No 6374
Wednesday 4 February 2015
Vol cxlv No 18
pp. 368–379
The Faculty Board of Biology give notice, in accordance with Regulation 30 for the Natural Sciences Tripos (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 411), that the following combinations of Major and Minor Subjects will be offered in the Natural Sciences Tripos, Part II (Biological and Biomedical Sciences) in 2015–16.
Subject to any restrictions announced in a particular year by the Faculty Board under the provisions of Regulation 30, candidates are required to offer in the examination for Part II of the Biological and Biomedical Sciences of the Natural Sciences Tripos:
(a)the examination requirements of one Major Subject;
(b)the examination requirements of one Minor Subject;
(c)a dissertation of not more than 6,000 words, excluding tables, figures, and references.
All subjects make provision for candidates to offer a dissertation.
The subjects available and permissible combinations are listed below. Some subjects have restrictions on the number of candidates that can be accepted. Where possible this is indicated below; further information will be available as part of the Part II Subject Allocation process.
|
Major Subject |
Permissible Minor Subjects |
Examination requirements |
|
|
402 |
Pathology (A and B) |
103 104 105 107 108 113 114 116 118 119 120 122 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
403 |
Pathology (A and C) |
104 105 107 108 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 122 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
404 |
Pathology (A and D) |
103 104 105 107 108 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 122 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
405 |
Pathology (B and C) |
104 105 107 108 111 113 114 116 118 119 120 122 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
406 |
Pathology (B and D) |
103 104 105 106 107 108 111 113 114 116 118 119 120 121 122 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
407 |
Pathology (C and D) |
104 105 107 108 111 113 114 116 117 118 119 120 122 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
408 |
Pharmacology |
104 107 108 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 122 126 127 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
409 |
Psychology |
Students may choose Minor Subjects that do not have lecture clashes with the Psychology modules chosen – please consult the relevant lecture timetables |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
411 |
Biochemistry (maximum 7 candidates) |
104 114 122 |
Five written papers: four papers of three hours each and one paper of three and a quarter hours. |
|
412 |
Plant sciences (Cellular – M1, M4, L1, L2) |
104 105 107 108 111 114 115 116 118 122 126 127 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
413 |
Plant sciences (Ecology – M3, M1 or Zoology M3, L2, and Zoology L2) |
104 105 106 108 111 118 121 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
414 |
Genetics (maximum 13 candidates) |
104 105 107 113 114 115 116 118 122 126 127 (a fifth Genetics module can be taken as a Minor Subject) |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
415 |
Physiology, development, and neuroscience (maximum 21 candidates) |
106 108 111 121 122 127 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
417 |
Neuroscience (Neuroscience) (maximum 15 candidates) |
107 113 115 116 117 118 122 (Minor Subjects 106 and 111 are also offered if not taken as Major Subject modules) |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
424 |
Pathology (B and E) |
103 104 107 108 113 114 116 118 122 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
425 |
Pathology (C and E) |
104 107 108 113 114 116 117 118 122 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
426 |
Pathology (D and E) |
103 104 107 108 113 114 116 117 118 122 |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
427 |
Zoology (choose two from Zoology Modules M1 to M8 or Plant sciences M3, and two from L1 to L7 or Genetics Module 5) |
Students may choose Minor Subjects that do not have lecture clashes with the Zoology modules chosen – please consult the relevant lecture timetables |
Four written papers of three hours each. |
|
Minor Subject |
Examination requirements |
|
|
103 |
Health and disease (HSPS Paper BAN4) (maximum 15 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
104 |
Human origins (HSPS Paper BAN3) (maximum 15 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
105 |
Behavioural ecology (HSPS Paper BAN2) (maximum 15 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
106 |
Neural degeneration and regeneration (Neuroscience) (maximum 15 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
107 |
History and ethics of medicine (History and philosophy of medicine) (maximum 50 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
108 |
Health, medicine, and society (HSPS Paper SOC13) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
109 |
The family (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos Part IIb Paper) (limited spaces available) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
111 |
Central mechanisms of sensation and behaviour (Neuroscience) (maximum 15 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
113 |
Early medicine (HPS, Part II Paper 2) (maximum 12 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
114 |
Modern medicine and biomedical sciences (HPS Part II Paper 5) (maximum 12 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
115 |
Psychology of education (Education Studies Part II) (maximum 10 candidates) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
116 |
Sociology of education (Education Studies Part II) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
117 |
Philosophy of education (Education Studies Part II) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
118 |
History of education (Education Studies Part II) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
119 |
Plant and microbial genetics (Genetics M2) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
120 |
Human genetics (Genetics M4) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
121 |
Evolutionary genetics (Genetics M5) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
122 |
ETECH (Entrepreneurship) |
A group project assignment worth 60% of the Minor Subject mark, plus two individual assignments of no more than 500 words together worth 40% of the Minor Subject mark. |
|
123 |
Development and psychopathology (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, Part IIb Paper) (limited spaces available) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
124 |
Psychology and social issues (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, Part IIb Paper) (limited spaces available) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
125 |
Gender development: biological, psychological, and clinical perspectives (Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos, Part IIb Paper) (limited spaces available) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
126 |
Perception and performance (Music, Part II Paper 11) (maximum one candidate – candidates must demonstrate some musical knowledge to be permitted to study this option) |
(i) the submission of a written report and (ii) a two-hour written examination. Each element counts as 50% of the overall mark. |
|
127 |
Conservation science (Zoology Module M2) (not available to students taking Zoology Module M2 as a Major Subject) |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
|
128 |
Bioinformatics |
One written paper of three hours’ duration. |
Please note that accurate timetable information for Minor Subjects 109, 123, 124, 125, and 128 is not yet available, and therefore they do not yet appear as compatible subjects for any Major Subjects. Updates to this notice will be published as further information becomes available.
Candidates should consult the examination regulations of the relevant Tripos for latest examination requirements.
The Chair of the Faculty Board of Economics gives notice that a conference of University officers in the Faculty and others giving lectures in the Faculty of Economics will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 24 February 2015 in the Meade Room, Austin Robinson Building, Sidgwick Avenue, for the purpose of considering the Lecture List for 2015–16 and any other matters.