No 6388
Thursday 28 May 2015
Vol cxlv No 32
pp. 587–605
SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
The Faculty Board of History give notice of an amendment to the supplementary regulations for the Preliminary Examination for Part I of the Historical Tripos. Paper 3 will be set in two sections.
By amending the regulation on Papers 2–19 so as to read:
The scope of Papers 2–18 shall be that of the corresponding papers in Part I of the Tripos. The scope of Paper 19 shall be that of Papers 21 and 23 in Part I.
Three questions must be answered but no question shall be specified as compulsory, except that in Paper 3 (British political history, 1050–1509), Paper 4 (British political history, 1485–1714), and Paper 18 (European history, since 1890), candidates will be required to answer at least one question from each of sections A and B.
SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
The Faculty Board of Economics give notice of amendments to the supplementary regulations for the following papers. The supplementary regulations for other papers remain unchanged.
This paper will deal with the following: decision theory; the theory of the consumer: choice and demand; the theory of the producer: costs and supply; supply, demand, and market equilibrium; partial and general equilibrium analysis; demand and supply in factor markets; market failure and the role of the state; welfare economics.
The paper covers the following topics in economic theory: consumer theory; producer theory; general equilibrium theory; welfare economics; introduction to decision-making under uncertainty; asymmetric information; and contract theory.
The paper provides a theoretical and practical introduction to two major topics that are inter-related: international trade and economic development. The course introduces concepts and theories in development economics and provides a broad overview of the key models and issues in development economics. It uses tools from both macro- and microeconomics to examine topics ranging from the political economy of development, economic growth and measurement of well-being, imperfections of markets, and the role of institutions. The course also covers the theoretical models of international trade, global production structures, and associated policies. It constitutes a self-contained one-year course for those interested in these fields but not planning to pursue them further.
The paper covers those aspects of linear algebra, differential and integral calculus, differential and difference equations, probability theory, and statistical theory that are used in various parts of the Tripos. This paper is recommended for those who plan to take Paper 6 (Banking, money, and finance) of Part IIb of the Economics Tripos.
The paper has the following subject matter: the distribution of wages and the determination of employment by household supply and employer demand for labour, the role of market frictions in shaping the equilibrium outcome, human capital and education, migration, asymmetric information and screening, theories of compensating differentials, performance pay, labour mobility, and discrimination. Candidates will be expected to know the main empirical data sources on the labour market and they should be familiar with the modern approaches to the analysis of such data. Students will be introduced to empirical work on these issues in country-specific contexts and will learn about country-specific peculiarities among advanced economies regarding, for example, wage dispersion, minimum wages, CEO compensation, gender wage differentials, social values, discrimination, pension systems, unemployment insurance, and employment protection. They should be able to draw selectively on contributions from sociology and political science.
The paper studies the following subject matter: optimal taxation, externalities and environmental policy; social security; political decision-making and political economics; public expenditure and tax systems in practice. The paper will require knowledge of the relevant theories supporting empirical evidence and institutions.
This paper will, until further notice, be a paper entitled ‘World Depression in the interwar years’. Its main focus will be on the causes and courses of the Great Depression of the 1930s, but the events of the 1920s including the inflation and deflation of 1919–21 will also receive attention. Topics covered will include business cycles, the causes and effects of financial crises, the transfer problem, international monetary arrangements, the growth of protection and the development of trading blocs, the agrarian depression, and the comparative experience of different countries with regard to unemployment. The main countries considered will be Britain, France, Japan, Germany, and the USA, but the paper will not be exclusively confined to these.
The Faculty Board for Earth Sciences and Geography give notice that, for the examination for Part Ib and Part II of the Geographical Tripos to be held in 2016, the papers to be offered will be examined as shown in the tables below.
In these tables, the following terms are defined:
1. ‘Two+1 examination’: The assessment of such papers will consist of a conventional two-hour examination in which candidates will be asked to attempt two questions from a choice of not fewer than six questions. The papers will be undivided. In addition, there will be assessed course-work to be submitted not later than the division of the Easter Term in the year of the examination. The nature of the course-work required will be determined by the University Teaching Officer responsible for the co-ordination of the course, who will provide written details of the procedures which will be followed. The course-work will be equivalent to one question in quantity and for assessment in determining an overall mark for the paper.
2. ‘Three-hour examination’: The papers will be examined by a conventional unseen three-hour examination in which candidates will be asked to attempt three questions from a choice of not fewer than nine questions. The papers will be undivided.
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Paper No. |
General titles |
Courses offered in 2015–16 |
Mode of assessment |
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1 |
Living with global change |
Part i: Core ideas Part ii: Core themes Part iii: Core skills |
Two+1 examination |
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2 |
Human geography I |
Austerity and affluence |
Two+1 examination |
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3 |
Human geography II |
Development theories, policies, and practices |
Two+1 examination |
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4 |
Human geography III |
Citizenship, cities, and civil society |
Two+1 examination |
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5 |
Physical and environmental geography I |
Environmental systems and processes |
Two+1 examination |
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6 |
Physical and environmental geography II |
Glacial processes |
Two+1 examination |
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7 |
Physical and environmental geography III |
Biogeography |
Two+1 examination |
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Paper No. |
General titles |
Courses offered in 2015–16 |
Mode of assessment |
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1 |
A prescribed topic or topics in human geography I |
The geographies of global urbanism |
Three-hour examination |
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2 |
A prescribed topic or topics in human geography II |
Public policy |
Three-hour examination |
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3 |
A prescribed topic or topics in human geography III |
Political ecology in the global south |
Two+1 examination |
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4 |
A prescribed topic or topics in human geography IV |
The political geography of postcolonialism |
Three-hour examination |
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5 |
A prescribed topic or topics in geography I |
Changing cultures of risk |
Three-hour examination |
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6 |
A prescribed topic or topics in geography II |
Geographies of discipline and social regulation in the nineteenth century |
Three-hour examination |
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7 |
A prescribed topic or topics in geography III |
Historical demography |
Two+1 examination |
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8 |
A prescribed topic or topics in geography IV |
The glacial and quaternary record |
Two+1 examination |
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9 |
A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography I |
Glaciology |
Three-hour examination |
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10 |
A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography II |
Volcanology |
Three-hour examination |
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11 |
A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography III |
Biosedimentary coastal systems |
Three-hour examination |
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12 |
A prescribed topic or topics in physical geography IV |
Biogeography: Biological processes and environmental change |
Three-hour examination |
SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS
The Faculty Board of History give notice of an amendment to the supplementary regulations for Part I of the Historical Tripos. Paper 3 will be set in two sections.
By amending the regulation on Papers 2–6 so as to read:
In these papers candidates will be required to show knowledge of political aspects and also of general aspects of English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh history where relevant to the period studied. Candidates will be expected to show evidence of their ability to use and interpret contemporary documents. In each paper three questions must be answered, but no question shall be specified as compulsory, except that in Paper 3 (British political history, 1050–1509) and Paper 4 (British political history, 1485–1714) candidates will be required to answer at least one question from each of sections A and B.
The Faculty Board of Music give notice that they have prescribed the following papers and subjects for the Music Tripos in 2015–16:
7.Notation
8.Keyboard skills
9.[A course in ethnomusicology/world music – to be confirmed]
10.Elective topics 1(i) Soviet music and power in the 1920s(ii) [A course in 20th/21st-century or popular music – to be confirmed]
11.Elective topics 2(i) Schubert’s Winterreise(ii) Introduction to Schenkerian analysis
12.Introduction to music and science
All papers are examined by a three-hour written examination with the exception of the following:
Part Ib, Paper 8 – Keyboard skills, which consists of a practical examination involving 30 minutes’ preparation time followed by a 15-minute examination.
8.Advanced keyboard skills
9.Parisian polyphony
10.Early Italian opera
11.Beethoven: The late string quartets
12.Boris Godunov and its contexts
13.The shadow of Sibelius
14.[A course in ethnomusicology/world music – to be confirmed]
15.Latin American music and the politics of representation
16.The music industry in the digital age
17.Exploring music psychology
All papers are examined by a three-hour written examination with the exception of the following:
Part II, Paper 8 – Advanced keyboard skills, which consists of a practical examination involving 40 minutes’ preparation time followed by a 20-minute examination;
Part II, Paper 16 – The music industry in the digital age, which consists of an essay of 3,000 words and a two-hour written examination.
The Faculty Board of Music give notice that they have prescribed the following set works and topics for the M.Mus. in 2015–16 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 501):
Josquin Des Prez, Tu solus qui facis mirabilia
William Blitheman, In pace
Heinrich Schütz, Die mit Tränen säen
Claude Debussy, Dieu! qu’il la fait bon regarder! (from Trois chansons de Charles d’Orléans)
William Walton, Drop, drop slow tears
Strand one:
Theological and liturgical contexts (six seminars)
Strand two:
The English choral tradition – cultural and historical contexts (six seminars)
The Degree Committee for the Faculty of Mathematics give notice that the modules to be offered in 2015–16 and their methods of assessment are as set out below (see Statutes and Ordinances, p. 521). Candidates for the degree must offer all modules for examination unless otherwise stated.
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Term offered |
Module |
Abbreviation |
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Michaelmas |
Functional genomics |
FG |
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Genome informatics |
GI |
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Scientific programming |
SP |
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Genome sequence analysis (half module) |
GSA |
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Lent |
Structural biology |
SBP |
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Computational neuroscience |
CN |
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Population genetic analysis of genomic data |
PG |
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Either |
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Analysis and modelling of comorbidities (half module) |
MC |
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or |
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Approximate Bayesian computation (half module) |
ABC |
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or |
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Biological imaging and analysis (half module) |
BI |
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Easter |
Systems biology |
SB |
Each module for this course is assessed by no more than two or three course-work assignments, each involving an element of computational or theoretical work. The expected maximum submission length for each piece of work is twenty pages, excluding any appendices.
In addition to the offered modules, students sit a two-hour general examination in the Easter Term on the material taught within the modules.
Students are also required to complete an internship project which is assessed by a report of no more than 18,000 words and a presentation.
The weighting for the examination in Computational Biology is out of 12, divided as follows: each module is weighted at 1, and half modules at 0.5, meaning a total weighting of 8 for the modules. The general examination is weighted at 1. The internship project is weighted at a total of 3, with 2.5 for the report and 0.5 for the presentation.