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Candidates are required to offer in the examination for Part II (General) of the Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos:
| either | two Special Subjects and one Elective Subject, |
| or | one Special Subject, one subject from Part IB of the Natural Sciences Tripos, one Elective Subject, |
| and | a dissertation or project report associated with either one of the Special Subjects or one of the Elective Subjects. |
Not all Special Subjects or Elective Subjects make provision for candidates to offer a dissertation; this limits the possible combinations of subjects that candidates may choose. The subjects in which a dissertation may be offered are indicated below by the symbol (d).
The subjects available are listed below, together with the name of the Department offering the subject (which may be consulted for advice). If a minimum number of candidates is required before a subject can be offered, or if there is a limit on the number of candidates who can be accepted for a subject, this is indicated.
| (a) Special Subjects | Department | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 202 | (d) | Pathology A: Cellular Pathology (Maximum places: 12, minimum: 6) | Pathology |
| 204* | (d) | Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology | Pharmacology |
| 205 | (d) | Clinical Physiology and Neurobiology | Physiology |
| 207 | (d) | History of Medicine, Body, and Mind | History and Philosophy of Science |
| 208 | (d) | Primate and Human Evolutionary Biology and Behaviour (Maximum places: 5) | Biological Anthropology |
| 209 | (d) | Human Genetics and Ecology (Maximum places: 5) | Biological Anthropology |
| 210 | (d) | Pathology B: Immunology (Maximum places: 12, minimum: 6) | Pathology |
| 211 | (d) | Pathology C: Microbial and Parasitic Disease (Maximum places: 12, minimum: 6) | Pathology |
| 213 | (d) | Pharmacology of Integrated Systems | Pharmacology |
| 216 | (d) | Pathology D: Virology (Maximum places: 12, minimum: 6) | Pathology |
| 217 | (d) | Pathology E: Genetic Pathology (Maximum places: 12, minimum: 6) | Pathology |
| 218 | (d) | Human Impact on the Environment | Zoology |
| 219+ | (d) | Mechanisms of Disease A (Maximum places: 20, minimum: 6) | Pathology |
| 220+ | (d) | Mechanisms of Disease B (Maximum places: 20, minimum: 6) | Pathology |
* This subject can only be taken together with Pharmacology of Integrated Systems (213).
+ These two Special Subjects may not be offered singly, but must be taken as a pair.
(d) Dissertation or project report may be offered.
| (b) Elective Subjects | Department | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 302 | (d) | Biology of parasitism (Minimum places: 4) | Clinical Veterinary Medicine |
| 304 | (d) | Human genetics and variation (Maximum places: 5) | Biological Anthropology |
| 305 | (d) | Human nutrition (Minimum places: 8) | Clinical Veterinary Medicine |
| 306 | Medical aspects of Neurobiology | Physiology | |
| 307 | (d) | Medicine, Ethics, and Law | Genetics |
| 309 | Medicine, health, and illness | Social and Political Sciences | |
| 310 | Topics in clinical physiology | Physiology | |
(d) Dissertation or project report may be offered.
| (c) Subjects from Part IB of the Natural Sciences Tripos | |
|---|---|
| 410 | Animal Biology |
| 423 | History and Philosophy of Science |
| 435 | Molecular Cell Biology |
Combinations of subjects are restricted for academic reasons, by overlapping lecture times, and by overlapping examination times. Impossible combinations are listed below.
In the following table a subject in column (1) may not be combined with any subject listed on the corresponding line of any of columns (2), (3), and (4).
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Subjects and subjects from Part IB of the NST |
Special Subjects | NST Subjects | Electives | |
| 202 | Pathology A: Cellular Pathology | 204, 209, 210, 211, 216, 217, 219, 220 | 304 | |
| 204 | Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology | 202, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220 | 410, 423, 435 | 304, 310 |
| 205 | Clinical Physiology and Neurobiology | 204, 219, 220 | 435 | 306, 310 |
| 207 | History of Medicine, Body, and Mind | 204, 209, 219, 220 | 410 | |
| 208 | Primate and Human Evolutionary Biology and Behaviour | 204, 209, 210, 213, 219, 220 | 410 | 304, 309 |
| 209 | Human Genetics and Ecology | 202, 204, 208, 217, 219, 220 | 435 | 304, 309 |
| 210 | Pathology B: Immunology | 202, 204, 211, 213, 216, 217, 219, 220 | 309 | |
| 211 | Pathology C: Microbial and Parasitic Disease | 202, 204, 210, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220 | 410, 423 | 302, 309 |
| 213 | Pharmacology of Integrated Systems | 208, 210, 219, 220 | 410 | 309 |
| 216 | Pathology D: Virology | 202, 204, 210, 211, 217, 219, 220 | 410, 435 | 307 |
| 217 | Pathology E: Genetic Pathology | 202, 204, 209, 210, 211, 216, 219, 220 | 304 | |
| 218 | Human Impact on the Environment | 204, 211, 219, 220 | 423 | 302, 309 |
| 219 | Mechanisms of Disease A | 202, 204, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 213, 216, 217, 218 | 410, 423, 435 | 306, 310 |
| 220 | Mechanisms of Disease B | 202, 204, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 213, 216, 217, 218 | 410, 423, 435 | 306, 310 |
| 410 | Animal Biology | 204, 207, 208, 209, 211, 213, 216, 219, 220 | 423, 435 | 302, 305, 307, 309 |
| 423 | History and Philosophy of Science | 204, 211, 218, 219, 220 | 410, 435 | 302, 309 |
| 435 | Molecular Cell Biology | 204, 205, 207, 209, 213, 216, 219, 220 | 410, 423 | 306, 309 |
Candidates and their advisers are asked to note that the reference numbers used in this Notice are those notified to Colleges in the Lent Term as part of the procedure for admission to restricted subjects. The code numbers to be used for examination entries, which will follow a different system, will be issued by the Board of Examinations in the Michaelmas Term.
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