No 6373
Wednesday 28 January 2015
Vol cxlv No 17
pp. 337–367
Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2015, by comparison with those examinations in 2014, 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 Earth Sciences and Geography give notice that the form of the examination for 2014–15 will be as listed below.
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M.Phil. in Conservation Leadership |
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Component |
Item |
Submission date |
Weighting (%) |
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1 |
CL1: Conservation problems and practice course-work |
15 January |
10 |
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CL6: Innovation for conservation leadership course-work |
23 March |
10 |
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2 |
CL2: Conservation enterprise essay |
1 April |
10 |
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CL3: Conservation management exercise |
1 April |
10 |
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CL4: Communicating conservation exercise |
22 April |
10 |
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CL5: Conservation governance essay |
22 April |
10 |
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3 |
Placement report |
26 August |
40 |
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M.Phil. in Geographical Research |
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Component |
Item |
Submission date |
Weighting (%) |
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1 |
Geographical essay 1 |
27 April |
13.33 |
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Geographical essay 2 |
27 April |
13.33 |
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Joint schools essay |
27 April |
13.33 |
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2 |
Joint schools ‘open-book’ online tests |
Pass |
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3 |
Dissertation |
25 August |
60 |
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M.Phil. in Polar Studies |
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Component |
Item |
Submission date |
Weighting (%) |
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1 |
Essay 1 |
10 November |
15 |
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Essay 2 |
8 December |
15 |
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Essay 3 |
26 January |
15 |
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2 |
Thesis |
11 June |
55 |
The subject area of each thesis/project must be approved by the Degree Committee of Earth Sciences and Geography. The deadline for this is 4 February (2 February for M.Phil. in Polar Studies).
Each M.Phil. may include, at the discretion of the Examiners, an oral examination on the thesis/project that has been submitted, the general field of knowledge within which it falls, or other parts of the relevant M.Phil. course. All students must be available in Cambridge for an oral examination and must be in contact with the Graduate Office by telephone or email in order that arrangements can be made, if required. The dates of the oral examination (if required) are:
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M.Phil. in Conservation Leadership |
Tuesday, 15 September |
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M.Phil. in Geographical Research |
Monday, 21 September |
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M.Phil. in Polar Studies |
Tuesday, 15 September |
Please check the course Handbook for the time of day you need to submit your essay or dissertation.
In order to be awarded the Degree of Master of Philosophy candidates must achieve a total score of at least 60%. Furthermore, candidates are expected to pass all components by achieving a score of at least 60% of the marks allocated to the component. In the event that a candidate scores a marginal fail in one component of the examination, this may be compensated by an overall average of 60% or more.