No 6254
Wednesday 8 February 2012
Vol cxlii No 19
pp. 442–451
The Faculty Board of Biology give notice, in accordance with Regulation 30 for the Natural Sciences Tripos, that the following combinations of Major and Minor Subjects will be offered in the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II (Biological and Biomedical Sciences) in 2012–13.
Subject to any restrictions announced in a particular year by the Faculty Board under the provisions of Regulation 30, candidates are required to offer in the examination for Part II Biological and Biomedical Sciences of the Natural Sciences Tripos:
(a)the examination requirements of one Major Subject;
(b)the examination requirements of one Minor Subject;
(c)a dissertation of not more than 6,000 words, excluding tables, figures, and references.
All subjects make provision for candidates to offer a dissertation.
The subjects available and permissible combinations are listed below. If there is a limit on the number of candidates that can be accepted for a subject, this is indicated.
|
Major Subject |
Permissible Minor Subjects |
Examination requirements |
|
|
401 |
Pathology – Mechanisms of disease (minimum of 20 candidates) |
101 103 104 106 107 108 121 122 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
402 |
Pathology (A and B) |
101 104 105 107 109 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 122 123 124 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
403 |
Pathology (A and C) |
101 103 104 105 107 108 109 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 122 123 124 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
404 |
Pathology (A and D) |
101 103 104 105 107 108 109 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 122 123 124 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
405 |
Pathology (B and C) |
101 104 105 107 109 111 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 122 123 124 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
406 |
Pathology (B and D) |
101 104 105 106 107 109 111 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
407 |
Pathology (C and D) |
101 103 104 105 107 108 109 111 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 122 123 124 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
408 |
Pharmacology |
101 103 104 107 108 109 113 115 116 117 119 120 122 123 125 126 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
409 |
Psychology |
101 107 111 115 122 125 (further Minor Subjects may be available depending on the Psychology options chosen) |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
411 |
Biochemistry (maximum of 5 candidates) |
103 104 108 117 122 123 |
Five written papers: four papers of three hours each and one paper of three and a quarter hours. |
|
412 |
Plant Sciences (Cellular – M1, M4, L1, L2) |
101 104 105 107 109 111 115 116 117 118 119 122 123 125 126 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
413 |
Plant Sciences (Ecology – M3, M1 or Zoology M3, L2 and Zoology L2) |
104 105 106 109 111 117 118 121 123 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
414 |
Genetics (maximum of 8 candidates) |
101 103 104 105 107 108 113 114 115 116 117 118 122 123 125 126 (a fifth Genetics module can be taken as a Minor Subject) |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
415 |
Physiology, development, and neuroscience (maximum of 16 candidates) |
106 111 121 122 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
417 |
Neuroscience (Neuroscience) (maximum of 15 candidates) |
101 107 113 115 116 118 122 125 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
418 |
Zoology (Cells and development – M6, M7, and two from L5, L6, L7) |
103 105 109 111 122 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
419 |
Zoology (Behaviour – M4, M5, L2, L3) |
103 104 106 108 113 114 115 116 117 118 121 123 124 125 126 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
420 |
Zoology (Vertebrate biology – two from M1, M3, M5 and L1, L3) |
103 104 106 108 109 113 114 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
421 |
Zoology (Ecology and conservation – two from M2, M3, M5 and L2, L3) |
103 104 106 108 109 113 114 117 118 119 120 121 123 124 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
422 |
Zoology (Ecology and genetics – two from M2, M3, M5 and two from L2, L3 and Genetics module M5) |
103 104 108 109 113 114 117 118 119 120 123 124 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
423 |
Zoology (Ecology and plant sciences – two modules from M2 and M3 or Plant sciences M3, and L2, L3) |
103 104 106 108 109 113 114 117 118 121 123 126 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
424 |
Pathology (B and E) |
101 104 107 109 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 122 123 124 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
425 |
Pathology (C and E) |
101 103 104 107 108 109 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 122 123 124 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
426 |
Pathology (D and E) |
101 103 104 107 108 109 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 122 123 124 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
The Minor Subjects for 2012–13 will be:
|
Minor Subject |
Examination requirements |
|
|
101 |
Biology of parasitism |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
103 |
The human lifespan (Biological Anthropology Foundation BA3) (maximum of 7 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
104 |
The human journey (Biological Anthropology Foundation BA2) (maximum of 7 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
105 |
The human animal (Biological Anthropology Foundation BA1) (maximum of 7 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
106 |
Neural degeneration and regeneration (Neuroscience) (maximum of 15 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
107 |
History and ethics of medicine (History and Philosophy of Medicine) (maximum of 50 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
108 |
Medicine, body, and society (Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Paper Soc 10) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration or two submitted essays of not more than 5,000 words. |
|
109 |
The family (Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Paper Int 9) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration or two submitted essays of not more than 5,000 words. |
|
111 |
Central mechanisms of sensation and behaviour (Neuroscience) (maximum of 15 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration or two submitted essays of not more than 5,000 words. |
|
113 |
Medicine from antiquity to the Enlightenment (History and Philosophy of Science Pt II Paper 7) (maximum of 12 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
114 |
Modern medicine and biomedical sciences (History and Philosophy of Science Pt II Paper 8) (maximum of 12 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
115 |
Psychology of education (Education Part II) (maximum of 10 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
116 |
Sociology of education (Education Part II) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
117 |
Philosophy of education (Education Part II) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
118 |
History of education (Education Part II) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
119 |
Plant and microbial genetics (Genetics M2) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
120 |
Human genetics (Genetics M4) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
121 |
Evolutionary genetics (Genetics M5) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
122 |
ETECH (Entrepreneurship) |
A group project assignment worth 60% of the minor subject mark, plus two individual assignments of no more than 500 words together worth 40% of the minor subject mark. |
|
123 |
Development and psychopathology (Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Paper Psy 4) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
124 |
Psychology and social issues (Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Paper Psy 6) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
125 |
Gender development: biological, psychological, and clinical perspectives (Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Paper Psy 7) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
126 |
Perception and performance (Music Part II paper 11) (maximum of one candidate – candidates must demonstrate some musical knowledge to be permitted to study this option) |
(i) the submission of a written report and (ii) a two-hour written examination. Each element counts as 50% of the overall mark. |
Candidates should consult the examination regulations of the relevant Tripos for the latest examination requirements.