No 6327
Wednesday 27 November 2013
Vol cxliv No 10
pp. 112–137
Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2014, by comparison with those examinations in 2013, are published below. Complete details of the form and conduct of all examinations are available from the Faculties or Departments concerned.
The Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science give notice that, with effect from the examination to be held in 2014, the form of the examination for the following papers for Parts IIa and IIb of the Archaeological and Anthropological Tripos will be as specified below:
The form of examination for the paper has been changed and will now consist of the submission of three essays of 2,000 words each (40% of the total mark) and an examination of two hours’ duration (60% of the total mark) in which candidates must answer two questions from a choice of eight. One or more of the examination questions may take the form of a passage or passages from an ancient Mesopotamian literary work, in translation, which candidates are required to comment upon as directed by the question.
This paper is assessed through a three-hour written examination only, which consists of the transliteration and translation of four passages from hieroglyphic Middle Egyptian. Three of these are taken from texts read in class, a list of which will be made available to students at the beginning of the year; a fourth passage is selected from an unseen text of comparable level. In addition to the transliteration and translation of each text concise questions intended to assess the student’s grasp of Middle Egyptian grammar and of historical points pertinent to the text will be included. Students must answer all questions, which are of equal value, with the weighting of each being as follows:
|
Transliteration and translation: |
20% |
|
Grammatical and/or historical questions: |
5% |
Students are referred to the notice published in the Reporter on 25 September 2013 (see Reporter, 6318, 2013–14, p. 9–10).
No changes
The Faculty Board of Classics give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2014, the form of the examination for the following papers for the Preliminary Examinations and the Classical Tripos will be changed as follows. Much of the detail about examination assessment used to be contained in the relevant Supplementary Regulations but the Supplementary Regulations were revised and simplified with effect from 1 October 2013, with the consequence that detailed Form and Conduct Notices are now necessary for each paper. The Notice concerning Paper 2 of the Preliminary Examination will remain valid for the 2014 examination (Reporter, 6296, 2012–13, p. 351).
This paper will be divided into two sections. Section (a) will contain passages in Latin for translation into English from texts prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board. Section (b) will contain passages for critical discussion taken from the prescribed texts.
The paper will be divided into two sections.
Section (a) will contain three passages of Greek, each taken from works on a schedule of texts prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board.
Section (b) will contain two passages of Greek for unseen translation: the passages will be from works by the authors of the works in the schedule of texts used in section (a).
The paper will be divided into two sections.
Section (a) will contain three passages of Greek, each taken from works on a schedule of texts prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board.
Section (b) will contain two passages of Greek for unseen translation: the passages will be from works EITHER by the authors of the works in the schedule of texts used in section (a) OR by Xenophon.
The paper will be divided into two sections.
Section (a) will contain three passages of Latin, each taken from works on a schedule of texts prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board.
Section (b) will contain two passages of Latin for unseen translation: the passages will be from works by the authors of the works in the schedule of texts used in section (a).
The paper will be divided into two sections.
Section (a) will contain three passages of Latin, each taken from works on a schedule of texts prescribed from time to time by the Faculty Board.
Section (b) will contain two passages of Latin for unseen translation: the passages will be from works by the authors of the works in the schedule of texts used in section (a).
This paper will contain questions on works contained in the schedules of Greek and Latin texts prescribed for Papers 1 to 4. The paper will contain questions on six passages. The first three passages will be passages of Greek prose and verse, two of which will come from the texts prescribed for Section (a) of Paper 2. The latter three passages will be passages of Latin prose and verse, two of which will come from texts prescribed for Section (a) of Paper 4. The first five questions on each passage will be focused on detailed understanding of the language and the final question will ask for an extended analysis and appreciation. Candidates will be required to answer questions on two passages, one Greek and one Latin. Any verse passage set may include a question testing knowledge of scansion.
This paper will be divided into five sections:
(a) Greek and Latin literature;
(b) Greek and Roman philosophy;
(c) Greek and Roman history from c. 800 bc to ad 337;
(d) Greek and Roman art and archaeology;
(e) Classical philology and linguistics.
Candidates will be required to answer four questions, one from Section (a); two from Sections (b) to (e), with no more than one question being taken from any one section; and one from any section of the candidate’s choice. Questions in Section (a) will no longer include passages for scansion and metrical commentary.
This paper will be divided into three sections. Candidates will be required to attempt one section only. Candidates for Paper 1 may attempt either Section (a) or Section (c). Candidates for Paper 2 may attempt any one of the three sections. Credit will be given for knowledge of the general principles of Greek accentuation.
Section (a) contains five passages of English for translation into Greek (candidates should attempt only one):
1. a ‘freestyle’ prose passage from any prose author
2. a passage of law-court oratory from Lysias
3. a philosophical dialogue (i.e. a ‘question-and-answer’ passage) from Plato
4. a passage of poetry for translation into Greek iambics
5. a passage of poetry for translation into Greek elegiacs
Section (b) contains one passage of English prose based on one of the Target Texts prescribed for Section A of Paper 2, for translation into Greek prose.
Section (c) contains five passages of English for translation into Greek, each approximately half the length of those set in Section (a). Candidates should attempt two passages, at least one of which should be verse.
1. a ‘freestyle’ prose passage from any prose author
2. a passage of law-court oratory from Lysias
3. a philosophical dialogue (i.e. a ‘question-and-answer’ passage) from Plato
4. a passage of poetry for translation into Greek iambics
5. a passage of poetry for translation into Greek elegiacs”
This paper will be divided into three sections. Candidates will be required to attempt one section only. Candidates for Paper 1 may attempt either Section (a) or Section (c). Candidates for Paper 2 may attempt any one of the three sections.
Section (a) contains five passages of English for translation into Latin (candidates should attempt only one):
1. a ‘freestyle’ prose passage from any prose author
2. a passage of oratory from Cicero
3. a passage of narrative from Livy
4. a passage of poetry for translation into Latin hexameters
5. a passage of poetry for translation into Latin elegiacs
Section (b) contains one passage of English prose based on one of the Target Texts prescribed for Section A of Paper 4, for translation into Latin prose.
Section (c) contains five passages of English for translation into Latin, each approximately half the length of those set in Section (a). Candidates should attempt two passages, at least one of which should be verse.
1. a ‘freestyle’ prose passage from any prose author
2. a passage of oratory from Cicero
3. a passage of narrative from Livy
4. a passage of poetry for translation into Latin hexameters
5. a passage of poetry for translation into Latin elegiacs
Each paper will be divided into two sections, A (two prose passages) and B (two verse passages and one ‘seen’ passage from the Schedule A texts for Papers 5 and 6); each section will carry half the marks.
In Paper 1 at least one passage in Section A will come from Thucydides or Plato or Demosthenes; in Section B at least one passage will be taken from Homer or tragic trimeters. For the ‘seen’ passage in Section B candidates will have a choice from four passages, which will be taken from the Schedule A set texts for Paper 5; each passage will be taken from a different topic.
In Paper 2 at least one passage in Section A will come from Plato or Lysias or Xenophon; in Section B at least one passage will be taken from Homer or tragic trimeters. For the ‘seen’ passage in Section B candidates will have a choice from four passages, which will be taken from the Schedule A (intensive) set texts for Paper 5; each passage will be taken from a different topic.
In Paper 3 at least one passage in Section A will come from Cicero (speeches) or Livy; in Section B there will be at least one passage of hexameters (Virgil, Georgics or Aeneid, or Ovid, Metamorphoses) or of elegiacs (Propertius, Tibullus, Ovid). For the ‘seen’ passage in Section B candidates will have a choice from four passages, which will be taken from the Schedule A set texts for Paper 6; each passage will be taken from a different topic.
In Paper 4 at least one passage in Section A will come from Cicero (speeches) or Livy; in Section B there will be at least one passage of hexameters (Virgil, Georgics or Aeneid, or Ovid, Metamorphoses) or of elegiacs (Propertius, Tibullus, Ovid). For the ‘seen’ passage in Section B candidates will have a choice from four passages, which will be taken from the Schedule A (intensive) set texts for Paper 6; each passage will be taken from a different topic.
Each of Papers 5 and 6 will consist of three sections.
Section A (in Paper 5 for candidates offering Paper 1, Greek Translation; in Paper 6 for candidates offering Paper 3, Latin Translation) will contain three passages for discussion, one from each Schedule A group of texts in the three topics available for examination.
Section B (in Paper 5 for candidates offering Paper 2, Alternative Greek Translation; in Paper 6 for candidates offering Paper 4, Alternative Latin Translation) will contain three passages for discussion, one from each pair of texts (1) and (2) in each Schedule A group of texts in the three Topics available for examination.
Section C (for all candidates) will contain essay questions and passages for discussion from Schedule B texts (with accompanying translations). Candidates will be required to answer two questions from either Section A or Section B and two questions from Section C.
The consequence of this structure is that, in order to be prepared for the examination, a candidate must have studied two of the three topics in Paper 5 or 6. The minimum number of texts which must be prepared in each paper is:
(i) for Intensive Greek or Intensive Latin candidates, four texts (or groups of texts), chosen as numbers (1) and (2) from each of two of the Schedule A groups of texts.
(ii) for non-Intensive candidates, six texts (or groups of texts), chosen as the complete Schedule A of two separate topics.
Credit will be given for knowledge of Schedule B texts.
In each paper each question carries a quarter of the marks.
The paper will be divided into two sections.
Section A will contain questions on the following topics: Problems in Greek religion, Between two worlds: Classical to Hellenistic Greece, and Power and dependence in the Roman world.
Section B will contain questions on the following historiographical topics:
Rhetoric and history; History from poetry.
There will be about fifteen questions in all; candidates will be expected to answer three, at least one from each section.
The paper will be divided into three sections: A (a picture question), B (essay questions mainly on the Aegean world), and C (essay questions mainly on the Roman world). Section A (Question 1), which is compulsory, presents a choice among fourteen images from the Greek and Roman worlds, and asks candidates to discuss the meaning and context of three of them. The images include photographs, plans, and maps, and use is often (but not invariably) made of artefacts from collections in Cambridge (i.e. the Faculty’s Cast Gallery and pottery collection, the collections of the Fitzwilliam Museum). Candidates are also expected to answer three essay questions, including at least one question from each of Sections B and C (there are about 10 questions overall in each of these sections).
Candidates will be expected to show knowledge of Greek or Latin or both. The paper will be divided into four sections as follows:
The formal syntax of Greek and Latin
Language and literature in Greek and Latin
History of writing in antiquity
Principles and methods of historical linguistics
Each section will contain four questions, resulting in 16 questions in total. Candidates will be expected to answer four questions from three different sections.
This paper will be divided into three sections. Candidates will be required to attempt one section only. Candidates for Paper 1 may attempt either Section (a) or Section (c). Candidates for Paper 2 may attempt any one of the three sections. Credit will be given for knowledge of the general principles of Greek accentuation.
Section (a) contains five passages of English for translation into Greek (candidates should attempt only one):
1. a ‘freestyle’ prose passage from any prose author
2. a passage of law-court oratory from Lysias
3. a philosophical dialogue (i.e. a ‘question-and-answer’ passage) from Plato
4. a passage of poetry for translation into Greek iambics
5. a passage of poetry for translation into Greek elegiacs
Section (b) contains one passage of English prose based on one of the Target Texts prescribed for Section A of Paper 2, for translation into Greek prose.
Section (c) contains five passages of English for translation into Greek, each approximately half the length of those set in Section (a). Candidates should attempt two passages, at least one of which should be verse.
1. a ‘freestyle’ prose passage from any prose author
2. a passage of law-court oratory from Lysias
3. a philosophical dialogue (i.e. a ‘question-and-answer’ passage) from Plato
4. a passage of poetry for translation into Greek iambics
5. a passage of poetry for translation into Greek elegiacs
This paper will be divided into three sections. Candidates will be required to attempt one section only. Candidates for Paper 1 may attempt either Section (a) or Section (c). Candidates for Paper 2 may attempt any one of the three sections.
Section (a) contains five passages of English for translation into Latin (candidates should attempt only one):
1. a ‘freestyle’ prose passage from any prose author
2. a passage of oratory from Cicero
3. a passage of narrative from Livy
4. a passage of poetry for translation into Latin hexameters
5. a passage of poetry for translation into Latin elegiacs
Section (b) contains one passage of English prose based on one of the Target Texts prescribed for Section A of Paper 4, for translation into Latin prose.
Section (c) contains five passages of English for translation into Latin, each approximately half the length of those set in Section (a). Candidates should attempt two passages, at least one of which should be verse.
1. a ‘freestyle’ prose passage from any prose author
2. a passage of oratory from Cicero
3. a passage of narrative from Livy
4. a passage of poetry for translation into Latin hexameters
5. a passage of poetry for translation into Latin elegiacs
The paper will be divided into two sections. Candidates will be expected to answer at least one question from each section, and three questions in all.
Section A will contain three questions. The first question will offer candidates a passage from the Odyssey and a passage from the Aeneid; it will invite candidates to translate and comment on one of the passages. The second question will offer candidates three passages from the Odyssey and three passages from the Aeneid; it will invite candidates to comment on any two of the six passages, translating wherever translation will help clarify candidates’ argument. The third will offer candidates three pairs of passages, one pair taken both from the Odyssey, another pair taken both from the Aeneid, and a third pair, of which one will be taken from the Odyssey and the other from the Aeneid; it will invite candidates to comment on any one of the three pairs, translating wherever translation will help clarify candidates’ argument.
Section B will contain five essay questions on the Odyssey, five on the Aeneid; and two which require knowledge of both texts.
The paper is divided into two sections. Section A contains passages from the set texts, to each of which is attached a question regarding the passage and/or the work from which it is taken. Section B contains essay questions covering the full range of the set texts and the subjects lectured on. Candidates are required to answer three questions, at least one from each section.
The paper will be divided into two sections. Each question in Section A will require candidates to comment on an extended passage from the set text (translating only where helpful); Section B will consist of essay questions. Candidates will answer three questions, including at least one from each section.
This paper will be divided into two sections. Section A will contain passages for textual comment taken from a prescribed Greek text and a prescribed Latin text. Section B will contain questions on palaeography, related to the texts prescribed for Section A, and essay questions. Candidates will be required to attempt two passages in total, which may be taken from either or both sections.
Section A consists of one question. Passages accompanied by an apparatus criticus are set from both prescribed texts, and comment is required on the choice of readings in two, one from each text. Neither the passage nor the apparatus will always be taken unaltered from a current edition, but examiners try not to introduce unfamiliar material.
Section B contains questions on passages from other Greek and Latin texts. The passages are usually supplied with an apparatus, and here too comment is required on the choice of readings. Examiners try to find passages on which principles learnt from study of the prescribed texts can be brought to bear.
Section C contains two questions on palaeography and essay questions on transmission and textual criticism. The questions on palaeography, one for each of the prescribed texts, require transcription of about 15–20 lines from a photograph of an editorially important manuscript, and comment may also be required on the manuscript or on palaeographical features of the passage; the passage is taken not from the prescribed lines but from elsewhere in the prescribed work. The essay questions, if framed without reference to the prescribed texts, may nevertheless be answered with appropriate material from them, though credit is given for broader knowledge.
There will be two sections to the paper. One is on the set text, and will contain questions on the Phaedo, the other will contain questions relating to all the following dialogues and topics: Cratylus, Sophist, Theaetetus, Parmenides (from beginning to 135), dialectic, sophistry. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, at least one from each section.
The questions will be so formulated as to be answerable without knowledge of Greek, but those with Greek will be rewarded for demonstrating appropriate knowledge of the original text.
The paper will contain at least a dozen questions on topics that have been covered in the course. Candidates will be required to answer any three questions.
The questions will be so formulated as to be answerable without knowledge of Greek, but those with Greek will be rewarded for demonstrating appropriate knowledge of the original text.
The examination paper will be divided into three sections (A: Presocratic and Sophistic theology; B: Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle; C: Hellenistic philosophers). Candidates will be required to answer three questions, from at least two sections.
The questions will be so formulated as to be answerable without knowledge of Greek or Latin, but those with Greek or Latin will be rewarded for demonstrating appropriate knowledge of the original text.
The three-hour paper will contain twelve to fifteen essay questions concerning various of the topics covered in lectures, classes, and supervisions. Candidates are required to answer three questions.
The three-hour paper will contain ten to twelve essay questions concerning various topics covered in lectures, classes, and supervisions. There will be two sections: Section A will consist of questions focused on particular texts and/or images; Section B will consist of more general questions. Candidates are required to answer three questions, one from Section A and two from Section B.
The three-hour paper will contain twelve to fifteen essay questions concerning various of the topics covered in lectures, classes, and supervisions. Candidates are required to answer three essay-type questions, with no restriction on choice.
The three-hour paper will contain around fifteen essay questions concerning various of the topics covered in lectures, classes, and supervisions. Candidates are required to answer three questions.
Candidates are required to answer three of a choice normally of twelve or thirteen questions. The answers required are all of essay type, except for one optional question set in most years which invites ‘short notes’ on three of a list of six or eight alternatives, the alternatives varying from sites, artefacts, or chronological periods to issues covered in this course. The range of questions should broadly reflect the balance of teaching offered in the course, in lectures, classes, and supervisions; candidates may select any three to answer, without restriction.
Candidates are required to answer three of a choice of about twelve questions, some of which will be picture-related.
The examination will offer a choice of about twelve essay-type questions, some of which will be picture-related, reflecting topics covered in lectures, classes, and supervisions. Candidates will be required to answer three questions.
The examination will offer a choice of about twelve essay-type questions reflecting the range of teaching in the course; these will be grouped into two sections, one on general issues, the other on case studies. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, at least one from each section.
The paper is not divided into sections. It will contain questions on the following topics: the theoretical methods and problems of reconstruction and processes of language change; comparative phonology; comparative morphology and syntax; the reconstruction of PIE lexicon; Vedic and its relevance for Indo-European comparison. Candidates will be required to answer any three questions.
Question 1 will contain passages for analysis and comment from the set texts discussed in lectures and classes. The remaining questions will deal with a range of more general topics and issues. Candidates are required to answer Question 1 and two other questions.
Question 1 will contain passages from the set texts covered in lecture courses for analysis and comment. The remaining questions will cover various topics covered in the course. Candidates are required to answer Question 1 and two other questions.
There will be 16 questions, of which candidates will be required to answer three. Topics covered either on the lecture programme or in supervisions will be included. In some questions, candidates will be invited to refer in their answers to particular texts, pictures, or combinations of texts and pictures if they so choose.
The Faculty Board of Computer Science and Technology give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2014, the form of the examination for the following papers for the Computer Science Tripos will be changed as follows:
Paper 1 will be divided into four sections. Section A will contain two questions on Foundations of computer science. Section B will contain two questions on Object-oriented programming. Section C will contain two questions on Numerical methods. Section D will contain four questions on Algorithms. Candidates will answer one question from each of Section A, Section B, and Section C, and two questions from Section D.
Paper 2 will be divided into four sections. Section A will contain two questions on Digital electronics. Section B will contain two questions on Operating systems. Section C will contain two questions on Software and interface design. Section D will contain four questions on Discrete mathematics. Candidates will answer one question from each of Section A, Section B, and Section C, and two questions from Section D.
Papers 7, 8, and 9 will not be divided. Each paper will contain thirteen questions. In these papers, candidates will be expected to answer five questions.
The Faculty Board of Economics give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2014, the form of the examinations for the following papers for the Economics Tripos will be changed as follows:
This paper will now consist of one part (instead of being divided into two sections) and students will be required to answer four out of seven questions, instead of being required to answer one out of three questions in Section A, and two out of four questions in Section B. Each question will carry equal weight.
This paper will now consist of one part (instead of being divided into three sections), and students will be required to answer four out of nine questions (ten questions when the topic of the Marshall Lectures falls within Macroeconomics), instead of them being required to answer four out of ten questions with at least one question from each of the three sections. Each question will carry equal weight.
This paper will now consist of one part with students being required to answer four out of seven questions, instead of being required to answer three out of five questions in Section A and one out of two questions in Section B. Each question will carry equal weight.
This paper, which will be assessed for the first time, is an unsectioned paper with students being required to answer three out of eight questions. Each question will carry equal weight.
All other papers remain unchanged. Full details of the examinations can be found online at: http://www.econ.cam.ac.uk/intranet/info/FormandConduct.pdf.
The Faculty Board of History give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2014, the form of the examinations for certain papers of the Historical Tripos will be as follows:
The paper will now be divided into two sections: Section A: Chronological, and Section B: Early modern monarchies/Early modern themes, instead of only one section. Candidates will still be required to answer three questions, but at least one must be taken from each section.
The content of the paper has changed. The number of prescribed authors in Section A has been reduced from fifteen to eight; Section B comprises thirteen rather than fifteen topics, seven of which are either wholly new or considerably revised. Full details are available on the Faculty website. Candidates are still required to answer three questions, at least one from each section, but it is no longer compulsory to answer two from Section A.
The content of the paper has changed. The number of prescribed authors in Section A has been reduced from fourteen to thirteen; Section B comprises ten rather than sixteen topics. Full details are available on the Faculty website. Candidates are still required to answer three questions, at least one from each section, but it is no longer compulsory to answer two from Section A.
The content of the paper has changed. The number of prescribed authors in Section A has been reduced from fourteen to thirteen; Section B comprises ten rather than sixteen topics. Full details are available on the Faculty website. Candidates are still required to answer three questions, at least one from each section, but it is no longer compulsory to answer two from Section A.
This paper is being examined for the first time. There will be one three-hour examination paper. Candidates will be required to answer three questions.
This paper is being examined for the first time. There will be one three-hour examination paper, divided into two sections. Candidates will be required to answer three questions, including at least one from each section. The paper shall be the same as that for Paper J6 of Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos.
This paper is being examined for the first time. There will be one three-hour examination paper. Candidates will be required to answer three questions. The paper shall be the same as that for Paper MES19 of Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos.
All other papers remain unchanged. Full details of the examination can be found at https://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/undergraduate/examinations.
The Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science give notice that, with effect from the examination to be held in 2014, the form of the examination for the following Part I papers will be as specified below:
This paper will be examined by means of one three-hour written examination, which will count for 100% of the mark for the paper. The written examination will consist of two sections, A and B. Candidates must answer three questions in total; at least one question must be selected from Section A and at least one question must be selected from Section B.
This paper will be assessed by three pieces of course-work, counting for 30% of the final mark, and one three-hour examination, counting for 70% of the final mark. The examination will be divided into two parts. Candidates will be required to answer ten short answer questions in the first part, and they will be required to answer two long answer questions in the second part. The short answer questions will be worth 40% of the final examination mark, and each of the long answer questions will be worth 30% of the final mark.
This paper will comprise fifteen questions of equal value from which candidates are required to answer three. The paper will be divided into two sections. Section A will consist of five comparative questions in which candidates are expected to refer to both Egyptian and Mesopotamian cultures; Section B will consist of five questions relating specifically to Egyptian archaeology, history, and culture and five relating to Mesopotamian archaeology, history, and culture. Candidates must attempt at least one question from each section.
This paper will be assessed by a three-hour examination, which may include any or all of the following: extracts from the set texts (published by Notice) for transliteration and/or normalization, and translation into English; questions on Akkadian grammar; English sentences for translation into normalized and/or transliterated Old Babylonian; one or more unseen passages, in transliteration and/or cuneiform, for transliteration and/or normalization, and translation into English. Candidates must answer all questions. The percentage weight of each question may vary, and will be specified in the examination paper. All translations into English must be in the candidate’s own words. For the purposes of setting unseens and passages for translation into Akkadian, it will be assumed that candidates are familiar with all the vocabulary in the set texts. How to render sumerograms when transliterating (i.e. whether to give the Sumerian values, or the normalized Akkadian equivalents, or both) will be specified in the examination paper; the instructions may differ from question to question.
This paper is assessed through a three-hour written examination only, which consists of the transliteration and translation of four passages from hieroglyphic Middle Egyptian. Three of these are taken from texts read in class, a list of which will be made available to students at the beginning of the year; a fourth passage is selected from an unseen text of comparable level. In addition to the transliteration and translation of each text concise questions intended to assess the student’s grasp of Middle Egyptian grammar and of historical points pertinent to the text will be included. Students must answer all questions, which are of equal value, with the weighting of each being as follows:
|
Transliteration and translation: |
20% |
|
Grammatical and/or historical questions: |
5% |
This paper will be examined by a three-hour undivided examination. Candidates must answer three questions; each question must be answered in a separate booklet. Candidates must demonstrate a broad range of knowledge across the questions, and may be penalized for using the same material in more than one answer. All questions will be of equal value.
The set texts for the paper for 2013–14 are as follows.
For section I: Hobbes, Leviathan; Weber, ‘The profession and vocation of politics’; Constant, ‘On the liberty of the ancients and the liberty of the moderns’, and ‘Principles of politics applicable to all representative governments’; Schmitt, The concept of the political; Hayek, The road to serfdom; Fukuyama, The origins of political order.
For section II: Hamilton et al, The Federalist papers; Tocqueville, Democracy in America; Schumpeter, Capitalism, socialism, and democracy; Caplan, The myth of the rational voter; Robinson and Acemoglu, Why nations fail; Gilens, Affluence and influence.
For section III: Marx and Engels, The communist manifesto; Gandhi, Hind Swaraj; Nietzsche, On the genealogy of morality; Haidt, Why good people are divided by politics and religion.
The exam paper will be divided into three sections, following the division above. Candidates must answer three questions from at least two sections and all questions are of equal value. A sample exam paper is available on the Faculty website (http://www.hsps.cam.ac.uk).
This paper will be examined by a three-hour undivided examination. Candidates must answer three questions; all questions will be of equal value.
The examination will consist of a three-hour undivided paper; candidates must answer three questions. The script will be marked as a whole and candidates must demonstrate a range of ethnographic knowledge across all three answers.
This paper will be examined by a three-hour undivided examination. Candidates must answer three questions; all questions will be of equal value.
The Board of Land Economy give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2014, the form of the examinations for certain papers for the Land Economy Tripos will be changed as follows:
The assessment of Paper 4 will comprise a two-hour unseen written paper (65% of the final mark for Paper 4), and a project (35% of the final mark for Paper 4), instead of the project having an oral element comprising 5% of the mark with the project being 30%.
The paper will contain no fewer than eight questions, instead of seven, of which candidates will be required to answer four.
The paper will be divided into two sections, A and B, instead of three sections (A, B, and C). Each section will contain no fewer than five questions (instead of four, three, and three respectively). Candidates will be required to answer four questions, two from each section, instead of two from Section A and one each from Sections B and C.
All other papers remain unchanged. Full details of the examination can be obtained from the Land Economy intranet at:
https://www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/current-staff-student-intranet/tripos/tripos-information.
The Faculty Board of Law give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2014, there will be ten minutes’ reading time before the start of every examination unless otherwise announced. Students should present themselves at the examination room at least fifteen minutes before the advertised start time of each paper.
The form of the examination for the following papers for Part II will be changed as follows:
The paper will contain no fewer than eight questions, of which candidates will be required to attempt any four.
The form of the examination for the following two new half papers is as follows:
The paper will contain no fewer than six questions, of which candidates will be required to attempt any three.
The paper will contain no fewer than six questions, of which candidates will be required to attempt any three.
All other parts of the examination remain unchanged.
The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages give notice that, with effect from the examination to be held in 2014, the form of the examination for the following papers for the Modern and Medieval Languages Tripos will be as specified below:
Question 4, the guided writing question, will no longer be expressed in the form ‘provide a continuation to the storyline of either Question 1 or Question 2’, but instead will be replaced by a guided writing question based on a picture stimulus.
The guided writing picture stimulus question will be replaced by a reading comprehension question, which will include a composition exercise as one of its components.
The guided writing picture stimulus question will be replaced by a reading comprehension question, which will include a composition exercise as one of its components.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions. Candidates will be required to answer ONE question from Section A, ONE question from Section B, and ONE further question chosen from Sections A or B.
Candidates must not use substantially the same material in answer to more than ONE question.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions.
Candidates may not draw substantially on material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than one question on the same paper.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, AT LEAST ONE question from each section.
Candidates may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than one question on the same paper.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions: ONE from Section A and TWO from Section B. Candidates must ensure that both answers in Section B refer substantively to at least one written text.
Candidates for this paper may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than one question on the same paper.
Candidates will be required to write a commentary of between 800 and 1,000 words.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions. Candidates will be required to answer ONE question from Section A, ONE question from Section B, and ONE further question chosen from Sections A or B.
Candidates for this paper may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than one question on the same paper.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, ONE from each section. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than ONE section on the same paper. One (and only one) of the three questions answered should be a commentary.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions.
Candidates for this paper may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than one question on the same paper.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions, AT LEAST ONE question from each section.
Candidates may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper.
Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than one question on the same paper.
Candidates will be required to answer THREE questions: ONE from Section A and TWO from Section B. Candidates must ensure that both answers in Section B refer substantively to at least one written text.
Candidates for this paper may not draw substantially on material from their dissertations or material which they have used or intend to use in another scheduled paper. Candidates may not draw substantially on the same material in more than one question on the same paper.
The Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science give notice that, with effect from the examination to be held in 2014, the form of the examination for the following papers for Parts IIa and IIb of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos will be as specified below:
Candidates are referred to the Faculty of History’s notice about changes to this examination.
Candidates are referred to the Faculty of History’s notice about changes to this examination.
The three case studies in Part II of the course will be ‘Military intervention’, ‘Debates about terrorism’, and ‘Human rights and global poverty’. The format of the exam remains unchanged.
The subject of Section (D) has been changed to ‘Domestic sources of US foreign policy’. There will be two questions on this section. All other aspects of the exam paper remain the same, and there is a new mock exam paper available in the Pol 4 paper guide.
The examination will consist of a three-hour written paper. Candidates will be required to answer three questions from a choice of at least twelve, including questions on conflict and questions on peacebuilding. There will be at least one question on North-east India, one on Angola, and one on Bosnia-Herzegovina. The paper will be undivided.
The examination will be divided into three sections, covering: A) The Politics of the European Union; B) Contemporary issues in the comparative politics of Western Europe: The end of the post-war consensus?; and C) the UK’s relations with the EU. Candidates are required to answer three questions from at least two sections of the paper, one of which MUST be from Section A on the Politics of the European Union.
The content of the paper has been revised such that there is an additional topic on the euro-zone debt crisis. The topic on American power has been replaced with a topic on the re-rise of finance and the politics of distribution. A sample exam paper is available on the Department of Politics and International Studies website (http://www.polis.cam.ac.uk/).
Candidates are referred to the Faculty of History’s notice about changes to this examination.
Soc.7. A subject in sociology IV: the political economy of capitalism
The examination paper will be divided into two sections and each section will constitute 50% of the overall mark for the paper. Section A will consist of ten short-answer questions and candidates must answer eight; each question in Section A is of equal value. Candidates must answer one long essay question from Section B, from a selection of at least three topics.
This paper examines revolution and warfare theoretically and substantively through a number of extended case studies. Candidates will be assessed either by two 5,000-word essays (one theoretical and another substantive) or one three-hour examination. Essay topics are provided in the paper outline. The examination will be divided into two sections and candidates will be required to answer three questions, one from Section A (theoretical) and two from Section B (substantive). All questions will be of equal value.
This paper will be examined either by two 5,000-word essays or by one three-hour examination. Essays will be submitted in accordance with the published deadlines; essay topics are available in the paper guide or on the student website. The examination paper will be undivided and candidates must answer three questions on any topic from the teaching. All questions are of equal value.
Candidates are referred to the Faculty of Law’s notice about changes to this examination. Candidates will be allowed to take into the examination ‘Faculty of Law Materials for Criminology, Sentencing, and the Penal System 2013–2014’, which will be given out at lectures.
The paper will consist of a three-hour undivided examination. Candidates will be asked to answer three questions from any area of the teaching. All questions will be of equal value.
The Faculty Board of Law give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2014, the form of the examinations for certain papers for the degree of Master of Corporate Law will be changed as follows:
The paper will contain no fewer than five questions, of which candidates will be required to attempt any three.
The form of the examination for the following new paper is as follows:
The paper will contain no fewer than four questions, of which candidates will be required to attempt any three.
All other parts of the examination remain unchanged.
The Faculty Board of Law give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2014, the form of the examinations for certain papers for the degree of Master of Law will be changed as follows:
The paper will contain no fewer than eight questions, of which candidates will be required to attempt three.
The form of the examination for the following new paper is as follows:
The paper will contain no fewer than five questions, of which candidates will be required to attempt any three.
All other parts of the examination remain unchanged.
The Degree Committee of Land Economy give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2014, the form of examination for the following modules for the examination in Environmental Policy for the M.Phil. Degree will be changed as follows:
The module will now be examined through a two-hour written exam (instead of an essay). Candidates will be required to answer two questions from a choice of no fewer than six (instead of one from five).
The structure of the written examination paper will be changed to consist of two sections (instead of one). Candidates will be required to answer one compulsory question from Section A and one question from a choice of no fewer than three in Section B (instead of two from five).
The module will now be examined through a 4,000-word essay (instead of an exam). Students will have one week (seven days) to submit their work. Candidates will be required to answer one question from a choice of no fewer than five (instead of two from six).
The group presentation will now be formally assessed and will constitute 25% of the final mark for this module. The written report will constitute 75% of the final mark for this module (instead of 100%) and the total word count will be no more than 10,000 words (instead of 8,000).
All other modules remain unchanged.
Full details of the examination can be found on the Land Economy intranet: https://www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/current-staff-student-intranet/mphil/mphil.
The Degree Committee of Land Economy give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2014, the form of examination for the following modules for the examination in Land Economy Research for the M.Phil. Degree will be changed as follows:
The module will now be examined through a 4,000-word essay (instead of an exam). Students will have one week (seven days) to submit their work. Candidates will be required to answer one question from a choice of no fewer than five (instead of two from six).
The group presentation will now be formally assessed and will constitute 25% of the final mark for this module. The written report will constitute 75% of the final mark for this module (instead of 100%) and the total word count will be no more than 10,000 words (instead of 8,000).
All other modules remain unchanged.
Full details of the examination can be found on the Land Economy intranet: https://www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/current-staff-student-intranet/mphil/mphil.
The Faculty of History give notice that in the academical year 2013–14, in accordance with Regulation 1(a) for the above examination, the subjects for the examination in Medieval History for the M.Phil. Degree will be as follows:
1. The Carolingian Empire and its neighbours
2. The worlds of Medieval Europe c. 1000–1400
3. England in the Later Middle Ages c. 1200–1500
4. The Byzantine Empire: continuity and crisis from Justinian I to Basil II (c. 500–1500)
The Degree Committee of Land Economy give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2014, the form of examination for the following modules for the examination in Planning, Growth, and Regeneration for the M.Phil. Degree will be changed as follows:
The module will now be examined through a two-hour written exam (instead of an essay). Candidates will be required to answer two questions from a choice of no fewer than six (instead of one from five).
The structure of the written examination paper will be changed to consist of two sections (instead of one). Candidates will be required to answer one compulsory question from Section A and one question from a choice of no fewer than three in Section B (instead of two from five).
The module will now be examined through a 4,000-word essay (instead of an exam). Students will have one week (seven days) to submit their work. Candidates will be required to answer one question from a choice of no fewer than five (instead of two from six).
The group presentation will now be formally assessed and will constitute 25% of the final mark for this module. The written report will constitute 75% of the final mark for this module (instead of 100%) and the total word count will be no more than 10,000 words (instead of 8,000).
All other modules remain unchanged.
Full details of the examination can be found on the Land Economy intranet: https://www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/current-staff-student-intranet/mphil/mphil.
The Degree Committee of Land Economy give notice that, with effect from the examinations to be held in 2014, the form of examination for the following modules for the examination in Real Estate Finance for the M.Phil. Degree will be changed as follows:
The module will now be examined through a two hour written exam (instead of an essay). Candidates will be required to answer two questions from a choice of no fewer than six (instead of one from five).
The structure of the written examination paper will be changed to consist of two sections (instead of one). Candidates will be required to answer one compulsory question from Section A and one question from a choice of no fewer than three in Section B (instead of two from five).
The module will now be examined through a 4,000-word essay (instead of an exam). Students will have one week (seven days) to submit their work. Candidates will be required to answer one question from a choice of no fewer than five (instead of two from six).
The group presentation will now be formally assessed and will constitute 25% of the final mark for this module. The written report will constitute 75% of the final mark for this module (instead of 100%) and the total word count will be no more than 10,000 words (instead of 8,000).
All other modules remain unchanged.
Full details of the examination can be found on the Land Economy intranet: https://www.landecon.cam.ac.uk/current-staff-student-intranet/mphil/mphil.