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No 6271

Wednesday 20 June 2012

Vol cxlii No 36

pp. 724–745

Regulations for examinations

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:

Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos, Part II

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 279)

With immediate effect

The Supplementary Regulations have been amended for papers available for examination under Regulation 8 so as to amend the title of Paper J.14; insert a descriptor for Paper EAS.3; and to insert an additional three papers X.9, X.10, and X.11 (Papers C.8, C.9, and D.2(c) of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos) as additional papers available for examination under the Regulation.

Part II

Additional papers available for examination under Regulation 8

J.14. Japanese religion and thought

By removing the current title and text, and replacing it with the following title and text so as to read:

J.14. Classical Japanese texts

This course requires knowledge of classical Japanese.

EAS.3. The Korean wave

By inserting the following text beneath the title of the paper so as to read:

This course examines the contemporary form of East Asian cultural production known as the ‘Korean wave.’ Since the mid-1990s, South Korean pop culture has enjoyed tremendous popularity throughout Asia. This phenomenon marks an unusual moment in East Asian history as the economic rise of China has not led to Chinese cultural hegemony. By studying the Korean wave, it is possible to come to a better understanding of the dynamics of East Asia in the era of globalization and the possibility of the emergence of a pan-Asian identity. This paper focuses on two of the principal genres of the Korean wave, television dramas and cinema. Through a detailed study of representative works, it will examine issues such as Korean national identity, collective memory, melodrama, the Confucian family in the modern world, and the globalization of media cultures. Social and historical contexts, changes in film production and patterns of consumption, and the development of the Korean film industry on the global stage will be considered, as well as the key aspects of genre and film style.

And by inserting the following papers and descriptors to the list from which papers available under the Regulation may be drawn:

X.9. Judaism II (Paper C8 of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos)

This paper will consider the life, thought, and worship of medieval and modern Judaism. The Faculty Board of Divinity may from time to time prescribe subjects and texts for special study.

X.10. Islam II (Paper C9 of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos)

This paper will deal with two advanced topics in Islamic studies specified from time to time by the Faculty Board of Divinity. The Board may also from time to time prescribe texts for special study.

X.11. Judaism and philosophy (Paper D2(c) of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos)

The Faculty Board of Divinity may from time to time prescribe texts for special study.

Economics Tripos, Part I

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 298)

With effect from 1 October 2012

The form of examination for Paper 3 has been amended so that the project element is no longer required. Regulation 14 and the Supplementary Regulations have been amended accordingly.

Part I

Regulation 14.

By deleting the final two sentences of the regulation.

SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 301)

With effect from the same date

Part I

Paper 3. Quantitative methods in economics.

By amending the detail for this paper so as to read:

This paper will cover the application of simple statistical and mathematical techniques to a range of problems in economics. The written examination for the paper will be set in four sections.

Candidates are required to answer questions from all four sections of the written paper: the marks attached to each section, and the number of questions to be answered, will be shown on the question paper. Sections A and B of the paper will comprise a number of questions on mathematical techniques, and the application of these techniques to simple problems in economic theory. Sections C and D of the paper will deal with the manner in which statistics contributes to the study of economic problems and to the discussion of issues of public policy. The questions in these sections will test candidates’ ability to perform relatively simple statistical derivations, to analyse problems in applied economics, and their knowledge of statistical sources. Sections A and C will each contain four short questions: students will be required to answer all questions in these sections. Sections B and D will each contain two long questions of which students will be required to answer one. The paper will be of three hours’ duration with an additional fifteen-minute reading time prior to the beginning of the examination.

The Faculty Board of Economics have confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2013 will be affected by these changes.

English Tripos, Part II

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 318)

With effect from 1 October 2012

Regulation 18.

Group C

The list of papers available in Group C for Part II of the Tripos has been amended. Papers 20–25, which are papers borrowed from the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, have been replaced by the following papers:

Paper 20.

Topics in medieval studies: to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time (Paper Fr. 7 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)

Paper 21.

Living, loving, and dying in Renaissance France (Paper Fr. 8 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)

Paper 22.

Reason, experience, and authority: French literature, thought, and history, 1594–1700 (Paper Fr. 9 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)

Paper 23.

French literature, thought, and history, from 1690 to 1799 (Paper Fr. 10 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)

Paper 24.

Gender, desire, and power in 19th century French culture (Paper Fr. 11 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)

Paper 25.

Ethics and experience: literature, thought, and visual culture of the French-speaking world (1900 to the present) (Paper Fr. 12 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos)

Regulation 19.

By replacing in the second proviso in this regulation the words ‘a candidate shall not offer both Paper 9 and either Paper 24 or Paper 25; nor both Paper 9 and one of the special subjects for Paper 12’ by the words ‘a candidate shall not offer both Paper 9 and one of the special subjects for Paper 12’.