The Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies give notice of an amendment to the Notice of 22 June 2011 (Reporter, 2010–11, p. 952), listing the papers available to be offered under Regulation 8 for Part II of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos examination in 2013.
Paper EAS.3. ‘The Korean wave’ will not be offered in 2013.
The additional options will be offered as follows.
This paper consists of two sections. In Section A, candidates will be required to translate one unseen passage in Classical Japanese into English. In Section B, candidates will be required to translate and/or comment on selected passages taken from texts covered during the year.
This paper will be divided into two sections, corresponding to the specified topics. Each section will contain at least eight questions. Candidates will be required to attempt four questions, including at least one from each section.
The Faculty Board are content that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected.
The Faculty Board of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies give notice of the following options to be offered under Regulation 8 for Part II of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos examination in 2014. The Faculty reserves the right to withdraw any course that is undersubscribed.
Unless otherwise specified, all papers consist of a three-hour examination.
Students must choose Paper C.14 plus one of the following: C.15, C.16, C.17, C.18, C.19, or C.20.
This paper consists of a number of discrete sections linked to whatever special paper the student has chosen. Each section will consist of three unspecified Chinese texts for translation into English. Copies of a Chinese–Chinese dictionary will be supplied as follows: for students taking Paper C.16 a copy of the Gudai hanyu cidian will be supplied; for students taking Paper C.17, C.18, or C.20, copies of Xiandai hanyu cidian will be supplied.
This paper will consist of ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.
This paper will consist of ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.
This paper will consist of ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.
This paper consists of ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.
This paper consists of ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.
This paper consists of ten essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three.
Students must choose two papers from the following, with the proviso that K.1 cannot be combined with J.13.
This paper will consist of one unspecified text, one seen text, and one passage for comment corresponding in each section of the paper. Copies of the dictionary Shinjigen will be available during the examination.
This paper consists of two sections. In Section A, candidates will be required to translate one unseen passage in Classical Japanese into English. In Section B, candidates will be required to translate and/or comment on selected passages taken from texts covered during the year.
The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two copies of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.
The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two copies of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.
The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two copies of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.
The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two copies of the essay shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.
The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with the instructor. A one-page topic and paper outline plus a bibliography will be due during the first class session of Lent Term. Two copies of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.
The course-work that constitutes the assessment for this paper consists of one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes but excluding bibliography. Each student will develop the topic of the essay in consultation with one of the members of staff responsible for teaching the course. A one-page outline plus a bibliography will be submitted by each student during the first session of the Lent Term. Two copies of the research essay shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the division of Full Easter Term.
This paper will consist of three sections. In Section A, students will be tested on their knowledge of Korean grammar. In Section B, students will be required to translate extracts from seen texts into English. In Section C, students will be required to translate extracts from unseen texts into English.
This paper will consist of eight essay questions, of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions carry equal marks.
This paper will consist of at least eight essay questions, of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions carry equal marks.
The paper will contain four questions, all of which must be answered. All questions carry equal marks.
The course-work that constitutes this paper assessment is one research essay, of between 6,000 and 7,500 words, including footnotes and excluding bibliography. Two copies of the project shall be submitted to the Programmes Administrator in the Faculty Office so as to arrive not later than the third Friday of Full Easter Term.
This paper will consist of eight essay questions, of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions carry equal marks.
This paper will be divided into two sections, A and B, corresponding to the set topics. Each section will contain at least eight questions. Candidates will be required to attempt four questions, including at least one from each section.
This paper will be divided into two sections, corresponding to the specified topics. Each section will contain at least eight questions. Candidates will be required to attempt four questions, including at least one from each section.
The assessment will consist of two 5,000-word essays. The first essay should focus on a close reading of a particular work, while the second should take the form of a synthetic, comparative analysis. Specific topics may be chosen by the candidate in consultation with the paper co-ordinator and in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 20 of the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos.
The Faculty Board of Law give notice that they have prescribed the following subjects as half-papers for Paper 48 of the Law Tripos in 2012–13 (Law Tripos, Regulation 16, Statutes and Ordinances, p. 342):
Civil procedure
Landlord and tenant law
Law of taxation
Personal property
European human rights law
Historical foundations of the British constitution
Medical law
European environmental and sustainable development law
The Faculty Board of Law give notice that they have prescribed the following subjects for seminar courses in Part II of the Law Tripos in 2012–13 (Law Tripos, Regulation 20(a), Statutes and Ordinances, p. 343):
Family in society
Ethics and the criminal law
Select issues in international law
Public law
The legal process: justice and human rights
Women and the law
Law and economics
The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages give notice of the following papers in Schedule D (papers taken from other Triposes) that may be taken in Part II under Regulation 24 for the examination in 2012–13 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 367):
Paper 2. |
Scandinavian history in the Viking Age |
Paper 5. |
Old English language and literature |
Paper 6. |
Old Norse language and literature |
Paper 7. |
Medieval Welsh language and literature |
Paper 8. |
Medieval Irish language and literature |
Paper 5. |
A subject in Old English literature specified by the Faculty Board of English |
Paper 6. |
Advanced medieval Scandinavian language and literature |
Paper 7. |
Advanced medieval Welsh language and literature |
Paper 8. |
Advanced medieval Irish language and literature |
Paper 11. |
Germanic philology |
Paper 12. |
Celtic philology |
Paper MES. 37 |
History of the pre-modern Middle East |
Paper MES. 39 |
Special subject in the pre-Modern Middle East |
Paper MES. 40 |
Special subject in the Contemporary Middle East |
Paper MES. 41 |
Comparative Semitic linguistics |
Paper A1. |
A prescribed Greek author or authors, and a prescribed Latin author or authors: Homer, Odyssey, and/ or Virgil, Aeneid |
Paper A2. |
Prescribed Greek texts: Sophocles and myth |
Paper A3. |
Prescribed Latin texts: Ovid, Metamorphoses |
Paper B1. |
Plato: Plato, Phaedo |
Paper B2. |
Aristotle: Aristotle’s moral and political thought |
Paper C4. |
A subject in ancient or medieval European history: Transformation of the Roman world (Paper 12 of the Historical Tripos, Part II) |
Paper D3. |
A topic within classical archaeology and/or art: The poetics of classical art |
Paper E2. |
Alexander’s legacy: Greek as a world language |
Paper E3. |
The Latin language: Latin and its neighbours |
Paper X1. |
A subject specified by the Faculty Board from time to time: Gods and idols |
Paper X2. |
A subject specified by the Faculty Board from time to time: Prostitutes and saints |
Paper 2. |
Tragedy |
Paper 3. |
Chaucer |
Paper 10. |
Postcolonial and related literatures |
Paper 12. |
Special subject II: Literature and visual culture |
Paper 18. |
European history, since 1890 |
Section C |
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Paper 4. |
History of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 |
Section D |
The following papers subject to any caps on numbers: |
The French and British problem, since 1688 |
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The long road to modernization: Spain 1800–2000 |
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The history of Latin America in the colonial period, c.1500–1830 |
Paper 11. |
Aesthetics |
Paper Int. 7. |
Society, politics, and culture in Latin America. This paper will be suspended until further notice. |
The Faculty Board of Divinity have selected the special subjects and prescribed texts for the Theological and Religious Studies Tripos, Part I, Part IIa, and Part IIb, in 2013 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 402). Details of these special subjects and prescribed texts are available on the Faculty website at http://www.divinity.cam.ac.uk/documents/TriposTexts2013.pdf.
The Faculty Board of Law give notice that they have designated the following papers prescribed for the M.C.L. Examination, 2013 (M.C.L. Regulation 6, Statutes and Ordinances, p. 442):
No |
Paper title |
Form of examination |
|
7 |
Corporate insolvency law |
3 |
|
9 |
Corporate finance law |
3 |
|
10 |
Corporate governance |
3 |
|
32 |
Commercial equity |
3 |
|
Deals |
c |
||
Comparative corporate governance |
(module) |
2 |
|
Corporate taxation |
(module) |
2 |
|
US corporate law |
(module) |
2 |
|
Shareholder litigation |
(module) |
2 |
|
International financial regulation |
(module) |
2 |
|
Accounting and finance |
(module) |
2 |
1. ‘3’ indicates a subject in which a three-hour final examination is required; a candidate has no option of substituting a thesis or a two-hour examination and an essay.
2. ‘2’ indicates a subject in which a two-hour final examination is required; a candidate has no option of substituting a thesis.
3. ‘c’ indicates a subject in which candidates will be evaluated by course-work prescribed by the Faculty Board from time to time.
The Faculty Board of Law give notice that they have prescribed the following papers and forms of examination for the LL.M. Examination, 2013 (LL.M. Regulations 1 and 2, Statutes and Ordinances, p. 443):
No |
Paper title |
Form of examination |
Designation |
2 |
International commercial tax |
t |
c |
3 |
International commercial litigation |
3 |
c, e |
4 |
Law of restitution |
t |
c |
7 |
Corporate insolvency law |
3 |
c |
9 |
Corporate finance law |
t |
c |
10 |
Corporate governance |
t |
c |
11 |
Criminal justice – players and processes |
es, t |
|
12 |
Intellectual property |
es, t |
c, e |
13 |
Contemporary issues in the law of European integration |
t |
|
14 |
Competition law |
3 |
c, e |
15 |
International environmental law |
3 |
i |
16 |
Constitutional law of the European Union |
t |
e |
17 |
E.U. trade law |
t |
e |
18 |
External relations law of the European Union |
t |
e |
19 |
Foundations of international law |
t |
i |
20 |
Law of armed conflict, use of force, and peacekeeping |
3 |
i |
21 |
Settlement of international disputes |
t |
i |
23 |
The law of the World Trade Organization |
t |
c, i |
24 |
International criminal law |
t |
i |
25 |
International human rights law |
t |
i |
26 |
Civil liberties and human rights |
es |
|
27 |
The birth, development, and afterlife of states |
3 |
i |
30 |
Jurisprudence |
3 |
|
31 |
Topics in legal and political philosophy |
3 |
|
32 |
Commercial equity |
t |
c |
33 |
Comparative family law and policy |
t |
|
34 |
Philosophy of criminal law |
t |
|
35 |
History of English civil and criminal law |
t |
|
36 |
International intellectual property law |
es, t |
c, e, i |
38 |
Seminar paper |
1. A candidate may take a written paper of three hours’ duration in all the subjects listed above, other than Paper 38.
2. Paper 38: Seminar paper. Paper 38 shall be examined by the submission of a thesis which shall not, without the leave of the Faculty Board, exceed 18,000 words including footnotes and appendices, but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Faculty Board which falls within the scope of one of the following seminar courses prescribed for 2012–13:
(a) Comparative law
(b) European social rights and economic integration
(c) Public law
3. ‘es’ indicates a subject in which a candidate has a free choice between:
(a) a written paper of three hours’ duration; and
(b) a written paper of two hours’ duration together with the submission of an essay of not more than 7,000 words, including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Faculty Board which falls within the field of the subject.
4. ‘t’ indicates a subject in which a candidate may submit a thesis in lieu of a final examination. The thesis shall not, without the leave of the Faculty Board, exceed 18,000 words including footnotes and appendices, but excluding bibliography. It shall be on a topic approved by the Faculty Board falling within the field of the subject.
5. ‘3’ indicates a subject in which a three-hour final examination is required, the candidate having no option of substituting a thesis or a two-hour examination and an essay.
6. In 2012–13 there are no subjects which may be examined only in the form of a written paper of two hours’ duration together with the submission of an essay of not more than 7,000 words, including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Faculty Board which falls within the field of the subject.
The Faculty Board of Law give notice that the following papers prescribed for the LL.M. Examination, 2013, are deemed to be papers in English Law and Legal History for the purpose of the award of the Chancellor’s Medal for English Law (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 758):
Paper 3 |
International commercial litigation |
Paper 4 |
Law of restitution |
Paper 7 |
Corporate insolvency law |
Paper 9 |
Corporate finance law |
Paper 10 |
Corporate governance |
Paper 12 |
Intellectual property |
Paper 26 |
Civil liberties and human rights |
Paper 30 |
Jurisprudence |
Paper 31 |
Topics in legal and political philosophy |
Paper 32 |
Commercial equity |
Paper 33 |
Comparative family law and policy |
Paper 34 |
Philosophy of criminal law |
Paper 35 |
History of English civil and criminal law |
The Faculty Board may in addition deem a thesis submitted for a seminar course under Paper 38 to be a paper in English Law and Legal History for this purpose.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Computer Science and Technology give notice that the modules available for study for the M.Phil. in Advanced Computer Science (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 483, as amended by Notice (Reporter, 2010–11, p. 430)) in the academical year 2012–13, and the form of the examination of each module, will be as follows:
Number |
Title and mode of assessment (course-work (c), written test (t)) |
Michaelmas Term 2012 |
|
C00 |
Research skills (mandatory) (c) |
P34 |
Advanced computer design (c) |
L11 |
Algebraic path problems, with applications to internet routing (c) |
L18 |
Automated reasoning (c and t) |
L108 |
Category theory and logic (c and t) |
R05 |
Chip multiprocessors (c and t) |
E4F8 |
Image processing and image coding (t) |
R03 |
Innovative user interfaces (c) |
L100 |
Introduction to natural language processing (c) |
R07 |
Introductory logic (half module) (t) |
P31 |
Low power embedded systems (c) |
R204 |
Multicore semantics and programming (c) |
R02 |
Network architectures (c) |
R209 |
Principles and foundations of computer security (c) |
P36 |
Programming for mobiles (c) |
L106 |
Spoken language processing (c) |
L113 |
Word meaning and discourse understanding (c) |
Lent Term 2013 |
|
L22 |
Advanced topics in concurrency (half module) (t) |
R211 |
Biomedical informatics (half module) (c) |
P33 |
Building an internet router (c) |
L24 |
Categorical models of computational languages (half module) (c) |
R210 |
Current applications and research in computer security (c) |
R202 |
Data centric networking (c) |
L110 |
Flows in networks (c and t) |
L21 |
Interactive formal verification (c) |
R207 |
Language and concepts (c) |
L101 |
Machine learning for language processing (c) |
L23 |
Nominal sets and their applications (half module) (t) |
L109 |
Social and technological network analysis (c) |
L102 |
Statistical machine translation (c and t) |
L107 |
Syntax and semantics of natural language (c) |
P35 |
System on chip design and modelling (c) |
L15 |
Topics in logic and complexity (t) |
Easter Term 2013 |
|
No modules offered currently in Easter Term 2013 |
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Computer Science and Technology give notice that Option A of the M.Phil. in Advanced Computer Science requires the submission of a compulsory research essay and that the essay replaces three of twelve modules.
Further details can be found by following the appropriate links from http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/teaching/current/acs.html and http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/teaching/acs_projects/.
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Computer Science and Technology reserves the right to withdraw any module should fewer than five students enrolled on the M.Phil. in Advanced Computer Science elect to study them.