No 6394
Wednesday 15 July 2015
Vol cxlv No 38
pp. 742–784
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Education, have approved changes to the regulations for the Preliminary Examinations to Part I and to Part II. These include changes to: Regulation 2, Section I, Education studies, to clarify the length of written papers; Regulation 4 to clarify the options available to candidates; Regulation 4, Section II, to rename Paper 3 and add Paper 4; to remove ‘in education’ from the title of Regulation 4, Section III; and to delete Regulation 6. The regulations will be revised as follows:
Regulation 2.
By amending Section I, Education studies so as to read:
Section I consists of two written papers, Paper 1, of three hours’ duration and Paper 2, of two hours’ duration, with the submission of coursework as prescribed by the Faculty Board of Education not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination.
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Paper 1 |
Foundation course in the disciplines of education |
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Paper 2 |
Language, communication, and literacy |
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Coursework |
Regulation 4.
By amending the relevant sections of the regulation, as outlined above, to read as follows:
4. The examination shall comprise four sections, as set out below. Candidates shall offer:
either
Option A
(a)the examination requirements set out in Section I and Section II; and
(b)one further paper taken from the examination requirements set out in Section III;
or
Option B
(a)the examination requirements set out in Section I; and
(b)three further papers taken from the examination requirements for Section II, Section III, and Section IV, providing that candidates shall offer no fewer than two papers from Section IV.
Section II. Modernity, globalization, and education
Section II consists of two written papers, each of three hours duration.
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Paper 3 |
Modernity, globalization, and education |
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Paper 4 |
Language, communication, and literacy |
Section III. Special subjects
Candidates may offer one special subject, which shall count as one paper. The special subjects, and the examination requirements for each special subject, shall be announced by the Faculty Board from time to time, providing that due care is taken to give sufficient notice to all candidates.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art, have amended Regulation 15 to replace the reference to Papers 1–3 with a reference to Papers 3–5 in the fourth sentence concerning teachers under whose direction coursework was performed.
The Faculty Board of Architecture and the History of Art are satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2015 will be adversely affected.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Syndicate, have approved amendments to the regulations to allow candidates on approved placements outside the University’s Precincts to count those terms towards residence.
Regulation 5.
By inserting the words ‘and to have kept those terms for the purpose of the regulations for Residence and Precincts of the University’ at the end of the first sentence.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Education, have approved changes to Regulation 11 to increase paper options to candidates. The revised regulation will read as follows:
11. The examination for Part I shall comprise four sections, as set out below. Candidates shall offer:
(a)the examination requirements set out in Section I;
(b)three further papers taken from the examination requirements set out in Section II, Section III, and Section IV, providing that candidates shall offer no fewer than two papers from Section IV.
Section I. Education studies
Section I consists of two written papers, each of three hours’ duration.
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Paper 1 |
Disciplines of education I |
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Paper 2 |
Disciplines of education II |
Section II. Modernity, globalization, and education
Section II consists of one written paper of three hours’ duration.
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Paper 3 |
Modernity, globalization, and education |
Section III. Introduction to psychology
Section III consists of one written paper of three hours’ duration.
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Paper 4 |
Introduction to psychology (Paper PBS1 of Part I of the Psychological and Behavioural Sciences Tripos) |
Section IV. Subject studies
Candidates may offer two or three papers from one subject area only, as outlined in Schedule 1. A candidate who submits a dissertation under this section shall do so under the conditions set out in the regulation referred to in the relevant part of Schedule 1.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Education, have approved changes to Regulations 12 and 14, and the addition of new regulations to be numbered 15 and 16. The changes require a candidate to sit at least one written examination, and differentiate between the various independent reports a candidate can take, whether a dissertation or a report. Schedules 1 and 2 have also been revised with the permission of the cognate Faculty Board: one paper has been added to Schedule 1, Biological Sciences; the entries under Schedule 1 and 2, English, English and Drama, and Music have been changed. The revised regulations will read as follows:
12. The examination for Part II shall comprise four sections, as set out below. Candidates shall offer:
(a)the examination requirements set out in Section I;
(b)four further papers taken from the examination requirements set out in Sections II–IV, providing that candidates shall offer at least one paper from among Papers 1–3 in Section II, and no more than two papers from Section IV.
Candidates may not offer more than one dissertation in total under Sections II, III, and IV. The report in Section I shall be submitted under the conditions set out in Regulation 14. A dissertation for Paper 4 of Section II shall be submitted under the conditions set out in Regulation 15. A dissertation under Section IV shall be submitted under the conditions set out in the regulation referred to in the relevant part of Schedule 2.
Section I. Research and investigation in education
Candidates shall submit a report on a topic related to the investigation and analysis of an educational problem. The report shall be submitted under the conditions set out in Regulation 14. At the discretion of the Examiners, the examination may include an oral examination on the report.
Section II. Advanced topics in education studies
Section II consists of three written papers, each of three hours’ duration, and a dissertation.
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Paper 1 |
Disciplines of education I |
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Paper 2/2A |
Disciplines of education II |
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Paper 3 |
Disciplines of education III (also serves as Paper Soc. 14 of the Politics, Psychology, and Sociology Tripos) |
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Paper 4 |
Dissertation in an education discipline |
Section III. Special subjects
Candidates may offer one or more special subjects, which shall each count as one paper. The special subjects, and the examination requirements for each special subject, shall be announced by the Faculty Board from time to time, providing that due care is taken to give sufficient notice to all candidates.
Section IV. Subject studies
Candidates may offer up to two papers from one subject area only, as outlined in Schedule 2.
14. Each candidate shall submit the proposed topic of their report under Section I of Part II through the Undergraduate Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board, by a date announced by the Faculty Board not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. The Secretary shall communicate the approval or rejection of the proposed topic to the candidate no later than the end of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination.
The submitted report shall be of not less than 8,000 words and not more than 10,000 words, excluding notes and appendices. The report shall be submitted by candidates through the Undergraduate Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board by a date specified by the Faculty Board not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. Each report shall be in typescript, unless previous permission has been obtained from the Faculty Board to present it in manuscript; it shall bear the candidate’s examination number and shall be accompanied by a brief synopsis.
Candidates will be required to declare that the report is their own work and that it does not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. At the discretion of the Examiners, a candidate may be examined viva voce on her or his report.
15. A candidate who submits a dissertation for Paper 4 of Section II of Part II shall submit the proposed title through the Undergraduate Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board by the end of the 21st day of Full Lent Term. The submitted dissertation shall be of not less than 8,000 words and not more than 10,000 words, excluding notes and appendices. Dissertations shall be submitted by candidates through the Undergraduate Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board by a date specified by the Faculty Board not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. Each dissertation shall be in typescript, unless previous permission has been obtained from the Faculty Board to present it in manuscript; it shall bear the candidate’s examination number and shall be accompanied by a brief synopsis.
Candidates will be required to declare that the dissertation is their own work and that it does not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. At the discretion of the Examiners, a candidate may be examined viva voce on her or his dissertation.
16. A candidate submitting a dissertation in English or English and Drama under Section IV of Part I shall submit the proposed title through the Undergraduate Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board by the end of the 21st day of Full Lent Term. The submitted dissertation shall be of not less than 5,000 words and not more than 7,000 words, inclusive of notes and appendices. Dissertations shall be submitted by candidates through the Undergraduate Office to the Secretary of the Faculty Board by a date specified by the Faculty Board not later than the beginning of the Michaelmas Term preceding the examination. Each dissertation shall be in typescript, unless previous permission has been obtained from the Faculty Board to present it in manuscript; it shall bear the candidate’s examination number and shall be accompanied by a brief synopsis.
Candidates will be required to declare that the dissertation is their own work and that it does not contain material already used to any substantial extent for a comparable purpose. At the discretion of the Examiners, a candidate may be examined viva voce on her or his dissertation.
Biological Sciences
Neurobiology (the examination requirements for this subject are set out in the regulations for Part Ib of the Natural Sciences Tripos)
English
English and Drama
Candidates may offer two or three of the following papers:
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Paper Ed.D2 |
Film, culture, and identity |
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Paper Ed.D3 |
Drama production II (performance or workshop and submission of a note-book) |
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Paper Ed.E3 |
Shakespeare |
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English literature and its contexts, 1300–1550 (Paper 3 of Part I of the English Tripos (New Regulations)) |
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English literature and its contexts, 1500–1700 (Paper 4 of Part I of the English Tripos (New Regulations)) |
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English literature and its contexts, 1660–1870 (Paper 6 of Part I of the English Tripos (New Regulations)) |
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English literature and its contexts, 1830–1945 (Paper 7A of Part I of the English Tripos (New Regulations)) |
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English literature and its contexts, 1870 to the present (Paper 7B of Part I of the English Tripos (New Regulations)) |
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Practical criticism and critical practice (Paper 1 of Part I of the English Tripos (New Regulations)) |
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A candidate may offer a dissertation on a topic in the fields of Film, Drama, or English Literature in place of any of these papers, provided that only one dissertation is offered in total. Any dissertation shall be offered under the conditions specified in Regulation 16.
Music
Candidates may offer two or three of any of the following papers:
Historical Studies (Paper 1 of Part Ib of the Music Tripos)
Music analysis (Paper 2 of Part Ib of the Music Tripos)
Introduction to performance studies (Paper 4 of Part Ib of the Music Tripos)
Composition portfolio (Paper 5 of Part Ib of the Music Tripos), which shall be submitted under conditions specified in the regulations of the Music Tripos
Any of the additional papers from Part Ib of the Music Tripos announced by the Faculty Board of Music, which shall be undertaken under any conditions specified by the Faculty Board of Music when they are announced.
Dissertation (Paper 6 of Part Ib of the Music Tripos) in accordance with Regulation 15 of the Music Tripos.
English
English and Drama
Candidates may offer one or two of the following papers:
(i) Paper Ed.D4 Modern drama and theatre
(ii)A paper from the list of Part II papers of the English Tripos announced by the Faculty Board of English by the end of the Easter Term prior to the examination
A candidate may offer a dissertation in place of any of the papers in (ii) above, providing that the candidate may offer only one dissertation in total under Regulation 12(b). Any dissertation offered in place of an English or English and Drama paper shall be offered under the conditions specified in the regulations of the English Tripos.
Music
Candidates may offer one or two of the following papers:
Papers 1–5 of Part II of the Music Tripos, and any of the additional papers announced for the Music Tripos (with the exception of Paper 6 and Paper 7) which shall be undertaken under any conditions specified by the Faculty Board of Music when they are announced. Paper 5 is a dissertation which shall be submitted under the regulations of the Music Tripos.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of English, have approved an amendment to Regulation 18 governing the papers available in Part II, to insert a footnote to note that Paper 11, ‘Modernism and the short story’, has been suspended in 2015–16.
The Faculty Board of English have confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2016 will be affected.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, have approved an amendment to Schedule D, governing the papers that may be borrowed from other Triposes that may be taken in Part II, so as to remove Paper Int.7, ‘Society, politics, and culture in Latin America’, as a paper that may be offered in Part II.
The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages are satisfied that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2016 will be adversely affected.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty Board of Education, have approved a list of pathways under Option B in the scheme of examination for the degree of Master in Education.
Regulation 11.
By inserting a new paragraph before the final paragraph so as to read:
The work completed under (a) and (b) shall fall within one of the pathways as specified at the end of this regulation.
By inserting the following list of pathways:
PATHWAYS
Arts, creativity, education, and culture
Critical approaches to children’s literature
Educational leadership and school improvement
Educational research
Mathematics education
Primary education
Psychology and education
Researching practice 5–18 (primary and secondary schools)
Research in second language education
Science teacher researchers and practitioners
Child and adolescent psychotherapeutic counselling
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculties of Clinical Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, have approved a change to the examination to include the expectation that an oral examination shall be held on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls. Regulation 3 has been revised as follows:
3. The examination shall include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls and on the other work submitted by the candidate; save that the Examiners may, at their discretion, waive the requirement for an oral examination.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty Board of Education, have approved a list of pathways under Option B in the scheme of examination in Education for the M.Phil. Degree.
By inserting a new paragraph before the final paragraph so as to read:
The work completed under (a) and (b) shall fall within one of the pathways as specified at the end of this regulation.
By inserting the following list of pathways:
PATHWAYS
Arts, creativity, education, and culture
Critical approaches to children’s literature
Educational leadership and school improvement
Educational research
Mathematics education
Education, globalization, and international development1
Primary education
Psychology and education
Research in second language education
Child and adolescent psychotherapeutic counselling
1This pathway shall be available from 2016–17.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculties of Clinical Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, have approved a change to the examination to standardize the wording describing the oral examination. Regulation 2 has been revised as follows:
2. The examination shall include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls and on the other work submitted by the candidate; save that the Examiners may, at their discretion, waive the requirement for an oral examination
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculties of Clinical Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, have approved a change to the examination to include the expectation that an oral examination shall be held on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls. Regulation 2 has been revised as follows:
2. The examination shall include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls and on the other work submitted by the candidate; save that the Examiners may, at their discretion, waive the requirement for an oral examination.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculties of Clinical Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, have approved a change to the examination to standardize the wording describing the oral examination. Regulation 2 has been revised as follows:
2. The examination shall include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls and on the other work submitted by the candidate; save that the Examiners may, at their discretion, waive the requirement for an oral examination.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Architecture and History of Art, have approved an amendment to the scheme of examination so as to articulate the assessment components within Regulation 1(a) as two essays rather than three written papers.
Regulation 1.
By amending paragraph (a) so as to read:
(a)two essays, each of no more than 3,500 words in length, on a topic specified by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Architecture and History of Art;
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Department of Land Economy, the Department’s Board, and the Strategic Committee of the Institute of Continuing Education, have approved Real Estate as a subject for the M.St. Degree with effect from 1 September 2016. Special regulations for the examination in the subject have been approved as follows:
1. The scheme of examination for the course of study in Real Estate for the degree of Master of Studies shall consist of:
(a)a thesis, of not more than 12,000 words in length, including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee for the Department of Land Economy;
(b)three case studies, each of not more than 2,500 words in length, and each on a subject approved by the Degree Committee;
(c)three essays, each of not more than 3,000 words in length, on topics approved by the Degree Committee.
2. At the discretion of the Examiners the examination shall include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.
3. The Examiners may recommend to the Degree Committee that it recommends to the Institute of Continuing Education the award of the Postgraduate Diploma to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed the requirements specified in Regulation 1(b) and 1(c) and who does not complete, or fails to reach, the required standard in the thesis specified under Regulation 1(a).
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Education, have approved the addition of a Schedule of credit-bearing courses to the regulations for Postgraduate awards of Practitioner Professional Development.
Regulation 1.
By inserting the words ‘and shall be awarded on the basis of the completion of credits from practitioner professional development courses listed in the Schedule to these regulations’ at the end of the regulation.
By inserting the following Schedule at the end of the regulations:
SCHEDULE
Teaching Shakespeare
Teaching and learning through dialogue
Contemporary issues in music education
An introduction to child and adolescent counselling
Teaching advanced mathematics
Postgraduate diploma in child and adolescent counselling
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Language Centre’s Committee of Management, with the endorsement of the Faculty Boards of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, and Modern and Medieval Languages, and with the approval of the Council of the School of Arts and Humanities, have approved the addition of a new CULP Award in Advanced Russian, which shall be added to the Schedule to the regulations for Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 589).
The General Board have agreed to add the following certificates of proficiency to the Schedule, on the recommendation of the Language Centre’s Committee of Management, with the endorsement of the Faculty Boards of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, and Modern and Medieval Languages, and with the approval of the Council of the School of Arts and Humanities:
Arabic Elementary 2
German for Business
Greek Basic
Japanese Basic 1
Japanese Basic 2
Russian Intermediate 2
Russian through Film
Swahili Intermediate 1
They have also agreed to replace ‘Russian Basic’ with ‘Russian Basic 1’ and ‘Russian Basic 2’, and to the retitling of ‘Brazilian Portuguese Basic’ as ‘Portuguese Basic’, and ‘Brazilian Portuguese Intermediate 1’ as ‘Portuguese Intermediate 1’.