Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge
CHAPTER IV
pp. 355–364
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATIONS AND TRIPOS EXAMINATIONS

The provisions contained in this Chapter are Regulations of the General Board

In this section

TRIPOS EXAMINATIONS

HUMAN, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL SCIENCES TRIPOS62

Amended by Notices (Reporter, 2013–14, pp. 530 and 724)

General

1. The Human, Social, and Political Sciences 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 five subjects: Archaeology (including Assyriology and Egyptology), Biological Anthropology, Politics and International Relations, Social Anthropology, Sociology, and there shall be a joint examination in each of the following six pairs of subjects: Archaeology and Social Anthropology, Biological Anthropology and Archaeology, Politics and Sociology, Social and Biological Anthropology, Sociology and Social Anthropology, Social Anthropology and Politics. 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 five subjects of the examination and for each joint examination.

2. The Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science shall nominate a Senior Examiner and 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 see 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. Separate meetings shall be held of all the Examiners for Part I and of the five bodies of Examiners for Part IIa and Part IIb, at which the respective class-lists shall be drawn up. The five bodies of Examiners for Part IIa and Part IIb shall also draw up class-lists for the following subjects: Archaeology and Social Anthropology (the Examiners for Archaeology), Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (the Examiners for Biological Anthropology), Politics and Sociology (the Examiners for Politics and International Relations), Social and Biological Anthropology (the Examiners for Social Anthropology), Sociology and Social Anthropology (the Examiners for Sociology), and Social Anthropology and Politics (the Examiners for Social Anthropology). 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 the subject Archaeology in Part IIa and Part IIb shall indicate whether a candidate has offered in the examination the Assyriology and/or Egyptology option.

7. No student shall be a candidate for more than one Part, or 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.

Part I

10. 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.

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

Section A

 ARC1.

Introduction to archaeology

 ARC2.

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

 ARC3.

Introduction to the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia

 ARC4.

Akkadian language I (also serves as Paper X.1 of Part Ia of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos)

 ARC5.

Egyptian language I (also serves as Paper X.2 of Part Ia of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos)

 BAN1.

Humans in biological perspective

 POL1.

Analysis of politics (also serves as an optional paper for Paper 5 of Part IIa of the Economics Tripos)

 POL2.

International relations I (also serves as an optional paper for Paper 5 of Part IIa of the Economics Tripos)

 SOC1.

Modern societies I: introduction to sociology (also serves as an optional paper for Paper 5 of Part IIa of the Economics Tripos)

 SAN1.

Social anthropology: the comparative perspective

Section B

 PBS1.

Introduction to psychology

A candidate for Part I shall be required to offer four papers as follows:

  1. (a)three papers from Section A;
  2. (b)one further paper from Section A or a paper from Section B.

Part IIa and Part IIb

12. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part IIa:

(a) a student who has obtained honours in Part I of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos in the year next after so obtaining honours, provided that six complete terms have not passed after her or his first term of residence;

(b) a student who has obtained honours in any other 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.63

13. A student who has obtained honours in Part IIa of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences 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 her or his first term of residence;63
  2. (ii)no student shall be a candidate for Part IIb in Archaeology unless the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology is satisfied that the student has, since matriculation, undertaken at least one week of study visit and six weeks of archaeological excavation or fieldwork on a project or projects (or in the case of candidates for Assyriology or Egyptology, an equivalent 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.

14. A student who has obtained honours in another Honours Examination other than Part IIa of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos may be a candidate for honours in either Part IIa or 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 her or his first term of residence. Such students shall offer, subject to the provisions of Regulation 9, four papers chosen from those available in Part IIa and Part IIb, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Faculty Board, and conditional upon written permission from the relevant Head of Department obtained not later than the division of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination.

15. The scheme of examination for Part IIa and Part IIb shall be as follows:64

Archaeology

 ARC6.

Archaeological theory and practice I

 ARC7.

Archaeological theory and practice II

 ARC8.

Archaeological science I

 ARC9.

Archaeological science II

 ARC10.

The Palaeolithic of the Old World

 ARC11.

Topics in Palaeolithic archaeology

 ARC12.

European prehistory

 ARC13.

Special topics in European prehistory

 ARC14.

Aegean prehistory (Paper D1 from the Classical Tripos)

 ARC15.

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

 ARC16.

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

 ARC17.

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

 ARC18.

The historical archaeology of Ancient Egypt I65

 ARC19.

The historical archaeology of Ancient Egypt II66

 ARC20.

Ancient Egyptian religion I65

 ARC21.

Ancient Egyptian religion II66

 ARC22.

Mesopotamian archaeology I: prehistory and early states65

 ARC23.

Mesopotamian archaeology II: territorial states to empires66

 ARC24.

Mesopotamian culture I: literature66

 ARC25.

Mesopotamian culture II: religion and scholarship65

 ARC26.

The North Sea in the Early Middle Ages

 ARC27.

Europe in Late Antiquity and the Migration Period

 ARC28.

The archaeology of medieval Britain (also serves as Paper 11 of Part II of the History Tripos)

 ARC29.

Ancient India I: the Indus civilization and beyond65

 ARC30.

Ancient India II: Early historic cities of South Asia66

 ARC31.

Ancient South America66

 ARC32.

The archaeology of Mesoamerica and North America65

 ARC33.

The archaeology of Africa

 ARC34.

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

 ARC35.

Akkadian language III

 ARC36.

Sumerian language

 ARC37.

Egyptian language II (also serves as Paper X.7 of Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos)

 ARC38.

Egyptian language III

 ARC39.

Mesopotamian history I: states and structures65

 ARC40.

Mesopotamian history II: empires and systems66

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

Biological Anthropology

 BAN2.

A subject in biological anthropology I

 BAN3.

A subject in biological anthropology II

 BAN4.

A subject in biological anthropology III

 BAN5.

Theory and practice in biological anthropology

 BAN6.

A subject in biological anthropology IV

 BAN7.

A subject in biological anthropology V

 BAN8.

A subject in biological anthropology VI

 BAN9.

A subject in biological anthropology VII

Politics and International Relations

 POL3.

International relations II

 POL4.

Comparative politics

 POL5.

Conceptual issues in politics and international relations

 POL6.

Statistics and methods67

 POL7.

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

 POL8.

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

 POL9.

Conceptual issues and texts in politics and international relations

 POL10.

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

 POL11.

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

 POL12.

A subject in politics and international relations I

 POL13.

A subject in politics and international relations II68

 POL14.

A subject in politics and international relations III

 POL15.

A subject in politics and international relations IV

 POL16.

A subject in politics and international relations V

 POL17.

A subject in politics and international relations VI

 POL18.

A subject in politics and international relations VII

 POL19.

A subject in politics and international relations VIII

Social Anthropology

 SAN2.

Kinship and economic anthropology

 SAN3.

The anthropology of politics and religion

 SAN4.

Theory, methods, and enquiry in social anthropology

 SAN5.

Thought, belief, and ethics

 SAN6.

Political economy and social transformation

 SAN7.

The anthropology of an ethnographic area

Special subjects in social anthropology

 SAN8.

A subject in social anthropology I

 SAN9.

A subject in social anthropology II

 SAN10.

A subject in social anthropology III

 SAN11.

A subject in social anthropology IV

 SAN12.

A subject in social anthropology V

Sociology

 SOC2.

Social theory

 SOC3.

Modern societies II

 SOC4.

Concepts and arguments in sociology

 SOC5.

Statistics and methods

 SOC6.

A subject in sociology I

 SOC7.

A subject in sociology II

 SOC8.

A subject in sociology III

 SOC9.

A subject in sociology IV

 SOC10.

A subject in sociology V

 SOC11.

A subject in sociology VI

 SOC12.

A subject in sociology VII

 SOC13.

A subject in sociology VIII

 SOC14.

Disciplines of education III (Paper 3 of Part II of the Education Tripos)

 SOC15.

Criminology, sentencing, and the penal system (Paper 23 of the Law Tripos)

16. Each paper shall be of three hours’ duration except POL5, SOC4, ARC6–13, and ARC18–33. The examination for Papers POL5 and SOC4 shall consist of the submission of two essays each of not more than 5,000 words. The Faculty Board shall publish by notice in each Department of the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science prescribed titles or subjects for essays by the beginning of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination concerned. The essays for POL5 and SOC4 shall be submitted in printed or typewritten form to the Senior Examiner in the relevant subject as follows: one essay no later than the end of the first week of Full Lent Term, and one essay no later than the end of the first week of Full Easter Term. Papers ARC6–13 and ARC18–33 will be assessed by a three-hour written examination plus mandatory course-work elements, prescribed titles or details of which will be published by the Faculty Board by the end of the Easter Term of the year preceding the examination concerned.

17. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 9, candidates for Part IIa shall offer papers and other exercises as follows:

  1. (a)Candidates in Archaeology

Option 1 (Archaeology)

  1. (i)ARC6;
  2. (ii)two papers chosen from Papers ARC269, ARC8, ARC10–33;
  3. (iii)one paper chosen from BAN2–4, POL3–4, SAN8–12, SOC2–3, and Paper 1 or Paper 2 for the subject History and Philosophy in Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, or one further paper chosen from ARC8, ARC10–33, or either Paper 7 or Paper 8 borrowed from Part I of the Historical Tripos, or one paper chosen from PBS3–4 borrowed from Part IIa of the Psychological and Behavioural Science Tripos.

Option 2 (Assyriology)

  1. (i)ARC3470 or ARC4;
  2. (ii)ARC22 or ARC23;
  3. (iii)one paper chosen from ARC24–25 and ARC39–40;
  4. (iv)one paper chosen from ARC2, ARC6, ARC8, ARC10–21, ARC24–33, or ARC39–40.

Option 3 (Egyptology)

  1. (i)ARC3771 or ARC5;
  2. (ii)ARC2 or ARC6;
  3. (iii)ARC18 or ARC19;
  4. (iv)ARC20 or ARC21.

Option 4 (Assyriology and Egyptology)

  1. (i)ARC3470 or ARC4;
  2. (ii)ARC3771 or ARC5;
  3. (iii)one paper from ARC18–21;
  4. (iv)one paper from ARC22–25.
  5. (b)Candidates in Biological Anthropology
  6. (i)Papers BAN2–4;
  7. (ii)one paper chosen from ARC8, ARC10–33, BAN6–9, POL3–4, SAN8–12, SOC2–3, and Paper 1 or Paper 2 for the subject History and Philosophy in Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, or one paper chosen from PBS3–4 borrowed from Part IIa of the Psychological and Behavioural Science Tripos.
  8. (c)Candidates in Politics and International Relations
  9. (i)POL3;
  10. (ii)POL4;
  11. (iii)either POL7 or POL8;
  12. (iv)one paper chosen from ARC8, ARC10–33, BAN2–4, SAN8–12, SOC2–3, SOC5, Paper 1 or Paper 2 for the subject History and Philosophy in Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, POL5–6, or either Paper 10 or Paper 11 borrowed from Part I of the Historical Tripos, or one paper chosen from PBS3–4 borrowed from Part IIa of the Psychological and Behavioural Science Tripos.
  13. (d)Candidates in Social Anthropology
  14. (i)Papers SAN2–4;
  15. (ii)one paper chosen from SAN8–12, ARC8, ARC10–33, BAN2–4, POL3–4, SOC2–3, and Paper 1 or Paper 2 for the subject History and Philosophy in Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, or Paper PBS3 borrowed from Part IIa of the Psychological and Behavioural Science Tripos.
  16. (e)Candidates in Sociology
  17. (i)SOC2;
  18. (ii)SOC3;
  19. (iii)either SOC4 or SOC5;
  20. (iv)one paper chosen from ARC8, ARC10–33, BAN2–4, POL3–4, SAN8–12, SOC4–5, Papers PBS3–4 of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, and Paper 1 or Paper 2 for the subject History and Philosophy in Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos, or either Paper 10 or Paper 11 borrowed from Part I of the Historical Tripos.
  21. (f)Candidates in Archaeology and Social Anthropology
  22. (i)one paper chosen from ARC2 and ARC6, and one paper chosen from ARC2, ARC6, ARC8, and ARC10–33;
  23. (ii)two papers chosen from SAN2–4.
  24. (g)Candidates in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology
  25. (i)one paper chosen from ARC2 and ARC6, and one paper chosen from ARC2, ARC6, ARC8, and ARC10–33;
  26. (ii)two papers chosen from BAN2–4.
  27. (h)Candidates in Politics and Sociology
  28. (i)one paper chosen from POL3–4;
  29. (ii)one paper chosen from POL7–8;
  30. (iii)SOC2 and SOC3.
  31. (i)Candidates in Social and Biological Anthropology
  32. (i)two papers chosen from SAN2–4;
  33. (ii)two papers chosen from BAN2–4.
  34. (j)Candidates in Sociology and Social Anthropology
  35. (i)SAN2 and SAN3;
  36. (ii)SOC2 and SOC3.
  37. (k)Candidates in Social Anthropology and Politics
  38. (i)POL3 or POL4;
  39. (ii)POL7 or POL8;
  40. (iii)one paper chosen from SAN2–3, and one paper chosen from SAN2–4 and SAN8–12.

18. Candidates for Part IIb who have taken Part IIa in the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos may not change their subject track between Parts IIa and IIb, unless changing from a joint track to one of the single subjects within it. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 9, candidates for Part IIb shall offer papers and other exercises as follows:

  1. (a)Candidates in Archaeology

Option 1 (Archaeology)

  1. (i)ARC7;
  2. (ii)two papers chosen from Papers ARC8–3372, one of which may be substituted by a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20;
  3. (iii)one further paper chosen from Papers ARC8–33, BAN2–4, BAN6–9, POL13–1473, SAN8–12, SOC6–1574.

Option 2 (Assyriology)

  1. (i)ARC3575 or ARC34;
  2. (ii)ARC22 or ARC23;
  3. (iii)one paper chosen from ARC24–25, ARC3676, or ARC39–40;
  4. (iv)either one further paper chosen from ARC7, ARC8–2172, ARC26–33, ARC3676, ARC39–40, or a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.

Option 3 (Egyptology)

  1. (i)ARC3877 or ARC37;
  2. (ii)ARC18 or ARC19;
  3. (iii)ARC20 or ARC21;
  4. (iv)either one further paper chosen from ARC7, ARC8, ARC10–17, ARC22–33, or a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.

Option 4 (Assyriology and Egyptology)

  1. (i)ARC3575 or ARC34;
  2. (ii)ARC3877 or ARC37;
  3. (iii)one paper from ARC18–25;
  4. (iv)either one further paper chosen from ARC18–25, ARC3676, or a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.
  5. (b)Candidates in Biological Anthropology
  6. (i)BAN5;
  7. (ii)two papers chosen from Papers BAN6–9, one of which may be substituted by a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20;
  8. (iii)either one paper chosen from ARC8–3372, POL13–1473, SAN8–12, SOC6–1574, or a further paper chosen from BAN6–9.
  9. (c)Candidates in Politics and International Relations
  10. (i)POL9;
  11. (ii)two papers chosen from POL10–1978, one of which may be substituted by a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Politics and International Studies, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20;
  12. (iii)either one paper chosen from ARC8–3372, BAN2–4, BAN6–9, SAN8–12, SOC6–1574, or a further paper chosen from POL10–1978.
  13. (d)Candidates in Social Anthropology
  14. (i)Papers SAN5, SAN6, and SAN7;
  15. (ii)either one paper chosen from Papers SAN8–12, ARC8–3372, BAN2–4, BAN6–9, POL13–1473, SOC6–1574, or a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.
  16. (e)Candidates in Sociology
  17. (i)one paper chosen from SOC6–13;
  18. (ii)two further papers chosen from SOC6–15, one of which may be substituted by a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Sociology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20;
  19. (iii)one paper chosen from ARC8–3372, BAN2–4, BAN6–9, POL13–1473, SAN8–12, Papers PBS9–12 of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos or a further paper chosen from SOC6–15.
  20. (f)Candidates in Archaeology and Social Anthropology
  21. (i)Paper ARC6 or ARC7;
  22. (ii)one paper chosen from SAN5 and SAN6;
  23. (iii)one paper chosen from ARC8–3372 and one paper chosen from SAN5–12; one of these papers may be substituted by a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.
  24. (g)Candidates in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology
  25. (i)Paper ARC6 or ARC7;
  26. (ii)one paper chosen from BAN6–9;
  27. (iii)one paper chosen from ARC8–3372 and a further paper chosen from BAN6–9; one of these papers may be substituted by a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.
  28. (h)Candidates in Politics and Sociology
  29. (i)two papers chosen from POL6, POL10–1978;
  30. (ii)two papers chosen from SOC5–1579;
  31. (iii)a candidate may substitute for one paper a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Politics and International Studies, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.
  32. (i)Candidates in Social and Biological Anthropology
  33. (i)one paper chosen from SAN5 and SAN6;
  34. (ii)one paper chosen from BAN6–9;
  35. (iii)one paper chosen from SAN5–12 and a further paper chosen from BAN6–9; one of these papers may be substituted by a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.
  36. (j)Candidates in Sociology and Social Anthropology
  37. (i)two papers chosen from SOC5–15;
  38. (ii)one paper chosen from SAN5 and SAN6, and one paper chosen from SAN5–SAN1280;
  39. (iii)a candidate may substitute for one paper a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Sociology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.
  40. (k)Candidates in Social Anthropology and Politics
  41. (i)two papers from POL10–1978;
  42. (ii)one paper chosen from SAN5 and SAN6, and one paper chosen from SAN5–SAN1280;
  43. (iii)a candidate may substitute for one paper a dissertation on a subject approved by the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20.

19. Candidates for Part IIa and Part IIb in Archaeology and Biological Anthropology shall present for the inspection of the Examiners, by a date which the Head of the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology shall announce not later than the division of 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 Department with assessments of the candidates’ practical work, and shall take these assignments into account in assigning marks for the examination.

20. (a) A candidate for Part IIb who wishes to offer a dissertation 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 division of the Full Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination.

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

(c) A dissertation shall be of not more than 10,000 words in length. The inclusion of footnotes, figures, tables, appendices, and bibliography in the word count will be specified by each department. Each dissertation shall be typewritten, with two printed copies submitted in addition to a copy in an approved electronic format.

(d) A dissertation shall be submitted to the Senior Examiner in the relevant subject not later than the second Friday 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 stating the word count of the dissertation, that it is her or his 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.

Temporary Regulation

22. The examinations for the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos shall be held for the first time as follows:

Part I in 2014

Part IIa in 2015

Part IIb in 2016

Footnotes

  1. 62. These regulations will come into effect in accordance with the timetable in Temporary Regulation 22.a
  2. 63. See also the regulations for Affiliated Students.a b
  3. 64. For further information on the papers offered for Part II in 2014–15, see Notice (Reporter, 6354, 2013–14, p. 667).a
  4. 65. This paper will be available, in alternate years, from 1 Oct 2014.a b c d e f g
  5. 66. This paper will be available, in alternate years, from 1 Oct 2015.a b c d e f g
  6. 67. This paper is suspended until further notice.a
  7. 68. This paper will also be available, in certain years, to candidates for the Economics Tripos.a
  8. 69. Paper ARC2 is required if a candidate has not taken it at Part I.a
  9. 70. Paper ARC34 can only be taken at Part IIa if a candidate has taken Paper ARC4 at Part I.a b
  10. 71. Paper ARC37 can only be taken at Part IIa if a candidate has taken Paper ARC5 at Part I.a b
  11. 72. Paper ARC9 can only be taken if a candidate has taken Paper ARC8 at Part IIa.a b c d e f g h
  12. 73. Papers POL13–14 can only be taken if POL3 or POL4 was taken at Part IIa.a b c d
  13. 74. Paper SOC6 can only be taken if SOC2 was taken at Part IIa.a b c d
  14. 75. Paper ARC35 can only be taken at Part IIb if a candidate has taken Paper ARC34 at Part IIa.a b
  15. 76. Paper ARC36 can only be taken if a candidate is also taking Paper ARC35.a b c
  16. 77. Paper ARC38 can only be taken at Part IIb if a candidate has taken Paper ARC37 at Part IIa.a b
  17. 78. Paper POL10 cannot be taken if POL8 was taken in Part IIa.a b c d
  18. 79. Paper SOC5 cannot be taken if a candidate is also taking POL6.a
  19. 80. Paper SAN7 cannot be taken unless the candidate is also taking SAN5 or SAN6.a b