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The General Board give notice that, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board or other authority concerned, the regulations for certain University examinations have been amended as follows:
On the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Law, the General Board and the Board of Graduate Studies have approved the following changes in the course of study leading to the examination in Criminology for the M.Phil. Degree (one-year course). The present course has been revised, and the introduction of a new course, in Criminological Research, has been approved. These changes are designed (a) to provide, in addition to the present course, a second course with greater emphasis on training in research, and (b) to include, within the overall structure of each course, a core course in criminological ideas.
The regulations for the examination in Criminology (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 469) have been replaced, with effect from 1 October 1999, by the following regulations for examinations in Criminology and in Criminological Research:
The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Criminology for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
| (a) | four essays, each of not more than 3,000 words, including notes and appendices, on topics chosen by the candidate from lists of topics announced by the Examiners, provided that one such essay shall be on a topic chosen by the candidate from among the topics announced by the Examiners as relating to the core course in Criminology; |
and
| (b) | a methodological essay, or an exercise in critically evaluating a project of empirical research, chosen by the candidate from a list announced by the Examiners relating to research methods in Criminology; a candidate's essay or exercise shall not exceed 3,000 words in length, including notes and appendices; |
and
| (c) | a thesis of not more than 18,000 words, including notes and appendices, on a criminological topic approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Law. |
At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls; such an oral examination may include questions relating to one or more of the other pieces of work submitted by the candidate under (a) and (b) above.
1. Subject to the provisions of Regulation 2 below, the scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Criminological Research for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
| (a) | three essays, each of not more than 3,000 words, including notes and appendices, on topics chosen by the candidate from lists of topics announced by the Examiners, provided that one such essay shall be on a topic chosen by the candidate from among the topics announced by the Examiners as relating to the core course in Criminology; |
and
| (b) | a methodological essay, or an exercise in critically evaluating a project of empirical research, chosen by the candidate from a list announced by the Examiners relating to the course on Research Methods I; a candidate's essay or exercise shall not exceed 3,000 words in length, including notes and appendices; |
and
| (c) | an exercise in designing a proposal for a project of empirical research on a subject chosen by the candidate from a list of subjects announced by the Examiners; a candidate's report on such an exercise shall not exceed 3,000 words in length, including notes and appendices; |
and
| (d) | a thesis of not more than 18,000 words, including notes and appendices, on a criminological topic approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Law. |
At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls; such an oral examination may include questions relating to one or more of the other pieces of work submitted by the candidate under (a), (b), and (c) above.
2. In place of the scheme of examination prescribed in Regulation 1 above, a candidate may, by special permission of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Law, granted after considering the candidate's experience and special qualifications and the proposed topic of his or her thesis, offer the following scheme of examination:
| (a) | a methodological essay, or an exercise in critically evaluating a project of empirical research, chosen by the candidate from a list announced by the Examiners relating to research methods in Criminology; a candidate's essay or exercise shall not exceed 3,000 words in length, including notes and appendices; |
and
| (b) | an exercise in designing a proposal for a project of empirical research on a subject chosen by the candidate from a list of subjects announced by the Examiners; a candidate's report on such an exercise shall not exceed 3,000 words in length, including notes and appendices; |
and
| (c) | a thesis of not more than 35,000 words, including notes and appendices, on a criminological topic approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Law. |
The examination shall include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls; such an oral examination may include questions relating to one or more of the other pieces of work submitted by the candidate under (a) and (b) above.
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Cambridge University Reporter, 10 March 1999
Copyright © 1999 The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.