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No 6428

Thursday 2 June 2016

Vol cxlvi No 33

pp. 588–605

Form and conduct of examinations, 2016–17

Notices by Faculty Boards, or other bodies concerned, of changes to the form and conduct of certain examinations to be held in 2016–17, by comparison with those examinations in 2015–16, are published below. Complete details of the form and conduct of all examinations are available from the Faculties or Departments concerned.

Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos, Part II, 2016–17

The Faculty Board of Human, Social, and Political Science gives notice of the following papers which are offered, and those which are not offered, for Part II of the Human, Social, and Political Sciences Tripos in the academical year 2016–17.

Papers ARC2, ARC4, and ARC5 are Part I papers that may be taken by certain Part II students.

Archaeology papers

ARC2. Archaeology in action I (also serving as Paper 012 of the Classical Tripos)

This paper will be assessed by three pieces of coursework, counting for 30% of the final mark, and one three-hour examination, counting for 70% of the final mark. The examination will be divided into two parts. Candidates will be required to answer five of eight short answer questions in the first part, and they will be required to answer two of eight long answer (essay) questions in the second part. The short answer questions will be worth 40% of the final examination mark, and each of the long answer (essay) questions will be worth 30% of the final examination mark.
 

ARC4. Akkadian language I

This paper will be assessed solely by a three-hour examination. Candidates must answer all questions. The number of questions may vary from year to year. The relative percentage weight of each question will be specified in the examination paper.

With reference to extracts from set texts and/or unseen passages, candidates may be required to transliterate, and/or translate into English, and/or normalize, and/or answer linguistic or philological questions. Candidates may be asked questions about Akkadian grammar. Candidates may be asked to translate passages or sentences into Old Babylonian.

For the purposes of setting unseens and passages for translation into Akkadian, it will be assumed that candidates are familiar with all the vocabulary and idioms encountered in the set texts.
 

ARC5. Egyptian language I

This paper is assessed through two in-class tests of two hours each. The first one will take place at the end of week six of Lent Term, while the second will be conducted at the end of week four of Easter Term.

Each test will consist of the transliteration and translation of selections of unseen passages in hieroglyphic Middle Egyptian, appropriate to the expected level of proficiency of the students at the time of each assessment. In addition to the transliteration and translation, the complete grammatical analysis (parsing) of each Egyptian passage will be required. The use of sign lists and glossaries or dictionaries is permitted, and copies will be supplied to the students for the purposes of the test by the course co-ordinator.

Each test will make up 50% of the total mark awarded for the paper.
 

ARC6. Archaeological theory and practice I

For single track students assessment will consist of an examination (80% of the total mark), a report on the Easter field trip (10% of the total mark), and a training excavation report (10% of the total mark).

For joint track students assessment will consist of an examination (80% of the total mark) and a practical project studying an artefact or group of artefacts. This project is in the form of a 3,000-word written report worth 20% of the final mark.
 

ARC7. Archaeological theory and practice II

The examination for this paper will take the form of a three-hour examination paper, worth 80% of the overall mark, and a report on summer fieldwork worth 20% of the overall mark.
 

ARC8. Archaeological science I

The examination for this paper will take the form of a three-hour examination paper, worth 80% of the overall mark, and completion of a practical workbook worth 20% of the overall mark.
 

ARC9. Archaeological science II

The examination for this paper will take the form of a three-hour examination paper, worth 70% of the overall mark, one assessed essay worth 5% of the overall mark, and a practical project worth 25% of the overall mark.
 

ARC10. Human evolution and palaeolithic archaeology

The examination for this paper will take the form of a three-hour examination paper, worth 70% of the overall mark, one project worth 20% of the overall mark, and one practical examination worth 10% of the overall mark.
 

ARC11. Special topics in palaeolithic archaeology and human evolution

The examination for this paper will take the form of a three-hour examination paper, worth 80% of the overall mark, and one project worth 20% of the overall mark.
 

ARC12. European prehistory

The examination for this paper will take the form of a three-hour examination paper, worth 80% of the overall mark, and one project worth 20% of the overall mark.
 

ARC14. Aegean prehistory (Paper D1 of the Classical Tripos)

The Faculty of Classics is responsible for approving the form and conduct for ARC14.
 

ARC16. The poetics of classical art (Paper D3 of the Classical Tripos)

The Faculty of Classics is responsible for approving the form and conduct for ARC16.
 

ARC17. Roman cities (Paper D4 of the Classical Tripos)

The Faculty of Classics is responsible for approving the form and conduct for ARC17.
 

ARC18. Society and settlement in ancient Egypt

The examination for this paper will take the form of a three-hour examination paper, worth 80% of the overall mark, and a project worth 20% of the overall mark.
 

ARC20. The archaeology of religion in ancient Egypt

The examination for this paper will take the form of a three-hour examination paper, worth 80% of the overall mark, and a project worth 20% of the overall mark.
 

ARC22. Mesopotamian archaeology I: prehistory and early States

The examination for this paper will take the form of a three-hour examination paper, worth 80% of the overall mark, and a short notes and images test worth 20% of the overall mark.
 

ARC25. Mesopotamian culture II: Religion and scholarship

This paper will be assessed through four coursework essays of 2,000 words each, on topics specified by the co-ordinator.
 

ARC26. The North Sea in the early middle ages (also serving as Paper 14 of ASNC Part I)

The examination for this paper will take the form of a three-hour examination paper, worth 80% of the overall mark, and a project worth 20% of the overall mark.
 

ARC29. Ancient India I: the Indus civilization and beyond

The examination for this paper will take the form of a three-hour examination paper, worth 70% of the overall mark, and two essays each worth 15% of the overall mark.
 

ARC32. The archaeology of Mesoamerica and North America

The examination for this paper will take the form of a three-hour examination paper, worth 80% of the overall mark, and a project worth 20% of the overall mark.
 

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.
 

ARC34. Akkadian language II

The paper will be assessed by a three-hour examination (80%) and by coursework (20%).

The examination: all questions will be compulsory. Their number and relative weighting may vary from year to year. The ‘percentage weight’ of each question will be specified in the paper. Candidates will be required to transliterate and/or translate and/or normalize passages from the set texts and/or unseen passages, justifying their translations of difficult words or constructions with notes. Comment and/or parsing may be required for particular forms or constructions.

The coursework: candidates will be required to write 500 words of commentary on the content and/or textual basis of one of the set texts (as specified by the course coordinator), and 500 words of philological commentary on one or more extracts from the set texts (as specified by the course coordinator).
 

ARC35. Akkadian language III

The paper will be assessed by a three-hour examination (80%) and by coursework (20%).

The examination: all questions will be compulsory. Their number and relative weighting may vary from year to year. The ‘percentage weight’ of each question will be specified in the paper. Candidates will be required to transliterate and/or translate and/or normalize passages from the set texts and/or unseen passages, justifying their translations of difficult words or constructions with notes. Comment and/or parsing may be required for particular forms or constructions, or other linguistic features. Candidates may be required to produce ‘synoptic’ or ‘variorum’ transliterations.

The coursework will consist in 500 words of philological commentary on one or more extracts from the set texts (as specified by the course coordinator), and a copy (scale drawing) of an original cuneiform text specified by the course coordinator.
 

ARC36. Sumerian language

The paper will be assessed by a three-hour examination.

All questions will be compulsory. Their number and relative weighting may vary from year to year. The ‘percentage weight’ of each question will be specified in the paper. Candidates will be required to transliterate and/or translate passages from the set texts, justifying their translations of difficult words or constructions with notes. Comment and/or parsing may be required for particular forms or constructions. Candidates may also be asked questions about particular aspects of Sumerian language and grammar.
 

ARC37. Middle Egyptian texts

This paper is assessed through two in-class tests of two hours each. The first one will take place at the end of week six of Lent Term, while the second will be conducted at the end of week four of Easter Term.

Each test will consist of the transliteration and translation of selections of unseen passages in hieroglyphic Middle Egyptian. In addition to the transliteration and translation, the complete grammatical analysis (parsing) of each Egyptian passage will be required. The use of sign lists and glossaries or dictionaries is permitted, and copies will be supplied to the students for the purposes of the test by the course co-ordinator.

Each test will make up 50% of the total mark awarded for the paper.
 

ARC38. Old and late Egyptian texts

This paper is assessed through two in-class tests of two hours each. The first one will take place at the end of week two of Lent Term, while the second will be conducted at the end of week four of Easter Term.

The first examination (at the end of week two of Lent Term) will consist of the transliteration and translation of selections of unseen passages in hieroglyphic Old Egyptian and will make up 50% of the total mark awarded for the paper. The second examination (at the end of week four of Easter Term) will consist of the transliteration and translation of selections of unseen passages in hieroglyphic Late Egyptian and will likewise make up 50% of the total mark awarded for the paper. In addition to the transliteration and translation, the complete grammatical analysis (parsing) of each Egyptian passage will be required. The use of sign lists and glossaries or dictionaries is permitted for both exams, and copies will be supplied to the students for the purposes of the test by the course co-ordinator.
 

ARC39. Mesopotamian history I: States and structures

The examination for this paper will take the form of a three-hour examination paper, worth 80% of the overall mark, and a project worth 20% of the overall mark.