Cambridge University Reporter


Examinations in Latin-American Studies for the M.Phil. Degree and the M.St. Degree

M.Phil. Degree

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 475)

With immediate effect

Amendments have been made as follows:

Regulation 1.

By replacing in sub-paragraph (a) the words 'including footnotes, tables, appendices, and bibliography' by the words 'including footnotes, tables, and appendices, but excluding bibliography'.

By changing in sub-paragraph (b) the title of subject 2 from 'Anthropology and history: comparative perspectives' to 'Anthropology of Latin America'.

M.St. Degree

It is regretted that the special regulations for the examination in Latin-American Studies for the M.St. Degree published on 12 October 2005 (Reporter, 2005-06, p. 41) were incorrect. The correct regulations are as follows:

Latin-American Studies

1. The scheme of examination for the course of study in Latin-American Studies for the degree of Master of Studies shall consist of:

(a)a thesis, not exceeding 15,000 words in length, including footnotes, tables, and appendices, but excluding bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee for International Studies;
and 
(b)two written exercises, to be undertaken under conditions specified by the Degree Committee, on subjects chosen by the candidate, subject to the approval of the Degree Committee, from the following list:
  1. Latin-American history.
  2. Anthropology of Latin America.
  3. Topics in Latin-American culture.
  4. Economic issues in contemporary Latin America.
  5. Sociology and politics of Latin America.
  6. Latin-American film and visual arts.
  7. A subject in Latin-American studies specified from time to time by the Degree Committee.
  8. A subject in Latin-American studies specified from time to time by the Degree Committee.
and 
(c)two essays, each not exceeding 5,000 words in length, including footnotes, but excluding tables, appendices, and bibliography, on subjects approved by the Degree Committee, which shall fall respectively within the fields of the two written exercises offered by the candidate under (b) above.

2. The examination shall include an oral examination on the thesis submitted and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls and, at the discretion of the Examiners, include questions relating to the essays and the written exercises offered by the candidate; save that the Examiners may, at their discretion waive the requirement for an oral examination.

3. Progression from the first to the second year of study will be conditional on satisfactory performance in the examinations taken in the first year together with a satisfactory assessment of preliminary work on the dissertation.