Cambridge University Reporter


Examination in Environmental Science for the degree of Master of Philosophy

On the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Earth Sciences and Geography, the General Board and the Board of Graduate Studies have approved Environmental Science as a subject for advanced study for the M.Phil. Degree (one-year course), with effect from 1 October 2009. Special regulations for the examination in the subject have been approved as follows:

Environmental Science

1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Environmental Science for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
(a) four essays or other exercises, each of not more than 4,000 words in length, on a subject chosen by the candidate from a list of subjects announced by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Geography, which shall be concerned with research methods in environmental science; in publishing the list of subjects the Degree Committee shall announce the form of the examination for each subject, which shall be one or more essays or other exercises, or a combination of these;
(b) a thesis, of not more than 15,000 words in length, excluding footnotes, tables, appendices, and bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.

2. At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include an oral examination on any or all of the components of the examination specified in Regulation 1, and on the general field of knowledge within which they fall.