Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2016, by comparison with those examinations in 2015, are published below. Complete details of the form and conduct of all examinations are available from the Faculties or Departments concerned.
The notice published on 29 July 2015 (Reporter, 6395, 2014–15, p. 824) contained an error, and should have read as follows:
ARC33. |
The archaeology of Africa |
The examination for this paper will take the form of a three-hour examination paper, worth 80% of the overall mark, and an artefact-based project worth 20% of the overall mark. |
The Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science have confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination in 2016 will be affected.
The Faculty Board of Earth Sciences and Geography give notice that the form of the examination for 2015–16 will be as listed below.
M.Phil. in Conservation Leadership |
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Component |
Item |
Submission date |
Weighting (%) |
1 |
CL1: Conservation problems and practice coursework |
12 January |
10 |
CL6: Innovation for conservation leadership coursework |
21 March |
10 |
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2 |
CL2: Conservation enterprise essay |
6 April |
10 |
CL3: Conservation management exercise |
6 April |
10 |
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CL4: Communicating conservation exercise |
20 April |
10 |
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CL5: Conservation governance essay |
20 April |
10 |
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3 |
Placement report |
24 August |
40 |
M.Phil. in Geographical Research |
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Component |
Item |
Submission date |
Weighting (%) |
1 |
Geographical essay 1 |
25 April |
13.33 |
Geographical essay 2 |
25 April |
13.33 |
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Research methods essay 3 |
25 April |
13.33 |
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2 |
SSRMC assessed exercises |
Pass |
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3 |
Dissertation |
23 August |
60 |
M.Phil. in Polar Studies |
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Component |
Item |
Submission date |
Weighting (%) |
1 |
Essay 1 |
9 November |
15 |
Essay 2 |
7 December |
15 |
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Essay 3 |
25 January |
15 |
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2 |
Thesis |
10 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 to be submitted to M.Phil. Administrators is 3 February for the M.Phil. in Geographical Research, and 1 February for the M.Phil. in Polar Studies and the M.Phil. in Conservation Leadership.
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:
M.Phil. in Conservation Leadership |
Thursday, 15 September |
M.Phil. in Geographical Research |
Thursday, 22 September |
M.Phil. in Polar Studies |
Tuesday, 13 September |
Please check the course Handbook for the time of day students need to submit their 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.