Cambridge University Reporter


Examination in Environmental Design in Architecture for the degree of Master of Philosophy

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 468)

With effect from 1 October 2006

The regulations have been amended to include an alternative scheme for this examination for candidates who hold an Architects Registration Board recognized Part I qualification. The regulations have been amended so as to read:

Environmental Design in Architecture

1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Environmental Design in Architecture for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist, at the choice of the candidate, of either Option A or Option B, as follows:

Option A
(a)a thesis, of not more than 20,000 words in length, excluding appendices and bibliography, on a topic approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Architecture and History of Art;
and
(b)four essays or other exercises, each of not more than 3,000 words, on topics specified by the Degree Committee.
 
Option B
(a)a design thesis, of not more than 15,000 words in length excluding appendices and bibliography, but including drawn material, on a topic approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Architecture and History of Art;
and
(b)four essays or other exercises, each of not more than 3,000 words, on topics specified by the Degree Committee.

2. The examination may, at the discretion of the Examiners, include an oral examination on the thesis or design thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which they fall.