No 6171
Wednesday 9 December 2009
Vol cxl No 12
pp. 373–420
Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2009–10, by comparison with those examinations in 2009, are published below. Complete details of the form and conduct of all examinations are available from the Faculties or Departments concerned.
The Faculty Board of Archaeology and Anthropology give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2010, the form of the examination for the following papers for the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos will be as follows:
This paper is assessed by a three-hour written examination. All topics are covered in a single undivided paper, and candidates must answer three questions from a choice of not more than thirteen questions.
The examination paper will consist of a three-hour written examination. The paper will be divided into four sections, each section containing two or three questions. Candidates will be asked to answer three questions, each from a different section.
The examination paper will consist of a three-hour written examination. The paper will be divided into four sections, each section containing two or three questions. Candidates will be asked to answer three questions, each from a different section.
The examination paper will consist of a three-hour written examination. The paper will be divided into four sections, each section containing two or three questions. Candidates will be asked to answer three questions, each from a different section.
The examination paper will consist of a three-hour written examination. The paper will be divided into four sections, each section containing two or three questions. Candidates will be asked to answer three questions, each from a different section.
The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination which will contain between four and six questions. Candidates will be asked to answer two questions.
Assessed by essay.
The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination which will contain between four and six questions. Candidates will be asked to answer two questions.
The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination which will contain between four and six questions. Candidates will be asked to answer two questions.
The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination which will contain between four and six questions. Candidates will be asked to answer two questions. Fifteen percent of the total mark will be based upon the submitted practical work.
The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination which will contain between four and six questions. Candidates will be asked to answer two questions.
Assessed by essay.
Assessed by essay.
The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination containing between four and six questions. Candidates will be asked to answer two questions. Fifteen percent of the total mark will be based upon the submitted practical work.
The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination containing between four and six questions. Candidates will be asked to answer two questions.
The examination paper will consist of a two-hour written examination containing two questions in each section. Candidates will have to answer two questions (one question from each of the two sections), the first involving a computer exercise.
This paper will be assessed only through a three-hour written examination. Students must answer three questions from a list of twelve: the paper is not divided into sections.
This paper will be assessed only through a three-hour written examination. Students must answer three questions from a list of twelve: the paper is not divided into sections.
This paper will be assessed through a three-hour written examination paper (80% of the final mark) and an assessed presentation (20% of the final mark). In the written paper, students must answer three questions from a list of twelve: the paper is not divided into sections.
This paper will be assessed through a three-hour written examination (80% of the final mark), and an assessed practical project (20% of the final mark). The exam paper will be divided into two equal sections. The first section covers the material taught in Michaelmas Term; the second section covers the material taught in Lent Term. Students must answer at least one question from each section.
This paper will be assessed based on three written exercises and three written reports submitted over the course of the year.
These papers will all be assessed through a three-hour written exam paper (80% of the final mark) and an assessed essay (20% of the final mark). In each case, the exam paper will be undivided and will have ten questions. The assessed essay should not exceed 2,500 words and should be submitted to the Undergraduate Secretary in the Departmental Office by the end of the Lent Term.
This paper will be assessed through a three-hour written examination (70% of the final mark), an assessed essay (5% of the final mark, 2,000 words maximum, typically due near the end of Michaelmas Term), and a practical project (25% of the final mark, 3,000 words maximum, typically due near the beginning of Easter Term). The exam paper will be undivided and will have twelve questions. (The change is that the practical element now accounts for 25% of the final mark rather than the previous 20%)
The Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2010, the form of the examination for the following papers for Part Ia of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos will be changed as follows:
This paper tests candidates’ comprehension of simple Chinese texts. Candidates will be asked to translate three passages into English, at least one of which will be in traditional Chinese characters. All the questions are of equal value.
The examination consists of a listening comprehension test and an oral test. All oral tests will be recorded.
Candidates will be asked to answer multiple-choice questions in Chinese related to recorded passages read aloud in Chinese, of which the vocabulary and sentence structures are known (40 marks).
The candidate will first be asked to produce an oral piece of work according to a stimulus provided. Then he or she will be asked to engage in a simple conversation employing vocabulary appropriate to activities of daily life. Finally, there will be a short free conversation between the candidate and the examiners (60 marks).
The paper will consist of three questions, all of which must be answered. There is also a compulsory oral. Question 1 will contain five grammar questions (5 marks each), Question 2 will contain one unseen passage for translation into English (15 marks), and Question 3 will contain two seen passages for translation into English and for comment (15 marks each: 7 for translation and 8 for comment). The oral will consist of (1) listening comprehension test (10 marks); (2) pronunciation and sight-reading test (10 marks); (3) conversation test (10 marks).
The paper consists of eight essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions will carry equal marks.
All other papers remain unchanged.
With effect from the examinations to be held for the first time in 2010, the form of the examination for the following papers for Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos will be as follows:
The paper consists of two English passages for translation into Chinese, and candidates are also required to write on a given topic in Chinese characters. Candidates are required to attempt all questions.
The paper consists of three literary and non-literary passages from unspecified modern Chinese texts for translation into English. Candidates are required to attempt all questions, which are of equal value. Copies of a Chinese-Chinese dictionary will be provided.
This paper contains three questions with passages in literary Chinese for translation into English, of which only one question shall be seen, the rest will be unseen. Unseen texts will be of similar style and content to the seen texts. Candidates will be required to attempt all questions. All questions will be of equal value.
The paper will consist of fifteen questions divided into three sections (early imperial China; medieval China; late imperial China). Candidates are required to answer at least one question from each section, and may be asked to comment on short quotations in English translation from relevant secondary or primary sources. All questions will be of equal value.
This paper is examined by an 8,000-word essay to be submitted in hard copy format giving only the examination entry number of the candidate, to the Faculty Office on the first day of Full Easter Term.
Candidates will be asked to answer multiple-choice questions in Chinese related to recorded passages in Chinese (40 marks).
The candidate will first be asked to produce an oral piece of work according to a stimulus provided, and then he or she will be asked to give an impromptu talk in Chinese on a given topic. Finally, there will be a short free conversation in Chinese between the candidate and the examiners (60 marks).
This paper consists of three questions: Question one contains sentences for translation into Japanese; Question two contains a passage for translation into Japanese; Question three requires students to write a composition in Japanese. All questions must be attempted.
The oral examination consists of three parts, of equal mark value, and all oral tests will be recorded.
Candidates are asked to listen to Japanese on tape and answer questions in English.
Candidates prepare a short unseen text and then read it aloud for the examiners. A short conversation follows.
This paper consists of two sections. In Section A candidates will be required to translate one unseen passage from Japanese to English. In Section B candidates will be required to translate from Japanese into English two out of three passages taken from texts covered during the year.
This paper consists of two sections, containing twelve essay questions. Candidates are required to answer three questions, including at least one from each section.
This paper consists of two sections. In Section A candidates will be required to translate one unseen passage from Japanese to English. In Section B candidates will be required to translate and/or comment on selected passages taken from texts covered during the year.
This paper consists of ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to attempt three.
This paper consists of two sections containing ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to attempt three, including at least one from each section.
This paper will contain ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to attempt three.
This paper will contain two sections, a three-hour written examination (70 marks) and an oral examination (30 marks). The written examination will contain one passage of Arabic on which candidates will be required to answer questions (30 marks); one passage of Arabic for translation into English (15 marks); and one question requiring a piece of writing of about 200 words of Arabic (25 marks). All questions should be attempted.
The oral examination will contain three sections. All timings are approximate and all oral examinations are recorded.
Candidates answer questions on a recorded passage, which may be taken from a variety of sources (10 marks) (15 minutes);
Candidates act as an interpreter for two examiners, one speaking Arabic and one English (10 marks);
Candidates discuss a topic chosen from a list provided ten minutes before the examination (10 marks) ((b) and (c) 15 minutes).
This paper will contain two sections, a three-hour written examination (70 marks) and an oral examination (30 marks). The written examination will contain one passage of Persian on which candidates will be required to answer questions (30 marks); one passage of Persian for translation into English (15 marks); and one question requiring a piece of writing of about 200 words of Persian (25 marks). All questions should be attempted.
The oral examination will contain three sections. All timings are approximate and all oral examinations are recorded.
Candidates write down an unseen passage from dictation (10 marks – 20 minutes);
Candidates answer oral questions on the dictation passage (5 marks – 5 minutes);
Candidates have prepared several presentations on previously agreed topics of which they are asked to present one (15 marks – 10 minutes).
The paper will be divided into two sections, at least one of which must be answered. Section A (classical Hebrew) will contain four questions on Hebrew language (15 marks each) and two questions on specified texts (20 marks each: 10 for translation and 10 for comment). Section B (modern Hebrew) will contain three questions on Hebrew language (15 marks each), two questions on specified texts (15 marks each), and an oral (25 marks).
Candidates offering one section only must answer all questions in that section. Candidates studying both classical Hebrew and modern Hebrew must offer two language questions (15 marks each) and one specified text question (20 marks) from Section A and one language question (15 marks), one specified text question (15 marks), and oral (20 marks) from Section B. The oral will consist of (1) translation and interpretation test (5 marks); (2) pronunciation and sight-reading test (5 marks); (3) general oral ability test (15 marks; 10 marks for candidates offering both classical and modern Hebrew).
This paper will consist of three sections. Section A will contain a passage of Arabic chosen from the texts set as reading for the course, to be translated into English. Section B will contain a passage of unseen Arabic, to be translated into English. Section C will contain a choice of three essay questions, of which one must be attempted. All questions will carry equal marks.
This paper will consist of two sections. Section A will contain four seen passages of Persian prose and poetry of which two must be translated and commented upon as indicated. Each translation will carry 15 marks and each commentary 10 marks. Section B will contain a choice of essay questions of which candidates must attempt to answer two. Each essay will carry 25 marks.
The paper will contain eight questions for translation and comment, of which four must be answered. The questions carry equal marks, which are divided equally between translation and comment.
The paper consists of eight essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions will carry equal marks.
The paper will contain three sections dealing respectively with the Genesis protohistory, the history of the Hebrew language (i), and modern Hebrew literature and literary theory. Each section will contain four questions. Candidates must choose two sections and answer two questions from each. The questions carry equal marks.
The paper consists of eight essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions will carry equal marks.
The paper consists of eight essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions will carry equal marks.
The Faculty Board of Classics give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2010, the form of the examination for the following paper of Part Ia of the Classical Tripos will be changed as follows:
This paper will be divided into five sections:
(a)Greek and Latin literature;
(b)Greek and Roman philosophy;
(c)Greek and Roman history from c. 800 bc to ad 337;
(d)Greek and Roman art and archaeology;
(e)Classical philology and linguistics.
Candidates will be required to answer four questions, one from Section (a), two from Sections (b) to (e), with no more than one question being taken from any one section, and one from any section of the candidate’s choice.
The Faculty Board of Computer Science and Technology give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2010, the form of the examination for the following papers for the Computer Science Tripos will be changed as follows:
Section D of Paper 1 will contain a question on Object-oriented programming with Java in place of the question on Programming methods and Java.
Paper 3 will contain nine questions in the general area of Programming.
Paper 4 will contain eight questions in the general area of Applications and professionalism.
All other papers remain unchanged.
The Faculty Board of Engineering give notice of the following corrections to the notice published on 26 November 2009 (Reporter, p. 275):
Paper 4C4 is assessed by written examination paper only.
Paper 4C9 is assessed by written examination paper only.
The correct title of Paper 4G1 is Systems biology.
The Faculty Board of History give notice that with effect from the examinations to be held in 2010, the form of the examinations for certain papers for the Historical Tripos will be as follows:
There will be one three-hour examination paper. Candidates will be required to answer three questions.
The content of Part A of the paper has changed. It now consists of a series of historical topics rather than, as in previous years, a list of prescribed authors. A sample paper is available on the Faculty website (http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/).
There will be one three-hour examination paper. Candidates will be required to answer three questions.
There will be one three-hour examination paper. Candidates will be required to answer three questions.
There will be one three-hour examination paper. Candidates will be required to answer three questions.
The Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2010, the form of the examination for the following papers for the Oriental Studies Tripos will be as follows:
The paper requires candidates to translate two English texts into Chinese and to write an essay in Chinese on a specified topic. Candidates should attempt all questions.
Candidates will be asked to answer multiple-choice questions in Chinese related to recorded passages read aloud in Chinese (40 marks).
The candidate will first be asked to provide an oral précis of her or his dissertation and answer questions about it. Then he or she will be asked to discuss a selected topic with the examiners. Finally, there will be a test on English-Chinese interpretation. The selected topics will be posted in the Faculty one working day before the examination (60 marks).
This paper will contain four unseen passages for translation into English. Candidates will be required to translate passages 1 and 2, and either passage 3 or passage 4.
This paper will consist of a choice of passages for comment and contextualization.
This paper consists of three questions: one passage of Arabic on which candidates will be required to answer questions (35 marks); one passage of Arabic to be summarized in English (25 marks); and one question offering a choice of at least four topics for an essay in Arabic of at least 350 words (40 marks). All questions must be attempted.
Oral: The examination consists of four sections. All timings are approximate and all oral examinations are recorded.
(a) Listening comprehension. Candidates answer questions on two recorded passages, which may be taken from a variety of sources (30 marks) (30 minutes);
(b) Reading aloud. Candidates are required to read aloud an unseen passage with full vocalization. No time is made available for preparation beforehand (10 marks);
(c) Liaison interpreting. Candidates act as an interpreter for two examiners, one speaking Arabic and one English. (30 marks);
(d) Discussion. Candidates discuss a topic chosen from a list provided fifteen minutes before the examination (30 marks) ((b), (c), and (d) 30 minutes).
This paper will consist of two sections. Section A will consist of four passages (not for translation), of which candidates will be required to choose two for discussion and analysis. Section B will consist of six essay questions instead of four, and candidates will be required to attempt two. All questions will carry equal marks.
This paper will consist of two, and not three, unseen passages of modern Persian for translation into English (30 marks each) and three topics for an essay of about 400 words in Persian, of which one must be attempted (40 marks).
This paper will consist of two sections. Section A will contain three seen passages from Persian poetic/prose literature, of which two must be translated into English and commented on as required. Each translation will carry 20 marks and each passage of commentary will carry 15 marks. Section B will contain a choice of essay titles of which one must be attempted; this will carry 30 marks.
This paper will consist of two sections. Section A will contain three seen passages from Persian literature, of which two must be translated into English and commented on as required. Each translation will carry 20 marks and each passage of commentary will carry 15 marks. Section B will contain a choice of essay titles of which one must be attempted; this will carry 30 marks.
The paper will consist of two sections. Section A will contain three passages in Arabic for translation, of which candidates will be required to attempt one. Section B will contain four essay questions, of which candidates will be required to attempt two. All questions will carry equal marks.
This paper will consist of nine essay questions, of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions will carry equal marks.
All other papers remain unchanged. Full details of the examination can be obtained in the course handbook.
The Faculty Board of Politics, Psychology, Sociology, and International Studies give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2010, the form of the examination for the following papers for Parts I and II of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology (Social and Political Sciences) Tripos will be changed as follows:
The examination paper shall be divided into three sections instead of two. Candidates will be required to answer one question from each section. A sample paper is available on the Faculty website (http://www.ppsis.cam.ac.uk/).
The section of the paper on the Kyoto Protocol has been replaced by a section on the Tiananmen movement of China, 1989. A sample paper is available on the Faculty website.
The content of Part A of the paper has changed. It now consists of a series of historical topics rather than, as in previous years, a list of prescribed authors. A sample paper is available on the Faculty website.
This paper will include questions on the theme ‘Development, political violence, and the state’ and will no longer have questions on international organization. The question on the case study of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been replaced with one on the conflicts in Sudan. Additionally there will be a question on gendered perspectives on conflict. Candidates will still be required to answer three questions from an undivided list of at least twelve. A sample paper is available on the Faculty website.
The paper shall be undivided instead of being divided into two sections. A sample paper is available on the Faculty website.
The examination paper shall be undivided instead of being divided into two sections. There will be no more than ten questions. A sample paper is available on the Faculty website.
The content of the paper has been revised such that the post-war projects in western Europe and developing countries, the debate about capital controls, Japan’s economic crisis, and post-Bretton Woods British economic policy are no longer examinable topics. The financial crisis, the international balance of financial terror, and arguments in political economy have been added to the paper and are examinable topics. A sample paper is available on the Faculty website.
The examination paper will be divided into two sections. Section A will contain questions relating to ‘Self, emotion, and interpersonal perception’. Section B will contain questions on the remainder of the course. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, including at least one taken from each section of the paper.
One component of this paper will be changed. Instead of questions on ‘Music, sound, and society’ there will be questions on ‘Analysing new media’. The paper will remain undivided.
This course replaces Int. 6. ‘Crime and Deviance’. It now goes beyond sociological and psychological dimensions of crime and responses to it, and includes a focus on criminal justice law and policy and the sentencing and treatment of offenders. The subject matter of the examination will change to reflect the syllabus for 2009–10. The paper will contain no fewer than thirteen questions of which candidates will be required to attempt any four. Candidates may bring their own copies of Blackstone’s Statutes on Criminal Justice and Sentencing (4th edition, 2008) and the Institute of Criminology Supplement (2010) into the examination.
(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 446)
The Faculty Board of Divinity give notice that, with effect from the examination to be held in 2010, the form of the examination for the Bachelor of Theology for Ministry will be changed as follows:
Candidates will be required to sit a three-hour examination and to answer four questions from at least ten.