No 6268
Wednesday 30 May 2012
Vol cxlii No 33
pp. 639–678
The General Board give notice that, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board or other authority concerned, the regulations for certain University examinations have been amended as follows:
The Schedule of papers from other Triposes that may be taken in Part II has been amended.
By amending the Schedule as follows:
(i) By removing the following papers from the list of those that may be offered:
Papers in the subject Experimental Psychology
(ii) By adding the following papers to the list of papers that may be taken subject to the provisions of Regulation 24:
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Paper MES. 37. |
History of the pre-modern Middle East |
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Paper X1. |
A subject specified by the Faculty Board from time to time: Gods and idols |
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Paper X2. |
A subject specified by the Faculty Board from time to time: Prostitutes and saints |
The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages have confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2013 will be affected by this change.
Paper B9 (Pastoral theology and pastoral practice) will continue to be suspended for one more year, and will be replaced by Paper B9 (Psychology and religion) in 2012–13.
Regulation 14.
Group B.
By continuing to suspend the paper until 1 October 2013 and to offer a paper entitled Paper 9. Psychology and religion in its place.
The Faculty Board of Divinity and the Management Committee of the Bachelor of Theology for Ministry have confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2013 will be affected by this change.
The regulations for the M.D. Degree by Special Regulations have been amended to include provision for the deposition of a successful candidate’s dissertation in the University Library and in the Medical Library.
Regulations 22 and 23.
By renumbering these regulations as 23 and 24 and inserting the following new Regulation 22:
22. Before being admitted to the degree, a successful candidate examined by dissertation shall deposit with the Secretary of the M.D. Committee two copies of the dissertation and of the summary, both the dissertation and the summary being in a form approved by the M.D. Committee. The Secretary of the M.D. Committee shall deposit copies of the dissertation and the summary in the University Library and in the Medical Library, where they shall be available for consultation and for making copies for interlibrary loan purposes.
The Special Regulations governing the submission of work have been amended in order that candidates should now submit one methods essay instead of two as required under Regulation 2(a); and so as to introduce a lower limit on the word count. Lower limits on the word count for the substantive essay and for the thesis have also been introduced.
Regulation 2.
By amending the wording of the regulation so as to read:
2. The examination shall consist of:
(a)either one essay, of not less than 2,500 words and not more than 3,000 words in length,1 on topics approved by the Degree Committee in the methodology of the social sciences;
or course-work as prescribed by the Degree Committee on subjects falling within the fields of statistical methods, survey methods, and ethnographic research methods;
(b)two essays, each of not less than 4,000 words and not more than 5,000 words,1 on topics approved by the Degree Committee, and each falling within the field of one of the subjects published by the Degree Committee under Regulation 1;
(c)a thesis, of not less than 15,000 and not more than 20,000 words,1 on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.
1 Including footnotes, tables, and appendices.
The scheme of the examination has been amended to clarify the different options available to students. The special regulations have been amended so as to read:
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Music Studies for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of either Option A or Option B or Option C. The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Music shall assign each candidate to a specified option.
2. Option A – All subjects except Composition and Performance Studies
(a)ten short abstracts of not more than 250 words each and an essay of not more than 3,500 words1 on issues in musical studies;
and
(b)two essays, each of not more than 3,500 words,1 on subjects specified by the Degree Committee, provided that with the permission of the Degree Committee, a candidate may substitute comparable exercises for either one or both of these essays;
and
(c)a thesis of not more than 15,000 words,1 on a subject approved by the Degree Committee;
provided that with the permission of the Degree Committee a suitably qualified candidate may, in place of 2(a) and 2(c) above, submit a thesis of not more than 25,000 words1 on a subject approved by the Degree Committee.
3. Option B – Composition
(a)ten short abstracts of not more than 250 words each and an essay of not more than 3,500 words1 on issues in musical studies;
and
(b)four compositions in any idiom of the candidate’s choice; the compositions should require 30–45 minutes in total to perform. Scores and recordings should be included as appropriate to the nature of the music; the submission should also be accompanied by an explanatory essay of not more than 5,000 words1 on issues in composition as approved by the Degree Committee;
provided that with the permission of the Degree Committee a suitably qualified candidate may, in place of 3(a) and 3(b) above, submit
(c)four compositions in any idiom of the candidate’s choice; the compositions should require 45–60 minutes in total to perform. Scores and recordings should be included as appropriate to the nature of the music; the submission should also be accompanied by an explanatory essay of not more than 7,500 words1 on issues in composition as approved by the Degree Committee.
4. Option C – Performance Studies
(a)ten short abstracts of not more than 250 words each and an essay of not more than 3,500 words1 on issues in musical studies;
and
(b)two essays of not more than 3,500 words,1 on subjects specified by the Degree Committee, provided that with the permission of the Degree Committee a candidate may substitute comparable exercises for either one or both of these essays;
and
(c)a 15,000-word1 thesis or a recital taking between 50 and 60 minutes to perform together with an essay on a related topic of not more than 7,500 words;1
provided that with the permission of the Degree Committee a suitably qualified candidate may, in place of 4(a) and 4(c) above, present a recital taking between 50 and 60 minutes to perform and submit an essay on a related topic of not more than 12,500 words.1
5. The examination in all Options shall include an oral examination on any aspect of the work submitted or, where applicable, performed; save that the Examiners may, at their discretion, waive the requirement for an oral examination.
1Including tables and footnotes but excluding appendices, bibliography, musical examples, and transcriptions.
The length of the candidate’s report on the research exercise has been increased to 4,000 words. Paragraph (b) has been amended by replacing in the last line ‘3,000 words’ by ‘4,000 words’.
The programme specification for the examination in Applied Criminology and Police Management for the M.St. Degree has been changed to clarify the requirements for setting out the research proposal by replacing paragraph (b) so as to read:
(b) an exercise setting out a research proposal for the thesis on a topic suggested by the candidate and agreed with the Examiners; a candidate’s report on such a research exercise shall not exceed 4,000 words in length, including notes and appendices;
The General Board and the Strategic Committee for the Institute of Continuing Education, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science, have agreed that the examination in Historic Environment for the M.St. Degree be suspended until 1 September 2013.