if a candidate has not taken Paper ARC2 in Part I.

10 Paper ARC34 can only be taken at Part IIa if a candidate has taken Paper ARC4 in Part I.

11 Paper ARC37 can only be taken at Part IIa if a candidate has taken Paper ARC5 in Part I.

12 Papers A1, A3, and B1 are only available to candidates in Part II if they did not take the paper in Part I.

13 Paper ARC7 can only be taken if a candidate has taken Paper ARC6 in Part IIa.

14 Paper ARC9 can only be taken if a candidate has taken Paper ARC8 in Part IIa.

15 Papers POL13 and POL17 can only be taken if a candidate has taken Papers POL3 or POL4 in Part IIa.

16 Papers SAN7–14 are only available to candidates if they did not take the paper in Part IIa, and candidates eligible for SAN4 may only choose a SAN4 ethnographic area paper that they have not taken in Part IIa.

17 Paper SOC6 can only be taken if a candidate has taken Paper SOC2 in Part IIa.

18 Paper ARC35 can only be taken at Part IIb if a candidate has taken Paper ARC34 in Part IIa.

19 Paper ARC36 can only be taken if a candidate is also taking Paper ARC35.

20 Paper ARC38 can only be taken at Part IIb if a candidate has taken Paper ARC37 in Part IIa.

21 Paper POL10 cannot be taken if a candidate has taken Paper POL8 in Part IIa.

22 Paper SOC5 is only available to candidates if they did not take the paper in Part IIa.

23 Paper POL6 is only available to candidates if they did not take the paper in Part IIa.

24 Paper SOC5 cannot be taken if a candidate is also taking Paper POL6.

Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, Parts Ib and II

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 390)

With effect from 1 October 2018

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, has approved changes to the Regulations for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, as shown below. The list of papers available in Parts Ib and II has been amended so as to amend the titles of certain papers; suspend certain papers; introduce new papers and forms of assessment; and reintroduce certain papers.

In addition the Regulations have been amended so as to allow candidates for Part II to optionally submit their Year Abroad Project in a language offered for examination at Part I. The Regulations for the Year Abroad have been amended so as to accurately reflect the procedures for applying for approval of Year Abroad plans.

Part II

Regulation 27(i)(d)

By amending the regulation so as to read:

(d)A year abroad project dissertation and an optional dissertation may, if the Faculty Board so agrees,

either

(a)

be written in English, except that quotations from primary sources must be in the language of the original;

or

(b)

be written in a language in which a candidate has been examined in Parts Ia or Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos.

Regulation 29.

By inserting in the second sentence and before ‘to the Secretary of the Faculty Board’, the words ‘through the Year Abroad Office’.

SCHEDULE B

French

By adding a footnote so as to suspend the following papers in 2018–19:

Fr.

8.

Wondrous forms on the age of Montaigne (also serves as Paper 35 of Part II of the English Tripos).

Fr.

16.

A special topic in French studies (C) to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time.

Italian

By adding a footnote to suspend the following paper for the academical year 2018–19, but permit the paper to be available for examination by Optional Dissertation under Regulation 27(i)(c):

It.

9.

Text and image.

Slavonic Studies

By removing the footnote suspending this paper.

Sl.

12.

Socialist Russia 1917–1991.

Spanish

By adding a footnote so as to suspend the following paper in 2018–19:

Sp.

12.

Latin America culture.

And by amending the title of paper Sp.14. to read as follows:

Sp.

14.

Frontiers: Medieval Spanish literature and culture.

Linguistics

By amending the footnotes so as to suspend the following papers in 2019–20 and each alternate year thereafter:

Li.

11.

Historical linguistics (Paper 11 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Li.

14.

History of the French language (Paper 14 of the Linguistics Tripos).

And by amending the footnote so as to suspend the following paper in 2018–19:

Li.

17.

A subject in Linguistics to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time (Paper 17 of the Linguistics Tripos).

SCHEDULE Ib

Papers available in Part Ib.

By adding a dagger to Paper It.2. to indicate that the paper may be examined by two long essays under Regulation 23.

By removing the dagger from Paper It.5. so that it may not be replaced by two long essays under Regulation 23.

By reinstating Paper Sl.12. by removing the footnote noting its suspension.

SCHEDULE II

Papers available in Part II.

By reinstating Paper Sl.12. by removing the footnote noting its suspension.

The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages is satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2019 will be adversely affected.

Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion Tripos

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 424)

With effect from 1 October 2018

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Divinity, has approved the following amendments to the regulations for the Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion Tripos (and, for those who commenced the Tripos prior to 1 October 2017, the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos):

Changes to the Supplementary Regulations, also shown below, have been made by the Faculty Board.

Regulation 18.

By adding a footnote to suspend papers: B9, B12, C4, C5, C7, D1(e), and D1(f) in 2018–19.

By amending the title of paper B13 from Religious themes in literature to Theology and literature.

By amending the title of paper B17 from Logic to Meaning (Paper 3 of Part Ia of the Philosophy Tripos).

By amending the title of paper C5 from Theologies of hope to Topic in Christian theology.

By amending the title of paper C11 from God, metaphysics, and the modern challenge to Truth, God, and metaphysics, and removing the footnote permitting the paper to be borrowed by the Philosophy Tripos.

Supplementary Regulations

Part IIa

Paper B13. Religious themes in literature

By amending the title of the paper to Theology and literature.

By revising the description of the paper so as to read:

This paper is concerned with the exploration of theological themes from the Jewish and Christian traditions in conversation with both literary and more specifically theological texts. The readings, correspondingly, include both works of fiction (novels) and more traditional works of theological reflection. The Faculty Board may from time to time prescribe topics and texts for special study.

Part IIb

Paper C11. God, metaphysics, and the modern challenge

By amending the title of the paper to Truth, God, and metaphysics.

By including a footnote to indicate that this paper also serves in 2018–19 as B.Th.41 Further studies in Christian doctrine in the Bachelor of Theology for Ministry.

By revising the description of the paper so as to read:

What is truth? Is it a question of correct mental representation of external reality? Or is it a dimension of this reality as such? Is it epistemological, or is it also ontological? Do we have access to truth through detached observation or through holistic intuition? If the latter, how might our sensing and embodiment be involved, as well as our minds? If truth is not a given, is it rather a gift? Is an intuitive contact with truth merely pragmatic and anthropomorphic, or does it access meaningful structures which extend beyond the human? If that is the case, do these point towards transcendence? Without the divine and the eternal, would truth be merely temporary, and could this count as truth at all? This course will explore these questions, seeking to relate philosophical understandings of truth, as correspondence, coherence, and disclosure, respectively, to theological theories for which truth is both a matter of participation in eternal verity and the arrival of truth in the course of time.

Paper D1. (a) Old Testament

By amending the description of the paper so as to read:

This paper will examine some of the defining intellectual and methodological issues for modern biblical studies. The Faculty Board will advise on primary texts for special study.

Paper D1. (d) The doctrine of God

By revising the description of the paper so as to read:

This paper will introduce some of the major themes related to the theology of the Holy Spirit, with particular attention to the relation between the Holy Spirit and the experiences and practices of Christians. The Faculty Board may from time to time prescribe texts for special study.

Paper D2. (e) Christianity and society in Africa and its dispora, 1800–2000

By amending the title of the paper to A topic in world Christianity

By revising the description of the paper so as to read:

This paper is concerned with a topic in world Christianity as specified from time to time by the Faculty Board.

The Faculty Board has confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be adversely affected by the changes.

Examination for the LL.M. Degree

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 471)

With effect from 1 October 2018

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Law, has approved the amendment of Regulation 10 for the examination for the degree of Master of Law (LL.M.), as follows:

By replacing the current Regulation 10 with the following:

10. A thesis offered under Regulation 4(a)(ii) or (a)(iii)

(a)shall be prefaced by a declaration signed by the candidate that it represents her or his own work unaided except as may be specified in the declaration, and that the work has been done during the current academical year; and

(b)shall contain a statement of, or notes on, the sources from which the thesis is derived, including any written work which the candidate has previously submitted or is concurrently submitting for any other degree, diploma, or similar qualification at any university or similar institution.

A thesis shall not exceed 18,000 words including footnotes and appendices, but excluding bibliography. The Faculty Board shall have power to designate the subject of a thesis as a subject in one of the fields specified in Regulation 1.

Advanced Diploma in Hebrew Studies

With effect from 1 October 2019

The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, has approved the establishment of a new examination in Hebrew Studies as a subject for the Advanced Diploma with effect from 1 October 2019. Regulations for the Advanced Diploma in Hebrew Studies have been approved as follows:

ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN HEBREW STUDIES

1. The Advanced Diploma in Hebrew Studies shall be awarded to a member of the University, qualified under Regulation 2, who has diligently attended the course of instruction prescribed by the Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, which shall extend over one academical year, and who has satisfied the Examiners in the examination for the Diploma as defined in the following regulations; provided that he or she has kept three terms. For the purpose of this regulation graduates of the University may count previous residence in statu pupillari.

2. A candidate for the Diploma must be admitted as a Graduate Student by the Board of Graduate Studies, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. The Board shall assign to each candidate a date of commencement of candidature. Each candidate shall pursue in the University a course of study extending over one academical year under the direction of a Supervisor appointed by the Degree Committee, and shall comply with any special conditions that the Degree Committee and the Board may prescribe. No one shall be a candidate in the same year both for the Advanced Diploma in Hebrew Studies and for another Diploma or for any Honours Examination, and no one shall be a candidate for the Advanced Diploma in Hebrew Studies on more than one occasion.

3. Every Supervisor shall send to the Secretary of the Board of Graduate Studies reports on the work of each candidate under her or his charge, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 8 of the general regulations for admission as a Graduate Student.

4. The examination for the Diploma shall consist of three taught papers, which will be assessed by written and oral examinations at the end of the course. These are as follows:

Paper 1

Classical Hebrew language: to be assessed by one written examination paper, including translation and grammatical parsing questions

Paper 2

Modern Hebrew language: to be assessed by one written examination paper, including translation and grammatical parsing questions, and an oral examination in Modern spoken Hebrew

Paper 3

Either (i) History of the Hebrew language; or (ii) introductory Aramaic. (i) will be assessed by essay questions; (ii) will be assessed by translation and grammatical parsing questions

5. The Degree Committee shall nominate such number of Examiners as they deem sufficient; they shall also have power to nominate one or more Assessors to the Examiners.

6. A candidate who has satisfied the Examiners in all three papers of the examination shall be entitled to a Diploma.

7. In the list of successful candidates special excellence in the examination shall be recognized by the award of a mark of distinction.

8. If the Degree Committee are of the opinion that a candidate’s performance in the examination is of insufficient merit to entitle her or him to the Diploma, their resolution to that effect shall be communicated to the candidate and to the Secretary of the Board of Graduate Studies.

9. The Advanced Diploma shall be in the following form:

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT                         having satisfied the preliminary conditions and having been admitted to the examination appointed by the University of Cambridge has been approved1                         by the Examiners and has been awarded the Advanced Diploma in Hebrew Studies.

10. While studying in the University for the Diploma a candidate shall pay the appropriate University Composition Fee for each term of such study.

11. A student who has taken the examination for the Diploma shall not be entitled to count the period or any part of the period during which he or she has been a candidate for the Diploma towards a course of research for the degree of Ph.D., M.Sc., or M.Litt.

Footnotes

  • 1Insert with Distinction if the candidate has been awarded a mark of distinction.