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The Development Studies Committee give notice that in the academical year 1999-2000 the subjects for the examination in Development Studies for the M.Phil. Degree (one-year course) will be as follows:
1 | Development economics This subject will be examined by means of a three-hour written paper. |
2 | Institutions and development For candidates not taking Paper 1 above, this subject will be examined by means of a three-hour written paper. For candidates taking Paper 1 above, this subject will be examined by means of: |
either | (a) | a three-hour written examination |
or | (b) | two essays of 5,000 words each. |
3 | Sociology and politics of development This subject will be examined by means of two essays of 5,000 words each. |
10 | Quantitative methods in economics and finance (Subject 301 from the examination in Economics) |
11 | Topics in industrial and financial economics (Subject 410 from the examination in Economics) |
12 | Suspended for 1999-2000 |
13 | Financial organizations and economic growth (Subject 520 from the examination in Economics) |
14 | Philosophical issues in economics (Subject 650 from the examination in Economics) |
15 | Methodology of economics (Subject 660 from the examination in Economics) |
16 | National planning and economic policy (Subject 5 from the examination in Land Economy) |
17 | Land and food policies in low-income countries (Subject 6 from the examination in Land Economy) |
18 | Social anthropology and development (Paper 3a from the examination in Social Anthropology) |
19 | Development and the global environment |
20 | Sociology and politics of Latin America (Paper 5 from the examination in Latin-American Studies) |
21 | The African development experience |
22 | Globalization, big business, and developing countries |
The Committee give notice that in the examination to be held in 2000 the subjects of Group 2 will be examined as follows:
Subject 10 will be examined by means of a three-hour written paper and a project
Subject 11 will be examined by means of one 4,000-word and two 2,000-word essays
Subjects 13, 15, 18, 19, 20, and 22 will each be examined by means of two 5,000-word essays
Subject 14 will be examined by means of four 2,000-word essays
Subjects 16 and 17 will each be examined by means of a three-hour written paper
Subject 21 will be examined by means of one unseen written exercise undertaken within a 48-hour period
The Development Studies Committee also gives notice that options in Group 2 may be added to or removed from the above list during the first half of the Michaelmas Term 1999. A further Notice will be issued if any such changes are made.
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Cambridge University Reporter, 30 June 1999
Copyright © 1999 The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.