1. The following regulations shall apply to any University examination for Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University listed in the Schedule to these regulations.
2. A subject for any Diploma or Certificate under these regulations and listed in the Schedule, together with a syllabus for the course, the special regulations for the examination, and any subsequent amendments thereof, shall be approved by the General Board.
3. Any person may be approved for admission to a course of study leading to the award of a Diploma or a Certificate granted under the provisions of these regulations who has satisfied the relevant body1 administering the Diploma or a Certificate as qualified to engage in study for the qualification. A register shall be kept by the Registrary of all persons who are studying with a view to obtaining such a qualification.
4. A date shall be agreed between the administering body and the Registrary by which the head of the body administering the Diploma or Certificate shall send to the Registrary a list of all the students who have been newly admitted by that body and who are studying towards a Diploma or Certificate listed in the Schedule to these regulations.
5. The length of candidature for each award shall be determined by the General Board on the recommendation of the administering body.
6. While studying for a Diploma or a Certificate under these regulations a candidate shall pay the appropriate fee for the course as determined by the General Board from time to time on the recommendation of the administering body.
7. No person who has not paid the appropriate fee shall be entitled to attend any lectures related to a course or any course of instruction for a Diploma or Certificate under these regulations.
8. No person shall be permitted to be a candidate in the examination, or any part of the examination, for any Diploma or Certificate under these regulations unless the person’s name is on the register and he or she has met the relevant course requirements.
9. Lists of candidates for any written papers in the examinations or any other parts of examinations for any Diploma or Certificate under these regulations shall be sent by the head of the administering body to the Registrary at least three weeks before the first assignment is due to be submitted or, in the case of written papers, before the examination starts.
10. The General Board, on the recommendation of the administering body, shall have powers to recognize periods of previous successful study as meeting part of the requirements for the award.
11. A candidate shall study for a Diploma or Certificate under these regulations in Cambridge, or such other place as the administering body concerned, with the approval of the General Board, shall determine, under the direction of a Course Director appointed by that body and under any special conditions that that body may lay down in each case.
12. The administering body for a Diploma or Certificate shall appoint such number of Examiners as necessary to conduct the examination.
13. A Diploma or Certificate under these regulations shall be awarded to any person who has attended a course of lectures and classes prescribed by the administering body, has satisfactorily completed the assignments for the course, and has also satisfied the Examiners in the examination for the Diploma or the Certificate. The list of successful candidates shall specify the subject in which each candidate has satisfied the Examiners. The symbol (d) may be placed against the names of candidates who acquit themselves with distinction, and the symbol (c) against the names of those who acquit themselves with credit.
14. The Diploma or Certificate shall be in the following form:
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT having attended a course of instruction in and having been admitted to the examination appointed by the University of Cambridge has been approved2 by the Examiners and has been awarded the Diploma [Certificate]3 in4
15. The General Board, on the recommendation of the administering body, shall determine, for each award, whether a candidate who is not awarded a Diploma or Certificate may be a candidate again in either the same or in any other field.
16. Fees to Examiners shall be as determined from time to time by the General Board on the recommendation of the administering body.
17. Review procedures for examination results and student complaints shall be approved from time to time by the General Board on the recommendation of the administering body.
Diplomas
Faculty of Business and Management
[Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship]11
Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship Studies
Faculty of Divinity
Diploma in Theology for Ministry
Faculty of Education
Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Studies
Institute of Continuing Education
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Diploma in Archaeology: Conflict, History, and Heritage Diploma in Archaeology: Death and the Ancient World Diploma in Archaeology: Methods and Practice Diploma in Coaching Diploma in Creative Writing: Advanced Fiction and Writing for Performance Diploma in Creative Writing: Advanced Non-fiction Diploma in Creativity Theory, History and Philosophy Diploma in English Literature: Literature and Criticism Diploma in English Literature: Literature Past and Present Diploma in Evolutionary Biology |
Diploma in Genetics Diploma in Historic Building Conservation Diploma in Historic Environment I Diploma in Historic Environment II Diploma in Historic Environment III Diploma in History of Art: Renaissance and Baroque Diploma in History of Art: British Visual Culture Diploma in International Development: Economy, Society, and Welfare Diploma in International Development: Environment, Sustainability, and Globalization Diploma in International Relations Diploma in Local History I Diploma in Local History II |
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Diploma of Higher Education in Archaeology Diploma of Higher Education in English Literature Diploma of Higher Education in Historic Environment |
Diploma of Higher Education in History of Art Diploma of Higher Education in International Development Diploma of Higher Education in Local History |
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Advanced Diploma in Archaeology8 Advanced Diploma in Research in the Arts Advanced Diploma in Research in the Sciences Advanced Diploma in Research Theory and Practice |
Advanced Diploma in Research Theory and Practice in the Arts Advanced Diploma in Research Theory and Practice in the Sciences |
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Postgraduate Diploma in Building History Postgraduate Diploma in Genomic Medicine Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Data: Informatics, Innovation, and Commercialization Postgraduate Diploma in Historic Environment5 Postgraduate Diploma in History |
Postgraduate Diploma in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Education Postgraduate Diploma in Science Communication |
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
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Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Business |
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Certificates
Faculty of Education6
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Postgraduate Advanced Certificate in Educational Studies |
Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Studies Postgraduate Award in Educational Studies |
Institute of Continuing Education
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Certificate in Archaeology of Ancient Britain Certificate in Archaeology of the Ancient World Certificate in Coaching Certificate in Cognitive Psychology Certificate in Creative Writing: Creative Non-Fiction Certificate in Creative Writing: Fiction and Writing for Performance Certificate in English Literature: Approaches to Literary Study Certificate in English Literature: Texts and Context Certificate in Evolutionary Biology Certificate in Film Studies: Approaches to Film Study Certificate in Film Studies: Form, Genre, and History Certificate in Genetics Certificate in Historic Building Conservation Certificate in History Certificate in History of Art: Classical to Renaissance Certificate in History of Art: Early Modern to Contemporary Certificate in Immunology Certificate in Infectious Diseases Certificate in International Development |
Certificate in International Relations Certificate in Local History: Approaches to British Local History Certificate in Local History: Evaluating the Past through British Local History Certificate in the Making of the English Landscape: Garden History Certificate in the Making of the English Landscape: Landscape History and Archaeology Certificate in the Making of the English Landscape: Sources and Methods Certificate in Operational Business and Management Certificate in Philosophy: History of Philosophy, Philosophy of Mind, and Political Philosophy Certificate in Philosophy: Metaphysics, Philosophy of Language, and Ethics Certificate in Physical Sciences Certificate in Sociology, Politics, and Psychology Certificate in Strategic Business and Management Certificate in the Study of Early Medieval England Certificate in the Study of Medieval England |
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Certificate of Higher Education in Archaeology Certificate of Higher Education in Business and Management Certificate of Higher Education in Creative Writing Certificate of Higher Education in English Literature Certificate of Higher Education in Genetics and Evolution Certificate of Higher Education in Historic Building Conservation12 Certificate of Higher Education in Historic Environment |
Certificate of Higher Education in History of Art Certificate of Higher Education in Infection and Immunity Certificate of Higher Education in International Development7 Certificate of Higher Education in Local History Certificate of Higher Education in Philosophy Certificate of Higher Education in Practical Horticulture and Plantsmanship Certificate of Higher Education in the Study of Early Medieval and Medieval England |
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Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Clinical Practice Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Criminology and Police Management Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Criminology, Penology, and Management Postgraduate Certificate in Biocuration Postgraduate Certificate in Britain and the Holocaust Postgraduate Certificate in Building History Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Research, Education, and Leadership Postgraduate Certificate in Creative Writing Postgraduate Certificate in Genomic Medicine |
Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Data and Informatics Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education Postgraduate Certificate in Practical Science Communication Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Practice in Architecture Postgraduate Certificate in Public Policy Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainability Leadership Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching Creative Writing10 |
Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
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Postgraduate Certificate in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment |
Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Value Chains9 |
Language Centre
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CULP Award in French CULP Award in German CULP Award in Italian |
CULP Award in Portuguese CULP Award in Advanced Russian CULP Award in Spanish
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For the Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship administered by the Faculty Board of Business and Management, examination shall be by tasks prescribed by the Degree Committee. The volume of work required to complete the award shall be 20,000–24,000 words or equivalent.]13
1. The Faculty Board of Divinity shall be the administering body for the Diploma in Theology for Ministry, but they may delegate the detailed administration of the Diploma to their Committee for the Management of the B.Th. Degree.
2. A student may be a candidate for the Diploma of Theology for Ministry if he or she has been proposed by a Member Institution of the Cambridge Theological Federation and admitted by the Faculty Board. The course of study shall be either for one-year (full-time) or for two-years (part-time).
3. Candidates shall be required to offer five papers, or the equivalent combination of papers and half-papers, comprising:
1. The Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Studies shall be administered by the Faculty of Education.
2. The Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Studies shall be awarded on the basis of the completion of 120 credits from practitioner professional development courses. The volume of work required to complete the award shall be at least 16,000 words.
1. The postgraduate awards of Practitioner Professional Development shall be administered by the Faculty Board of Education and shall be awarded on the basis of the completion of credits from practitioner professional development courses listed in the Schedule to these regulations.
2. The Postgraduate Advanced Certificate in Educational Studies shall be awarded on the basis of the completion of 90 credits from practitioner professional development courses. The volume of work required to complete the award shall be at least 12,000 words.
3. The Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Studies shall be awarded on the basis of the completion of 60 credits from practitioner professional development courses. The volume of work required to complete the award shall be at least 8,000 words.
4. The Postgraduate Award in Educational Studies shall be awarded on the basis of the completion of 30 credits from practitioner professional development courses. The volume of work required to complete the award shall be at least 4,000 words.
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30-credit practitioner professional development courses |
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An introduction to child and adolescent counselling |
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60-credit practitioner professional development courses |
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[Educational assessment and examinations]15 |
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Teaching advanced mathematics |
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〈90-credit practitioner professional development courses |
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Educational assessment |
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Transforming practice〉14 |
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120-credit practitioner professional development courses |
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Postgraduate diploma in child and adolescent counselling |
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For the Diplomas (60 credits) administered by the Institute of Continuing Education examination shall be by such tasks appropriate to the discipline as prescribed by the Strategic Committee for the Institute. The volume of work required to complete the award shall be 9,000–12,000 words or the equivalent.
Diplomas of Higher Education (120 credits) administered by the Institute of Continuing Education shall be awarded on successful completion of two (60 credit) Diplomas.
For the Advanced Diplomas administered by the Institute of Continuing Education examination shall be by tasks appropriate to the discipline as prescribed by the Strategic Committee for the Institute. The volume of work required to complete the award shall be 16,000–20,000 words or the equivalent.
For the Postgraduate Diplomas administered by the Institute of Continuing Education examination shall be by tasks appropriate to the discipline as prescribed by the Strategic Committee for the Institute. The volume of work required to complete the award shall be 15,000–24,000 words or the equivalent.
1. The Postgraduate Diploma in Genomic Medicine shall be administered by the Institute of Continuing Education.
2. The scheme of examination for the Postgraduate Diploma in Genomic Medicine shall consist of eight modules chosen from a list of core and optional modules, to be announced by the Degree Committee for the Faculties of Clinical Medicine and Veterinary Medicine not later than the end of the Easter Term preceding the examination and stipulating which modules are core and which are optional. Each module shall be examined by assignments of 2,500 to 3,500 words, or assignments deemed their equivalent by the Degree Committee, except where other methods of assessment are published in individual module descriptions.
For the Certificates (60 credits) administered by the Institute of Continuing Education examination shall be by tasks appropriate to the discipline as prescribed by the Strategic Committee for the Institute. The volume of work required to complete the award shall be 9,000–12,000 words or the equivalent.
The Certificates of Higher Education (120 credits) administered by the Institute of Continuing Education shall be awarded on successful completion of two (60-credit) Certificates.
The scheme of examination for the Postgraduate Certificates administered by the Institute of Continuing Education shall be prescribed by the Strategic Committee for the Institute and shall require submission of work of 9,000–15,000 words or the equivalent.
1. The Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Medicine shall be administered by the Strategic Committee of the Institute of Continuing Education.
2. The scheme of examination for the Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Medicine shall consist of three core modules listed in the Schedule to these regulations. Each module shall be examined by assignments of 3,000 words, or assignments deemed their equivalent by the Degree Committee for the Faculties of Clinical Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, except where other methods of assessment are published in individual module descriptions.
Clinical research
Clinical education
Clinical leadership
1. The Postgraduate Certificate in Genomic Medicine shall be administered by the Institute of Continuing Education.
2. The scheme of examination for the Postgraduate Certificate in Genomic Medicine shall consist of four modules chosen from a list of core and optional modules, to be announced by the Degree Committee for the Faculties of Clinical Medicine and Veterinary Medicine not later than the end of the Easter Term preceding the examination and stipulating which modules are core and which are optional. Each module shall be examined by assignments of 2,500 to 3,500 words, or assignments deemed their equivalent by the Degree Committee, except where other methods of assessment are published in individual module descriptions.
The Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Business shall be administered by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and shall be awarded on the basis of the completion of 60 credits from either the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business or the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Value Chains, 60 credits gained by attending practitioner/professional development workshops, and completion of assessed work equivalent to at least 12,000 words.
1. The Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business shall be administered by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
2. The scheme of examination for the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business shall be as follows:
1. The Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Value Chains shall be administered by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
2. The scheme of examination for the Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Value Chains shall be as follows:
1. The CULP Awards in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Advanced Russian and Spanish shall be administered by the Committee of Management of the Language Centre.
2. The scheme of assessment shall be as follows: attendance 5%; participation 5%; written homework 10%; oral presentation 30%; final examination (reading/listening comprehension and writing) 50%. The final examination shall take place on the last Saturday of the course during Lent Term and will be of two hours’ duration. Full details of the expectations with regard to each element of assessment will be issued to students at the start of the course and made available on the Language Centre website.