No 6356
Wednesday 30 July 2014
Vol cxliv No 39
pp. 759–815
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of History and with the support of the Degree Committee of the Faculty of History, have approved American History, Modern British History, and World History as subjects for advanced study for the M.Phil. Degree with effect from 1 October 2015. Special regulations for the examinations in the subjects have been approved as follows:
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in American History for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
(a)a thesis of not less than 15,000 words and not more than 20,000 words in length, including notes and appendices, but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of History;
(b)one essay of not more than 4,000 words in length, on a topic chosen by the candidate from a list of topics approved by the Degree Committee and falling within the following fields covered by the core course: Readings in American History and Historiography
(c)two essays, of not more than 4,000 words in length, on topics approved by the Degree Committee and falling within the fields covered by the following courses:
1. Politics and society in twentieth-century America
2. The history of immigration, ethnicity, and nationality in the United States
3. War and society in the United States since 1917
c. 1500–1800
A candidate’s choice of essay topic shall be associated with their course selections.
The Degree Committee shall publish the topics under Regulation 1(b) and (c) no later than the end of Easter Term in the academical year preceding the examination.
2. At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Modern British History for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
(a)a thesis of not less than 15,000 words and not more than 20,000 words in length, including notes and appendices, but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of History;
(b)one essay of not more than 4,000 words in length, on a topic chosen by the candidate from a list of topics approved by the Degree Committee and falling within the following fields covered by the core course:
1.The first industrial nation
2.The language of the social order
3.Liberalism and its limits
4.The impact of empire
5.The rise and fall of ‘separate spheres’
6.The intellectuals and the masses
7.Democracy and its limits
(c)two essays, of not more than 4,000 words in length, on topics approved by the Degree Committee and falling within the fields covered by the following courses:
1.The long 18th century
2.Cold War Europe and the USA
3.Class and social militancy in the long 20th century
4.History and public policy
5.Options included in the programme from year to year
A candidate’s choice of essay topic shall be associated with their course selections.
The Degree Committee shall have power to give notice of any addition or variation to the list of options announced in Regulation 1(c) where it is satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected. The Degree Committee for History shall publish the list of topics under Regulation 1(b) and (c) no later than the end of Easter Term in the academical year preceding the examination.
2. At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in World History for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
(a)a thesis of not less than 15,000 words and not more than 20,000 words in length, including notes and appendices, but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of History;
(b)one essay of not more than 4,000 words in length, on a topic chosen by the candidate from a list of topics approved by the Degree Committee and falling within the following fields covered by the core course: Debates in world history
The Degree Committee for History shall publish the topics under Regulation 1(b) no later than the end of Easter Term in the academical year preceding the examination.
(c)two essays, of not more than 4,000 words in length, on topics chosen from the following list of course options:
1.Global thinkers
2.Global China
3.Inequality: a global history
4.Print cultures in African history: publics, politics, and identities
5.Options as included in the programme from year to year
The Degree Committee shall have power to give notice of any addition or variation to the list of options announced in Regulation 1(c) where it is satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected.
2. At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science, have approved amendments to the current regulations to introduce pathways to the scheme of examination so as to allow a candidate for the M.Phil. Degree to pursue a specialist area of study. A change to the title of the subject, from Modern Society and Global Transformations to Sociology, has also been approved.
The current regulations have accordingly been rescinded and replaced with the following:
1. Each candidate shall, at the commencement of study, select one of the pathways specified at the end of these regulations.
2. The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science shall have power to withdraw any of the pathways prescribed at the end of these regulations upon Notice given in the Reporter not later than the end of the Full Easter Term next but one preceding the examination in question.
3. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Sociology for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
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one essay, of not less than 2,500 words and not more than 3,000 words,1 on topics approved by the Degree Committee, which fall within the pathway chosen in accordance with Regulation 1; |
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course-work as prescribed by the Degree Committee on subjects falling within the fields of statistical methods, survey methods, and ethnographic research methods; |
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two essays, each of not less than 4,000 words and not more than 5,000 words,1 on topics approved by the Degree Committee, with at least one essay falling within the pathway chosen in accordance with Regulation 1; |
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a thesis, of not less than 15,000 and not more than 20,000 words,1 on a subject approved by the Degree Committee, falling within the field of the pathway chosen in accordance with Regulation 1. |
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The topics approved by the Degree Committee under Regulation 3(a) and 3(b) shall be published not later than the Easter Term in the academical year preceding the examination.
4. The examination shall include an oral examination on the essays and the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which they fall; save that the Examiners may, at their discretion, waive the requirement for an oral examination.
Modern society and global
transformations
Political and economic
sociology
The sociology of media and
culture
The sociology of
reproduction2
1Including footnotes, tables, and appendices.
2This pathway will not be offered in 2015–16.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Human, Social, and Political Science, have approved an amendment to Regulation 1(b) so as to read:
(b)an essay of not more than 3,000 words on a topic chosen from a list of topics prescribed by the Degree Committee which are related to the core course; and a book review of not more than 2,000 words on a book chosen by the candidate within the remit of the core course;
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for Engineering, have approved amendments to the regulations for the M.Phil. Degree in Nuclear Energy. Regulation 1(b) has been amended, replacing the requirement for a thesis of 20,000 words as follows:
(b)an individual research project, on a topic approved by the Degree Committee, comprising
(i)a reading and planning stage, delivering a report of up to 4,000 words and an oral presentation,
and
(ii)a research and write-up stage, delivering a dissertation of up to 15,000 words and an oral presentation.
Word counts shall include figures, but not the title page, appendices, or bibliography.
All other parts of the examination remain unchanged.
The Degree Committee for Engineering have confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2015 will be affected.
Further to the Notice published on 22 January 2014 (Reporter, 6334, 2013–14, p. 305), on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering, the General Board have approved revised special regulations for examination in the above three subjects as follows:
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment for the degree of Master of Research shall consist of:
(a)six modules selected from a list of mandatory and optional modules published by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering not later than the end of the Easter Term of the academical year preceding that in which the examination is to be held; each module shall be examined either by a written paper, or by course-work, or by a combination of the two;
(b)three reports – one of up to 2,000 words; one of up to 3,000 words; one of up to 5,000 words – on projects approved by the Degree Committee; words counts are inclusive of diagrams and footnotes, but exclude bibliography and appendices;
(c)a thesis, of no more than 12,000 words in length, including diagrams and footnotes, but excluding bibliography and appendices, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee; its assessment shall include an oral presentation of the project work on which the thesis is based.
2. The Degree Committee shall have the power to give notice of additional modules not later than the end of the Michaelmas Term of the academical year of the examination.
3. The examination may include, at the discretion of the Examiners, an oral examination on the reports and on the general field of knowledge within which they fall, and on the other work submitted by the candidate under Regulation 1.
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Gas Turbine Aerodynamics for the degree of Master of Research shall consist of:
(a)six modules selected from a list of mandatory and optional modules published by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering not later than the end of the Easter Term of the academical year preceding that in which the examination is to be held;
(b)three reports, each of not more than 4,000 words in length, including diagrams and footnotes, but excluding bibliography and appendices, on projects approved by the Degree Committee;
(c)two industry courses to be assessed in such manner as the Degree Committee shall determine. The Degree Committee shall announce the form of assessment not later than the end of the Michaelmas Term of the academical year in which the examination takes place;
(d)a thesis, of no more than 12,000 words in length, including diagrams and footnotes, but excluding bibliography and appendices, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee; its assessment shall include an oral presentation of the project work on which the thesis is based.
2. Students who have taken papers from Part IIb of the Engineering Tripos prior to starting the course may, with the permission of the Degree Committee, substitute one elective module under Regulation 1(a) above for a technical report on an extension of one of those papers.
3. The Degree Committee shall have the power to give notice of additional modules not later than the end of the Michaelmas Term of the academical year of the examination.
4. The examination may include, at the discretion of the Examiners, an oral examination on the reports and on the general field of knowledge within which they fall, and on the other work submitted by the candidate under Regulation 1.
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Graphene Technology for the degree of Master of Research shall consist of:
(a)six modules, assessed by written examination, given on a list of mandatory modules published by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Engineering not later than the end of the Easter Term of the academical year preceding that in which the examination is to be held;
(b)research skills sessions of such number, and to be assessed in such manner, as the Degree Committee shall determine. The Degree Committee shall announce the form of assessment not later than the end of the Michaelmas Term of the academical year in which the examination takes place;
(c)two reports, each of not more than 12,000 words in length, including diagrams and footnotes, but excluding bibliography and appendices, on projects approved by the Degree Committee.
2. The Degree Committee shall have the power to give notice of additional modules not later than the end of the Michaelmas Term of the academical year of the examination.
3. The examination may include, at the discretion of the Examiners, an oral examination on the reports and on the general field of knowledge within which they fall, and on the other work submitted by the candidate under Regulation 1.
The Faculty Board of Veterinary Medicine have approved the following changes to the supplementary regulations for the Final Veterinary Examination, Part I.
The papers and practical components of the examinations shall be as follows:
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Paper 1. |
Respiratory system |
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Paper 2. |
Principles of clinical practice |
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Paper 3. |
Dermatology |
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Paper 4. |
Principles of infectious diseases |
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Paper 5. |
Clinical pathology |
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Paper 6. |
Alimentary system |
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Paper 7. |
Integrated animal management |
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Paper 8. |
Urology |
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Paper 9. |
Animal breeding |
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Paper 10. |
Neurology |
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Paper 11. |
Endocrinology and metabolic diseases |
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Paper 12. |
Cardiology |
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Paper 13. |
Veterinary public health |
The written papers will each be of one hour’s duration, excepting Papers 1 (which will have a practical component), 2, and 13, which will each be of 90 minutes’ duration, and Paper 6, which will be of two hours’ duration and have a practical component.