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No 6332

Wednesday 8 January 2014

Vol cxliv No 15

pp. 249–259

Regulations for examinations

Medical and Veterinary Sciences Tripos, Part Ia

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 373)

With effect from 1 October 2014

The General Board, at the request of the Faculty Board of Biology, have approved amendments to the examination requirements for the subject Functional Architecture of the Body (FAB). The Faculty Board have confirmed that no student will be disadvantaged by these changes.

Regulation 15.

By amending paragraph (c) and inserting new paragraph (d) to read as follows:

(c)The examination in Functional Architecture of the Body shall consist of:

(i)one written paper of two hours and 45 minutes, which shall contain compulsory short-answer questions (Section I) and essay questions (Section III); candidates will be allowed 45 minutes to complete Section I;

(ii)a practical examination of one and a half hours (Section II).

(d)The examination in Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology shall consist of:

(i)one written paper of three hours, which shall contain compulsory short-answer questions (Section I) and essay questions (Section III); candidates will be allowed one hour to complete Section I;

(ii)a practical examination of two hours (Section II).

Natural Sciences Tripos

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 399)

The General Board, with the approval of the Committee of Management for the Natural Sciences, have approved amendments to the General Regulations for the Natural Sciences Tripos which have been altered so as to prevent candidates from taking Part II over two years without good cause.

Regulation 4.

By removing the words ‘in the year after or next but one’ and by inserting a footnote to read as follows:

In the year next but one after so obtaining honours in the case of successful candidates in the Preliminary Examinations for Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos.

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (New Curriculum Regulations): Second M.B. Examination

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 475)

With effect from 1 October 2014

The General Board, at the request of the Faculty Board of Biology, have approved amendments to the examination requirements for the subject Functional Architecture of the Body (FAB). The Faculty Board have confirmed that no student will be disadvantaged by these changes.

Regulation 9.

By removing the reference to FAB in paragraph (a) and by adding the following new paragraph (h):

(h)The examination in FAB shall consist of a written paper of forty-five minutes, which shall contain compulsory short-answer questions (Section I), and a practical examination of one and a half hours (Section II).

Examination in Scientific Computing for the degree of Master of Philosophy

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 536)

With effect from 1 October 2014

The General Board have approved, at the request of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Physics and Chemistry, amendments to the regulations for the M.Phil. Degree to allow borrowing of papers from Departments in the Schools of Biological Sciences and Technology.

Regulation 1.

By amending Regulation 1 so as to read:

1. The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Physics and Chemistry shall publish, not later than the end of the Easter Term of the academical year preceding that in which the examination is to be held, a list of modules in ‘Scientific Computing’, provided that the Degree Committee shall have power to give notice of additional elective modules not later than the start of the Michaelmas Term. The list will include core courses in scientific computing and may include elective courses from Master’s-level courses offered by the Departments of the Schools of the Physical Sciences, Technology, and Biological Sciences. In publishing the list of modules, the Degree Committee shall announce the form of examination for each module.

Examination in Geography for the degree of Master of Philosophy

With effect from 1 October 2014

On the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Geography, the General Board have approved Geography as a subject for advanced study for the M.Phil. Degree with effect from 1 October 2014. Special regulations for the examination in the subject have been approved as follows:

Geography

The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of a thesis, of not more than 25,000 words in length, excluding footnotes, tables, diagrams, appendices, and bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Geography. The examination shall include an oral examination on the thesis, and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls. The thesis shall provide evidence to satisfy the Examiners that the candidate can design and carry out investigations, assess and interpret results obtained, and place the work in the wider perspective of the subject. The student may be required to take taught courses as directed.

Examination in Physical Sciences for the degree of Master of Research

With effect from 1 October 2014

On the recommendation of the Degree Committee for Physics and Chemistry, the General Board have approved Physical Sciences as a field for training in research for the M.Res. Degree as a one-year course of study, with themes to be announced by the Faculty concerned. Special regulations for the examination in the subject have been approved as follows:

Physical Sciences

1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study for the Degree of Master of Research in Physical Sciences shall consist of a portfolio of research reports of not more than 20,000 words in total, exclusive of tables, footnotes, bibliography, and appendices, on a theme approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty concerned and specified in the schedule to these regulations.

2. The Degree Committee shall publish before the end of the Easter Term before the commencement of the course requirements for the form of the portfolio of research reports, and any other exercises which shall form part of the examination for candidates in the theme concerned. The Degree Committee may publish amendments to these requirements not later than the first day of the Michaelmas Term.

3. The examination shall include an oral examination on the work submitted by the candidate and on the general field of knowledge within which such work falls.

4. The portfolio shall provide evidence to satisfy the Examiners that a candidate can design and carry out an original investigation, assess and interpret the results obtained, and place the work in the wider perspective of the subject.

SCHEDULE

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University

(Statutes and Ordinances, p. 580)

With effect from 1 October 2014

Certificates

Institute of Continuing Education

The General Board have approved the following addition to the Schedule to Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University:

Certificate in Local History I

Certificate in Local History II

Certificate of Higher Education in Local History