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No 6269

Thursday 7 June 2012

Vol cxlii No 34

pp. 679–697

Notices by Faculty Boards, etc.

Chemical Engineering Tripos, Part IIb, 2012–13: Notice

The Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate give notice that the modules available for study in the academical year 2012–13 will be as follows:

Topics in Group A and Group D are compulsory for all candidates. The regulations specify that each candidate takes a total of eight modules from Groups B and C. The Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate impose the restriction that each candidate shall choose six modules from Group B, and shall take ‘Chemical product design’ and choose one other module from Group C.

Group

Number and title of module

Mode of assessment

A

A1:

Compulsory topics

Examination

B

B1:

Advanced transport processes

Examination

B2:

Catalysis

Examination

B3:

Colloid science

Examination

B4:

Electrochemical engineering

Examination

B5:

Fluid mechanics and the environment

Examination

B6:

Modern metrology

Examination

B7:

Optimization

Examination

B8:

Rheology and processing

Examination

B9:

Biopharmaceuticals

Course-work

B10:

Biosensors

Course-work

C

C1:

Chemical product design

Course-work

C2:

Computational fluid dynamics

Course-work

C3:

Entrepreneurship

Course-work

C4:

Foreign language

Course-work

D

Research project

Notes:

(a) Course B10: Biosensors is borrowed from the Engineering Tripos.

(b) Course C2: Computational fluid dynamics has a number limit of 20 students.

Music Tripos, Parts Ib and II, 2012–13: Notice

The Faculty Board of Music give notice that they have prescribed the following additional papers and subjects for the Music Tripos in 2012–13 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 370):

OLD REGULATIONS

Part Ib

Papers 6–12. Additional papers

12.

City and court: centres of Renaissance music

Part II

Papers 8–17. Additional papers

12.

English polyphony of the late middle ages

The title of Paper 16, previously announced as ‘Music from silver screen to cyberspace’, has changed to:

16.

Music as performance

Natural Sciences Tripos, Part III (Interdisciplinary papers), 2012–13: Notice

The Committee of Management for the Natural Sciences Tripos give notice of the following additional interdisciplinary papers, which shall be included in the examination requirements of one or more subjects.

Title of paper

Mode of assessment

May be offered in

IDP1: Atmospheric chemistry and global change

One and a half hour written examination

Chemistry; Experimental and Theoretical Physics; Geological Sciences

IDP2: The Earth system and climate change

One and a half hour written examination.

Assessed practical examinations for Geological Sciences students only.

Chemistry;Experimental and Theoretical Physics; Geological Sciences

IDP3: Materials, electronics, and renewable energy

One and a half hour written examination

Chemistry;Experimental and Theoretical Physics; Geological Sciences

Notwithstanding the examination requirements set out in Regulation 36 of the Natural Sciences Tripos, the following amendments shall apply to candidates offering interdisciplinary papers:

Part III Chemistry

Candidates may offer up to two of the interdisciplinary papers listed above, without restriction.

Candidates shall have less time to complete their other scheduled examination papers, such that, for each interdisciplinary paper offered:

• thirty minutes shall be taken away from the duration of Paper 1, and candidates for this paper will be required to answer one question fewer;

• forty-five minutes shall be taken away from the duration of Paper 3, and candidates will be required to answer one question fewer.

Part III Experimental and Theoretical Physics

Candidates may offer up to three of the interdisciplinary papers listed above in place of the equivalent number of Minor Topics.

Part III Geological Sciences

Candidates may offer one or two of the interdisciplinary papers listed above. Such a decision may affect the time duration of Papers 2 and 3 taken by the candidate.

Paper 2A will be a two-hour written paper for candidates offering one of Papers IDP1, IDP2, and IDP3.

Paper 2B will be a one-hour written paper for candidates offering two of Papers IDP1, IDP2, and IDP3.

Paper 3 will be a three-hour written paper for candidates offering IDP2 only.

Paper 3A will be a two-hour written paper for candidates offering one of Papers IDP1 or IDP3 (also includes candidates offering Paper IDP2 together with Paper IDP1 or Paper IDP3).

Paper 3B will be a one-hour written paper for candidates offering both Papers IDP1 and IDP3.

Candidates offering Papers IDP1 (Atmospheric chemistry and global change) and/or IDP3 (Materials, electronics, and renewable energy) will also offer a literature review associated with each of these papers, of no more than 5,000 words.

The literature review will be on a topic which may be either proposed by the candidate and approved by the Head of Department, or chosen by the candidate from a list of approved topics announced by the Head of Department early in the Lent Term. The review shall be submitted to the Examiners not later than the first Wednesday of Full Easter Term.

Master of Music, 2012–13: Notice

The Faculty Board of Music give notice that they have prescribed the following set works and topics for the M.Mus. in 2012–2013:

Section 1: Choral Conducting:

Thomas Tallis, Audivi media nocte

Cipriano de Rore, Ne l’aria questi dì

John Blow, Behold, O God our defender (à 4)

Johannes Brahms, Es geht ein Wehen

William Walton, Set me as a seal

Section 2: Seminar Course:

(a) Music and theology

(b) Words and music

(c) Choral histories

(d) Music and the liturgy

(e) Recorded sound