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No 6254

Wednesday 8 February 2012

Vol cxlii No 19

pp. 442–451

Form and conduct of examinations, 2011–12

Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2011–12, by comparison with those examinations in 2010, are published below. Complete details of the form and conduct of all examinations are available from the Faculties or Departments concerned.

Classical Tripos, Part Ia

The Faculty Board of Classics give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2012, the form of the examination for the following papers for Part Ia of the Classical Tripos has changed.

Section A

Paper 5. Greek and Latin texts (also serves as Paper GL 5 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)

This paper will contain questions on works contained in the schedules of Greek and Latin texts prescribed for Papers 1 to 4. The paper will contain questions on six passages. The first three passages will be passages of Greek prose and verse, two of which will come from the texts prescribed for Section (a) of Paper 2. The latter three passages will be passages of Latin prose and verse, two of which will come from texts prescribed for Section (a) of Paper 4. The first five questions on each passage will be focused on detailed understanding of the language and the final question will ask for an extended analysis and appreciation. Candidates will be required to answer questions on two passages, one Greek and one Latin. One of the verse passages in both Greek and Latin will give candidates the opportunity to show their understanding of scansion when answering questions.

Paper 6. Classical questions (also serves as Paper GL 6 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)

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. Questions in Section (a) will no longer include passages for scansion and metrical commentary.

All other papers remain unchanged.

Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, Part Ia

Further to their Notice published on 23 November 2011 (Reporter, 2011–12, p. 207), the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages give notice that. with effect from the examinations to be held in 2012, the form of the examination for the following papers for Part Ia of the Modern and Medieval Tripos has changed.

Schedule C

Paper GL 5. Greek or Latin texts (a modified version of Paper 5 of Part Ia of the Classical Tripos)

This paper will contain questions on works contained in the schedules of Greek and Latin texts prescribed for Papers GL1 to GL3, and Paper 4 of the Classical Tripos. The paper will contain questions on eight passages. The first four passages will be passages of Greek prose and verse, two of which will come from the texts prescribed for Section (a) of Paper GL2. The latter four passages will be passages of Latin prose and verse, two of which will come from texts prescribed for Section (a) of Paper 4 of the Classical Tripos. The first five questions on each passage will be focused on detailed understanding of the language and the final question will ask for an extended analysis and appreciation. Candidates will be required to answer questions on two passages which must both be in the same language. Candidates will be given the opportunity to show their understanding of scansion when answering questions on one of the verse passages in both Greek and Latin.

Paper GL 6. Classical questions (a modified version of Paper 6 of Part Ia of the Classical Tripos)

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. Questions in Section (a) will no longer include passages for scansion and metrical commentary.

Bachelor of Theology for Ministry

Further to their Notice of 23 November 2011 (Reporter, 2011–12, p. 209), the Faculty Board of Divinity give notice that with effect from the examinations to be held in 2012, the form of the examination for the following paper for the Bachelor of Theology for Ministry will be changed as follows:

GROUP A

Paper 6. Introduction to the New Testament

The structure of the examination paper has been amended. The number of sections set after Question 1 within the paper has been reduced from three to two.

Topics currently set under Sections A (The Gospels) and C (The historical Jesus and the historical context of the early church) will be amalgamated into a new section A (Jesus and the Gospels). Topics set under Section B (The Epistles) will remain unchanged.

Candidates will be required to attempt Question 1 and a further three questions – two from Section A and one from Section B. Question 1 will require comment on two out of five prescribed texts. Section A will contain at least eight questions on Jesus and the Gospels; Section B will contain at least five questions on the Epistles.

The Faculty Board of Divinity have confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2012 will be affected by this change.

All other papers remain unchanged.

J. W. NICHOLLS, Registrary

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