No 6549
Thursday 30 May 2019
Vol cxlix No 31
pp. 615–646
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 350)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of History, has approved amendments to the regulations for the History and Politics Tripos so as to rename, for clarification, Paper HP3 and widen the choice of Politics papers available to students by removing the specified form of assessment to match relevant changes in the regulations for the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos. The Faculty Board is content that no student will be disadvantaged by these changes
Regulation 16.
By amending the title of Paper HP3 from General themes and issues to Theory and practice in history and politics.
By replacing the first sentence of the third paragraph in Section D with the following two sentences:
Each paper in Sections A and B shall be of three hours' duration. The mode of examination for the variable papers in Section C shall be published by the Faculty Board before the end of the Easter Term next preceding the examination.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 371)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Law, has approved amendments to the regulations for the Law Tripos so as to suspend Papers 39 and 47 for the 2019–20 academic year.
Regulation 17(a).
By inserting a footnote after Paper 39, Human rights law, and Paper 47, Aspects of obligations, that reads ‘This Paper is suspended in 2019–20’.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 424)
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 to the Supplementary Regulations, the first set of changes to take effect from 1 October 2019 and the second set to take effect from 1 October 2020.
The following papers will be suspended in 2019–20:
B9. God and the imago
Dei
B12. Theology and the natural sciences
I
B13. Theology and
literature
C4. Topic in the history of
Christianity,
C7. Topics in the study of
religion
D1(a). Old
Testament
D1(b). New Testament special subject
D1(c). Political
theology
By amending the title of Paper A8 from Philosophy of religion and ethics to Philosophy of religion.
By adding a new Paper A9 Ethics.
By amending the title of Paper B14 from Life, thought, and worship of modern Judaism to Modern Judaism: Thought, culture and history.
By amending the title of Paper C8 from Judaism II to The Jewish tradition and Christianity: From antiquity to modernity.
By amending the title of Paper D2(g) from Imagination to The play of imagination.
A8. Philosophy of religion and ethics
By amending the title and description to read as follows:
A8. Philosophy of religion
This course introduces first-year undergraduates to themes in philosophy of religion, such as the nature of God, the soul, belief, speaking of God and the relationship of finite things to God. The Faculty Board may from time to time prescribe texts for special study.
By adding Paper A9 with the following description:
A9. Ethics
This course introduces first-year undergraduates to themes at the intersection between moral philosophy and religious ethics.
B14. Life, thought and worship of modern Judaism
By amending the title and description to read as follows:
B14. Modern Judaism: Thought, culture and history
This paper will be concerned with the thought, culture and history of modern Judaism. The Faculty Board may from time to time prescribe texts for special study.
C8. Judaism II
By amending the title and description to read as follows:
C8. The Jewish tradition and Christianity: From antiquity to modernity
This paper will consider the relationship of the Jewish tradition to Christianity from antiquity to modernity. The Faculty Board may from time to time prescribe subjects and texts for special study.
It is well known that Christianity evolved in intimate discussion with
Judaism, yet how far does this apply vice versa? The paper will
consider ways in which the mainstream of the Jewish tradition, from antiquity to the
modern period, incorporated and was formed by responses to the theological, social and
political challenges generated by interactions with Christianity.
By amending the title of Paper A7 from World religions in comparative perspective to Introduction to Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism.
A7. World religions in comparative perspective
By amending the title and description to read as follows:
A7. Introduction to Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism
This paper will introduce the religious traditions of Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. The survey will include a broad historical introduction to each tradition. Cultural approaches and contemporary issues will also be addressed.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 452)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Divinity, has approved the following amendments to the regulations for the Bachelor of Theology for Ministry and to the Supplementary Regulations.
The following papers will be suspended in 2019–20 (* indicates half-papers):
B.Th.2. Elementary Hebrew
B.Th.4. New Testament
Greek
B.Th.15. Special subject in Christian
history
*B.Th.25. Old Testament
exegesis
*B.Th.28. The study of Christian
mission
*B.Th.29. The Gospel and western
culture
*B.Th.31. Church and
sacraments
*B.Th.33. Subjects specified by the Faculty
Board
B.Th.41. Further studies in Christian
doctrine
*B.Th.45. Advanced subjects specified by the Faculty
Board
*B.Th.46. Further advanced subjects specified by the Faculty
Board
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 523)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Economics, has approved an amendment to the Regulations so as to reduce the compulsory modules from seven to six. No student will be disadvantaged by this change as its purpose is to align with current practice.
Regulation 1(a).
By amending Regulation 1(a) to read as follows:
(a)six compulsory and one additional module, selected from a list of core and optional modules published by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Economics, which shall each be examined by a written paper of two hours’ duration;
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 524)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Economics, has approved an amendment to the Regulations so as to reduce the compulsory modules from six to five. No student will be disadvantaged by this change as its purpose is to align with current practice.
Regulation 1(a).
By amending Regulation 1(a) to read as follows:
(a)five compulsory and two additional modules, selected from a list of core and optional modules published by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Economics, which shall each be examined by a written paper of two hours’ duration;
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 533)
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Department of Politics and International Studies, has approved the renaming and the restructuring of the examination in International Relations and Politics for the degree of Master of Philosophy and the amendment of the Special Regulations for the examination as shown below. The restructured examination, to be retitled ‘Politics and International Studies’, will have a reduced number of modules and assessed elements and will refocus the case studies sessions on policy issues.
By amending the title and regulations for the examination in International Relations and Politics for the M.Phil. Degree to read as follows:
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Politics and International Studies shall consist of:
(a)the written examinations, or other modes of assessment, specified for each of the four modules selected from the list of modules published by the Degree Committee for the Department of Politics and International Studies;
(b)two essays, each of not more than 2,000 words in length, on methods; and
(c)a thesis of not more than 20,000 words in length, including tables, footnotes, and appendices, but excluding bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.
2. In order to proceed to the examination, candidates must:
(a)attend and participate in two further modules selected from the list published by the Degree Committee under Regulation 1(a); and
(b)attend and participate in the methodology modules prescribed by the Degree Committee.
3. The Degree Committee shall publish the list of modules available for study not later than the end of the Easter Term of the academical year preceding that in which the examination is to be held; and shall announce the modes of assessment for these modules not later than the end of the Michaelmas Term of the academical year in which the examination is to be held.
4. At the discretion of the Examiners, an oral examination may be held in relation to any of the elements enumerated under Regulation 1 above.