No 6433
Wednesday 13 July 2016
Vol cxlvi No 38
pp. 748–791
The Faculty Board of Engineering gives notice of corrections to the ‘Modules and sets’ notice published on 25 May 2016 (Reporter, 6427, 2015–16, p. 576) and subsequently corrected on 8 June 2016 (Reporter, 6429, 2015–16, p. 623):
Module 4M1, ‘French’ (set IIBL15) is withdrawn.
Module 4C16, ‘Advanced machine design’ (set IIBL9) is withdrawn.
The complete list of modules and sets is available at http://teaching.eng.cam.ac.uk/information/all/part-iia/content.
The Faculty Board of History gives notice that the options for Paper 1 of Part I of the Historical Tripos, 2018 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 326) will be as follows:
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i |
Money and society from late antiquity to the financial revolution |
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ii |
Royal and princely courts: ancient, medieval, and early modern |
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iii |
Religious conversion and colonialism |
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iv |
Remaking the modern body, 1543–1939 |
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v |
The Bandung moment: revolution and anti-imperialism in the twentieth century |
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viii |
Sacred histories |
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ix |
The history of collecting |
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x |
Wealth and poverty in West Africa, from the slave trades to the present |
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xi |
The politics of memory in Germany after 1945 (German sources) |
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xii |
World War II and its legacy in France (French sources) |
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xiii |
Earning a living 1377–1911: work, occupations, gender, and economic development in England |
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xiv |
Film and history, 1929–1945 |
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xv |
World environmental history |
The Faculty Board of History gives notice that the Special Subjects for Papers 2 and 3 of Part II of the Historical Tripos, 2018 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 327) will be as follows:
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Writing history in early modern England |
(C) |
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The Black Death |
(E) |
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The culture of the miraculous in Renaissance Italy |
(G) |
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Food and drink in Britain and the wider world, c. 1550–1800 |
(H) |
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Masculinities and political culture in Britain, 1832–1901 |
(J) |
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Fin de siècle Russia, 1891–1917 |
(K) |
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The transformation of everyday life in Britain, 1945–1990 |
(L) |
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An alternative history of Ireland: Religious minorities and identity in the 26 counties, 1900–1959 |
(N) |
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Sources of East Asian modernity, c. 1895–1927 |
(P) |
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Indian democracy: Ideas in action, c. 1947–2007 |
(Q) |
The subjects for the following papers in Part II of the Historical Tripos, 2018 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 327) will be:
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1 |
Historical argument and practice |
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4 |
History of political thought from c. 1700 to c. 1890 |
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5 |
Political philosophy and the history of political thought since c. 1890 |
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6 |
States between states: the history of international political thought from the Roman empire to the early nineteenth century |
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7 |
Transformation of the Roman world (Paper C4 of Part II of the Classical Tripos) |
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9 |
Writing history in the classical world (Paper C3 of Part II of the Classical Tripos) |
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11 |
Early medicine (Paper 2 of History and Philosophy of Science within Part II of the Natural Sciences Tripos) |
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12 |
The middle ages on film: medieval violence and modern identities |
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13 |
Man, nature, and the supernatural, c.1000–c.1600 |
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14 |
Material culture in the early modern world |
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15 |
Print and society in early modern England |
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16 |
Overseas expansion and British identities, 1585–1714 |
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17 |
The politics of knowledge from the late Renaissance to the early Enlightenment |
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18 |
Japanese history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries (Paper J6 of Part Ib of the Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Tripos) |
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20 |
World population, development, and environment since 1750: comparative history and policy |
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21 |
Borderlands: Life on the Habsburg-Ottoman frontier, 1521–1881 |
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22 |
Stalinism and Soviet life |
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25 |
Middle Eastern modernities, from c. 1800 to the present day |
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27 |
The history of Latin America, from 1500 to the present day |
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28 |
The history of the Indian sub-continent from the late eighteenth century to the present day |
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29 |
The history of Africa from 1800 to the present day |
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30 |
‘Islands and beaches’: The Pacific and Indian Oceans in the long nineteenth century |
Candidates for Part II in 2018, who have previously taken Part I of the Historical Tripos and who did not offer in that Part a paper falling mainly in the period before 1750, may meet the requirement to take a pre-1750 paper in Part II by offering one of the Special Subjects C, E, G, and H or by offering one of the Papers 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 21 or a dissertation, provided that its subject falls mainly in the period before 1750.
Candidates for Part II in 2018, who have previously taken Part I of the Historical Tripos and who did not offer in that Part a paper in European History, may meet the requirement to take a European History paper in Part II by offering one of the following papers: 7, 14, 21, and 22.
The Faculty Board of Law gives notice that, in accordance with Regulation 15, the following subjects have been prescribed as half-papers for Paper 48 of the Law Tripos in 2016–17 (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 348):
Civil procedure
European environmental and sustainable development law
Historical foundations of the British constitution
Judicial review and the rule of law
Landlord and tenant law
Law and development
Personal property
Topics in European legal history
The Faculty Board of Law gives notice that the following subjects have been prescribed for seminar courses in Part II of the Law Tripos in 2016–17 (Regulation 19(a), Statutes and Ordinances, p. 349):
Crime and criminal justice
Ethics and the criminal law
Family in society
Law and ethics of medicine
The legal process: justice and human rights
Private law
Public law
Select issues in international law
Tax law and policy
Women and the law
The Board of History and Philosophy of Science gives notice of an amendment to the written papers available for examination in 2017, as published on 23 March 2016 (Reporter, 6420, 2015–16, p. 431). The written papers available for examination in 2017 are now as follows:
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Paper 1: |
Early science and medicine |
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Paper 2: |
Sciences in transition: Renaissance to enlightenment |
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Paper 3: |
Science, medicine, and empire |
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Paper 4: |
Science, medicine, and technology since 1900 |
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Paper 5: |
Philosophy of science |
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Paper 6: |
Ethics and politics of science, technology, and medicine |
The Faculty Board of Law gives notice that the following designated papers have been prescribed for the Master of Corporate Law examination, 2016 (Regulation 6, Statutes and Ordinances, p. 440):
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No. |
Paper title |
Form of examination |
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7 |
Corporate insolvency law |
3 |
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9 |
Corporate finance law |
3 |
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10 |
Corporate governance |
3 |
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14 |
Competition law |
3 |
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M1 |
The legal and economic structure of corporate transactions |
c |
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M2a |
Financial management |
(Module) |
2 |
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M2b |
Shareholder litigation |
(Module) |
2 |
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M2d |
Corporate taxation |
(Module) |
2 |
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M2e |
International merger control |
(Module) |
2 |
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M2f |
US corporate law |
(Module) |
2 |
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M2g |
The law firm as a business |
(Module) |
2 |
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M2h |
International financial regulation |
(Module) |
2 |
1. ‘3’ indicates a subject in which a three-hour final examination is required; a candidate has no option of substituting a thesis or a two-hour examination and an essay.
2. ‘2’ indicates a subject in which a two-hour final examination is required; a candidate has no option of substituting a thesis.
3. ‘c’ indicates a subject in which candidates will be evaluated by coursework prescribed by the Faculty Board from time to time.
The Faculty Board of Law gives notice that it has prescribed the following papers and forms of examination for the Master of Law examination, 2016 (Regulations 1 and 2, Statutes and Ordinances, p. 441).
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No. |
Paper title |
Form of examination |
Designation |
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1 |
Law, medicine, and life sciences |
es |
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2 |
International commercial tax |
t |
c |
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3 |
International commercial litigation |
3 |
c, e |
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4 |
Law of restitution |
t |
c |
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5 |
Economics of law and regulation |
t |
c, e |
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6 |
Law and information |
3 |
c, e, ip |
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7 |
Corporate insolvency law |
3 |
c |
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9 |
Corporate finance law |
t |
c |
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10 |
Corporate governance |
t |
c |
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11 |
Criminal justice – players and processes |
es, t |
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12 |
Intellectual property |
es, t |
c, e, ip |
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13 |
Contemporary issues in the law of European integration |
t |
e |
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14 |
Competition law |
3 |
c, e, ip* |
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15 |
International environmental law |
t |
i |
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16 |
Constitutional law of the European Union |
t |
e |
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17 |
EU trade law |
t |
e |
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20 |
Law of armed conflict, use of force, and peacekeeping |
3 |
i |
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22 |
European social rights and economic integration |
t |
e |
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23 |
The law of the World Trade Organization |
t |
i, ip* |
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24 |
International criminal law |
t |
i |
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25 |
International human rights law |
t |
i |
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26 |
Civil liberties and human rights |
es |
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27 |
The birth, development, and afterlife of states |
3 |
i |
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29 |
International investment law |
t |
i |
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30 |
Jurisprudence |
3 |
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33 |
Comparative family law and policy |
t |
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34 |
International law of global governance |
t |
i |
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35 |
History of English civil and criminal law |
t |
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36 |
International intellectual property law |
es, t |
c, e, i, ip |
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38 |
Seminar paper |
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39 |
Legislation |
3 |
* A candidate applying for an IP designation may only offer either Paper 14 or Paper 23.
1. A candidate may take a written paper of three hours’ duration in any of the subjects listed above, other than Paper 38.
2. Paper 38: Seminar Paper. Paper 38 shall be examined by the submission of a thesis which shall not, without the leave of the Faculty Board, exceed 18,000 words including footnotes and appendices, but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Faculty Board which falls within the scope of the following seminar course prescribed for 2016–17:
(a) Public law
3. ‘es’ indicates a subject in which a candidate has a free choice between:
(a) a written paper of three hours’ duration; and
(b) a written paper of two hours’ duration together with the submission of an essay of not more than 7,000 words, including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Faculty Board which falls within the field of the subject.
4. ‘t’ indicates a subject in which a candidate may submit a thesis in lieu of a final examination. The thesis shall not, without the leave of the Faculty Board, exceed 18,000 words including footnotes and appendices, but excluding bibliography. It shall be on a topic approved by the Faculty Board falling within the field of the subject.
5. ‘3’ indicates a subject in which a three-hour final examination is required, the candidate having no option of substituting a thesis or a two-hour examination and an essay.
6. In 2016–17 there are no subjects which may be examined only in the form of a written paper of two hours’ duration together with the submission of an essay of not more than 7,000 words, including footnotes and appendices but excluding bibliography, on a topic approved by the Faculty Board which falls within the field of the subject.
The Degree Committee for the Department of Land Economy gives notice that the modules offered in the academical year 2016–17, together with module prerequisites, will be as outlined below.
The Committee reserves the right to withdraw modules if there is insufficient demand or in the event of exceptional circumstances. The availability of modules will be subject to timetabling constraints. Each candidate’s course of study will be subject to the approval of the Degree Committee.
In addition to a compulsory dissertation of no more than 12,000 words, candidates must take four modules in the Michaelmas Term and four modules in the Lent Term from the following:
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either |
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RM01 |
Quantitative research methods I (Michaelmas Term) |
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or |
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RM03 |
Mixed research methods (Michaelmas Term) |
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EP02 |
Fundamentals of environmental economics (Michaelmas Term) |
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EP03 |
International environmental law I (Michaelmas Term) |
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EP04 |
Environmental policy assessment and evaluation (Lent Term) [Prerequisites: EP02 and RM01] |
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EP05 |
International environmental law II (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: EP03] |
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EP06 |
Energy and climate change (Lent Term) |
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EP07 |
National, comparative, and European environmental law and policy (Lent Term) |
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EP08 |
Rural environment: property, planning, and policy (Lent Term) |
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EP11 |
Comparative environmental politics and policy (Michaelmas Term) |
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RM02 |
Quantitative research methods II (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RM01] |
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PGR01 |
Urban and environmental planning I (Michaelmas Term) |
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PGR02 |
Issues in public policy and regeneration (Michaelmas Term) |
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PGR05 |
Housing and regeneration (Lent Term) |
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PGR07 |
Spatial economics (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01 or PGR02 or EP02] |
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PGR08 |
Institutions and development I (Michaelmas Term) |
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PGR09 |
Institutions and development II (Lent Term) |
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PGR10 |
Urban and environmental planning II (Lent Term) |
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RE01 |
Introduction to real estate finance (Michaelmas Term) |
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RE02 |
Real estate development (Lent Term) |
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RE03 |
Real estate securities, securitization, and investment (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01] |
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RE04 |
Private real estate investment: risk and return (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01] |
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RE05 |
Legal issues in land use and finance (Lent Term) |
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RE06 |
The macroeconomy and housing (Michaelmas Term) |
In addition to a compulsory dissertation of no more than 12,000 words, candidates must take four modules in the Michaelmas Term and four modules in the Lent Term from the following:
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either |
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RM01 |
Quantitative research methods I (Michaelmas Term) |
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or |
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RM03 |
Mixed research methods (Michaelmas Term) |
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PGR01 |
Urban and environmental planning I (Michaelmas Term) |
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PGR02 |
Issues in public policy and regeneration I (Michaelmas Term) |
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PGR10 |
Urban and environmental planning II (Lent Term) |
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RE02 |
Real estate development (Lent Term) |
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RM02 |
Quantitative research methods II (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RM01] |
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PGR05 |
Housing and regeneration (Lent Term) |
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PGR07 |
Spatial economics (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01 or PGR02 or EP02] |
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PGR08 |
Institutions and development I (Michaelmas Term) |
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PGR09 |
Institutions and development II (Lent Term) |
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EP02 |
Fundamentals of environmental economics (Michaelmas Term) |
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EP03 |
International environmental law I (Michaelmas Term) |
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EP04 |
Environmental policy assessment and evaluation (Lent Term) [Prerequisites: EP02 and RM01] |
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EP05 |
International environmental law II (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: EP03] |
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EP06 |
Energy and climate change (Lent Term) |
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EP07 |
National, comparative, and European environmental law and policy (Lent Term) |
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EP08 |
Rural environment: property, planning, and policy (Lent Term) |
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EP11 |
Comparative environmental politics and policy (Michaelmas Term) |
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RE01 |
Introduction to real estate finance (Michaelmas Term) |
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RE03 |
Real estate securities, securitization, and investment (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01] |
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RE04 |
Private real estate investment: risk and return (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01] |
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RE05 |
Legal issues in land use and finance (Lent Term) |
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RE06 |
The macroeconomy and housing (Michaelmas Term) |
In addition to a compulsory dissertation of no more than 12,000 words, candidates must take four modules in the Michaelmas Term and four modules in the Lent Term from the following:
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RM01 |
Quantitative research methods I (Michaelmas Term) |
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RE01 |
Introduction to real estate finance (Michaelmas Term) |
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RE03 |
Real estate securities, securitization, and investment (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01] |
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RE04 |
Private real estate investment: risk and return (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01] |
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RE02 |
Real estate development (Lent Term) |
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RE05 |
Legal issues in land use and finance (Lent Term) |
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RE06 |
The macroeconomy and housing (Michaelmas Term) |
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RE07 |
Real estate project modelling and decision methods (Michaelmas Term) |
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PGR01 |
Urban and environmental planning I (Michaelmas Term) |
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PGR07 |
Spatial economics (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01 or PGR02 or EP02] |
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RM02 |
Quantitative research methods II (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RM01] |
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EP02 |
Fundamentals of environmental economics (Michaelmas Term) |
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EP03 |
International environmental law I (Michaelmas Term) |
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EP04 |
Environmental policy assessment and evaluation (Lent Term) [Prerequisites: EP02 and RM01] |
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EP05 |
International environmental law II (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: EP03] |
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EP06 |
Energy and climate change (Lent Term) |
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EP07 |
National, comparative, and European environmental law and policy (Lent Term) |
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EP08 |
Rural environment: property, planning, and policy (Lent Term) |
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EP11 |
Comparative environmental politics and policy (Michaelmas Term) |
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PGR02 |
Issues in public policy and regeneration I (Michaelmas Term) |
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PGR05 |
Housing and regeneration (Lent Term) |
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PGR08 |
Institutions and development I (Michaelmas Term) |
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PGR09 |
Institutions and development II (Lent Term) |
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PGR10 |
Urban and environmental planning II (Lent Term) |
In addition to a compulsory dissertation of no more than 20,000 words, and a 4,000-word research methods essay on a topic set by the Degree Committee, candidates must take the following:
Six core modules from the Social Science Research Methods Centre (SSRMC) Training Programme (Michaelmas and Lent Terms)
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PGR01 |
Urban and environmental planning I (Michaelmas Term) |
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PGR02 |
Issues in public policy and regeneration I (Michaelmas Term) |
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PGR05 |
Housing and regeneration (Lent Term) |
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PGR07 |
Spatial economics (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01 or PGR02 or EP02] |
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PGR08 |
Institutions and development I (Michaelmas Term) |
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PGR09 |
Institutions and development II (Lent Term) |
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PGR10 |
Urban and environmental planning II (Lent Term) |
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EP02 |
Fundamentals of environmental economics (Michaelmas Term) |
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EP03 |
International environmental law I (Michaelmas Term) |
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EP04 |
Environmental policy assessment and evaluation (Lent Term) [Prerequisites: EP02 and RM01] |
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EP05 |
International environmental law II (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: EP03] |
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EP06 |
Energy and climate change (Lent Term) |
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EP07 |
National, comparative, and European environmental law and policy (Lent Term) |
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EP08 |
Rural environment: property, planning, and policy (Lent Term) |
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EP11 |
Comparative environmental politics and policy (Michaelmas Term) |
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RE01 |
Introduction to real estate finance (Michaelmas Term) |
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RE02 |
Real estate development (Lent Term) |
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RE03 |
Real estate securities, securitization, and investment (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01] |
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RE04 |
Private real estate investment: risk and return (Lent Term) [Prerequisite: RE01] |
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RE05 |
Legal issues in land use and finance (Lent Term) |
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RE06 |
The macroeconomy and housing (Michaelmas Term) |
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RE07 |
Real estate project modelling and decision methods (Michaelmas Term) |
The Degree Committee for the Department of Land Economy gives notice that the form of examination for each module offered in 2016–17 will be as follows:
Modules offered in Michaelmas Term will be examined before the start of Full Lent Term by one or two essays and/or projects not exceeding 4,000 words each, and/or by written examination. The only exceptions are the project for RM03 which will not exceed 6,000 words and the essay for EP11 which will not exceed 5,000 words. All written examinations shall be of two hours’ duration. In all cases, candidates for the M.Phil. Degree in Land Economy Research will be examined by essay(s) and/or project work and not by written examination.
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Module |
Form of examination |
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RM01 |
Quantitative research methods I: two-hour written exam (100%) |
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RM03 |
Mixed research methods project work: Part I (80%); Part II (20%) |
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PGR01 |
Urban and environmental planning I: two-hour written exam (100%) |
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PGR02 |
Issues in public policy and regeneration I: two-hour written exam (100%) |
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PGR08 |
Institutions and development I: 4,000-word essay (100%) |
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EP02 |
Fundamentals of environmental economics: 48-hour project work (100%) |
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EP03 |
International environmental law I: 48-hour project work (100%) |
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EP11 |
Comparative environmental politics and policy: project work (100%) |
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RE01 |
Introduction to real estate finance: two-hour written exam (75%); project work (25%) |
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RE06 |
The macroeconomy and housing: two-hour written exam (100%) |
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RE07 |
Real estate project modelling and decision methods: two-hour written exam (80%); project work (20%) |
Modules offered in the Lent Term will be examined before the start of Full Easter Term by one or two essays and/or projects not exceeding 4,000 words each, and/or by written examination. The only exceptions are the essay for EP04 which will not exceed 5,000 words, the group project for EP06 which will not exceed 6,000 words, and the group project for RE02 which will not exceed 10,000 words. All written examinations shall be of two hours’ duration. In all cases candidates for the M.Phil. Degree in Land Economy Research will be examined by essay(s) and/or project work and not by written examination.
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Module |
Form of examination |
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RM02 |
Quantitative research methods II: project work (100%) |
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PGR05 |
Housing and regeneration: two-hour written exam (100%) |
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PGR07 |
Spatial economics: two-hour written exam (100%) |
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PGR09 |
Institutions and development II: 4,000-word essay (100%) |
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PGR10 |
Urban and environmental planning II: 4,000-word essay (100%) |
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EP04 |
Environmental policy assessment and evaluation: 48-hour project work (100%) |
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EP05 |
International environmental law II: 48-hour project work (100%) |
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EP06 |
Energy and climate change: two-hour written exam (70%); group project (30%) |
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EP07 |
National, comparative, and European environmental law and policy: two 4,000-word essays (100%) |
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EP08 |
Rural environment: property, planning, and policy: two-hour written exam (100%) |
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RE02 |
Real estate development: 10,000-word group project (75%); presentation (25%) |
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RE03 |
Real estate securities, securitization, and investment: two-hour written exam (60%); project work (40%) |
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RE04 |
Private real estate investment: two-hour written exam (75%); project work (25%) |
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RE05 |
Legal issues in land use and finance: two 4,000-word essays (100%) |
The Faculty Board of Law gives notice that the following papers prescribed for the LL.M. Examination, 2017, are deemed to be papers in English Law and Legal History for the purpose of the award of the Chancellor’s Medal for English Law (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 768):
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Paper 3 |
International commercial litigation |
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Paper 4 |
Law of restitution |
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Paper 6 |
Law and information |
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Paper 7 |
Corporate insolvency law |
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Paper 9 |
Corporate finance law |
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Paper 10 |
Corporate governance |
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Paper 12 |
Intellectual property |
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Paper 26 |
Civil liberties and human rights |
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Paper 30 |
Jurisprudence |
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Paper 33 |
Comparative family law and policy |
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Paper 35 |
History of English civil and criminal law |
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Paper 39 |
Legislation |
The Faculty Board may in addition deem a thesis submitted for a seminar course under Paper 38 to be a paper in English Law and Legal History for this purpose.