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No 6556

Wednesday 17 July 2019

Vol cxlix No 38

pp. 816–835

Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

Management Studies Tripos, 2019–20

The Faculty Board of Business and Management gives notice that, in the academic year 2019–20, the subjects for examination for the Management Studies Tripos will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.

Regulation 8. Scheme of examination (compulsory subjects)

M1

Marketing and organisational behaviour

3-hour written examination: four questions to be answered, two from Section A (Organisational behaviour), and two from Section B (Marketing)

M2

Quantitative methods and operations management

3-hour written examination: six questions to be answered, four from Section A (Quantitative methods), and two from Section B (Operations management)

M3

Economics and finance

3-hour written examination: four questions to be answered, two from Section A (Economics), one from Section B(1) (Accounting), and one from Section B(2) (Finance)

Regulation 9. Easter Term group consultancy project

Project

Group-authored report (70%), individual performance/presentation (30%). Deliverable to client: group presentation and summary

Regulation 10. Coursework (elective subjects – all students must choose two)

MSE7

Human resource management

Individual take-home essay (65%), two in-class tests (15% each), class participation (5%)

MSE8

Environment and sustainability

Individual take-home essay (100%)

MSE9

Business economics

Individual take-home essay (100%) N.B. This elective is not available to students who have previously studied on the Economics Tripos

MSE10

Topics in corporate finance

Individual take-home essay (65%), group presentation (30%), class participation (5%)

MSE11

Business innovation in a digital age

Individual take-home essay (65%), individual presentation (7%), group case analysis (20%), group critique (5%), peer review (3%)

MSE12

Strategic management

Individual take-home essay (50%), group take-home essay (40%), class participation (10%)

Regulation 10. Coursework (compulsory subject)

Negotiations workshop

Individual assignment (100%)

Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II (Biological and Biomedical Sciences), 2019–20: Major and Minor Subjects

The Faculty Board of Biology gives notice that the following combinations of Major and Minor Subjects, additional to or amending those published on 30 May 2019 (Reporter, 6549, 2018–19, p. 626) will be offered in the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II (Biological and Biomedical Sciences) in 2019–20:

Major Subject

Permissible Minor Subjects

Examination requirements

402

Pathology (A and B)

105, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 119, 120, 124, 126, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149

Four written papers of three hours each.

403

Pathology (A and C)

107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 119, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 137, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149

Four written papers of three hours each.

404

Pathology (A and D)

105, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 119, 120, 124, 126, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149

Four written papers of three hours each.

405

Pathology (B and C)

104, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 119, 120, 124, 126, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 137, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149

Four written papers of three hours each.

406

Pathology (B and D)

104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 119, 120, 124, 126, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149

Four written papers of three hours each.

407

Pathology (C and D)

104, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 119, 120, 124, 126, 129, 130, 132, 133, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149

Four written papers of three hours each.

408

Pharmacology

(maximum 15 candidates)

107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 119, 120, 122, 124, 127, 128, 129, 131, 133, 136, 137, 142, 143, 144, 146, 148, 149

Four written papers of three hours each.

409

Psychology

(students must have taken MVST Part Ib or NST Part Ib Experimental Psychology to take this Major Subject)

107, 122, 127, 128

Four written papers of three hours each.

411

Biochemistry

107, 122, 124, 128, 129, 136

Four written papers of three hours each.

412

Plant sciences

(Cellular – M1, M2, L1, L3)

104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 119, 121, 124, 135, 141, 146, 148

Four written papers of three hours each.

413

Plant sciences

(Ecology – M3 and Zoology M2, L2 and L4)

104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 111, 114, 121, 122, 124, 133, 135, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 145, 147, 149

Four written papers of three hours each.

414

Genetics

(maximum 13 candidates)

107, 108, 113, 114, 122, 124, 128, 130, 132, 136, 145, 147. 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

124, 127, 131, 137. 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)

105, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 119, 120, 124, 126, 138, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 139, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149

Four written papers of three hours each.

425

Pathology (C and E)

107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 119, 120, 122, 124, 126, 138, 129, 130, 132, 133, 137, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149

Four written papers of three hours each.

426

Pathology (D and E)

105, 107, 108, 109, 111, 113, 114, 119, 120, 124, 126, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 139, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149

Four written papers of three hours each.

427

Zoology

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 written papers of three hours each.

428

Psychology, neuroscience and behaviour

107, 108, 109, 122, 124, 128, 136. 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.

429

Human evolution, ecology and behaviour

108, 109, 113, 122, 127, 130, 131, 132, 142, 145, 147

Two core papers to be assessed by a three-hour written examination, plus the examination requirements of two optional papers.

Additional Minor Subjects for 2019–20 will be as follows:

Minor Subject

Examination requirements

126

Exploring music psychology (maximum 3 candidates)

One written paper of three hours' duration.

Candidates should consult the examination regulations of the relevant Tripos for the latest examination requirements.

Master of Accounting, 2019–20

The Faculty Board of Business and Management gives notice that, in the academic year 2019–20, the subjects for examination for the degree of Master of Accounting will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.

Option B: two-year part-time course

2019–21 Class

(a) Compulsory modules

Michaelmas Term 2019

MACC1 Global financial reporting

Group assignment (40%) and written examination (60%)

MACC2 Strategic performance management

Individual assignment (40%) and take-home examination (60%)

MACC3 Internal and external audit

Group assignment (40%) and individual assignment (60%)

MACC4 Probability and statistics

Individual assignment (100%)

Lent Term 2020

MACC5 Conference: Critical issues in accounting

Group assignment (100%)

MACC6 Change management and negotiations

Individual assignment (100%)

Easter Term 2020

MACC7 Structured and unstructured data

Individual assignment (60%) and 1.5-hour written examination (40%)

MACC8 Descriptive analytics

Group assignment (40%) and individual assignment (60%)

MACC9 Predictive analytics

Individual assignment (100%)

(b) Elective modules: None.

(c) Project work: None.

2018–20 Class

(a) Compulsory modules

Michaelmas Term 2019

MACC11 Analytics for financial accounting and risk management

Individual assignment (60%) and written examination (40%)

MACC12 Financial statement analysis

Group assignment (100%)

Lent Term 2020

MACC10 Interpersonal dynamics

Individual assignment (100%)

MACC13 Analytics for managerial accounting and operations management

Group assignment (100%)

MACC14 Conference 2: Critical issues in accounting

Group assignment (100%)

Easter Term 2020

MACC15 Current issues in financial reporting, governance and ethics

Individual assignment (100%)

(b) Elective modules

Michaelmas Term 2019: None.

Lent Term 2020: None.

Easter Term 2020

MACC18 Elective 1

Individual assignment (100%)

MACC19 Elective 2

Individual assignment (100%)

(c) Project work

Michaelmas Term 2019: None.

Lent Term 2020

MACC16 Team consulting project

Group assignment

Easter Term 2020: None.

Master of Business Administration, 2019–20

The Faculty Board of Business and Management gives notice that, in the academic year 2019–20, the subjects for examination for the degree of Master of Business Administration will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.

Option A: One-year course

(a) Compulsory modules

Michaelmas Term 2019

MBA1 Microeconomics

Examination – 1 hour plus 15 minutes' reading time (100%)

MBA2 Management science

Individual in-class test – 2.5 hours (100%)

MBA4 Corporate finance

Examination – 2 hours plus 15 minutes' reading time (100%)

MBA5 Financial reporting and analysis

Examination – 1.5 hours plus 15 minutes' reading time (60%); group assignment – 2,000 words (40%)

MBA6 CVP research methods

Attendance only

MBA7 Organisational behaviour

Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%)

MBA8 Management praxis I

Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%)

MBA9 Cambridge venture project

Group project and presentation – 20 minutes plus deck of slides, 35 maximum (100%)

MBA115 Entrepreneurship

Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%)

MBA117 Economics, organisations and incentives

Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%)

Lent Term 2020

MBA10 Strategy

Examination – 1.5 hours plus 15 minutes' reading time (70%); group assignment – 2,500 words (30%)

MBA11 Marketing

Examination – 1.5 hours plus 15 minutes' reading time (100%)

MBA12 Corporate governance and ethics

Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%)

MBA33 Management praxis II

Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%)

MBA34 Global consulting project

Group assignment – 3,500 words (100%)

MBA116 Digital business

Individual assignment – 2,500 words (100%)

Easter Term 2020

MBA15 Operations management

Examination – 1.5 hours plus 15 minutes' reading time (50%); group assignment – 1,500 words (30%); class participation (20%)

MBA54 Macroeconomics

Individual assignment – 2,500 words (75%); group assignment – 2,000 words (25%)

MBA108 Business and society

Individual assignment – 2,500 words (100%)

MBA35A Culture, arts and media management

Group project and presentation – 15 minutes plus Q&As, and 1,000-word report (100%)

MBA35B Energy and environment

Group project and presentation – 15 minutes plus Q&As, and 1,000-word report (100%)

MBA35C Entrepreneurship

Group project and presentation – 15 minutes plus Q&As, and 1,000-word report (100%)

MBA35D Healthcare strategies

Group project and presentation – 15 minutes plus Q&As, and 1,000-word report (100%)

MBA35E Finance

Group project and presentation – 15 minutes plus Q&As, and 1,000-word report (100%)

MBA35F Global business

Group project and presentation – 15 minutes plus Q&As, and 1,000-word report (100%)

MBA35G Strategy

Group project and presentation – 15 minutes plus Q&As, and 1,000-word report (100%)

MBA35H Social innovation

Group project and presentation – 15 minutes plus Q&As, and 1,000-word report (100%)

MBA35I Marketing

Group project and presentation – 15 minutes plus Q&As, and 1,000-word report (100%)

MBA35J Digital transformation

Group project and presentation – 15 minutes plus Q&As, and 1,000-word report (100%)

MBA36 Summer activity, students must choose one of:

(a) Individual project

Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%)

(b) Research paper

Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%)

(c) Work placement

Individual assignment – 3,000 words (100%)

Option B: Executive M.B.A. course

2018–20 Class

(a) Compulsory modules

Michaelmas Term 2019

EMBA4 Management praxis (this course runs throughout the programme)

Individual assignment (100%)

EMBA11 Innovation management

Individual assignment (60%), group assignment (40%)

EMBA12 Strategic management

Individual assignment (70%), group assignment (30%)

EMBA17 Leadership in action (this course runs throughout the programme)

Attendance only

Lent Term 2020

EMBA4 Management praxis (this course runs throughout the programme)

Individual assignment (100%)

EMBA14 Corporate governance and ethics

Individual assignment (100%)

EMBA17 Leadership in action (this course runs throughout the programme)

Attendance only

EMBA19 Personal and professional development (this course runs throughout the programme)

Attendance only

(b) Elective modules

Michaelmas Term 2019: None.

Lent Term 2020

Elective 1: EMBA15

Assessment to be announced by the end of Michaelmas Term

Elective 2: EMBA16

Assessment to be announced by the end of Michaelmas Term

(c) Project work

Michaelmas Term 2019

EMBA13 Team consulting project

Attendance only

2019–21 Class

(a) Compulsory modules

Michaelmas Term 2019

EMBA1 Financial reporting and analysis (Accounting)

In-class test (20%), case write-up (20%), 2-hour written examination (60%)

EMBA2 Corporate finance (this course runs into Lent Term as well)

Two group case write-ups (40%), 2-hour written examination (60%)

EMBA3 Microeconomics

Attendance only

EMBA4 Management praxis (this course runs throughout the programme)

Individual assignment (100%)

EMBA5 Management science

Group assignment (50%), 1.5-hour written examination (50%)

EMBA17 Leadership in action (this course runs throughout the programme)

Attendance only

EMBA19 Personal and professional development (this course runs throughout the programme)

Attendance only

Lent Term 2020

EMBA6 Organisational behaviour

Individual assignment (100%)

EMBA7 Operations management

Group assignment (50%); individual assignment (50%)

EMBA8 International business studies

Group assignment (100%) The Faculty Board has the power to implement alternative equivalent assessments for candidates prevented from participating in the trip due to circumstances outside of their control.

EMBA17 Leadership in action (this course runs throughout the programme)

Attendance only

EMBA19 Personal and professional development (this course runs throughout the programme)

Attendance only

Easter Term 2020

EMBA6 Organisational behaviour

Individual assignment (100%)

EMBA9 Macroeconomics

Group assignment (25%), individual assignment (75%)

EMBA10 Marketing management

Group assignment (50%), individual assignment (50%)

EMBA17 Leadership in action (this course runs throughout the programme)

Attendance only

EMBA19 Personal and professional development (this course runs throughout the programme)

Attendance only

EMBA20 Negotiation skills

Attendance only

(b) Elective modules

Michaelmas Term 2019: None

Lent Term 2020: None

Easter Term 2020: None

Master of Finance, 2019–20

The Faculty Board of Business and Management gives notice that, in the academic year 2019–20, the subjects for examination for the degree of Master of Finance will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.

Michaelmas Term 2019

(a) Written papers

MFIN6 Financial institutions and markets

1.5-hour written examination (100%)

MFIN7 Financial reporting and analysis

2-hour in-class test (100%)

MFIN9 Principles of finance

2.5-hour written examination (100%)

MFIN10 Economic foundations of finance

1.5-hour written examination (100%)

MFIN29 Introduction to derivatives

2-hour in-class test (100%)

(b) Coursework

MFIN5 Management lecture series

Seminar, assessed by attendance

MFIN22 Management practice

Seminar, assessed by attendance

MFIN23 City speaker series

Seminar, assessed by attendance

Lent Term 2020

(a) Written papers

MFIN3 Econometrics

2-hour mid-term test (40%), 2-hour final test (60%)

MFIN39 Fundamentals of credit

2-hour in-class test (60%) and group case study (40%)

(b) Projects

MFIN24 Equity research project

Group project, assessed by group presentation (50%) and report of no more than 2,500 words (50%)

(c) Coursework

MFIN5 Management lecture series

Seminar, assessed by attendance

MFIN22 Management practice

Seminar, assessed by attendance

MFIN23 City speaker series

Seminar, assessed by attendance

Easter Term 2020

(a) Projects

MFIN26 Group consulting project

Group project, assessed by 1-hour group presentation (100%)

(b) Coursework

MFIN5 Management lecture series

Seminar, assessed by attendance

MFIN23 City speaker series

Seminar, assessed by attendance

Asian and Middle Eastern Studies for the M.Phil. Degree

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 516)

The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies gives notice that the form of examination for the following paper, to be offered for the examination in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies for the degree of Master of Philosophy, will be as follows:

Theory and method in Middle Eastern Studies

Assessment will consist of three coursework components, comprising 5,000 words in total.

Economic Research for the M.Phil. Degree, 2019–20

The Faculty Board of Economics and the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Economics give notice that in the academic year 2019–20 the subjects for the examination in Economic Research for the degree of Master of Philosophy will be as listed below.

Core modules

R100:

Microeconomics

Two-hour written examination

R101:

Microeconomics II

Three-hour written examination

R200:

Advanced macroeconomics I

Three-hour written examination

R201:

Advanced macroeconomics II

Two-hour written examination

R300:

Advanced econometric methods

Three-hour written examination

R301a:

Econometrics II: Time series

Two-hour written examination

R301b:

Econometrics II: Cross-section and panel data

Two-hour written examination

Specialist modules

S140:

Behavioural economics

Two-hour written examination

S170:

Industrial organisation

Two-hour written examination

S180:

Labour economics

Two-hour written examination

F300:

Corporate finance

Two-hour written examination

F400:

Asset pricing

Two-hour written examination

F500:

Empirical finance

Take-home examination

F510:

International finance

Two-hour written examination

F520:

Behavioural finance

Two-hour written examination

F530:

Venture capital in the innovation economy

Project

F540:

Topics in applied asset management

Project

A form and conduct list is available to candidates at https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk/course/index.php?categoryid=15631 (click on Exam Information under the heading for each course, then Exam Policies and Guidelines).

Economics for the M.Phil. Degree, 2019–20

The Faculty Board of Economics and the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Economics give notice that in the academic year 2019–20 the subjects for the examination in Economics for the degree of Master of Philosophy will be as listed below.

Core modules

E100:

Microeconomics

One-and-a-half-hour written examination and project

E101:

Applied microeconomics

Two-hour written examination

E200:

Macroeconomics

Two-hour written examination

E201:

Applied macroeconomics

One-and-a-half-hour written examination and project

E300:

Econometric methods

Three-hour written examination

Specialist modules

S140:

Behavioural economics

Two-hour written examination

S170:

Industrial organisation

Two-hour written examination

S180:

Labour economics

Two-hour written examination

S301:

Applied econometrics

Two-hour written examination

F300:

Corporate finance

Two-hour written examination

F400:

Asset pricing

Two-hour written examination

F500:

Empirical finance

Take-home examination

F510:

International finance

Two-hour written examination

F520:

Behavioural finance

Two-hour written examination

F530:

Venture capital in the innovation economy

Project

F540:

Topics in applied asset management

Project

Paper 1:

Development economics
(from the Centre of Development Studies)

Project

Paper 4:

Globalisation, business and development
(from the Centre of Development Studies)

Project

A form and conduct list is available to candidates at https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk/course/index.php?categoryid=15631 (click on Exam Information under the heading for each course, then Exam Policies and Guidelines).

Finance and Economics for the M.Phil. Degree, 2019–20

The Faculty Board of Economics and the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Economics give notice that in the academic year 2019–20 the subjects for the examination in Finance and Economics for the degree of Master of Philosophy will be as listed below.

Core modules

F100:

Finance I

Two-hour written paper

F200:

Finance II

Two-hour written paper

F300:

Corporate finance

Two-hour written paper

F400:

Asset pricing

Two-hour written paper

R100:

Microeconomics

Two-hour written paper

E300:

Econometric methods

Three-hour written paper

Specialist modules

F500:

Empirical finance

Take-home examination

F510:

International finance

Two-hour written paper

F520:

Behavioural finance

Two-hour written paper

F530:

Venture capital in the innovation economy

Project

F540:

Topics in applied asset management

Project

S140:

Behavioural economics

Two-hour written examination

S170:

Industrial organisation

Two-hour written examination

S301:

Applied econometrics

Two-hour written examination

E101:

Applied microeconomics

Two-hour written examination

E200:

Macroeconomics

Two-hour written examination

E201:

Applied macroeconomics

One-and-a-half-hour written examination and project

A form and conduct list is available to candidates at https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk/course/index.php?categoryid=15631 (click on Exam Information under the heading for each course, then Exam Policies and Guidelines).

Entrepreneurship for the M.St. Degree, 2019–20

The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Business and Management gives notice that, in the academic year 2019–20, the subjects for examination in Entrepreneurship for the degree of Master of Studies will be as listed below.

Students must take ten modules (four core modules and six electives from the list of modules published).

Students are also required to complete a Project Report of not more than 15,000 words in length, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee. The method of examination is shown for each subject.

Core courses

Opportunities, business models and entrepreneurial strategy

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 4,000 words (100%)

Entrepreneurship skills and the entrepreneurial mindset

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 4,000 words (100%)

Assembling and managing innovative teams

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Persuasion, social capital and sales

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Financial literacy

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Elective courses

Students must choose one module from a selected pathway:

Fintech entrepreneurship (pathway 1)

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Health care entrepreneurship (pathway 2)

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Biotech entrepreneurship (pathway 3)

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Consumer and retail entrepreneurship (pathway 4)

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Cleantech entrepreneurship (pathway 5)

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Agritech food entrepreneurship (pathway 6)

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Creative industries entrepreneurship (pathway 7)

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Entrepreneurship education (pathway 8)

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Manufacturing technologies and industry 4.0 entrepreneurship (pathway 9)

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

GovTech entrepreneurship (pathway 10)

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Proptech, construction tech and property development entrepreneurship (pathway 11)

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Transport, logistics and mobility entrepreneurship (pathway 12)

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Defence technology entrepreneurship (pathway 13)

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Enterprise software and cyber security entrepreneurship (pathway 14)

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Legaltech entrepreneurship (pathway 15)

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Andeither four or five1 modules from the open list:

Intellectual property

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Pitching and raising finance

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Managing growth / scaling an organisation

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Entrepreneurial marketing

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Sustainability and conscious capitalism

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Managing financial resources

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Navigating within a regulatory environment

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Executing: experimenting with purpose and pivoting

Assignment(s) totalling no more than 2,000 words (100%)

Footnote

  • 1Students receiving a passing mark on the Financial literacy online test and not taking the Financial literacy core module should choose five modules from this list; all other students should choose four.

Advanced Diploma in Economics, 2019–20

The Faculty Board of Economics and the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Economics give notice that in the academic year 2019–20 the subjects for examination for the Advanced Diploma in Economics will be as listed below.

Paper 1:

Microeconomics

Paper 2:

Macroeconomics

Paper 3:

Econometrics

Papers 1 and 2 will each be examined by means of a three-hour written examination, while Paper 3 will be examined by means of a two-hour written examination (60% of the marks) and a project (40% of the marks).

A form and conduct list is available to candidates at https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk/course/index.php?categoryid=15631 (click on Exam Information under the heading for each course, then Exam Policies and Guidelines).

Economics for the Certificate of Postgraduate Study, 2019–20

The Faculty Board of Economics and the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Economics give notice that in the academic year 2019–20 the subjects for examination for the Certificate of Postgraduate Study in Economics will be as listed below.

Compulsory component

PhD40:

How to do economics

Not examinable

Ph.D. modules

PhD10:

Economic theory

Two-hour written examination

PhD20:

Firms and sectors in the macroeconomy

Project

PhD21:

Computational methods

Project

PhD22:

Topics in macroeconomics

Project

PhD30:

Topics in advanced econometrics

Project

PhD31:

GMM

Project

M.Phil. modules

R100:

Microeconomics

Two-hour written examination

R101:

Microeconomics II

Three-hour written examination

R200:

Advanced macroeconomics

Three-hour written examination

R201:

Advanced macroeconomics II

Two-hour written examination

R300:

Advanced econometric methods

Three-hour written examination

R301a:

Econometrics II: Time series

Two-hour written examination

R301b:

Econometrics II: Cross-section and panel data

Two-hour written examination

S140:

Behavioural economics

Two-hour written examination

S170:

Industrial organisation

Two-hour written examination

S180:

Labour economics

Two-hour written examination

S301:

Applied econometrics

Two-hour written examination

F300:

Corporate finance

Two-hour written examination

F400:

Asset pricing

Two-hour written examination

F500:

Empirical finance

Take-home examination

F510:

International finance

Two-hour written examination

F520:

Behavioural finance

Two-hour written examination

F530:

Venture capital in the innovation economy

Project

F540:

Topics in applied asset management

Project

Research seminars/workshops

Microeconomic theory

Applied microeconomics

Macroeconomic

Econometrics

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