Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge
CHAPTER IV
pp. 377–391
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND TRIPOS EXAMINATIONS

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

In this section

TRIPOS EXAMINATIONS

MODERN AND MEDIEVAL LANGUAGES TRIPOS

Amended by Notices (Reporter, 2011–12, pp. 540 and 757)

General

Three Parts.

1. The Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos shall consist of three Parts, Part Ia, Part Ib, and Part II.

Standing of candidates.

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. 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 Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, in the year after so obtaining honours;
  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, and subject to the prior approval of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages.

4. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part II:104

  1. (a)A student who has obtained honours either in Part Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos or in another Honours Examination, and has subsequently spent a period abroad in accordance with the requirements of Regulations 28 and 29, may be a candidate in the year next but one after last 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 obtained honours in another Honours Examination may be a candidate 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.
  3. (c)A student who has obtained honours in Part Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos may, in exceptional circumstances, be a candidate for Part II in the year after so obtaining honours, by seeking special permission to do so from the Faculty Board by the division of the Lent Term preceding the year in which he or she wishes to take Part II. Such a candidate shall offer the papers currently listed in Regulation 24(b).
  4. (d)An Affiliated Student may be a candidate under Regulation 24(d) or, with leave of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, under Regulation 24(e), in accordance with the regulations for Affiliated Students.

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. Except as otherwise specified in Schedule A, the written papers in each Part shall be of three hours’ duration.

Examiners and Assessors.

8. There shall be a separate body of Examiners for each Part, provided that the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages shall have power to nominate an Examiner to examine in more than one Part. From among the resident Examiners for each Part the Faculty Board shall appoint such number of Senior Examiners as they may deem sufficient.

9. The Faculty Board shall have power to nominate one or more Assessors to assist the Examiners in any of the subjects in any Part of the Tripos. 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, projects, and course-work, shall set and conduct oral examinations, 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. To conduct the examination in each Part, the Faculty Board shall nominate at least two Examiners for each modern language in which candidates desire to present themselves. The Faculty Board shall have power to nominate any Examiner to examine in more than one language.

11. The Faculty Board shall nominate such number of Examiners for the papers in classical Latin and classical Greek in Part Ia and Part Ib as they shall deem sufficient.

12. For each Part of the Tripos the Chairman and Senior Examiners, in consultation, shall approve the questions proposed for each written paper and the subject matter proposed for each oral examination.

13. (a) The Examiners or Assessors shall assess any course-work submitted by the candidate under Regulation 16. Except where otherwise specified a candidate’s answers to the questions in each written paper and other submitted work shall be written in English.

(b) Two Examiners or Assessors shall conduct the oral examination of each candidate in each language.

Class-lists.

14. For Part Ia there shall be a separate class-list for each language, which shall be drawn up at a meeting attended by the Examiners (including the Senior Examiner) responsible for that language and by the Chairman of Examiners; each list shall indicate whether a candidate has offered Option A or Option B. For each of the other Parts there shall be a single class-list, which shall be drawn up at a meeting attended by all the Examiners for that Part.

15. In each class-list the names of the candidates who have obtained 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. Marks of distinction may be awarded as follows:

In Part Ia, for special excellence in any language.

In Part Ib or Part II, for special excellence in the examination as a whole.

In Part II, for special excellence in the oral examination.105

In determining the place in the class-list of any candidate who has offered one of Papers GL 9, GL 10, GL 20, or GL 21 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 one of Papers GL 9, GL 10, GL 20, or GL 21 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 one of Papers GL 9, GL 10, GL 20, or GL 21 satisfy the Examiners in that paper.

Supplementary regulations.

16. The Faculty Board shall have power:

  1. (a)to issue from time to time supplementary regulations defining or limiting all or any of the subjects of examination and determining the scope and character of the papers, and to amend or withdraw such supplementary regulations as occasion may require, due care being taken that sufficient notice is given of any change;
  2. (b)to determine the credit to be assigned to each paper, and to establish guidelines to be followed by the Examiners for assessing candidates’ work in the examination and for drawing up the class-lists.
  3. (c)to specify papers which shall include course-work in addition to the written paper. The details of the course-work required of candidates and the arrangements for the submission of such course-work shall be published by the Faculty Board not later than the division of the Easter Term next preceding the examination. Each candidate will be required to sign a declaration that the course-work 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.
Variable subjects.

17. The Faculty Board shall give public notice of all the variable subjects selected for the examinations in any year as follows:

  1. (a)for the written examinations for Part Ia and Part Ib: before the end of the Easter Term of the year next preceding the examination concerned;
  2. (b)for the written examinations for Part II: before the division of the Easter Term of the year next preceding the examination concerned;

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, or on the subject areas in which a candidate may offer a dissertation.

18. Examinations shall be held in the following languages:

  1. (a)In each Part of the Tripos papers shall be set and oral examinations shall be held, as specified in Schedule A, in the following modern languages: Dutch106, French, German, Italian, modern Greek107, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. In Part II Papers C1 and C2108 shall be set in medieval Latin.109
  2. (b)In Part Ib and Part II papers shall be set in medieval Latin,109 Neo-Latin, in linguistics, and in comparative studies, as specified in Schedule B.
  3. (c)In Part Ia and Part Ib papers shall be set in classical Greek and classical Latin, as specified in Schedule C.
  4. (d)In Part II papers from other Triposes shall be available to candidates, as specified in Schedule D.

19. 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 Ia

Scheme of examination.

20. (a) In each of the modern languages specified in Regulation 18(a) other than French, the examination for Part Ia shall consist of either Option A or Option B, as set out below. In French the examination shall consist of Option B only.

 Option A.

Papers A1, A2, and A3.

 

Oral examination A.

 Option B.

Papers B1 and B2.

 

Oral examination B.

One paper from Schedule Ia relating to the language concerned.

(b) In classical Greek or Latin the examination for Part Ia shall consist of either Option A (in Greek only) or Option B (in either Greek or Latin), as follows:

 Option A.

Papers GL 2, GL 5, and GL 6.

 Option B.

Papers GL 1 or GL 3, GL 5, and GL 6.

In Greek a candidate may additionally offer Paper GL 7; in Latin, Paper GL 8.

21. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 19, every candidate for Part Ia shall offer:

  1. eithertwo modern languages
  2. orone modern language together with either classical Greek or classical Latin.

A candidate shall offer either Option A in one language and Option B in the other, or Option B in both languages.

22. In order to obtain honours in Part Ia a candidate shall be required to attain the honours standard in each of two languages.

Part Ib

23. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 19, candidates for Part Ib shall offer written papers and other exercises as follows:

  1. (a)a candidate who offered two modern languages in Part Ia, choosing Option A in one and Option B in the other, shall offer in Part Ib:
  2. (i)Papers B1 and B2, together with oral examination B, in the language in which he or she previously offered Option A;
  3. (ii)one paper from Schedule Ib relating to that language;110
  4. (iii)a second paper from Schedule Ib;
  5. (iv)eithera third paper from Schedule Ib
  6. orPaper B3 in the language in which he or she previously offered Option B;
  7. (b)a candidate who offered two modern languages in Part Ia, choosing Option B in each, shall offer in Part Ib Paper B3 in each of the two languages, and three papers chosen from Schedule Ib;
  8. (c)a candidate who offered one modern language and either classical Greek or classical Latin in Part Ia shall offer papers in Part Ib as prescribed in the supplementary regulations;
  9. (d)for a candidate for Part Ib under Regulation 3(b)111 the Faculty Board shall have power to determine the papers that the candidate shall offer, in general conformity with the provisions of either (a) or (b) above.

provided that a candidate may offer, in place of one of the designated papers from Schedule Ib,110 a portfolio of three essays, each of not fewer than 1,500 words and not more than 2,000 words in length. 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 Faculty and Departments, 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.

Part II

24. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 19, candidates for Part II shall offer written papers and other exercises as follows:

  1. (a)A student who is a candidate for Part II under Regulation 4(a)112 shall offer:
  2. (i)Papers C1 and C2 in any language, provided that a candidate shall not be required to offer both papers in the same language;
  3. (ii)a year abroad project, which shall be offered in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 27;
  4. (iii)eitherthree papers chosen from Schedule II and Schedule D, not more than two of which shall be taken from Schedule D,
  5. ortwo papers chosen from Schedule II and Schedule D, together with a dissertation offered in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 27;
  6. (iv)oral examination C in a language in which the candidate offers one or both of Papers C1 and C2, provided that, if the candidate has obtained honours in Part Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, the language shall be a language offered as a language paper as listed in Schedule A by the candidate in Part Ia and/or Part Ib. The Faculty Board have agreed that the following papers shall constitute a language for the purposes of this regulation: Du. 5, Gr. 3, and Pg. 3.
  7. (b)A student who is a candidate for Part II under Regulation 4(c)113 shall offer:
  8. (i)Papers C1 and C2 in any language, provided that a candidate shall not be required to offer both papers in the same language;
  9. (ii)eitherthree papers chosen from Schedule II and Schedule D, not more than two of which shall be taken from Schedule D,
  10. ortwo papers chosen from Schedule II and Schedule D, together with a dissertation offered in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 27;
  11. (iii)oral examination C in a language in which the candidate offers one or both of Papers C1 and C2, provided that, if the candidate has obtained honours in Part Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, the language shall be a language offered as a language paper as listed in Schedule A by the candidate in Part Ia and/or Part Ib. The Faculty Board have agreed that the following papers shall constitute a language for the purposes of the regulation: Du. 5, Gr. 3, and Pg. 3.
  12. (c)A student who is a candidate for Part II under Regulation 4(b)114 shall offer:
  13. (i)Papers C1 and C2 in any language, provided that a candidate shall not be required to offer both papers in the same language;
  14. (ii)eitherthree papers chosen from Schedule II and Schedule D, not more than two of which shall be chosen from Schedule D,
  15. ortwo papers chosen from Schedule II and Schedule D, together with a dissertation offered in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 27.
  16. (d)An Affiliated Student who takes the examination in the fifth term after his or her first term of actual residence shall offer:
  17. (i)Papers C1 and C2 in any language, provided that a candidate shall not be required to offer both papers in the same language;
  18. (ii)a project, which shall be offered in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 27;
  19. (iii)eitherfour papers chosen from Schedule II and Schedule D, not more than two of which shall be taken from Schedule D,
  20. orthree papers chosen from Schedule II and Schedule D, not more than two of which shall be taken from Schedule D, together with a dissertation offered in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 27;
  21. (iv)oral examination C in a language in which the candidate offers one or both of Papers C1 and C2.
  22. (e)An Affiliated Student who has been given leave to take Part II in the second term after his or her first term of actual residence shall offer papers and other exercises as under sub-paragraph (b) above, except that oral examination C must be in a language approved by the Faculty Board at such time as that leave has been given.

provided that a candidate who offers a dissertation under (a)(iii), (b)(ii), (c)(ii), or (d)(iii) may not also offer two papers from Schedule D that are assessed by means other than a written examination, unless the Faculty Board has given special permission for the candidate to do so.

25. A student who is a candidate for Part II under Regulations 4(a) or 4(c) who has not achieved a satisfactory standard, as defined by the Faculty Board, either in Paper B3 or in the aggregated marks of Papers B1 and B2 in any language in the examination for Part Ib, may not offer Papers C1 or C2 in that language.

Exemption from oral examination.

26. The Faculty Board shall have discretion in exceptional circumstances to grant exemption from the oral examination specified in Regulation 24(a), (b), or (d) to any candidate on the application of his or her Tutor. The Secretary of the Faculty Board shall send to the Registrary, not later than the first day of the Easter Term in which the written examination is to be held, a list of candidates to whom the Faculty Board have granted exemption from the oral examination under this regulation.

Year abroad project and dissertations.

27. (i) A year abroad project or dissertation offered under Regulation 24 shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions set out in sub-paragraphs (a)–(h) below.

  1. (a)Every year abroad project offered under Regulation 24(a)(ii) shall be on a subject that falls within the field of modern and medieval languages, including linguistics and comparative studies. A dissertation offered under Regulation 24(a)(iii), (b)(ii), (c)(ii), or (d)(iii) (henceforward termed an optional dissertation) shall be on a subject that falls within the scope of a paper from Schedule II.
  2. (b)Year abroad project
  3. A candidate who is required to offer a year abroad project under Regulation 24(a) shall give notice to the Secretary of the Faculty Board of the subject of the proposed project and the general area within which it will fall by a date announced by the Faculty Board, which shall be not later than the third Friday of the Full Easter Term in the year next but one preceding the examination. If, after giving such notice, a candidate subsequently wishes to revise his or her choice of subject and to offer a project on a subject that falls within a general area different from that notified, he or she must seek the permission of the Faculty Board not later than the division of the Full Lent Term in the year next preceding the examination.
  4.  After giving notice as required above, a candidate shall submit the proposed title of the project to the Secretary of the Faculty Board, in accordance with any instructions issued by the Board and according to the timetable set out in Schedule E.
  5. (c)Optional dissertations115
  6. Every candidate who wishes to offer such a dissertation shall submit the proposed title to the Secretary of the Faculty Board, in accordance with any instructions issued by the Board and according to the timetable set out in Schedule E. A candidate shall obtain the approval of the proposed title by the Faculty Board according to the timetable set out in Schedule E. When the Faculty Board have approved a title, no change may subsequently be made in it, except that a candidate who has elected to offer an optional dissertation may apply to the Faculty Board for permission to revise the title of that dissertation; such an application shall be submitted not later than the second Friday of the Full Lent Term next preceding the examination. A candidate who has elected to offer two papers and a dissertation, rather than three papers, under Regulation 24(a), (b), or (c), or three papers and a dissertation, rather than four papers, under Regulation 24(d), and who subsequently fails to obtain the approval of the title of the proposed dissertation by the due date, or who fails to submit the dissertation by the due date, shall be required to offer in the examination either three papers or four papers, as the case may be.
  7. (d)A year abroad project shall be written in English, except that quotations from primary sources must be in the language of the original. An optional dissertation may be written in a modern foreign language instead of English if the Faculty Board so agree.
  8. (e)A year abroad project may take three forms. If in the form of a dissertation, it shall normally be of not less than 7,000 words and in any case not more than 8,000 words in length. If in the form of a translation project, it shall normally be of not less than 6,000 words and in any case not more than 7,000 words in length. If in the form of a linguistics project it shall normally consist of a set of linguistic data of not less than 2,000 words and not more than 3,000 words in length, accompanied by an appropriate transcription or morpheme-by-morpheme gloss, a translation, and a formal analysis. The formal analysis shall normally be not more than 4,000 words in length. An optional dissertation shall normally be of not less than 8,000 words and in any case not more than 10,000 words in length.
  9. (f)The word limits specified in sub-paragraph (e) above include notes and appendices but exclude bibliography. A project or dissertation shall be typewritten, except where a non-Roman or symbolic typeface is necessary and cannot be provided; in such a case hand-written or photocopied extracts may be inserted. A project or dissertation within the field of comparative studies shall relate to at least two languages. Each candidate will be required to sign a declaration that the project or dissertation is her or his 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.
  10. (g)Two copies of the year abroad project or optional dissertation shall be submitted, in accordance with detailed arrangements approved by the Faculty Board, so as to reach the Secretary of the Faculty Board by the date specified in Schedule E.
  11. (h)A candidate may be called for viva voce examination on the subject of his or her year abroad project or optional dissertation; the viva voce examination shall be conducted in English, or, in the case of a optional dissertation which is written in a foreign language, in the language in which the dissertation is written.

(ii) (a) A project offered under Regulation 24(d)(ii) shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions set out for year abroad projects in sub-paragraphs (a) and (d)–(h) above.

(b) A student who is required to offer a project under Regulation 24(d) shall give notice to the Secretary of the Faculty Board of the subject of the proposed project and the general area within which it will fall by a date announced by the Faculty Board, which shall be not later than the third Friday of the Full Easter Term in the year next preceding the examination.

After giving notice as required above, a candidate shall submit the proposed title of the project to the Secretary of the Faculty Board, in accordance with any instructions issued by the Board and according to the timetable set out in Schedule E.

Year abroad.

28. No student shall be a candidate for Part II under Regulation 4(a) 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.116 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.

29. A candidate proposing to study abroad in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 28 shall apply to the Faculty Board for the approval of his or her plans, using a form issued by the Faculty Board and available in the Year Abroad Office. The application shall be submitted through the candidate's Director of Studies to the Secretary of the Faculty Board 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.116 If a student subsequently changes his or her plans, he or she must inform the Secretary of the Faculty Board and seek permission afresh.

SCHEDULE A

In each language specified in Regulation 18(a) the following papers and other exercises shall be set:

Paper A1.

Introduction to the foreign language, 1.

Paper A2.

Introduction to the foreign language, 2. (Two hours)

Paper A3.

Introduction to the foreign language, 3.

Oral examination A.

Paper B1.

Use of the foreign language.

Paper B2.

Translation from the foreign language. (Two hours)

Paper B3.

Translation into the foreign language, and test in the foreign language through audio-visual media.

Oral examination B.

Paper C1.

Translation from and into the foreign language. (Two hours)

Paper C2.

Foreign language: text and culture. (Two hours)

Oral examination C.

SCHEDULE B

Amended by Notices (Reporter, 2011–12, pp. 268, 540, 757, and 879)

Dutch

Du.

 1.

Introduction to Dutch literature.117

Du.

 2.

The medieval and sixteenth-century literature and history of the Low Countries, c. 1170 to c. 1585.

Du.

 3.

The literature, history, and culture of the Republic of the United Netherlands, 1585 to 1700.

Du.

 4.

Literature, history, and culture of Belgium and the Netherlands from 1830 to the present day.

Du.

 5.

Introduction to the language and literature of the Low Countries.

French

Fr.

 1.

Introduction to French literature, linguistics, film, and thought.

Fr.

 2.

Structures and varieties of French.118

Fr.

 3.

Love, violence, and power in France, 1100–1500 (also serves as Paper 12 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos).

Fr.

 4.

Rethinking the human: French literature, thought, and culture, 1500–1700.

Fr.

 5.

Revolutions in writing, 1700–1900.

Fr.

 6.

Innovation and upheaval: deformation and reformulation in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Fr.

 7.

Topics in medieval studies to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time (also serves as Paper 20 of Part II of the English Tripos).

Fr.

 8.

Living, loving, and dying in Renaissance France (also serves as Paper 21 of Part II of the English Tripos).

Fr.

 9.

Reason, experience, and authority: French literature, thought, and history, 1594–1700 (also serves as Paper 22 of Part II of the English Tripos).

Fr.

10.

French literature, thought, and history, from 1690 to 1799 (also serves as Paper 23 of Part II of the English Tripos).

Fr.

11.

Gender, desire, and power in 19th century French culture (also serves as Paper 24 of Part II of the English Tripos).

Fr.

12.

Ethics and experience: literature, thought, and visual culture of the French-speaking world (1900 to the present) (also serves as Paper 25 of Part II of the English Tripos).

Fr.

13.

The French language: variation and change119 (also serves as Paper 33 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Fr.

14.

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

Fr.

15.

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

Fr.

16.

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

German

Ge.

 1.

Introduction to German studies.

Ge.

 2.

Introduction to German history and thought since 1750.

Ge.

 3.

Introduction to German literary texts.117

Ge.

 4.

The making of German culture, I.

Ge.

 5.

Modern German culture, I.

Ge.

 6.

Modern German culture, II.

Ge.

 7.

German: a linguistic introduction.

Ge.

 8.

German literature, thought, and history, from 1700 to 1815, including Goethe works to 1832.

Ge.

 9.

German literature, thought, and history, from 1815 to 1914.

Ge.

10.

German literature, thought, and history, since 1910.

Ge.

11.

Aspects of the history of the German language (also serves as Paper 22 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Ge.

12.

A special period or subject in German literature, thought, or history (i).

Ge.

13.

A special period or subject in German literature, thought, or history (ii).

Ge.

14.

The making of German culture, II.

Ge.

15.

Modern German cultures of performance.

Modern Greek

Gr.

 1.

Greek literature, thought, and history, since 1880.117

Gr.

 2.

Introduction to the Cretan Renaissance.117

Gr.

 3.

Introduction to modern Greek language and culture (also serves as Paper O2 of Part II of the Classical Tripos).

Gr.

 4.

Crete and Cyprus in the Renaissance period.

Gr.

 5.

Greek literature, thought, and history, from 1700 to 1900.

Gr.

 6.

Greek literature, thought, and history, since 1900.

Gr.

 7.

The history and structure of modern Greek (also serves as Paper 24 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Italian

It.

 1.

Italian texts and contexts.

It.

 2.

Structure and varieties of Italian.

It.

 3.

Italian modernism.120

It.

 4.

Autobiography and self-representation in Italian culture.

It.

 5.

Italian identities: place, language, and culture.

It.

 6.

Modern Italian culture.

It.

 7.

Dante and the culture of his age (also serves as Paper 26 of Part II of the English Tripos).

It.

 8.

Italian literature, thought, and culture, 1500–1650.

It.

 9.

A special subject in Italian culture.120

It.

10.

The language of Italy (also serves as Paper 20 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Medieval Latin

ML

 1.

Continuity and change in Latin literature, from 200 to 650.117

ML

 2.

Medieval Latin literature, from 650 to 1300 (also serves as Paper 13 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos).117

Neo-Latin

NL

 1.

Introduction to Neo-Latin literature, from 1350 to 1700 (also serves as Paper 27a of Part II of the English Tripos).

NL

 2.

A special subject in Neo-Latin literature: Sannazaro, Poliziano, Bèze, and Buchanan (also serves as Paper O7 of the Classical Tripos and as Paper 27b of Part II of the English Tripos).

Portuguese

Pg.

 1.

Introduction to the language, literatures, and cultures of Portuguese speaking countries.

Pg.

 2.

Introduction to Lusophone literature.117

Pg.

 3.

Introduction to the language and literature of Portugal, Brazil, and Portuguese-speaking Africa.

Pg.

 4.

Self, family, nation, and Empire in Lusophone culture.

Pg.

 5.

Literature and culture of Portugal and Brazil from 1595.121

Russian

Ru.

 1.

Introduction to Russian culture.

Ru.

 2.

Introduction to Russian literature, history, and culture, since 1855.117

Ru.

 3.

The history and culture of Early Rus.

Ru.

 4.

Early modern Russia: literature, history, and visual culture, from 1300 to 1725.

Ru.

 5.

Russian culture from the Golden Age to the Silver Age.

Ru.

 6.

Russian culture after 1880.

Ru.

 7.

Russia in revolution, from 1861 to 1917.

Ru.

 8.

Socialist Russia, from 1917 to 1991.

Ru.

 9.

The history of the Russian language (also serves as Paper 23 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Spanish

Sp.

 1.

Introduction to the language, literatures, and cultures of the Spanish speaking world.

Sp.

 2.

Introduction to Hispanic texts.117

Sp.

 3.

Medieval Iberian and Spanish Golden Age culture.

Sp.

 4.

Modern Spanish culture and history.

Sp.

 5.

Spanish-American culture and history.

Sp.

 6.

Topics in medieval Iberian culture.117

Sp.

 7.

Spanish literature, thought, and history, from 1492 to 1700.

Sp.

 8.

Spanish cinema and television.122

Sp.

 9.

Spanish literature, thought, and history, after 1820.

Sp.

10.

Introduction to Catalan language and culture.

Sp.

11.

The Hispanic languages (also serves as Paper 21 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Sp.

12.

Latin-American culture.

Sp.

13.

Contemporary Latin-American culture.

Sp.

14.

Spanish literature, life, and history, before 1492.

Ukrainian

Uk.

1.

Introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Ukraine.

Uk.

2.

Studies in twentieth-century Ukrainian literature and film.123

Linguistics

Li.

 1.

Sounds and words (Paper 1 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Li.

 2.

Structures and meanings (Paper 2 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Li.

 3.

Language, brain, and society (Paper 3 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Li.

 4.

History and varieties of English (Paper 4 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Li.

 6.

Phonetics (Paper 6 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Li.

 7.

Foundations of speech communication (Paper 7 of the Linguistics Tripos).124

Li.

 8.

Phonology and morphology (Paper 8 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Li.

 9.

Syntax (Paper 9 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Li.

10.

Semantics and pragmatics (Paper 10 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Li.

11.

Historical linguistics (Paper 11 of the Linguistics Tripos).125

Li.

12.

History of ideas on language (Paper 12 of the Linguistics Tripos).126

Li.

13.

History of the English language (Paper 13 of the Linguistics Tripos).127

Li.

14.

A subject in Linguistics to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time (Paper 14 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Li.

15.

A subject in Linguistics to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time (Paper 15 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Li.

16.

A subject in Linguistics to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time (Paper 16 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Li.

17.

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

Li.

18.

A subject in Linguistics to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time (Paper 18 of the Linguistics Tripos).

Comparative Studies

CS

 1.

The Romance languages (also serves as Paper 25 of the Linguistics Tripos, and as Paper O10 of Part II of the Classical Tripos).

CS

 2.

The Germanic languages.117

CS

 3.

The Slavonic languages (also serves as Paper 26 of the Linguistics Tripos).

CS

 4.

A special subject in comparative literature (i) (also serves as part of Paper 28 of Part II of the English Tripos).117,128

CS

 5.

A special subject in comparative literature (ii) (also serves as part of Paper 28 of Part II of the English Tripos).128

CS

 6.

European film.128

SCHEDULE Ia

Amended by Notices (Reporter, 2011–12, pp. 541 and 879)

Papers available in Part Ia

Dutch:

Du.

1117.

French:

Fr.

1.

German:

Ge.

1.

Modern Greek:

Gr.

1117.

Italian:

It.

1.

Portuguese:

Pg.

1.

Russian:

Ru.

1.

Spanish:

Sp.

1.

SCHEDULE Ib129,130

Amended by Notice (Reporter, 2011–12, p. 541)

Papers available in Part Ib

Dutch

Du.

2†117, 3†117, 4†117, 5131,132.

French

Fr.

2120, 3†, 4†, 5, 6†.

German

Ge.

1*, 2†, 3*117, 4†, 5†, 6†, 7.

Modern Greek

Gr.

1*117, 2†117, 3132,133, 4117, 5117, 6117, 7117.

Italian

It.

2, 3†120, 4†, 5†.

Medieval Latin

ML

1117, 2.117

Neo-Latin

NL

1†.

Portuguese

Pg.

1, 2†117, 3132,134, 4†, Sp. 11.

Russian

Ru.

2*117, 3†, 4†, 5†, 6†, 7†, 8†, 9†.

Spanish

Sp.

1, 2†117, 3†, 4†, 5†, 6117, 10132, 11.

Ukrainian

Uk.

1132.

Linguistics

Li.

1, 2, 3, 4.

Comparative Studies

CS

1.

SCHEDULE II

Amended by Notices (Reporter, 2011–12, pp. 541 and 879)

Papers available in Part II

Dutch:

Du.

2, 3, 4.

French:

Fr.

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.

German:

Ge.

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.

Modern Greek:

Gr.

3132,133,10135, 4, 5, 6, 7.

Italian:

It.

6, 7, 8, 9120, 10.

Medieval Latin:

ML

1117, 2117.

Neo-Latin:

NL

1, 2.

Portuguese:

Pg.

3132,134, 4, 5117.

Russian:

Ru.

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

Spanish:

Sp.

7, 8117,135, 9, 10132,135, 11, 12, 13, 14.

Ukrainian

Uk.

1132,135, 2.136

Linguistics:

Li.

6, 7117,135, 8, 9, 10, 11137, 12120, 13138, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.

Comparative Studies:

CS

1, 2117, 3, 4117, 5, 6.128

SCHEDULE C

GL 1.

Greek translation (Paper 1 of Part Ia of the Classical Tripos).

GL 2.

Alternative Greek translation (Paper 2 of Part Ia of the Classical Tripos).

GL 3.

Latin translation (Paper 3 of Part Ia of the Classical Tripos).

GL 5.

Greek or Latin texts (a modified version of Paper 5 of Part Ia of the Classical Tripos).

GL 6.

Classical questions (a modified version of Paper 6 of Part Ia of the Classical Tripos).

GL 7.

Greek prose and verse composition (Paper 7 of Part Ia of the Classical Tripos).

GL 8.

Latin prose and verse composition (Paper 8 of Part Ia of the Classical Tripos).

GL 11.

Passages for translation from Greek authors (Paper 1 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos).

GL 12.

Alternative passages for translation from Greek authors (Paper 2 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos).

GL 13.

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

GL 15.

Greek literature (Paper 5 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos).

GL 16.

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

GL 17.

Greek and Roman history (Paper 7 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos).

GL 18.

Greek and Roman philosophy (Paper 8 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos).

GL 19.

Greek and Roman art and archaeology (Paper 9 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos).

GL 20.

Greek and Latin philology and linguistics (Paper 10 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos).

GL 21.

Translation from English into Greek prose and verse (Paper 11 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos).

GL 22.

Translation from English into Latin prose and verse (Paper 12 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos).

SCHEDULE D

Amended by Notices (Reporter, 2011–12, pp. 86, 405, and 641)

Papers from other Triposes that may be taken in Part II

Subject to the provisions of Regulation 24, candidates for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos who take any of the papers in this schedule may submit the alternative exercises permitted for those papers.

Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos, Part I

 Paper  2.

Scandinavian history in the Viking Age

 Paper  5.

Old English language and literature

 Paper  6.

Old Norse language and literature

 Paper  7.

Medieval Welsh language and literature

 Paper  8.

Medieval Irish language and literature

Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos, Part II

 Paper  5.

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

 Paper  6.

Advanced medieval Scandinavian language and literature

 Paper  7.

Advanced medieval Welsh language and literature

 Paper  8.

Advanced medieval Irish language and literature

 Paper 11.

Germanic philology

 Paper 12.

Celtic philology

Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos, Part II

 Paper MES.37.

History of the pre-modern Middle East

 Paper MES.39.

Special Subject in the pre-modern Middle East

 Paper MES.40.

Special Subject in the contemporary Middle East: political anthropology of Islam and the Middle East

 Paper MES.41.

Comparative Semitic linguistics

Classical Tripos, Part II

 Paper A1.

A prescribed Greek author or authors, and a prescribed Latin author or authors

 Paper A2.

Prescribed Greek texts

 Paper A3.

Prescribed Latin texts

 Paper B1.

Plato

 Paper B2.

Aristotle

 Paper C4.

A subject in ancient or medieval European history

 Paper D3.

A topic within classical archaeology and/or art

 Paper E2.

The Greek language

 Paper E3.

The Latin language

 Paper X1.

A subject specified by the Faculty Board from time to time: Gods and idols

 Paper X2.

A subject specified by the Faculty Board from time to time: Prostitutes and saints

English Tripos, Part II

 Paper  2.

Tragedy

 Paper  3.

Chaucer

 Paper 10.

Postcolonial and related literatures

 Paper 12.

Special subject II, Literature and visual culture (in any year in which the subject ‘Literature and visual culture’ has been prescribed as an option by the Faculty Board of English)

Historical Tripos, Part I

 Paper 18.

European history, since 1890

Historical Tripos, Part II

 Paper  4.

History of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890

Papers in European history announced by the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages from among Papers 6–30 of Part II of the Historical Tripos, in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 17(b).

Philosophy Tripos, Part II

 Paper 11.

Aesthetics

Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos, Parts IIa and IIb

 Paper Int. 7.

Society, politics, and culture in Latin America117

SCHEDULE E

Requirements for projects and optional dissertations in Part II

Date by which titles are to

be submitted

Date by which approval is

to be obtained

Date by which projects and

dissertations are to be

submitted

Projects

Third Friday of Full Easter Term next preceding the examination

End of Easter Term

First Friday of Full Michaelmas Term

Optional

 dissertations

Third Friday of Full Michaelmas Term next  preceding the examination

Last day of Full Michaelmas Term

Monday of the last week of Full Lent Term

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

Amended by Notice (Reporter, 2011–12, p. 756)

Parts Ia and Ib

Papers A1, A2, and A3, and Oral Examination A

These papers and the corresponding Oral Examination (Oral Examination A) will be of a standard of difficulty appropriate for candidates who had no knowledge, or relatively little knowledge, of the foreign language before entry to the University.

Papers A1, A2, and A3. Introduction to the foreign language

Papers A1 and A2 (two hours) will consist of exercises designed to test candidates’ knowledge of essential vocabulary and grammatical structures, their ability to comprehend (and in certain cases to translate) authentic material in the foreign language, and their skill in the active use of the foreign language. The exercises set for Papers A1 and A2 in each language will be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time; they will not necessarily be identical in all languages.

The maximum mark allocated to Paper A2 will be two-thirds of the maximum mark allocated to a three-hour paper.

Paper A3 may include questions on literary, cultural, linguistic, or historical topics, some of which may be based on more extensive material in the foreign language, as specified by the Faculty Board from time to time.

Oral examination A

The examination will consist of (a) reading aloud a passage taken from a text chosen by the Examiners, and (b) a conversation based either on the subject-matter of the text or on a prescribed topic, as specified by the Faculty Board from time to time.

A copy of the chosen text will be made available to each candidate not less than fifteen minutes before the beginning of his or her examination.

The maximum mark allocated to the oral examination will be one-third of the maximum mark allocated to a three-hour written paper.

Papers B1, B2, and B3, and Oral Examination B
Paper B1. Use of the foreign language

This paper will consist of one or more passages in the foreign language. Exercises on the passage(s) may include questions of a grammatical and lexical nature, critical response, précis, and guided writing. Candidates will normally be required to answer in the foreign language. Candidates may be required to translate a passage or passages of continuous prose into the foreign language.

Paper B2. Translation from the foreign language

This paper (two hours) will contain exercises in translation from the foreign language, of which one may be a commentary on a passage in the foreign language or a commentary on a translation or an exercise in comparative translation. In Portuguese and in Spanish four questions will be set, of which candidates will be required to attempt two; in all other languages three questions will be set, of which candidates will be required to attempt two. In French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish the passages set will be chosen from material in the foreign language not earlier than 1500, in Russian from material not earlier than 1700, and in German from material not earlier than 1800.

The maximum mark allocated to this paper will be two-thirds of the maximum mark allocated to a three-hour paper.

Paper B3. Translation into the foreign language, and test in the foreign language through audio-visual media

The examination for this paper will consist of two exercises, (a) translation from English into the foreign language (two hours), and (b) test in the foreign language through audio-visual media (one and a half hours).

Section (a) will consist of one or more passages of English prose, amounting to not more than 400 words in total, for translation into the foreign language.

Section (b). In the comprehension test, candidates will be required to watch and listen to prepared audio-visual material in the foreign language, of not less than seven minutes and not more than ten minutes in length, during which they will be allowed to make notes. After an interval during which candidates will be allowed to read the exam questions, the passage will be repeated. Candidates will be required to answer questions in writing on the material presented. This will include comprehension questions, as well as a written summary, a response, or a commentary based on the passage. The questions will be posed, and answers will be required, in the foreign language.

Oral examination B

The examination will consist of (a) reading aloud a passage taken from a text chosen by the Examiners, and (b) conversation on the subject-matter of the text. The examination may also include conversation on general topics.

A copy of the chosen text will be made available to each candidate not less than fifteen minutes before the beginning of his or her examination.

The maximum mark allocated to the oral examination will be one-third of the maximum mark allocated to a three-hour written paper.

Part II

Papers C1 and C2, and Oral Examination C
Paper C1. Translation from and into the foreign language

This paper (two hours) will consist of two exercises: (a) will consist of one passage of English prose, amounting to 250 words in total, for translation into the foreign language; (b) will consist of one passage in the foreign language, amounting to not more than 250 words in total, for translation into English. Both exercises must be attempted.

The maximum mark allocated to this paper will be 70% of the maximum mark allocated to a three-hour written paper.

Paper C2. Foreign language: text and culture

This paper (two hours) will consist of two passages in the foreign language. Candidates will be required to answer on one passage. Answers must be in the foreign language, showing knowledge of wider contexts as well as responding to the specific text. Passages will relate to a prescribed topic as specified by the Faculty Board from time to time.

Oral examination C

The examination will consist of a five-minute presentation and ten-minute conversation between the candidate and the Examiners: the subject of discussion shall be the candidate’s Year Abroad Project. The maximum mark allocated to the oral examination will be 60% of the maximum mark allocated to a three-hour written paper.

Part Ib

Candidates who in Part Ia offered Option A in a modern language and Option B in classical Greek or Latin

A candidate who offered one modern language and one classical language in Part Ia, choosing Option A in the modern language and Option B in the classical language, shall offer in Part Ib:

  1. (i)Papers B1 and B2, together with oral examination B, in the modern language;
  2. (ii)one paper from Schedule Ib relating to that language;
  3. (iii)Paper GL 15 or GL 16;
  4. (iv)one further paper from among Paper GL 11 or GL 13, Papers GL 17–20, and the papers in Schedule Ib.

In Greek a candidate may additionally offer Paper GL 21; in Latin, Paper GL 22.

Candidates who in Part Ia offered Option B in a modern language and Option A in classical Greek

A candidate who offered one modern language and classical Greek in Part Ia, choosing Option A in classical Greek and Option B in the modern language, shall offer in Part Ib:

  1. (i)Papers GL 12 and GL 15;
  2. (ii)one paper chosen from among Papers GL 17–20;
  3. (iii)two papers chosen from among the following: one further paper from among Papers GL 17–20; the papers in Schedule Ib; and Paper B3 in the modern language.

A candidate may additionally offer Paper GL 21.

Candidates who in Part Ia offered Option B in a modern language and Option B in classical Greek or Latin

A candidate who offered one modern language and one classical language in Part Ia, choosing Option B in both, shall offer in Part Ib:

  1. (i)Paper B3 in the modern language;
  2. (ii)either Paper GL 15 or Paper GL 16;
  3. (iii)three papers chosen from Paper GL 11 or GL 13, Papers GL 17–20, and the papers in Schedule Ib.

In Greek a candidate may additionally offer Paper GL 21; in Latin, Paper GL 22.

Footnotes

  1. 104. See also the regulations for Affiliated Students.a
  2. 105. Such a mark shall indicate the language offered in the oral examination.a
  3. 106. Papers in Dutch for Part Ia will be suspended with effect from 1 October 2011, and papers in Dutch for Part Ib will be suspended with effect from 1 October 2012.a
  4. 107. Certain papers will be available at Part II during the academic year 2012–13. All papers in Modern Greek as specified in Schedule A will be suspended until further notice thereafter.a
  5. 108. See Schedule A.a
  6. 109. These papers will not be available until further notice.a b
  7. 110. See the notes to Schedule Ib, p. 387.a b
  8. 111. That is a candidate who has obtained honours in an Honours Examination other than Part Ia of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos.a
  9. 112. That is, a student who takes Part II in the year next but one after last obtaining honours (either in Part Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos or in another Honours Examination), having subsequently spent a year abroad in accordance with the requirements of Regulations 28 and 29.a
  10. 113. That is, a student who takes Part II in the year after obtaining honours in Part Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos.a
  11. 114. That is, a student who takes Part II in the year after obtaining honours in an Honours Examination other than Part Ib of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos.a
  12. 115. The Faculty Board have agreed that any student who wishes to submit an optional dissertation in Part II, in place of a Part II Schedule paper that has been suspended, shall be allowed to do so, assuming that teaching by supervision is available. Students and Directors of Studies will be required to confirm in writing, that they understand that failure to submit the dissertation and to sit a Part II Schedule paper in its place, will result in zero marks for this option. Certain papers in Part II may not be replaced by an optional dissertation, see Schedule II.a
  13. 116. The Faculty Board shall normally require a student to reside abroad for a period of at least eight months and to undertake during that time either a course of study approved by them at a university, or an assistantship at a school, or some other form of employment approved by them. The period of residence abroad in a location or locations under conditions approved by the Faculty Board shall normally coincide with the academic year in Cambridge, beginning in October; the Year Abroad Project shall normally be completed during a student’s Year Abroad and shall not be worked on for any period of term-time residence in Cambridge during the Year Abroad, although some face-to-face supervision might take place.a b
  14. 117. This paper is suspended until further notice.a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al
  15. 118. This paper is suspended until 1 October 2013.a
  16. 119. This paper is suspended in 2012–13 and will not be available to be offered as an optional dissertation.a
  17. 120. This paper is suspended until 1 October 2013.a b c d e f
  18. 121. This paper is suspended until further notice. It will, however, be available to be offered as an Optional Dissertation.a
  19. 122. This paper is suspended until further notice, and will not be available to be offered as an optional dissertation.a
  20. 123. This paper is suspended in 2012–13. The paper will be made available to be offered as an optional dissertationa
  21. 124. This paper is suspended until further notice and may not be replaced by an optional dissertation.a
  22. 125. This paper is suspended from 1 October 2013 to 1 October 2014 and each alternate year thereafter until further notice.a
  23. 126. This paper is suspended with effect from 1 October 2012 to 1 October 2013.a
  24. 127. This paper is suspended from 1 October 2012 to 1 October 2013 and each alternate year thereafter until further notice.a
  25. 128. No candidate may offer more than one paper from among Papers CS 4–6.a b c d
  26. 129. Asterisked papers in Schedule Ib may be taken only by candidates who offered Option A in the language concerned in Part Ia. Such a candidate must offer at least one asterisked paper in that language in Part Ib.a
  27. 130. Papers marked with a dagger may be replaced by a portfolio of essays under Regulation 23.a
  28. 131. This paper is not available to candidates who offered Dutch as a language in Part Ia or for a Certificate or Diploma.a
  29. 132. No candidate may offer more than one of Papers Du. 5, Gr. 3, Pg. 3, Sp. 10, or Uk. 1 in any one year.a b c d e f g h i
  30. 133. This paper is not available to candidates who offered Modern Greek as a language in any Part of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos or for a Certificate or Diploma.a b
  31. 134. This paper is not available to candidates who offer or offered Portuguese as a language in any Part of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos or for a Certificate or Diploma.a b
  32. 135. This paper may not be replaced by an optional dissertation.a b c d e
  33. 136. No candidate may offer more than one of Papers Uk. 1 or Uk. 2 in any one year.a
  34. 137. This paper is suspended from 1 October 2013 to 1 October 2014 and in each alternate year thereafter.a
  35. 138. This paper is suspended from 1 October 2012 to 1 October 2013 and in each alternate year thereafter.a