No 6432
Wednesday 29 June 2016
Vol cxlvi No 37
pp. 709–747
Further to the Notice published on 18 May 2016 (Reporter, 6426, 2015–16, p. 520), the General Board, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages, has approved amendments to the list of papers available in Parts Ib and II. Paper Sl.6 will be suspended in 2016–17.
Sl.6. Russian culture after 1953
The paper is suspended in 2016–17.
Papers available in Part II
By amending the Schedule so as to suspend paper SL.6 in 2016–17.
The Faculty Board of Modern and Medieval Languages has confirmed that no candidate’s preparation for the examination will be affected.
Further to the Notices published on 16 December 2015 (Reporter, 6409, 2015–16, p. 295) and 13 January 2016 (Reporter, 6410, 2015–16, p. 314) the General Board has approved, on the recommendation of the Natural Sciences Tripos Management Committee and the Faculty Board of Biology, revisions to the proposed regulations for Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour to increase the word limit of the research project from 5,000 to 8,000 words and to bring forward the deadline for publishing the list of approved subjects. The revised regulations will read:
Regulation 30.
(b)a report of a research project, in printed or typewritten form, of not more than 8,000 words, excluding tables, appendices, footnotes, and bibliography.
The report of a research project shall be on a subject either proposed by the candidate and approved by the Course Organizer, or chosen by the candidate from a list of approved subjects announced by the Course Organizer, not later than the end of August in the year preceding the Examination. Each candidate shall either obtain the approval of the Course Organizer for the subject proposed, or notify the Course Organizer of the subject chosen from the list, not later than the start of Full Michaelmas Term. The report shall be submitted to the Examiners not later than the fifth day of the Full Easter Term in which the examination is to be held.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of History, has approved changes to the special regulations for the examination in Early Modern History as follows:
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Early Modern History for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
(a)a thesis of not less than 15,000 words and not more than 20,000 words in length, including appendices, but excluding footnotes, tables, and bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of History;
(b)an essay of not less than 3,000 and not more than 4,000 words, chosen by the candidate from a prescribed list of essay questions, announced in the Faculty not later than the start of the Michaelmas Term and which falls within the field of study of the core course: Research challenge in early modern history;
(c)two essays of not less than 3,000 and not more than 4,000 words in length, which fall within the fields of study of the candidate’s chosen optional courses, the list of which shall be published by the Degree Committee not later than the start of the Michaelmas Term. Candidates shall choose essay questions from a prescribed list, announced in the Faculty not later than the start of the term in which the option shall be offered.
2. At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.
3. In order to proceed to the examination, candidates must satisfactorily complete the following, as prescribed by the Degree Committee:
(a)a dissertation proposal essay of not more than 2,000 words in length related to the field of study chosen by the candidate and approved by the Degree Committee under Regulation 1(a);
(b)a presentation on the subject of the candidate’s thesis.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of History, has approved changes to the special regulations for the examination in Medieval History as follows:
1. The scheme of examination for the one-year course of study in Medieval History for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
(a)a thesis of not less than 15,000 words and not more than 20,000 words in length, including appendices, but excluding footnotes, tables, and bibliography, on a subject approved by the Degree Committee for the Faculty of History;
(b)a written examination, falling within the fields covered by the core course: Latin and outline and practical palaeography;
(c)an essay of not less than 3,000 and not more than 4,000 words, chosen by the candidate from a prescribed list of essay questions, announced in the Faculty not later than the start of the Michaelmas Term and which falls within the field of study of the core course: Medieval history: concepts and methods;
(d)an essay of not less than 3,000 and not more than 4,000 words in length, which falls within the field of study of the candidate’s chosen optional course, the list of which shall be published by the Degree Committee not later than the start of the Michaelmas Term. Candidates shall choose an essay question from a prescribed list, announced in the Faculty not later than the start of the term in which the option shall be offered.
2. At the discretion of the Examiners the examination may include an oral examination on the thesis and on the general field of knowledge within which it falls.
3. In order to proceed to the examination, candidates must satisfactorily complete the following, as prescribed by the Degree Committee:
(a)a dissertation proposal essay of not more than 2,000 words in length related to the field of study chosen by the candidate and approved by the Degree Committee under Regulation 1(a);
(b)a presentation on the subject of the candidate’s thesis.
The General Board, on the recommendation of the Degree Committee for the Faculty of Divinity, has approved amendments to the regulations in this subject (Reporter, 6400, 2015–16, p. 55) to enable part-time study over two years as an alternative to the one-year full-time route.
Regulation 1.
By amending the first part of the first sentence so as to read:
The scheme of examination for the one-year full-time or two-year part-time course of study in Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion for the degree of Master of Philosophy shall consist of:
Regulation 2.
By inserting the following text at the end of the regulation:
for a candidate on the one-year full-time course, and by the end of the Michaelmas Term of the first year for a candidate on the two-year part-time course.
The General Board has agreed to add the following award to the Schedule of Diplomas and Certificates open to non-members of the University:
Certificate in Cognitive Psychology