No 6276
Wednesday 1 August 2012
Vol cxlii No 41
pp. 862–894
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 General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of English, have approved draft Regulations for a new Preliminary Examination for Part I of the English Tripos; a revised Preliminary Examination for Part II of the English Tripos; and for a revised English Tripos with effect from October 2013, as set out in the Annex to this Notice.
The introduction of these new and revised Regulations is in response to a Review by the General Board of the Faculty of English in 2010 which made recommendations about the Faculty’s undergraduate education programme and the teaching that supports it. The revised regulations retain the principal objectives, teaching approaches, and assessment procedures of the existing English Tripos while enhancing the provision of introductory teaching, the scope for borrowing papers from other Triposes, and the opportunities to study worldwide English literature.
General Regulations 6, Affiliated Students (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 173; see Grace 8 on p. 888), and 7, Preliminary Examinations (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 245), have also been amended accordingly.
The new Preliminary Examination for Part I (which will be taken in the latter part of the first year of study), together with the teaching course preparatory to it, will give candidates the skills training and other forms of transitional teaching that will equip them for Part I of the Tripos itself. Candidates for the Preliminary Examination will be required to sit two three-hour papers out of a total of five available, which will each correspond to one of the periods covered by Papers 3, 4, 6, 7a, and 7b of the revised schedule of Part I Tripos papers.
The number of papers to be taken for Part I of the Tripos will be reduced from seven papers to six. There will be a clear framework of core lecture courses supporting these papers, beyond which students will be able to choose from a list of other lecture courses to be offered every year. One of the current dissertation options will be discontinued, together with the English Language for Literature paper (which will be replaced by introductory lectures) and the current European Languages and Literatures paper. Candidates who would previously have taken this latter paper will instead be able to borrow a paper from the Modern and Medieval Languages, Classical, or Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Triposes. Under the revised Tripos, Part I papers will also allow for greater study of worldwide literature in the English language alongside study of the literature of the British Isles.
No major changes are proposed to the content of Part II of the Tripos. Regulations have been redrafted to increase flexibility so that alterations to the availability of papers can be more easily accommodated; also so that a place can be made for options directly linked to lecturers’ current research interests.
The existing pattern of increasing specialization across the three years remains, along with the high proportions of research-led teaching and self-directed study that are distinguishing characteristics of the current Tripos, and which enable students to prepare themselves for a wide range of career options.
The Preliminary Examination for Part I will be available for study with effect from 1 October 2013, and will be examined for the first time in 2014.
The examinations for Part I of the English Tripos shall be held under the Old Regulations for the last time in 2014. In parallel with the timetable introduced for the Preliminary Examination for Part I, the amended structure for the Part I Tripos will be available for study with effect from 1 October 2013, and will be examined for the first time in 2015.
The Preliminary examinations for Part II of the English Tripos shall be held under the Old Regulations for the last time in 2013. (Candidates studying towards Part II over two years with effect from 1 October 2012 will be able to offer the existing Preliminary Examination for Part II in 2013, and this will take a form that prepares them appropriately for offering the new Part II in 2014.)
The amended structure for the Preliminary Examination for Part II will be available for study with effect from 1 October 2013, and will be examined for the first time in 2014.
The examinations for Part II of the English Tripos shall be held under the Old Regulations for the last time in 2013.
The amended structure for the Part II Tripos examination will be introduced with effect from 1 October 2013, and it will be examined under the New Regulations for the first time in 2014.
For the examination held in 2014 it is important to note that Papers 20 to 25 in the schedule of papers listed under Regulation 19, Group C of the New Regulations shall be as follows:
Paper 20: Early medieval literature and its contexts, 1066–1350 (Paper 10 of Part I [Old Regulations] of the English Tripos)
Paper 21: English literature and its contexts, 1300–1550 (Paper 1 of Part I [Old Regulations] of the English Tripos)
Paper 22: English literature and its contexts, 1500–1700 (Paper 2 of Part I [Old Regulations] of the English Tripos)
Paper 23: Shakespeare (Paper 5 of Part I [Old Regulations] of the English Tripos)
Paper 24: English literature and its contexts, 1688–1847 (Paper 3 of Part I [Old Regulations] of the English Tripos)
Paper 25: English literature and its contexts, 1830 to the present (Paper 4 of Part I [Old Regulations] of the English Tripos)
With effect from the examination held in 2015, Paper 25 shall be divided into two options, and Papers 20 to 25 in the schedule of papers listed under Regulation 19, Group C of the New Regulations shall be as follows:
Paper 20: Early medieval literature and its contexts, 1066–1350 (Paper 2 of Part I of the English Tripos; also serves as Paper O9 of Part II of the Classical Tripos, and as Paper 11 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos)
Paper 21: English literature and its contexts, 1300–1550 (Paper 3 of Part I of the English Tripos)
Paper 22: English literature and its contexts, 1500–1700 (Paper 4 of Part I of the English Tripos)
Paper 23: Shakespeare (Paper 5 of Part I of the English Tripos)
Paper 24: English literature and its contexts, 1660–1870 (Paper 6 of Part I of the English Tripos)
Paper 25A: English literature and its contexts, 1830–1945 (Paper 7A of Part I of the English Tripos)
Paper 25B: English literature and its contexts, 1870–present (Paper 7B of Part I of the English Tripos)
Regulation 7.
By amending the first and second sentences of the regulation so as to read:
The names of candidates who pass a Preliminary Examination, other than the Preliminary Examinations for Parts Ia and II of the Classical Tripos, for Parts I and II of the Education Tripos, for Parts I and II of the English Tripos, for Part I of the Historical Tripos, and for the Linguistics Tripos, shall be arranged in three classes, and the Examiners, if they think fit, may divide any class; the names in each class or division of a class shall be arranged in alphabetical order. The names of candidates who pass the Preliminary Examination for either Part of the Classical Tripos, for either part of the Education Tripos, for either Part of the English Tripos, and for Part I of the Historical Tripos, shall be arranged in alphabetical order in one class.
By amending the regulations so as to read:
1. There shall be a Preliminary Examination for Part I, and for Part II, of the English Tripos.
2. The Examiners shall be the Examiners for Parts I and II of the Tripos.
3. For the purposes of the Regulations and Supplementary Regulations, ‘English literature’ shall be understood to mean literature written in the English language (including Old English); literature of the British Isles including Ireland (whether written in English, or in other languages such as Latin or French); and works written in Old Norse and the Medieval Celtic languages. It shall be understood to embrace the English language and such philosophical, historical, and other writing as normally comes within the scope of the English Tripos.
4. Candidates must not use the same material twice, either within any given paper or across either examination as a whole.
5. The papers in the Preliminary Examination for Part I shall be as follows:
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Paper A. |
English literature and its contexts, 1300–1550 |
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Paper B. |
English literature and its contexts, 1500–1700 |
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Paper C. |
English literature and its contexts, 1660–1870 |
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Paper D1. |
English literature and its contexts, 1830–1945 |
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Paper D2. |
English literature and its contexts, 1870–present |
A candidate shall offer any two papers, provided that a candidate may not offer both Papers D1 and D2. Every paper shall be set for three hours. In all papers candidates shall be required to demonstrate substantial knowledge of the literature of the British Isles (which may include Ireland). Candidates offering any of Papers B, C, D1, and D2 shall be required to demonstrate, in each such paper offered, substantial knowledge of English literature before and after the medial date specified for the paper in question.
6. The papers in the Preliminary Examination for Part II shall be as follows: Papers 1, 2, and 20 to 25 of Part II of the English Tripos. A candidate shall offer any two papers. Every paper shall be set for three hours except Papers 1 and 21 which shall be set for three and a half hours. In Papers 21 to 25 candidates shall be required to demonstrate substantial knowledge of the literature of the British Isles (which may include Ireland). Candidates offering any of Papers 22, 24, 25A, and 25B shall be required to demonstrate, in each such paper offered, substantial knowledge of English literature before and after the medial date specified for the paper in question.
1. The English Tripos shall consist of two Parts.
2. For the purposes of the Regulations and any Supplementary Regulations, ‘English literature’ shall be understood to mean literature written in the English language (including Old English); literature of the British Isles including Ireland (whether written in English, or in other languages such as Latin or French); and works written in Old Norse and the Medieval Celtic languages. It shall be understood to embrace the English language and such philosophical, historical, and other writing as normally comes within the scope of the English Tripos.
3. The scheme of the examination shall be as defined in Regulations 14 to 23.
4. Notice of all the variable papers available for examination, and of the variable subjects, texts, or portions of subjects specified for special study, shall be given by the Faculty Board of English before the end of the Easter Term (i) two years prior to the examination in the case of Part I of the Tripos, (ii) one year prior to the examination in the case of Part II of the Tripos; provided that, in both cases, the Board shall have the power of subsequently issuing amendments if they have due reason for doing so and if they are satisfied that no student’s preparation for her or his examination will be adversely affected. The Board shall have power when they give notice of the variable subjects selected for a particular examination to announce any consequential restriction on the combination of papers that a candidate may offer. The Board shall have power to define or limit by supplementary regulations all or any of the subjects of examination, and to modify or alter such supplementary regulations as occasion may require.
5. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part I:
(a)a student who has not obtained honours in an Honours Examination and has kept four terms, provided that six complete terms have not passed after her or his first term of residence;
(b)a student who has obtained honours in an Honours Examination, in the year next but one after so obtaining honours; provided that nine complete terms have not passed after her or his first term of residence.
6. The following may present themselves as candidates for honours in Part II:
(a)a student who has obtained honours in Part I of the English Tripos or in another Honours Examination, in the year after or next but one after so obtaining honours; provided that twelve complete terms have not passed after her or his first term of residence;
(b)an Affiliated Student, in accordance with the regulations for Affiliated Students, and subject to the terms of Regulation 20 of the English Tripos.
7. No student shall be a candidate for both Parts, or for either Part and also for another Honours Examination, in the same term.
8. No student who has been a candidate for either Part shall again be a candidate for the same Part.
9. (a) To conduct the examination in each Part of the Tripos the Faculty Board shall nominate such number of Examiners as they deem appropriate.
(b) The Faculty Board shall have power to nominate Assessors to assist the Examiners for each Part of the Tripos. Assessors may be summoned to meetings of the Examiners for the purpose of consultation and advice, but shall not be entitled to vote.
10. Before the examination there shall be general meetings of the Examiners for Part I and of the Examiners for Part II, when the papers set by each Examiner or Assessor shall be submitted to the whole body of each Part’s Examiners for their approval and shall be settled by the Examiners for each Part.
11. The Examiners for Part I and the Examiners for Part II shall hold separate meetings, at which the class-list for each Part shall be drawn up. In each of these lists the names of the candidates who deserve honours shall be placed in three classes, of which the second shall be divided into two divisions. The names in the first and third classes, and in each division of the second class, shall be arranged in alphabetical order.
12. For special excellence in either Part a mark of distinction may be awarded.
13. In each examination, candidates must not use the same material twice, either within any given paper or across the examination as a whole. Nor should material be repeated from one examination to the next.
14. The papers in Part I shall be as follows:
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Paper 1. |
Practical criticism and critical practice |
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Paper 2. |
Early medieval literature and its contexts, 1066–1350 (also serves as Paper 20 of Part II of the English Tripos, as Paper O9 of Part II of the Classical Tripos, and as Paper 11 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos) |
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Paper 3. |
English literature and its contexts, 1300–1550 (also serves as Paper 21 of Part II of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 4. |
English literature and its contexts, 1500–1700 (also serves as Paper 22 of Part II of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 5. |
Shakespeare (also serves as Paper 23 of Part II of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 6. |
English literature and its contexts, 1660–1870 (also serves as Paper 24 of Part II of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 7A. |
English literature and its contexts, 1830–1945 (also serves as Paper 25A of Part II of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 7B. |
English literature and its contexts, 1870–present (also serves as Paper 25B of Part II of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 8A. |
Old English language and literature (Paper 5 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos. Also serves as Paper 26 of Part II of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 8B. |
Old Norse language and literature (Paper 6 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos. Also serves as Paper 27A of Part II of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 8C. |
Medieval Welsh language and literature (Paper 7 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos. Also serves as Paper 28A of Part II of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 8D. |
Medieval Irish language and literature (Paper 8 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos. Also serves as Paper 29A of Part II of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 8E. |
Insular Latin language and literature (Paper 9 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos. Also serves as Paper 30 of Part II of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 9A. |
Greek literature (Paper 5 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos) |
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Paper 9B. |
Latin literature (Paper 6 of Part Ib of the Classical Tripos) |
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Paper 10A. |
Introduction to French literature, linguistics, film, and thought (Paper Fr.1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 10B. |
Love, violence, and power in France 1100–1500 (Paper Fr.3 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 10C. |
Rethinking the human: French literature, thought, and culture 1500–1700 (Paper Fr.4 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 10D. |
Revolutions in writing, 1700–1900 (Paper Fr.5 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 10E. |
Innovation and upheaval: deformation and reformulation in the 20th and 21st centuries (Paper Fr.6 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 10F. |
Texts and contexts (Paper A3 in Italian of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 10G. |
Introduction to German studies (Paper Ge.1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 10H. |
The making of German culture, I (Paper Ge.4 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 10I. |
Modern German culture, I (Paper Ge.5 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 10J. |
Modern German culture, II (Paper Ge.6 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 10K. |
Introduction to the language, literatures, and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world (Paper Sp.1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 10L. |
Introduction to the language, literatures, and cultures of Portuguese-speaking countries (Paper Pg.1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 10M. |
Introduction to Russian culture (Paper Ru.1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 10N. |
Russian culture from the Golden Age to the Silver Age (Paper Ru.5 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 10O. |
Russian culture after 1880 (Paper Ru.6 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 10P. |
Introduction to the language, literature, and culture of Ukraine (Paper Uk.1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
Every paper shall be set for three hours except Papers 1 and 3 which shall be set for three and a half hours.
15. Every candidate for Part I shall offer Papers 3 and 5 and any four papers from among Papers 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, provided that
(i)a candidate may offer only one of either Paper 8, or Paper 9, or Paper 10;
(ii)only one option may be offered from amongst the list of options available for Paper 7, and likewise for each of Papers 8, 9, and 10;
(iii)in substitution for one of Papers 4, 6, and 7 not substituted by a portfolio of essays under proviso (iv) below, a candidate may offer a dissertation, to be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 16, on a topic falling within the scope of that paper; except that if a candidate submits a dissertation in substitution for Paper 4 it shall not be wholly or largely on the subject of Shakespeare and his writings;
(iv)additionally or alternatively, in substitution for one of Papers 4, 6, and 7 not substituted by a dissertation under proviso (iii) above, a candidate may offer a portfolio of essays, to be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 17, on topics falling within the scope of that paper; except that if a candidate submits a portfolio in substitution for Paper 4 it shall not be wholly or largely on the subject of Shakespeare and his writings;
(v)a candidate for the English Tripos offering an option under Paper 8, or Paper 9, or Paper 10 shall be required to offer this option as a written paper, and may not substitute it with any form of course-work, albeit that such substitutions may be available to candidates who are offering the same papers for the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos, or the Classical Tripos, or the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos;
(vi)a candidate offering any of Papers 3 to 7, whether as an examination or substituted by a dissertation or portfolio of essays, shall be required to demonstrate, in each such paper offered, substantial knowledge of the literature of the British Isles (which may include Ireland);
(vii)a candidate offering any of Papers 4, 6, 7A, and 7B, whether as an examination or substituted by a portfolio of essays, shall be required to demonstrate, in each such paper offered, substantial knowledge of English literature before and after the medial date specified for the paper in question.
16. (a) A candidate who intends to offer a dissertation under Regulation 15 (iii) shall submit the proposed topic of the dissertation for formal approval to the Director of Undergraduate Studies of the Faculty Board through her or his Director of Studies in accordance with the arrangements for such notification approved by the Board. Such proposals must be made by the penultimate Friday of the Full Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. Once a topic has been approved on behalf of the Faculty Board, no change shall be made to it without further formal approval. A candidate may, however, submit a revised topic for approval so as to reach the Director of Undergraduate Studies at any time up until the sixth Wednesday of the Full Lent Term preceding the examination.
(b) The dissertation must be on a subject falling within the scope of the paper for which the dissertation is substituted. Comparison with other materials, including foreign literatures and other media such as music or the visual arts, is acceptable, but the weight of the dissertation should fall upon materials that are literary and that come within the scope of the relevant paper.
(c) The length of a dissertation shall be not fewer than 4,000 words and not more than 5,000 words. The prescribed length shall include notes and appendices, although appendices beyond the prescribed limit may be allowed in special circumstances, subject to formal approval given on behalf of the Faculty Board not later than the sixth Wednesday of the Full Lent Term preceding the examination. Every dissertation shall be typewritten, in English, paying proper attention to style and presentation.
(d) Candidates shall be required to declare that the dissertation is their own work and that it does not contain material used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose prior to the date of its submission. Where appropriate, full and proper acknowledgement must be given to the work of others via footnotes. The dissertation must be accompanied by a synopsis of its contents of not fewer than 100 words and not more than 150 words, and by a bibliography of the books, articles, and electronic and online resources used in its preparation. The prescribed length detailed under sub-paragraph (c) above shall include neither the synopsis nor the bibliography.
(e) The dissertation shall be submitted to the Director of Undergraduate Studies through the candidate’s Director of Studies, in accordance with arrangements approved by the Faculty Board, so as to arrive at the Faculty not later than 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held.
(f) Candidates may be called for viva voce examination in connection with their dissertations.
17. (a) A candidate who intends to offer a portfolio of essays under Regulation 15(iv) shall notify the Director of Undergraduate Studies of the Faculty Board through her or his Director of Studies in accordance with the arrangements for such notification approved by the Board. Initial such notification must be made by the penultimate Friday of the Full Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. Notification of any change of intention thereafter must be made no later than the sixth Wednesday of the Full Lent Term preceding the examination.
(b) A portfolio shall consist of three essays. All of the essays must be on subjects of literary interest falling within the scope of the paper for which the portfolio is substituted. The portfolio as a whole must demonstrate substantial knowledge of the literature of the British Isles (which may include Ireland). It must also demonstrate substantial knowledge of English literature before and after the medial date specified for the paper for which it stands in substitution.
(c) Each essay shall be not fewer than 1,500 words and not more than 2,000 words in length. The prescribed length shall include any notes. The essays shall be typewritten, in English, paying proper attention to style and presentation.
(d) Candidates shall be required to declare that the essays are their own work and that they do not contain material used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose prior to the date of their submission. Where appropriate, full and proper acknowledgment must be given to the work of others, although formal footnoting shall not be a requirement. Each essay must be accompanied by a bibliography of the books, articles, and electronic and online resources used in its preparation. The prescribed length shall exclude these bibliographies.
(e) The portfolio shall be submitted to the Director of Undergraduate Studies through the candidate’s Director of Studies, in accordance with arrangements approved by the Faculty Board, so as to arrive at the Faculty not later than 5 p.m. on the last Thursday of the Full Lent Term preceding the examination.
(f) Candidates may be called for viva voce examination in connection with their portfolios.
18. (a) A candidate shall be permitted to supplement her or his Part I examination by submitting an original composition or compositions to be taken into account by the Examiners.
(b) The composition or compositions shall total not more than 5,000 words in length (inclusive of notes), and shall be typewritten, in English. The submission of non-written material shall not be allowed.
(c) Candidates exercising this option shall be required to declare: (i) that the original composition is their own work; (ii) that it does not contain material used to any substantial extent for a comparable academic purpose prior to the date of their submission; (iii) that it does not contain material that has been, or will be, published prior to the end of the Part I Tripos Examination; and (iv) that it does not contain material that has been, or will be, submitted in candidature for a University or College Prize or Scholarship, or for publication in The Mays anthology, prior to the end of the Part I Tripos Examination.
(d) Compositions shall be submitted to the Director of Undergraduate Studies of the Faculty Board through the candidate’s Director of Studies, in accordance with arrangements approved by the Board, so as to arrive at the Faculty not later than 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held.
(e) Candidates may be called for viva voce examination in connection with their original compositions.
19. The papers in Part II shall be as follows:
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Paper 1. |
Practical criticism |
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Paper 2. |
Tragedy (also serves as Paper O3 of Part II of the Classical Tripos) |
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Paper 3. |
Compulsory dissertation |
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Paper 4. |
Optional dissertation |
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Paper 5. |
Chaucer |
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Paper 6. |
Medieval English literature, 1066–1500 (also serves as Paper 13 of Part II of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos) |
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Paper 7. |
English literature, 1500–1547 |
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Paper 8. |
Literature, culture, and crisis, 1631–1671 |
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Paper 9. |
Lyric |
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Paper 10. |
English literature, 1847–1872 |
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Paper 11. |
Modernism and the short story |
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Paper 12. |
Contemporary writing in English |
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Paper 13. |
Postcolonial and related literatures |
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Paper 14. |
American literature |
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Paper 15. |
English moralists |
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Paper 16. |
History and theory of literary criticism (also serves as Paper O4 of Part II of the Classical Tripos) |
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Paper 17. |
Shakespeare in performance |
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Paper 18. |
Literature and visual culture |
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Paper 19. |
A paper or papers in English literature announced by the Faculty Board from time to time. |
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[Paper 20. |
Early medieval literature and its contexts, 1066–1350 (Paper 10 of Part I (Old Regulations) of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 21. |
English literature and its contexts, 1300–1550 (Paper 1 of Part I (Old Regulations) of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 22. |
English literature and its contexts, 1500–1700 (Paper 2 of Part I (Old Regulations) of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 23. |
Shakespeare (Paper 5 of Part I (Old Regulations) of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 24. |
English literature and its contexts, 1688–1847 (Paper 3 of Part I (Old Regulations) of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 25. |
English literature and its contexts, 1830 to the present (Paper 4 of Part I (Old Regulations) of the English Tripos)] |
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<Paper 20. |
Early medieval literature and its contexts, 1066–1350 (Paper 2 of Part I of the English Tripos; also serves as Paper O9 of Part II of the Classical Tripos, and as Paper 11 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos) |
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Paper 21. |
English literature and its contexts, 1300–1550 (Paper 3 of Part I of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 22. |
English literature and its contexts, 1500–1700 (Paper 4 of Part I of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 23. |
Shakespeare (Paper 5 of Part I of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 24. |
English literature and its contexts, 1660–1870 (Paper 6 of Part I of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 25A. |
English literature and its contexts, 1830–1945 (Paper 7A of Part I of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 25B. |
English literature and its contexts, 1870–present (Paper 7B of Part I of the English Tripos)>1 |
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Paper 26. |
Old English language and literature (Paper 5 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos. Also serves as Paper 8A of Part I of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 27A. |
Old Norse language and literature (Paper 6 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos. Also serves as Paper 8B of Part I of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 27B. |
Advanced medieval Scandinavian language and literature (Paper 6 of Part II of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos) |
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Paper 28A. |
Medieval Welsh language and literature (Paper 7 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos. Also serves as Paper 8C of Part I of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 28B. |
Advanced medieval Welsh language and literature (Paper 7 of Part II of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos) |
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Paper 29A. |
Medieval Irish language and literature (Paper 8 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos. Also serves as Paper 8D of Part I of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 29B. |
Advanced medieval Irish language and literature (Paper 8 of Part II of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos) |
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Paper 30. |
Insular Latin language and literature (Paper 9 of Part I of the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos. Also serves as Paper 8E of Part I of the English Tripos) |
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Paper 31. |
A prescribed Greek author or authors, and a prescribed Latin author or authors (Paper A1 of Part II of the Classical Tripos) |
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Paper 32. |
Prescribed Greek texts (Paper A2 of Part II of the Classical Tripos) |
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Paper 33. |
Prescribed Latin texts (Paper A3 of Part II of the Classical Tripos) |
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Paper 34. |
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) |
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Paper 35. |
Living, loving, and dying in Renaissance France (Paper Fr.8 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 36. |
Reason, experience, and authority: French literature, thought, and history, 1594–1700 (Paper Fr.9 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 37. |
French literature, thought, and history, from 1690–1799 (Paper Fr.10 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 38. |
Gender, desire, and power in 19th century French culture (Paper Fr.11 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 39. |
Ethics and experience: literature, thought, and visual culture of the French-speaking world (1900–present) (Paper Fr.12 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 40. |
Dante and the culture of his age (Paper It.7 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 41A. |
Introduction to Neo-Latin literature, from 1350 to 1700 (Paper NL.1 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 41B. |
A special subject in Neo-Latin literature (Paper NL.2 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 42A. |
A special subject in comparative literature (i) (Paper CS.4 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 42B. |
A special subject in comparative literature (ii) (Paper CS.5 of the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos) |
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Paper 43A. |
Historical linguistics (Paper 11 of the Linguistics Tripos) |
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Paper 43B. |
History of the English language (Paper 13 of the Linguistics Tripos) |
Every paper shall be set for three hours except Papers 1 and 21 which shall be set for three and a half hours. Under the provisions of Regulation 4, the Faculty Board shall announce, each year, the variable papers in Group B (Papers 5 to 19) and Group C (Papers 26 to 43) that shall be available for examination in the following year. A question paper shall be set for every paper in the given year’s schedule (other than Papers 3 and 4) for which there is a candidate.
20. Every candidate for Part II shall offer:
(a)Papers 1, 2, and 3;
(b)either (i) if the candidate takes the examination in the year after obtaining honours in another Honours Examination, two papers chosen from amongst Papers 4 to 43;
or (ii) if the candidate takes the examination in the year next but one after obtaining honours in another Honours Examination, or if the candidate is an Affiliated Student, three papers chosen from amongst Papers 4 to 43; provided that since the availability of each of Papers 5 to 19 and Papers 26 to 43 for examination in any given year will not be confirmed until the Easter Term of the preceding year, these papers should not be selected for study until the year of actual examination, and then only in accordance with the list of papers announced as available that year.
(c)In offering papers for examination, the candidate’s choices shall be further governed by the following provisions:
(i) if a candidate takes the examination in the year next but one after obtaining honours in any Honours examination but has spent the intervening year undertaking legitimate study in another University, the candidate shall offer only two papers chosen from amongst Papers 4 to 43, sub-paragraph (b)(ii) above notwithstanding;
(ii) no candidate shall offer both Papers 17 and 23, or [Paper 25] <both Papers 25A and 25B>2 , or both Papers 27A and 27B, or both Papers 28A and 28B, or both Papers 29A and 29B, or both Papers 41A and 41B, or both Papers 42A and 42B, or both Papers 43A and 43B;
(iii) a candidate who has obtained honours in Part I of the English Tripos or any allowance on that examination towards a degree shall not offer any of Papers 21 to 25;
(iv) if a candidate has not previously obtained honours in Part I of the English Tripos and either takes the Part II examination in the year next but one after obtaining honours in another Honours examination or is an Affiliated Student, the candidate shall offer at least one paper from among Papers 20 to 25;
(v) a candidate shall not offer any paper that he or she has previously offered in another Honours Examination;
(vi) a candidate offering any of Papers 21 to 25 shall be required to demonstrate, in each such paper offered, substantial knowledge of the literature of the British Isles (which may include Ireland);
(vii) a candidate offering any of Papers 22, 24, [25], <25A, and 25B>3 shall be required to demonstrate, in each such paper offered, substantial knowledge of English literature before and after the medial date specified for the paper in question;
(viii) a candidate for the English Tripos offering any of Papers 26 to 43 shall be required to offer them as written papers, and may not substitute them with any form of course-work, albeit that such substitutions may be available to candidates who are offering the same papers for the Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic Tripos, or the Classical Tripos, or the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos, or the Linguistics Tripos;
(ix) a candidate for Part II of the English Tripos offering any of Papers 22, 24, or 25 shall be required to offer them as written papers, and may not substitute them with any form of course-work, albeit that such substitutions may be available to candidates who are offering the same papers for Part I of the English Tripos;
(x) dissertations offered under this Regulation, whether for Paper 3 or Paper 4, shall be submitted in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 22.
21. (a) Every candidate shall submit her or his scheme of work (a list of papers to be offered for examination), together with the proposed topic(s) of her or his dissertation(s), for formal approval to the Director of Undergraduate Studies of the Faculty Board through her or his Director of Studies in accordance with the arrangements for such notification approved by the Board. Submissions must be made by the penultimate Friday of the Full Michaelmas Term preceding the examination.
(b) The Director of Undergraduate Studies and the Undergraduate Submissions Committee, acting on behalf of the Faculty Board, shall consider each such submission with respect to two considerations:
(i)where a candidate offers both Papers 3 and 4, if one of the dissertations so offered is in the same field as one of the candidate’s papers, these parties may decline to allow the candidate to offer the second dissertation in the field of that same or any other of her or his papers;
(ii)where a candidate offers six papers, these parties shall consider the overall balance of the candidate’s scheme of work and the potential for overlap, whether between papers or between papers and the dissertation(s), and may reject such proposals as they judge fail to demonstrate sufficient breadth.
(c) Once a scheme of work and topic(s) have been approved on behalf of the Faculty Board, no change shall be made to them without further formal approval. A candidate may, however, submit a revised scheme and/or topic(s) for approval so as to reach the Director of Undergraduate Studies at any time up until the sixth Wednesday of the Full Lent Term preceding the examination.
22. (a) Every candidate, in offering one or more dissertations under Regulation 20, shall submit the proposed topic(s) thereof for formal approval in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 21.
(b) Dissertations must be on subjects falling within the scope of English literature as defined under Regulation 2. Comparison with other materials, including foreign literatures and other media such as music or the visual arts, is acceptable, but the weight of each dissertation should fall upon materials that are literary and that come within the aforementioned definition of English literature.
(c) The length of each dissertation shall be not fewer than 6,000 words and not more than 7,500 words. The prescribed length shall include notes and appendices, although appendices beyond the prescribed limit may be allowed in special circumstances, subject to formal approval given on behalf of the Faculty Board not later than the sixth Wednesday of the Full Lent Term preceding the examination. Each dissertation shall be typewritten, in English, paying proper attention to style and presentation.
(d) Candidates shall be required to declare that dissertations are their own work and that they do not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose prior to the date of their submission. Where appropriate, full and proper acknowledgment must be given to the work of others via footnotes. Each dissertation must be accompanied by a synopsis of its contents of not fewer than 100 words and not more than 150 words, and by a bibliography of the books, articles, and electronic and online resources used in its preparation. The prescribed length detailed under sub-paragraph (c) above shall include neither the synopsis nor the bibliography.
(e) Dissertations shall be submitted to the Director of Undergraduate Studies through the candidate’s Director of Studies, in accordance with arrangements approved by the Faculty Board, so as to arrive at the Faculty not later than 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held.
(f) Candidates may be called for viva voce examination in connection with their dissertations.
23. (a) A candidate shall be permitted to supplement her or his Part II examination by submitting an original composition or compositions to be taken into account by the Examiners.
(b) The composition or compositions shall total not more than 5,000 words in length (inclusive of notes), and shall be typewritten, in English. The submission of non-written material shall not be allowed.
(c) Candidates exercising this option shall be required to declare: (i) that the original composition is their own work; (ii) that it does not contain material used to any substantial extent for a comparable academic purpose prior to the date of their submission; (iii) that it does not contain material that has been, or will be, published prior to the end of the Part II Tripos Examination; and (iv) that it does not contain material that has been, or will be, submitted in candidature for a University or College Prize or Scholarship, or for publication in The Mays anthology, prior to the end of the Part II Tripos Examination.
(d) Compositions shall be submitted to the Director of Undergraduate Studies of the Faculty Board through the candidate’s Director of Studies, in accordance with arrangements approved by the Board, so as to arrive at the Faculty not later than 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held.
(e) Candidates may be called for viva voce examination in connection with their original compositions.
24. (i) The examinations for Part I of the English Tripos shall be held under the Old Regulations for the last time in 2014. They shall be held under the New Regulations for the first time in 2015.
(ii) The examinations for Part II of the English Tripos shall be held under the Old Regulations for the last time in 2013. They shall be held under the New Regulations for the first time in 2014.
1The papers in angular brackets will replace the papers in square brackets with effect from 1 October 2014.
2The paper will be divided into two options with effect from 1 October 2014 and the papers in angular brackets will replace the paper in square brackets with effect from the same date.
3The paper will be divided into two options with effect from 1 October 2014 and the papers in angular brackets will replace the paper in square brackets with effect from the same date.
The Faculty Board of History give notice of amendments to the supplementary regulations for Part I and Part II of the Historical Tripos, as follows (Regulations 15 and 16 of the Historical Tripos have already been amended accordingly (see Reporter, 2011–12, p. 755)):
The detail for this paper has been amended by replacing the final sentence with the following:
The paper will be set in two sections. Section A will consist of thematic questions; in Section B questions will be arranged chronologically. Three questions must be answered; one from Section A, two from Section B.
The detail for this paper has been amended by increasing the length of the submitted essay from 5,000 to 6,000 words to 6,000 to 7,000 words.
The detail for these papers has been amended by replacing the final sentence with the following:
Candidates will be required to answer three questions, at least one question to be taken from each section.
By renumbering Papers 2i and 2ii. Special Subject: sources and long essay as Papers 2 and 3.
By withdrawing the Supplementary Regulation for Paper 3. The history of political thought to c. 1700, as this paper will no longer be offered.
By replacing the detail for Paper 4. The history of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 (also serves as Paper Pol. 15 of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos) with the following:
This paper will deal with political ideas and arguments in relation to the general historical contexts in which they arose. The paper will be divided into two sections. Section A will consist of questions on prescribed texts. Section B will be designed to test knowledge of a series of themes of importance in the history of political thought in the period covered by the paper. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, at least one question to be taken from each section.
The Faculty Board are satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be adversely affected by these amendments.
The lists of papers available under Schedules B, Ia, and II of the Tripos have been amended.
It. 6. Topics in modern Italian culture. By amending the title to Modern Italian culture.
Sp.3. Topics in medieval Iberian and Spanish Golden Age culture. By amending the title to Medieval Iberian and Spanish Golden Age culture.
Sp.4. Topics in modern Spanish culture and history. By amending the title to Modern Spanish culture and history.
Sp.5 Topics in Spanish-American culture and history. By amending the title to Spanish-American culture and history.
Li.7 Foundations of speech communication. (Paper 7 of the Linguistics Tripos (New Regulations)). By continuing to suspend the paper and amending the footnote so as to indicate that it cannot be replaced by an optional dissertation.
Li.12 History of ideas on language. (Paper 12 of the Linguistics Tripos (New Regulations)). By suspending the paper with effect from 1 October 2012 to 1 October 2013.
By amending the Schedule so as to add the following five new variable papers that may be offered in Linguistics:
Li. 14. A subject in Linguistics to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time. (Paper 14 of the Linguistics Tripos (New Regulations)).
Li. 15. A subject in Linguistics to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time. (Paper 15 of the Linguistics Tripos (New Regulations)).
Li. 16. A subject in Linguistics to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time. (Paper 16 of the Linguistics Tripos (New Regulations)).
Li. 17. A subject in Linguistics to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time. (Paper 17 of the Linguistics Tripos (New Regulations)).
Li. 18. A subject in Linguistics to be specified by the Faculty Board from time to time. (Paper 18 of the Linguistics Tripos (New Regulations)).
CS.3. The Slavonic languages (Also serves as Paper 26 of the Linguistics Tripos (New Regulations)). The paper is no longer suspended. By removing the footnote indicating indefinite suspension.
By amending the Schedule so as to remove Paper Fr.2 from the list of papers that may be taken.
By amending the Schedule so as to:
(i)continue to suspend Paper Li.7 and to indicate that it cannot be replaced by an optional dissertation;
(ii)suspend Paper Li.12 from 1 October 2012 to 1 October 2013;
(iii)add papers Li.14, Li.15, Li.16, Li.17, and Li. 18 to the list of papers that may be taken.
The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages have confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2013 will be affected.
The approval and submission dates for the dissertation have been amended.
The fourth paragraph has been amended so as to read:
The title of the dissertation shall be on a subject chosen by the candidate and approved by the Senior Examiner not later than the end of the Michaelmas Term next preceding the examination. Two copies of the original dissertation, if it is offered, shall be submitted to the Senior Examiner not later than the fifth Monday of Full Lent Term.
Regulation 31.
In the class-list for Psychology, the attachment of a mark (cn) to the name of a candidate who has offered four papers relating to the subject area Psychology (Cognitive Neuroscience) is no longer required and the third paragraph has been removed.
Regulation 2.
The following subject has been added to Group 1 subjects:
4. Globalization, business, and development
The maximum number of subjects contained in Group 2 has been reduced from sixteen to fifteen, in order to reflect the increase in subjects in Group 1.
The special regulations have been amended as follows, to allow students to offer a guided research project based at the University as an alternative to the student placement:
Regulation 1.
(e)the submission of a portfolio/log book and report of not more than 3,000 words on the required placement or guided research project, together with a fifteen-minute presentation on the placement or guided research project;
The General Board have approved the following addition to the Schedule to Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University:
Certificate in Creative Writing
The scheme of the examination has been amended by redrafting Regulation 2 so as to read:
2. The Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Studies shall be awarded on the basis of the completion of 120 credits from practitioner professional development courses. The volume of work required to complete the award shall be at least 16,000 words.
The Certificates of Practitioner Professional Development have been renamed as the Postgraduate Advanced Certificate in Educational Studies, the Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Studies, and the Postgraduate Award in Educational Studies. The schemes of the examinations have been amended to enable candidates to receive recognition for credit accrued on the completion of practitioner professional development courses.
1. The postgraduate awards of Practitioner Professional Development shall be administered by the Faculty Board of Education.
2. The Postgraduate Advanced Certificate in Educational Studies shall be awarded on the basis of the completion of 90 credits from practitioner professional development courses. The volume of work required to complete the award shall be at least 12,000 words.
3. The Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Studies shall be awarded on the basis of the completion of 60 credits from practitioner professional development courses. The volume of work required to complete the award shall be at least 8,000 words.
4. The Postgraduate Award in Educational Studies shall be awarded on the basis of the completion of 30 credits from practitioner professional development courses. The volume of work required to complete the award shall be at least 4,000 words.
The General Board have approved the conversion of the Language Centre’s Certificates of Higher Education in French, Spanish, and German to CULP Awards. This change is in line with efforts to regularize the titles of certificates and diplomas awarded to non-members. These awards are still considered to be at FHEQ level 4 (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications 4, equivalent to first-year undergraduate level). The title and Regulation 1 have been amended as follows:
1. The CULP Awards in French, German, and Spanish shall be administered by the Committee of Management of the Language Centre.
Four new certificates of proficiency have been added to the Schedule of subjects approved for certificates of proficiency awarded by the Language Centre (under regulation 3(f)), as listed below:
Arabic Basic 1
Arabic Basic 2
Arabic Elementary 1
Mandarin Chinese Elementary 1