No 6316
Wednesday 17 July 2013
Vol cxliii No 39
pp. 713–764
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 2014–15. The Faculty reserves the right to withdraw any course that is undersubscribed.
Unless otherwise specified, all papers consist of a three-hour examination.
This paper examines in some detail aspects of the history of Middle East, either in a particular region and period, or addressing particular themes, with an emphasis on developing an understanding of the evolution of Middle East history and the periods of transition that have shaped and defined the pre-modern societies in the region.
This year the paper covers the history of the Safavid period in Iran (1501–1722), with a view to examining the evolution of the Safavid state, the rise of political Shi'ism as the official state religion, and Iran's relations – diplomatic, commercial, and cultural – both with its neighbours (India, Central Asia, and the Ottoman Empire) and with Europe. It will also devote some attention to the historiography and artistic production of the period.
This paper will consist of eight essay questions of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions will carry equal marks.
This paper explores Islamic reform and piety in the twentieth century. It does so from the complementary perspectives of anthropology and intellectual history. Modernist Islamic thinkers in this period grappled with the question 'what is Islam?' and 'how should we read the Quran?'. Their thought inspired and informed social and political movements in the Arab world and beyond which have been concerned with the right way to understand and practice Islam. Students will read three Arabic texts by modernist Islamic thinkers, and consider anthropological and ethnographic analyses of relevant issues including history, ritual, and secularism. Students not taking Arabic will be provided with translations in class.
This paper will consist of eight questions, of which candidates will be required to answer three. All questions will carry equal marks. Two questions will contain options for thematic commentaries on Arabic texts.
This paper introduces students to reading the Qur'an and explores the tradition of its variant readings, its oral and written transmissions, and the efforts of the medieval Muslim scholars to codify and standardize the Qur'anic text. The paper covers various topics in the Qur'anic sciences which deal with the history of the collection of the Qur'an, the development of the exegetical works that struggled with the problem of textual variants, and the inimitability of the Qur'an as discussed by rhetoricians, grammarians, theologians, and exegetes. Finally, the paper explores the problem of translating the Qur'an and how the tradition of its variant readings impacts our understanding of classical Arabic in general and the Qur'anic text in specific.
This paper will consist of two sections. Section A will contain four passages of Arabic chosen from the texts set as reading for the course, of which two must be commented upon as indicated. Section B will contain a choice of essay questions of which candidates must attempt to answer one. All questions carry equal marks.
This paper provides a focused analysis of a particular subject relating to the contemporary Middle East.
This year students may choose one of the following two subjects: (i) Political anthropology of Islam and the Middle East or (ii) Israel: the invention of a culture.
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 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 so as to arrive not later than the fourth Friday of full Easter Term.
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.
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.18 or C.19 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 consists of ten 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 will consist of one unseen 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 into English and/or comment on a selection of unseen passages from Japanese texts. In Section B candidates will be required to translate into English and/or comment on selected passages taken from texts covered during the year. The focus will be on prose texts of the Edo period.
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.
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.
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 Faculty Board of History give notice that the options for Paper 1 of Part I of the Historical Tripos, 2015 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 339) will be as follows:
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i |
Money and society from late antiquity to the financial revolution |
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ii |
Royal and princely courts: ancient, medieval, and early modern |
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iv |
Remaking the modern body, 1543–1939 |
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v |
The Bandung moment: revolution and anti-imperialism in the twentieth century |
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vii |
Nature and the city in medieval thought |
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viii |
Sacred histories |
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ix |
The history of collecting |
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x |
Migrants: emigration and immigration, c. 1000–c. 2000 |
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xi |
The politics of memory in Germany after 1945 (German sources) |
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xii |
World War II and its legacy in France (French sources) |
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xiv |
Film and history, 1929–1945 |
The Faculty Board of History give notice that the Special Subjects for Papers 2 and 3 of Part II of the Historical Tripos, 2015 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 341) will be as follows:
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Constructing the worlds of Archaic Greece (c. 750–480 bc) [Paper C1 of Part II of the Classical Tripos] |
(A) |
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The city of Rome and its rulers, 476–769 |
(B) |
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Chivalry, patronage, and rulership: King René of Anjou in fifteenth-century Europe |
(C) |
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Uses of the visual in early modern Germany, c. 1450–1550 |
(D) |
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The Black Death |
(E) |
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Reform and Reformation: Thomas More's England |
(F) |
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An alternative history of Ireland: Religious minorities and identity in the 26 counties, 1912–1959 |
(G) |
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The British and the Middle East, c. 1830 – c.1865 |
(J) |
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Fin de siècle Russia, 1891–1917 |
(K) |
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Missionary science, ethnic formation, and the religious encounter in Belgian Congo, 1908–60 |
(O) |
The subjects for the following papers in Part II of the Historical Tripos, 2015 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 341) will be:
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1 |
Historical argument and practice |
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4 |
History of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 |
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5 |
Political philosophy and the history of political thought since c. 1890 |
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7 |
Transformation of the Roman world [Paper C4 of Part II of the Classical Tripos] |
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9 |
The Jewish presence in medieval society |
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11 |
The archaeology of medieval Britain, c. 1000–1500 [Paper A28 of Part IIa of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos] |
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13 |
The Medieval Universe, c.1000 to c.1600 |
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14 |
Material culture in the early modern world |
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16 |
Persecution and toleration in Britain, 1400–1700 |
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17 |
The politics of knowledge from the late Renaissance to the early Enlightenment |
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18 |
Japanese history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries [Paper J6 of Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos] |
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20 |
World population, development, and environment since 1750: comparative history and policy |
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21 |
The French and the British problem, since c. 1688 |
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22 |
'Total War' and European Societies, 1792–1815 |
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23 |
The formation of the modern Middle East [Paper MES19 of Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos] |
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24 |
The politics of gender in Britain, 1790–1990 |
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27 |
The history of Latin America in the Colonial Period, c. 1500–1830 |
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28 |
The history of the Indian sub-continent from the late eighteenth century to the present day |
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29 |
The history of Africa from 1800 to the present day |
Candidates for Part II in 2015, who have previously taken Part I of the Historical Tripos and who did not offer in that Part a paper falling mainly in the period before 1750, may meet the requirement to take a pre-1750 paper in Part II by offering one of the Special Subjects A, B, C, D, E, and F or by offering one of the Papers 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, and 17 or a dissertation, provided that its subject falls mainly in the period before 1750.
Candidates for Part II in 2015, who have previously taken Part I of the Historical Tripos and who did not offer in that Part a paper in European History, may meet the requirement to take a European History paper in Part II by offering one of the following papers: 7, 9, 14, 21, and 22.
The Faculty Board of Business and Management give notice that in the academical year 2013–14 the subjects for examination for the Management Studies Tripos will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.
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M1. Organizational behaviour and marketing |
3-hour written examinationFour questions to be answered; two from Section A (Organizational behaviour) and two from Section B (Marketing) |
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M2. Quantitative methods and operations management |
3-hour written examinationFour questions to be answered; two from Section A (Quantitative methods) and two from Section B (Operations management) |
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M3. Economics and finance |
3-hour written examinationFour questions to be answered; two from Section A (Economics); one from Section B(1) (Accounting) and one from Section B(2) (Finance) |
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Project |
Group-authored report, individual personal reflection, individual participation/presentation Deliverable to client: group presentation and summary |
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MS7. Human resource management |
Individual take-home essay (70%), class participation (30%) |
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MS8. Numerical information and environmental policy |
Individual take-home essay and individual presentation The breakdown of assessment is agreed between the student and the lecturer as part the individual learning contract |
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MS9. International business economics |
Individual take-home essay (100%) N.B. this elective is not available to students who have previously studied on the Economics Tripos |
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MS10. Corporate governance |
Individual take-home essay (70%), group presentation (30%) |
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MS11. Business innovation in a digital age |
Individual take-home essay(65%), individual presentation (10%), group presentation (25%) |
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MS12. Strategic management |
Individual take-home essay (100%) |
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Negotiations workshop |
Individual assignment |
The Faculty Board of Business and Management give notice that the subjects for examination for the M.B.A. Degree will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject examined in the Michaelmas Term 2013.
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MBA1. Microeconomics |
Attendance only |
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MBA2. Management science |
Individual assignment (50%) and group assignment (50%) |
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MBA3. Employability skills workshops |
Attendance only |
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MBA4. Corporate finance |
Exam: 2 hours (100%) |
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MBA5. Accounting 2 |
Exam: 1 hour (100%) |
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MBA6. CVP methods |
Attendance and class participation (100%) |
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MBA7. Organizational behaviour |
Exam: 1.5 hours (60%), group assignment (40%) |
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MBA8. Management practice |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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MBA9. Cambridge venture project |
Group assignment (100%) |
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MBA10. Strategy |
Exact assessment TBC |
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MBA11. Marketing |
Exact assessment TBC |
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MBA15. Operations management |
Exact assessment TBC |
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MBA16. Cost management and control (formerly Financial management) |
Exact assessment TBC |
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MBA33. Negotiations workshop |
Attendance |
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MBA34. Global consulting project |
Group assignment, peer review |
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MBA12. Corporate governance and ethics |
Exact assessment TBC |
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MBA13. Leadership in action |
Attendance |
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MBA35. Concentration |
Students take one of eight subjects offered; exact assessment and subject areas TBC |
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MBA54. Macroeconomics |
Exact assessment TBC |
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MBA87. Accounting 1 |
Individual in-class test (100%) |
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EMBA11. Managing innovation strategically |
Two group course-work assignments (20% each) and one individual assignment (60%) |
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EMBA12. Strategic management |
Two group course-work assignments (20% each) and one individual assignment (60%) |
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EMBA4. Management practice (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA17. Leadership in action (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |
There are no modules available.
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EMBA13. Team consulting project |
Attendance required |
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EMBA14. Corporate governance and ethics |
Exact assessment TBC |
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EMBA4. Management practice (this course runs throughout the programme) |
As above |
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EMBA17. Leadership in action (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |
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EMBA19. Personal and professional development (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |
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Elective – EMBA15 |
Exact assessment TBC |
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Elective 2 – EMBA16 |
Exact assessment TBC |
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EMBA1. Analysis of financial reports (accounting) |
1.5-hour written examination (70%), case write-up (30%) |
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EMBA2. Corporate finance (this course runs into Lent Term) |
3-hour* written examination (60%) and group assignment – Analysis of case studies (40%) |
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EMBA3. Microeconomics |
Attendance required |
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EMBA4. Management practice (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Individual assignment (100%) |
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EMBA5. Management science |
1.5-hour written examination (50%), group assignment (50%) |
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EMBA17. Leadership in action (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |
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EMBA19. Personal and professional development (this course runs throughout the programme) |
Attendance only |
There are no modules available.
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EMBA6. Organizational behaviour |
Exact assessment TBC |
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EMBA7. Operations management |
Exact assessment TBC |
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EMBA8. International business studies |
Exact assessment TBC |
There are no modules available.
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EMBA6. Organizational behaviour |
Exact assessment TBC |
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EMBA9. Macroeconomics |
Exact assessment TBC |
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EMBA10. Marketing management |
Exact assessment TBC |
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EMBA20. Negotiation skills |
Attendance only |
There are no modules available.
*A typographical error meant the length of the examination had been wrongly stated (as 1.5 hours). This error has now been amended (to 3 hours). A notice of correction will be published in the next ordinary issue of the Reporter.
The Faculty Board of Business and Management give notice that, in the Michaelmas Term 2013, the subjects for examination for the Master of Finance Degree will be as listed below. The method of examination is shown for each subject.
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MFIN29. Derivatives |
1.5-hour class test |
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MFIN10. Economic foundations of finance |
1.5-hour written examination |
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MFIN9. Principles of finance |
2.5-hour written examination |
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MFIN7. Financial reporting and analysis |
1-hour initial in class test (30%), 1.5-hour class test (60%), group case study (10%) |
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MFIN6. Financial institutions and markets |
1.5-hour written examination |
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MFIN5. Finance and organizations |
seminar, assessed by attendance |
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MFIN22. Management practice |
seminar, assessed by attendance |
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MFIN23. City speaker series |
seminar, assessed by attendance |
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MFIN24. Equity research project |
Group project, assessed by group presentation (50%) and report (50%) |
There are no specialist subjects in the Michaelmas Term 2013.