The Ordinances contained in this chapter are Ordinances of the General Board

GENERAL REGULATIONS

1. The Faculty Boards or other bodies responsible for the teaching for Honours Examinations shall be authorized to hold examinations preliminary to the Tripos with which they are concerned, or to a Part or Section of it, for the purpose of testing the progress of honours students, and their fitness for honours work. The Preliminary Examinations shall not be deemed Honours Examinations of the University.

2. Subject to the powers of the General Board and the Board of Examinations, the Faculty Boards and comparable authorities shall have power to determine the standard, scope, management, and conduct of the Preliminary Examinations with which they are concerned, and shall make special regulations for those examinations, subject to the approval of the General Board. Not later than the end of the Easter Term each year a Notice shall be published giving details of any amendments of the special regulations which have been made by the authorities concerned, to have effect for the examinations to be held in the following year; after the publication of that Notice, no further amendments shall be made of the special regulations for any Preliminary Examination save in exceptional circumstances and by special permission of the General Board. A Faculty Board or other body shall have power to make supplementary regulations defining all or any of the subjects of the examinations with which they are concerned and to amend or withdraw such regulations as they think fit, provided that due notice is given of any change.

3. The variable subjects for all the Easter Term Preliminary Examinations shall be published by the Faculty Board or other body concerned in the Easter Term next before that in which the examination is held; provided that the Board or other body concerned shall have the power of subsequently issuing amendments if they are satisfied that no student's preparation for the examination is adversely affected.

4. Failure to take, or to pass, a Preliminary Examination shall not debar a student from proceeding to the corresponding Tripos Examination.

5. No student may take a Preliminary Examination unless he or she has kept one term.

6. The Faculty Boards or other bodies concerned shall nominate such number of Examiners and Assessors as they think fit for each Preliminary Examination, except in so far as the regulations for an examination provide for papers to be the responsibility of the Examiners for a particular Tripos examination.

7. The names of candidates who pass a Preliminary Examination, other than the Preliminary Examinations for Parts Ia and II of the Classical Tripos, for Parts I and II of the Education Tripos, for Part I of the Historical Tripos, and for the Linguistics Tripos, shall be arranged in three classes, and the Examiners, if they think fit, may divide any class; the names in each class or division of a class shall be arranged in alphabetical order. The names of candidates who pass the Preliminary Examination for either Part of the Classical Tripos, for either Part of the Education Tripos, and for Part I of the Historical Tripos, shall be arranged in alphabetical order in one class. The general regulations regarding the publication and correction of class-lists shall apply to these examinations also.

8. Except so far as regards the nomination of Examiners the powers and duties assigned to Faculty Boards in these regulations shall be performed with respect to any Preliminary Examination pertaining to the Natural Sciences Tripos by the Committee of Management for the Natural Sciences Tripos.

SPECIAL REGULATIONS

ANGLO-SAXON, NORSE, AND CELTIC

1. There shall be a Preliminary Examination for Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos.

2. The papers shall be as follows:

3. A candidate shall offer any four papers.

ASIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES1

1. There shall be a Preliminary Examination for Part II of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos.

2. The subjects of examination shall be as follows:

Chinese with Japanese

Japanese with Chinese

Each candidate shall offer one subject.

3. There shall be separate examinations for each subject, as specified below:

1. (a)Chinese with Japanese
2.  Candidates shall offer:
3.  (i)Papers J.1–3 from the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos;
4.  (ii)one paper chosen from Papers J.6, J.9–10, and C.7–8 from the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos;
5.  (iii)an oral examination in Japanese, under conditions set out by the Faculty Board from time to time.
6. (b)Japanese with Chinese
7.  Candidates shall offer:
8.  (i)Papers C.1–3 from the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos;
9.  (ii)one paper chosen from Papers C.7–8 and J.7–10, from the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos;
10.  (iii)an oral examination in Chinese, under conditions set out by the Faculty Board from time to time.

4. No candidate shall offer a paper he or she has previously offered in any Honours Examination.

5. The Examiners shall be the Examiners for Part Ia and Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos.

CLASSICS

1. There shall be Preliminary Examinations for Part Ia, and for Part II of the Classical Tripos.

Part Ia

2. The examination shall consist of:

(a) Two written papers, each of three hours:

(b) A portfolio of two essays each of no more than 4,000 words in length, including notes but excluding bibliography, and on a topic approved by the Faculty Board of Classics. Candidates should submit the titles of their essays through their Directors of Studies to the Academic Secretary of the Faculty in time to be considered by the third Monday of Full Easter Term. The essays shall be typewritten, in English, and shall be submitted through the candidate's Director of Studies to the Academic Secretary, in accordance with detailed arrangements approved by the Board, so as to arrive not later than the seventh Tuesday of the Full Easter Term in which the examination takes place. Candidates will be required to declare that the essays are their own work and that they do not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. Where appropriate full and proper acknowledgement must be given to the work of others.

3. In the class-list a mark of distinction may be attached to the name of any candidate whose work in the examination shows special merit.

Part II

4. The papers for this examination shall be taken from among the papers for Part II of the Classical Tripos, and the Examiners shall be the Examiners for that examination. Every candidate shall offer two papers, of which not more than one may be taken from the Schedule of Optional Papers.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Part Ia

Paper 1. Latin texts

This paper will be divided into two sections. Section (a) will contain passages in Latin for translation into English from texts prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board. Section (b) will contain passages for critical discussion taken from the prescribed texts.

Paper 2. Latin questions

This paper will be divided into two sections. Section (a) will contain passages of Latin for unseen translation. Section (b) will contain exercises on the Latin language.

EDUCATION

Amended by Notices (Reporter, 2008–09, pp. 277, 355, and 874)

1. There shall be a Preliminary Examination for Part I of the Education Tripos.

2. The Examination shall comprise two sections as set out below. Each candidate shall offer the examination requirements set out in Section I and the examination requirements for a single subject area as set out in Section II. At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include an oral examination on the course-work submitted under Section I.

Section I. Education studies

Section I consists of two written papers, one of three hours’ duration and one of two hours’ duration, and the submission of course-work, as prescribed by the Faculty Board of Education not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination.

Section II. Subject studies

Candidates may offer papers from only one subject area. Where stated, some papers are examined by means other than a single written paper. For papers offered by the Faculty of Education, the Faculty Board of Education shall specify arrangements for the submission of course-work, the sitting of practical examinations, or performances or workshops not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. Some subject areas may restrict the combinations of papers that may be offered.

Biological Sciences

All candidates shall offer:

1. either Elementary Mathematics for Biologists (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)
2. or Mathematical Biology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)
3. and  
4. either Biology of Cells (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)
5. or Evolution and Behaviour (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)
6. or Physiology of Organisms (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Classics

All candidates shall offer:

1.  Latin translation (Paper 3 from Part Ia of the Classical Tripos)
2. and Classical questions (Paper 6 from Part Ia of the Classical Tripos)

English

All candidates shall offer:

1.  Paper Ed.E1 Literature, drama, film
2. and Paper Ed.E2 Literary criticism

English and Drama

All candidates shall offer:

1.  Paper Ed.E1 Literature, drama, film
2. and Paper Ed.D1 Drama production I (performance or workshop and submission of a note-book)

Geography

All candidates shall offer:

1.  Human geography (Paper 1 from Part Ia of the Geographical Tripos)
2. and Physical geography (Paper 4 from Part Ia of the Geographical Tripos)

History

All candidates shall offer:

1.  Historical argument and practice (Paper 1 of the Preliminary Examination for Part I of the Historical Tripos)
2. and one of Papers 2–19 from the Preliminary Examination for Part I of the Historical Tripos.

Mathematics

All candidates shall offer the following options:

Modern and Medieval Languages

All candidates shall offer:

1.  Use of the foreign language (Paper B1 from Part Ia of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)
2. and translation from the foreign language (Paper B2 from Part Ia of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)
3. and oral examination B in the foreign language, providing that both papers and the oral examination are all offered from the same language
4. and one paper taken from Schedule IA of the regulations of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos.

Music

All candidates shall offer two of the following papers from Part Ia of the Music Tripos:

Physical Sciences

All candidates shall offer:

1.  Mathematics (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)
2. and  
3. either Chemistry (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)
4. or Physics (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Religious Studies

All candidates shall offer:

1. either World religions in comparative perspective (Paper A7 from the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos)
2. or Philosophy of religion and ethics (Paper A8 from the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos)
3. and  
4. either From Bethlehem to Rome: Luke – Acts and the origins of Christianity (Paper A3 from the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos)
5. or Christianity and the transformation of culture (Paper A4 from the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos)

Where, under the regulations for the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos, a paper may be offered in a form of assessment other than a written paper, the paper offered shall be submitted under conditions specified in the regulations for that Tripos.

3. There shall be a Preliminary Examination for Part II of the Education Tripos.

4. The Examination shall comprise four sections, as set out below. Candidates shall offer:

1. either (a)the examination requirements set out in Section I and Section II;
2.  (b)two further papers taken from the examination requirements set out in Section III, provided that, with the permission of the Faculty Board, a candidate may offer in place of one paper a dissertation, under conditions set out in Regulation 6;
3. or (a)the examination requirements set out in Section I;
4.  (b)three further papers taken from the examination requirements from Section II, Section III, and Section IV, providing that candidates shall offer no fewer than two papers from Section IV.

Section I. Education studies

Section I consists of two written papers, each of three hours’ duration.

Section II. Globalization, modernity, and education

Section II consists of one written paper of three hours’ duration.

Section III. Special subjects in education

Candidates may offer one special subject in education, which shall count as one paper. The special subjects, and the examination requirements for each special subject, shall be announced by the Faculty Board from time to time, providing that due care is taken to give sufficient notice to all candidates.

Section IV. Subject studies

Candidates may offer two or three papers from only one subject area specified in Schedule 1 to the Education Tripos.2 Where stated, some papers are examined by means other than a single written paper. Some subject areas may restrict the combinations of papers that may be offered.

5. For either Preliminary Examination, no candidate shall offer any paper, dissertation, or other exercise that he or she has previously offered in any University examination.

6. A candidate who intends to submit a dissertation under Regulation 4 shall submit the proposed topic to the Secretary of the Faculty Board through her or his Director of Studies, by a date announced by the Faculty Board not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. The Secretary shall communicate the approval or rejection of the proposed topic to the candidate no later than the beginning of the Lent Term preceding the examination.

The submitted dissertation shall be of not less than 8,000 words and not more than 10,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices. Dissertations shall be submitted by candidates through the Undergraduate Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board by a date specified by the Faculty Board not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. Each dissertation shall be in typescript, unless previous permission has been obtained from the Faculty Board to present it in manuscript; it shall bear the candidate’s examination number and shall be accompanied by a brief synopsis.

Candidates will be required to declare that the dissertation is their own work and that it does not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. At the discretion of the Examiners, a candidate may be examined viva voce on her or his dissertation.

ENGLISH

1. There shall be a Preliminary Examination for Part II of the English Tripos.

2. The examination shall consist of Papers 1–15 of Part II of the English Tripos. In order to be classed a candidate shall offer (a) Papers 1 and 2 and (b) one paper chosen from Papers 3–15; provided that a candidate who has not previously obtained honours in Part I of the English Tripos may, with the leave of the Faculty Board, offer not more than one paper from Part I, as follows:

1. either (i)Paper 5 of Part I, in place of Paper 2 of Part II;
2. or (ii)one paper chosen from Papers 1–5 of Part I, in place of the paper required under (b).

3. The Examiners shall be the Examiners for Parts I and II of the Tripos.

GEOGRAPHY

1. There shall be a Preliminary Examination for Part II of the Geographical Tripos.

2. The papers for this examination shall be taken from among the papers for Part Ib of the Geographical Tripos and the Examiners shall be the Examiners for that examination.

3. Each candidate shall

1. (a)offer four papers from Part Ib of the Geographical Tripos; and
2. (b)submit to the Examiners, in accordance with arrangements to be specified by the Head of Department of Geography and by a date or dates to be announced not later than the first quarter of Michaelmas Term, (i) a record of one practical exercise undertaken by the candidate, and (ii) a dissertation proposal, together with a declaration as specified in Regulation 25 of the Geographical Tripos.

HISTORY

1. There shall be Preliminary Examinations for Part I and for Part II of the Historical Tripos.

Part I

2. The examination shall consist of nineteen papers as follows:

3. In order to be included in the list of successful candidates, a candidate shall offer Paper 1 and two papers from Sections B–E. Only one paper may be offered from each section.

Part II

4. The examination shall consist of Papers 3–30 of Part II of the Historical Tripos. In order to be classed a candidate shall offer either three or four papers, provided that no candidate shall offer a paper which he or she would not be permitted to offer as a candidate for the Tripos. A candidate who offers four papers shall be classed on the basis of the best three of those papers. The Examiners shall be the Examiners for Part II of the Tripos.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Part I

Paper 1. Historical argument and practice

This paper aims to provide an opportunity for candidates to reflect on broad issues of historical argument and practice. The paper is a means of enabling candidates to raise and discuss fundamental questions which relate their specialist knowledge to more general themes of historical inquiry and explanation. The paper will offer a choice of questions, from which candidates will be required to answer one.

Papers 2–19. British, European, and Extra-European history

The scope of Papers 2–18 shall be that of the corresponding papers in Part I of the Tripos. The scope of Paper 19 shall be that of Papers 21 and 23 in Part I.

Three questions must be answered but no question shall be specified as compulsory, except that in Papers 17 (European history, 1715–1890) and 18 (European history, since 1890) candidates will be required to answer at least one question from each of sections A and B.

LINGUISTICS

1. There shall be a Preliminary Examination for the Linguistics Tripos (Old Regulations).

2. The examination shall consist of the following papers:

3. Each candidate shall offer either Paper 1 or Paper 2, and three other papers; provided that

1. (i)a candidate who has previously offered Paper Li. 1 or Paper Li. 2 in the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos shall offer Paper 2 or Paper 1 above respectively;
2. (ii)a candidate who has previously offered both Papers Li. 1 and Li. 2 in the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos shall offer, instead of Paper 1 or Paper 2 above, Paper 1 (Linguistic theory) of the Linguistics Tripos.

NATURAL SCIENCES

1. There shall be a Preliminary Examination for Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos. The subjects of the examination shall be as follows:

2. Each candidate for the examination shall offer one of these subjects and shall satisfy the requirements set out in the regulations below. No candidate may offer a paper which they have previously offered in Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

3. The examination in Chemistry shall consist of the examination requirements for the subjects Chemistry A and Chemistry B in Part Ib of the Tripos. The Examiners in Chemistry A and Chemistry B in Part Ib shall be the Examiners in Chemistry in the Preliminary Examination.

4. The examination in Experimental and Theoretical Physics shall consist of:

1.   either (i)the examination requirements for the subjects Physics A and Physics B in Part Ib of the Tripos
2.   or (ii)the examination requirements for the subjects Physics A and Physics B and Mathematics in Part Ib of the Tripos.

The Examiners in the subjects Physics A and Physics B and Mathematics in Part Ib shall, as appropriate, be the Examiners in Experimental and Theoretical Physics in the Preliminary Examination.

5. The examination in Geological Sciences shall consist of the examination requirements for two subjects selected from Geological Sciences A, Geological Sciences B, and Mineral Sciences in Part Ib of the Tripos. The Examiners in the subjects, Geological Sciences A, Geological Sciences B, and Mineral Sciences in Part Ib shall, as appropriate, be the Examiners in Geological Sciences in the Preliminary Examination.

6. The examination in History and Philosophy of Science shall consist of:

1. (a)the papers in History and Philosophy of Science set for Part Ib of the Tripos;
2. and
3. (b)three essays, each of not more than 5,000 words in length and on a topic approved by the Board of History and Philosophy of Science which falls within one of the following fields:

    Classical traditions in the sciences

    Natural philosophies: Renaissance to Enlightenment

    Science, industry, and Empire

    Metaphysics, epistemology, and the sciences

    Science and technology studies

    History and philosophy of mind

    Medicine from antiquity to the Enlightenment

    Modern medicine and biomedical sciences

    Images of the sciences

    Science and technology from the First World War

Not more than one topic may be chosen from any one field.

The Examiners in History and Philosophy of Science in Part Ib shall be the Examiners in History and Philosophy of Science in the Preliminary Examination.

7. The examination in Materials Science and Metallurgy shall consist of the examination requirements for Materials Science and Metallurgy in Part Ib of the Tripos and two subjects selected from Chemistry A, Mathematics, Mineral Sciences, and Physics in Part Ib of the Tripos. The Examiners in Materials Science and Metallurgy in Part Ib shall be the Examiners in Materials Science and Metallurgy in the Preliminary Examination.

8. The examination in Psychology shall consist of the examination requirements for Experimental Psychology in Part Ib of the Tripos. The Examiners in Experimental Psychology in Part Ib shall be the Examiners in Psychology in the Preliminary Examination.

9. For each subject there shall be published a separate class-list, which shall be signed by the Examiners in that subject. In each list the names of the successful candidates shall be arranged in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions.

ANGLO-SAXON, NORSE, AND CELTIC TRIPOS

Amended by Notices (Reporter, 2008–09, pp. 581 and 968)

1. The Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos shall consist of two Parts. A separate class-list shall be published for each Part.

2. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part I:

1. (a)a student who has not obtained honours in an Honours Examination provided that he or she has kept one term and that six complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence;
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in an Honours Examination, in the year after or next but one after so obtaining honours, provided that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

3. A student who has obtained honours in an Honours Examination may be a candidate for honours in Part II in the year after or next but one after so obtaining honours, provided that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.3

4. No student shall be a candidate for both Parts, or for either Part and also for another Honours Examination, in the same term.

5. No student who has been a candidate for either Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part.

6. The Faculty Board of English may from time to make make supplementary regulations defining all or any of the subjects set out in the following regulations, and may modify, alter, or withdraw such supplementary regulations as they think fit, due care being taken that sufficient notice is given of any change.

7. The Faculty Board of English shall give notice before the end of the Easter Term in every academical year of the variable subjects for the examinations to be held in the academical year next but one following; provided that the Board shall have the power of subsequently issuing amendments if they have due reason for doing so and if they are satisfied that no student's preparation for the examination is adversely affected.

8. The Faculty Board of English shall nominate such number of Examiners as they may deem sufficient for each Part of the Tripos, and shall have the power to nominate Assessors for any papers.

9. The questions proposed by each Examiner and Assessor shall be submitted for approval to the whole body of Examiners.

10. The answers to each question shall be read by at least two Examiners or Assessors.

11. In the class-list for each Part of the Tripos, the names of the candidates who obtain honours shall be arranged in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes and in each division of the second class shall be arranged in alphabetical order. A mark of distinction shall be affixed to the names of those candidates placed in the first class whose work either in a part or in the whole of the examination is of special merit.

12. The papers in Part I shall be as follows:

13. A candidate for Part I shall offer six of the papers specified in Regulation 12, provided that

1. (a)no candidate shall offer more than two papers chosen from among Papers 11–15;
2. (b)no candidate shall offer both Paper 14 and Paper 15;
3. (c)a candidate may submit in place of any one of the papers required under this regulation a dissertation on a topic approved by the Head of the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic which falls within the scope of one or more of Papers 1–10.

14. The papers in Part II shall be as follows:

15. Except as provided in Regulation 16, a candidate for Part II shall offer

1. (a)four of the papers specified in Regulation 14, provided that:
2.  (i)a candidate may not offer more than one paper chosen from among Papers 13–17;
3.  (ii)no candidate who has previously offered Paper 14 in Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos shall offer Paper 16;
4.  (iii)no candidate who has previously offered Paper 15 in Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos shall offer Paper 17;
5.  (iv)no candidate shall offer a subject which he or she has offered in Part IIa or Part IIb of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos;
6. (b)a dissertation on a topic, approved by the Head of the Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic, which falls within the scope of one or more of Papers 1–10 of Part I and Papers 1–12 of Part II.

16. A candidate for Part II may offer in place of one of the papers required under Regulation 15(a) one paper chosen from among Papers 1–10 of Part I, provided that

1. (a)a candidate may not offer a paper that he or she has previously offered in another Honours Examination;
2. (b)a candidate may not offer any of the following combinations of papers:
3.  Paper 5 of Part I together with Paper 5 of Part II;
4.  Paper 6 of Part I together with Paper 6 of Part II;
5.  Paper 7 of Part I together with Paper 7 of Part II;
6.  Paper 8 of Part I together with Paper 8 of Part II;
7.  Paper 9 of Part I together with Paper 9 of Part II.

17. (a) A candidate for Part I who wishes to offer a dissertation under Regulation 13(c), or a candidate for Part II who is required to offer a dissertation under Regulation 15(b), shall submit an application, including the title of the proposed dissertation, a brief account of its scope, and a statement of the scheme of papers to be offered in the examination. Applications shall be submitted to the Head of the Department, so as to arrive not later than the division of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination.

(b) Each candidate must obtain the approval of the proposed title by the Faculty Board not later than the last day of the Full Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination. When the Faculty Board have approved a title, no change shall be made to it or to the candidate's scheme of papers, without the further approval of the Faculty Board.

(c) A Part I dissertation shall be of not fewer than 7,000 and not more than 10,000 words in length, and a Part II dissertation shall be of not fewer than 9,000 and not more than 12,000 words in length, including appendices but excluding bibliography. Candidates will be required to declare that the dissertation is their own work and that it does not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. Every dissertation shall be typewritten.

(d) A dissertation shall be submitted to the Head of the Department, so as to arrive not later than the first day of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held.

(e) The Examiners shall have power to examine a candidate viva voce on his or her dissertation and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Amended by Notice (Reporter, 2008–09, p. 582)

Part I

Paper 1. England before the Norman Conquest

An introduction to the history and civilization of England from the age of the Anglo-Saxon settlements to the Norman Conquest. Candidates will be required to use primary sources in the original languages or in translation.

Paper 2. Scandinavian history in the Viking Age

An introduction to the history and culture of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden in the Viking Age, including the westward expansion to the North Atlantic and the eastward expansion to Russia and Ukraine. Candidates will be required to use primary sources in the original languages or in translation.

Paper 3. The Brittonic-speaking peoples from the fourth century to the twelfth

An introduction to the history and culture of the Brittonic-speaking peoples from the collapse of the Roman Empire to the Anglo-Norman invasions. Candidates will be required to use primary sources in the original languages or in translation.

Paper 4. The Gaelic-speaking peoples from the fourth century to the twelfth

An introduction to the history and culture of the Gaelic-speaking peoples from the fourth century to the twelfth. Candidates will be required to use primary sources in the original languages or in translation.

Paper 5. Old English language and literature (also serves as Paper 15 of Part II of the English Tripos)

An introduction to the language and literary characteristics of Old English prose and poetry. There will be set texts in the original language; candidates will be required to translate passages from the set texts and an unseen passage of Old English, and to write essays on selected topics.

Paper 6. Old Norse language and literature (also serves as Paper 12 of Part I and Paper 17 of Part II of the English Tripos)

An introduction to the language and literary characteristics of Old Norse prose and poetry. There will be set texts in the original language; candidates will be required to translate passages from the set texts and an unseen passage of Old Norse, and to write essays on selected topics.

Paper 7. Medieval Welsh language and literature (also serves as Paper 13 of Part I and Paper 18a of Part II of the English Tripos)

An introduction to the language and literature of Wales from the beginnings to the end of the Middle Ages. There will be set texts in the original language; candidates will be required to translate, and to comment on the linguistic characteristics of, passages from the set texts, to translate an unseen passage of Middle Welsh, and to write essays on selected topics.

Paper 8. Medieval Irish language and literature (also serves as Paper 19a of Part II of the English Tripos)

An introduction to the language and literature of early medieval Ireland, in particular until the end of the tenth century. There will be set texts in the original language; candidates will be required to translate, and to comment on the linguistic characteristics of, passages from the set texts, to translate an unseen passage of Old Irish, and to write essays on selected topics.

Paper 9. Insular Latin language and literature (also serves as Paper 11 of Part I and Paper 16 of Part II of the English Tripos)

An introduction to the Latin literature of England and the Celtic-speaking countries from the fourth century to the twelfth. An advanced knowledge of Latin is not expected when preparation is begun, although some knowledge of the language is desirable. There will be set texts in the original language; candidates will be required to show detailed knowledge of these and to write essays on selected topics.

Paper 10. Palaeography and codicology

An introduction to the manuscript as a physical object and the history of scripts used in the manuscript sources studied in Papers 1–9. Candidates will be required to answer compulsory practical questions, and to write essays on selected topics.

Part II

Paper 1. A subject in Anglo-Saxon history specified by the Faculty Board of English

An advanced topic in the history and civilization of England from the age of the Anglo-Saxon settlements to the Norman Conquest. Candidates will be required to use primary sources in the original languages or in translation.

Paper 2. A subject in Scandinavian history of the Viking Age specified by the Faculty Board of English

An advanced topic in the history and culture of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden in the Viking Age, including the westward expansion to the North Atlantic and the eastward expansion to Russia and Ukraine. Candidates will be required to use primary sources in the original languages or in translation.

Paper 3. A subject in Celtic history specified by the Faculty Board of English

An advanced topic in the history and culture of the Celtic-speaking peoples from the fourth century to the twelfth. Candidates will be required to use primary sources in the original languages or in translation.

Paper 4. A subject in Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic history specified by the Faculty Board of English

An advanced topic in the history and culture of Anglo-Saxon England, medieval Scandinavia, and the medieval Celtic-speaking peoples. Candidates will be required to use primary sources in the original languages or in translation.

Paper 5. A subject in Old English literature specified by the Faculty Board of English

The work of an author or a group of authors, or a group of texts, or a literary topic or genre within the field of Old English literature, will be prescribed for special study. Candidates will be required to use primary sources in the original language.

Paper 6. Advanced medieval Scandinavian language and literature

Scandinavian languages and literatures from the medieval period are studied. There will be set texts in the original language. Candidates will be required to translate and comment on extracts from these set texts and to translate unseen passages, and also to write essays on selected topics in medieval Scandinavian literature.

Paper 7. Advanced medieval Welsh language and literature (also serves as Paper 18b of Part II of the English Tripos)

Welsh language and literature from the beginnings to the end of the Middle Ages are studied. There will be set texts in Old and Middle Welsh. Candidates will be required to translate and comment on extracts from these set texts and to translate unseen passages from Middle Welsh. There will be a further group of set texts, in medieval Breton and Cornish. Candidates will be required to translate and comment on extracts from these set texts. They will also be required to write essays on selected topics in medieval Welsh, Breton, and Cornish language and literature.

Paper 8. Advanced medieval Irish language and literature (also serves as Paper 19b of Part II of the English Tripos)

Irish language and literature from the beginnings to the end of the Middle Ages are studied. There will be set texts in the original language. Candidates will be required to translate extracts from these set texts and to translate unseen passages, and also to write essays on selected topics in medieval Irish language and literature.

Paper 9. A subject in Insular Latin literature specified by the Faculty Board of English

The work of an author or a group of authors, or a group of texts, or a literary topic or genre within the field of Insular Latin literature, will be prescribed for special study. Candidates will be required to use primary sources in the original language.

Paper 10. Textual criticism

An introduction to the processes by which extant sources written in the languages studied for Papers 5–9 have been transmitted, and of the scholarly methods by which these sources are converted into a usable form. The various editorial and diplomatic approaches and techniques are studied. Candidates will be required to answer a compulsory practical question and to write essays on selected topics.

Paper 11. Germanic philology (also serves as Paper 23 of the Linguistics Tripos)

The history and grammar of the Germanic languages will be studied in relation to one another and to their Indo-European background. Candidates will be required to comment on passages and to write essays on selected topics.

Paper 12. Celtic philology (also serves as Paper 20 of the Linguistics Tripos)

The history and grammar of the Celtic languages will be studied in relation to one another and to their Indo-European background. Candidates will be required to comment on passages and to write essays on selected topics.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL TRIPOS

Amended by Notices (Reporter, 2008–09, pp. 20, 691, 909, and 969)

General

1. The Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos shall consist of three Parts, Part I, Part IIa, and Part IIb. In Part IIa and Part IIb there shall be an examination in each of the following three subjects: Archaeology (including Assyriology and Egyptology), Biological Anthropology, Social Anthropology. For Part I there shall be a single class-list; for Part IIa and Part IIb there shall be a separate class-list for each of the three subjects of the examination.

2. The Faculty Board of Archaeology and Anthropology shall nominate such number of Examiners to conduct the examination for Part I of the Tripos, and a Senior Examiner and such number of Examiners to conduct the examination in each subject for Part IIa and Part IIb, as they shall deem sufficient. The Faculty Board shall have power to nominate such number of Assessors as they shall deem sufficient to assist the Examiners for each Part. If required to do so, Assessors shall set papers in the subject or subjects assigned to them, shall mark the answers of the candidates in those papers, shall assess dissertations, and shall advise the Examiners on the performance of candidates in the examination. Assessors may be summoned to meetings of the Examiners for the purpose of consultation and advice, but shall not be entitled to vote.

3. The Faculty Board may from time to time make supplementary regulations defining all or any of the subjects and specified texts of examination and may modify, alter, or withdraw such supplementary regulations as they think fit, due care being taken that sufficient notice is given of any change.

4. Before the end of the Easter Term each year the Faculty Board shall give notice of the variable subjects for the examinations to be held in the academical year next following; provided that the Board shall have the power of subsequently issuing amendments if they have due reason for doing so and if they are satisfied that no student's preparation for the examination is adversely affected. The Board shall have power when they give notice of variable subjects to announce any consequential restriction on the combination of papers that a candidate may choose to offer.

5. The questions proposed by each Examiner and Assessor shall be submitted for approval to the whole body of Examiners for Part I or to the Examiners in the particular subject for Part IIa or Part IIb.

6. The answers to each question shall be read by at least two Examiners or Assessors.

7. Separate meetings shall be held of all the Examiners for Part I and of the three bodies of Examiners for Part IIa and Part IIb, at which the respective class-lists shall be drawn up. In each class- list the names of the candidates who deserve honours shall be placed in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes, and in each division of the second class, shall be arranged in alphabetical order. For special excellence a mark of distinction may be awarded. The class-lists for Part IIa and Part IIb shall indicate whether a candidate has offered in the examination the Assyriology and/or Egyptology option.

8. No student shall be a candidate for more than one Part, or for any Part and also for another Honours Examination in the same term.

9. No student who has been a candidate for any Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part.

10. A candidate shall not offer in any Part of the Tripos a paper that he or she has previously offered in another University examination.

Part I

11. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part I:

1. (a)a student who has not obtained honours in another Honours Examination, provided that he or she has kept one term and that three complete terms have not passed after the student's first term of residence;
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in another Honours Examination, in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that he or she has kept seven terms and that nine complete terms have not passed after the student's first term of residence.

12. The scheme of examination for Part I shall be as follows:

A candidate for Part I shall offer one of the following:

1. Either (i)Papers 1, 2, and 3, and one of Papers 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, and 5;
2. or (ii)Paper 5; Papers 6 or 7; two further papers chosen from Papers 1, 2, and 3;
3. or (iii)Paper 5; Papers 6 and 7; and one further paper chosen from Papers 1, 2, and 3.

Part IIa and Part IIb

13. A student who has obtained honours in Part I of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos or in another Honours Examination may be a candidate for honours in Part IIa in the year next after so obtaining honours.

14. (a) A student who has obtained honours in any Honours Examination other than Part I of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos may be a candidate for honours in Part IIb in the year next after so obtaining honours, provided that

1. (i)the student has kept seven terms and twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence;
2. (ii)candidature in Archaeology shall be subject to the requirement of sub-paragraph (b) below.

(b) No student shall be a candidate for Part IIb in Archaeology unless the Head of the Department of Archaeology is satisfied that the student has, since matriculation, undertaken at least six weeks of archaeological excavation or fieldwork6 on a project or projects (or in the case of candidates for Assyriology or Egyptology on a study visit to Egypt or the Middle East and/or study in a museum) approved by the Head of the Department, provided that the Head of the Department shall have power to grant exemption from this requirement to a candidate who has obtained an equivalent amount of appropriate experience in some other way. Before the division of the Lent Term each year the Head of the Department shall draw up a list of those candidates who have satisfied this requirement or have been granted exemption from it, and shall communicate this information to the Registrary.

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

Archaeology

Assyriology

Egyptology

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

Social Anthropology

Special subjects in social anthropology

16. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 10, candidates for Part IIa shall offer papers and other exercises as follows:

1. (a) Candidates in Archaeology
2.    Option 1 (Archaeology)
3.  (i)Papers A1, A2, and A10;
4.  (ii)one paper chosen from Papers A5–A37;
5.  (iii) either one further paper chosen from Papers A5–A37,
6.    or one paper chosen from the following: Papers S7–S11;
7.    or two papers chosen from Papers BA5–16;
8.  (iv)the submission of records of practical work, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 18.

   Option 2 (Assyriology)

1.  (i)Paper M110 or Paper 6 of Part I of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos;
2.  (ii)Paper A23 or A24;
3.  (iii)two papers from Papers A1 or A2, A21–22, M4–5.

   Option 3 (Egyptology)

1.  (i)Paper E111 or Paper 7 of Part I of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos;
2.  (ii)Paper A1 or A2;
3.  (iii)Paper A17 or A18;
4.  (iv)Paper A19 or A20.

   Option 4 (Assyriology and Egyptology)

1.  (i)Paper M110 or Paper 6 of Part I of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos;
2.  (ii)Paper E111 or Paper 7 of Part I of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos;
3.  (iii)Paper A17 or A18;
4.  (iv)one paper from Paper A21–24.
5. (b) Candidates in Biological Anthropology
6.  (i)Papers BA1, BA2, and BA3;
7.  (ii)two papers chosen from BA5–16 or one paper chosen from Papers A5–A37, S7–S11.
8. (c) Candidates in Social Anthropology
9.  (i)Papers S1–S3;
10.  (ii) either one paper chosen from Papers S7–S11,
11.    or one paper chosen from Papers A5–A37,
12.    or two papers chosen from Papers BA5–16,
13.    or one paper chosen from the following:

17. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 10, candidates for Part IIb shall offer papers and other exercises as follows:

1. (a) Candidates in Archaeology
2.   Option 1 (Archaeology)
3.  (i)Papers A3 and A4;
4.  (ii) either two papers chosen from the following: Papers A5–A38,
5.    or one paper chosen from Papers A5–A38 and one paper chosen from Papers S7–S11, BA1–3 (subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Social Anthropology for students choosing a paper from S7–S11, and subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Biological Anthropology for students choosing a paper from BA1–3),
6.    or one paper chosen from Papers A5–A38 and two papers chosen from Papers BA5–16 (subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Biological Anthropology);
7.  (iii) either one further paper chosen from Papers A5–A38,
8.    or a dissertation on a subject in archaeology approved by the Faculty Board, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20;
9.  (iv)the submission of records of practical work, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 18,

provided that a candidate may not offer (i) Paper A22 unless he or she has previously taken either Paper A21 or Papers A23 or A24, and (ii) Paper A38 unless he or she has previously taken Paper A37.

   Option 2 (Assyriology)

1.  (i)Paper M212 or M1;
2.  (ii)Paper A23 or A24;
3.  (iii)two papers chosen from A4, M3,13 M4–5;
4.  (iv)either one further paper chosen from A4, A21–22, M3,13 M4–5, or a dissertation on a subject approved by the Faculty Board, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.

   Option 3 (Egyptology)

1.  (i)Paper E214 or E1;
2.  (ii)Paper A17 or A18;
3.  (iii)Paper A19 or A20;
4.  (iv)Paper A4;
5.  (v)a dissertation on a subject approved by the Faculty Board, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.

   Option 4 (Assyriology and Egyptology)

1.  (i)Paper M212 or M1;
2.  (ii)Paper E214 or E1;
3.  (iii)Paper A17 or A18;
4.  (iv)one paper from Papers A21–24;
5.  (v)either one further paper chosen from A19–24, M3,13 M4–5, or a dissertation on a subject approved by the Faculty Board, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.
6. (b) Candidates in Biological Anthropology
7.  (i)if a candidate took Part IIa of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos:
8.   (1)Paper BA4;
9.   (2)two papers chosen from Papers BA5–16;
10.   (3) either two further papers chosen from Papers BA5–BA16,
11.     or one paper chosen from Papers A5–38, S7–S11 (subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Archaeology for students choosing a paper from A5–A38, and subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Social Anthropology for students choosing a paper from S7–S11),
12.   (4) either two further papers chosen from Papers BA5–16,
13.     or a dissertation on a subject in Biological Anthropology approved by the Faculty Board, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20;
14.  (ii)if a candidate did not take Part IIa of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos:
15.   (1)Papers BA1–3;
16.   (2) either two papers chosen from Papers BA5–16,
17.     or a dissertation which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20;
18.   provided that a candidate who so wishes may choose to replace one of Papers BA1–3 by two further papers from Papers BA5–16.
19. (c) Candidates in Social Anthropology
20.  (i)Papers S4–S6;
21.  (ii) either one paper chosen from Papers S7–S11,
22.    or one paper chosen from Papers A5–A38, BA1–3 (subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Archaeology for students choosing a paper from A5–A38, and subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Biological Anthropology for students choosing a paper from BA1–3),
23.    or two papers chosen from Papers BA5–16 (subject to the approval of the Head of the Department of Biological Anthropology);
24.  (iii) either one further paper chosen from Papers S7–S11,
25.    or a dissertation on a subject in social anthropology approved by the Faculty Board, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.

18. Candidates for Part IIa and Part IIb in Archaeology (and where appropriate in Biological Anthropology) shall present for the inspection of the Examiners, by a date which the Head of the relevant Department shall announce not later than the division of the Michaelmas Term, records of such practical work done during the courses leading to the examination as shall be determined from time to time by the Faculty Board. The Examiners shall be provided by the Head of the Department with assessments of candidates’ practical work, and shall take these assessments into account in assigning marks for the examination.

19. The arrangements for the submission of essays or other exercises by candidates for Part IIa and Part IIb in Biological Anthropology who choose a paper from Papers BA5–16 for which the Faculty Board have announced that the examination shall be by one of these alternative means shall be as follows:

Essays shall not exceed 4,000 words in length, excluding footnotes, figures, tables, appendices, and bibliography. Candidates shall be required to state in the bibliography the sources that they have used and to declare that the essay represents their own work unaided except as may be specified in the declaration. Detailed instructions about other exercises shall be issued by the Head of the Department of Biological Anthropology together with the announcements of variable subjects by the Faculty Board. Each essay or other exercise shall be typewritten, unless a candidate has obtained previous permission from the Faculty Board to present it in manuscript; essays or other exercises shall be submitted to the Head of the Department so as to arrive not later than the third Monday of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held. A candidate who submits an essay or other exercise after that date may be penalized.

20. (a) A candidate for Part IIb who wishes to offer a dissertation under Regulation 17 shall submit an application, including the title of the proposed dissertation, a brief account of its scope, and a statement of the scheme of papers to be offered in the examination. A candidate who so wishes may request permission to include a film or filmed material, amounting to not more than twenty minutes in length, as a component part of the dissertation. Applications shall be submitted to the Head of the relevant Department so as to arrive not later than the last day of the Full Michaelmas Term next preceding the examinaiton.

(b) Each candidate must obtain the approval of the Faculty Board for the proposed title not later than the division of the Lent Term. When the Faculty Board have approved a title, no change shall be made to it, or to the candidate's scheme of papers, without the further approval of the Faculty Board.

(c) A dissertation shall be of not more than 10,000 words in length, excluding footnotes, figures, tables, appendices, and bibliography. Each dissertation shall be typewritten, unless a candidate has obtained previous permission from the Faculty Board to present it in manuscript.

(d) A dissertation shall be submitted to the Senior Examiner in the relevant Department not later than the following dates:

1. (i)for a dissertation submitted under Regulation 17(a)(iii) or 17(c)(iii),15 the division of the Easter Term in which the examination is held;
2. (ii)for a dissertation submitted under Regulation 17(b)(ii),16 the third Monday of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is held.

A dissertation shall be accompanied by (i) a brief synopsis on a separate sheet of paper of the contents of the dissertation, and (ii) a certificate signed by the candidate that it is his or her own original work, and that it does not contain material that has already been used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose.

21. At the discretion of the Examiners, a candidate for Part IIb may be examined viva voce.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Amended by Notices (Reporter, 2008–09, pp. 693, 909, and 969)

Part I

Paper 1. The development of human society (also serves as Papers E. 5 and N. 4 of the Oriental Studies Tripos and Paper 4 of Part I of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos)

This paper serves as an introduction to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of archaeological data, and focuses on major issues in the development of human societies. Examples are drawn from the entire span of the human career, from the initial evolution of hominid behaviour patterns to the emergence of historically documented states and empires. Issues are explored in terms of the principal archaeological methods and theories which contribute to our current understanding of past societies.

Paper 2. Humans in biological perspective (also serves as Paper 5 of Part I of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos)

This paper provides an introduction to biological anthropology. The syllabus covers the genetic basis of life; evolutionary theory; primate biology, ecology, and behaviour; human evolution; human diversity, geographical patterns of variation and its genetic basis; human ecology, including disease, nutrition, energetics, and behaviour; problems in gene-environment interactions and behavioural genetics. Two special subjects will be prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board.

Paper 3. Human societies: the comparative perspective (also serves as Papers E. 6 and N. 5 of the Oriental Studies Tripos and Paper 6 of Part I of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos)

This paper provides an introduction to the aims, scope, and methods of social anthropology. It covers the whole range of human societies, past and present, with a view to understanding them both individually in depth and within a broad comparative perspective. It approaches social life from a number of different angles, focusing on the ideas that people hold, their forms of organization, the way they interact, and the things they produce.

Paper 4a. Being human: an interdisciplinary approach

This paper combines approaches from archaeology, biological anthropology, and social anthropology to study the human condition. Questions addressed will concern: the origins and evolution of human society; symbols, communication, and culture; problems of human ecology and adaptation. Special topics may include sex and gender; sociality and social inequality; art and material culture; technology; language; health and illness; nutrition and development.

Paper 4b. Modern societies (Paper 2 of Part I of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos)

The origins and institutional features of modern societies. Social change and global interconnections in the modern world. Selected aspects of modern societies including work, stratification, and inequality; gender and sexual divisions; race and ethnicity; political organization and the modern state; culture and mass communication; deviance and social control.

Paper 5. Introduction to the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia

This paper introduces the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia and is taught through lectures in each subject area and comparative seminars. The paper is in two parts: section A consists of five comparative questions; section B consists of ten subject specific questions, five related to Egypt and five to Mesopotamia. Students are required to answer one question from each section and a third question from either section.

Paper 6. Akkadian language I

This paper consists of passages for transliteration from cuneiform and translation from Akkadian taken from the texts read in class and specified from time to time in the Reporter, a passage for translation from English into transliterated Akkadian, and questions on grammar.

Paper 7. Egyptian language I

This paper covers the study of hieroglyphic texts in Middle Egyptian, the classic form of the language. Students will be expected to transliterate and translate into English passages from the specified texts, and comment where appropriate. They will also be given a passage from an unspecified text for transliteration and translation into English.

Parts IIa and IIb

Archaeology

Paper A1. Archaeological thought I.

Why study archaeology, when did people start studying archaeology, and what role does archaeology play in contemporary society? Answers to such questions are discussed in the course for this paper, which reviews the history of archaeological thought. The main issues in archaeology, as they have been seen since the early nineteenth century, are covered, with emphasis placed on the rise of a scientific archaeology in the mid-twentieth century and reactions to it.

Paper A2. Archaeology in action I (also serves as Paper O12 of Part II of the Classical Tripos).

The course for this paper shows how the sciences and the humanities are integrated in the practice of archaeology over a broad range of topics concerned with the nature of past societies. The interdisciplinary character of archaeology is explored through consideration of a range of thematic issues, such as material culture; the study of landscapes and settlements; the establishment and study of temporal sequences, and archaeological field methods.

Paper A3. Archaeological thought II.

The course for this paper provides an opportunity to extend the depth and range of theoretical issues introduced in Paper A1. In terms of depth, there is fuller coverage of modes of explanation and interpretation in archaeology and discussion of how they are situated within wider debates in the sciences and the humanities. In terms of range, the scope of archaeological awareness is extended to global issues, drawing on a variety of themes in world archaeology.

Paper A4. Archaeology in action II.

This paper expands on the range of themes covered in Paper A2, exploring ways in which a wide range of scientific approaches and techniques can be integrated with humanistic and social science perspectives in studying and interpreting the nature of past societies. The interdisciplinary character of archaeology is explored through consideration of a range of thematic issues, such as human impact on the environment; the study of households and communities; the archaeology of death and the body; the archaeology of ‘art’; categorization and style; symbols and power; production and exchange, and contemporary notions of heritage.

Paper A10. Archaeological practice.

The course for this paper provides an introduction to the practical methods and approaches used by archaeologists to create and analyse archaeological data. It covers the ways in which archaeological theories are applied in practice, through data recovery, analysis, and interpretation. Much of the instruction is provided through hands-on practicals, field trips, and fieldwork.

Special areas

Papers A5/A6, A17/A18, A19/A20, A23/A24, A26/A27, A29/A30, A31/A32, and A33/A34

These papers are paired. Courses are taught over a two-year cycle and are examined in alternate years, so that in any particular year one paper of each pair will be set, corresponding to the subject that has been taught in that year.

Papers A5/A6 and A7. Palaeolithic and Mesolithic archaeology

This course surveys the development of human societies from their primate origins 2–3 million years ago to the emergence of food production in the early postglacial period. The scope of the course is world-wide; it puts special emphasis on the processes of population dispersal (of both the earliest hominids and biologically modern humans) and the processes of technological and social adaptation to the changing environmental conditions of the Pleistocene period. Special emphasis is placed on the patterns of human social and cognitive development, and on the inevitably close inter-relationships between the parallel processes of biological and cultural evolution throughout the course of human development. One of Papers A5 and A6 is taught in alternate years. Paper A7 is also taught in alternate years.

Paper A8. Later European prehistory

This course presents a broad general introduction to later European prehistory from the beginning of the Holocene through the earliest historical societies. Coverage includes the Mesolithic, the Neolithic, the Copper and Bronze Ages, and the Iron Age.

Paper A9. Special topics in European prehistory

This course presents advanced discussion of special topics in European prehistory. Each year’s topics are drawn from a rotating list of regional, thematic, and/or theoretical subjects relevant to Later European Prehistory (Mesolithic through Iron Age). It is normally expected that students will have taken or be taking Paper A8 (Later European prehistory) currently.

Papers A13–A16. Classical archaeology

Within Classical archaeology, four different papers are available. Paper A13 (Aegean prehistory) deals with the origins of settled village farming communities, through the emergence of complex societies in the Early Bronze Age and the palatial systems of Minoan Crete and the Mycenean mainland. Until further notice, the subject prescribed for Paper A14 will be ‘Mediterranean landscapes (Italy, 800 bc – ad 500)’ covering regional studies from Greece and Italy using approaches from landscape archaeology, including spatial archaeology, visibility, landscapes of power, sacred landscapes, modes of representation, and commemoration through landscape. Until further notice the subject prescribed for Paper A15 will be ‘The classical body: the archaeology and legacy of an ideal’. The paper investigates the intellectual, stylistic, and social origins of bodily beauty as framed and represented in Classical (Greco-Roman) art. Paper A16 (The archaeology of Roman urbanism) investigates Roman urbanism through the analysis of archaeological and written evidence, considering how the study of urban sites reveals the workings of the Roman empire.

Papers A17/18. The historical archaeology of Ancient Egypt I and II

The course reviews the historical archaeology of ancient Egypt from its origins to the Roman conquest and integrates archaeological, textual, and artistic evidence. Emphasis is placed on examining the nature of society, urbanism, kingship and political power, ideology, and interactions between Egypt and its neighbours. The course is taught over a two-year cycle: A17 covers the unification of Egypt to the end of the Second Intermediate Period (c. 3000–1550 bc); A18 covers the New Kingdom and up to the Roman conquest (c. 1550–30 bc).

Papers A19/20. Ancient Egyptian religion I and II

This course examines archaeological, textual, and artistic evidence for ancient Egyptian religious practices and beliefs. The course is taught over a two-year cycle: A19 covers the period from the unification of Egypt to the end of the Second Intermediate Period (c. 3000–1550 bc); A20 covers the New Kingdom and up to the Roman conquest (c. 1550–30 bc).

Paper A21. Mesopotamian culture I: literature

This paper will cover both Sumerian and Akkadian literary texts in translation, and thus be open to candidates not studying either language. It will cover myths and epics, including Gilgamesh and the Epic of Creation, as well as political and ‘Wisdom’ literature.

Paper A22. Mesopotamian culture II: religion and science

This paper will deal with literacy and numeracy in ancient Mesopotamia; science and scholarship, including divination; religious beliefs as expressed in both the textual and the archaeological sources. Knowledge of the languages will not be required.

Papers A23/24. Mesopotamian archaeology I and II

This course covers the archaeology of modern Iraq and Syria. Subjects addressed include the development of agriculture and urbanism, the relationship of the environment to the rise of complex society, the interplay of textual and archaeological data, propaganda and the presentation of kingship and power, symbolism in art and architecture, and the archaeological evidence for religious ritual. The course covers the archaeology of Mesopotamia in two periods (6000–2000 bc and 2000–539 bc), is taught over a two-year cycle and examined in Papers A23 and A24 in alternate years.

Papers A25 and A26. Europe in the first millennium ad

This course surveys the period which saw the rise, development, and fall of the Roman Empire, and the emergence of the early medieval states which were the foundation of modern Europe; it relates mainly to the northern and western parts of Europe (including Scandinavia), and where relevant it extends also into North Africa. The course includes two papers which are both normally taught every year.

Paper A28. The archaeology of medieval Britain

This course covers the archaeology of post-conquest Britain, approximately ad 1050 to 1500. This was the period when the ‘historic’ landscape of Britain took on its pre-industrial form, and the history of landscape and villages, castles, towns, and the church is still visible in the material remains of this period. Since East Anglia is particularly rich in such evidence, lectures are complemented by field trips or museum sessions for almost every topic.

Papers A29/A30 and A31/A32. Ancient India

This course surveys the archaeology and art of ancient India extending from the prehistoric periods up to the fifth century ad. In one year the main emphasis is on the earlier prehistoric periods (up to the emergence of agriculture), together with a survey of the principal excavated historical sites (c. 600 bc to c. ad 400). In the other year the emphasis is placed on the later prehistoric and proto-historic periods, and on the major features of Indian art, architecture, inscriptions, and coins. The course also surveys the geographical and environmental features of ancient India, and the history of archaeological research in the subcontinent. Four modules are taught over a two-year cycle, two being available each year: Prehistory of India; The Indus civilization and beyond; Early historic cities of India; Art and architecture of ancient India.

Paper A33/A34. Archaeology of the Americas

The course covers major developments in the region, from the peopling of the New World and the origins of agriculture to the rise of complex societies that culminated in the late pre-Hispanic empires (Inka and Aztec). Emphasis is placed on theoretical approaches to understanding the long-term development of social inequality and the rise of complex societies, and attention is given to the interactions of human populations with their environments. Two modules (Ancient South America, and Archaeology of Mesoamerica and North America) are taught over a two-year cycle and are examined in alternate years.

Paper A36. The late prehistoric and historical archaeology of sub-Saharan Africa

The course provides a broad overview of the prehistory of the African continent from the earliest times, together with the historical archaeology of sub-Saharan Africa. Emphasis is placed upon the study of Post-Pleistocene times and upon the relationship between archaeology and other sources of information about the African past. The subject is viewed from an essentially African perspective, although due attention is paid to external connections. Students are encouraged to view African prehistory as an essential and central part of human development.

Papers A37 and A38. Introduction to scientific approaches in archaeology; Archaeological science

The courses for these papers allow students to explore a range of scientific approaches in archaeology in depth. Consideration is given to the geo-archaeological context of our evidence, and the dynamics of preservation and transformation of archaeological materials. From this foundation students can select from a range of bio-archaeological and environmental options, e.g. in archaeobotany or zoo-archaeology, backed up by laboratory practicals. These papers can be taken with, and are designed to complement, any of the papers on special areas, for those candidates who wish to put a greater emphasis on scientific method in the course as a whole.

Assyriology

Paper M1. Akkadian language II

This paper is for candidates in their second year of study of Akkadian, and will test candidates’ knowledge of the Old Babylonian and Standard Babylonian dialects of Akkadian as used in literary and historical texts. They will be required to transliterate from cuneiform and translate passages from both seen and unseen texts. Comment may be required on points of grammar and/or content.

Paper M2. Akkadian language III

This paper is for candidates in their third year of study of Akkadian. It will include transliteration and translation from unseen texts and from a range of Akkadian texts studied during the year including letters and legal documents, some in Assyrian dialect. Comment may be required on points of grammar and/or content.

Paper M3. Sumerian

This paper is only offered to candidates taking Paper M2 in Part IIb. It will consist of passages from Sumerian texts studied during the year for transliteration and translation, together with questions on Sumerian grammar.

Papers M4/M5. Mesopotamian History I and II

These papers are taught through the same lecture course as Mesopotamian archaeology (Papers M4/5 are the same as Papers A23/24), in the same two-year cycle. In year I the course covers the early history of Sumer and Akkad, through the Old Babylonian period in Mesopotamia and Syria. In year II it covers the ‘Amarna Period’ or later 2nd millennium bc, and the Assyrian and Babylonian empires down to the fall of Babylon to Cyrus in 539 bc. A balance is maintained between the narrative of political events and social and economic history.

Egyptology

Paper E1. Egyptian language II

This paper contains passages from specified and unspecified texts for transliteration and translation into English. The passages are taken from Middle Egyptian texts.

Paper E2. Egyptian language III

This paper contains passages from specified and unspecified texts for transliteration and translation into English. The passages are taken from Old and Middle and Late Egyptian texts.

Biological Anthropology

BA1. Foundations in biological anthropology: the human animal

This paper examines the human species in a broad comparative perspective, with two themes. The first is the extent to which humans share their biology and behaviour with other animals, especially primates. The second perspective is concerned with comparisons between humans and the rest of the biological world in terms of similarities, differences, and uniqueness. Material will be drawn from genetics, morphology, and behaviour.

BA2. Foundations in biological anthropology: the human journey

This paper will look at the evolution of the human species, from its origins among the great apes, to the evolution of modern humans, and the diversity that has taken place in the course of the last 10,000 years, leading to the processes of modernization. Material will be drawn from the fossil record, archaeology, genetics, and human population biology and ecology.

BA3. Foundations in biological anthropology: the human lifespan

This paper looks at human biology and behaviour from the perspective of development and ontogeny. From conception to death, humans undergo a process of development that is shaped by both genes and environment. The patterns of such development can be framed in terms of life history theory, the role of nutrition, and the interactions between demography and threats to life such as disease, and the way in which reproduction is integrated into the lifespan.

BA4. Theory and practice in anthropology

This paper explores current developments in the discipline, and how advances in theory and method in anthropology and related disciplines are having an impact on anthropology and the understanding of the human species and its diversity. Emphasis is on the understanding of analytical methods and assessment of hypotheses to tackle problems in biological anthropology.

BA5–BA17. Special subjects

The aim of these papers is to examine in detail particular subjects in biological anthropology and related disciplines. Topics for special subjects will be announced by the Faculty Board, and details of the syllabus will be provided in the course handbook.

Social Anthropology

Paper S1. Foundations of social anthropology I

Kinship and economics have been linked in the major theories of production, reproduction, and exchange. The course for this paper considers the conditions under which kinship becomes an organizing template for economic relations, and its bearing on group dynamics and gender relations. New patterns of marriage, conjugality, sexuality, and procreation throw into relief the continuing relevance of classic kinship theory. Under the rubric of economics, the course treats the nature and interaction of different systems of production, distribution, and exchange, and historical processes of economic transformation; it reviews different ways of conceptualizing the economy, the works of major theorists, and key contemporary debates in economic anthropology.

Paper S2. Foundations of social anthropology II

The course for this paper brings together politics and religion. Under politics, it deals with theories of the state; inequality; war and violence; law and dispute-settlement; political action, strategy, and tactics; ‘fourth-world’ political action and resistance; social movements; the role of ideology and theories of governance. Under religion, the course deals with the major anthropological theories of religion and their relation to systems of knowledge and ideology. Specific fields covered include ritual and sacrifice; spirit possession and shamanism; forms of traditional knowledge and classification; world religions; the transformation of religion in the contemporary world. Emphasis will be given to the many links between politics and religion.

Paper S3. Theory, methods, and enquiry in social anthropology

This course provides a grounding in sociological theories and discusses their relation to more recent anthropological theory and methods. Topics to be discussed include: eighteenth and nineteenth century social theory; Marx, Durkheim, Simmel, Weber, Mauss; functionalism, structural-functionalism; structuralism; cultural materialism and neo-Marxism; interpretative anthropology, semiology, and symbolic anthropology. These theories are seen in the context of anthropological field research and the various types of anthropological writing.

Paper S4. Thought, belief, and ethics

The courses for this paper will normally cover anthropological perspectives on mind, thought, and belief. Particular concerns may be expected to include the anthropology of cognition, knowledge, and belief systems, and the anthropological study of ethics and moral economy.

Paper S5. Political economy and social transformations

The courses for this paper will normally cover anthropological perspectives on political economy and processes of social transformation. Particular concerns may be expected to include anthropological contributions to the study of value, property, and domination, and the growth and legacy of modern social forms including capitalism and socialism.

Paper S6. Ethnographic areas

Candidates will be required to offer one ethnographic area from a choice of three, which will be specified by the Faculty Board each year and will be taken from the following list: Europe, Latin America, Inner Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific, Southern Africa.

Papers S7–S11. Special subjects in social anthropology

Up to five papers will be available each year. These are currently drawn from the following list:

(a) Medical anthropology

This course is concerned with illness and healing in comparative perspective. It discusses ideas of health and illness, causation and healing, how they are constructed and how they change. A wide range of societies provides the examples of different approaches, from urban and industrialized contexts to relatively isolated, self-sufficient settings. Alternative systems of medicine and local regional systems, as well as the impact of western biomedicine on local regional systems, are considered in relation to medical pluralism and contexts of practice. Attention is also given to the cultural understanding of the body in illness, and to the management of childbirth and reproduction in different societies. Teaching for the course is by lecture and seminar.

(b) The anthropology of cities and space

While a primary objective of this paper is to examine the processes of city transformation in recent times, attention is also paid to pre-twentieth century and non-European cities. Processes of urbanization bring out the political, economic, and cultural complexities of city social organization. Images of the city are approached through examining utopian thought and experimentation, social engineering, urban planning, and forms of architecture. The city as a symbolic form and as a centre of power is addressed through studies of urban rituals, processions, commemorations, buildings, and through consideration of the relationships between space, the body, and gender. The paper also includes an examination of the ways in which the city has been theorized, and the problems of reconciling the distinctive method of fieldwork-based anthropology when applied to the large-scale organizational complexity of urban life.

(c) Gender, body, sexuality

This paper is concerned with three distinct but interlinked aspects of human experience where questions of power, representation, and corporeality intersect. Questions of gender, body, and sexuality have been at the centre of much critical work in the social sciences and humanities over the past twenty years, and this paper aims to introduce students to some of the most important lines of argument and debate, focusing particularly upon the perspectives brought by anthropology to these questions, as well as exploring a series of substantive issues. Themes to be addressed include: biological and cultural approaches to gender, body, and sexuality; gender orders and power relations; the construction of masculinities and femininities; questions of gender, sexuality, and colonial, national, and state processes; sexual divisions and the allocation of resources; sexuality, embodiment, and performance; the politics of reproduction; feminism and anthropology.

(d) Anthropology beyond professional texts

The professionalization of anthropology as a social science resulted among other things in the definition of the discipline through a specific kind of empirical research (fieldwork) and a specific narrative form (ethnography). There are of course other professionals who address issues central to anthropological concerns: other social scientists, philosophers, historians, novelists, and poets – many of whom borrow from anthropological works and whose works are borrowed as well. This paper seeks to broaden the basis on which anthropological texts may be analysed as well as to broaden critical awareness of anthropological inquiry beyond textual form. Both the bases on which anthropological knowledge came to be defined and the grounds on which these bases may be re-evaluated critically are presented, including an examination of the professionalization of anthropology, and the intellectual traditions influential in this process; the theoretical question of ‘representation’, and how ‘others’ represent themselves to themselves. In collaboration with the Faculty of English, the paper addresses aspects of literary theory through the consideration of specific texts and literary techniques, poetics, the use of ‘multimedia’, and what one may learn from the parallel examinations of anthropological and non-anthropological texts.

(e) Anthropology, communication, and the arts

This paper draws attention to the aesthetic and performative aspects of human communication. It provides an introduction to the main perspectives anthropologists have brought to an understanding of the visual and performing arts. While the paper provides a broad cross-cultural overview of distinctive artistic practices and productions, each year a section of the course focuses in some detail on a particular cultural area. Where appropriate the course will draw on the extensive collections of the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and the video library held within the Department of Social Anthropology. Topics for study are drawn from the following areas: theories of non-western art and aesthetics; social and technical aspects of artistic production and consumption; the use of different media in anthropological analysis; the poetics and politics of representation; museology; masking and body decoration; the anthropology of dance; aspects of ethnomusicology; and analyses of film and advertising.

(f) Anthropology and development

This paper covers social, economic, and political aspects of ‘development’, with particular reference to the experience of the poorer countries since World War II and to the theories and practical involvement of anthropologists. Case studies of development projects of rural and urban areas are analysed, with particular attention being paid to indigenous knowledge, and the participation of local people in projects which transform their lives. Other themes include socialist development, the demise of ‘peasant economy’, and the emergence of new social movements in Third World cities. Anthropological approaches to the study of policy, planning, and development organizations are also considered and throughout the course students are encouraged to maintain a critical stance towards the very concept of ‘development’.

(g) The anthropology of post-socialist transformations

The paper aims to examine the societies of the former Soviet Union and Eastern and Central Europe as they are currently undergoing transformation. Virtually all of them have abandoned socialism for different political and economic paths. The aim of this paper is to understand (a) what actually existing socialism was, (b) the causes and consequences of its collapse, and (c) what heritage or residue of socialism remains in the post-socialist societies. We examine the processes of transformation, in political, economic, social, and cultural terms. The paper focuses particularly on ways in which we can analyse the experience of sudden change, the associated phenomena labelled as ‘development’ or ‘regression’, emerging social and familial forms, new attitudes to history and memory, and changes in ‘high’ and popular culture, ideology, and values.

(h) Nationalism, race, and ethnicity

The aim of this paper is to offer a critical introduction to the literature on nationalism, race, and ethnicity both in and outside anthropology, and to explore the ideas advanced in that literature in relation to material drawn from specific historical and cultural contexts. This includes the intellectual history of the concepts of, respectively, nation and race, to be examined through the main relevant theoretical literature. Historical, anthropological, and sociological approaches are covered. Specific case material, drawn from a range of geographical and historical contexts, will address issues such as the politics of identity in Britain; thinking about conflict in Northern Ireland; ‘tribalism’ and the culture of post-colonial states in sub-Saharan Africa; communal identities and violence in South Asia; religion and communal mobilization; Diaspora communities and transnationalism; gendering the nation. The examples vary from time to time.

(i) The anthropology of colonialism and empire

Focusing on a wide range of regional case studies, this paper explores the emergence of colonial politics, cultures, and imperial systems of power as objects of anthropological analysis, and considers the ways in which both the making and unmaking of Western as well as non-Western imperial systems have had ramifications for the societies and cultures studied by anthropologists. A variety of theoretical and interpretive approaches will be discussed, but the main emphasis will be on ethnographic accounts, and on the anthropological implications of historical studies. A wide range of examples may be covered, including social, cultural, and political transformations arising from Western colonial conquest and rule in Asia, Africa, and the Americas, and aspects of empire as conceptualized and experienced under Chinese, Ottoman, and/or Russian/Soviet rule.

(j) Anthropology and law

Legal frameworks have re-emerged, in the contemporary period, as ways to justify social and political action. The language of ‘the law’ pervades a multiplicity of arenas, both local and global, implicating experience, personhood, and subjectivity. The aim of this paper is to show the way the law is used as a vehicle to structure relations, whether between states, between colonized and colonizer, or between special interest groups (as in the case of new technologies). Legal systems acquire a social and cultural character of their own, appearing to be departments of modern life and thus potential ethnographic objects. If such systems represent themselves as normative and rational, from an anthropological view they are contextualized by other phenomena. The course explores what it means to study legal systems, and in doing so opens up questions about organizing concepts (such as ‘rights’) of major contemporary importance.

(k) Science and society

The aim of this paper is to offer a critical exploration of recent developments and debates in the anthropology of science in a wide range of social and regional settings, as well as across diverse traditions of thought. The course explores what it means to study societal, institutional, and epistemic conditions of science and scientific knowledge production through a comparative frame. From an anthropological view the critical study of ‘cross-cultural science’ as ethnographic object puts into political relief the way that encounters between ‘parallel worlds’, ‘purity’, ‘hybridity’, ‘reliability’, ‘evidence’, ‘verification’, and so on are justified as particular social forms and moral action claims.

ARCHITECTURE TRIPOS

Amended by Notice (Reporter, 2008–09, p. 694)

1. The Architecture Tripos shall consist of three Parts: Part Ia, Part Ib, and Part II. A separate class-list shall be published for each Part.

2. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part Ia:

1. (a)a student who has kept one term, provided that three complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence;
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in another Honours Examination in the year next after so obtaining honours, provided that the student has kept four terms and that nine complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

3. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part Ib:

1. (a)a student who has obtained honours in Part Ia of the Architecture Tripos in the year next after so obtaining honours, provided that he or she has kept four terms, and has satisfied the Examiners in studio-work in the examination for Part Ia;
2. (b)an Affiliated Student who having satisfactorily completed architectural studies deemed by the Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art to be the equivalent of Part Ia is allowed by the Board to be a candidate in accordance with the regulations for Affiliated Students.

4. A student who has obtained honours in Part Ib of the Architecture Tripos may be a candidate for honours in Part II in the year after or next but one after so obtaining honours, provided that

1. (a)the student has kept seven terms and twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence, and
2. (b)the student has satisfied the Examiners in studio-work in the examination for Part Ib.

5. No student shall be a candidate for more than one Part, or for any Part and also for another Honours Examination, in the same term; and no student who has been a candidate for honours in any Part shall again be a candidate for honours in the same Part.

6. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 5, a student who is not eligible to be a candidate for honours shall be entitled to take the examination for any Part of the Architecture Tripos as a candidate not for honours for the purpose of qualifying for exemption from professional examinations, provided that he or she has obtained honours in another Honours Examination and, if a candidate for Part Ib or Part II, has satisfied the requirements of these regulations in so far as they relate to studio-work.

7. To conduct the examination in each Part the Faculty Board shall nominate such number of Examiners as they shall deem sufficient. The Board shall have power to nominate Assessors to the Examiners for any of the papers. The Assessors shall be responsible for setting the questions in the subject or subjects assigned to them and for advising the Examiners on the candidates’ performance in those questions.

8. In each Part the names of the candidates who obtain honours shall be arranged in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes and in each division of the second class shall be arranged in alphabetical order. A mark of distinction may be affixed to the names of those candidates placed in the first class whose work either in a part or in the whole of the examination is of special merit. In the class-lists for Part Ia and Part Ib, a mark s shall be attached to the names of those candidates who have satisfied the Examiners in studio-work.

9. The names of candidates who, having presented themselves under the provisions of Regulation 6, attain the honours standard shall be published in a list headed ‘The following who are not candidates for honours have attained the honours standard’.

10. The Faculty Board shall have power to make supplementary regulations defining all or any of the subjects set out in the following regulations as they think fit.

11. Public notice of subjects, special periods, and books prescribed under the following regulations or under any supplementary regulations shall be given by the Faculty Board (a) for Part Ia and for Part Ib of the Tripos, not later than the Easter Term next preceding the examination to which they apply, and (b) for Part II of the Tripos, not later than the Easter Term next but one preceding the examination to which they apply; provided that the Board shall have the power of subsequently issuing amendments if they have due reason for doing so and if they are satisfied that no student's preparation for the examination is adversely affected.

Part Ia

12. The examination for Part Ia of the Architecture Tripos shall consist of three sections:

Section A. Five papers as follows:

Section B. Studio-work.

Section C. Course-work.

13. A candidate for Part Ia shall be required:

1. (a)to offer all five papers in Section A;
2. (b)for Section B, to present for the inspection of the Examiners, not later than the Friday before the first day of the written examination, a portfolio of studio-work carried out during the current academical year and attested by satisfactory evidence;
3. (c)for Section C, to present for the inspection of the Examiners, by the same day, records in an appropriate form of course-work done by the candidate, and bearing, as an indication of the good faith of the record, the signatures of the teachers under whose direction the work was performed.

The Examiners shall be provided by the Head of the Department with assessments of all the course-work carried out by candidates of which records have been presented under (c).

Part Ib

14. The examination for Part Ib of the Architecture Tripos shall consist of three sections:

15. A candidate for Part Ib shall be required:

1. (a)to offer Papers 3–5; and
2.   either Paper 1 and a portfolio of three essays, each of no more than 2,000 words in length, in place of Paper 2;
3.   or Paper 2 and a portfolio of three essays, each of no more than 2,000 words in length, in place of Paper 1;
4. (b)for Section B, to present for the inspection of the Examiners, not later than the Friday before the first day of the written examination, a portfolio of studio-work carried out during the current academical year and attested by satisfactory evidence;
5. (c)for Section C, to present for the inspection of the Examiners, by the same day, records in an appropriate form of course-work done by the candidate, and bearing, as an indication of the good faith of the record, the signatures of the teachers under whose direction the work was performed.

All the essays must be on subjects falling within the scope of that paper and must conform to the rubric of that paper. Detailed instructions will be issued by the Department, by the division of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination, regarding the coverage of prescribed texts and topics and any other requirements for the portfolio as a whole. Candidates will be required to declare that the essays are their own work. The essays shall consist of work done for supervisions and shall be in English and submitted with supervisors’ comments but without revision of any kind by the candidate. They shall be submitted by the candidate to the Secretary of the Faculty Board, in accordance with detailed arrangements approved by the Board, so as to arrive not later than the first Friday of the Full Easter Term in which the examination takes place. Candidates may be called for viva voce examination in connection with their portfolios.

The Examiners shall be provided by the Head of the Department with assessments of all the course-work carried out by candidates of which records have been presented under (c).

Part II

16. The examination for Part II of the Architecture Tripos shall consist of four sections:

17. A candidate for Part II shall be required:

1. (a)for Section A, to offer Papers 1–4;
2. (b)for Section B, to present for the inspection of the Examiners, not later than the Friday before the first day of the written examination, a portfolio of studio-work carried out during the current academical year and attested by satisfactory evidence;
3. (c)for Section C, to present for the inspection of the Examiners, by the same day, records in an appropriate form of course-work done by the candidate;
4. (d)for Section D, to submit a thesis, or an alternative exercise approved by the Faculty Board, in accordance with the provisions of Regulations 18 and 19.

The Examiners shall be provided by the Head of the Department with assessments of all the course-work carried out by candidates of which records have been presented under (c).

18. (a) Not later than 1 June each year the Faculty Board shall publish by Notice in the Department of Architecture a list of subject areas for the thesis or other exercise required for Section D in the examination to be held in the following academical year. In publishing the list the Faculty Board shall specify what types of exercise (if any) are permitted as alternatives to a thesis.

(b) Each candidate shall submit the proposed subject of his or her thesis or other exercise to the Secretary of the Faculty Board not later than the end of the third quarter of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination. A candidate may propose either (i) a subject that falls within one of the subject areas in the list published by the Faculty Board under sub-paragraph (a) above, or (ii) a subject of the candidate's own choice.

(c) Each candidate shall obtain the approval of the proposed subject by the Faculty Board not later than the last day of the Michaelmas Term.

(d) The Secretary of the Faculty Board shall notify the Examiners of candidates’ subjects; the Examiners shall have power to impose restrictions on the questions that a candidate may offer in Paper 1, and shall inform candidates of any such restrictions not later than the end of the first quarter of the Easter Term.

19. A thesis presented under Regulation 17(d) shall be of not less than 7,000 words and not more than 9,000 words in length, including notes, appendices, and bibliography; an alternative exercise shall be of comparable substance. Each thesis shall be printed or typewritten, and shall be submitted through the candidate's Tutor to the Head of the Department of Architecture so as to arrive not later than the first day of Full Easter Term. Each candidate will be required to sign a declaration that the thesis is his or her own work, unaided except as may be specified in the declaration, and that it does not contain material that has already been used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose.

20. In each Part the Examiners may impose such oral and practical tests as they think fit, and in drawing up the class-list they shall take into account the candidates’ performance in all such tests, and in the studio-work and course-work, as well as in the written papers and theses or alternative exercises, together with the assessment of course-work presented by the Head of the Department. A candidate for Part II may be examined viva voce, at the discretion of the Examiners, on the subject of his or her thesis or alternative exercise.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Part Ia

Section A

Paper 1. An introduction to architectural history

The paper deals with a selective introduction to the history of architecture and the city in Western Europe from classical antiquity to the start of the twentieth century.

Paper 2. An introduction to architectural theory

The paper deals with an introduction to theoretical writings on architecture and the role of the architect from the middle of the nineteenth century to the present related to the architectural practices of the time.

Paper 3. Fundamental principles of construction

The paper may include questions on the development of construction methods, the elementary principles of construction of small buildings, and the basic properties of construction materials.

Paper 4. Fundamental principles of structural design

The paper may include questions on the elementary principles of structural design of buildings, on simple statics, stress analysis, and strength of structural materials.

Paper 5. Fundamental principles of environmental design

The paper may include questions on the elementary principles of environmental control in buildings and servicing of buildings.

Part Ib

Section A

Paper 1. Introduction to architectural history

Periods from the architectural history of Europe and North America will be specified from time to time by the Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art. The paper may include questions on individual architects and their works, particular building types, gardens and landscape, town planning and urban development.

Paper 2. Theories of architecture, urbanism, and design

This paper may include questions on

1. (a)the nature of architectural elements and systems, their mathematical description and analysis, and approaches to synthesis;
2. (b)concepts and ideals which, since the mid-eighteenth century, have contributed to the development of modern architectural theory;
3. (c)the development of modern urban theory, the mathematical description and analysis of urban systems, and approaches to urban design and policy.

Paper 3. Principles of construction

This paper may include questions on the principles governing the use of constructional elements in complex building types, properties of materials, dimensional co-ordination, analysis of simple methods of enveloping space.

Paper 4. Principles of structural design

This paper may include questions on the structural aspects of architectural design, the behaviour of structural elements under load, the use of load-bearing brickwork, steel, and reinforced concrete, systems of roof spanning and their calculation, the mathematical and graphical determination of simple structural systems.

Paper 5. Principles of environmental design

This paper may include questions on the principles of environmental control and functional design, the practical applications of the principles of thermal response, of acoustics, and of lighting in buildings, micro-climate, planning and designing for user needs.

Part II

Section A

Paper 1. Advanced studies in the theoretical and historical aspects of architecture and urbanism

The paper will be divided into a number of sections corresponding to the topics or periods in the theory and history of architecture and urbanism announced by the Faculty Board under the provisions of Regulation 18(a). Under the provisions of Regulation 18(b) the Faculty Board shall have power to debar a candidate from attempting a specified section or sections.

Paper 2. Introduction to the principles of professional practice

Paper 3. Advanced studies in structural analysis, construction technology, and environmental design related to case studies

Paper 4. Architectural engineering

ASIAN AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES TRIPOS17

Amended by Notices (Reporter, 2008–09, pp. 354 and 969)

General

1. The Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos shall consist of three Parts: Part Ia, Part Ib, and Part II.

2. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part Ia:

1. (a)a student who has not obtained honours in an Honours Examination, provided that he or she has kept one term and that three complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence;
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in an Honours Examination, in the year next after so obtaining honours, provided that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

3. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part Ib:18

1. (a)a student who has obtained honours in Part Ia of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos, in the year after so obtaining honours;
2. (b)any other student, provided that he or she has kept one term and that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence, and subject to the prior approval of the Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.

4. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part II:18

1. (a)a student who has previously obtained honours in Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos under Regulation 3(a), in the year next but one after so obtaining honours, provided that he or she has kept seven terms and that fifteen complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence;
2. (b)a student who has previously obtained honours in Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos under Regulation 3(b), in the year next but one after so obtaining honours, provided that he or she has kept five terms and that fifteen complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence;
3. (c)a student who has previously obtained honours in any Honours Examination, other than Part Ia or Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos, in the year next but one after so obtaining honours, provided that he or she has kept seven terms and that fifteen complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence, and subject to the prior approval of the Faculty Board.

5. No student shall be a candidate for more than one Part, or for any Part and also for another Honours Examination, in the same term.

6. No student who has been a candidate for any Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part. No candidate shall offer a paper he or she has previously offered in any other Honours Examination.

7. The Faculty Board shall have the power to issue from time to time supplementary regulations defining or limiting all or any of the subjects of the examination, and to modify, alter or withdraw such supplementary regulations, provided that due care is taken to give sufficient notice of any change.

8. The Faculty Board shall have the power to prescribe, not later than the end of the Easter Term in the year next but one before the examination to which they apply, a number of additional papers to be offered to candidates in each subject of both Part Ib and Part II of the examination, providing that (i) the Faculty Board are not required to offer additional papers in Part Ib and (ii) at least two papers shall be prescribed in each subject in Part II. When giving notice of the additional papers, the Faculty Board shall prescribe the mode of examination for each paper and any restrictions on the combination of papers that any candidate may offer. The Faculty Board shall have the power of subsequently issuing amendments if they have due reason for so doing and if they are satisfied that no student’s preparation for the examination is adversely affected.

9. There shall be a separate body of Examiners for each Part. The Faculty Board shall nominate such number of Examiners for each Part as they may deem sufficient. For each body of Examiners, the Faculty Board shall also have power to nominate one or more Assessors to assist the Examiners.

10. The Examiners shall set, and shall be responsible for marking, all written papers except papers from another Tripos, and shall also mark dissertations submitted under Regulations 22 and 23. If required to do so, Assessors shall propose questions in the subject or subjects assigned to them, shall review the answers of candidates to those questions, and shall report as required to the Examiners. An Assessor may be summoned, for the purpose of consultation and advice, to meetings of the relevant body of Examiners, but shall not be entitled to vote.

11. The subject matter for each oral examination shall be approved by the body of Examiners for the corresponding Part. Two Examiners or Assessors shall conduct the oral examination of each candidate.

12. The Examiners shall have regard to the style and method of candidates’ answers and shall give credit for excellence in these respects. They shall give due credit for the performance of candidates in the oral examinations. The Examiners shall be empowered to examine any candidate viva voce.

13. The names of those candidates who deserve honours in each Part shall be placed in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes and in each division of the second class shall be arranged in alphabetical order. Each class-list shall also indicate the subject or subjects which each candidate has offered in the examination. A mark of distinction may be awarded for special excellence.

Part Ia

14. The subjects of examination in Part Ia shall be as follows:

  East Asian Studies

  Middle Eastern Studies  

  Middle Eastern Studies with a Modern Language

Each candidate shall offer one subject.

15. The papers for the examination in Part Ia shall be as follows:

Unless otherwise specified, all papers consist of a three-hour written examination.

16. There shall be separate examinations for each subject, as specified below:

1. (a)East Asian Studies
2.  Candidates shall offer:
3.  (i)Paper EAS.1;
4.  (ii) either Papers C.1–3 and an oral examination in Chinese;
5.    or Papers J.1–3 and an oral examination in Japanese.
6.  The oral examination shall be offered under conditions set out by the Faculty Board from time to time.
7. (b)Middle Eastern Studies
8.  Candidates shall offer:
9.   either (i)Papers MES.1 and MES.2;
10.   (ii)one paper chosen from MES.6–7;
11.   (iii)one further paper chosen from MES.3–7 and X.1–2;
12.   or (i)two papers chosen from MES.3–5;
13.   (ii)one paper chosen from MES.6–7;
14.   (iii)one further paper chosen from MES.6–7 and X.1–2.
15.  Candidates offering any of Papers MES.2, MES.3, and MES.5 shall also offer an oral examination associated with that paper and under conditions set out by the Faculty Board from time to time. Candidates offering two of these papers shall offer two oral examinations.
16. (c)Middle Eastern Studies with a Modern Language
17.  Candidates shall offer:
18.  (i) either Papers MES.1 and MES.2;
19.    or one paper chosen from MES.3–5, and one paper chosen from MES.6–7;
20.  (ii)Papers B1 and B2 and oral examination B in any of the modern languages set for Part Ia of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos;
21.  (iii)one paper chosen from among the papers in Schedule Ia of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos.
22.  Candidates offering any of Papers MES.2, MES.3, and MES.5 shall also offer an oral examination associated with that paper and under conditions set out by the Faculty Board from time to time.

Part Ib

17. The subjects of examination in Part Ib shall be as follows:

  East Asian Studies

  Middle Eastern Studies

  Middle Eastern Studies with a Modern Language

Each candidate shall offer one subject.

18. The papers for the examination in Part Ib shall be as follows:

Unless otherwise specified, all papers consist of a three-hour written examination.

19. There shall be separate examinations for each subject, as specified below:

1. (a)East Asian Studies
2.  Candidates shall offer:
3.   either (i)Papers C.4–6;
4.   (ii)one paper chosen from C.7–8;
5.   (iii)one further paper chosen from C.7–8, J.6, J.8–10, AMES.1, X.3, and the additional papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8;
6.   (iv)an oral examination in Chinese; 
7.   or (i)Papers J.4–6;
8.   (ii)one paper chosen from J.7–10;
9.   (iii)one further paper chosen from J.7–10, C.7–8, AMES.1, X.3, and the additional papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8;
10.   (iv)an oral examination in Japanese.
11.  The oral examination shall be offered under conditions set out by the Faculty Board from time to time.
12. (b)Middle Eastern Studies
13.  Candidates shall offer:
14.  (i)one paper chosen from Papers MES.11–13;
15.  (ii)four further papers chosen from MES.11–20, AMES.1, X.3–7 and the additional papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8, providing that no more than two papers may be chosen from Papers X.3–7 and that no candidate may offer both papers X.6 and X.7.
16.  Candidates offering any of Papers MES.11–13 shall also offer an oral examination associated with that paper and under conditions set out by the Faculty Board from time to time. Candidates offering two of these papers shall offer two oral examinations.
17. (c)Middle Eastern Studies with a Modern Language
18.  Candidates shall offer:
19.  (i)one paper chosen from Papers MES.11–13;
20.  (ii)two papers chosen from MES.14–20, AMES.1, X.3–7, and any additional papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8, providing that no more than one paper may be chosen from X.3–7;
21.  (iii)Paper B3 in any of the modern languages set for Part Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos;
22.  (iv)any paper chosen from among the papers not marked with an asterisk in Schedule Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos.21
23.  Candidates offering any of Papers MES.11–13 shall also offer an oral examination associated with that paper and under conditions set out by the Faculty Board from time to time.

Part II

20. The subjects of examination in Part II shall be as follows:

  Chinese

  Chinese with Japanese

  Japanese

  Japanese with Chinese

  Middle Eastern Studies

  Middle Eastern Studies with a Modern Language

Each candidate shall offer one subject.

21. The papers for the examination in Part II shall be as follows:

Unless otherwise specified, all papers consist of a three-hour written examination.

22. There shall be separate examinations for each subject, as specified below:

1. (a)Chinese
2.  Candidates shall offer:
3.  (i)Papers C.11–13;
4.  (ii)two papers chosen from the papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8;
5.  (iii)a dissertation, under conditions set out in Regulation 23.
6.  Candidates shall also offer an oral examination, under conditions set out by the Faculty Board from time to time.
7. (b)Chinese with Japanese
8.  Candidates shall offer:
9.  (i)Papers J.4–5 from Part Ib of the Tripos;
10.  (ii)Paper C.12;
11.  (iii) either Paper C.11;
12.    or Paper C.13;
13.  (iv)two papers chosen from the papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8.
14.  Candidates shall also offer a Japanese oral examination, under conditions set out by the Faculty Board from time to time.
15. (c)Japanese
16.  Candidates shall offer:
17.  (i)Papers J.11–12;
18.  (ii)two papers chosen from the papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8;
19.  (iii)a dissertation, under conditions set out in Regulation 23.
20.  Candidates shall also offer an oral examination, under conditions set out by the Faculty Board from time to time.
21. (d)Japanese with Chinese
22.  Candidates shall offer:
23.  (i)Papers C.4–5 from Part Ib of the Tripos;
24.  (ii)Paper J.12;
25.  (iii)three papers chosen from the papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8.
26.  Candidates shall also offer a Chinese oral examination, under conditions set out by the Faculty Board from time to time.
27. (e)Middle Eastern Studies
28.  Candidates shall offer:
29.  (i)one paper chosen from Papers MES.31–33;
30.  (ii)three further papers chosen from MES.31–36 and the additional papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8, providing that no more than two papers may be chosen from those papers offered by other Faculties;
31.  (iii)a dissertation, under conditions set out in Regulation 23.
32.  Candidates offering any of Papers MES.31–33 shall also offer an oral examination associated with that paper and under conditions set out by the Faculty Board from time to time. Candidates offering two of the papers shall offer two oral examinations.
33. (f)Middle Eastern Studies with a Modern Language
34.  Candidates shall offer:
35.  (i)one paper chosen from Papers MES.31–33;
36.  (ii)one paper chosen from MES.34–36 and the additional papers announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 8;
37.  (iii)Paper C1 or C2 in any of the modern languages set for Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos;
38.  (iv)any paper chosen from Schedule II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos;
39.  (v) either a dissertation, under conditions set out in Regulation 23;
40.    or a dissertation, under conditions set out in Regulation 27(i) of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos.
41.  Candidates offering any of Papers MES.31–33 shall also offer an oral examination associated with that paper and under conditions set out by the Faculty Board from time to time.

23. Any candidate submitting a dissertation under Regulation 22 shall be required to have spent a period of at least eight months, since matriculation, in a country or countries deemed appropriate by the Faculty Board and under conditions approved for this purpose by the Faculty Board,22 providing that the Faculty Board may waive this requirement under exceptional circumstances.

A candidate who is required to submit a dissertation under Regulation 22 shall submit the proposed title, together with a statement of the papers to be offered in the examination, to the Secretary of the Faculty Board so as to arrive not later than the division of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination. Each candidate must obtain the approval of the proposed title by the Faculty Board not later than the end of that term. A dissertation, which shall be of not more than 12,000 words in length (inclusive of notes and appendices), should show evidence of reading, judgement, and power of exposition, but not necessarily evidence of original research, and must give full references to the sources used. One electronic and two paper copies of each dissertation, marked with the candidate’s examination number, shall be submitted in a format specified by the Faculty Board from time to time to the Secretary of the Faculty Board so as to arrive not later than the third day of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held.

Each candidate will be required to sign a declaration that the dissertation is his or her own work, unaided except as may be specified in the declaration, and that it does not contain material that has already been used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. Each copy of the dissertation shall be accompanied by a summary of not more than 300 words in English, except that a candidate offering a dissertation under Regulation 22(a) (Chinese) shall furnish instead a summary in Chinese of not less than 600 characters. The maximum marks allocated to the dissertation shall be one quarter of the maximum marks for the examination as a whole.

Parts Ia, Ib, and II

24. The Faculty Board shall have power to grant permission to a candidate for any Part of the Tripos to offer in the examination a subject or language other than those specified in Regulations 14, 17, and 20, provided that the Board are satisfied:

1. (a)that any language which is thus offered possesses a literature adequate for the purposes of examination;
2. (b)that the general scope of a subject which is thus offered is similar to that of the subjects specified in Regulations 14, 17, and 20;
3. (c)that the requisite teaching can be provided.

Applications for such permission shall be made through the candidate’s Tutor to the Secretary of the Faculty Board at the earliest possible date and in no circumstances later than the following dates:

the division of the Easter Term in the year next preceding the examination, for a candidate taking Part Ia or Part Ib;

the division of the Easter Term in the year next but one preceding the examination, for a candidate taking Part II.

For subjects offered under this regulation the Faculty Board shall have power to determine the papers to be set, in general conformity with the provisions of Regulations 16, 19, and 22.

25. Not later than the division of Full Michaelmas Term each year the Secretary of the Faculty Board shall inform the Registrary of any subjects for which permission has been granted under Regulation 24, together with the names of the candidates to whom such permission has been granted.

Temporary Regulation

26. The examinations for the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos shall be offered for the first time

for Part Ia in 2009,

for Part Ib in 2010,

for Part II in 2012.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Part Ia

EAS.1. Introduction to East Asian history

The course covers the history of East Asia thematically from the earliest times to the present, focusing on China, Japan, and Korea. Students will read literature, historical monographs, and primary sources to familiarize themselves with various types of historical evidence.

C.1. Modern Chinese translation and writing 1

An introduction to the basic elements of Chinese grammar. Students learn to use Chinese over a range of everyday situations, write basic Chinese and translate English into Chinese at simple sentence level.

C.2. Modern Chinese texts 1

An introduction to the translation of text passages from modern Chinese, in both simplified and complex characters, into English.

C.3. Literary Chinese 1

An introduction to the literary Chinese language. The course introduces students to basic vocabulary, syntax, and grammar of the classical period. Excursions are made into the etymology of graphs, the origins of common proverbs and set phrases as well as the intellectual world behind the selected text passages.

J.1. Modern Japanese 1

The course aims to teach students modern Japanese with primary emphasis on reading and writing. The textbook used for this purpose is Bowring and Laurie, Introduction to Modern Japanese. In the Michaelmas and Lent Terms students undergo an intensive study of the grammar of modern Japanese. In the Easter Term the course focuses on the development of students’ listening and speaking skills.

J.2. Japanese grammar and translation

This paper is taught in conjunction with J.1 in the Michaelmas and Lent Terms and separately in the Easter Term. It also draws upon skills learned in tackling the texts in J.3, both in terms of ability to construe Japanese texts and in terms of understanding of grammatical patterns.

J.3. Modern Japanese texts 1

The reading of one or two short stories in order to put into practice the skills and knowledge learned in the Michaelmas and Lent Terms.

MES.1. Arabic language A

MES.2. Arabic language B

These two papers are taught as a single course. The textbook is Al-Kitaab fii Ta’allum al-’Arabiyya Part I. The aim is to equip students to read, write, and hold conversations in simple Arabic. All the basic grammar is covered.

MES.3. Persian language

This paper introduces students to Persian grammar and the written and oral use of the language (listening and comprehension practice in the language laboratory). Reading classes expose students to the language in action and to a variety of usages of the grammatical rules.

MES.4. Hebrew language A

Students are introduced to the language of the Hebrew Bible.

MES.5. Hebrew language B

Students acquire competence in spoken and written Modern Hebrew.

MES.6. Introduction to the history and cultures of the Middle East

This paper provides an introduction to the history of the Middle East and the political, religious, cultural, and linguistic developments of the different regions and periods. It aims to familiarize the student with the sources of information available and with the main themes that will arise in studying Middle Eastern societies in subsequent years of the Tripos. The course consists of lectures and student presentations.

MES.7. Introduction to the contemporary Middle East

This paper provides an introductory survey of the political, religious, and social organization of contemporary Middle Eastern societies.

Part Ib

AMES.1. Cinema East

This course introduces students to the diverse film traditions of East Asia, the Middle East, and South Asia, each of which has played a major part in the cultural experience of domestic audiences over the past century. Cinema is at the same time the most transnational of cultural products, and understanding the flow of film genres, stars, and consumption in these respective regions provides an important key to understanding intra-regional cultural dynamics, and their historical and social referents.

C.4. Modern Chinese translation and writing 2

This course aims to develop the students’ ability to translate English texts into Chinese and to write Chinese compositions of various styles, such as letters, messages, notices, narration.

C.5. Modern Chinese texts 2

This course enables students to read modern Chinese writings, both literary and non-literary. Information about authors, the background, and the linguistic and stylistic features of the texts is provided as appropriate. The purpose is to give students experience of intensive and extensive reading. Students read unabridged texts from beginning to end, thus increasing their vocabulary and familiarity with modern written Chinese and advancing their understanding of aspects of Chinese historical and cultural experience in 20th-century and contemporary China.

C.6. Literary Chinese 2

An introduction to selected works of poetry, prose, and fiction in literary Chinese. The course draws on texts ranging from early medieval to late imperial times. Students are introduced to the basic features of grammar and genre and the intellectual and historical background of the readings in question.

C.7. History of dynastic China

The history of dynastic China from the Qin through Qing periods. The course, consisting of lectures and essay seminars, introduces students to the formative political, social, economic, religious, and cultural features that defined the Chinese empire.

C.8. Globalization in China, 1850 to the present

The history of globalization in China from the Taiping Rebellion in the mid nineteenth century until today. For the century after 1850, it will examine the rise of the large vibrant port cities that resulted from the rapid expansion of foreign trade and became centres of social, political, and cultural change. It will also analyse Chinese migration, the emergence of Chinese forms of modernity, the rise of resistance movements to Western financial imperialism, and the effects of revolution and warfare. China’s current phase of globalization will be placed against the background of this earlier phase of globalization.

J.4. Modern Japanese 2

The main aims of this course are that students: (a) acquire the ability to understand intermediate written and spoken Japanese; (b) acquire the ability to express themselves in Japanese in a limited range of topics; (c) increase competence in written skills.

J.5. Modern Japanese texts 2

Reading selected twentieth-century Japanese texts, with attention to style and content, the aim being to gain proficiency in reading, pronouncing, translating, and interpreting modern prose of various types.

J.6. Japanese history

Topics in the history of Japan from the Heian period to the present day; normally with a focus on the 19th and 20th centuries. Students will become familiar with traditional Japanese culture and political history, but also chart and understand how Japan has changed over the last several centuries to become the economic powerhouse in Asia that it is today. In order to analyse Japan’s current relations with its Asian counterparts, we also examine Japan’s shifting self-image and foreign relations over the centuries, with particular focus on China.

J.7. Literary Japanese

An introduction to the grammar of classical Japanese, followed by readings of simple prose and poetry. Some essay work on aspects of classical literature is also required.

J.8. Japanese literary modernity

An introduction to modern and contemporary Japanese fiction. The course covers a number of topics, including the aesthetics and politics of literary modernity, colonial writing, the development of women’s fiction, or Japanese postmodernity, while studying in some detail works of representative writers from the late Meiji era to recent decades.

J.9. Japanese society

An introduction to Japanese society, its current phenomena and their historical and cultural background. Starting from our own images and influential descriptions of Japanese society, this course will investigate family, demography, education, work, and leisure, as well as life stages and different aspects of daily (and nightly) life of the various social groups.

J.10. Japanese politics

An introduction to post-1945 Japanese politics examining Japan’s political parties and institutions from a comparative perspective. In considering the distinctiveness of the Japanese political system, it addresses a number of central issues including Japan’s economic growth, central-local government relations, the legal system, and the politics of defence and foreign policy. The paper pays particular attention to the nature of domestic political change since the mid 1990s as well as the economic and security policy challenges for a country that is increasingly active both globally and regionally.

MES.11. Intermediate Arabic

The aim of this paper is to consolidate students’ understanding of Arabic grammar, expand their vocabulary, and develop their speaking and listening skills. Al-Kitaab Part 2 is completed and other materials are used as well.

MES.12. Intermediate Persian

This paper consists of language work, building on the grammar, instruction in composition (letter writing, essays), and in the students’ oral/conversational skills. In addition, the students read a variety of texts in modern Persian as language exercises, for translation and vocabulary build-up.

MES.13. Intermediate Hebrew

This paper enables students to improve their grasp of Hebrew and to develop competence in the critical reading of Hebrew texts. There will be two sections containing questions on classical Hebrew and Modern Hebrew respectively. Candidates taking the Modern Hebrew option will have an oral as part of their paper.

MES.14. Literary Arabic

This paper introduces students to a variety of Arabic literary texts, to enhance their understanding of textual analysis and linguistic structures.

MES.15. Literary Persian

This paper provides an introduction to Persian literary texts, using a selection of readings from early to modern prose writers and poets. The objective is both to introduce major classical Persian authors and to see the written language in action as a vehicle for literary expression.

MES.16. Hebrew literature

Students have the opportunity to study texts and authors chosen from within a wide range of Hebrew literature.

MES.17. The formation of Islam

A thematic survey of Islamic history in the first four centuries dealing with key aspects of the religious (including introductions to the Qur’an, Hadith, and Islamic law), political, social, and cultural evolution of classical Muslim societies.

MES.18. Topics in Hebrew studies

This paper enables students to study special topics in Hebrew language, literature, history, and culture.

MES.19. The formation of the modern Middle East

This paper examines in some detail key moments in the formation of the modern Middle East, across regions and addressing various themes, with an emphasis on developing an understanding of periods of transition and conflict that have shaped and defined modern societies in the region since the 19th century. Although it will focus on the Ottoman empire, it will also consider the experiences of neighbouring regions such as Iran and Morocco.

MES.20. Contemporary Middle Eastern politics and society

This paper examines in some detail the political and social dynamics of the contemporary Middle East, focusing on particular regions or themes.

Part II

C.11. Modern Chinese translation and writing 3

This course enables students (a) to use an extensive range of Chinese vocabulary, idioms, and expressions in translation into Chinese and in Chinese essay writing, (b) to produce appropriate degrees of formality in translating and writing, and (c) to write in Chinese on various topics and in different styles.

C.12. Modern Chinese texts 3

The course continues the work done in the acquisition of the modern Chinese language in previous years. Students will be presented with various types of texts, ranging from modern and contemporary fiction, newspapers, and articles on contemporary China, to scholarly writings and government documents.

C.13. Literary Chinese 3

This course introduces advanced selections of poetry, prose, and fiction in literary Chinese. The course draws on texts ranging from early medieval to late imperial times. Students will be introduced to features of grammar and genre as well as the intellectual and historical background of the readings in question.

J.11. Modern Japanese 3

The main aims of the course are that students: (a) acquire the ability to understand advanced written and spoken Japanese; (b) acquire the ability to discuss, in Japanese, a wide range of topics; (c) increase competence in written skills.

J.12. Modern Japanese texts 3

This course consists of reading texts in advanced modern Japanese with much attention given not only to grammar and syntax but also to context. Supplementary reading will also be expected.

MES.31. Advanced Arabic

This paper aims to develop students’ reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Students are introduced to a range of academic and literary texts in order to develop their ability to follow complex discussions and improve their understanding of linguistic structures. Classes run completely in Arabic.

MES.32. Advanced Persian

This paper aims to develop students’ reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. The students will write essays and prepare presentations in Persian.

MES.33. Advanced Hebrew

This paper enables students to develop their skills in writing and translating Hebrew and in critically assessing passages of Hebrew literature. There will be two sections containing questions on classical Hebrew and Modern Hebrew respectively. Candidates taking the Modern Hebrew option will have an oral as part of their paper.

MES.34. Themes in Arabic literature

This paper provides a survey of modern Arabic literature, with special emphasis on text-based analysis. Themes covered include: the city; the nation; women; memory; exile and return; and inter-cultural encounters.

MES.35. Themes in Persian literature

This paper uses a selection of both classical and contemporary Persian poetry and prose, to study the treatment of particular themes and rhetorical techniques.

MES.36. Themes in Hebrew literature

This paper focuses on themes of interest and importance in both classical Hebrew and Modern Hebrew literature.

The Faculty Board shall also announce each year additional papers which shall be available for examination: these will include papers offered by the Faculty drawn from the following list and papers offered by other Faculties.

Additional papers available for examination

The papers available will be drawn from the following lists:

EAS.2. The East Asian region

A seminar-based course that extends the comparative approach adopted in EAS.1. It concentrates on thematic and policy issues relevant to understanding Japan, the Korean peninsula, China (broadly defined), and also Southeast Asia. The course runs over two terms and draws explicitly on social science methodology in addressing how best to conceptualize ‘East Asia’ as a region. Topics addressed will vary from year to year, depending on the research interests of the teaching officers involved, but are likely to include the following: comparative models of economic development in East Asia and the role of ‘plan-rational’ policy-making; the role of the nation-state and competing models of historical identity; multilateralism, the emergence of trans-national actors and economic integration in East Asia; political legitimacy, contrasting models of authoritarian rule, and democratization as a political movement; the Cold War as a historical phenomenon; demographic change; regional security; energy and environmental policy and technological change.

C.14. Advanced Chinese texts

This course involves the intensive study of texts that are specifically linked to the special subject that the student has chosen.

C.15. The Chinese tradition

While never constant and always debated, in the course of Chinese history certain fundamental approaches emerged toward government, organizing society, prosecuting warfare, communicating, pursuing personal profit, and thinking about the supernatural. This lecture course will examine these approaches, discuss their historical development, and analyse how they still impact on China today. Topics may include the role of Confucianism in traditional China and its revival today, Chinese attitudes towards human and natural environments, aesthetics and the arts, religious practices, popular mobilizations against authority, attitudes toward poverty, wealth, redistribution and consumption, the organization of commerce, and governmentality.

C.16. Early and imperial China

This is an advanced, seminar-based, course with alternate modules on early and medieval China and late imperial China. The paper engages students in an in-depth study of the central socio-religious, philosophical, and socio-economic paradigms that shaped early and dynastic Chinese society. Students are asked to work with key primary sources of the period concerned and examine related secondary scholarship. The paper seeks to identify the origins of ideas, social practices, and institutions that have permeated traditional Chinese society and have shaped the Chinese tradition up to the present day. Thematic rubrics explored in this paper may vary and cover topics such as cosmology and correlative thought, the Confucian classics, the Buddhist and the Daoist traditions, sacrificial religion, food culture, ritual and law, perceptions of the body and medicine, writing and print culture, agriculture and mercantile culture, urban and local culture.

C.17. Modern Chinese literature

The course aims to introduce undergraduates to the field of modern Chinese literature as it evolved through the 20th century and up to the present. Literature, whether popular or elite, has had a vital place in modern experience. In the first term students become familiar with some of the major canonical writers and issues. Teaching in the second term is organized around a particular topic: possible examples are post-Mao and contemporary fiction; writing from Taiwan; fiction and film in Republican popular culture; Chinese modernism.

C.18. China and warfare

The Taiping Rebellion, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894–95, the Allied Invasion of 1900, the warlord wars of the 1910 and 1920s, the War of Resistance against Japan from 1931 to 1945, the Chinese-Communist Civil War of 1945 to 1946, and the Korean War from 1950 to 1953 all have impacted on China’s historical development in modern times. This course will examine these wars themselves, but will focus on their cultural, social, and political effects. It will also analyse their impact on dominant ideas Chinese have about themselves, their relations with other countries, and their position in the world.

C.19. Chinese linguistics

This course is designed to acquaint students with the nature and workings of the Chinese language and to help them establish a linguistic framework for the description and analysis of Chinese. It will enable students to understand and explain typological and syntactic differences between Chinese and English on the basis of linguistic theories, and to introduce them to some contentious issues in the study of the Chinese language.

C.20. Contemporary Chinese society

This course offers advanced lectures and seminars focused on social, cultural, political, and economic developments in contemporary Chinese society.

J.13. Advanced Japanese texts

This course involves the intensive study of texts that are specifically linked to the special subject that the student has chosen.

J.14. Japanese religion and thought

This course requires knowledge of classical Japanese. It will consist of classes and seminars focusing on the interplay between Buddhism, Confucianism, and indigenous religious traditions.

J.15. Modern Japanese cultural history

This seminar-style course will explore a range of topics in the sociology, history, and cultural representation of Japan’s minority communities. Particular attention will be paid to Burakumin and Zainichi Korean communities, and to the forms of cultural expression developed by their writers. The seminars will be supplemented by screening and study of both documentary and narrative films. The course may include an optional component covering readings in Japanese.

J.16. Tokugawa Japan

This course will focus on the cultures of print in the Tokugawa period, with special reference to the novels, almanacs, conduct books, maps, and local histories in the University Library. Students will gain familiarity with raw texts and their calligraphic forms and will study the production and consumption of commercial print in the Tokugawa period.

J.17. Modern Japanese history

This course will be run in seminar style with weekly discussions and student presentations. Topics will vary depending on the year but may include: propaganda and social mobilization, Sino-Japanese relations, post-War Japanese political and social development, food and culture, as well as comedy and Japan’s relations within East Asia. The focus will be on primary text readings in English and Japanese.

J.18. Japanese politics and international relations

This is an advanced seminar-based course focusing on Japan’s 20th-century international relations. The precise focus will vary from year to year, but in each instance the emphasis will be on situating the study of Japan within the disciplinary context of International Relations and Diplomatic History, and will involve working with both secondary and primary source material. The course will consider aspects of Japan’s key bilateral relations in East Asia and globally, as well as a number of important thematic issues, including, but not necessarily limited to regional security, alliance relations, political economy, resource and trade policy, and debates over national identity.

J.19. Contemporary Japanese society

This is an advanced seminar-based course focusing on contemporary Japanese society. The focus will vary from year to year, such as questions of learning and education, family, time, space, gender or the like, investigating these topics from a wide range of angles. In each instance the emphasis will be on situating the study of Japan within the disciplinary context of Social Anthropology and Sociology. The course is aimed at deepening students’ understanding of (selected aspects of) Japanese society as well as developing research and writing skills. It will involve working with both secondary and primary source material.

K.1. Readings in elementary Korean

This course will cover the basic grammar of modern written Korean with a view to developing reading fluency. Students will mainly be reading materials in hangul script, but some texts in mixed script (with Chinese characters) will also be used.

MES.37. History of the pre-modern Middle East

This paper examines in some detail aspects of the history of Middle East, either in a particular region and period, or addressing particular themes, with an emphasis on developing an understanding of the evolution of Middle East history and the periods of transition that have shaped and defined the pre-modern societies in the region.

MES.38. History of the modern Middle East

This paper examines in some detail the history of the modern Middle East since the 19th century, focusing on particular regions or themes.

MES.39. Special subject in the pre-modern Middle East

This paper provides a focused analysis of a particular subject relating to the pre-modern Middle East.

MES.40. Special subject in the contemporary Middle East

This paper provides a focused analysis of a particular subject relating to the contemporary Middle East.

MES.41. Comparative Semitic linguistics

This paper offers the opportunity for students of the Semitic languages to contextualize their language work within the larger field of comparative Semitic linguistics.

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TRIPOS

Amended by Notices (Reporter, 2008–09, pp. 277 and 821)

1. The Chemical Engineering Tripos shall consist of three Parts, Part I, Part IIa, and Part IIb. There shall be a separate class-list for each Part.

2. A student who has obtained honours in

1. either (a)Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos, having offered Chemistry or Physics or Biology of Cells and either Mathematics or Mathematical Biology in that examination,
2. or (b)Part Ia of the Computer Science Tripos, having offered Chemistry or Physics or Biology of Cells from Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos in that examination,
3. or (c)Part Ia of the Engineering Tripos,

may be a candidate for honours in Part I of the Chemical Engineering Tripos in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that nine complete terms have not passed after the student's first term of residence.

3. The Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate may in special circumstances, which they shall themselves determine, give leave to a student who has obtained honours in any Honours Examination to be a candidate for honours in Part I of the Chemical Engineering Tripos in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that the student has kept four terms and that nine complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

4. A student who has obtained honours in Part I of the Chemical Engineering Tripos may be a candidate for honours in Part IIa in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.18

5. A candidate who, under arrangements approved by the Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate, has spent not less than three terms studying at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has been certified by the President of the Institute after consultation with the Chairman of Examiners for Part I of the Chemical Engineering Tripos to have studied diligently during that period, shall be deemed thereby to have obtained honours in that Part of the Tripos. A list containing the names of persons so qualified shall be certified by the Chairman of the Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate and published in the Reporter.

6. The Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate may in special circumstances, which they shall themselves determine, give leave to a student who has obtained honours in any Honours Examination to be a candidate for honours in Part IIa of the Chemical Engineering Tripos in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that the student has kept seven terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

7. A student who has obtained honours in Part IIa of the Chemical Engineering Tripos may be a candidate for honours in Part IIb in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that he or she has not proceeded to the B.A. Degree, and provided also that fifteen complete terms have not passed after the student's first term of residence.

8. No student shall be a candidate for any Part and also for another Honours Examination in the same term.

9. No student who has been a candidate for any Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part.

10. The Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate shall nominate such number of Examiners as they think sufficient for each Part of the Tripos, and shall also have power to nominate one or more Assessors for each Part. If required to do so, Assessors shall propose questions in the papers or parts of papers assigned to them by the Examiners, shall mark the answers of the candidates in those papers or parts of papers, and shall advise the Examiners on the performance of candidates in the examination. Assessors may be summoned to meetings of the Examiners for the purpose of consultation and advice, but shall not be entitled to vote.

11. In each Part of the Tripos, the questions proposed by each Examiner or Assessor shall be submitted for approval to the whole body of Examiners for that Part. The answers to each question shall, as far as possible, be examined by two at least of the Examiners or Assessors.

12. In each Part the names of the candidates who obtain honours shall be arranged in three classes, of which the second class shall be divided into two divisions. The names of those in the first and third classes and in each division of the second class shall be arranged in alphabetical order. For special excellence in Part IIa or Part IIb a mark of distinction may be awarded.

13. The Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate shall have power to publish supplementary regulations defining the scope and character of each of the examination papers and to amend such supplementary regulations from time to time as they may think fit. Any alteration of supplementary regulations shall be published before the division of the Easter Term in the academical year before that in which it is to have effect.

14. (a) The examination for Part I shall consist of four written papers, each of which shall be of three hours’ duration. A candidate for Part I shall offer Papers 1, 2, and 3, and either Paper 4(1) or Paper 4(2) as detailed in the supplementary regulations.

(b) The Examiners for Part I shall take into account course-work prescribed by the Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate. Details of the work required shall be published by Notice in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology no later than the beginning of the Full Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. The Examiners may require each candidate to submit reports on the course-work undertaken. The Examiners may impose such oral or practical tests as they think fit.

15. (a) The examination for Part IIa shall consist of four written papers, each of which shall be of three hours’ duration.

(b) The Examiners for Part IIa shall take into account course-work prescribed by the Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate. Details of the work required shall be published by Notice in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology no later than the beginning of the Full Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. The Examiners may require each candidate to submit reports on the course-work undertaken. The Examiners may impose such oral or practical tests as they think fit.

16. (a) The scheme of the examination for Part IIb shall be as follows:

Each candidate shall be required to take all Group A topics, to take a total of eight modules from Group B and Group C topics, and to take a Group D project. The Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate shall have power to announce restrictions on the combination of modules that a candidate may choose to offer.

(b) The examination paper on Group A compulsory topics shall be of two hours’ duration.

(c) Each Group B module on an advanced chemical engineering topic shall be examined either by a written paper of one and a half hours’ duration or by course-work or by a combination of the two. Not later than the end of the Full Easter Term each year, the Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate shall give notice of the modules prescribed for the following academical year, and shall specify the mode of examination for each module. For modules to be examined by course-work, details of the work required shall be published by the Syndicate by Notice in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology not later than the beginning of the Full Michaelmas Term preceding the examination.

(d) Each Group C module on a broadening material topic shall be examined by course-work. Not later than the end of the Full Easter Term each year, the Syndicate shall give notice of the broadening material topics prescribed for the following academical year. The Examiners may require each candidate to submit reports on the course-work undertaken. The Examiners may impose such oral or practical tests as they think fit.

(e) Each candidate shall undertake a Group D project, in which they perform original work in one or more of the following forms: a theoretical investigation, an experimental investigation, an essay, a design project. The Examiners shall require each candidate to submit one or more written reports on the work undertaken. The Examiners may impose such oral or practical tests as they think fit.

17. Each candidate for any Part of the Chemical Engineering Tripos shall be required to sign a declaration that the candidate has read and understood the policies and procedures of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology and the University on plagiarism. Each candidate submitting a report under Regulation 16(e) shall be required to sign a declaration that the work submitted is her or his own work, unaided except as specified in the text, and that it does not contain material that has already been used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. If two or more candidates have undertaken work in collaboration, they will each be required to indicate the extent of their contribution.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Part I

Papers 1, 2, and 3

These papers will each be on Chemical Engineering principles. They may, for example, include questions on fluid mechanics, process calculations (including thermodynamics), heat and mass transfer, equilibrium staged processes, reactor theory, biotechnology, process systems (including economics and safety, health, and the environment), computer aided process engineering, and mathematical methods.

Paper 4(1)

This paper is to be taken by candidates who have previously obtained honours in the Natural Sciences Tripos or the Computer Science Tripos. In addition to a section on Chemical Engineering principles, it will include questions on General Engineering.

Paper 4(2)

This paper is to be taken by candidates who have previously obtained honours in the Engineering Tripos. In addition to a section on Chemical Engineering principles, it will include questions on Chemistry.

An Affiliated Student or a student admitted to the examination for Part I under the provisions of Regulation 3 will take the section prescribed for him or her by the Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate.

CLASSICAL TRIPOS

General

1. The Classical Tripos shall consist of three Parts: Part Ia, Part Ib, and Part II. A separate class-list shall be published for each Part.

2. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part Ia:

1. (a)a student who has kept one term, provided that six complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence;
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in another Honours Examination, in the year next after or next but one after so obtaining honours, provided that nine complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

3. A student who has obtained honours in Part Ia or in another Honours Examination may be a candidate for honours in Part Ib in the year next after so obtaining honours, provided that at the time of the examination he or she has kept four terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

4. A student who has obtained honours either (i) in Part Ia and Part Ib of the Classical Tripos or (ii) in any other Honours Examination may be a candidate for honours in Part II in the year next after or next but one after so obtaining honours, provided that at the time of the examination he or she has kept seven terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.23 In exceptional circumstances a candidate who has obtained honours in Part Ia, but not in Part Ib of the Classical Tripos may be a candidate for honours in Part II of the Classical Tripos, subject to approval by the Faculty Board.

5. No student who has been a candidate for any Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part.

6. No student who has obtained honours in Part Ia or Part Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, having offered classical Greek or classical Latin in the examination, shall be a candidate for Part Ia or Part Ib of the Classical Tripos.

7. For each Part of the Tripos the Faculty Board of Classics shall nominate such number of Examiners as they shall deem sufficient. The Faculty Board shall have power to nominate one or more Assessors to the Examiners for each Part. The Assessors shall, if required, propose questions in the papers or parts of papers assigned to them by the Examiners, shall mark the answers of the candidates in those papers or parts of papers, shall read theses and participate in the viva voce examinations thereon, and shall report as required to the Examiners.

8. Assessors appointed under Regulation 7 may be summoned to meetings of the Examiners for the purpose of consultation and advice, but shall not be entitled to vote. Every paper in Part II of the Classical Tripos shall be examined by at least two of the whole body of Examiners and Assessors.

9. Before the examination there shall be general meetings of the Examiners for Part Ia, Part Ib, and Part II, when the papers set by each Examiner or Assessor shall be submitted to the whole body of Examiners for their approval.

10. The Examiners shall have regard to the style and method of the candidates’ answers and shall give credit for excellence in these respects.

11. The Faculty Board shall have power to make supplementary regulations defining all or any of the subjects set out in the following regulations and to modify, alter, or withdraw such supplementary regulations as they think fit.

12. Public notice of books or subjects prescribed under the following regulations or under any supplementary regulations for each Part of the Tripos shall be given by the Faculty Board not later than the Easter Term next but one preceding the examination to which they apply; provided that the Board shall have the power of subsequently issuing amendments if they have due reason for doing so and if they are satisfied that no student's preparation for the examination is adversely affected. The Board shall also have the power when they first give notice of the books or subjects prescribed for a particular examination to announce any consequential restriction on the combination of papers that a candidate may choose to offer.

Part Ia

13. The examination shall consist of eight papers, each to be set for three hours, as follows:

14. Every candidate shall offer either Paper 1 or Paper 2, either Paper 3 or Paper 4, and Papers 5 and 6; Paper 2 is intended for candidates who had little or no knowledge of Greek before coming into residence, and Paper 4 is intended for candidates who had a limited knowledge of Latin before doing so. In addition, a candidate may offer one or both of Papers 7 and 8; the Examiners shall give credit for proficiency in these papers.

15. The names of candidates who obtain honours shall be placed by the Examiners in three classes. The names in each class shall be in alphabetical order. In the class-list a mark of distinction may be attached to the name of any candidate whose work in the examination shows special merit. A mark of distinction, G or L respectively, shall be attached to the names of those candidates who, in offering either Paper 1 or Paper 2, or Paper 3 or Paper 4, acquit themselves with credit in that paper. A mark, g or l respectively, shall be attached to the names of those candidates who, in offering either Paper 1 or Paper 2, or Paper 3 or Paper 4, satisfy the Examiners in that paper.

16. In arranging the class-list the Examiners shall take into account the standard attained by candidates in each paper as well as the aggregate of marks obtained by them.

Part Ib

17. The examination shall consist of the following papers, each to be set for three hours:

18. A candidate shall be required to offer six papers as follows:

Paper 1 or Paper 2; Paper 3 or Paper 4; Papers 5 and 6; and two papers chosen from among Papers 7–10; provided that the Faculty Board may, in special circumstances, permit a candidate who is offering or who would otherwise have offered both Paper 2 and Paper 4 to offer

1. (i)a further paper chosen from among Papers 7–10 in place of either Paper 2 or Paper 4
2. and/or
3. (ii)either Paper GL 7 (Homer) or Paper GL 8 (Virgil) from Part Ia of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos in place of Paper 5 or Paper 6 respectively.

A candidate's application to offer this special combination of papers shall be made through his or her Director of Studies to the Secretary of the Faculty Board not later than the second Monday of the Full Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination.

19. In addition to the papers to be offered under Regulation 18, a candidate may offer Paper 11 or Paper 12 or both these papers.

20. The names of candidates who obtain honours shall be placed by the Examiners in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes and in each division of the second class shall be in alphabetical order. In drawing up the class-list the Examiners shall have regard in the first place to the work done by the candidates in the six papers which they are required to offer, and no candidate shall be excluded from any class on the ground that he or she has not offered either or both of Papers 11 and 12 in addition. A mark of distinction, an asterisk, shall be attached to the names of candidates whose work in those six papers shows special merit. In determining the place in the class-list of any candidate who has offered either or both the Papers 11 and 12 in addition, the Examiners shall give credit for proficiency in these papers. A mark of distinction, G or L respectively, shall be attached to the names of those candidates who, in offering either Paper 11 or Paper 12, acquit themselves with credit in that paper. A mark, g or l respectively, shall be attached to the names of those candidates who, in offering either Paper 11 or Paper 12, satisfy the Examiners in that paper.

21. In arranging the class-list the Examiners shall take into account the standard attained by candidates in each paper as well as the aggregate of marks obtained by them.

Part II

22. The examination shall consist of papers assigned to five groups, A, B, C, D, E, representing five fields of study, and to a sixth group, X, representing a combination of two or more of these fields of study, and certain papers from other Triposes, as set out below.

Group A (Literature)

Group B (Philosophy)

Group C (History)

Group D (Archaeology)26

Group E (Language)

Group X

Schedule of Optional Papers

23. A student who is a candidate for Part II in the year next after obtaining honours in Part Ib or in another Honours Examination shall offer

1. (a) either (i)two papers belonging to a single Group, chosen from among the six Groups A, B, C, D, E, X;
2.   or (ii)one paper chosen from one of the six Groups A, B, C, D, E, X, together with a thesis, as prescribed in Regulation 26, on a topic (proposed by the candidate and approved by the Faculty Board) which falls wholly within the area of that Group;
3. and
4. (b) either (i)two additional papers chosen from Groups A, B, C, D, E, X, and from the Schedule of Optional Papers;
5.   or (ii)one additional paper chosen from Groups A, B, C, D, E, X, and from the Schedule of Optional Papers, together with a thesis, as prescribed in Regulation 26 on a topic (proposed by the candidate and approved by the Faculty Board) which falls within the field of Classics;

provided that

1. (1)no candidate shall offer a thesis on a topic that coincides substantially with the subject of any of the papers that he or she is offering in the examination;
2. (2)no candidate shall offer more than one thesis, or more than two papers from Group X, or more than one paper from the Schedule of Optional Papers;
3. (3)no candidate who has obtained honours in Part Ib of the Philosophy Tripos and who previously offered Paper 4 in that Tripos may offer Paper B2.

24. A student who is a candidate for Part II in the year next but one after obtaining honours in Part Ib or in another Honours Examination shall offer

1. (a) either (i)two papers belonging to a single Group, chosen from among the six Groups A, B, C, D, E, X;
2.   or (ii)one paper chosen from one of the six Groups A, B, C, D, E, X, together with a thesis, as prescribed in Regulation 26, on a topic (proposed by the candidate and approved by the Faculty Board) which falls wholly within the area of that Group;
3. and
4. (b) either (i)three additional papers chosen from Groups A, B, C, D, E, X, and from the Schedule of Optional Papers;
5.   or (ii)two additional papers chosen from Groups A, B, C, D, E, X, and from the Schedule of Optional Papers, together with a thesis, as prescribed in Regulation 26, on a topic (proposed by the candidate and approved by the Faculty Board) which falls within the field of Classics;

provided that

1. (1)no candidate shall offer a thesis on a topic that coincides substantially with the subject of any of the papers that he or she is offering in the examination;
2. (2)no candidate shall offer more than one thesis, or more than two papers from Group X, or more than one paper from the Schedule of Optional Papers;
3. (3)no candidate who has obtained honours in Part Ib of the Philosophy Tripos and who previously offered Paper 4 in that Tripos may offer Paper B2.

25. A candidate may be examined viva voce on the field of study of a Group from which he or she offers two or more papers, provided that the scope of such an examination shall be restricted to the subjects of the papers which the candidate has offered. Viva voce examinations shall be held at such times as the Examiners may appoint, and the times appointed shall be announced not later than the second day after the beginning of the examination.

26. (a) A candidate who wishes to offer a thesis under Regulation 23 or Regulation 24 shall submit an application, including the title of the proposed thesis, a brief account of its scope, and a statement of the scheme of papers to be offered in the examination. Applications shall be submitted through candidates’ Directors of Studies to the Academic Secretary of the Faculty, so as to arrive not later than the second Monday of the Full Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination.

(b) Each candidate must obtain the approval of the proposed title by the Faculty Board not later than the last day of the Full Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination. When the Faculty Board have approved a title, no change shall be made to it or to the candidate's scheme of papers, without the further approval of the Faculty Board. Any application for a change in title or scheme of papers must be submitted through the candidate's Director of Studies to the Academic Secretary as soon as possible, and in any case no later than ten days before the last Faculty Board meeting of the Lent Term. If a candidate decides to offer a paper in place of a thesis, this is deemed to be a change in the scheme of papers and must be notified to the Faculty Board in accordance with the same timetable.

(c) A thesis shall not exceed 10,000 words in length, including notes but excluding bibliography. Candidates will be required to declare that the thesis is their own work and that it does not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. Except for Greek quotations, which may be written by hand, every thesis must be typewritten (1.5 spacing) unless the candidate has obtained permission from the Faculty Board to present it in manuscript.

(d) A thesis shall be submitted through the candidate's Director of Studies to the Academic Secretary, so as to arrive not later than the first Monday of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held.

(e) Each thesis shall be examined by two Examiners or by an Examiner and an Assessor, and the candidate shall be examined by them upon it viva voce.

27. The names of the candidates who obtain honours shall be placed by the Examiners in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes and in each division of the second class shall be arranged in alphabetical order. A mark of distinction shall be awarded for special excellence.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Amended by Notice (Reporter, 2008–09, p. 206)

Part Ia

Paper 1. Greek translation

This paper will be divided into two sections. Section (a) will contain three passages of Greek, each taken from works on a schedule of texts prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board. Section (b) will contain three passages of Greek for unseen translation.

Paper 2. Alternative Greek translation

This paper will be divided into sections. Candidates will be required to attempt Sections (a) and (b) unless in a particular case the Faculty Board have agreed that a candidate may attempt Sections (c) and (d) instead. Section (a) will contain three passages of Greek, each taken from a schedule of texts prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board. Section (b) will contain three passages of Greek for unseen translation. Section (c), if set, will contain three passages of Greek, each taken from a schedule of texts prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board. Section (d), if set, will contain three passages of Greek for unseen translation.

Paper 3. Latin translation

This paper will be divided into two sections. Section (a) will contain three passages of Latin, each taken from works in a schedule of texts prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board. Section (b) will contain three passages of Latin for unseen translation.

Paper 4. Alternative Latin translation

This paper will be divided into two sections. Section (a) will contain three passages of Latin, each taken from books on a schedule of texts prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board. Section (b) will contain three passages of Latin for unseen translation.

Paper 5. Greek and Latin texts

This paper will contain questions on works contained in the schedules of Greek and Latin texts prescribed for Papers 1 to 4. The paper will contain questions on six passages. The first three passages will be passages of Greek prose and verse, two of which will come from the texts prescribed for Section (a) of Paper 2. The latter three passages will be passages of Latin prose and verse, two of which will come from texts prescribed for Section (a) of Paper 4. The first five questions on each passage will be focused on detailed understanding of the language and the final question will ask for an extended analysis and appreciation. Candidates will be required to answer questions on two passages, one Greek and one Latin.

Paper 6. Classical questions

This paper will be divided into five sections:

1. (a)Greek and Latin literature;
2. (b)Greek and Roman philosophy;
3. (c)Greek and Roman history from c. 800 bc to ad 337;
4. (d)Greek and Roman art and archaeology;
5. (e)Classical philology and linguistics.

Candidates will be required to answer four questions, chosen from at least two of Sections (a)–(e).

Paper 7. Greek prose and verse composition

This paper will be divided into three sections. Section (a) will contain three passages of English prose for translation into Greek prose (two of which will be straightforward English translations from designated Greek prose authors), and one passage of English verse for translation into Greek iambics; candidates attempting this section will be required to translate one passage only. Section (b) will contain one passage of English prose, based on one of the Greek books prescribed for Section (a) of Paper 2, for translation into Greek prose. Section (c) will contain one passage of English verse for translation into Greek iambics, shorter than that set in Section (a), and one passage of English verse for translation into Greek elegiacs. Candidates will be required to attempt one section only. Candidates taking Paper 1 may attempt either Section (a) or Section (c). Candidates taking Paper 2 may attempt any section.

Credit will be given for knowledge of the general principles of Greek accentuation.

Paper 8. Latin prose and verse composition

This paper will be divided into two sections. Section (a) will contain three passages of English prose for translation into Latin prose (two of which will be straightforward English translations from designated Latin authors), one passage of English verse for translation into Latin hexameters, and one passage of English verse for translation into Latin elegiacs. Section (b) will contain one passage of English verse for translation into Latin hexameters and one passage of English verse for translation into Latin elegiacs, each shorter than the corresponding passage in Section (a). Candidates will be required to attempt either one passage from Section (a) or both passages from Section (b).

Part Ib

Paper 1. Passages for translation from Greek authors

Paper 2. Alternative passages for translation from Greek authors

This paper is appropriate for candidates who had little or no knowledge of Greek before entry to the University.

Paper 3. Passages for translation from Latin authors

Paper 4. Alternative passages for translation from Latin authors

This paper is appropriate for candidates who had a limited knowledge of Latin before entry to the University.

Paper 5. Greek literature

and

Paper 6. Latin literature

Each of these papers will consist of three sections. Sections A and B will contain passages for analysis and appreciation chosen from a schedule of Greek (Paper 5) or Latin (Paper 6) texts which will be prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board. Section C will contain essay and other questions on these and other works which will be prescribed by the Faculty Board from time to time.

In Paper 5 candidates offering Paper 1 will be required to answer two questions from Section A and two questions from Section C; candidates offering Paper 2 will be required to answer two questions from Section B and two questions from Section C.

In Paper 6 candidates offering Paper 3 will be required to answer two questions from Section A and two questions from Section C; candidates offering Paper 4 will be required to answer two questions from Section B and two questions from Section C.

Paper 7. Greek and Roman history

The paper will contain questions on topics in Greek and Roman history to be specified from time to time; the topics will be taken from the period 800 bc to ad 476. Candidates will have a free choice of questions. Credit will be given for knowledge of ancient sources, on which specific questions may be asked. Candidates for the Classical Tripos will be given credit for knowledge of both Greek and Roman history. Candidates for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos or the Oriental Studies Tripos will not be expected to show knowledge of both Greek and Roman history.

Paper 8. Greek and Roman philosophy

A text or texts will be prescribed. The paper will be divided into two sections. Section (a) will contain questions on the prescribed text or texts. Section (b) will contain questions on ancient philosophers and philosophical systems. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, of which at least one must be taken from section (a) and at least one from section (b).

Paper 9. Greek and Roman art and archaeology

The paper will be divided into three sections. Section A will contain one question, involving comments on images. Section B will contain questions principally relating to the Aegean world. Section C will contain questions principally relating to Italy and the Roman Empire.

Candidates will be required to answer Section A, and three other questions including at least one question from each of Sections B and C.

Paper 10. Greek and Latin philology and linguistics

This paper will contain questions on topics in Greek, Latin, and comparative Greek/Latin philology and linguistics to be specified from time to time. Candidates for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos or the Oriental Studies Tripos will not be expected to show knowledge of both Greek and Latin philology and linguistics.

Candidates will be required to answer four questions related to no fewer than three sections.

Paper 11. Translation from English into Greek prose and verse

This paper will be divided into three sections. Section (a) will contain three passages of English prose for translation into Greek prose (two of which will be straightforward English translations from designated Greek prose authors), and one passage of English verse for translation into Greek iambics; candidates attempting this section will be required to translate one passage only. Section (b) will contain one passage of English prose for translation into Greek prose. Section (c) will contain one passage of English verse for translation into Greek iambics, shorter than that set in Section (a), and one passage of English verse for translation into Greek elegiacs. Candidates will be required to attempt one section only. Candidates taking Paper 1 may attempt either Section (a) or Section (c). Candidates taking Paper 2 may attempt any section.

Credit will be given for knowledge of the general principles of Greek accentuation.

Paper 12. Translation from English into Latin prose and verse

This paper will be divided into three sections. Section (a) will contain three passages of English prose for translation into Latin prose (two of which will be straightforward English translations from designated Latin authors), one passage of English verse for translation into Latin hexameters, and one passage of English verse for translation into Latin elegiacs; candidates attempting this section will be required to translate one passage only. Section (b) will contain one passage of English prose for translation into Latin prose. Section (c) will contain one passage of English verse for translation into Latin hexameters and one passage of English verse for translation into Latin elegiacs, each shorter than the corresponding passage in section (a). Candidates will be required to attempt one section only. Candidates taking Paper 3 may attempt either Section (a) or Section (c). Candidates taking Paper 4 may attempt any section.

Part II

Group A (Literature)

Paper A1. A prescribed Greek author or authors, and a prescribed Latin author or authors

This paper will contain questions on a Greek author or authors and on a Latin author or authors. The works prescribed here will be taken from among the major works of Greek and Latin literature.

Paper A2. Prescribed Greek texts

This paper will be divided into two sections. Section A will contain passages for literary comment, and Section B will contain essay questions. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, at least one from each section.

Paper A3. Prescribed Latin texts

This paper will be divided into two sections. Section A will contain passages for literary comment, and Section B will contain essay questions. Candidates will be required to answer three questions.

Paper A4. Greek and Latin textual criticism and transmission of texts

This paper will be divided into three sections. Section A will contain passages for textual comment taken from a prescribed Greek text and a prescribed Latin text. Section B will offer a selection of short passages for textual comment from other Greek and Latin texts. Section C will contain questions on palaeography, related to the texts prescribed for Section A, and essay questions. Candidates will be required to attempt two passages from Section A, one in each language; three of the passages in Section B; and one question from Section C.

Group B (Philosophy)

Paper B1.  Plato

In any year, a text and/or subject for study will be prescribed.

Paper B2.  Aristotle

In any year, a text and/or subject for study will be prescribed.

Paper B3. A prescribed subject or period in Greek and Roman philosophy

Group C (History)

Paper C1. A prescribed period or subject of Greek history

Paper C2. A prescribed period or subject of Roman history

Paper C3. A prescribed subject taken from ancient history

These papers may contain questions on the literary, epigraphical, and archaeological sources for the period or subject prescribed, and questions that involve a knowledge of geography and topography and of the political, legal, and social antiquities of the period or subject prescribed; such questions will not require a technical knowledge of archaeology.

Paper C4. A subject in ancient or medieval European history

Group D (Archaeology)

Paper D1. Aegean prehistory

Paper D2. A topic within classical archaeology and/or art

Paper D3. A topic within classical archaeology and/or art

If, in any year, the subject prescribed for Paper D2 is connected with early Hellenic archaeology, the subject prescribed for Paper D3 will be connected with classical (Greco-Roman) art; if the subject prescribed for Paper D2 is connected with early Greek art, the subject prescribed for Paper D3 will be connected with the archaeology of the Greek and Hellenistic world.

Paper D4. A topic within classical archaeology and/or art

Group E (Language)

Paper E1. Elements of comparative linguistics

This paper will cover the principles of the comparative method and of historical reconstruction and their applications to Indo-European phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. A knowledge of the relevant phenomena in Vedic will be required.

Paper E2. The Greek language

A prescribed subject in the history of the Greek language.

Paper E3. The Latin language

A prescribed subject in the history of the Latin language.

For each of Papers E2 and E3 the Faculty Board will prescribe texts for special study. Each paper will include a compulsory question on the prescribed texts.

Group X

There will be not more than three papers in this group, X1, X2, X3, whose subjects will be prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board of Classics. The subjects will be of an inter-disciplinary nature, requiring knowledge related to more than one of the fields of study represented by Groups A, B, C, D, and E.

COMPUTER SCIENCE TRIPOS

General

1. The Computer Science Tripos shall consist of three Parts: Part Ia, Part Ib, and Part II.

2. No student may be a candidate for more than one Part, or for any Part and also for another Honours Examination, in the same term.

3. No student who has been a candidate for any Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part.

4. The Faculty Board of Computer Science and Technology shall have power to issue from time to time supplementary regulations defining or limiting all or any of the papers for examination. Due care shall be taken that sufficient notice is given of any alteration of such supplementary regulations.

5. For each Part of the Tripos the Faculty Board shall nominate such number of Examiners as they shall deem sufficient. They may also nominate for appointment one or more Assessors to the Examiners in such subjects as they consider desirable, and the Assessors so appointed shall, if required to do so, set papers or parts of papers and shall advise the Examiners on the performance of candidates in such subjects. The Assessors, when summoned by the Chairman, shall attend meetings of the Examiners for the purpose of consultation and advice, but shall not be entitled to vote.

6. The questions proposed by each Examiner or Assessor shall be submitted to, and approved by, the Examiners collectively.

7. The names of the candidates who obtain honours in each Part shall be arranged in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes, and in each division of the second class, shall be arranged in alphabetical order.

8. The papers for the Computer Science Tripos shall be as follows:

Part Ia

9. A student may be a candidate for honours in Part Ia if he or she has kept one term, provided that three complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

10. A candidate for Part Ia shall submit a portfolio of assessed laboratory work as prescribed in Regulation 11, and shall offer:

1. either (a)(i)Papers 1 and 2 of the Computer Science Tripos; and
2.   (ii)Papers 1 and 2 from Part Ia of the Mathematical Tripos;
3. or (b)(i)Papers 1 and 2 of the Computer Science Tripos; and
4.   (ii)the examination requirements for the subject Mathematics, as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos; and
5.   (iii)either Society, interaction, and the individual (Paper 3 of Part I of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos) or the examination requirements for one subject chosen from the list below and as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos:

11. A candidate for Part Ia shall submit to the Head of the Department a portfolio of assessed laboratory work. The Head of the Department shall announce not later than the division of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination the nature of the laboratory work to be undertaken and the dates by which, and the manner in which, the results of such work are to be presented. The Examiners shall be provided by the Head of the Department with assessments of the work submitted by each candidate, and shall take these assessments into account when assigning marks for the examination.

Part Ib

12. A student who has obtained honours in Part Ia of the Computer Science Tripos or in another Honours Examination may be a candidate for honours in Part Ib in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that he or she has kept four terms and that nine complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.28

13. A candidate for Part Ib shall offer Papers 3, 4, 5, and 6, and shall submit a portfolio of assessed laboratory work as prescribed in Regulation 14.

14. A candidate for Part Ib shall submit to the Head of the Department a portfolio of assessed laboratory work. The Head of the Department shall announce not later than the division of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination the nature of the laboratory work to be undertaken and the dates by which, and the manner in which, the results of such work are to be presented. The Examiners shall be provided by the Head of the Department with assessments of the work submitted by each candidate, and shall take these assessments into account when assigning marks for the examination.

Part II

15. A student who has obtained honours in Part Ib of the Computer Science Tripos may be a candidate for honours in Part II in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that he or she has kept seven terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

16. A candidate for Part II shall offer Papers 7, 8, and 9, and shall submit a dissertation as prescribed in Regulation 17.

17. A candidate for Part II shall submit the proposed title of his or her dissertation to the Head of the Department by the end of the first quarter of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination, and shall obtain the approval of the Head of the Department for the title by the division of the Michaelmas Term. Two copies of the dissertation, which shall be computer-printed and shall not exceed 12,000 words in length, excluding appendices, footnotes, and bibliography, shall be submitted by the candidate to the Head of the Department so as to arrive not later than noon on the third Friday before the first day of the examination. Each candidate will be required to sign a declaration that the dissertation is his or her own work, unaided except as may be specified in the declaration, and that it does not contain material that has already been used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose; if two or more candidates have undertaken a dissertation in collaboration, they will each be required to indicate the extent of their contribution. The Examiners shall have power to examine any candidate viva voce on the subject of his or her dissertation and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.

ECONOMICS TRIPOS

Amended by Notice (Reporter, 2008–09, p. 206)

1. The Economics Tripos shall consist of three Parts: Part I, Part IIa, and Part IIb. A separate class-list shall be published for each Part.

2. The scheme of the examination for Part I of the Tripos shall be that defined in Regulations 14 and 15 and for Part IIa of the Tripos that defined in Regulations 16–18 and for Part IIb of the Tripos that defined in Regulations 19–25.

3. The Faculty Board of Economics shall have power to make from time to time supplementary regulations further defining all or any of the subjects of the examination and regulations determining the credit that shall be assigned to such subjects respectively and marking out the lines of study that are to be pursued by the candidates, and to publish lists of books recommended to the candidates and to modify or alter any such supplementary regulations or lists as occasion may require. Sufficient notice of any such modifications or alterations shall be given to avoid hardship to candidates. The Faculty Board shall summon every year a conference of Lecturers on the subjects included in the Tripos, at which these supplementary regulations and lists shall be considered and suggestions for their revision received.

4. A student may be a candidate for honours in Part I if at the time of the examination he or she has kept one term, provided that three complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

5. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part IIa, if they have kept four terms:

1. (a)a student who has obtained honours in Part I of the Economics Tripos and has not subsequently obtained honours in any other Honours Examination, provided that six complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence;29
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in any other Honours Examination, in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that nine complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

A student who, under arrangements approved by the Faculty Board, has spent not less than three terms studying at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has been certified by the President of the Institute after consultation with the Chairman of Examiners for Part IIa of the Economics Tripos to have studied diligently during that period, shall be deemed thereby to have obtained honours in that Part of the Tripos. A list containing the names of persons so qualified shall be certified by the Chairman of the Faculty Board and published in the Reporter.

6. A student who has obtained honours in any other Honours Examination other than Part I of the Economics Tripos or has been deemed to have obtained Honours in Part IIa of the Economics Tripos under Regulation 5 may be a candidate for honours in Part IIb in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that the student has kept seven terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.29

7. No student shall be a candidate for more than one Part, or for any Part and also for another Honours Examination, in the same term.

8. No student who has been a candidate for any Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part.

9. A candidate shall not offer in any Part of the Tripos a paper that he or she has previously offered in another University examination.

10. In each Part the names of the students who obtain honours shall be arranged in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes and in each division of the second class shall be arranged in alphabetical order.

11. The Faculty Board shall nominate such number of Examiners as they may deem sufficient for each Part of the Tripos.

12. The Faculty Board shall have power to nominate one or more Assessors to assist the Examiners in any Part of the Tripos. Assessors shall be responsible for setting the paper or papers in the subject or subjects assigned to them, and for looking over the work of the candidates therein, and shall present a written report to the Examiners. Assessors shall have a right to attend the meetings of the Examiners, but shall not have a vote in determining the class-list.

13. In each Part the questions proposed by the Examiners or Assessors shall be submitted to and approved by the Examiners for that Part collectively.

Part I

14. The scheme of examination for Part I of the Tripos shall be as follows:

Each paper shall be of three hours’ duration, except Paper 3. The examination for Paper 3 shall consist of a written paper of three hours’ duration and the submission of project work undertaken by the candidate; details of the project work required and the arrangements for its submission shall be prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board.

15. In Part I every candidate shall offer all the papers specified in Regulation 14.

Part IIa

16. The scheme of examination for Part IIa of the Tripos shall be as follows:

Each paper shall be set for three hours. The examination for Paper 3 shall consist of a written paper of three hours’ duration and the submission of project work undertaken by the candidate; details of the project work required and the arrangements for its submission shall be prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board.

17. A candidate for Part IIa shall offer

1.  (a)Papers 1, 2, and 3
2. and (b)one or two papers chosen from among Papers 4–7.

18. If under Regulation 17(b) a candidate offers two papers, the paper of these two on which the Examiners judge the candidate's performance to be least good shall be taken into account only if that would be to the candidate's advantage.

Part IIb

19. The scheme of the examination for Part IIb of the Tripos shall be as follows:

Each paper shall be of three hours’ duration, except Paper 10. The examination for Paper 10 shall consist of a written paper of three hours’ duration and the submission of an account of a project undertaken by the candidate; the work to be undertaken for the project, and the arrangements for the submission of the report, shall be prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board.

20. Except as provided in Regulation 22 a candidate for Part IIb shall offer

1.  (a)Papers 1 and 2
2. and (b)two or three papers chosen from among Papers 3–17, provided that a candidate must offer at least one paper chosen from Papers 3–15;
3. and (c)a dissertation, submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 25, within the field of any one of Papers 1–4, 6–9, 12–15, or within a field from among other fields which the Faculty Board shall specify from time to time.

21. If under Regulation 20(b) a candidate offers three papers, the paper of these three on which the Examiners judge the candidate's performance to be least good shall be taken into account only if that would be to the candidate's advantage, provided that at least one of Papers 3–15 shall always be taken into account.

22. A candidate who takes the examination in the year next after obtaining honours in any Tripos examination other than Part IIa of the Economics Tripos shall offer Papers 1 and 2 and not less than two nor more than three papers chosen from among Papers 3–17, provided that a candidate must offer at least one paper chosen from Papers 3–15. If a candidate offers three such papers, that paper from among the three in which the Examiners judge the candidate's work to be least good shall be taken into account only if that would be to the candidate's advantage, provided that at least one of Papers 3–15 shall always be taken into account.

23. For Papers 12, 13, and 15 the Faculty Board shall announce by the division of the Lent Term of the year preceding the examination a total of not more than three subjects for each paper. In any case where the Faculty Board announce more than one such subject for a paper, a candidate may offer not more than one of the subjects announced. For Paper 17 a candidate may not offer more than one of the subjects specified in the supplementary regulations for this paper.

24. Some choice of questions shall be allowed in all papers.

25. (a) A candidate for Part IIb under Regulation 20 shall submit an application to the Secretary of the Faculty Board, specifying the proposed topic of the dissertation, and the paper or field within which it falls. Applications shall be considered by the Examiners; the approval or rejection of a candidate's proposed topic shall be communicated to the candidate. A candidate whose proposed topic is rejected may submit a revised application.

(b) When a candidate's proposed topic has been approved by the Examiners, no change shall be made in it, except that a candidate may subsequently apply for permission to revise the topic.

(c) The timetable for the submission and the approval of applications under sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be announced by the Faculty Board not later than the end of the Michaelmas Term. All applications shall be submitted in accordance with detailed instructions issued by the Board.

(d) A dissertation shall be in English, and shall be of not less than 6,000 words and not more than 7,500 words in length,32 including notes and appendices but excluding bibliography. Candidates will be required to give full references to sources used.

(e) Two copies of the dissertation, in typewritten or computer-printed form, shall be submitted, in accordance with detailed arrangements approved by the Faculty Board, so as to reach the Secretary of the Faculty Board not later than the first day of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held. Together with the dissertation each candidate shall submit

1. (i)two copies of a brief synopsis of the contents of the dissertation, and
2. (ii)a declaration signed by the candidate that the dissertation is his or her own work, unaided except as may be specified in the declaration, that it does not contain material which has already been used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose, and that it does not exceed the maximum permitted length.

26. The Examiners shall have power to examine a candidate viva voce on the subject of her or his project submitted under Regulations 14, 16 or 19, or on her or his dissertation submitted under Regulation 25.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Amended by Notices (Reporter, 2008–09, pp. 20, 206, and 910)

Part I

Papers 1 and 2

Both papers will emphasize theoretical issues (some questions may also be set which require knowledge of the history of economic thought).

Paper 1. Microeconomics

This paper will deal with the following: the theory of the consumer: choice and demand; the theory of the producer; costs and supply; supply, demand, and market equilibrium; partial and general equilibrium analysis; demand and supply in factor markets; market equilibrium under various forms of industrial structure; market failure and the role of the state; elementary game theory and bargaining.

Paper 2. Macroeconomics

The paper will provide an introduction to the following topics. National income accounting. Classical theory of output and employment. Elementary neoclassical growth theory. Quantity theory of money. Economic fluctuations and short-run equilibrium. Interaction between goods and financial markets: the IS-LM model; Simple open economy macroeconomics; Aggregate supply and the labour market; Stabilization policy.

Paper 3. Quantitative methods in economics

This paper will cover the application of simple statistical and mathematical techniques to a range of problems in economics. The written examination for the paper will be set in four sections, and will carry 80% of the total mark for the paper. The remaining 20% of the total mark will be accounted for by the submission of an essay on a topic in applied economics in accordance with Regulation 14.

Candidates are required to answer questions from all four sections of the written paper: the marks attached to each section, and the number of questions to be answered, will be shown on the question paper. Sections A and B of the paper will comprise a number of questions on mathematical techniques, and the application of these techniques to simple problems in economic theory. Sections C and D of the paper will deal with the manner in which statistics contributes to the study of economic problems and to the discussion of issues of public policy. The questions in these sections will test candidates’ ability to perform relatively simple statistical derivations, to analyse problems in applied economics, and their knowledge of statistical sources. Sections A and C will each contain four short questions: students will be required to answer all questions in these sections. Sections B and D will each contain two long questions of which students will be required to answer one. Statistical tables, and a list of the most important statistical formulae, will be provided.

A detailed schedule of the specific mathematical and statistical techniques covered in this paper will be published by the Faculty Board not later than the start of the Michaelmas Term of the academical year in which the examination is to be held.

Paper 4. Political and sociological aspects of economics

This paper considers the influence of political and sociological factors on economic affairs. It reviews the history of economic and social policy-making in the post-war period in Britain. It examines a variety of influences on policy: the political ideologies that inform the conduct of policy; the domestic and international institutions that provide the context within which policy is formed; the nature of power in government; and the broader social and economic processes that shape the environment in which economic policy is conducted. The paper examines the changing nature of institutions that have regulated the employment relationship and shaped labour standards with the decline of trade unions and the increased role of the law. As background to a wider understanding of the global economy, it introduces the economic analysis of property rights, civil liberties, social capital, income inequality, the family, religion, and terrorism.

Paper 5. British economic history

This paper will be concerned with three main themes in the industrial development of Britain between 1750 and 1939: the industrial revolution, problems of growth and trade in the mature economy up to 1914, and the inter-war years; it will also cover some of the demographic and social changes associated with this industrial development. The specific topics which will be covered in the course of the analysis of the main themes include the long-run growth of output, productivity, and the standard of living; the costs of growth; demographic changes; capital accumulation and technical progress; entrepreneurship; foreign trade, the export of capital, and the role of the Empire; changes in the industrial structure; the labour market; government economic policies.

Part IIa

Paper 1. Microeconomic principles

The paper covers the following topics in economic theory: consumer theory; producer theory; equilibrium and markets; welfare economics; game theory and industrial organization; introduction to decision-making under uncertainty; asymmetric information; financial markets.

Paper 2. Macroeconomic principles

The paper aims to develop a good understanding of macroeconomics at the intermediate level, and to provide a rigorous framework for macroeconomic analysis. The paper covers topics from five areas: intertemporal macroeconomics including the behaviour of consumption, investment, and labour supply; labour markets, unemployment, and inflation; monetary economics, interest rates, and the role of the banking system; open economy macroeconomics including foreign exchange rate fluctuations; macroeconomic policy.

Papers 1 and 2 will contain a number of questions that will involve candidates in manipulating simple mathematical models at a level of mathematical competence no higher than that required in Paper 3 in Part I of the Economics Tripos.

Paper 3. Theory and practice of econometrics I

This paper deals with the manner in which statistics contributes to the study of economic and social problems and to the discussion of issues of public policy. Its main purpose is to test candidates’ understanding of the intuition and concepts which underlie elementary statistical techniques, and their ability to analyse problems in applied economics, by bringing to bear on them relevant economic theory, knowledge of statistical sources, and relatively simple statistical derivations. A detailed schedule of the specific statistical techniques covered in this paper will be published by the Faculty Board not later than the start of the Michaelmas Term of the academic year in which the examination is to be held.

The examination for Paper 3 will consist of two components, as follows:

1. (a)A three-hour written paper which tests candidates’ understanding of the logic of the methods covered in the course.
2. (b)Project work, involving use of the Faculty's computing facilities, on topics chosen by the candidate from a list of topics specified by the Examiners. Candidates will be required to select one topic, involving the application of data sources and statistical methods to economic problems.

The written paper will carry 60% of the weight for the examination as a whole, and the project 40%.

Paper 4. Economic development

The paper introduces concepts and theories in development economics and applies them to the comparative development experiences of selected countries or regions. It is designed to provide a useful foundation for candidates proposing to take Part IIb specialist options in development economics or economic history. It also constitutes a self-contained one-year course for those interested in this field but not planning to pursue it further. The concepts and theories covered are: the concept and measurement of ‘development’; models of growth and development, population growth, human and physical capital investment dual economy models; coordination failure and the big push; factor market failures in developing economies including insurance and credit; trade policy issues; inequality and growth; the political economy of development.

The examination will be in two sections. Section (1) will include purely analytical questions. Section (2) will require candidates to relate their analysis of theoretical issues to comparative historical evidence from a small number of countries, the current choice of which will be announced by the Faculty Board early in the academical year. Candidates will be required to answer one question from Section (1) and two questions from Section (2). Each answer will carry equal weight.

Paper 5. Modern societies (Paper 2 of Part I of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos)

Paper 6. Mathematics for economists and statisticians

The paper covers those aspects of linear algebra, differential and integral calculus, differential and difference equations, probability theory, and statistical theory that are used in various parts of the Tripos. This paper is a pre-requisite for Paper 11 (Time series and financial econometrics) of Part IIb of the Economics Tripos and is recommended for those who plan to take Paper 6 (Banking, money, and finance) of Part IIb of the Economics Tripos.

Paper 7. Labour

The paper has the following subject matter: the determination of (the level and structure of) wages and employment by employer demand and household supply; theories of compensating differentials, human capital, internal labour markets, asymmetric information, labour mobility, industrial conflict, discrimination, and collective organization and activity; current issues in industrial relations and the management of the employment relationship; gender issues in, and public policies towards, the labour market. Candidates will be expected to know the main empirical characteristics of the British labour market, and some comparative attributes to other advanced economies. They should be familiar with the main sources of data on the British labour market and modern approaches to the analysis of such data. They should also be able to draw selectively on contributions from sociology and political science.

Part IIb

Papers 1 and 2. Economic principles and problems

These papers will deal with the scope and method of economics, with fundamental ideas, and with the application of the methods of economic analysis to economic problems. The papers will be designed to afford scope for the exercise of analytical power in abstract reasoning and in interpreting economic data. A few questions of a more advanced analytical character may be set, but the papers as a whole will be so framed as to be within the competence of those who have not made a study of advanced methods of analysis. A main object will be to test the power of candidates to apply their theoretical reasoning to actual problems. Candidates will, therefore, be expected to show a general knowledge and understanding of the role of the Government in economic affairs and of the working and effects of the principal economic institutions in the fields of production and distribution, of money and banking, of international economics, of employment, labour, and wage determination. Knowledge of the British economy is a basic requirement. Candidates should be able to analyse British problems in their international setting. Some questions will be asked about international economic problems and institutions, and about the problems of different types of economy. The questions set will not require such detailed knowledge as may be appropriate in Papers 3–9, but an understanding of general principles.

Paper 3. A subject in economics

This paper will not be set until further notice.

Paper 4. Economic theory and analysis

In this paper questions will be set of a more advanced character than in Papers 1 and 2, and the emphasis will rest on the theoretical aspects of economics. The paper will provide opportunity for the use of analytical methods including mathematics.

Paper 5. Mathematical economics33

Paper 6. Banking, money, and finance

This paper provides an introduction to advanced topics regarding the economic functions of money, credit, banking, financial asset markets, and monetary policy.

The topics to be covered in the paper will include: portfolio theory; valuation of financial assets and options; coordination of monetary and fiscal policy; bank risk management and regulation; and the design and transmission of monetary policy. Questions for this paper will assume knowledge of analytical models, relevant empirical evidence, and recent significant events regarding banking, financial markets, and monetary policy in developed and emerging economies.

Paper 7. Public economics

The paper studies the following subject matter: optimal taxation, externalities, and environmental policy; empirical evaluation of the effects of taxation and benefits on economic behaviour; social security; political decision-making and political economics; public expenditure and tax systems in practice. The paper will require knowledge of the relevant theories and institutions.

Paper 8. The economics of underdeveloped countries

The paper deals with the problems of growth and development in developing countries. Standard analytical tools, microeconomic and macroeconomic, are used to analyse key economic problems. The paper provides a framework for the understanding of how market failures and institutional failures affect economic and institutional development. Candidates are expected to show familiarity with the theoretical issues, to apply theory to the experience of a number of developing countries, and to use basic econometric knowledge to assess empirical evidence.

Paper 9. Industry

This paper will have the following subject matter: The modern business enterprise: its internal organization and functioning and their implications for its economic performance; competition, selection, and external constraints on corporate behaviour; law and the corporation; alternative theories of the firm; financial systems, capital structure, and corporate financial choices; multinational corporations; the market for corporate control. The evolution of firms, markets, and industries; standard models of imperfect competition, strategic behaviour; the relationship between industrial structure, behaviour, and performance; information technology and networks; technical change. Deindustrialization and structural changes in UK industry; issues of competition and industrial policies in the context of the international economy.

The Faculty Board will publish a list of prescribed readings for this paper at the beginning of the Michaelmas Term of the academic year in which the examination will be held. Students will be expected to be familiar with these readings, and to develop an understanding of the relevant literature which lies beyond them. The examination for this paper will be set in two sections. Section A will contain not less than three questions which relate closely to the topics covered in the prescribed readings, while Section B will contain not less than eight questions on more general topics associated with the subject matter of the paper. Candidates will be required to answer one question from Section A, and three questions from Section B.

Paper 10. Theory and practice of econometrics II

This paper will deal with ways in which statistical data and methods can assist in the study of economic and social problems. It will not require the use of advanced mathematical methods.

The examination for this paper consists of a written paper of three hours’ duration and the submission of an account of a project undertaken by the candidate. The written paper and the account of the project will carry equal weight. In the written paper candidates will be required to answer a number of questions relating to statistical methods and sources and their applications and to show knowledge in each of these areas. Statistical tables will be provided.

The project to be undertaken by the candidate shall be chosen from a list of topics specified by the Examiners. The topics will be announced not less than two weeks before the last day of Full Lent Term. Candidates will be required to submit an account of the project, in the form of an extended essay by a date not later than one week after the first day of Full Easter Term. This account, which must be in English, should not exceed 4,000 words in length (inclusive of notes and appendices).34 It should report the statistical sources and techniques used by the candidate as well as presenting the candidate's results and conclusions. Candidates are expected to show familiarity with a range of statistical techniques which are widely used for the analysis of economic data and to be able to select the appropriate techniques and data for the analysis of the topic which they have selected.

Candidates will be expected to show knowledge of a specified range of statistical techniques, in addition to those prescribed for Paper 3 in Part I of the Economics Tripos and Paper 3 in Part IIa of that Tripos. A detailed schedule of the techniques which are required for this paper will be published by the Faculty Board not later than the start of the Michaelmas Term of the academic year in which the examination is to be held. Candidates will also be expected to show familiarity with major econometric studies in areas to be decided by the Faculty Board from time to time, and with the most important statistical and economic problems involved in the analysis of economic issues in these areas.

Until further notice the areas will include:

1. (i)Consumer behaviour;
2. (ii)Investment behaviour;
3. (iii)UK imports and exports;
4. (iv)Wages, prices, and unemployment;
5. (v)Macroeconomic dynamics;
6. (vi)Macroeconometric models of the UK economy;
7. (vii)Labour supply models;
8. (viii)Static panel data models;
9. (ix)Discrete choice models in econometrics.

Not more than six of these areas will be covered each year. At the beginning of the Michaelmas Term each year the Faculty Board will announce the areas to be covered in that year and will issue a list of references associated with each area.

Paper 11. Time series and financial econometrics

The paper provides a grounding in econometric theory, particularly as it relates to time series. Proofs and derivations play a more important role than in Paper 10. Candidates will be expected to show an understanding of both the statistical theory and the way in which statistical methods can be used in economics and finance.

Questions may be posed on regression, estimation procedures such as maximum likelihood and generalized methods of moments, test statistics, model selection, simultaneous equations, the properties of time series models and the way in which they are fitted and selected, dynamic models, and cointegration. Financial topics may include predictability of asset returns, volatility, portfolio analysis, CAPM model, factor model, and option pricing.

The use of approved calculators and statistical tables is permitted in the examination. The examination paper will consist of two sections, and students will be required to answer six questions from Section A, and two questions from Section B. Each section will carry equal weight.

Paper 12. A subject in economics

Paper 13. A subject in economics

These papers will not be set until further notice.

Paper 14. A subject in economic history

This paper will, until further notice, be a paper entitled ‘World Depression in the interwar years’. Its main focus will be on the causes and courses of the Great Depression of the 1930s, but the events of the 1920s including the inflation and deflation of 1919–21 will also receive attention. Topics covered will include the transfer problem and international monetary arrangements, the growth of protection and the development of trading blocs, monopolistic tendencies and changes in income distribution, technology and structural changes, the agrarian depression, and the comparative experience of different countries with regard to unemployment, especially following the trough of the cycle.

The main countries considered will be Britain, France, Germany, the USA, and Japan, but the paper will not be exclusively confined to these, and, in particular, the experience of some of the main primary producing countries will also be studied.

Paper 15. A subject in economic history

This paper will not be set until further notice.

Paper 16. A subject in sociology II (Paper Soc. 5 of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos in any year that the subject of that paper is ‘Modern Britain’)

Candidates for this paper who are taking the Economics Tripos shall be examined by written examination.

Paper 17. A subject in the field of sociology and politics

Until further notice the subjects specified for this paper, from which candidates are required to select one, will be

1. (a)An interdisciplinary subject III (Paper Int. 5 of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos),
2. (b)The sociology and politics of South Asia (the subject specified for Paper Sa. 27 of Part II of the Oriental Studies Tripos),
3. (c)Society, politics, and culture in Latin America (Paper Int. 7 of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos),
4. (d)A subject in sociology IV (Paper Soc. 7 of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos in any year that the subject of that paper is ‘The political economy of capitalism’).

EDUCATION TRIPOS35

Amended by Notice (Reporter, 2008–09, p. 354)

1. The Education Tripos shall consist of two Parts; a separate class-list shall be published for each Part.

2. The following may present themselves as candidates for Part I:

1. (a)a student who has kept one term, provided that six complete terms have not passed after her or his first term of residence;
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in another Honours Examination in the year next after or next but one after so obtaining honours, provided that twelve complete terms have not passed after her or his first term of residence.

3. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part II provided36 that they have kept seven terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after their first term of residence:

1. (a)a student who has obtained honours in Part I of the Education Tripos, in the year next after so obtaining honours;
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in any Honours Examination other than Part I of the Education Tripos, in the year next but one after so obtaining honours.

4. No student shall be a candidate for both Parts, or for either Part and also for another Honours Examination, in the same term.

5. No student who has been a candidate for either Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part.

6. The Faculty Board of Education shall have power to issue from time to time supplementary regulations defining or limiting all or any of the subjects of examination, and to modify, alter, or withdraw such supplementary regulations as occasion may require, provided that due care is taken to give sufficient notice of any change.

7. Public notice of any variable subjects for the examinations in any year shall be given by the Faculty Board before the end of the Easter Term in the year next but one preceding the examination to which they apply; provided that the Board shall have the power of subsequently issuing amendments if they have due reason for doing so, and if they are satisfied that no student’s preparation for the examination is adversely affected.

8. Not later than the first day of Full Michaelmas Term each year the Faculty Board shall publish, by Notice in the Faculty of Education, details of the course-work, performances, workshops, and practical examinations to be undertaken by candidates for each Part of the Tripos during the ensuing academical year.

9. There shall be two separate bodies of Examiners, one for Part I and one for Part II. The Faculty Board shall nominate such number of Examiners as they deem sufficient to conduct the examinations. The Faculty Board shall also have power to nominate one or more Assessors to assist the Examiners in any subject of the Tripos. Assessors shall propose questions in the papers or parts of papers assigned to them by the Examiners, shall mark the answers of the candidates in those papers or parts of papers, and shall advise the Examiners on the performance of candidates in the examination. Assessors may be summoned to meetings of the Examiners for the purpose of consultation and advice.

10. In the class-lists for each Part of the Tripos, the names of the candidates who obtain honours shall be arranged in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. In addition the Examiners may affix a mark of distinction to the names of candidates placed in the first class whose work is of special merit. The names in the first and third classes and each division of the second class shall be arranged in alphabetical order.

11. The examination for Part I shall comprise three sections, as set out below. Candidates shall offer:

1. (a)the examination requirements set out in Section I;
2. (b)three further papers taken from the examination requirements set out in Section II and Section III, providing that candidates shall offer no fewer than two papers from Section III.

Section I. Education studies

Section I consists of two written papers, each of three hours' duration.

Section II. Globalization, modernity, and education

Section II consists of one written paper of three hours’ duration.

Section III. Subject studies

Candidates may offer two or three papers from one subject area only, as outlined in Schedule 1.

12. The examination for Part II shall comprise four sections, as set out below. Candidates shall offer:

1. (a)the examination requirements set out in Section I;
2. (b)four further papers taken from the examination requirements set out in Sections II–IV, providing that candidates shall offer at least one paper from Section II and no more than two papers from Section IV.

With the permission of the Faculty Board, a candidate may offer a dissertation in place of one paper from Papers 1–4 of Section II, providing that the candidate may not offer more than one dissertation in total under Sections II and IV. Unless otherwise stated in Schedule 2, any dissertation shall be submitted under the conditions set out in Regulation 14.

Section I. Research and investigation in education

Candidates shall submit a dissertation on a topic related to the investigation and analysis of an educational problem. The dissertation shall be submitted under the conditions set out in Regulation 14. At the discretion of the Examiners, the examination may include an oral examination on the dissertation.

Section II. Advanced topics in education studies

Section II consists of four written papers, each of three hours’ duration.

Section III. Special subjects in education

Candidates may offer one or more special subjects in education, which shall each count as one paper. The special subjects, and the examination requirements for each special subject, shall be announced by the Faculty Board from time to time, providing that due care is taken to give sufficient notice to all candidates.

Section IV. Subject studies

Candidates may offer up to two papers from one subject area only, as outlined in Schedule 2.

13. For both Parts, no candidate shall offer any paper, dissertation, or other exercise that he or she has previously offered in any University examination.

14. A candidate who intends to submit a dissertation under Section II of Part I, or under Sections I, II, and IV of Part II, shall submit the proposed topic to the Secretary of the Faculty Board through her or his Director of Studies, by a date announced by the Faculty Board not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. The Secretary shall communicate the approval or rejection of the proposed topic to the candidate no later than the beginning of the Lent Term preceding the examination.

The submitted dissertation shall be of not less than 8,000 words and not more than 10,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices. Dissertations shall be submitted by candidates through the Undergraduate Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board by a date specified by the Faculty Board not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. Each dissertation shall be in typescript, unless previous permission has been obtained from the Faculty Board to present it in manuscript; it shall bear the candidate’s examination number and shall be accompanied by a brief synopsis.

Candidates will be required to declare that the dissertation is their own work and that it does not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. At the discretion of the Examiners, a candidate may be examined viva voce on his or her dissertation.

15. Candidates intending to offer papers in Modern and Medieval Languages at Part II shall during the academical year next before the year of the examination be required to spend a period studying abroad under the conditions specified for the year abroad in the regulations of Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, including all conditions relating to the submission of evidence of, and reports on, the period of study abroad and applications for the approval of the candidates’ plans.

Temporary Regulation

16. The examinations for the Education Tripos shall be held under these regulations for the first time

for Part I in 2009

for Part II in 2010

SCHEDULE 1

Amended by Notice (Reporter, 2008–09, p. 354)

SUBJECTS AND PAPERS FOR SECTION II OF PART I OF THE EDUCATION TRIPOS

Candidates may offer two or three papers chosen from only one subject area, as outlined in the Schedule. Where stated, some papers are examined by means other than a single written paper. Some subject areas may restrict the combinations of papers that may be offered.

Biological Sciences

All candidates shall offer the equivalent of two or three papers.

The following options shall count as one paper:

Biology of Cells (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Evolution and Behaviour (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Physiology of Organisms (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

The following options shall count as two papers:

Animal Biology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Cell and Developmental Biology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Ecology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Physiology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Plant and Microbial Sciences (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Classics

All candidates shall offer the following two papers:

Passages for translation from Latin authors (Paper 3 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos)

Latin literature (Paper 6 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos)

A candidate who wishes to offer three papers may additionally offer one of Papers 7–10 from Part Ib of the Classical Tripos.

English

English and Drama

Candidates may offer two or three of the following papers:

  English literature and its contexts, 1300–1550 (Paper 1 of Part I of the English Tripos)

  English literature and its contexts, 1500–1700 (Paper 2 of Part I of the English Tripos)

  English literature and its contexts, 1688–1847 (Paper 3 of Part I of the English Tripos)

  English literature and its contexts, 1830 to the present (Paper 4 of Part I of the English Tripos)

  Literary criticism (Paper 6 of Part I of the English Tripos)

A candidate may offer a dissertation in place of any of these papers, provided that only one dissertation is offered in total. Any dissertation shall be offered under the conditions specified in Regulation 14.

Geography

Candidates may offer two or three of Papers 1–10 of Part Ib of the Geographical Tripos, in accordance with the examination requirements as set out in the regulations for that Tripos. Candidates will be required to submit a portfolio of course-work under conditions specified by the Faculty Board of Earth Sciences and Geography not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination.

History

Candidates may offer two or three of any of the following papers:

Paper 1 of Part I of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos

Any of Papers 2–24 of Part I of the Historical Tripos

Mathematics

All candidates shall offer:

A candidate who wishes to offer two papers shall also offer two of the following options, which combined will make up one Mathematics paper:

A candidate who wishes to offer three papers shall also offer the following options, which combined will make up two Mathematics papers:

Modern and Medieval Languages

All candidates shall offer the following paper:

Translation into the foreign language, and test in the foreign language through audio-visual media (Paper B3 from Part Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos), all in the language which he or she has previously offered in the Preliminary Examination for Part I of the Education Tripos

and

one or two additional papers taken from Schedule Ib to the regulations for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos

Music

Candidates may offer two or three of any of the following papers:

Analysis (Paper 2 of Part Ib of the Music Tripos)

Portfolio of free compositions (Paper 3 of Part Ib of the Music Tripos), which shall be submitted under conditions specified in the regulations for the Music Tripos

Any of the additional papers from Part Ib of the Music Tripos announced by the Faculty Board of Music, which shall be undertaken under any conditions specified by the Faculty Board of Music when they are announced

Physical Sciences

All candidates shall offer the equivalent of two or three papers.

The following options shall count as one paper:

Chemistry (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Geology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Materials and Mineral Sciences (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Physics (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

The following options shall count as two papers:

Chemistry A (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Chemistry B (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Physics A (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Religious Studies

Candidates may offer two or three papers chosen from Group B in Regulation 18 of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos. Where, under the regulations for that Tripos, a paper may be offered in a form of assessment other than a written paper, the paper offered shall be submitted under conditions specified in the regulations for the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos.

SCHEDULE 2

Amended by Notices (Reporter, 2008–09, pp. 356, 803, and 1052)

SUBJECTS AND PAPERS FOR SECTION IV OF PART II OF THE EDUCATION TRIPOS

Candidates may offer up to two papers from only one subject area, as outlined in the Schedule. Where stated, some papers are examined by means other than a single written paper. Some subject areas may restrict the combinations of papers that may be offered.

Biological Sciences

A candidate who wishes to offer one paper may offer either of the two written papers from the subject History and Philosophy of Science from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

A candidate who wishes to offer two papers may offer one of the following options, which shall count as two papers:

Animal Biology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Cell and Developmental Biology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Ecology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Experimental Psychology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

History and Philosophy of Science (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Physiology (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Plant and Microbial Sciences (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Classics

Candidates may offer one or two of the papers from Part II of the Classical Tripos.

English

English and Drama

Candidates may offer one or two of the following papers:

A candidate may offer a dissertation in place of any of the papers above, providing that the candidate may offer only one dissertation in total. A dissertation in place of any of Papers 1–13 of Part II of the English Tripos shall be offered under the regulations for that Tripos. Any other dissertation shall be offered under the conditions specified in Regulation 14.

Geography

Candidates may offer one or two of Papers 1–15 of Part II of the Geographical Tripos, in accordance with the examination requirements as set out in the regulations for the Geographical Tripos. Some papers may require candidates to submit a portfolio of course-work in addition.

History

Candidates may offer one or two of Papers 3–29 of Part II of the Historical Tripos.

Mathematical Sciences

A candidate wishing to offer a single paper in Mathematical Sciences may offer one of the following options:

1. either (a)the equivalent of one paper from Part Ib of the Mathematical Tripos; candidates will be required to answer questions from all four papers from Part Ib of the Mathematical Tripos;
2. or (b)a written report of between 8,000 and 10,000 words, or the equivalent, on an approved topic in Mathematics Education;
3. or (c)the paper ‘History of Science’ from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos;
4. or (d)the paper ‘Philosophy of Science’ from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.
5. or (e)Mathematics (the written examination requirements for the subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos).
6. A candidate wishing to offer two papers in Mathematical Sciences may offer one of the following options:
7. either (f)any two of the papers offered in options (a)–(d) above;
8. or (g)the equivalent of two papers from Part Ib of the Mathematical Tripos; candidates will be required to answer questions from all four papers from Part Ib of the Mathematical Tripos.37

Modern and Medieval Languages

Students who have completed the course in Modern and Medieval Languages in Part I of the Education Tripos shall have the following choices for Part II:

(A) A one-year Part II, five papers in Education Studies as set out in Regulation 12.

(B) A two-year Part II, including a period spent abroad as detailed in Regulation 15.

Option A

The student having undertaken an intensive study course or similar and gained an acceptable form of certification in a further language (in the country of that language) which shall be one of those normally available within the Education with Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, other than French:

1.  Three Education papers as set out in Regulation 12
2. and translation from and into the foreign language offered at Part I (Paper C1 from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)
3. and oral examination C from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos in the foreign language offered at Part I
4. and papers in a new language (Papers A1 and A2 from Part Ia of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, together with Oral examination A in the same language) in place of a Year Abroad Project, provided that both papers shall be in the same language, which the student shall not have offered in any previous examination.

Option B

1.  Year Abroad Project in accordance with the regulations for Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos
2. and three Education papers as set out in Regulation 12
3. and translation from and into the foreign language (Paper C1 from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)
4. and oral examination C from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos

and either:

1.  an additional paper taken from Schedule II of the regulations for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos
2. or use of the foreign language (Paper B1 from Part Ia of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) in a post A-level language not studied at Part I, which shall be one of those normally available within the Education with Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos
3. or a further Education paper.

Music

Candidates may offer one or two of the following papers:

Paper 1 of Part II of the Music Tripos, a dissertation which shall be submitted under the regulations of the Music Tripos

Any of Papers 3–6 of Part II of the Music Tripos, all of which shall be submitted or undertaken under the conditions specified in the regulations for the Music Tripos

Any of the additional papers from Part II of the Music Tripos announced by the Faculty Board of Music, which shall be undertaken under any conditions specified by the Faculty Board of Music when they are announced

Physical Sciences

A candidate who wishes to offer one paper may offer either of the two written papers from the subject History and Philosophy of Science from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

A candidate who wishes to offer two papers may offer one of the following options, which shall count as two papers:

Chemistry A (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Chemistry B (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Geological Sciences A (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Geological Sciences B (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

History and Philosophy of Science (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Materials Science and Metallurgy (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Mineral Sciences (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Physics A (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Physics B (the examination requirements for this subject as set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)

Religious Studies

Candidates may offer one or two papers from Group C in Regulation 18 of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos. Where, under the regulations for that Tripos, a paper may be offered in a form of assessment other than a written paper, the paper offered shall be submitted under conditions specified in the regulations for the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos.

EDUCATION STUDIES TRIPOS38

1. The Education Studies Tripos shall consist of two Parts; a separate class-list shall be published for each Part.

2. The following may present themselves as candidates for Part I:

1. (a)a student who has kept one term, provided that six complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence;
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in another Honours Examination in the year next after or next but one after so obtaining honours, provided that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

3. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part II,39 provided that they have kept seven terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after their first term of residence:

1. (a)a student who has obtained honours in Part I of the Education Studies Tripos or in another Honours Examination, in the year next after so obtaining honours, if he or she takes the examination under Regulation 14(a) or 14(b);
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in any Honours Examination other than Part I of the Education Studies Tripos, in the year next but one after so obtaining honours, if he or she takes the examination under Regulation 14(c).

4. No student shall be a candidate for both Parts, or for either Part and also for another Honours Examination, in the same term.

5. No student who has been a candidate for either Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part.

6. The Faculty Board of Education shall have power to issue from time to time supplementary regulations defining or limiting all or any of the subjects of examination, and to modify, alter, or withdraw such supplementary regulations as occasion may require, provided that due care is taken to give sufficient notice of any change.

7. Public notice of any variable subjects for the examinations in any year shall be given by the Faculty Board before the end of the Easter Term in the year next but one preceding the examination to which they apply; provided that the Board shall have the power of subsequently issuing amendments if they have due reason for doing so, and if they are satisfied that no student's preparation for the examination is adversely affected.

8. Not later than the first day of Full Michaelmas Term each year the Faculty Board shall publish, by Notice in the Faculty of Education, details of the course-work to be undertaken by candidates for each Part of the Tripos during the ensuing academical year.

9. There shall be two separate bodies of Examiners, one for Part I and one for Part II. The Faculty Board shall nominate such number of Examiners as they deem sufficient to conduct the examinations. The Faculty Board shall also have power to nominate one or more Assessors to assist the Examiners in any subject of the Tripos. Assessors shall propose questions in the papers or parts of papers assigned to them by the Examiners, shall mark the answers of the candidates in those papers or parts of papers, and shall advise the Examiners on the performance of candidates in the examination. Assessors may be summoned to meetings of the Examiners for the purpose of consultation and advice, but shall not be entitled to vote.

10. In addition to any Assessors nominated under Regulation 9, Assessors shall be appointed as follows for Section II of Part I and for Section IV of Part II:

1. (a)Papers or other exercises which are taken from another University examination shall be marked by the Examiners for that examination, who shall act as Assessors to the Examiners for the Education Studies Tripos.
2. (b)Specially set papers shall be set and marked by Assessors appointed for the purpose by the General Board on the nomination of the Faculty Board or other body concerned with the subject.

11. In the class-list for each Part of the Tripos, the names of the candidates who obtain honours shall be arranged in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes and in each division of the second class shall be arranged in alphabetical order. In Part II of the Tripos, the class-list may show, by some convenient mark, candidates who have undertaken professional placements. In the class-list for Part II a mark of distinction may be attached to the name of any candidate whose work in the examination shows special merit.

12. The examination for Part I shall comprise two sections, as set out below. Every candidate shall offer both sections.

Section I. Education studies.

Course-work related to the foundation disciplines of education.

At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include an oral examination on the course-work submitted.

Section II. Subject studies.

For this section each candidate shall select one subject from among the subjects specified in Schedule I to these regulations, and shall offer the written papers or other exercises specified for that subject in Schedule I, which may be either specially set for the Education Studies Tripos or taken from another University examination; provided always that a candidate shall not offer any paper that he or she has previously offered in any University examination; and provided that:

1. (1)with the permission of the Faculty Board a candidate who intends to follow scheme (A) in Part II may offer in place of one paper or other exercise from Schedule I, either one paper chosen from Part II of the Education Studies Tripos, Section II Papers 1–4, or a dissertation on a topic in education studies of not less than 8,000 words and not more than 10,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices;
2. (2)a candidate may not offer more than one dissertation under Section II.

13. The examination for Part II shall comprise four sections, as follows:

Section I. Research and investigation in education.

Course-work related to educational research methods and analysis.

At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include an oral examination on the course-work submitted.

Section II. Advanced topics in education studies.

Papers 1–5 shall each be of three hours’ duration.

Section III. Curriculum studies.

Paper 6 shall be of two hours’ duration. The Examiners shall take into account course-work done by candidates as prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board. The Faculty Board shall announce from time to time, subject to the provisions of Regulation 6, not more than four subjects for Paper 6; a candidate may offer not more than one of those subjects.

Section IV. Subject studies.

Written papers and other exercises in the subjects specified in Schedule II to these regulations, which may be either specially set for the Education Studies Tripos or taken from another University examination.

14. There shall be two alternative schemes of examination for Part II, (A) and (B).

1. (a)a candidate who takes the examination under Regulation 3(a)40 and who does not undertake a professional placement shall offer scheme (A) as follows:
2.  (i)course-work as prescribed for Section I
3.  (ii)three papers or other exercises chosen from Sections II–IV, at least one of which shall be from Section II;
4. (b)a candidate who takes the examination under Regulation 3(a)40 and who undertakes a period of professional placement shall offer scheme (B) as follows:
5.  (i)course-work as prescribed for Section I
6.  (ii)Paper 5 from Section II
7.  (iii)one paper or other exercise chosen from Section II;
8.  (iv)either a further paper from Section II, or one paper chosen from Section III or, with the permission of the Faculty Board, a dissertation in one of the subjects specified in Schedule II to these regulations of not less than 8,000 words and not more than 10,000 words inclusive of notes and appendices.
9. (c)a candidate who takes the examination under Regulation 3(b),41 or a candidate who is an Affiliated Student and has been given leave by the Faculty Board to take Part II without having previously obtained honours in an Honours Examination, shall offer Section I and three written papers or other exercises chosen from Sections II–IV, at least one of which shall be chosen from Section II;

provided that

1. (1)with the permission of the Faculty Board, a candidate following scheme (A) or scheme (B) may offer in place of one paper from Papers 1–4 of Section II, a dissertation of not less than 8,000 words and not more than 10,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices;
2. (2)a candidate following scheme (A) may not offer more than one dissertation under Sections II–IV;
3. (3)a candidate shall not offer any paper or other exercise which he or she has previously offered in another University examination.

15. (a) A dissertation offered in Part I or in Part II in place of a paper taken from another University examination shall be submitted in accordance with the regulations for the other examination concerned.

(b) A dissertation offered in Part I or Part II in place of a specially set paper, or in Part II in place of a paper from Section II or Section III, shall be submitted in accordance with the following arrangements:

1. (i)A candidate who intends to offer such a dissertation shall submit the proposed topic to the Secretary of the Faculty Board of Education through his or her Tutor by a date specified by the Faculty Board. The Secretary shall communicate the approval or rejection of the proposed topic to the candidate's Tutor. Dissertations shall be submitted by candidates through their Tutors to the Secretary of the Faculty Board by a date specified by the Faculty Board.
2. (ii)Each dissertation shall be in typescript, unless previous permission has been obtained from the Faculty Board to present it in manuscript; it shall bear the candidate's examination number and shall be accompanied by a brief synopsis. Candidates will be required to declare that the dissertation is their own work and that it does not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose.
3. (iii)At the discretion of the Examiners, a candidate may be examined viva voce on his or her dissertation.

16. No student who has offered the special subject Modern Foreign Languages shall be a candidate for Part II unless evidence has been produced to the Secretary of the Faculty Board that during the academical year next before the year of the examination he or she has spent a period studying abroad under conditions approved by the Faculty Board in a country or countries relevant to the papers to be offered in the examination.42 Such evidence will normally consist of a certificate from a university or employer confirming dates of attendance. Every student shall submit a report on their year abroad to the Faculty Board in the manner prescribed from time to time by the Board. Students shall keep the Secretary of the Faculty Board informed of their address abroad at all times.

17. A candidate proposing to study abroad in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 16 shall apply to the Faculty Board for the approval of his or her plans. The application shall be submitted through the candidate's Director of Studies to the subject co-ordinator so as to arrive not later than the last day of Full Michaelmas Term in the academical year next preceding that which the candidate proposes to spend abroad, and shall indicate the country or countries that the student intends to visit and the way in which he or she will be occupied while abroad.42 If a student subsequently changes his or her plans, he or she must inform the subject co-ordinator and seek permission afresh.

18. In the Michaelmas Term the Faculty Board shall publish a list of all candidates whose first and second professional placements are deemed satisfactory. A student whose name does not appear on this list or any subsequent supplementary list, will not normally be permitted to embark on a third professional placement. In the Lent Term, the Faculty Board shall publish a list of all students whose third professional placement is deemed satisfactory.

SCHEDULE I

SUBJECTS AND PAPERS FOR SECTION II OF PART I OF THE EDUCATION STUDIES TRIPOS

In this Schedule an asterisk denotes a paper specially set for the Education Studies Tripos.

Every candidate for Part I shall offer one of the following combinations:

Biological Sciences

One option chosen from Group 1 and both papers chosen from Group 2.

Group 1

Group 2

Classics

Four papers from Part Ib of the Classical Tripos as follows:

 Passages for translation from Latin authors (Paper 3 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos),

 Latin literature (Paper 6 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos), and

 two further papers from Papers 7–10 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos.

English and Drama

The examination for Paper A1 consists of a written paper of three hours’ duration and a practical examination.

Geography

Three papers and course-work as follows:

1. (a)any three papers chosen from Papers 1–10 of Part Ib of the Geographical Tripos;
2. and
3. (b)course-work (amounting to between 5,000 and 7,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices) related to Part Ia or Part Ib of the Geographical Tripos except for any papers taken under (a) above.

History

Three papers and a dissertation, as follows:

1. (a)any three papers from among the following:
2. *Paper H1. History and the National Curriculum,
3.  Paper 1 of Part I of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos,
4.  Papers 2–24 of Part I of the Historical Tripos;
5. and
6. (b)a dissertation on a subject chosen from a list of subjects announced by the Faculty Board of Education. Such a dissertation shall conform to the requirements of Regulation 15(b) for the Education Studies Tripos; its length shall be between 3,000 and 5,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices.

Mathematics

Five papers as follows:

The examination for each of Papers M1–3 consists of a written paper of three hours’ duration together with the submission of a project report on a topic chosen from an approved list. The examination for Paper M4 consists of the submission of a report on topics in Mathematics Education. The examination for Paper M5 consists of a written paper of one and a half hours’ duration together with the submission of a report on a topic chosen from a list of approved topics.

Modern Foreign Languages

Four papers in one language from Part Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos:

1. (a)Paper B3. Translation into the foreign language and listening comprehension test (equivalent to two papers),
2. (b)two papers chosen from Schedule Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos.

Music

Three papers and a dissertation or a composition, as follows:

1. (a)One or both of the following papers:
2. *Paper A1. Arts and performance.
3. *Paper N1. Performance and rehearsal techniques.
4. (b)Either one or two of the following papers of the Music Tripos, so as to bring to three the total number of papers offered: Papers, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Part Ia; Paper 2 and any of the additional papers that may be announced by the Faculty Board of Music for Part Ib.
5. (c) Either (i)a dissertation on a subject relating to music education. Such a dissertation shall conform to the requirements of Regulation 15(b) of the Education Studies Tripos; its length shall be between 5,000 and 7,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices;
6.   or (ii)an extended composition of between 6 and 10 minutes’ duration. The work may be scored for any combination except for solo melody instrument or voice, and it must use an acceptable notation which enables its musical properties to be clearly assessed.

The examination for Paper A1 consists of a written paper of three hours’ duration and a practical examination.

The examination for Paper N1 consists of a practical test of (i) rehearsal technique and (ii) performance on an instrument or in singing.

Physical Sciences

1.  (i)From Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos one of the following, the subject chosen being the subject studied for the Preliminary Examination for the Education Studies Tripos:
2.    Chemistry A (both written papers and the submission of practical note-books)
3.    Chemistry B (both written papers and the submission of practical note-books)
4.    Physics A (both written papers and the submission of practical note-books)
5. and (ii)From Part Ia of the Natural Sciences Tripos one of the following, the subject chosen being the subject not studied for the Preliminary Examination for the Education Studies Tripos:
6.    Chemistry (the written paper and the submission of practical note-books)
7.    Physics (the written paper and the submission of practical note-books)

Religious Studies

Four papers, as follows:

1. Either (a)four papers from among the papers set for Part I or for Part IIa of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos;
2. or (b)(i)*Paper R1. Women's voices in religion,
3.     and
4.   (ii)three papers from among the papers set for Part I or for Part IIa of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos;

provided that in substitution for one paper a candidate may offer a dissertation on a topic in Religious Studies prescribed by the Faculty Board of Education. Such a dissertation shall conform to the requirements of Regulation 15(b) of the Education Studies Tripos; its length shall be between 5,000 and 7,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices.

SCHEDULE II

SUBJECTS AND PAPERS FOR SECTION IV OF PART II OF THE EDUCATION STUDIES TRIPOS

The following papers and other exercises shall be available in Section IV of Part II. A candidate may offer not more than two papers or other exercises from this Section.

Biological Sciences

A candidate wishing to offer a single paper in Biological Sciences may offer the following option:

1.  (a)one of the two papers in History and Philosophy of Science from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

A candidate wishing to offer two papers in Biological Sciences may offer one of the following options:

1. either (b)Animal Biology (both the written papers and the submission of practical note-books) from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos;
2. or (c)Ecology (both the written papers and the submission of practical note-books) from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos;
3. or (d)Plant and Microbial Sciences (both the written papers and the practical examination) from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos;
4. or (e)Cell and Developmental Biology (both the written papers and the practical examination) from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos;
5. or (f)Experimental Psychology (both the written papers and the submission of practical note-books) from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos;
6. or (g)History and Philosophy of Science (both written papers) from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

Classics

Two papers chosen from Part II of the Classical Tripos.

English and Drama

1. (a)The papers and other exercises specified in Schedule I.
2. (b)The following papers from Part I of the English Tripos: Papers 1–9.
3. (c)The following papers from Part II of the English Tripos: Papers 1–13.
4. (d)A dissertation, of not fewer than 6,000 words and not more than 7,500 words in length, to be offered in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20 for the English Tripos.

Geography

1. (a)Papers 1–15 from Part II of the Geographical Tripos.
2. (b)A dissertation, to be offered in accordance with the provisions of Regulations 22–24 for the Geographical Tripos.

History

The following papers from Part II of the Historical Tripos: Papers 3–29.

Mathematical Sciences

A candidate wishing to offer a single paper in Mathematical Sciences may offer one of the following options:

1. either (a)one paper from among the papers set for Part Ia of the Mathematical Tripos, not previously taken by that candidate in Part I of the Education Studies Tripos;
2. or (b)a written report of between 8,000 and 10,000 words, or the equivalent, on an approved topic in Mathematics Education;
3. or (c)a computational projects note-book, submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 9 of the Mathematical Tripos;
4. or (d)the paper ‘History of Science’ from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos;
5. or (e)the paper ‘Philosophy of Science’ from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

A candidate wishing to offer two papers in Mathematical Sciences may offer one of the following options:

1. either (f)any two of the papers offered in options (a)–(e) above;
2. or (g)Experimental Psychology (both the written papers and the submission of practical note-books) from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

Modern Foreign Languages

A candidate shall offer the oral examination C from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, which shall be conducted under the conditions specified in the regulations for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos

1. and  

one or two of the following papers, provided that any paper offered is in the same language as the oral examination and that at least one of the papers listed in (i) and (ii) must be offered:

1. (i)Translation from and into the foreign language (Paper C1 from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos Tripos);
2. (ii)Essay in the foreign language (Paper C2 from Part II of the Modern and Medieval Languages);
3. (iii)any one paper chosen from Schedule II of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos.

Music

1. (a)Any papers and exercises from Part II of the Music Tripos, excluding Papers 2 and 7.
2. (b)The papers and exercises specified in sub-paragraph (a) for Music in Schedule I if these were not offered for Part I.

Physical Sciences

A candidate wishing to offer a single paper in Physical Sciences may offer the following option:

1.  (a)one of the two papers in History and Philosophy of Science from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

A candidate wishing to offer two papers in Physical Sciences may offer one of the following options:

1.  (b)From Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos one of the following:
2.    Physics A (both written papers and the submission of practical note-books)
3.    Physics B (both written papers and the submission of practical note-books)
4.    Chemistry A (both written papers and the submission of practical note-books)
5.    Chemistry B (both written papers and the submission of practical note-books)
6.   provided that the candidate may not choose a subject studied for either Part I of the Education Studies Tripos or Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos. (If Chemistry A has been offered for either Part I of the Education Studies Tripos or Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, then the candidate may offer Chemistry B or Physics A from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos. If Physics A has been offered for either Part I of the Education Studies Tripos or Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, then the candidate may offer Physics B, Chemistry A or Chemistry B from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos);
7. or (c)one of the following Half Subjects from the subject Physical Sciences from Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos:
8.   Chemistry (two papers of one and a half hours’ duration and the submission of note-books of further work)
9.   Experimental and Theoretical Physics (one two-hour paper, one paper of one and a half hours’ duration, and three units of further work)
10. or (d)History and Philosophy of Science (both written papers) from Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

Religious Studies

1. Either (a)the papers set for Part IIa of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos,
2. or (b)the papers set for Part IIb of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos provided that (i) the candidate has previously satisfactorily completed papers in Part IIa of that Tripos, (ii) a dissertation may be offered in place of one paper, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 16 for that Tripos.

ENGINEERING TRIPOS

Amended by Notices (Reporter, 2008–09, pp. 822 and 1053)

General

1. The Engineering Tripos shall consist of four Parts, Part Ia, Part Ib, Part IIa, and Part IIb.

2. No student who has been a candidate for any Part of the Engineering Tripos shall again be a candidate for the same Part.

3. The Faculty Board of Engineering shall nominate such number of Examiners as they think sufficient for each Part of the Engineering Tripos. They may also nominate for appointment one or more Assessors to the Examiners in such subjects as they consider desirable; the Assessors so appointed shall set papers or parts of papers and shall advise the Examiners on the performance of candidates in their subjects. The Assessors, when summoned by the Chairman, shall attend meetings of the Examiners for the purpose of consultation and advice, but shall not be entitled to vote.

4. In each Part of the Engineering Tripos the questions proposed by each Examiner or Assessor shall be submitted to the whole body of Examiners for approval.

5. The Faculty Board shall have power to define or limit by supplementary regulations all or any of the subjects of examination, to determine the credit that shall be assigned to each subject, and to mark out the lines of study that are to be pursued by candidates. They shall also have power to modify or alter any such supplementary regulations as occasion may require, due care being taken that sufficient notice is given of any change.

Part Ia

6. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part Ia:

1. (a)a student who has kept one term, provided that three complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence;
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in another Honours Examination in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that nine complete terms have not passed after the student's first term of residence.

7. The following papers shall be set in Part Ia:

   1. Mechanical engineering

   2. Structures and materials

   3. Electrical and information engineering

   4. Mathematical methods

Every candidate shall offer all four papers. Each paper shall be of three hours’ duration.

8. The Examiners shall take into account such course-work done by candidates as shall from time to time be determined by the Faculty Board. For this purpose the Head of the Department of Engineering shall present to the Examiners detailed reports on the performance of each candidate in this course-work. Details of the work required of candidates shall be published by the Faculty Board by Notice in the Department of Engineering not later than the beginning of the Full Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination.

9. The names of the candidates who obtain honours in Part Ia shall be arranged in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes, and in each division of the second class, shall be arranged in alphabetical order.

Part Ib

10. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part Ib:

1. (a)a student who has obtained honours in Part Ia of the Engineering Tripos, in the year after so obtaining honours;
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in any Honours Examination, other than Part Ia of the Engineering Tripos, in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that he or she has attained a satisfactory standard, as defined by the Faculty Board of Engineering, in his or her last Honours Examination; provided always that the student has kept four terms and that nine complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

11. The following papers shall be set in Part Ib:

   1. Mechanics

   2. Structures

   3. Materials

   4. Thermofluid mechanics

   5. Electrical engineering

   6. Information engineering

   7. Mathematical methods

   8. Selected topics

Each paper in Part Ib shall be of two hours’ duration, except Paper 8. The examination for Paper 8 shall consist of either a written paper of two and a half hours’ duration, or a written paper of one and a half hours’ duration and the submission of course-work in one foreign language. Every candidate shall offer all eight papers.

12. The Examiners shall take into account such course-work done by candidates as shall from time to time be determined by the Faculty Board. For this purpose the Head of the Department of Engineering shall present to the Examiners detailed reports on the performance of each candidate in this course-work. Details of the work required of candidates shall be published by the Faculty Board by Notice in the Department of Engineering not later than the beginning of the Full Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination.

13. In order to obtain honours in Part Ib a candidate must satisfy the Examiners that he or she has such industrial or equivalent experience as shall be determined from time to time by the Faculty Board.

14. The names of the candidates who obtain honours in Part Ib shall be arranged in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes, and in each division of the second class, shall be arranged in alphabetical order.

Part IIa

15. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part IIa of the Engineering Tripos:

1. (a)a student who has obtained honours in Part Ib of the Engineering Tripos, in the year after so obtaining honours;
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in any Honours Examination other than Part Ia or Part Ib of the Engineering Tripos, in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that he or she has attained a satisfactory standard, as defined by the Faculty Board of Engineering, in his or her last Honours Examination; provided always that the student has kept seven terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

16. The scheme of examination for Part IIa of the Engineering Tripos shall be as follows:

In each of Groups A, B, E, and F the Faculty Board shall prescribe modules whose total duration for written papers shall be nine hours. In each of Groups C and D the Faculty Board shall prescribe modules whose total duration for written papers shall be ten and a half hours. In Group G the Faculty Board shall prescribe modules whose total duration for written papers shall be no more than nine hours. Not later than the end of the Easter Term each year the Faculty Board shall give notice of the modules prescribed for the examination to be held in the academical year next following, and shall specify the mode of examination for each module. In giving such notice the Faculty Board shall announce combinations of modules which satisfy the qualifying conditions for each engineering area specified by the Board and shall have power to announce restrictions on the combination of modules that a candidate may choose to offer.

17. Each module in Groups A, B, C, D, E, F, and G shall be examined either by a written paper of one and a half hours or by a written paper of three hours. Each module in Groups I, M, and S shall be examined either by a written paper of one and a half hours or by a written paper of one and a half hours, and course-work.

18. Each candidate shall offer modules whose total duration for written papers amounts to fifteen hours, chosen subject to any restrictions announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 16.

19. The Examiners shall take into account such course-work done by candidates as shall from time to time be determined by the Faculty Board. For this purpose the Head of the Department of Engineering shall present to the Examiners detailed reports on the performance of each candidate in this course-work. Details of the work required of candidates shall be published by the Faculty Board by Notice in the Department of Engineering not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination.

20. Every candidate submitting course-work under Regulations 18 or 19 shall be required to sign a declaration that the work submitted is his or her own work, unaided except as may be specified in the declaration; if two or more candidates have undertaken work in collaboration, they shall be required to indicate the extent of their collaboration.

21. In order to obtain honours in Part IIa of the Engineering Tripos a candidate must satisfy the Examiners that he or she has such industrial or equivalent experience as shall be determined from time to time by the Faculty Board; a statement of each candidate's experience shall be certified by the Head of the Department of Engineering.

22. For each combination of subjects in Part IIa, announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 16 as an engineering area, there shall be a separate class-list. The names of the candidates who obtain honours in each engineering area shall be arranged in three classes, the second of which shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes and in each division of the second class shall be arranged in alphabetical order. For special excellence in Part IIa a mark of distinction may be awarded.

23. A candidate who, under arrangements approved by the Faculty Board of Engineering, has spent not less than three terms studying at an institution listed in the Schedule to these regulations and who has been certified by the head of that institution, after consultation with the Chairman of Examiners for Part IIa of the Engineering Tripos, to have studied diligently during that period, shall be deemed thereby to have obtained honours in Part IIa of the Engineering Tripos. A list containing the names of persons so qualified shall be certified by the Chairman of the Faculty Board of Engineering and published in the Reporter.

Part IIb

24. A student who has obtained honours in Part IIa of the Engineering Tripos or has been deemed to have obtained honours in Part IIa of the Engineering Tripos under Regulation 23 may, in the year after or next but one after so obtaining honours, be a candidate for honours in Part IIb of the Engineering Tripos, provided that he or she

1. (a)has attained a satisfactory standard, as defined by the Faculty Board, in previous Honours Examinations;
2. (b)has not proceeded to the B.A. Degree;

provided always that fifteen complete terms have not passed after the student's first term of residence.43

25. The scheme of examination for Part IIb of the Engineering Tripos shall be as follows:

In each group except Groups G, I, M, and R the Faculty Board shall prescribe not fewer than six and not more than twelve modules for examination; each module shall be examined either by a written paper which shall normally be of one and a half hours' duration or by course-work or by a combination of the two. Not later than the end of the Easter Term each year the Faculty Board shall give notice of the modules prescribed for the examination to be held in the academical year next following, and shall specify the mode of examination for each module. In giving such notice the Faculty Board shall announce combinations of modules which satisfy the qualifying conditions for each engineering area specified by the Board and shall have power to announce restrictions on the combination of modules that a candidate may choose to offer. For modules to be examined by course-work, details of the work required of candidates shall be published by the Faculty Board by Notice in the Department of Engineering not later than the beginning of the Full Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination.

26. Each candidate

1. Project.
   (a)shall be required to undertake a project. Details of all elements of the project work, and the requirements of submission for their assessment, shall be published by the Faculty Board by Notice in the Department of Engineering not later than the first Friday of Full Michaelmas Term in the year of candidature.
2. and
3. (b)except as provided in Regulation 27, shall offer eight modules, subject to any restrictions announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 25.

27. With the permission of the Faculty Board, a candidate for Part IIb may submit, in place of any one of the modules which he or she would otherwise be required to offer under Regulation 26(b) a dissertation on a subject approved by the Faculty Board which falls within the field of the module concerned.

28. A candidate who wishes to offer a dissertation under Regulation 27 shall submit a statement of the modules that he or she intends to offer under Regulation 26(b), together with details of the project to be undertaken under Regulation 26(a) and the title of the proposed dissertation, to the Secretary of the Faculty Board, in accordance with any instructions issued by the Faculty Board, not later than the fourth Wednesday of Full Michaelmas Term in the year of candidature. A candidate shall obtain the approval of his or her proposed scheme of examination, and of the title of the dissertation, by the Faculty Board not later than the end of the third quarter of the Michaelmas Term.

29. A dissertation offered under Regulation 27 shall contain full references to any sources used in its composition, and shall be of not less than 4,000 words and not more than 5,000 words in length, including footnotes and appendices. Candidates shall submit their dissertations to the Chairman of Examiners not later than the end of the first week of Full Easter Term in the year of candidature. Each dissertation shall be in typewritten form (unless previous permission has been obtained from the Faculty Board through a candidate's Tutor to present the dissertation in manuscript).

30. Every candidate submitting project work under Regulation 26(a) or course-work under Regulation 26(b) shall be required to sign a declaration that the work submitted is his or her own work, unaided except as may be specified in the declaration; if two or more candidates have undertaken work in collaboration, they shall be required to indicate the extent of their collaboration. Every candidate submitting a dissertation under Regulation 27 shall be required to sign a declaration that the work submitted is his or her own work and that it does not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose.

31. For each combination of subjects in Part IIb, announced by the Faculty Board under Regulation 25 as an engineering area, there shall be a separate class-list. The names of the candidates who obtain honours in each engineering area shall be arranged in alphabetical order in a single class, with distinctive marks attached to the names of those candidates who in the opinion of the Examiners deserve special credit, (d) for a distinguished performance, (m) for a meritorious performance.

SCHEDULE

Institutions approved for the purpose of Regulation 23 (Exchange Programmes)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ecole Centrale Paris

National University of Singapore

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Part Ia

Paper 1. Mechanical engineering

The paper shall consist mainly of questions on: kinematics of particles and rigid bodies, and dynamics of particles, in two dimensions; mechanical vibrations; basic concepts of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer, and their applications.

Paper 2. Structures and materials

The paper shall consist mainly of questions on: equilibrium, compatibility and elasticity of structures; buckling phenomena in simple structures; properties and applications of engineering materials; the physical origins of the properties.

Paper 3. Electrical and information engineering

The paper shall consist mainly of questions on: linear circuits and devices; electromagnetics; digital circuits and information processing.

Paper 4. Mathematical methods

The paper shall consist mainly of questions on: vectors, functions, and complex numbers; ordinary differential equations; Fourier series, matrices; functions of several variables; probability; computing.

Part Ib

Paper 1. Mechanics

The paper shall consist mainly of questions on: kinematics and dynamics of particles and rigid bodies; moment of momentum; D’Alembert's principle; accelerations and dynamic stresses in mechanisms; applications to machinery.

Paper 2. Structures

The paper shall consist mainly of questions on: elastic analysis of statically indeterminate beams and frames; stress and strain in thin-walled structures; analysis of stress and strain; the Tresca and von Mises yield criteria; plastic theory of structures.

Paper 3. Materials

The paper shall consist mainly of questions on: the thermal and thermomechanical behaviour of engineering materials; the forming, joining, and heat treatment of engineering materials, and the control of microstructure and properties; the influence of manufacturing processes on design and material selection.

Paper 4. Thermofluid mechanics

The paper shall consist mainly of questions on: fluid dynamics, including boundary layers and internal flows: heat transfer by convection; heat exchangers; thermodynamics, including irreversibility, properties of working fluids, non-ideal cycles, and power generation.

Paper 5. Electrical engineering

The paper shall consist mainly of questions on: bipolar transistors; operational amplifiers with feedback; power in AC circuits; electrical machines; electromagnetic waves.

Paper 6. Information engineering

The paper shall consist mainly of questions on: control systems; transfer functions; feedback; stability; signal and data analysis; communications; signal and transmission path characteristics; modulation; digitizations of signals.

Paper 7. Mathematical methods

The paper shall consist mainly of questions on: vector calculus; probability; linear algebra.

Paper 8. Selected topics

The paper shall consist mainly of questions on topics in professional engineering activities as shall from time to time be determined by the Faculty Board, and divided into sections corresponding to those activities. Candidates will be required to answer questions from two sections or, in the case of candidates offering a foreign language, one section. In addition there will be a section on Introductory Business Economics, from which candidates will be required to answer one question.

ENGLISH TRIPOS

Amended by Notices (Reporter, 2008–09, pp. 694 and 822)

General

1. The English Tripos shall consist of two Parts.

2. The scheme of the examination shall be as defined in Regulations 15–18.

3. Public notice of all the variable subjects and of the texts or portions of subjects specified for special study shall be given by the Faculty Board of English before the end of the Easter Term in the year next but one preceding the examination to which they apply; provided that the Board shall have the power of subsequently issuing amendments if they have due reason for doing so and if they are satisfied that no student's preparation for the examination is adversely affected. The Board shall have power when they give notice of the variable subjects selected for a particular examination to announce any consequential restriction on the combination of papers that a candidate may choose to offer.

The Board shall have power to define or limit by supplementary regulations all or any of the subjects of examination, and to modify or alter such supplementary regulations as occasion may require.

4. The following may present themselves for examination in Part I:

1. (a)a student who has not obtained honours in an Honours Examination and has kept one term, provided that six complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence;
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in an Honours Examination, in the year next after or next but one after so obtaining honours; provided that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

5. A student who has obtained honours in Part I of the English Tripos or in another Honours Examination may be a candidate for Part II in the year after or next but one after so obtaining honours, provided that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.44

6. No student shall be a candidate for both Parts, or for either Part and also for another Honours Examination, in the same term.

7. No student who has been a candidate for either Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part.

8. No student who has failed to attain the standard for honours in Part I shall be a candidate for Part II.

9. (a) To conduct the examination in each Part of the Tripos the Faculty Board shall nominate such number of Examiners as they deem appropriate.

(b) The Faculty Board shall have power to nominate Assessors to assist the Examiners for each Part of the Tripos. Assessors may be summoned to meetings of the Examiners for the purpose of consultation and advice, but shall not be entitled to vote.

10. Before the examination there shall be general meetings of the Examiners for Part I and of the Examiners for Part II, when the papers set by each Examiner or Assessor shall be submitted to the whole body of Examiners for their approval, and shall be settled by the Examiners for each Part in common.

11. In each Part the answers to the questions in each paper shall be read by two of the whole body of Examiners and Assessors for that Part.

12. The style and method of the candidates’ answers shall be taken into account.

13. The Examiners for Part I and the Examiners for Part II shall hold separate meetings, at which the class-list for each Part shall be drawn up. In each of these lists the names of the candidates who deserve honours shall be placed in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes, and in each division of the second class, shall be arranged in alphabetical order.

14. For special excellence in either Part a mark of distinction may be awarded.

Part I

15. The papers in Part I shall be as follows:

Every paper shall be set for three hours except Papers 6, 7, and 8 which shall be set for three and a half hours, and Paper 9 which shall comprise a dissertation, to be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20, the topic of which must fall within the scope of Papers 1–5 but may range across the chronological boundaries of individual papers within this group.

16. Every candidate for Part I shall offer Papers 1 and 5 and

1. either (a)Papers 2–4; and two papers from among Papers 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10;
2. or (b)Papers 2–4; one paper from among Papers 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; and one paper from among Papers 11–13;
3. or (c)two papers from among Papers 2–4; two papers from among Papers 6–10; and one paper from among Papers 11–13.
4. or (d)two papers from among Papers 2–4; three papers from among Papers 6, 7, 8, and 10;

provided that

1. (i)in substitution for one of Papers 2–4, a candidate who has not offered Paper 9 may offer a dissertation, to be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20, on a topic falling within the scope of that paper, except that (1) no candidate shall submit a dissertation of which the main emphasis is on literature written in a foreign language45 and (2) if a candidate submits a dissertation in substitution for Paper 2 it shall not be wholly or largely on Shakespeare;
2. (ii)in substitution for one of Papers 2–4, a candidate may offer a portfolio of essays, to be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 17, on topics falling within the scope of that paper, except that (1) if a candidate submits a portfolio in substitution for Paper 2 it shall not be wholly or largely on Shakespeare, (2) a candidate who submits a portfolio may not also submit work under Paper 9 which falls within the scope of the paper substituted.

17. (a) A candidate who intends to offer a portfolio under Regulation 16(ii) shall notify the Director of Undergraduate Studies through his or her Director of Studies, in accordance with detailed arrangements approved by the Board. Such notification shall be not later than a date in the Full Lent Term to be promulgated by the Board in the Michaelmas Term.

(b) A portfolio submitted under Regulation 16(ii) shall consist of three essays, each of not fewer than 1,500 words and not more than 2,000 words in length. Portfolio essays must be on subjects of literary interest which fall within the scope of the paper for which they are substituted. The portfolio of essays as a whole should exhibit a range and substance comparable with that required by the examination paper for which it is substituted. It should show knowledge of work before and after the date specified in the rubric for the paper for which it was substituted. Candidates will be required to declare that the essays are their own work and that they do not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. Where appropriate full and proper acknowledgement must be given to the work of others.

(c) The essays shall be typewritten, in English, with proper attention to style and presentation; they shall be submitted through the candidate's Director of Studies to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, in accordance with detailed arrangements approved by the Board, so as to arrive not later than the last Thursday of the Full Lent Term next preceding the examination. Candidates may be called for viva voce examination in connection with their portfolios.

Part II

18. The papers in Part II shall be as follows:

Group A (compulsory papers)

Group B(i)

Group B(ii)

Group C(i)

Group C(ii)

Group D

Each paper shall be set for three hours except Paper 1 which shall be set for three and a half hours. The Faculty Board shall announce in every year, subject to the provisions of Regulation 3, not more than four special subjects for Paper 7, and may in addition announce not more than three special subjects for Paper 12; in each case a candidate may offer not more than one of these subjects. A question paper shall be set for each subject so announced and for which there is a candidate. Every candidate who offers a paper in which there is a choice of subjects shall take only one of these question papers; the candidate's examination entry shall state which subject he or she intends to offer.

19. Every candidate for Part II shall offer:

1. (a)a dissertation on a subject in English literature;
2. (b)both papers from Group A;
3. (c) either (i)if the candidate takes the examination in the year next after obtaining honours in another Honours Examination, one of the following combinations:
4.     either two papers chosen from Groups B and C
5.     or one paper chosen from Groups B and C and a second dissertation on a topic in English literature;
6.   or (ii)if the candidate takes the examination in the year next but one after obtaining honours in another Honours Examination, or if the candidate is an Affiliated Student, one of the following combinations:
7.     either three papers chosen from Groups B and C
8.     or two papers chosen from Groups B and C and a second dissertation on a topic in English literature;

provided that:

1. (i)a candidate shall not offer any paper that he or she has previously offered in another Honours Examination;
2. (ii)a candidate shall not offer both Paper 9 and either Paper 24 or Paper 25; nor both Paper 9 and one of the special subjects for Paper 12 if the Faculty Board in announcing that special subject have specified that it may not be so combined; nor more than one of the papers from Group C(ii); nor both Papers 18a and 18b; nor both Papers 19a and 19b;
3. (iii)a candidate who has obtained honours in Part I of the English Tripos or any allowance on that examination towards a degree shall not offer both Paper 5 and Paper 6;
4. (iv)in choosing a topic for a dissertation to be offered under this regulation a candidate shall not be precluded from proposing a topic in the same field as that of any of the papers that he or she is offering in the examination, save that, if the dissertation required under sub-paragraph (a) above is in the field of one of the candidate's papers, the Faculty Board may at their discretion decline to allow the candidate to offer a second dissertation in the field of one of his or her papers;
5. (v)a dissertation offered under this regulation shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20;
6. (vi)every candidate who has not previously obtained honours in Part I of the English Tripos shall offer either at least one paper from among Papers 3–7 or, subject to the approval of the Faculty Board, and in substitution for one such paper, one paper from among Papers 33–37, except that a candidate who offers a special subject which is a Shakespearian subject announced by the Faculty Board for Paper 7 shall not also offer Paper 37. An application for leave to offer one of Papers 33–37 shall be sent through the candidate's Director of Studies to the Director of Undergraduate Studies so as to arrive not later than the penultimate Friday of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination and shall state the scheme of papers that the candidate proposes to offer, together with the topic of the dissertation required under sub-paragraph (a) above and of any dissertation offered under sub-paragraph (c) above. In determining whether to approve such an application the Faculty Board shall take into consideration both the overall balance of the proposed scheme and the potential overlap between the papers to be offered under it. After the Faculty Board have approved such a candidate's proposed scheme, no change may be made in the scheme without the further approval of the Faculty Board.

Parts I and II

20. (a) A candidate who intends to offer either a compulsory dissertation in Part II under Regulation 19(a), or Paper 9, or an optional dissertation in either Part under Regulation 16(i) or Regulation 19(c), shall submit the proposed topic of the dissertation through his or her Director of Studies to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, in accordance with detailed arrangements approved by the Board, so as to arrive not later than the penultimate Friday of the Full Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination.

(b) The Director of Undergraduate Studies shall communicate the Board's approval or rejection of the proposed topic to the candidate's Director of Studies. When the Board have approved a topic, no change shall be made in it or in a scheme of work approved by the Board without the further approval of the Board. A candidate may submit a revised topic so as to reach the Director of Undergraduate Studies not later than a date in the Full Lent Term to be promulgated by the Board in the Michaelmas Term; topics submitted after that date will be considered by the Board only in the most exceptional circumstances.

(c) The length of a dissertation shall be as follows:

for Part I, not more than 5,000 words in length;

for Part II, not fewer than 6,000 words and not more than 7,500 words in length.

In each case the prescribed length shall include notes and appendices, although appendices beyond the prescribed limit may be allowed in special circumstances, subject to the approval of the Faculty Board given not later than the division of the Lent Term next preceding the examination. Candidates will be required to declare that the dissertation is their own work and that it does not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose.

(d) Every dissertation shall be typewritten, in English, with proper attention to style and presentation in accordance with detailed guidelines issued by the Faculty Board; it shall be sent through the candidate's Director of Studies to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, accompanied by a brief synopsis of its contents and a list of the books and articles used in its preparation, and in accordance with detailed arrangements approved by the Board, so as to arrive not later than the second day of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held.

(e) A candidate may be called for viva voce examination in connection with his or her dissertation.

21. At the same time as dissertation topics are submitted through candidates’ Directors of Studies to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, each candidate shall submit the whole scheme of work to be offered in the examination. The Director of Undergraduate Studies shall communicate the Board's approval or rejection of the proposed scheme of work to the candidate's Director of Studies.

22. A candidate for either Part shall be allowed to submit an original composition in English, of not more than 5,000 words (exclusive of notes). Such a composition, if of sufficient merit, may be taken into account by the Examiners in classifying the candidate; they shall have power to examine the candidate upon it viva voce. The submission of non-written material shall not be allowed. Compositions shall be typewritten, and shall be sent through candidates’ Director of Studies to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, in accordance with detailed arrangements approved by the Board, so as to arrive not later than the second day of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held. Candidates will be required to declare that the original composition is their own work and that it does not contain material used to any substantial extent for a comparable academic purpose.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Part I

For the purpose of the regulations and supplementary regulations for Part I of the English Tripos, ‘English literature’ shall be understood to mean the literature in English of the British Isles including Ireland. In Papers 1–5 candidates must answer primarily in relation to English literature thus defined, and questions will not be asked, nor may answers be primarily written, on authors other than those who were born, or have spent a substantial part of their lives working, in the British Isles. This will not however preclude the possibility of comparison, where appropriate, with other literature in English (such as American or Commonwealth), provided that greater weight falls on English literature than on other literature. These rules shall also govern the acceptability of topics for period dissertations substituted for Papers 2, 3, and 4, and the open dissertation under Paper 9. No more than one dissertation may be submitted. Candidates submitting a dissertation under Paper 9 are permitted to offer an examination paper which covers the same period as the topic for the dissertation. Candidates substituting a portfolio for Papers 2–4 may not offer a dissertation under Paper 9 on a topic which falls within the scope of the paper for which the portfolio is substituted. More detailed guidance about the acceptability of specific authors as the subjects of examination answers or as the topics of dissertations may be given in a document issued by the Faculty Board of English and revised as necessary from time to time.

Paper 1. English literature and its contexts, 1300–1550

Medieval texts shall be prescribed for special study; and passages shall be set from them for translation or comment, or both. The Faculty Board may give notice from time to time of a list of topics on which optional questions will be set. Questions shall be set both on the literature and on the life and thought of the period.

Paper 2. English literature and its contexts, 1500–1700

Questions shall be set both on the literature and on the life and thought of the period.51

Paper 3. English literature and its contexts, 1688–1847

Questions shall be set both on the literature and on the life and thought of the period.51

Paper 4. English literature and its contexts, 1830 to the present

Questions shall be set both on the literature and on the life and thought of the period.51

Paper 5. Shakespeare

Questions shall be set requiring explanation and discussion of a specified work or specified works. Questions shall also be set on other works of Shakespeare and matters of historical and critical interest relevant to his works.

Paper 6. Literary criticism

The paper will be set in two sections. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, including at least one question from each section; in Section B candidates may not answer two questions on the same topic. Section A (Practical criticism) will consist of questions offering passages of English prose or verse from various periods for critical comment. These questions will require close critical analysis of the given passage(s) but may also allow for the raising of general critical and theoretical issues appropriate to the reading of those passages. Approximately half of the questions in this section will invite candidates to consider the passages in the light of the topics specified in Section B; there will be at least one such question corresponding to each of the topics. Section B (Topics) will consist of essay questions on three specified topics. For 2003 the specified topics are: (i) The function of criticism; (ii) Theories of versification; (iii) Writing and the unconscious. The formal examination will last for three and a half hours, of which thirty minutes are assigned for reading-time.

Paper 7. European languages and literatures

The languages within the scope of this paper are: classical Greek; classical Latin; French; German; Italian; Old English. Candidates will not be required to show knowledge of more than one of these languages, though they may do so if they wish. In each language, except in the case of Old English, two texts (or collections of texts) will be prescribed for study. Candidates will be required to show knowledge of two such texts (except in the case of Old English, where only one text is set).

Paper 8. English language for literature, 1300 to the present

This paper requires candidates to recognize and describe in English writing from 1300 to the present day; linguistic features (such as syntax, lexis, register, elementary phonetics, rhetoric); the relations between spoken and written Englishes; the historical development and study of the language, in its literary and other varieties; contact between English and other languages. The Faculty Board shall, from time to time, prescribe specified topics, with lists of relevant reading. Candidates will be required to answer on at least one of the specified topics.

Paper 9. English literature and its contexts, 1300 to the present: Open dissertation

The topic of a dissertation to be submitted under this paper must fall within the scope of Papers 1–5. It may be comparative across the period boundaries of the individual papers. The dissertation shall be prepared and submitted in accordance with Regulation 20.

Paper 10. Early medieval literature and its contexts (also serves as Paper 14 of Part II, as Paper O9 of Part II of the Classical Tripos, and as Paper 11 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos).

The period covered by this paper is 1066–c. 1350. English, French, and Latin texts shall be prescribed for special study, and passages set from them for translation or explanation or both. Questions shall also be set on English, French, and Latin texts of the period. Candidates will be required to show knowledge of one of these three languages, and of work in at least one other of them, which they may, if they wish, have studied in translation. Candidates are expected to show such knowledge of the life and thought of the period as is necessary for the understanding of its literature.

Part II

Paper 1. Practical criticism

Passages of English prose and verse for critical comment.

Paper 2. Tragedy (also serves as Paper O3 of Part II of the Classical Tripos)

Tragedy ancient and modern in connection and comparison with English Tragedy.

Paper 3. Chaucer

Candidates will be expected to show a full and detailed knowledge of the works of Chaucer. Questions shall be set on those works and on Chaucer's relationship to his contemporaries and to the life and thought of his age.

Paper 4. Medieval English literature, 1066–1500 (also serves as Paper 13 of Part II of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos)

A specific literary subject shall be prescribed for special study. It shall be of a kind to require reading in early as well as in late medieval English literature and may involve the study of related texts from other languages.

Paper 5. Special period of English literature (taken from the period after 1500 and before 1700)

Candidates will be required to show a substantial knowledge of the literature of whatever period is prescribed together with its life and thought.

Paper 6. Special period of English literature (taken from the period after 1700)

Candidates will be required to show a substantial knowledge of the literature of whatever period is prescribed together with its life and thought.

Paper 7. Special subject I

The work of an author or of a group of authors, or a literary topic or genre, or a period not already prescribed for Paper 5 or Paper 6, within the field of English literature, shall be prescribed for special study. Relevant texts may be recommended for study from time to time. In accordance with Regulation 18 the Faculty Board may from time to time prescribe a number of such special subjects of which one may be offered by candidates for this paper.

Paper 8. English moralists

Questions will be set on the history and nature of moral thought, broadly interpreted. Candidates will be invited to show knowledge of a range of literary, philosophical, social, and political writings by authors from Plato to the present, but the paper will normally permit concentration on a particular chronological period or selection of authors. Candidates will also be given opportunities to relate the themes of this paper to their existing interests in poetry, drama, and the novel. From time to time a special topic may be specified for study.

Paper 9. History and theory of literary criticism (also serves as Paper O4 of Part II of the Classical Tripos)

The paper shall comprise historical, critical, and comparative questions on works and problems in the history of literary criticism and also of literary theory from the fourth century bc to the present day. A sufficient number of questions will be set to enable candidates to choose questions on a limited chronological period (including the modern period).

Paper 10. Commonwealth and international literature in English

The scope of the paper is, subject to the following qualifications, literature in English outside the British Isles and the United States of America. It includes expatriate nationals publishing in those countries (e.g. Rushdie, d’Aguiar, Lessing). Comparative and incidental reference to British, Irish, American, and foreign language texts is welcome but should not form the greater part of any single answer. Answering on texts in translation is permitted but should not constitute the greater part of answers to the paper as a whole.

The paper will be divided into two sections. Section A will consist of passages for comment from the set texts. A list of set texts will be available from the Faculty Office. Section B will consist of essay questions, enabling comparison between texts from different regions.

Paper 11. American literature

The subject covered by this paper is American literature, life, and thought, with special reference to the period from 1820 to the present day. A list of books may be recommended from time to time for special study. All candidates will be expected to show such knowledge of the life and thought of the period as is necessary for understanding its literature.

Paper 12. Special subject II

For a year for which a subject is announced for this paper under Regulation 18, the work of an author or of a group of authors, or a literary topic or genre, or a period not already prescribed for Paper 5, or 6, or 7, shall be prescribed for special study. Relevant foreign texts as well as English texts may be recommended for study from time to time. In accordance with Regulation 18 the Faculty Board may from time to time prescribe a number of such special subjects of which one may be offered by candidates for this paper.

Paper 13. History of the English language

This paper will be concerned with the historical development and structure of the English language and of its internal and extra-territorial varieties. A specified topic will be prescribed for special study.

The paper will be divided into two sections. Section A will contain questions pertaining to the specified topic; Section B will contain essay questions of a more general nature. Candidates will be required to answer one question from Section A and two questions from Section B.

Dissertations

For the purpose of Regulations 19(a) and 19(c) governing the submission of dissertations in Part II of the Tripos, ‘English literature’ shall be understood to mean literature written in the English language (including Old English), works written by authors of the British Isles in other languages, such as Latin or French, and works written in Old Norse and the Medieval Celtic languages. It shall be understood to embrace the English language and such philosophical, historical, and other writing as normally comes within the scope of the English Tripos.

Where a topic is chosen involving comparison with a foreign literature, the dissertation should be primarily on an English literary topic, though there is no objection to comparison with other literature where this is relevant. Where a topic involves comparison between literature and another medium such as music or the visual arts, the weight of the dissertation should likewise fall on literature (which may, for example, include libretti). Discussion of work produced in a medium other than literature is not admissible as the exclusive topic of a dissertation.

More detailed guidance about the acceptability of specific writings as the topic of a dissertation may be given in a document issued by the Faculty Board of English and revised as necessary from time to time.

GEOGRAPHICAL TRIPOS

1. The Geographical Tripos shall consist of three Parts: Part Ia, Part Ib, and Part II.

2. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part Ia:

1. (a)a student who has not obtained honours in another Honours Examination, provided that he or she has kept one term and that three complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence;
2. (b)a student who has obtained honours in another Honours Examination, in the year after so obtaining honours, provided that he or she has kept four terms and that nine complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

3. A student may be a candidate for honours in Part Ib in the year after obtaining honours either in Part Ia or in another Honours Examination, provided that he or she has kept four terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.

4. A student may be a candidate for honours in Part II:

1. either (a)in the year next after obtaining honours in Part Ib of the Geographical Tripos,
2. or (b)in the year next or next but one after obtaining honours in another Honours Examination, other than Part Ia of the Geographical Tripos;

provided that he or she has kept seven terms and that twelve complete terms have not passed after his or her first term of residence.52

5. No student shall be a candidate for more than one Part, or for any Part and also for another Honours Examination, in the same term.

6. No student who has been a candidate for any Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part.

7. The Faculty Board of Earth Sciences and Geography shall have power to issue from time to time supplementary regulations defining or limiting all or any of the subjects of examination. Due care shall be taken that sufficient notice is given of any alterations of such supplementary regulations.

8. The Faculty Board shall nominate for each Part of the Tripos such number of Examiners as they shall deem sufficient. There shall be two separate bodies of Examiners, one for Part Ia and Part Ib, and one for Part II. There shall be a separate Chairman of Examiners for each body of Examiners.

9. The Faculty Board shall have power to nominate one or more Assessors to assist each body of Examiners. An Assessor may be summoned to meetings of the Examiners for the purpose of consultation and advice, but shall not be entitled to vote.

10. The questions proposed by each Examiner and Assessor shall be submitted to the whole body of Examiners for approval.

11. The Examiners shall have regard to the style and method of candidates’ answers, and shall give credit for excellence in these respects.

12. In the class-list for each Part of the Tripos the names of those who obtain honours shall be arranged in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions.

13. For special excellence in each Part of the Tripos a mark of distinction may be awarded.

14. In the examination for each Part of the Tripos the Examiners may take account of the laboratory and field work done by candidates during the courses leading to the examination.

15. Notice of prescribed areas shall be published by the Faculty Board in the Reporter before the end of the Easter Term next preceding the examination to which they apply; provided that the Board shall have the power of subsequently issuing amendments if they have due reason for doing so and if they are satisfied that no student's preparation for the examination would be adversely affected.

Part Ia

16. The examination shall consist of five papers as follows:

17. Each paper shall be set for three hours. A candidate for Part Ia shall

1. (a)offer all five papers; and
2. (b)submit to the Examiners, in accordance with arrangements to be specified by the Head of the Department of Geography and by a date or dates to be announced not later than the end of the first quarter of the Michaelmas Term, records of five practical exercises undertaken by the candidate, together with a declaration as specified in Regulation 25.

The Examiners shall have power to examine candidates viva voce on their submitted work.

Part Ib

18. The papers for Part Ib shall be as follows:

Each paper shall consist of either a written paper of three hours’ duration or a written paper of two hours’ duration together with the submission of course-work; the mode of examination of each paper, details of the course-work required of candidates, and the arrangements for the submission of the course-work shall be published by the Faculty Board not later than the division of the Easter Term next preceding the examination.

19. A candidate for Part Ib shall

1. (a)offer four papers, including at least one paper from each of Groups A and B; and
2. (b)submit to the Examiners, in accordance with arrangements to be specified by the Head of the Department of Geography and by a date or dates to be announced not later than the end of the first quarter of the Michaelmas Term, (i) an essay, of not more than 4,000 words, on a topic chosen by the candidate from a list of topics announced by the Examiners which fall within the field of Geographical Ideas, (ii) records of three practical exercises undertaken by the candidate, and (iii) a dissertation proposal, together with a declaration as specified in Regulation 25.

The Examiners shall have power to examine candidates viva voce on their submitted work.

Part II

20. The papers for Part II shall be as follows:

Each paper shall consist of either a written paper of three hours’ duration or a written paper of two hours’ duration together with the submission of course-work; the mode of examination of each paper, details of the course-work required of candidates, and the arrangements for the submission of the course-work shall be published by the Faculty Board not later than the division of the Easter Term next preceding the examination.

21. A candidate for Part II shall offer any four papers from the papers specified in Regulation 20.

22. Except as provided in (a) and (b) below, every candidate for Part II shall send to the Chairman of Examiners so as to arrive not later than the first Tuesday of the Full Term in which the examination is to be held, for submission to the Examiners, a dissertation on some geographical subject. This regulation shall not apply to:

1.  (a)an Affiliated Student who is a candidate for Part II in the first, second, or third term after his or her first term kept;
2. or (b)a student who has not obtained honours in either Part Ia or Part Ib of the Geographical Tripos and who is a candidate for Part II in the year next after obtaining honours in another Honours Examination; such a student shall submit in place of the dissertation a critical review essay of dissertation length.

23. Every candidate submitting a dissertation or a critical review essay under Regulation 22(b) shall obtain the approval of the Head of the Department for the subject of the proposed dissertation not later than the division of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination.

24. A dissertation shall be of not less than 8,000 words and not more than 10,000 words in length, shall be in typewritten form, unless previous permission has been obtained from the Chairman of Examiners through a candidate's Tutor to present the dissertation in manuscript, and shall be accompanied by a declaration as specified in Regulation 25. The dissertation shall be taken into consideration by the Examiners, who shall have power to examine a candidate upon it viva voce.

25. When submitting records of practical exercises for Part Ia (Regulation 17(b)), or essays and records of practical exercises, and dissertation proposals for Part Ib (Regulation 19(b)), or course-work or a dissertation for Part II (Regulations 20 and 24), or a critical review essay for Part II (Regulation 22(b)), a candidate will be required to sign a declaration that the work submitted is his or her own work, unaided except as may be specified in the declaration (full and proper acknowledgement being given of the work of others), and that it does not contain material that has already been used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose; if two or more candidates have undertaken practical exercises in collaboration, they will each be required to indicate the extent of their contribution.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Part Ia

Paper 1. Human geography I

People, space, and geographies of difference. This paper introduces students to concepts of globalization and the contemporary restructuring of the economy and society.

Paper 2. Human geography II

Historical geography. This paper introduces students to some central themes in the historical geography of the modern world.

Paper 3. Human geography III

Society, environment, and development. This paper introduces students to key concepts in the fields of environment and development, and explores their significance for society in a variety of contexts and at a range of different scales.

Paper 4. Physical geography I

Environmental processes. This paper focuses on present-day processes occurring in the atmosphere, the oceans, and at the earth's surface.

Paper 5. Physical geography II

Environmental change through time. This paper introduces the nature and magnitude of environmental changes at timescales ranging from decades/centuries to the Late Cenozoic.

Part II

Prescribed topics and prescribed areas: Papers 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 14, 15.

For each of these papers either one or two topics/areas will be prescribed. In a year in which two topics/areas are prescribed, the paper will be divided into two sections, one relating to each of the two topics/areas; candidates will be required to confine their answers to one section.